25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests The 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 was principally events that occurred in China and elsewhere on and leading up to 4 June 2014—to commemorate the Chinese Communist Party's crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. On June 2, at least 1,900 participants attended a protest in Hong Kong to remember the 1989 student protest movement and to demand an end to one-party rule in China. In the run-up to the anniversary, the authorities in the People's Republic of China detained and silenced dissidents as in previous years. Targets
1989 Tiananmen Square protests for students to gather in large numbers. In university campuses, many posters appeared eulogizing Hu, calling for a revival of Hu's legacy. Within days, most posters were writing about broader political issues, such as freedom of the press, democracy, and corruption. Small spontaneous gatherings to mourn Hu began on 15 April around Monument to the People's Heroes at Tiananmen Square. On the same day, many students at Peking University (PKU) and Tsinghua University erected shrines, and joined the gathering in Tiananmen Square in a piecemeal fashion. Organized student gatherings also began on a small scale in Xi'an and Shanghai on