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Get Over It: 15 Times Nations Refused To Apologise For Heinous Crimes

8. China and Tiananmen Square

8. China and Tiananmen Square
Calls for China to acknowledge and redress the 1989 pro-democracy crackdown remain heavily censored.

After violently suppressing pro-democracy protests in 1989, the Chinese government has refused to recognize or apologize for the deaths and crackdown. Discussion of the massacre is heavily censored within China, making calls for apology virtually taboo. Human Rights Watch has urged China to acknowledge responsibility for the mass killing of pro-democracy demonstrators and provide redress for victims and family members. (hrw.org)

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