Read more Tiananmen Square stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2569/tiananmen-square.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:04:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70683/communist-china-turns-60-really-just-celebrates-past-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA blowout party is hours away in Beijing, where the People’s Republic of China will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an unprecedented display in Tiananmen Square. But it’s worth noting that only the second 30 of those years are worth applauding, Isabel Hilton writes—not the first 30 under the...http://www.newser.com/story/70683/communist-china-turns-60-really-just-celebrates-past-30.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 20:34:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69794/french-tourist-attacked-near-tiananmen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA French tourist was attacked and injured by a knife-wielding man near Beijing's Tiananmen Square today, raising tensions as the Chinese capital prepares to mark 60 years of Communist rule, the AP reports. Two security guards were killed and at least a dozen other people were injured in another attack...http://www.newser.com/story/69794/french-tourist-attacked-near-tiananmen.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 19 Sep 2009 7:56:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62238/10-protests-that-changed-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe post-election storm brewing in Iran prompted LiveScience to round up some of history's most significant protests: A piece of paper nailed to a church door in 1517 sparked the Protestant Revolution. Parisians moved more boldly, beheading the Bastille's governor to spark the French Revolution in 1789. The Boston Tea...http://www.newser.com/story/62238/10-protests-that-changed-history.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 15:10:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62311/obamas-wrong-he-must-take-sides-in-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagElectoral fraud fueled the protests in Iran, but now there is a full-fledged revolution brewing—and according to Charles Krauthammer, the demonstrators are desperate for just one signal that the US supports them. Instead, President Obama has pledged "dialogue" with a "clerical dictator" and left the green revolutionaries to fend...http://www.newser.com/story/62311/obamas-wrong-he-must-take-sides-in-iran.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 19 Jun 2009 7:12:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61465/tiananmen-sweeps-twitter-as-chinese-thwart-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina's blocking of Twitter ahead of the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre last week didn't foil the country's computer-savvy youth for very long, the BBC reports. Users swiftly shared information about visiting the site through proxies or software applications, and the subsequent twittering made Tiananmen one of Twitter's most-discussed...http://www.newser.com/story/61465/tiananmen-sweeps-twitter-as-chinese-thwart-ban.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 10 Jun 2009 7:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61010/150k-join-tiananmen-vigil-in-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn annual vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre brought a record 150,000 people to a park in Hong Kong, the only place in China to mark the event, reports the BBC. “It is something to remember not only for our generation but for the next...http://www.newser.com/story/61010/150k-join-tiananmen-vigil-in-hong-kong.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 14:19:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60936/what-happened-to-the-tiananmen-spirit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwenty years ago today, Nicholas Kristof of the New York Times was in Tiananmen Square, sweating in fear and watching as "'People’s China' opened fire on its people." The soldiers had shot at ambulances, too, so no one was helping the wounded—except the rickshaw drivers. One driver, tears in...http://www.newser.com/story/60936/what-happened-to-the-tiananmen-spirit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 8:52:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60940/how-i-got-this-shot-photog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOn the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, one image endures: a lone man standing in front of a column of tanks, refusing to let them pass. Jeff Widener, the AP photographer who captured the moment, tells USA Today how he evaded the police and the censors to take the shot...http://www.newser.com/story/60940/how-i-got-this-shot-photog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 6:26:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60773/china-blocks-twitter-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs Thursday's 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre approaches, China has blocked access to Twitter, Flickr, and Hotmail, among other sites, TechCrunch reports. “The lead-up to any date like this is usually a time when the Firewall is tightened,” notes Mike Butcher, who was told by a contact in...http://www.newser.com/story/60773/china-blocks-twitter-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Jun 2009 9:29:00 CDT