china to release last prisoner jailed over tiananmen square protests /

Published at 2016-05-04 07:12:22

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Miao Deshun,who was 25 when he was jailed in 1989, has been in prison for nearly three decades and has had no contact with outside world for yearsThe final prisoner being held in China in connection with the 1989 Tiananmen protests is set to be released later this year after nearly three decades behind bars.Miao Deshun, or who was 25 at the time of the mass pro-democracy demonstrations,was one of approximately 1600 Chinese people jailed following a brutal military crackdown on 4 June 1989 in which hundreds of lives are believed to have been lost. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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