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Today in 1989: students and residents in main cities protested against martial law. # 八九六四 # 八九六四二五 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天（5月24日）北京和主要省会城市学生和市民继续上街游行，要求召开人大，罢免李鹏，推进民主，解除戒严。 # 89june425 http:// twitpic.com/e4jp37

Qian Jin (钱 缙)， student of Beijing's Economics and Trade University. On the night of June 3, 1989, at about 10:00 p.m., Qian was returning home by bicycle with a classmate surnamed Yuan. They had just turned into Beifengwo Road having...

one million people marched in protest against martial law . 89年5月23日，首都各界人士及学生逾百万人游行，这是北京戒严令发布以来规模最大的一次。参加的除高校学生外，主要是文化、金融。科技、工业、新闻界、民主党派人士和机关干部。 # 图说八九六四 pic.twitter.com/TN8ugcNHvh

Ye Weihang （叶伟航 ）， student of the Beijing City No. 57 Middle School. On the night of June 3, 1989, Ye was shot at Muxudi and died at the Naval General Hospital at around 2:00 a.m. on June 4. He was shot three times, with an external...

After failed to enter the city two nights earlier, the martial law troops stayed put on their routes surrounded by students and residents. On May 21, 1989, the city of Beijing returned to a strange normal. Martial law was in effect...

Yuan Li (袁 力), engineer in the Electrical Machinery Department of the Beijing Machinery Industry Research Institute. Around 11:00 p.m. on June 3, 1989, Yuan was shot dead at Muxudi, soon after he had left home. He died at 27. Initially...

The government formally declares martial law in Beijing, but the army's advance towards the city is blocked by millions of students and citizens. # 八九六四 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天（5月20日）北京逾百万民众参与拦截进京军队，进京部队均未抵达预定的天安门广场等戒严执勤地点...

Dong Xiaojun (董晓军), Student of the Youth Work Department of the Chinese Youth Politics College. In the early morning of June 4, 1989, Dong was walking at the back of a group of students withdrawing from Tiananmen Square. He was run...

Seventh day of hunger strike. The government's plan for martial law is leaked to students, who call off the hunger strike and declare a mass sit-in. The Independent Workers Union (IWU) is founded at Tiananmen Square. In an evening...

Wang Peiwen（王培文）, student from the Youth Work Department of the Chinese Youth Politics College。In the early hours of June 4, 1989, near Liubukou, Wang was walking at the head of a group of students withdrawing from Tiananmen Square. He...

Sixth day of hunger strike. Li Peng summons several student representatives for a televised talk at the Great Hall of the People. Nothing is achieved becasue Li refused students' demand.The government prepares to declare martial law.

Wang Jianping (王建平),27 Truck worker in the southern suburbs at Beijing City Gas Company On the night of June 3, 1989, Wang was shot in the left side of the chest at Xidan. His lung was badly damaged and he died in the Beijing Emergency...

The 1957 Pro-democracy activists, students and residents, co-organising more than a million people, converged on Tiananmen Square. The student hunger strikers who lay on hot sun, some of them refusing even water, quickly fell ill. #...

Duan Changlong (段昌隆)，Graduate of Qinghua University (admitted in 1984) Chemical Engineering Department. On the night of June 3, 1989, Duan left home on his bicycle, and encountered the martial law troops involved in a confrontation...

# 八九六四 # 八九六四二五 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天（5月16日）学生绝食请愿进入第四天，由开始的3百人增加到3千人。前往天安门广场声援的各阶层人士多达几十万人。

China Human Rights Briefing May 9-15, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Rights Deprivations Intensifying in Crackdown Before June Fourth Anniversary Detainees in Beijing Denied Medical Care, Lawyers’ Visit Delayed, Journalist Seized 5...

Wu Xiangdong (吴向东), Worker in the Beijing Dongfeng Television Set Factory, a third year student in the night university's management division. After Students' hunger strike, Wu organised workers to support students. At around 11:00 p.m...

Third day of hunger strike. Gorbachev arrives in Beijing for the first Sino-Soviet summit since 1959. The government cancels plans to welcome Gorbachev at Tiananmen Square. # 八九六四 # 八九六四二五 # 89june4 # 八九民主运动 25年前的今天（5月15日）学生绝食请愿进入第三天...

Liu Hongtao (刘洪涛), student in the Optics Department of the Beijing Science and Engineering University, He was one of student team that provided students with a safe environment during the hunger strike. At approximately 1:00 a.m, on...

Second day of hunger strike. In the afternoon, elected student representatives charged with the responsibility for dialogue with the government begin formal talks with the government. The talks breaks down because the promised...