WARNING: Video contains distressing imagesTourists have thronged Beijing's Tiananmen Square amid tighter-than-usual security, although most visitors approached by Reuters say they were unaware of the bloody crackdown on student-led protests 30 years ago, or would not discuss it. Students carry a sign that reads, "Give me democracy or give me death," during a demonstration in Tiananmen Square in1989. Photo: ReutersAmong the students' demands in 1989 were a free press and freedom of speech, disclosure of leaders' assets and freedom to demonstrate. A paramilitary police officer stands guard as people wait for the flag-raising ceremony held at Tiananmen Square on Monday. In this famous image, a lone demonstrator stands down a column of tanks at the entrance to Tiananmen Square.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 04, 2019 06:00 UTC