Category Archives: June 4th Commemoration

JONATHAN MIRSKY: An Inconvenient Past

May 23, 2014
During the night of June 3-4, 1989, when the Chinese Army was slaughtering demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Wang Nan, a young student, was shot in the head. As he lay dying at the side of the road, soldiers threatened to kill anyone, even some young doctors, Continue reading

Political Cartoon – Tombs in Beijing Tiananmen Square

Posted 25 May 2014 4:34 GMT
Political cartoonist @badiucao’s latest work is to commemorate the 25 anniversary of June 4 Incident – “If we are to set up tombs for victims of June 4, Continue reading

Tiananmen at 25: Enduring Influence on U.S.-China Relations and China’s Political Development

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In 1989 citizens from all walks of life participated in demonstrations in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square and throughout China calling for political reform, respect for universal freedoms of speech, assembly, and association, and an end to government corruption. The government’s violent suppression of Continue reading

We have compiled our best posts from 10 years of commemoration and censorship of the events of 1989

 

We have compiled our best posts from 10 years of commemoration and censorship of the events of 1989: Continue reading

25 Years Ago: Chaos Among the Leaders

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the nationwide, student-led democracy movement in China, and the subsequent June 4th military crackdown in Beijing. To commemorate the student movement, CDT is posting a series of original Continue reading

Please Attend the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC Next Saturday on May 31, 2014

Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A817-O230

中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号:A817-O230

 

Release Date: May 24, 2014

发布日:2014年5月24日

 

Topic: Please Attend the Commemoration of the 25th Anniversary of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC Next Saturday on May 31, 2014 Continue reading

Victims’ Families Held, Watched Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

2014-05-20

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Tiananmen Mothers founding member Ding Zilin in an undated photo.
Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
Chinese authorities have detained or placed under close surveillance the Continue reading

Tiananmen at 25: The Weekly Reading Round-Up

Posted on May 24, 2014 by Maura Cunningham
As the June Fourth anniversary grows closer, security measures in China continue to tighten. The anniversary’s approach has also coincided with a spate of terrorist acts in China’s western region of Xinjiang, where explosive devices detonated in a market on Thursday morning killed 31 people and injured nearly 100 more. In Shanghai, a visit by Russian president Vladimir Continue reading