20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests


	20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests

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6-4-2009 3:55 AM

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		Campaigns: <A href="http://www.protectthehuman.com/china">Human Rights for China</A>
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		<P>2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen protests. The truth about the harsh crackdown that followed has been hidden for too long.</p> </DIV>
<P>On 3 - 4 June, 1989, hundreds of unarmed Chinese civilians calling for democracy were killed and countless others injured and detained by the Chinese authorities. Amnesty International's Secretary General <A href="http://amnesty.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_19386.pdf" target="_blank">Irene Khan has sent an open letter to Wu Bangguo</A>, the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China urging him to initiate an open and independent inquiry that will investigate the 1989 crackdown.</p> <BR /><P><STRONG>Add your voice by signing our petition and join us in calling for justice and accountability in China</STRONG></p> <BR /><P>The petition will close on 10 June.</P></DIV></DIV></DIV></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/8502C5B2-31EF-4E11-9D39-39717AAA344E/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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