China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead.
A member of the public is escorted by police after light a smartphone light near Victoria Park, the city's former venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4 2023. – China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of
Discussion of the seven weeks of student-led protests that attracted workers and artists and their violent resolution has long been suppressed in China. It also becamesince a sweeping national security law was imposed in June 2020, effectively barring anyone from holding memorial events. Human Rights Watch called on the Chinese government to acknowledge responsibility for the killing of pro-democracy protesters.
Beijing-appointed authorities in Hong Kong have blocked the Tiananmen memorial for the last three years, citing public health grounds. In 2020, thousands defied a police ban to hold the event. Many Hong Kongers, who were unclear what authorities might consider subversive, tried to mark the event in low-profile ways on Sunday.
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