China: Free Activists Held for Marking Massacre

Email The Chinese government should immediately drop charges against prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, clarify the status of journalist Gao Yu, and release other activists who have been detained for commemorating the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Massacre, Human Rights Watch said today. The Chinese government should also not silence, detain, or disappear any other rights advocates in the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the massacre. (New York) – The Chinese government should immediately drop charges against prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, clarify the status of journalist…

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