Quote of the Day by Liu Xiaobo: “There is no force that can put an end to the human quest for freedom.” — a simple and powerful message about freedom, hope, and the human spiritToday’s Quote of the Day by Liu Xiaobo talks about freedom and hope. It reminds people that the desire to be free never ends. The message i...
29 Mar, 2026, 10.36 PM IST
Watch: Saffron-clad elderly man holding national flag faces water cannons at 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest in KolkataA video of an elderly man facing water cannons while holding the national flag during the 'Nabanna Abhijan' protest went viral. The protest...
28 Aug, 2024, 12.15 PM IST
As China and Iran hunt for dissidents in the US, the FBI is racing to counter the threatA participant from Tiananmen Square protests runs for a 2022 congressional race in New York. Threats from Chinese intelligence and Iranian ...
06 May, 2024, 11.10 AM IST
Asian Games 2023: China censors athletes' photos due to 'Tiananmen Square' protest referenceThe race numbers assigned to Lin Yuwei and Wu Yanni, when combined, form '64', a symbolic reference to the event that occurred on June 4, a...
05 Oct, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
Thirty years after Tiananmen, its almost as if nothing happened thereChina's ruling Communist Party's resolution on its 'achievements and historical experiences' highlights political disturbance in 1989 in Ch...
04 Jun, 2023, 11.27 PM IST
China's former president Jiang Zemin cremated in BeijingJiang, who had leukemia, died of multiple organ failure on November 30 in Shanghai at the age of 96. His body was flown here by a special f...
05 Dec, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
China deploys tanks to prevent people from withdrawing money from crisis-hit banks; grim reminder of Tiananmen Square incidentThe country's Henan province has been for the past several weeks witnessing clashes between police and depositors with the latter saying th...
21 Jul, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
'The Simpsons' episode on Beijing's Tiananmen Square trip goes missing from Disney+ in Hong KongThe episode contains pointed comments about Tibet and the Cultural Revolution.
30 Nov, 2021, 04.42 PM IST
London-Tokyo-Milan-Dhaka witness protests on Tiananmen massacre anniversaryThe organizations which extended their full support were “Remember June Fourth”, Chinese Solidarity Campaign, Democracy for Hong Kong, The ...
05 Jun, 2021, 09.40 PM IST
China defends Tiananmen Square crackdown as 'fully correct'The massive square where the foreign journalists were turned away on Thursday became famous all over the world with an iconic picture of a ...
04 Jun, 2020, 05.22 PM IST
Online encyclopedia Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen anniversary"In April, the Wikimedia Foundation determined that Wikipedia was no longer accessible in China," Samantha Lien, spokeswoman for the Wikime...
15 May, 2019, 04.06 PM IST
10,000 killed in China's 1989 Tiananmen crackdown: British archiveAt the end of June 1989, the Chinese government had said suppression of the "counterrevolutionary riots" had killed 200 civilians and sever...
23 Dec, 2017, 02.50 PM IST
Protests that shook Chinese Communist Party after 25 years of Tiananmen Square25 years after the Tiananmen Square movement — where a million people poured into the streets — here’s a look at the protests that shook th...
04 Jun, 2014, 03.53 AM IST
China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square protests: Lessons that India can learn in current political contextThe 25th anniversary of the 1989 uprising is a time to take a lesson from it and rethink the methods of outcry.
20 Apr, 2014, 08.07 AM IST
- 'Salt Satyagraha' among most influential protests
Gandhi-led 'Salt Satyagraha' has been named among the 'Top 10 Most Influential Protests' in the world by the prestigious Time magazine.
29 Jun, 2011, 12.37 PM IST
- China restricts media access to Tiananmen Square
China has imposed restrictions on access of Chinese and foreign media to Beijing's sensitive Tiananmen Square, requiring them to apply in a...
05 Aug, 2008, 05.20 PM IST
- US lawmakers criticize China's human rights
US lawmakers criticize China's human rights on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown.
05 Jun, 2008, 03.04 AM IST