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“Commemorating the 23rd Anniversary of the Passing of the Victims of the 1989 June Fourth Crackdown”: Essay by the Tiananmen Mothers
At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is issuing the following essay that commemorates the victims of June Fourth on its 23rd anniversary. In the essay, signed by 150 individuals, the Tiananmen Mothers state that their struggle will not cease, and they will not give...
May 31, 2012
Press Work
Democracy Activists in Guizhou Publicly Commemorate June Fourth
On May 28, democracy activists in Guizhou Province held a rally to commemorate June Fourth in the bustling People’s Square, in Guiyang, the provincial capital. Lu reports in the write-up of the event (Chinese only) that it attracted several thousand spectators. Lu said that despite the difficult...
May 28, 2012
Citizens' Square
Tiananmen Mothers Urge Government Dialogue to Resolve June Fourth Massacre
In advance of this year’s “Two Congresses,” due to begin on March 5, the Tiananmen Mothers have issued an open letter to the Fifth Plenary Session of the Eleventh National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
February 29, 2012
Press Work
Ding Zilin
Lee Cheuk Yan on Hong Kong as a Cherished Space
Sharon Hom : I would like to start with a question about the genesis of the idea to organize a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park. When was it first organized? Who were the conveners? What were the goals?
February 1, 2012
China Rights Forum
1989: Bearing Witness to the Ultimate Beauty: Diary of an Eyewitness in the Square
Translation and Abridgment by Human Rights in China When the tank arrived, the students were sitting in a circle in the center of Tiananmen Square. The opening ceremony of the Democracy University in the Square had begun.
May 22, 2007
China Rights Forum
Warning to the Shaoyang Local Government: Stop Persecuting Li Wangyang Right Now!
This appeal (CH), by Zhang Shanguang ( 张善光) of the Hunan Citizens online forum , to the Shaoyang government to provide redress and social benefits to Li Wangyang (李旺阳), who was imprisoned for 21 years for political reasons. The appeal gives the account of Li Wangyang, a worker-leader in the 1989...
September 24, 2011
Article
Li Wangyang
For All Families of June Fourth Victims: Justice Must Accompany Compensation
On the eve of the 22nd anniversary of the June Fourth crackdown, the Tiananmen Mothers , a group of 127 family members of those killed and injured, revealed that public security personnel visited one family several times in recent months to discuss payment in order to “resolve” the June Fourth...
June 3, 2011
Press Work
“The Souls of Those Killed during June Fourth Shall Not Be Defiled; Their Families Shall Not Be Dishonored”: Essay by the Tiananmen Mothers
At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is releasing the following essay that commemorates the victims of June Fourth on its 22nd anniversary. On the 22nd Anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre: The Souls of those Killed during June Fourth Shall Not Be Defiled; Their...
May 30, 2011
Press Work
Open Letter: Time Waits for No One
Time Waits for No One: Continuing to Delay Solving the“June Fourth” Problem is a Crime Against the Future Generations of our Country -- An Open Letter to the 4th Plenary Session of the 11th Annual National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Consultative Committee This is the twelfth time...
February 28, 2011
Public Appeal
Ding Zilin
“We Must Let ‘June Fourth’ Become a Topic of Public Discussion in the Media and on the Internet” (Tiananmen Mothers)
Statement by the Tiananmen Mothers [Translation by HRIC] Every year since 1995, the Tiananmen Mothers have publicly addressed every session of the “Two Congresses” to present their appeal. Regrettably, however, for fifteen years, the delegates and the permanent bodies of the “Two Congresses” have...
March 4, 2010
Public Appeal
Ding Zilin

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