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Epoch Times releases 2,000 Tiananmen photos; China threatens users

6/5/2026

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The Epoch Times' Chinese edition secured over 2,000 photos of the 1989 Tiananmen Square events.
It is releasing the archive in installments while recalling the spring 1989 student-led democracy protests that drew millions.
CCP officials responded with tanks and machine guns, producing a death toll estimated from several thousand to over 10,000.
Chinese authorities have begun harassing and threatening Chinese and U.S. citizens linked to the newly released images.

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Story summary

The Epoch Times' Chinese edition secured over 2,000 photos of the 1989 Tiananmen Square events.
It is releasing the archive in installments while recalling the spring 1989 student-led democracy protests that drew millions.
CCP officials responded with tanks and machine guns, producing a death toll estimated from several thousand to over 10,000.
Chinese authorities have begun harassing and threatening Chinese and U.S. citizens linked to the newly released images.