Today, Joshua Wong Chi-fung 黃之鋒 spends his birthday unjustly imprisoned in #HongKong.
No one should spend time in prison for defending democracy.
We wish him a happy birthday & call for his immediate release, along with all other political prisoners still suffering in Hong Kong.
👏👏 @NYPostOpinion & @SquarePegDem for citing our report on #HongKong's crackdown on #ReligiousFreedom
🎯#CCP attacks on #China underground churches make it look "pathetically weak - so fearful of free thought it needs to crush any hint of independence."
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Authoritarian regimes erase history; democracies have a duty to preserve it. Today, we remember those who marched for freedom in Tiananmen Square. Taiwan stands firm with like-minded partners on defending democracy and human rights to ensure a free society for future generations.
@ChingteLai The CCP is the organization that has most seriously damaged democracy in the world. We commemorate June 4th in order not to forget the blood debt committed by the CCP, and in order for the Chinese people to unite against the enemy and overthrow this fascist party in the future.
@SecRubio The CCP is the organization that has most seriously damaged democracy in the world. We commemorate June 4th in order not to forget the blood debt committed by the CCP, and in order for the Chinese people to unite against the enemy and overthrow this fascist party in the future.
On the 36th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Marco Rubio, Secretary of State
In the spring of 1989, tens of thousands of students gathered in Beijing’s largest public square to mourn the passing of a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader who tried to steer China toward a more open and democratic system. Their actions inspired a national movement. Hundreds of thousands of ordinary people in the capital and throughout China took to the streets for weeks to exercise their freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly by advocating for democracy, human rights, and an end to rampant corruption. The CCP responded with a brutal crackdown, sending the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to open fire in an attempt to extinguish the pro-democracy sentiments of unarmed civilians gathered on Beijing’s streets and in Tiananmen Square.
The CCP actively tries to censor the facts, but the world will never forget. Today we commemorate the bravery of the Chinese people who were killed as they tried to exercise their fundamental freedoms, as well as those who continue to suffer persecution as they seek accountability and justice for the events of June 4, 1989. Their courage in the face of certain danger reminds us that the principles of freedom, democracy, and self-rule are not just American principles. They are human principles the CCP cannot erase.
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Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.