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Detentions Broaden as Tiananmen Anniversary Nears

Following the detention of prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on Tuesday after a seminar last Saturday on the upcoming 25th anniversary of the June 4th Tiananmen crackdown, South China Morning Post’s Verna Yu reported on Tuesday that several other participants have also been detained or questioned. The 30-day maximum extension on criminal detention would potentially allow police to hold them throughout the sensitive run-up to the anniversary next month. Liberal