China Tries to Suppress Memory of Tiananmen Massacre

Harassing phone calls, surveillance of the elderly, an apparent hack attack, detentions and a broad net of censorship online.   These are but a few of the tactics Chinese authorities have been using both at home and abroad in recent days and weeks to ensure there is little to no public discussion of the 27th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in China.   Anniversary event hijacked   Yang Jianli, a former Tiananmen activist, said that just as he was supposed to...

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