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China: Cat Accidentally Locked Inside Freezer Caught on Camera

On February 13, 2023, in Songyuan, northeastern China’s Jilin province, a video shows a woman placing items into her refrigerator. While she was arranging the food, a small house cat quietly climbed into the lower freezer drawer beneath the main compartment. Unaware the cat was inside, the woman closed the refrigerator and sat down to check her phone. Moments later, a loud meow from the fridge caught her attention. She rushed back and opened the freezer drawer, where the cat emerged, walking stiffly and unsteadily from the cold. The clip ends as the cat moves away, leaving the open drawer and empty freezer behind.

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Japan: Deer Casually Cross Nara Marathon Course, Delighting Spectators

At the Nara Marathon held on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, unique scenes rarely seen at any other marathon around the world were captured. As thousands of runners sped through the historic streets of the ancient capital, they were quietly watched by deer that live in Nara Park. Some deer casually wandered onto the course as runners passed by, creating heartwarming moments for spectators.

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China: Mouse in Big Trouble as Cornered by Cat in Guangdong

On October 30, 2025, in Guangdong, located in southern China, a cat stood guard near a plastic bucket pressed against a wall. Inside the narrow gap, a small mouse trembled, unable to move. The cat watched quietly, waiting for the exhausted prey to stop struggling. Its patience and sharp focus showed the instinctive nature of a hunter.

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Searchers Retrieve Bodies as Afghan Quake Toll Expected to Rise - Afghanistan

An injured boy sits quietly after a powerful earthquake in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, on September 1, 2025. His wounds reflect the human cost of the disaster that has left hundreds dead and thousands injured, as emergency teams work to provide aid amid the widespread destruction. Photo by Javid Ashna/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza

Ellen rests quietly in her father’s arms inside their shelter in Gaza City, Palestine on December 2, 2024. She lost her sight due to an Israeli missile strike during her family’s exodus from northern Gaza to the south. Photo by Moiz Salhi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Stage Walkout At Event With Israeli Reporter At Columbia University

A group of protesters wearing Palestinian headscarves quietly left Columbia University's Kraft Center for Jewish Student Life during an event with Axios journalist Barak Ravid on Thursday evening, November 21, as an anti-Israel rally took place outside the building.

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North China's millennium-old village sees thriving homestay industry

STORY: North China's millennium-old village sees thriving homestay industry SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:32 LOCATION: TAIYUAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Taidu Village 2. various of homestays in Taidu Village STORYLINE: From a millennium-old village to a well-known rural tourism destination, Taidu Village in north China's Shanxi has achieved a beautiful transformation via homestay industry in just a number of years. In the past, Taidu Village, a small village with a population of less than a thousand, was an ordinary small village. The residents made their living on agriculture for generations. Since 2016, rural tourism has been developed, and changes have quietly occurred within the village. In 2021, led by the local government, a professional operation and management company was introduced to carry out a major renovation of the entire village, deeply explore the folk culture of the village, and carry out professional design while retaining t

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Starbucks Coffee Promotion

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - A Starbucks coffee is seen in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2024. According to reports, Starbucks China has repeatedly stressed that it does not participate in the price war, but in fact quietly "discount" promotions, such as setting long-term concessions in the payment platform, developing online channels, squeezing into short video platforms and broadcast rooms, and moving toward more diversified marketing.

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Starbucks Coffee Promotion

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 27, 2024 - A Starbucks coffee is seen in Shanghai, China, May 27, 2024. According to reports, Starbucks China has repeatedly stressed that it does not participate in the price war, but in fact quietly "discount" promotions, such as setting long-term concessions in the payment platform, developing online channels, squeezing into short video platforms and broadcast rooms, and moving toward more diversified marketing.

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Hong Kong, mainland join hands to restore cultural relics

STORY: Hong Kong, mainland join hands to restore cultural relics SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: April 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the clock restoration 2. various of the locomotive clock 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG JIAFANG, Head of the collection restoration team at Hong Kong Palace Museum 4. various of the clock restoration 5. SOUNDBITE2 (Chinese): LIANG JIAFANG, Head of the collection restoration team at Hong Kong Palace Museum 6. various of the clock restoration 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIANG JIAFANG, Head of the collection restoration team at Hong Kong Palace Museum STORYLINE: Under the dim spotlights, a locomotive clock made in 1900 is quietly displaying the vibrancy of its "new life" in the glass cover thanks to the joint restoration efforts from the Hong Kong Palace Museum and the Palace Museum in Beijing. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LIANG JIAFANG, Head of the collection restoration team at Hong Kong Palace Museum "Clock res

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Harry And Meghan Relaunch Their Official Website

Screen grab of Sussex.com web site’s home page. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry just got an online makeover. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex quietly launched a new website, Sussex.com, on Monday. The site encompasses the latest news about the couple, bios for Harry, 39, and Meghan, 42, as well as links to their Archewell Foundation organization and Archewell Productions hub. The homepage features a photo of Prince Harry and Meghan in Germany at the 2023 Invictus Games closing ceremony in September. The image of the duo smiling and clapping is a favorite of the pair, as they also chose it as the picture for their holiday card last year. Photo via ABACAPRESS.COM

