Wednesday, April 08, 2009

China Rights Activist Beaten in Cemetery (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/world/asia/08china.html?ref=asia)

Mr. Sun, a 75-year old Chinese man, was beaten by Chinese government officials. This was done because he honored Zhao Ziyang, "a former prime minister and Communist Party general secretary who lost his party position and his freedom after sympathizing with student-led, pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989." He is considered a martyr for pro-democracy advocates. Mr. Sun sustained several injuries and is hospitalized. With the Tiananmen Square Incident's anniversary coming up, it seems that the Chinese government is attempting to quite its meaning to prevent rebellious actions during this time.

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