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George Washington University

George Washington University: Tiananmen Square, 1989, the Declassified History

For Students 9th - 10th
An Electronic Briefing Book on the Tiananmen Square protests that is divided into five sections: Student Demonstrations in 1985-86, On the Brink, The Crackdown, The Aftermath, and Ten Years after Tiananmen. Site includes a collection of...
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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: China and Tibet News Releases and Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
This area devoted to China and Tibet will continue to post human rights violations in the form of articles, reports, and commentaries on on-going events.
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Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch: China's Growing Intolerance of Peaceful Dissent

For Students 9th - 10th
Article of November 27, 2010 relates a litany of recent episodes that highlight China's intolerance of dissent and human rights violations. Article also proposes reasons for this growing intolerance.
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US Department of State

U.s. Dept. Of State: 2018 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive account of human rights practices in China for the year 2018. Per the US Department of State, China's "human rights record remained poor and worsened in some areas." Sections of the report include: Arbitrary or Unlawful...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Gallery of China's Female Activists

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the lives and accomplishments of women working to improve human rights, the environment, and AIDS education in China. Nominate another Chinese woman worthy of recognition and submit your choice.
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Other

Center for Asian American Media: Chronology of the Pro Democracy Movement

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed timeline starts with events in the early part of the 20th century and then covers the year 1989 during which the massive protests in Tiananmen Square took place.
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PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Nobel Peace Prize Winner Remains in Chinese Prison

For Students 9th - 10th
Xiaobo has been named the Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2010; however he will not be at the presentation to accept. He remains in a Chinese prison due to charges "ranging from 'counter-revolutionary propaganda and incitement' to...
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PBS

Interview of Wang Dan

For Students 9th - 10th
A PBS interview with one of the main leaders of the pro democracy movement in China after his release from a Chinese prison and expulsion from China.
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Other

The Heritage Foundation: Dr. Wang Dan, Student Leader in Tiananmen Square

For Students 9th - 10th
Thoughts of Wang Dan, primary dissident in the Tiananmen Square protests, on China during the time of the protests and China in current times. June 2, 2009