Claim 197

Martial law was declared on May 20, 1989, and the government imposed rigid restrictions on news coverage of the pro-democracy demonstrations that followed.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: Martial law was declared on May 20, 1989, and the government imposed rigid restrictions on news coverage of the pro-democracy demonstrations that followed.
Field: effect_on_reporting
Value: Martial law restrictions
About: incident 1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled
Source: China expels two American journalists
Publisher: UPI Archives
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1989-06-14

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rigid restrictions