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The New York-based Human Rights in China, which is running an online petition on behalf of the Tiananmen Mothers group, said in a statement on the petition site, Fill the Square: "Without accountability for the crimes committed in the Beijing massacre, there is no justice for the victims or their families."
"The bereaved are not even allowed the dignity of public mourning, and may not lay a bouquet in their memory in Tiananmen Square," said the Web site, which aims to fill Tiananmen Square with virtual bouquets submitted by visitors.
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