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May 12 2014 10:18PM
Today in 1989: Hunger Strike in Tiananmen

Thousands of students march to the Tiananmen wich hundreds sworn to go to hunger strike for democracy.

May 12 2014 5:03PM
We must stop Europe’s seas becoming a graveyard

The date: October 2013. The place: off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa. The death toll: 364 people. The date: January 2014 . The place: off the coast of the Greek island of Farmakonisi. The death toll: 11 people, including...

May 11 2014 9:59PM
Optional Protocol: Strengthening the Convention on the Rights of the Child in its 25th Year

The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the most ratified human rights treaty. 192 countries have ratified the Convention, which requires States to give primary consideration to the best interests of a child when making decisions...

May 11 2014 8:44PM
Today in 1989: Students' Open Discussion Forum- Democracy Salon

#八九六四 #八九六四二五 #8964 #896425 #八九民主运动 25年前的今天(5月12日) @wurenhua 5月12日北大民主沙龍,中科院历史所副研究员包遵信(右一)演講:四二七大遊行有特殊意義,中國人已站起來。這次学動影響將超過五四運動。知識份子別怕,要承擔歷史使命。包后来任北京知识界联合会和首都各界联席会议召集人。#图说八九六四 pic.twitter.com/eM7c3HRKye

May 11 2014 8:29PM
Today in 1989: Some students call for starting a hunger strike, post sign-up sheets on Beijing campuses

Some students call for starting a hunger strike, post sign-up sheets on Beijing campuses pic.twitter.com/8RGaFVUeXw