# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1989-china-tiananmen-foreign-journalists-expelled)
- Source: China expels two American journalists. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/06/14/China-expels-two-American-journalists/6046143021168/
- Publisher: UPI Archives
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: current
- Source date: 1989-06-14

## Quotation from the source

> rigid restrictions

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