China tightens access to Tiananmen Square on anniversary of 1989 protests
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 and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country.
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People attend a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese embassy in London, Sunday, June 4, to mark the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.2/25
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People attend a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese embassy in London, Sunday, June 4, to mark the anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.3/25
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Chairperson of The Hong Kong Journalists Association Mak Yin-ting is taken away by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.4/25
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A member of the public shine the light of his smartphone near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.5/25
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Activist Leo Tang is taken away by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.6/25
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A member of the public is searched by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.7/25
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Members of the press take photos as former chairperson of The Hong Kong Journalists Association Mak Yin-ting is searched by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.8/25
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Police stand guard next a van near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.9/25
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Activist Leo Tang is taken away by police near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.10/25
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A member of the public is escorted by police after shining the light from a smartphone, near Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.11/25
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In this two photo combination image, at top thousands of people attend the annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, June 4, 2019 to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, and bottom shows the same venue taken over by a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups to mark the city's 1997 handover to China on the 34th anniversary of the crackdown, June 4.12/25
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In this June 4, 2019, file photo, thousands of people attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on a pro-democracy student movement in Beijing.13/25
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A view of Victoria Park, the city's venue for the annual 1989 Tiananmen massacre vigil, where a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups to mark the city's 1997 handover to China has replaced scenes of people rallying for democracy on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4.14/25
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In this two photo combination image, at left thousands of people attend the annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong's Victoria Park, June 4, 2019 to mark the anniversary of the military crackdown on the 1989 pro-democracy student movement in Beijing, and right shows the same venue taken over by a carnival organized by pro-Beijing groups to mark the city's 1997 handover to China on the 34th anniversary of the crackdown, June 4.15/25
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Hundreds of participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, June 4, to mark the 34th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.16/25
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People leave messages during a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, June 4, to mark the 34th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.17/25
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People take photos to the imitation of Pillar of Shame during a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, June 4, to mark the 34th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.18/25
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Hundreds of participants attend a candlelight vigil at Democracy Square in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, June 4, to mark the 34th anniversary of the Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.19/25
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A security person watch over residents passing in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Sunday, June 4. China tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests.20/25
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Residents past by a a police van parked in front of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, Sunday, June 4. China tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests.21/25
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Police perform stop and search on members of the public near Victoria Park, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4. China has tightened already strict access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on the anniversary of 1989 pro-democracy protests. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, police detained several protesters on the eve of the anniversary at Victoria Park.22/25
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is featured on a video promoting China at a trade fair organized by pro-Beijing groups in Victoria Park, on the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square crackdown in Hong Kong, Sunday, June 4. In Hong Kong, which had been the last Chinese-controlled territory to hold commemorations, several people, including activists and artists, were detained on the eve of the 34th anniversary of the crackdown, a move underscording the city’s shrinking room for freedom of expression.23/25
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A police officer, left, gestures to a journalist to stop as people on bicycles are ordered to stop for identification check at a checkpoint along a street near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Sunday, June 4, during the 34th anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.24/25
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A foreigner on a bicycle talks to a police officer after he was ordered to stop for identification check at a checkpoint along a street near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, Sunday, June 4, during the 34th anniversary of China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.25/25
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Police officers take away a member of the public in the Causeway Bay area on the eve of the 34th anniversary of China's Tiananmen Square massacre, in Hong Kong, Saturday, June 3.
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