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27 years on, Chinese moms of Tiananmen victims vow to fight

27 years on, Chinese moms of Tiananmen victims vow to fight

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chinese military vehicles carrying DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles, potentially capable of sinking a US Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, travel past Tiananmen Gate during a military parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Beijing, in this September 3, 2015 file photo: Reuters

BEIJING: 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. Published by the advocacy group Human Rights in China, the letter signed by 131 mothers said victims' families continue to suffer from harassment and intimidation by Chinese security services for pursuing their quest for justice for their loved ones. The letter condemns the Chinese government for its apathy, accusing Beijing of ignoring pleas by family members and wiping out public memories of the movement and the bloody crackdown on the night of June 3-4, 1989, in which hundreds, possibly thousands were killed.