************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No.5140 June 1, 1994 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu Dear Friends: Five years ago, a million people in Beijing took to the street to demand basic rights to freedom of expression association. But the Chinese government chose to answer the peaceful demonstrators with bullets and tanks instead of reforms. Thousands perished during the June 4th Massacre, and many more were persecuted and imprisoned afterwards. Their only crime is to speak out for a free and democratic China. After five years many people tend to forget the trauma that Beijing regime inflicted on its own people. International pressure on Beijing to improve human rights was weakened considerably after Clinton Administration renewed China's MFN and de-linked human rights and trade at a time when its human rights record continues to deteriorate. It is therefore vital for us at this Fifth Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre to refresh our memory, to pay our respect to those who died for the universal principles written in the Declaration of Independence, and to reaffirm our dedication to the cause of human rights. We cordially invite you to participate in the commemoration of the Fifth Anniversary of June 4 Massacre to be held in front of the Chinese Embassy at 2:00 p.m. on June 4. For more information, please contact Mr. Huang Songyun at (202) 347-0017. Time: 1:00 p.m. through the night, June 4, 1994 Location: Chinese Embassy, 3200 Connecticut Ave, NW, Washington, D.C. For those who cannot come to Washington, D.C. to join us, please check with your local CSS leaders. Similar activities to commemorate June 4 Massacre might be organized in local communities. ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * * Exec. Director: Liu Xiaozhu Chief of Staff: Huang Songyun * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from IFCSS E-mail mailing list, please send email to : * * listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last_name first_name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last_name first_name * * * * For IFCSS Service Program: ftp: ifcss.org:/services * * * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************