Tiananmen krever ennå sine ofre

For to uker siden tok 73 år gamle Ya Weilin sitt eget liv. Han orket ikke mer. I 1989 ble sønnen hans drept under hærens massakre i Beijing. To dager etter Yas selvmord skjedde en ny tragedie. Les saken

The core issue is that the Communist Party labeled the student-led demonstrations in Beijing a “counterrevolutionary rebellion.” While officials tend not to use that language any more, referring instead to “turmoil,” “disturbance” or even “incident,” the verdict remains. No public discussion of the tragedy is possible in China.