Tiananmen Square Explained (Barefoot Lawyer Reports)

In April of 1989, students began protesting for democracy in Tiananmen Square, which ultimately led to the violent massacre of thousands of civilians. In this episode, Chen Guangcheng explains the origins of the protests and calls on Americans to express solidarity with Chinese citizens who stand against the oppression of the Chinese Communist Party.

The Catholic University of America and its Center for Human Rights is honored to support the work of activist Chen Guangcheng, who is a Distinguished Fellow at the University. His is a voice that defines this generation’s fight for human rights throughout the world. Blind from a young age and a self-taught lawyer, Guangcheng has spent his life fighting for the rights of the disabled and marginalized in China. He exposed the atrocity of the Chinese Communist Party’s forced abortions, leading to his captivity. Guangcheng’s cry for justice, after enduring years of brutal torture at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party, shocked the world and opened his path for a new life of activism in the haven of the United States, after his harrowing, and miraculous, escape from house arrest.

Through the support of the Center for Human Rights, Guangcheng broadcasts his message for justice in both English and Chinese from the heart of Washington, D.C. His gripping story, a true odyssey for justice, is recounted in his memoir.

View his memoir here: https://www.amazon.com/Barefoot-Lawyer-Blind-Justice-Freedom/dp/1250081599

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