[imc-sheffield] SHEFFIELD AMNESTY iNTERNATIONAL INVITES YOU TO REMEMBER 20 YEARS SINCE TIANANMEN SQUARE

[Graham Jones]

PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR FRIENDS

Tiananmen Square

20 Years On - What's Changed?

Sheffield Amnesty International group is holding a short (one hour) "lantern event" to

commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square events.

7.00pm on Saturday, 30th May

Meet in front of the Sheffield Town Hall

Please come along and show your support.

The Tiananmen crackdown in June 1989 killed hundreds of people.

Dozens of protesters are still languishing in Chinese prisons after unfair trials and many

more activists have since been arrested for questioning the government's actions in 1989.

Amnesty International is calling for the Chinese authorities to:

. Grant an amnesty to those imprisoned in connection with the 1989 protests;

. Allow the Tiananmen Mothers to mourn their children publicly without harassing

them;

. Respect the right to peaceful protest - whether it is in Tibet or mainland China ;

. Allow an independent investigation into what happened at Tiananmen Square in

1989;

. Honour the promises made when bidding for the Olympic Games to improve human

rights.

More information - sheffield.amnesty at yahoo.co.uk

http://sheffield.amnesty.org.uk
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