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Organizátor protestů na náměstí Nebeského klidu o dnešní Číně
The organizer of the Tiananmen Square protests about today's China
Event by: Students for Liberty CZ
Location: Na Boršově, Náprstkova 10, Praha 1
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This event will be in English
The interview will focus on the speaker's experience from the period of protests in 1989 and the Tiananmen Square massacre, his subsequent contact with other opponents of the regime as well as the current state of freedom in China.
Zhou Fengsuo is widely recognized and respected in activist communities for his strong leadership, humanitarian work, and inclusive vision for social change. As a physics student at Tsinghua University, he organized the first and only free student union election in 1988. During the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, he created and led the "Voice of Student Movements" in Tiananmen Square. He was ranked fifth on the list of most wanted student leaders after the Tiananmen Square massacre and was arrested and spent a year in prison.
After leaving China in the mid-1990s, Zhou continued his pro-democracy and human rights activist activities for the Chinese cause. In 2000, he was the lead plaintiff in a civil case against Li Peng, he became director and then president of the China Foundation for Democratic Education between 2001 and 2010, and in 2007 he co-founded Humanitarian China, an organization providing humanitarian aid to hundreds of families of political prisoners and mothers from Tiananmen Square peace, including lawyers, journalists, workers' and women's rights activists, political protesters, and persecuted house churches. Since then, he continues to lead and support the organization. In 2014, Zhou secretly returned to Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, was arrested and sent back, and participated in the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong that same year.
As the executive director of Human Rights in China, a long-standing and well-known Chinese human rights organization, Zhou took full responsibility for supporting his community and his cause. He has demonstrated inspirational power in mobilizing and empowering young Chinese human rights defenders in the diaspora to support human rights defenders in China, and in working together and providing solidarity to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, including the Oxford Union, and has testified before US legislative bodies, including the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). This year, on the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, he helped organize commemorations around the world, from Taipei to the British Parliament, to ensure that the sacrifice and message of freedom of 1989 would never be forgotten.
Zhou Fengsuo is widely recognized and respected in activist communities for his grounded leadership, humanitarian work, and inclusive vision for social change. As a physics student at Tsinghua University, Zhou organized the first and only free election of a student union in 1988. During the Tiananmen protests in 1989, he built and led "Voice of the Student Movements" on Tiananmen Square.
< br/>He was No. 5 on the most wanted list of student leaders after the Tiananmen Massacre, and was
arrested and spent a year in prison. After leaving China in the mid-1990s, Zhou continued his pro-democracy and human rights activism for the China cause. He was the lead plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against Li Peng in 2000, became director and then president of Chinese Democracy Education Foundation between 2001 and 2010, and co-founded Humanitarian China in 2007, an organization providing humanitarian aids to hundreds of families of political prisoners and the Tiananmen Mothers, including rights lawyers, journalists, labor and women's rights activists, political protesters, and persecuted house churches. He has continued leading and supporting the organization ever since. In 2014, Zhou slipped back into Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, was arrested and sent back, and participated in the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong the same year.
As Executive Director of Human Rights in China, a long-standing and well-known Chinese human rights organization, Zhou took on the full-time role of uplifting his community and his cause. He has
demonstrated inspiring strength in mobilizing and empowering young Chinese human rights advocates in diaspora to support rights advocates in China and in collaborating with and providing solidarity to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, including the Oxford Union, and has testified before the U.S. legislation bodies, including the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). This year, for the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, he helped organize commemorative events around the world, from Taipei to the UK parliament, to ensure that the sacrifice and message of freedom from 1989 is never forgotten.
Entrance to the event is voluntary, there is no need to register anywhere.
Support Students for Liberty in our activities. Thanks to private contributions, we can continue to publish content, publish printed materials and hold educational events. We will also be very happy if you help us spread the content to other people.
This event will be in English
The interview will focus on the speaker's experience from the period of protests in 1989 and the Tiananmen Square massacre, his subsequent contact with other opponents of the regime as well as the current state of freedom in China.
Zhou Fengsuo is widely recognized and respected in activist communities for his strong leadership, humanitarian work, and inclusive vision for social change. As a physics student at Tsinghua University, he organized the first and only free student union election in 1988. During the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, he created and led the "Voice of Student Movements" in Tiananmen Square. He was ranked fifth on the list of most wanted student leaders after the Tiananmen Square massacre and was arrested and spent a year in prison.
After leaving China in the mid-1990s, Zhou continued his pro-democracy and human rights activist activities for the Chinese cause. In 2000, he was the lead plaintiff in a civil case against Li Peng, he became director and then president of the China Foundation for Democratic Education between 2001 and 2010, and in 2007 he co-founded Humanitarian China, an organization providing humanitarian aid to hundreds of families of political prisoners and mothers from Tiananmen Square peace, including lawyers, journalists, workers' and women's rights activists, political protesters, and persecuted house churches. Since then, he continues to lead and support the organization. In 2014, Zhou secretly returned to Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, was arrested and sent back, and participated in the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong that same year.
As the executive director of Human Rights in China, a long-standing and well-known Chinese human rights organization, Zhou took full responsibility for supporting his community and his cause. He has demonstrated inspirational power in mobilizing and empowering young Chinese human rights defenders in the diaspora to support human rights defenders in China, and in working together and providing solidarity to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, including the Oxford Union, and has testified before US legislative bodies, including the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). This year, on the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, he helped organize commemorations around the world, from Taipei to the British Parliament, to ensure that the sacrifice and message of freedom of 1989 would never be forgotten.
Zhou Fengsuo is widely recognized and respected in activist communities for his grounded leadership, humanitarian work, and inclusive vision for social change. As a physics student at Tsinghua University, Zhou organized the first and only free election of a student union in 1988. During the Tiananmen protests in 1989, he built and led "Voice of the Student Movements" on Tiananmen Square.
< br/>He was No. 5 on the most wanted list of student leaders after the Tiananmen Massacre, and was
arrested and spent a year in prison. After leaving China in the mid-1990s, Zhou continued his pro-democracy and human rights activism for the China cause. He was the lead plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against Li Peng in 2000, became director and then president of Chinese Democracy Education Foundation between 2001 and 2010, and co-founded Humanitarian China in 2007, an organization providing humanitarian aids to hundreds of families of political prisoners and the Tiananmen Mothers, including rights lawyers, journalists, labor and women's rights activists, political protesters, and persecuted house churches. He has continued leading and supporting the organization ever since. In 2014, Zhou slipped back into Beijing to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, was arrested and sent back, and participated in the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong the same year.
As Executive Director of Human Rights in China, a long-standing and well-known Chinese human rights organization, Zhou took on the full-time role of uplifting his community and his cause. He has
demonstrated inspiring strength in mobilizing and empowering young Chinese human rights advocates in diaspora to support rights advocates in China and in collaborating with and providing solidarity to the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. He is a frequent speaker on university campuses, including the Oxford Union, and has testified before the U.S. legislation bodies, including the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC). This year, for the 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre, he helped organize commemorative events around the world, from Taipei to the UK parliament, to ensure that the sacrifice and message of freedom from 1989 is never forgotten.
Entrance to the event is voluntary, there is no need to register anywhere.
Support Students for Liberty in our activities. Thanks to private contributions, we can continue to publish content, publish printed materials and hold educational events. We will also be very happy if you help us spread the content to other people.