CHINA: ADDRESS ENDURING LEGACY OF TIANANMEN MASSACRE

25 years after the Tiananmen Massacre of June 4, 1989, popular demands for accountability, the rule of law, freedom of expression, and other basic human rights in China have continued to grow, Human Rights Watch said today. A new multimedia feature discusses the impact of the bloodshed, and also the repercussions from Beijing’s efforts to silence news of the event.
The Chinese government continues to persecute survivors and their family members who seek accountability, and crush all discussion of the event. In the run-up to this year's anniversary, at least six individuals, including prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, academic Xu Youyu, and artist Chen Guang, have been detained for commemorating the 25th anniversary. Many other activists have been put under criminal detention Ding Zilin, the founder of the Tiananmen Mothers, a group formed to press for truth and accountability of their loved ones killed in the massacre, and her husband Jiang Peikun have been forced out of their hometown Beijing ahead of the anniversary. This will be the first time the elderly couple will not be able to hold a private memorial in Beijing for their son, according to Human Rights in China.
The second Feature video is with Chinese Subtitles