June 4th 1989: The images and memories

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Watch a BBC News Story from June 4th 1989 (video) as well as journalist Kate Adie’s reflections (audio) of the evening.

<Witness Tiananmen
BBC: Collection of Interviews and Stories for this 15th anniversary

Photos: Victims of Tiananmen Massacre and IFCCS

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Published by Yan Sham-Shackleton

Yan Sham-Shackleton is a Hong Kong writer who lives in Los Angeles. This is her old blog Glutter written mostly in Hong Kong from 2003 to 2007. Although it was a personal blog, Yan focused a lot on free speech issues and democratic movement in Hong Kong. She moved to the US in 2007.

3 thoughts on “June 4th 1989: The images and memories

  1. June 4th

    Fifteen years ago, on this day, tanks rolled into Tiananmen Square. Soldiers of the PLA opened fire on students and civilians in the Square. Fifteen years on, so much has changed. Or has it? The date, June 4th, is still…

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  2. Statements issued by different organizations before and after the massacre (most of them are in Chinese).
    http://www.alliance.org.hk/June4/advert.htm
    Most ironic of all, there’s one that was issued by the former and present Financial Secretary of HK deploring the use of violence and brutality by the Chinese government, and expressing their sorrow for those who’ve lost their lives in the pursuit of democracy.

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