Ding Zilin

A Letter to Friends

tw — Mon, 10 May 2021 17:49:37 +0000

May 10, 2021

At the request of Ding Zilin, a founding member of the Tiananmen Mothers, a group of survivors and family members of the military crackdown on 1989 Democracy Movement, HRIC posts her letter below. Ding Zilin extends her deep appreciation for international support and humanitarian assistance for the...

Government Accountability

Ding Zilin

Open Letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers

tw — Thu, 31 May 2018 22:20:42 +0000

May 31, 2018

Open Letter to Xi Jinping from the Tiananmen Mothers

Press Release

On the occasion of the 29th anniversary of June Fourth, the Tiananmen Mothers authorize Human Rights in China to publish this open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping. The full text of the open letter is as follows. [Translation by Human Rights in China] Dear President Xi Jinping: This year...

Government Accountability

Ding Zilin

Quiet at Weiming Lake: Visiting Mr. Edgar Snow’s Grave

Anonymous — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:16:06 +0000

February 21, 2018

Quiet at Weiming Lake: Visiting Mr. Edgar Snow’s Grave

Citizens' Square

Communist Party Of China

[Translation by Human Rights in China] 1 The Chinese Spring Festival in 2018 came late. February 15 was the anniversary of Mr. Edgar Snow's death, also Lunar New Year’s Eve. This happened to be a time of long holidays, when people were either busy preparing meals for family reunions at home or out...

Ding Zilin

Tiananmen Mothers: Open Letter to Xi Jinping

tw — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:02:02 +0000

June 29, 2017

Tiananmen Mothers: Open Letter to Xi Jinping

HRIC Bulletin

Tiananmen Mothers

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, HRIC issues the group’s open letter to Xi Jinping (below) regarding Liu Xiaobo. Letter to President Xi Jinping from Tiananmen Mothers Regarding Liu Xiaobo Chairman Xi Jinping: We were shocked by the devastating news that in prison, Mr. Liu Xiaobo became...

Liu Xiaobo

Tiananmen Mothers: Statement

tw — Thu, 29 Jun 2017 17:48:54 +0000

June 29, 2017

Tiananmen Mothers: Statement

HRIC Bulletin

Tiananmen Mothers

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, HRIC issues the group’s statement (below) regarding Liu Xiaobo. Statement by the Tiananmen Mothers Regarding Liu Xiaobo When Mr. Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize, he had expressed that he wanted to regift the award money to us. We thanked him for his...

Liu Xiaobo

Letter from Ding Zilin to Mrs. Lois Snow

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:16:09 +0000

March 27, 2017

Letter from Ding Zilin to Mrs. Lois Snow

Citizens' Square

June Fourth

Ding Zilin, mother of Jiang Jielian, who was shot and killed, at age 17, on the night of June 3, 1989, is a founder of the Tiananmen Mothers group. Mrs. Lois Snow is the widow of the late Edgar Snow, American journalist and author of Red Star Over China (1937), widely regarded as one of the most...

Ding Zilin

A Few Words for My Friends

phb — Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:41:02 +0000

October 27, 2016

A Few Words for My Friends

Citizens' Square

My friends, we have been out of touch for so long. In 2015, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, September 27, my husband Jiang Peikun died suddenly from a heart attack at 2:53 in the afternoon. This sudden misfortune plunged me into an abyss. Jiang's funeral services were simple, in accordance...

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Ding Zilin

Tiananmen Mothers Quote Le Keqiang, Urge Leaders to Take Historical Responsibility for June Fourth

tw — Mon, 01 Jun 2015 01:42:37 +0000

June 1, 2015

Tiananmen Mothers Quote Le Keqiang, Urge Leaders to Take Historical Responsibility for June Fourth

Press Release

Government Accountability

At the request of the Tiananmen Mothers, Human Rights in China (HRIC) is issuing the following essay by the group to commemorate the victims of June Fourth on its 26th anniversary. Quoting Premier Li Keqiang’s March 2015 speech that Japan’s leaders today bear historical responsibility for Japan’s...

Ding Zilin

“I’m Worried about Gao Yu and Wait for Her Early Return”

tw — Wed, 08 Apr 2015 18:52:22 +0000

April 6, 2015

“I’m Worried about Gao Yu and Wait for Her Early Return”

Citizens' Square

Freedom of Expression

An appeal by Ding Zilin (丁子霖) , a founding member of the Tiananmen Mothers, to the Chinese authorities to conclude the trial of Gao Yu (高瑜), the widely admired veteran journalist. Gao, 70, was tried in November 2014 for leaking an internal Communist Party document, and faces a life sentence. The...

Ding Zilin

Born Into Challenges, Dead In an Instant (Part 4)

tw — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:35:52 +0000

July 25, 2014

Born Into Challenges, Dead In an Instant (Part 4)

China Rights Forum

June Fourth

( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) ( Part 3 ) Remembering My Son Jielian on the 25th Anniversary of His Death [Translation by Human Rights in China] After my son Jielian sacrificed himself, some friends whom we didn’t know that well consoled us: “Please accept the fact and move on! Fortunately Jielian had an...

Ding Zilin

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 3)

tw — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:55:52 +0000

July 25, 2014

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 3)

China Rights Forum

June Fourth

( Part 1 ) ( Part 2 ) ( Part 4 ) Remembering My Son Jielian on the 25th Anniversary of His Death [Translation by Human Rights in China] On the afternoon of June 5, 1989, I was lying in bed. First, several doctors from the school suddenly came to our house to give me a shot. At almost the same...

Ding Zilin

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 2)

tw — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:51:43 +0000

July 25, 2014

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 2)

China Rights Forum

June Fourth

( Part 1 ) ( Part 3 ) ( Part 4 ) Remembering My Son Jielian on the 25th Anniversary of His Death [Translation by Human Rights in China] In 1989, from April 15 when the Beijing student protests began, Jielian seemed especially concerned. Each day after school, he would go from Renmin University to...

Ding Zilin

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 1)

tw — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:42:43 +0000

July 25, 2014

Born Into Challenges, Dead in an Instant (Part 1)

China Rights Forum

June Fourth

( Part 2 ) ( Part 3 ) ( Part 4 ) Remembering My Son Jielian on the 25th Anniversary of His Death [Translation by Human Rights in China] Twenty-five years after June Fourth, I quiet my heart to remember Jielian’s ( 蒋捷连 ) short life, feeling that this child’s time in this world was both fortunate and...

Ding Zilin

Remembering Our Friend Du Dongxu on Tomb Sweeping Day

tw — Fri, 11 Jul 2014 15:25:34 +0000

July 25, 2014

Remembering Our Friend Du Dongxu on Tomb Sweeping Day

China Rights Forum

June Fourth

[Translation by Human Rights in China] When fellow families of June Fourth victims published the open letter to Two Congresses earlier this year, they, sadly, had no choice but to move Du Dongxu ( 杜东旭 ) , a name respected by everyone, from the signature section to that of deceased members. Mr. Du...

Ding Zilin

China Escalates Persecution before 25th Anniversary of June Fourth

Anonymous — Wed, 07 May 2014 19:46:30 +0000

May 8, 2014

China Escalates Persecution before 25th Anniversary of June Fourth

Press Release

June Fourth

Human Rights in China has learned that Chinese authorities are preventing Ding Zilin ( 丁子霖 ) , a key member of the Tiananmen Mothers , and her husband from returning to Beijing until after June 4, the 25th anniversary of the violent government crackdown on the 1989 Democracy Movement. According to...

Ding Zilin