China Restricts Access to Tiananmen Square on Anniversary of Pro-Democracy Protests
The 1989 protests were a defining moment in Chinese history, but Beijing enforces silence.

On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Sunday, Chinese authorities tightened access to the iconic square at central Beijing. Military suppression of the 1989 pro-democracy protests left an unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations are forbidden within the country.
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