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China's "ice city" prepares for tourist peak season

STORY: China's "ice city" prepares for tourist peak season SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 8, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of ice collecting in the Songhua river 2. various of the construction site of 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World 3. STANDUP 1 (English): SUN XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU WENQING, Tourist 5. STANDUP 2 (English): SUN XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 6. STANDUP 3 (English): SUN XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): SUN XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "It's a bitterly cold morning. Now I am standing on the frozen surface of Songhua River, the mother river of Harbin, capital city of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The river flows quietly under a thick layer of ice. Suddenly, the peace is broken by a harsh sound of saws." After a ceremony and some wonderful performances of folklore, the workers are cutting giant ice blocks from the frozen river. Each block weighs hundreds of ki

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China quietly marks Sino-Japanese war turning point

BEIJING, China - About 1,000 people, including soldiers and students, gather in front of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Museum near the Marco Polo Bridge outside Beijing July 7 to attend the opening ceremony of a new exhibit on the Sino-Japanese war as China marked the 70th anniversary of an incident at the bridge that sparked the war.

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Sweaters made of natural wool quietly gaining in popularity

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fabric-dyeing artist Chiyo Suyama picks up one of her hand-knitted sweaters made from natural wool at an exhibition in Fukuoka.

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Fujiidera Stadium quietly shut down after 77 years

OSAKA, Japan - Fujiidera Stadium, which had been used as the Kintetsu Buffaloes' home stadium for nearly half a century, was shut down on Jan. 31. With the team's merger with the Orix BlueWave, there was no team to use it since the controlling stake went to the new team -- the Orix Buffaloes.

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(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

BEIJING, China - The Tiananmen Gate in Beijing stands quietly on June 4, the 14th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in which troops and tanks crushed student-led demonstrations.

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Falun Gong members clash with police in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of the banned Falun Gong spiritual group clash with police after unfurling protest banners at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on April 25, one year after the group staged a massive sit-in. At least 78 followers were arrested. A year ago, 10,000 Falun Gong followers quietly and peacefully surrounded the Zhongnanhai leadership compound, which lies just to the west of the square.

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Chinese government predicts end of Falun Gong near

BEIJING, China - Journalists invited to a news conference view a video film featuring the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement at the People's Great Hall in Beijing on Nov. 4. The Chinese government said the end of the movement is near, while admitting there has been a recent influx of quietly defiant believers to Beijing.

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Beijing witnesses largest demonstration since Tiananmen

Some 2,000 followers of a popular Chinese healing group gather on April 25 in the Chinese capital's largest demonstration since the crushing of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in the Tiananmen Square. They are protesting government restriction of their activities. Unlike the 1989 demonstration, group members sat on the dusty ground and chatted quietly.

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Venue for opening ceremony of Nagano Winter Olympics

With only two days to go before the opening ceremony of the Nagano Winter Olympics, the stadium sits quietly against a background of snow-capped mountains on Feb. 5.

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Explore journey of rural development with Brazilian musician in village in S China

STORY: Explore journey of rural development with Brazilian musician in village in S China DATELINE: Oct. 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:33 LOCATION: ZHONGSHAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician 2. various of history stories of the development of Lixi Village 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician 5. various of cultural and creative industries in Lixi Village 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician STORYLINE: Lixi Village in south China's Guangdong Province has benefited a lot from China's rural reform and rural revitalization efforts. Follow Ricardo Vogt, a Brazilian musician, to explore the village and learn the history of China's rural development. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): RICARDO VOGT, Brazilian musician "In 1976, Lixi Village quietly launched the land reform that later would be used as an example for other villages in Guangdong Province to follow. 40 years l

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Man leaves quietly after saving drowning woman

STORY: Man leaves quietly after saving drowning woman DATELINE: Sept. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:23 LOCATION: KUNMING, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the rescue STORYLINE: As a woman was drowning in a lake in China's Yunnan, a man in his 60s quickly jumped into the water. The man soon reached the woman, and with the help of others, pulled her back to safety. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kunming, China. (XHTV)

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Derek Chauvin Found Guilty Of All Counts - Minneapolis

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - Andirahman Warsame reacts quietly with his fist in the air after the verdict was announced outside the Hennepin County Government Center, Tuesday, April 20, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo by Elizabeth Flores/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tokyo Olympics athletes' village opens quietly amid COVID-19 fears

The athletes' village for the Tokyo Olympics officially opened on Tuesday, 10 days before the start of the world's largest sporting event, but the occasion passed with little fanfare as a renewed coronavirus surge puts a damper on the host city. Unlike in the past, there was no ceremony or special event to welcome athletes and delegation officials to the 44-hectare village in Tokyo's Harumi waterfront district. Media were also not provided an opportunity to cover the opening, with organizers citing the need to take precautions against the spread of the virus. A large number of police cars were parked outside the village as buses entered the fenced-off complex. National flags could be seen hanging from balconies of some of the 21 residential buildings the complex houses.

