Beijing shows no obvious signs of the protests three decades ago but there is still some awareness of what happened.

Many of those involved feel profound ‘guilt and shame’ over the lives lost in Beijing 30 years ago, according to two former PLA officers.

Pompeo’s criticisms of ‘dark chapter in history’ echoed by European diplomats who urge Beijing to allow its citizens to mark the occasion.

Organisers expect as many as 180,000 people, as 30th anniversary of Tiananmen coincides with fury over fugitive bill.

Biggest turnout in years for candlelight commemoration outside Chinese embassy and, for many, it is the first time they have spoken of the events of June 4, 1989.

Arthur Kent, a freelancer working in Beijing during the protests, reconnected with student leader Kenneth Lam, whom he had lost sight of after the square was cleared.

Company says ‘a number of accounts’ were suspended as part of efforts to target those engaging in ‘platform manipulation’ – and some ‘were involved in commentary about China’.

Former student leader had arrived from Tokyo for events marking 30th anniversary of crackdown.

Artist’s tour was cancelled, his social media accounts taken down and music removed from streaming sites before he vanished from public view.

Judges from the Online Journalism Awards praise the newspaper’s use of interactive multimedia content and in-depth analysis to tell biggest stories of the year.

China was gripped by a pro-democracy movement in 1989, triggered by the death of reformist ex-leader Hu Yaobang. Mass street protests, weeks-long sit-ins and hunger strikes at Tiananmen Square by students and residents became the order of the day as demonstrators complained about corruption and demanded greater democracy as well as government transparency. The social unrest culminated in a brutal military crackdown on June 4 ordered by Beijing that effectively ended the movement and continues to be the subject of great controversy to this day.

The case, which will go to court on June 23, stems from a crowd of thousands turning out in defiance of a ban on the yearly candlelight gathering.

Ashes of former leader who opposed Tiananmen crackdown and his wife, Liang Boqi, buried in cemetery on outskirts of Beijing after protracted negotiations between family and the party.

Apple pulled a controversial app, Activision Blizzard sacked a gamer and Versace, Coach and Givenchy all pulled T-shirts that were ‘offensive’ to China

The 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, rather than the extradition bill, may have triggered Hong Kong’s protests. Beijing has underestimated the protesters’ resolve and failed to fully understand their motives

Li became premier as conservatives and reformists fought over country’s direction in 1980s and 90s, and oversaw Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Known in China as a ‘loyal communist warrior’, Li is also remembered abroad as the ‘Tiananmen Butcher’ for his hardline backing of the crackdown on student-led protests in 1989.

Poet Liao Yiwu’s searing account of what happened in Beijing on June 4, 1989, and its lasting impact, doggedly collected from witnesses, demands attention; he is unsparing in his criticism of decision-makers, and of ordinary Chinese for their passivity.

Protest leader Wang Dan and other activists submit complaint to Human Rights Council.

Year after year, Hongkongers put their personal problems aside for one night to ensure Tiananmen of June 4, 1989 is not forgotten

Ma Desheng is a co-founder of the Stars Group, self-taught rebels exploring alternatives to Socialist art. Last week he gave a performance at his solo exhibition in Hong Kong as a tribute to the Tiananmen Mothers.

Lee Cheuk-yan of Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China said the public contributed HK$2.7 million on Tuesday night.

Prime Minister Trudeau’s remarks were ‘gross accusations’, Chinese embassy says – Canada’s foreign ministry calls on Beijing to ‘break silence’ on events of June 1989.

Chinese sculptor Chen Weiming is a driving force behind annual anniversary events as well as the park, which he bought with fellow activists in 2015.

To Nancy Pelosi, whose advocacy of human rights in China is long-standing, the US must remember the protesters ‘because China still shamefully tries to hide the history of the atrocity it inflicted on its own people’.

Larger numbers and high emotions attributed to controversy over government’s extradition bill, with organisers saying more than 180,000 people showed up.

Baduciao says he and his family have been under threat since being forced by Chinese authorities to cancel Hong Kong show last year.

Many of those in record-breaking crowd in Victoria Park said they also felt compelled to attend the annual vigil to say ‘no’ to contentious bill.

Leader marks June 4 killings with message to ‘freedom-loving friends in Hong Kong and China’ a day after hosting exiled dissidents.

Perry Wong was born five months before bloody events of June 4, Ken Lee five months afterwards, and both agree it must never be forgotten.

Embassy workers burned documents and planned to escape on bicycles as the People’s Liberation Army responded to democracy protests, official recalls

May 35 is the story of a woman who wants to hold a vigil for her son, killed by PLA troops during the student-led Tiananmen Square protest in 1989. Instead of focusing on the incident, Chong’s play concentrates on the families of the victims, whose suffering continues.

Wong’s song Is It a Crime was released in May and has already been banned in China. The song talks about how remembering the crackdown is considered a crime under the one-party regime in China.

Instead of letting the West dominate the narrative on the crackdown on protesters in Beijing on June 4, 1989, China would do well to address the issue openly, even if the death toll was high.