Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary

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Chinese police have warned families of those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown not to visit graves on the 37th anniversary of the military assault on student-led pro-democracy protests. The warnings represent the latest effort by authorities to suppress any public commemoration of the deadly June 4 incident, part of a broader campaign to erase the event from collective memory. Families face heightened surveillance and restrictions during sensitive anniversaries, reflecting Beijing's continued sensitivity around the historically significant date.