BB-244 / State Terror

Tiananmen Square 1989

Historical case · Tiananmen Square 1989

Tiananmen Square 1989

The Act

This case documents the violence, killings, or systematic cruelty associated with Tiananmen Square 1989. Historical records and scholarship describe significant loss of life or extreme suffering.

The Response

Later responses have included trials, commissions, official statements, memorials, denials, or continued contestation. The degree of accountability has varied.

← Return to the archive