Beijing under extra security for 35th anniversary of killing of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square

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Beijing under extra security for 35th anniversary of killing of demonstrators in Tiananmen Square
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Police in Hong Kong detain number of people near Victoria Park in Causeway Bay where the anniversary was commemorated each year until 2020

Police detain a woman at the Causeway Bay district nearby Victoria Park in Hong Kong where people traditionally gather annually to commemorate the victims of China 's Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4th, 1989. Photograph: Anthony Kwan/Getty ImagesBeijing was under heightened security on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of the killing by Chinese armed forces of hundreds of demonstrators at Tiananmen Square on June 4th, 1989.

“The threat to national security is real. Such activities can happen all of a sudden and different people may use different excuses to hide their intention,” he said.‘Pockmarked with bullet holes’: To visit the Balkans is also to ponder the unheeded lessons of historyTrump verdict a stunning end to a quintessentially New York legal tale

Their demands included calls for a free, uncensored press, an end to restrictions on demonstrations and the publication of information on the wealth of state leaders and their families. And they wanted the authorities to endorse Hu’s views on democratic reform, which included proposals for direct elections of some party officials in contests with multiple candidates.

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