On This Date...

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the Tiananman Square massacre in Beijing, China.

According to current estimates, as many as two-hundred-and-fifty Chinese are still serving prison sentences for Tiananmen-related activities. The world does not know the exact numbers of those killed, wounded or arrested because, sixteen years later, the government of China still has not provided an accounting. Instead, the government has imposed a near complete blackout of information about the event.

Update: Thousands gather in Hong Kong to remember. (Full article here)