Remembering the excitement of the Tiananmen Square democracy movement and the brutality of the Chinese government's massacre and crackdown that ended this moment of hope 37 years ago.
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On 4th June, 1989, Chinese military brutally crushed its citizens who were demanding basic rights- Freedom of expression & end to corruption. These demands were met with violence & brute Force.
Most harrowing part is that CCP remembers this massacre as a day of heroism by PLA.
On the 37th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, HRF continues to remember the pro-democracy activists who laid down their lives to express their demands for a free and democratic China. Their stories have been erased from Chinese textbooks, websites, and the greater web in an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to absolve itself of its own crimes.
The Chinese government has spent decades trying to erase the memory of Tiananmen and repress public demonstrations. But China’s citizens continue to protest.
Freedom House’s China Dissent Monitor documents protests and other forms of dissent across China, helping fill a critical information gap in one of the world’s most restrictive information environments. Explore the data: https://t.co/9Wywmah9A9
Hoy se conmemora el 37 aniversario de la matanza de Tiananmen. Así ve los cambios de China el artista disidente @badiucao: un régimen cada vez más avanzado en lo tecnológico pero aún igual de autoritario que entonces.
37 years ago today, the CCP launched its brutal crackdown on the peaceful student-led protests in Tiananmen Square. What made this atrocity especially shocking was that it unfolded before the eyes of the world, broadcast live on TV.
In the decades since, the CCP has worked relentlessly to erase this chapter of history. Many younger Chinese have little knowledge of this horrific event, and this year, for the first time, authorities banned families from visiting the public cemetery where many victims are buried.
Meanwhile, here in the U.S., leftists attempt to rewrite history by drawing false comparisons between rioters and the Chinese students who stood up to a tyrannical regime, and between ICE enforcing immigration law and the CCP’s military opening fire on protesters.
We must not forget the history and horror of the Tiananmen Square massacre. We must teach future generations about the horrors of communism and how precious liberty truly is.
On June 4, 1989, the world witnessed the Tiananmen Square Massacre—a historic moment that marked a global struggle for freedom and human rights.
Today, Taiwan joins democratic nations around the world in honoring the courage of those who stood for democracy 37 years ago and were met with a violent, government-led military crackdown.
Taiwan knows that democracy is fragile, precious, and cannot be taken for granted, as the past informs our need to preserve a peaceful future, protect human rights, and stand against authoritarian erasure.
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37 years ago, thousands of people took to the streets in #Beijing.
They demanded democracy, freedom of expression and an end to corruption. Their protest was peaceful. The regime’s response was violence. Tanks rolled through the city, shots were fired and numerous people were killed.
To this day, there has been no official reckoning, no memorial, and no open debate about it in #China. Remembrance is forbidden. Words are censored, images deleted. Even a blank sheet of white paper is seen as a threat: a silent symbol of all that must not be said.
We remember the victims of the #TiananmenSquareMassacre and all those who continue to be persecuted for demanding freedom and justice. #NeverForget64
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