Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP) Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP)
Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP)
Great Firewall
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China’s Great Firewall threatens to erase memories of Tiananmen

VPN crackdown and sophisticated censorship make it harder to access outside information

Topic |   Great Firewall
Karen Chiu
Karen Chiu

Updated: 9:05am, 20 Sep, 2019

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Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP) Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP)
Activists gathered at Tiananmen Square on May 14th, 1989, after an overnight hunger strike. The seven-week protests ended in a military crackdown on June 4th. (Picture: Catherine Henriette/AFP)
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