AI demands justice for Tiananmen

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Amnesty International (AI) yesterday called on the Chinese government to release all people imprisoned during the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy protests and arrest those responsible for the June 4 massacre.

"Tiananmen clearly remains very much alive today for the Chinese public and the demands by Chinese citizens for justice continue," the London-based rights group said in a statement. "We reiterate our call on the Chinese government to conduct an independent inquiry into the killing of unarmed students and demonstrators. Those found responsible should be tried and brought to justice."

"We also call on the government to release all those who are still imprisoned in connection with the Tiananmen crackdown and who never received fair trials," it said.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/06/04/2003257857

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1. Yeah. Civil liberties and justice in China! nt

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2. Hong Kongers mark Tiananmen

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters raised candles in the air and sang solemn songs yesterday as they marked the 16th anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy demonstrations.

In Beijing, security was tight and there were no signs of public commemorations on the giant square, where the 1989 student-led protests ended when soldiers and tanks attacked, killing hundreds of people.

China's Communist Party has eased many of the social controls that spurred the student-led Tiananmen protests, but the government still crushes protests against the event -- or any activity that it worries might threaten its monopoly on power.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2005/06/05/2003257990