Minor protest marks Tiananmen massacre

The leaflet stated a personal grievance against authorities and was apparently unrelated to the crackdown in Tiananmen Square.

For those survivors of the Army assault, police threats and heavy police surveillance meant most were forced to mark the anniversary alone. Beijing activist and philosophy professor Ding Zilin, whose son was killed in the 1989 protests, told newsmen she would commemorate the massacre from home, as police had setup a video camera over her front door to monitor her movements.

She said exiled activist Wang Dan, a former leader of the student protests, had phoned her from the US to say he hoped the government would one day make June 4 a national holiday of mourning for victims of the massacre. But in a clear show of the government8217;s determination to keep a cap on the anniversary, Wuhan-based dissident Qin Yongmin said he had received threats from the police on a daily basis to stay away from 8220;trouble8221;.