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Article: China confines dissidents, survivors for 15th anniversary of Tiananmen.
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- June 1, 2004
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Byline: Tim Johnson
BEIJING _ China is so determined to prevent any public marking of the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre Friday that police are confining dissidents to house arrest, even pummeling one who tried to leave home.
Hu Jia, a young social activist, said police beat him Monday when he came out of his home to greet visitors.
"The police refused to let them in. I was very angry about it and went out to reason with them," Hu said. "They forced me into my room and hit me hard" on the face and body.
The rise to power of President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao early last year marked a generational change in China's ...