June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association
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June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association is a United States
-based non-governmental non-profit organization that conducts research and advocacy on the Culture of June Fourth Movement, Democracy, Political Freedom, and Human Rights in China.
It had joined the case of Shi Tao's and Xiaoning Wang's lawsuit against Yahoo!, whose Hong Kong office handed over their personal information to Chinese government, and it caused them to be sentenced to 10 and 12 years in jail. On November 13, 2007, Yahoo finally settled this case with Shi Tao and Xiaoning Wang with mutual agreement.
June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association published Collection of June Fourth Poems
, a work was edited by some former student leaders and scholars. However, this work was banned by Chinese government on December, 2006. It also published the work Collection of Human Right Poems
by some writers, scholars, and human right activists in June 2008, which was also banned by the government of China on April 2008.
June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association is being brutally repressed by the communist regime in China. Four of its senior members have been sentenced to jail on September 2007, including Feixiong Guo, Hu Jia
, Huang Qi
, and Du Daobin.
The Organizations or Groups that cooperate with June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association includes: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
, The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, The Epoch Times
, etc.
According to Stein Toennesson, director of the International Peace Research Institute of Oslo, "one of the most likely winner of Nobel Peace Prize
2008 is Hu Jia", who is also the director of June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-based non-governmental non-profit organization that conducts research and advocacy on the Culture of June Fourth Movement, Democracy, Political Freedom, and Human Rights in China.
It had joined the case of Shi Tao's and Xiaoning Wang's lawsuit against Yahoo!, whose Hong Kong office handed over their personal information to Chinese government, and it caused them to be sentenced to 10 and 12 years in jail. On November 13, 2007, Yahoo finally settled this case with Shi Tao and Xiaoning Wang with mutual agreement.
June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association published Collection of June Fourth Poems
Collection of June Fourth Poems
Collection of June Fourth Poems: Commemorating the Tiananmen Square Protest is an anthology of poems commemorating the June Fourth protests in China . The poems were written by victims, exiled activists and international supporters...
, a work was edited by some former student leaders and scholars. However, this work was banned by Chinese government on December, 2006. It also published the work Collection of Human Right Poems
Collection of Human Right Poems
The Collection of Human Right Poems is a poetry anthology that records Chinese right-protected history, especially numerous activities since the new century. Besides, it embodies the works of many authors reflecting people's consciousness and championship for their rights...
by some writers, scholars, and human right activists in June 2008, which was also banned by the government of China on April 2008.
June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association is being brutally repressed by the communist regime in China. Four of its senior members have been sentenced to jail on September 2007, including Feixiong Guo, Hu Jia
Hu Jia (activist)
Hu Jia is an activist and dissident in the People's Republic of China. His work has focused on the Chinese democracy movement, Chinese environmentalist movement, and HIV/AIDS in the People's Republic of China...
, Huang Qi
Huang Qi
Huang Qi is a Chinese webmaster and human rights activist. He is the co-founder of Tianwang Center for Missing Persons , along with his wife Zeng Li...
, and Du Daobin.
The Organizations or Groups that cooperate with June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association includes: Taiwan Foundation for Democracy, The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
Democratic Party (Hong Kong)
The Democratic Party is a pro-democracy political party in Hong Kong. It was established on 2 October 1994. The party is currently the second largest party in the Legislative Council, headed by Chairman Albert Ho Chun-yan and, following the November 2008 merger with the Frontier, had around 745...
, The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times
The Epoch Times is a multi-language, international media organisation. As a newspaper, the Times has been publishing in Chinese since May 2000. It was founded in 1999 by supporters of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline....
, etc.
According to Stein Toennesson, director of the International Peace Research Institute of Oslo, "one of the most likely winner of Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who...
2008 is Hu Jia", who is also the director of June Fourth Heritage & Culture Association.