Tiananmen

Chinese Cartoonist Slams Twitter For Refusing Tiananmen Emoji

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 6, 2019

Chinese artist Badiucao, whose anonymous political satire infuriated Beijing and earned him comparisons to Banksy, on Thursday announced a protest campaign against Twitter over what he says is its pandering to China.

30 Years Since The Deadly Tiananmen Crackdown, US Calls It "Heroic"

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 4, 2019

In China the Communist Party made sure the anniversary remained a distant memory, detaining several activists in the run-up to June 4 while popular livestreaming sites conspicuously shut down for "technical" maintenance.

European Union Urges China To Lift Silence On Tiananmen Crackdown

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 4, 2019

The exact numbers of those who died and were detained on 4 June and in the subsequent crackdown have never been confirmed, and may never be known.

Twitter Apologises for Suspending Accounts Critical of China Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Associated Press | Monday June 3, 2019

Twitter has apologised for suspending a number of accounts critical of China, days before the politically sensitive 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Wikipedia Blocked in China Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia's owner said on Wednesday.

Wikipedia Blocked In China Ahead Of Tiananmen Anniversary

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2019

Authorities in China have blocked Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia's owner said on Wednesday.

Leica Distances Itself From Tiananmen Square ‘Tank Man’ Promo Following Backlash

Reuters | Monday April 22, 2019

The five-minute Leica video, called "The Hunt", includes a dramatised scene in which a photographer runs from Chinese-speaking policemen before capturing the iconic "tank-man" photograph of a protester standing in front of a convoy of tanks.

US Urges China To Account For The 'Ghosts' Of Tiananmen

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 4, 2018

The United States urges China to make a full public account of those killed, detained or who went missing during a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.

At Least 10,000 Killed In 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown: British Cable

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday December 24, 2017

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail.

10,000 Killed In China's 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown: British Archive

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 23, 2017

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British diplomatic cable that recounts the bloodshed in gruesome detail.

No Enemies : The Life-Long Advocacy Of China's Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Dissident Liu Xiaobo

World News | Reuters | Friday July 14, 2017

During a hunger strike days before the Chinese army crushed the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement on June 4, 1989, the man who would become China's best known dissident, Liu Xiaobo, declared: "We have no enemies."

'Heavy Responsibility': China Criticised Over Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo's Death

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 14, 2017

China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo died Thursday after losing his battle with terminal cancer, remaining in custody under guard in hospital until his last breath as Beijing faced a wave of criticism over its treatment of the Tiananmen Square protest veteran.

Chinese Court Jails Liu Shaoming, Author Of Tiananmen Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 7, 2017

A prominent Chinese labour activist was sentenced today to four and a half years in prison for "inciting subversion" through a written account of the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, his lawyer told AFP.

27 Years On, Chinese Moms Of Tiananmen Victims Vow To Fight

World News | Associated Press | Wednesday June 1, 2016

Mothers of some of those killed in the bloody crackdown on China's 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement are condemning the Chinese government for failing to account for their children's deaths and vowing to continue pushing for the truth ahead of this weekend's 27th anniversary of the events.

In Dig At US, China Says All US Arms Embargoes Should Go

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 26, 2016

Taking a dig at the US arms embargo against China, the Chinese Defence Ministry said on Thursday all such US embargoes were a relic of the Cold War and should be lifted, after the US fully removed one against Vietnam.