25 years ago, students in Beijing protested on the streets demanding an end to rampant corruption, and for freedom and democracy. The protests were violent crushed by the Chinese army on the early morning of June 4, 1989. Hundreds of students died from machine gun fire and marching tanks.
Since then, people around the world gather on this day every year to pay respect to the students killed in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, and ask the Chinese government to redress the Tiananmen issue, and provide state compensation to the families of killed students. However, their calls for justice have received no response from the Chinese government.
In New York, it has become a tradition that democracy and human rights activists gather in front of the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan to pay respect to the students killed in Tiananmen Square, and demand justice for the massacre.
"Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" calls on the Chinese government to redress the Tiananmen issue, provide state compensation to victims' families, and restore honor to the students.
Members of "Chinese Coalition for Citizens Rights" attending today's rally include: Zhang Qiuying, Jin Hai, Shen Zhenan, Xu Yingyu, Lu Aihua, Jin Guangzhu, Deng Huanhuan, Shen Xuehua, Jin Hualin, Jin Lianji, Cui Shenghu, Du Linze, Piao Wenxue, and Lin Shanshu.
