Remembering June 4

A collection of reports and commentary on China's 1989 student-led protest movement and the deadly crackdown that ended it, including graphics, timelines, and previously unpublished photos.


In this video—never before released publicly—Muriel Southerland remembers life in Beijing during the historic events of May and June 1989. Watch larger version


Watch an 8 minute excerpt of Chinese CCTV coverage of Zhao Ziyang talking to students on May 19, 1989. Video captured by Muriel Southerland


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中国博客

RFA China blog
RFA China is our Chinese blog reaching out to cyber citizens in China. Every day people share thoughts, analysis and information about current affairs and the state of Internet censorship. Victims of wrong doing tell the world about their plight.

Remembering Tiananmen in Song

A government blackout on Tiananmen has kept the movement—and its violent suppression—out of print and off the table for discussion. But popular music from that era still evokes its spirit, and a time when genuine democratic reform seemed not just possible but imminent.

【历史的伤口】【你的背后还有我们】【重返广场】【坚持到明天】

【六月四日】

Timeline of Events
Tiananmen Timeline

纪念八九“六四”20周年

一九八九年六月四日，在北京天安门广场发生的军队镇压静坐示威学生的流血事件使全世界为之震惊。 二00九年是“八九”民运和“六四”大血案二十周年大纪念年。本专辑为读者听众汇集有关的报道、讨论、人物专访、评论、诗集，以及征文。


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