An armored personnel carrier is shown in flames near Tiananmen Square during unprecedented democracy protests that were met with a government crackdown that killed an unknown number of demonstrators, June 4, 1989. AFP
China’s Internet giant Baidu.com is blocking keyword searches linked to the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests as Beijing attempts to throttle discussion ahead the 27th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on the pro-democracy demonstrations. Continue reading
As Tiananmen Anniversary Nears, June 4 Disappears from the China’s Web已关闭评论
Posted in Internet Freedom
Tagged Baidu, censorship, June 4
2015-05-04
Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
Photo courtesy of CHRD
Authorities in the Chinese capital have once more extended the detention of prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, who has now spent a year behind bars without trial, after he marked Continue reading
China Extends Detention of Rights Lawyer Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary已关闭评论
Posted in Headlines, Human Rights Lawyer, June 4th Commemoration, Writers in Prison
Tagged Human Rights Lawyer, June 4, Pu Zhiqiang, Tiananmen
