Tiananmen Massacre 20th Anniversary

There are very few news stories I remember from my childhood, and even fewer photographs from the news. This one by Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos is hard to forget and is undoubtedly on of the greatest and most memorable photos of the 20th Century.

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It was amazing watching the BBC News report yesterday when the secret police were blocking the cameras with umbrellas. It was like watching cheeky school children playing pranks on a news reporter. Look at how much fun the guy in the second picture looks like he’s having.

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