Topic: China: Detention of human rights defenders following commemoration of 1989 Tiana - page 2. (Read 1249 times)
June 03, 2014, 07:46:59 PM
June 03, 2014, 03:16:29 AM
The Chinese Communists are scum, arguably the worst group of people in history.
They are scum. But I wouldn't classify them as the worst group of people in the history. There were groups who did even worse, such as the Nazis. One of the worst groups... to be precise.
June 03, 2014, 03:13:55 AM
25 years ago
Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989. (CATHERINE HENRIETTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 2, 1989. (CATHERINE HENRIETTE/AFP/Getty Images)
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Get your filthy fiat off me you damn dirty state.
June 03, 2014, 02:36:47 AM
Never forget.
The Chinese Communists are scum, arguably the worst group of people in history.
The Chinese Communists are scum, arguably the worst group of people in history.
June 03, 2014, 02:18:45 AM
chinese version info https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/--634266
June 03, 2014, 02:14:26 AM
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China: Detention of human rights defenders following commemoration of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests - See more at: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/25850#sthash.FeGuOvMP.dpuf
On 4 and 5 May 2014 a number of human rights defenders in Beijing were taken in for questioning by police following their participation in a commemoration of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
Human rights lawyer Mr Pu Zhiqiang, detained on charges of “causing a disturbance,” and Mr Hu Shigen are being held in at Beijing No.1 Detention Centre, while Messrs Xu Youyu and Hao Jian, and Ms Liang Xiaoyan and Ms Liu Di remain out of contact.
On 3 May 2014 the aforementioned human rights defenders, in addition to a number of others, gathered at a private residence in Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square. In a statement released after the meeting, participants, who included relatives of those killed during the protests, called on the Chinese government to launch an official investigation into the events in 1989 and to compensate the victims. They also released a photograph of themselves standing behind a banner saying, “2014 Beijing June 4 Anniversary Seminar.”
On 4 May 2014, at around 11pm, Pu Zhiqiang was summoned for questioning about the event by police. At around 4pm on 5 May, his home was searched and a mobile phone, a computer and books were reportedly seized. Police in Beijing subsequently released a statement saying that he had been detained on charges of “causing a disturbance.” Pu Zhiqiang is a well-known human rights lawyer who has taken on a number of freedom of speech cases and who himself participated in protests in 1989.
Hu Shigen, a writer who spent 16 years in prison on account of his pro-democracy activities, was taken from his home by police on 4 or 5 May. Xu Youyu, Hao Jian and Liang Xiaoyan (a participant in the 1989 protests) were also taken away over those two days and are being held incommunicado. Liu Di, a cyber-activist who has previously spent a year in prison, was detained on the evening of 5 May.
Front Line Defenders expresses its concern at the questioning and detention of Pu Zhiqiang, Hu Shigen, Xu Youyu, Hao Jian, Liang Xiaoyan and Liu Di, as their detention is solely related to their legitimate and peaceful human rights work, in particular their call for accountability regarding the crackdown on 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square.
- See more at: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/25850#sthash.FeGuOvMP.dpuf
China: Detention of human rights defenders following commemoration of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests - See more at: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/25850#sthash.FeGuOvMP.dpuf
On 4 and 5 May 2014 a number of human rights defenders in Beijing were taken in for questioning by police following their participation in a commemoration of the crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
Human rights lawyer Mr Pu Zhiqiang, detained on charges of “causing a disturbance,” and Mr Hu Shigen are being held in at Beijing No.1 Detention Centre, while Messrs Xu Youyu and Hao Jian, and Ms Liang Xiaoyan and Ms Liu Di remain out of contact.
On 3 May 2014 the aforementioned human rights defenders, in addition to a number of others, gathered at a private residence in Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on protests in Tiananmen Square. In a statement released after the meeting, participants, who included relatives of those killed during the protests, called on the Chinese government to launch an official investigation into the events in 1989 and to compensate the victims. They also released a photograph of themselves standing behind a banner saying, “2014 Beijing June 4 Anniversary Seminar.”
On 4 May 2014, at around 11pm, Pu Zhiqiang was summoned for questioning about the event by police. At around 4pm on 5 May, his home was searched and a mobile phone, a computer and books were reportedly seized. Police in Beijing subsequently released a statement saying that he had been detained on charges of “causing a disturbance.” Pu Zhiqiang is a well-known human rights lawyer who has taken on a number of freedom of speech cases and who himself participated in protests in 1989.
Hu Shigen, a writer who spent 16 years in prison on account of his pro-democracy activities, was taken from his home by police on 4 or 5 May. Xu Youyu, Hao Jian and Liang Xiaoyan (a participant in the 1989 protests) were also taken away over those two days and are being held incommunicado. Liu Di, a cyber-activist who has previously spent a year in prison, was detained on the evening of 5 May.
Front Line Defenders expresses its concern at the questioning and detention of Pu Zhiqiang, Hu Shigen, Xu Youyu, Hao Jian, Liang Xiaoyan and Liu Di, as their detention is solely related to their legitimate and peaceful human rights work, in particular their call for accountability regarding the crackdown on 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square.
- See more at: http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/25850#sthash.FeGuOvMP.dpuf
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