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Thousands Mark Tiananmen Square Massacre

HeadlineJun 04, 2008

In Hong Kong, thousands of human rights supporters are rallying today to mark the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on student and pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Human Rights Watch called on China to release some 130 prisoners still being held for taking part in the 1989 protests. Human Rights Watch is also urging China to publish a complete list of those killed, injured or jailed during the crackdown.

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