Media Banned From Tiananmen Square By Umbrella Wielding Police
On the 20th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy activists, Chinese authorities have blocked media access to the Square. And they have irritating umbrellas.
Read the full dispatch from the BBC here.
Are any of you travelers at the scene?
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Ian MacKenzie is the founder and former editor of Brave New Traveler. He is a now a contributing editor to Matador, and the network's architect. Ian is also a documentary filmmaker, with his first feature (One Week Job) released in 2010.
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