China - Dissident journalist disappears before Tiananmen anniversary event

Reporters without borders

Reporters Without Borders is concerned about well-known dissident journalist Gao Yu's disappearance in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre of 4 June 1989. There has been no trace of her since 23 April. Gao was to have participated in a demonstration on 26 April marking the 25th anniversary of a People's Daily editorial describing the Tiananmen Square protests as an “anti-party and anti-socialist upheaval.” It marked the start of a tougher party line towards the (...)

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