By Fengsuo Zhou, Yaxue Cao, published: June 11, 2014
(Henry Degroot is a student at Newton North High School, Massachusetts. He wrote a pro-democracy note in a Chinese student’s notebook during an exchange program in Beijing and signed it. A Chinese teacher found out. Henry was detained for five hours, forced to apologize by his American teachers, and, back to America, the school barred him from prom.) Continue reading
A Letter to the Newton (Massachusetts) Community已关闭评论
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PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
UPDATED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
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Pu Zhiqiang was placed in criminal detention on May 6 after he attended a private meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement. Continue reading
Prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang could face lengthy jail term, fellow lawyer fears已关闭评论
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by Human Rights in China
In the lead up to the 25th anniversary of a horrific episode of government-ordered military violence against unarmed civilians, Continue reading
Tiananmen Mothers Speak Out已关闭评论
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By China Change, published: June 9, 2014
On Monday, June 9th, China’s state-run media outlet China News (中新网) reported that Continue reading
Young Chinese Twitter User Arrested for Proposing Method to Spread Truth about June 4th Massacre已关闭评论
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Activist returned from US without a visa for June 4 anniversary on 72-hour transit stop
PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 10 June, 2014, 11:24am UPDATED : Tuesday, 10 June, 2014, 1:57pm
Agence France-Presse in Washington
Tiananmen leader Zhou Fengsuo vows solidarity after secret China trip已关闭评论
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Days after the 25th anniversary of the suppression of “pro-democracy” protests in Beijing, Reuters’ Ben Blanchard reports on a People’s Daily article celebrating the stability brought by China’s political system: Continue reading
Chinese Democracy, Western Traps, and the End of History已关闭评论
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2014-06-04
Protesters gather in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 2, 1989.
AFP
Rowena Xiaoqing He grew up as a member of the “Tiananmen generation” in China, Continue reading
Interview: ‘Tiananmen Didn’t End in 1989’已关闭评论
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By Richard Finney
2014-06-04
Chinese paramilitary police patrol in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, June 20, 2008. Continue reading
