MikeDunnAuthor2d ago

Today in Labor History April 15, 1989: The Tiananmen Square protests began in China on this day. The demonstrations started in response to the death of a reformist leader, Hu Yaobang. At the height of the protests, over 1 million people occupied the square. On June 4, the Chinese government declared martial law and sent in the military to forcibly end the occupation. They killed hundreds, possibly thousands of unarmed students and workers.

#workingclass #LaborHistory #students #TiananmenSquare #china #massacre

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD2d ago
The death of a reformist #CPC member caused a spontaneous worker gathering in #TiananmenSquare on #ThisDayInHistory in 1989. The occupation of the square grew in numbers week by week alongside #student pushes to #democratize the system (not to end #socialism, but to realize it).
PugJesusMar 31
You have now been INFORMED by THE PEOPLE'S CAPITALIST OLIGARCHY!
PugJesusMar 14
No one really knows, maybe the protesters were at fault for dying when being shot and run over by tanks 😔
Italian News by RSSMar 10

il manifesto: L’Iran prosciuga le scorte americane ed esplode il «made in Asia» delle armi

Lo scorso 3 settembre, durante la grande parata per l’ottantesimo anniversario della vittoria contro il Giappone, piazza Tienanmen e dintorni erano gremiti da oltre diecimila truppe e centinaia di dispositivi [
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Iran is draining American stockpiles and exploding the “made in Asia” of arms.

On September 3rd, during the large parade for the 80th anniversary of the victory against Japan, Tiananmen Square and its surroundings were packed with over ten thousand troops and hundreds of devices [
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#American #Japan #TiananmenSquare #first

https://ilmanifesto.it/liran-prosciuga-le-scorte-americane-ed-esplode-il-made-in-asia-delle-armi

L’Iran prosciuga le scorte americane ed esplode il «made in Asia» delle armi | il manifesto

Asia (Internazionale) Lo scorso 3 settembre, durante la grande parata per l'ottantesimo anniversario della vittoria contro il Giappone, piazza Tienanmen e dintorni erano gremiti da oltre diecimila truppe e centinaia di dispositivi militari. Con una particolaritĂ : erano tutti di cinesi. Quanto successo quel giorno a Pechino Ăš il sintomo di una tendenza piĂč ampia: in Asia orientale,

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The Japan TimesMar 7
On International Women’s Day, we honor all those women who refuse to be sidelined, no matter the odds. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/03/06/world/hong-kongs-democracy-fight-is-also-a-battle-for-womens-freedom/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #internationalwomensday #hongkong #china #chowhangtung #jimmylai #chinesecommunistparty #ccp #tiananmensquare #carmenlau #tedhui #nationalsecuritylaw #gwynethho #franceshui
Hong Kong’s democracy fight is also a battle for women’s freedom

Despite gendered repression, smear campaigns and imprisonment by Beijing authorities, women in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement continue to lead and resist.

The Japan Times
Show threadPerspectives with NeiloMar 4

"..the one side effect of democracy is near sightedness....and the Chinese regime knows that..." - Wu'er Kaixi

We spoke to Wu'er Kaixi a few months back. It was a serious and reflective conversation about memory, power, and dissent. Listen to the full interview here:

Apple
https://apple.co/3OIHQoD

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XcBo6ULpBL7j56AbbCKoE?si=RUl14fSbTre9D-DTmwMV_g

SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/LARbq0qOQwORJsDa8e

#TiananmenSquare
#Tiananmen1989
#China
#Democracy
#HumanRights
#Authoritarianism
#Geopolitics
#PoliticalHistory

Surviving Tiananmen Square - Wu'er Kaixi on China and Democracy

Podcast Episode · Perspectives with Neilo · March 2 · 52m

Apple Podcasts
Perspectives with NeiloMar 2

In 1989, he stood in Tiananmen Square as a student leader.
Today, Wu’er Kaixi reflects on democracy, exile, and what the world still misunderstands about China.

New episode: Surviving Tiananmen Square.

đŸŽ™ïž Listen here:

Apple
https://apple.co/3OIHQoD

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2XcBo6ULpBL7j56AbbCKoE?si=RUl14fSbTre9D-DTmwMV_g

SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/LARbq0qOQwORJsDa8e

#TiananmenSquare
#China, #CCP, #Chinesepolitics
#Democracy
#Geopolitics
#wuerkaixi, #humanRights #freedom
#worldhistory #Taiwan #podcast
#indopacific

The Japan TimesJan 22
Hong Kong's High Court is set to start the landmark national security trial of three former leaders of a now disbanded group that organized annual vigils marking Beijing's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-security-trial-tiananmen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #tiananmensquare
Hong Kong begins national security trial of Tiananmen vigil group

Once legal in China-ruled Hong Kong, such public commemorations ​were hailed as a symbol of the city's relative freedom compared to mainland China.

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᎟ᔉⁿ áŽżá”’Êžá¶œá”‰VOTE IN THE PRIMARIESJan 13

An Iranian official has reported 2,000 dead in #protests

I fear it is a lot higher considering the source

Machine gunning your own people, your own flesh and blood, your young, the future of the country

For what?

The vanity of old cruel men

So #Iran has chosen the #TiananmenSquare route. Unlike #China though there is no economic rocketship coming that quells dissent. So there will only be more blood

😔

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/about-2000-killed-iran-protests-official-says-2026-01-13/

#WomenLifeFreedom #JinJiyanAzadi #ZanZendegiAzadi #HumanRights