The regime’s deadliest violence struck unarmed workers and citizens in the streets around Tiananmen, not inside it: Robin Munro.
The recurring tragedy of June Fourth
Without independent institutions, the CCP’s unchecked authority leads to recurring “predicaments” for ordinary people.
The CCP’s crimes engraved in history: Li Nanyang
Li Rui’s daughter reflects on the anniversary of June 4 in the wake of the legal victory to secure his legacy from erasure by the Party.
Defying erasure
The global battle to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Square.
Stanford University wins battle to keep diaries of Mao Zedong’s secretary
Court rules in favor of preserving an invaluable historic record from CCP censorship.
Tiananmen Papers, Charter 08 and Liu Xiaobo
The activism and career of Perry Link—the translator-in-chief of China’s dissident movement.
Dai Qing’s revised “Deng Xiaoping in 1989”
In honour of June Fourth, we release excerpts from the second revised edition of “Deng Xiaoping in 1989” by investigative journalist Dai Qing—a work that combats the historical erasure of the Tiananmen crisis.
Pursuing the truth about June 4
A seminar on the events of June 4, 1989, calls on the CCP to redress victims, repatriate exiles, and advance reforms for a peaceful, free future.
Ex-district councilor arrested under Article 23 says she is being ‘silenced’
A former Hong Kong district councilor arrested under Article 23 (but not charged), claims systemic repression after losing an acting role and teaching job within 24 hours.
Li Rui’s diary and Tiananmen Square
A rare insider account of China’s corridors of power and a unique and brave journey through the history of modern China.
The launch of “Deng Xiaoping in 1989” in 2024
A second revised edition of an iconic account of China’s June Fourth Incident launches with Probe International’s Patricia Adams on hand to commemorate the event.
Who is to blame for the June Fourth massacre?
Despite the CCP’s efforts to erase the events of 1989 from the public consciousness, Tiananmen Square continues to symbolize the struggle for human rights and democracy in the face of authoritarian rule.
In Hong Kong, a publisher struggles to document Tiananmen’s Carnage
“Authors are afraid to publish. Publishers are afraid to continue doing business. Distributors are also afraid. Bookstores are diminishing and people there are afraid, too. So are the buyers, of course. It’s […]
China’s ‘red princess’ turned investigative journalist
Raised by the Communist party elite, Dai Qing has since become one of China’s most critical female voices. Al Jazeera’s spotlight on Probe International Fellow, Dai Qing.
A year as a wife
A profile of Meng Qun, wife of prominent civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, detained in May 2014 for attending a Tiananmen protest discussion.
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