Mothers of some of those killed in the bloody crackdown on China’s 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy movement are condemning the Chinese Government for failing to account for their children’s deaths and vowing to continue pushing for the truth ahead of this weekend’s 27th anniversary of the events.
Signed by 131 mothers and published by the advocacy group Human Rights in China, the letter said victims’ families continue to suffer from harassment and intimidation by Chinese security services for pursuing their quest for justice for their loved ones.
“For 27 years, the police have been the ones who have dealt with us. For 27 years... We, the victims’ families, are eavesdropped and surveilled upon by the police,” the letter said. “The police use contemptible means, such as making up stories, fabricating facts, issuing threats, etc., against us.”