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Apr 20 2014 7:01PM
1989 Protester's Profile: Sun Hui (孙 辉)

Sun Hui (孙 辉), student from Chemistry Department at Beijing University, participated in the march to #Tiananmen. In the early morning of June 4, 1989, Sun was bicycling around looking for classmates who had been dispersed by the...

Apr 20 2014 6:56PM
Today in 1989: Strike in Universities

Students in some universities started to strike, to protest police violence and the authorities' turning a deaf ear to students' seven demands. Also on this day, some intellectuals published open letters to support students' demand. In...

Apr 20 2014 8:47AM
Four New Citizens’ Movement Activists Sentenced in Beijing

The Haidian District People’s Court announced guilty verdicts on April 18 for lawyer Ding Jiaxi (丁家喜) as well as activists Li Wei (李蔚) , Zhao Changqing (赵常青) , and Zhang Baocheng (张宝成) who were all tried last week in Beijing (see...

Apr 20 2014 8:46AM
[CHRB] Lawyer Detained for Driving Car with Anti-Corruption Slogans upon Arriving at Ding Jiaxi’s Trial (4/11-4/17/2014)

China Human Rights Briefing April 11-17, 2014 Contents Arbitrary Detention Lawyer Driving Car with Anti-Corruption Slogans from Guangdong to Beijing, Detained upon Arriving at Ding Jiaxi’s Trial Shenzhen NGO Workers Detained in...

Apr 20 2014 8:42AM
1989 Protester's Profile: Hu Jian (胡践)

Hu Jian (胡践) lecturer from Taiyuan Industrial University, organised protests on campus and in the local central square. He set up local independent student unions. After 4th June, he went to Beijing, submitting a petition letter to the...