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Fujiidera Stadium quietly shut down after 77 years

OSAKA, Japan - Fujiidera Stadium, which had been used as the Kintetsu Buffaloes' home stadium for nearly half a century, was shut down on Jan. 31. With the team's merger with the Orix BlueWave, there was no team to use it since the controlling stake went to the new team -- the Orix Buffaloes. (Kyodo)

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(2)Tiananmen square on 14th anniversary

BEIJING, China - The Tiananmen Gate in Beijing stands quietly on June 4, the 14th anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in which troops and tanks crushed student-led demonstrations. (Kyodo)

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HEROES OF TELEMARK

HEROES OF TELEMARK RICHARD HARRIS and KIRK DOUGLAS creep quietly below a Nazi guard hut at the Norsk Hydro heavy water plant Date: 1965

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N. Korea quietly marks anniversary of former leader's death

People place flowers near a statue of the late leader Kim Jong Il on Munsu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2015, marking the fourth anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea quietly marks anniversary of former leader's death

People bow in front of a bronze statue of the late leader Kim Jong Il on Munsu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2015, marking the fourth anniversary of his death. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Formula E car makes demonstration run in Tokyo

An electric racing car makes a demonstration run in front of some 5,000 fans in Tokyo's Roppongi area on Aug. 23, 2015, prior to the 2015-2016 Formula E Championship starting in October. The car ran quietly and without gas emissions, stirring expectations that the race could be held on Japan's public streets in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Formula E car makes demonstration run in Tokyo

An electric racing car makes a demonstration run in front of some 5,000 fans in Tokyo's Roppongi area on Aug. 23, 2015, prior to the 2015-2016 Formula E Championship starting in October. The car ran quietly and without gas emissions, stirring expectations that the race could be held on Japan's public streets in the future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to use Uruguay test as selection game for RWC

Eddie Jones, head coach of Japan's rugby team, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka on Aug. 21, 2015, prior to the Rugby World Cup. "We don't need to make massive improvements," he said. "We are quietly progressing in the right direction so we can reach our peak by Sept. 19." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo snapshot: Pond in Karasuyama "temple town"

Photo taken on Oct. 8, 2015, shows a groundwater-filled pond, a winter home for Siberian wild ducks, nestled quietly in part of a "temple town" in the Kitakarasuyama area of Tokyo's Karasuyama district. The pond is situated in the compounds of Kogakuin, one of 26 Buddhist temples dotting the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China quietly marks Sino-Japanese war turning point

BEIJING, China - About 1,000 people, including soldiers and students, gather in front of the Anti-Japanese War Memorial Museum near the Marco Polo Bridge outside Beijing July 7 to attend the opening ceremony of a new exhibit on the Sino-Japanese war as China marked the 70th anniversary of an incident at the bridge that sparked the war. (Kyodo)

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Women in Okano Garden

Four women are quietly going to the back of the house, dragging their kimono bottoms and looking at the garden. This photograph has a good perspective. A sharp eye will notice that there are five pairs of geta clogs on the step but only four women. Where is the other person? The old tree in the garden may be a plum tree.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number95‐19‐0]

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Gion Festival in Kyoto begins quietly due to coronavirus

Representatives of an association preserving the Yamahoko float processions, the main event of Kyoto's Gion Festival, attend the "Osendo no gi" ritual at Yasaka shrine on July 1, 2020, marking the start of the traditional festival. This year's Gion Festival will be downscaled with Yamahoko float processions and other events canceled to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival in Kyoto begins quietly due to coronavirus

Representatives of an association preserving the Yamahoko float processions, the main event of Kyoto's Gion Festival, attend the "Osendo no gi" ritual at Yasaka shrine on July 1, 2020, marking the start of the traditional festival. This year's Gion Festival will be downscaled with Yamahoko float processions and other events canceled to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gion Festival in Kyoto begins quietly due to coronavirus

Representatives of an association preserving the Yamahoko float processions, the main event of Kyoto's Gion Festival, attend the "Osendo no gi" ritual at Yasaka shrine on July 1, 2020, marking the start of the traditional festival. This year's Gion Festival will be downscaled with Yamahoko float processions and other events canceled to prevent coronavirus infections. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki poses after saying at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki (L) says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki poses after saying at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Sasaki to go quietly into NPB draft

Flame-throwing high school pitcher Roki Sasaki says at a press conference in Ofunato, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 2, 2019, that he had registered for Nippon Professional Baseball's Oct. 17 draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Miyazato ends LPGA season quietly

Ai Miyazato of Japan hits a bunker shot on the 17th hole of the LPGA season-ending CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida, on Nov. 20, 2016. She was 64th of the 66 players who completed four rounds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese government predicts end of Falun Gong near

BEIJING, China - Journalists invited to a news conference view a video film featuring the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement at the People's Great Hall in Beijing on Nov. 4. The Chinese government said the end of the movement is near, while admitting there has been a recent influx of quietly defiant believers to Beijing.

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Beijing witnesses largest demonstration since Tiananmen

Some 2,000 followers of a popular Chinese healing group gather on April 25 in the Chinese capital's largest demonstration since the crushing of the 1989 pro-democracy movement in the Tiananmen Square. They are protesting government restriction of their activities. Unlike the 1989 demonstration, group members sat on the dusty ground and chatted quietly.