Tiananmen Square, 25 years after the crackdown
The 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing was marked by pro-democracy demonstrations throughout China.
- Visitors line up to enter Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests. The Tiananmen pro-democracy protests were crushed on the night of June 3-4, 1989, when soldiers killed hundreds of unarmed civilians — and by some estimates, more than 1,000. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Activists push a replica of a Chinese tank across a street in Hong Kong to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown in Beijing on pro-democracy protesters, on June 4, 2014. Up to 200,000 people were set to take part in a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown, as China seeks to wipe the incident from memory. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Activists walk with a replica of a Chinese tank in Hong Kong to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown in Beijing on pro-democracy protesters, on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Students distribute leaflets to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man stands at a booth distributing leaflets and pro democracy material to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man carries a Hong Kong colonial flag as part of the commemoration of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man walks past a T-shirt and a headband displayed to symbolize the hunger strike of pro democracy activists during China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events, ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man walks past banners set up to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A tank replica is rolled in a street to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A policeman patrols a street lined by activists distributing leaflets to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man wears a mask and poses as a victim to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Students sing to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Students look on before singing to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events ahead of a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- People hold candles to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events during a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- People hold candles to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events during a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pro-democracy activists scream at a pro-China group during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- A member of a pro-China group holds a placard as she is confronted by pro-democracy activists during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Hong Kong policemen look on as pro-democracy activists confront a pro-China group during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- A boy waves a fan during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Hong Kong police officers line up as pro-democracy activists confront a pro-China group during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Pro-democracy activists scream at a pro-China group during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- Hong Kong police officers discuss their crowd control tactics as pro-democracy activists confront a pro-China group during a rally to mark the 1989 Tiananmen Square military crackdown, in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (Alex Ogle/AFP/Getty Images)
- People hold candles to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events during a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A man holds a candle to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events during a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on June 4, 2014. (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- A Chinese Paramilitary soldier stands guard in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Chinese police and tourists stand underneath a picture of late leader Mao Zedong outside the Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Chinese Paramilitary police stand guard in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Chinese Paramilitary police stand guard near Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Chinese Paramilitary police stand guard in Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2014 in Beijing. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
- Armed Chinese police stand guard on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Armed Chinese police stand guard on the Avenue of Eternal Peace, leading to Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests.(GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Armed Chinese police stand guard near Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)
- Visitors gather on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2014, on the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests. (GOH CHAI HIN/AFP/Getty Images)