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On anniversary, China tightens access to Tiananmen Square
Updated On: 05 June, 2023 08:24 AM IST | Beijing | Agencies
The 34th anniversary of the 1989 pro-democracy protests on Sunday saw activists and artists detained in Hong Kong and security checks in Beijing
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A foreigner waits on his bicycle as people on bicycles are ordered to stop for identification check at a checkpoint along a street near Tiananmen Square in Beijing Sunday. Pic/AP
China tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests.
In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, eight people, including activists and artists, were detained on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown, a move underscoring the city’s shrinking room for freedom of expression.
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