NEW YORK—A rally for victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre drew a crowd of about 200 on Thursday.
The protesters demanded the disintegration of the regime that took thousands of lives during 1989 democracy protests in Beijing.
“How can they care about Tibetans if they kill their own people?!” said Phurbu Dorjee, a human rights attorney who was asked to read a statement written by the Dalai Lama at the 20 year anniversary protest.
People from a wide range of races, ethnicities, and countries gathered outside of the New York Chinese Consulate. They included survivors of the massacre, Tibetans, and even Israelis. The common bond was their condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The people stood silently at first, their heads bowed out of respect remembering those who had fallen. They were painfully aware that the number of victims of the CCP continues to grow every day.
“It’s not China or the Chinese people that I have a problem with, it is the standing committee of the politburo,” said Jimmy, who refused to give his last name.
Anger and frustration began to swell in the crowd after a couple of hours of protesting. Different groups made speeches, then the microphone was turned over to anyone who wanted to express their views about the CCP.
“The Chinese Communist Party is killing Tibetans, democracy activists, over 50,000 Falun Gong practitioners have been murdered so that their organs could be sold on the black market,“ said Jeremy Taylor, a long-time Manhattan resident. ”The international community must take action against the CCP!”
Taylor said he became extremely upset and began getting informed about what was really going on in China after he found out that the International Olympic Committee had awarded China the Olympic Games.
The protesters demanded the disintegration of the regime that took thousands of lives during 1989 democracy protests in Beijing.
“How can they care about Tibetans if they kill their own people?!” said Phurbu Dorjee, a human rights attorney who was asked to read a statement written by the Dalai Lama at the 20 year anniversary protest.
People from a wide range of races, ethnicities, and countries gathered outside of the New York Chinese Consulate. They included survivors of the massacre, Tibetans, and even Israelis. The common bond was their condemnation of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The people stood silently at first, their heads bowed out of respect remembering those who had fallen. They were painfully aware that the number of victims of the CCP continues to grow every day.
“It’s not China or the Chinese people that I have a problem with, it is the standing committee of the politburo,” said Jimmy, who refused to give his last name.
Anger and frustration began to swell in the crowd after a couple of hours of protesting. Different groups made speeches, then the microphone was turned over to anyone who wanted to express their views about the CCP.
“The Chinese Communist Party is killing Tibetans, democracy activists, over 50,000 Falun Gong practitioners have been murdered so that their organs could be sold on the black market,“ said Jeremy Taylor, a long-time Manhattan resident. ”The international community must take action against the CCP!”
Taylor said he became extremely upset and began getting informed about what was really going on in China after he found out that the International Olympic Committee had awarded China the Olympic Games.
