Tiananmen remembered

Updated On Jun 04, 2012 04:25 pm IST
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A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard beside the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square on the 23rd anniversary of China's crackdown of democracy protests, in Beijing . AFP/Mark Ralston expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard beside the Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square on the 23rd anniversary of China's crackdown of democracy protests, in Beijing . AFP/Mark Ralston

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Tourists gather for the flag raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square to mark the anniversary of the deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, in Beijing. AP/Ng Han Guan expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Tourists gather for the flag raising ceremony on Tiananmen Square to mark the anniversary of the deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, in Beijing. AP/Ng Han Guan

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An honour guard unfurls the Chinese national flag as it is raised in front of the giant portrait of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An honour guard unfurls the Chinese national flag as it is raised in front of the giant portrait of former Chinese chairman Mao Zedong on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray

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Portraits of victims of the June 4, 1989 bloodshed are displayed at the June 4 Memorial Museum run by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Portraits of victims of the June 4, 1989 bloodshed are displayed at the June 4 Memorial Museum run by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu

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A man looks at a photo, believed to be taken by a former People's Liberation Army soldier at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. AP/Vincent Yu expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man looks at a photo, believed to be taken by a former People's Liberation Army soldier at Beijing's Tiananmen Square. AP/Vincent Yu

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An activist sets up a price board at a stall selling T-shirts and displaying a photo of a Chinese exiled activist and author Zhang Shujie in Hong Kong . AFP/Philippe Lopez expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An activist sets up a price board at a stall selling T-shirts and displaying a photo of a Chinese exiled activist and author Zhang Shujie in Hong Kong . AFP/Philippe Lopez

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A man walks past a photo taken at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 as it is displayed in a gallery in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man walks past a photo taken at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 1989 as it is displayed in a gallery in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu

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Crowds of tourists and security personnel gather on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Crowds of tourists and security personnel gather on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray

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This picture taken on and released by China Human Rights Defenders, shows a group of Chinese rights activists gathering with individual placards saying, Remember our struggle for democracy, freedom and rights, and those heroes who met tragic ends. AFP/China Human Rights Defenders expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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This picture taken on and released by China Human Rights Defenders, shows a group of Chinese rights activists gathering with individual placards saying, Remember our struggle for democracy, freedom and rights, and those heroes who met tragic ends. AFP/China Human Rights Defenders

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Ning Ye holds up a mask of former Chinese premier Li Peng as part of a demonstration in New York on June 3, 2012 to honor of the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests which occurred in China on June 4, 1989. Reuters/ Andrew Kelly expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Ning Ye holds up a mask of former Chinese premier Li Peng as part of a demonstration in New York on June 3, 2012 to honor of the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Protests which occurred in China on June 4, 1989. Reuters/ Andrew Kelly

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A paramilitary policeman watches over a crowd gathered to watch the raising of the Chinese national flag on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A paramilitary policeman watches over a crowd gathered to watch the raising of the Chinese national flag on Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Reuters/David Gray

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Visitors walk past a small replica of Goddess of Democracy statue at the June 4 Memorial Museum run by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Visitors walk past a small replica of Goddess of Democracy statue at the June 4 Memorial Museum run by pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong. AP/Vincent Yu

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