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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

Amnesty has a long history of campaigning for the eradication of torture worldwide – so much so that we won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. Since Amnesty’s creation, we’ve worked on behalf of individuals who are victims of torture, or...

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...