"To forget the victims means to kill them a second time. So I couldn't prevent the first death. I surely must be capable of saving them from a second death." - Elie Wiesel explained in his 1986 Nobel Lecture
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| At least 10,000 killed during the Tiananmen Square massacre. |
The Cuban government was one of the very few that publicly supported the June 4th crackdown on Chinese protesters in 1989. The Cuban foreign minister commended Chinese authorities for“defeating the counter revolutionary acts.
A 2017 declassified British diplomatic cable revealed that
"at least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on
pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in June 1989."
We must also remember the courage of the late Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo who saved the lives of many young
Chinese in Tiananmen Square in June of 1989 obtaining safe passage for
them and persuaded these students to leave before the massacre
unfolded. This courageous and nonviolent human rights defender was
jailed in 2008 and died on July 13, 2017.
Free Cubans need to reject the position of the Castro regime, and
demonstrate their solidarity with China's courageous pro-democracy
activists. There are two opportunities today and tomorrow. Please share with others.
Tiananmen Square Massacre Candlelight Vigil
On June 3 at 8:00 pm EST, the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation will hold a candlelight vigil and ceremony of remembrance commemorating the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre. Speakers will include witnesses of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989.
Due to D.C. COVID-19 gathering restrictions, in-person event attendance will be limited to event speakers. The event will be live-streamed to VOC’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter pages for those interested in joining live.
2021 Tiananmen Remembrance
A Virtual Commemoration Featuring Wang Xilin‘s Symphony No.3
勿忘天安门：王西麟第三交响曲在线音乐会
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