Remember Tiananmen: the 30th anniversary of the Pro-Democracy Protests

Security was tightened around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square Tuesday as China sought to silence any remembrance of the deadly crackdown on student-led protests exactly 30 years ago.

Visitors were subjected to strict identification checks by security forces as they arrived at Tiananmen Square to witness the daily early morning flag-raising ceremony. Foreign journalists were barred from the square and warned not take any pictures of the scene.