Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad

Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad

Thirty-seven years later, the regime’s legitimacy still rests on suppressing the truth of what happened on June 4, 1989.

Vigils marking anniversary have shifted to overseas cities in past years

Chinese authorities are further restricting any public remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, blocking families of victims from visiting graves and intensifying…

37 years after the Tiananmen Square crackdown, activists and families demand truth while Beijing enforces strict censorship and heavy security in Hong Kong.

As vigils to mark the 37th anniversary were held around the world, Chinese authorities reportedly banned families of those who died in 1989 from visiting their graves.

More than 100,000 people used to cram into a Hong Kong park to remember the Tiananmen massacre. This year, some found a defiant way to continue their vigil.