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Jun 6 2014 4:38PM
In Russia you can freely express your own opinion (in your own kitchen)

'I’ve got a trained eye… he is not just a photographer' Paranoia, fear of free speech and the ‘trained eye’ of the authorities are ensuring that public space in Russia is shrinking. This is how public protest works in Russia now. This...

Jun 3 2014 9:38AM
The most moving Father’s Day present

Poems that Make Grown Men Cry, edited by Anthony and Ben Holden, was published in April this year in partnership with Amnesty. It’s a deeply moving book and makes a lovely gift, not just for poetry lovers but those seeking glimpses...

Jun 1 2014 10:37PM
1989 Participant's Profile: Li Haocheng (李浩成)

Li Haocheng (李浩成) 天津师范大学中文系本科生, #八九 学生绝食期间,李随该校五千余名师生前往北京声援,6月2日后留守广场。六四日晨戒严部队进入天安门广场时,李正在广场东南角拍摄现场照片,遭戒严部队射击连中两弹,致命一弹位于肝部,死时 20岁。 # 李浩成 天津师范大学中文系本科生, 学生绝食期间,李随该校五千余名师生前往北京声援,6月2日后留守广场。 # 六四 晨戒严部队进入天安门广场时,李正在广场东南角拍摄现场照片,遭戒严部队射击连中两弹...

Jun 1 2014 10:29PM
Today in 1989:4 Gentlemen hunger strike in Tiananmen Square, a speeding military jeep smashed into pedestrians, killing three.

At 5:00 pm, Liu Xiaobo, Hou Dejian, Zhou Duo and Gao Xin start a hunger strike in Tiananmen Square. Around 11.30pm, a speeding military jeep smashed into pedestrians, killing three at the scene on Chang'an Avenue. The driver was...

May 31 2014 11:32PM
Tank Man Reenactment in Trafalgar Square, London, 2014

Tank Man reenactment in Trafalgar Square in London to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and to remember the victims of the massacre which took place on 4 June 1989. 2014年伦敦Trafalgar广场快闪再现坦克人,纪念 #八九民主运动 #六四...