Thursday, 4. June 2009
Topic: WAR - on June 4, 2009 at 12:16:00 PM CEST
Remembering the Tiananmen Square Protest and Massacre
On the night of June 4, 20 years ago this week, seven weeks of student pro-democracy demonstrations against the Communist government of China came to a violent end in Tiananmen Square. Magnum Photos was there covering the uprisings, and its photographers witnessed the scene of the lone protester—“Tank Man”—who stood bravely in front of the military tanks making their way into the square, which led to the iconic image taken by Stuart Franklin. The world watched as the military crushed the student demonstrations.
todayspictures.slate.com Police surround Tiananmen Square nytimes.com Former Activists Still Hoping the Truth Will Emerge
