By Lily Kuo @lilkuo June 2, 2014
Covering up the past. Reuters/Ed Nachtrieb
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Chinese government’s violent crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square on June 4, a new veil of online censorship has been lowered onto the country. In addition to the dozens of Continue reading
China’s mandatory Tiananmen amnesia has been incredibly effective已关闭评论
Posted in June 4th Commemoration
Date: 9 July 2014Time: 6:00 PM
Finishes: 9 July 2014Time: 9:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: Kamran DJAM Lecture Theatre (Formerly G2) Continue reading
I AM CHINA-Xiaolu Guo (Author) in discussion with Michel Hockx (SOAS)已关闭评论
Posted in Publications
Tagged Xiaolu Guo
2 June 2014
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قُتل أو جُرح المئات، إن لم يكن الآلاف، ليلتي 3 و4 يونيو 1989 مع اقتحام الدبابات ميدان تيانانمن قُتل أو جُرح المئات، إن لم يكن الآلاف، ليلتي 3 و4 يونيو 1989 مع اقتحام الدبابات ميدان تيانانمن © Hong Kong Alliance
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When you have rows and rows of tanks moving together, the ground shakes. I saw people with bloody shirts; people being carried on rooftops to safety so they could go to hospital. It was not safe on the road with stray bullets flying everywhere.
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Tiananmen’s ‘Most Wanted’: Four inspiring activists remember the crackdown – Part One已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Tagged June 4th, Lu Jinghua, Tiananmen
Ian Johnson
Hu Jia
Hu Jia is one of China’s best-known political activists. He participated in the 1989 Tiananmen protests as a fifteen-year-old, studied economics, and then worked for environmental and public health non-governmental organizations. Continue reading
‘You Won’t Get Near Tiananmen!’: Hu Jia on the Continuing Crackdown已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
Posted April 15th, 2014 by Cat Lucas & filed under Campaigns.
On 23 April, English PEN will be joining thousands of others in giving away books as part of this year’s World Book Night celebrations. Our Writers at Risk Programme Manager Cat Lucas explains why. Continue reading
Remember Writers at Risk this World Book Night已关闭评论
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Tagged World Book Night, Writers at Risk
By AP News Jun 02, 2014 2:03PM UTC
Thousands of Hong Kong people march on a downtown street in Hong Kong Sunday. Pic: AP. Continue reading
Hong Kong holds march to remember Tiananmen已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
By Wilfred Chan, CNN
updated 2:09 AM EDT, Mon June 2, 2014
Protesters marched to Hong Kong’s government headquarters to demand democracy in Hong Kong and China. Protesters marched to Hong Kong’s government headquarters to demand democracy in Hong Kong and China. Continue reading
Hong Kong protesters march ahead of Tiananmen anniversary已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, June 4th Commemoration
BY WILLIAM WAN May 31
In 2006, Liu Yi began painting in secret faces meant to represent those killed in the 1989 crackdown. For years, he said, he showed the work to no one except his wife and a handful of close friends, not wanting to alienate dealers for his Continue reading
