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It was 20 years ago today that the Chinese government killed 2,000 to 3,000 of its own citizens for the crime of demanding their own liberty. This iconic photo is about all that’s left of them.

So how is protesting after 20 years in Tiananmen Square?

• China shuts down social networking sites ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary.
• Chinese police storm Tiananmen Square to stave of anniversary protests.
• Chinese officials use umbrellas to prevent BBC journalist from filming at the square.
• Moving photos from a commemorative vigil in Hong Kong.
• New photo emerges of “tank man.”
• Another first-hand remembrance, from the Wall Street Journal’s Claudia Rosett.
• Nicholas Kristof of NY Times looks back in his column today to the events of 1989.

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