Exclusive: Tiananmen Victims’ Families Banned From Visiting Graves on Anniversary
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Exclusive: Tiananmen victims’ families banned from visiting graves on anniversary
Read the original version of this story in Mandarin.Days before the 37th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, several relatives of victims of the crackdown learned they would be forbidden this year from visiting their graves, they told Radio Free Asia.Members of the Tiananmen Mothers group that represents the families said they received notice from the Beijing Municipal Security Bureau that for the first time in more than 30 years, they…
[Beijing, Kyodo] The Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau has notified families of victims that visits to the graves of those affected by the Tiananmen Square massacre, which marked the 37th anniversary of the incident on April 4th, will be prohibited. Radio Free Asia (RFA), a US government-funded radio station, reported this on April 2nd. The move is intended to suppress commemorations and allow the incident to fade from public memory.
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