On the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, police in Beijing warn families of people who died during the military suppression that they will not be allowed to visit graves, according to multiple reports. A person with knowledge of the matter says relatives were told they would be barred from visiting a cemetery connected to the victims on the anniversary. Authorities in Hong Kong have similarly banned a related vigil since 2020, according to reports citing local restrictions. Several outlets describe the warnings and bans as part of broader efforts by Chinese authorities to limit public commemoration of the crackdown and prevent remembrance activities tied to the event. The reporting characterizes this as a continuation of yearslong measures to restrict or discourage public and community-led efforts to mark the anniversary. Across the sources, the central point is that police and related authorities issue warnings and restrictions aimed at preventing families and others from gathering or visiting cemetery sites connected to the Tiananmen deaths during the anniversary period.
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on anniversary
On the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, police in Beijing warn families of people who died during the military suppression that they will not be allowed to visit graves, accord...
- Police tell families of Tiananmen crackdown victims they will not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing on the anniversary.
- Multiple outlets report warnings aimed at preventing commemorative visits by relatives during the 37th anniversary.
- A Hong Kong vigil tied to Tiananmen remembrance has been banned since 2020.
- Reports describe the actions as part of broader restrictions on public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.
- The crackdown is widely described in coverage as a deadly 1989 military suppression of student-led pro-democracy protests.
Chinese authorities snuffed out efforts to mark Thursday’s anniversary of the deadly 1989 military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, in a further tightening of a yearslong campaign to erase what happened from public memory.
2 months agoAuthorities in Hong Kong have banned the vigil since 2020.
2 months agoChinese authorities snuffed out efforts to mark Thursday's anniversary of the deadly 1989 military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, in a further tightening of a yearslong campaign to erase what happened from public memory.
2 months agoChinese authorities are snuffing out any remembrance of the deadly 1989 military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, which happened 37 years ago Thursday, in a further tightening in a yearslong campaign to erase what happened from public memory.
2 months agoPolice told relatives of the victims they would not be allowed to visit a cemetery in Beijing on the anniversary of the crackdown, a person with knowledge of the matter said.
2 months agoChinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
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