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Demonstration at Chinese Embassy Planned for
Anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre Square on Sunday
NEWS PROVIDED BY
Christian Defense Coalition
June 3, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- On the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
activists plan to hold peaceful demonstration at the Chinese Embassy in
Washington, D.C.
The demonstration will be held on Sunday, June 4 at 4:00 PM. The Embassy is
located at 3505 International Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008.
As part of the demonstration, activists will lay red fabric on the public
sidewalk at the Chinese Embassy's front door. The fabric will be a visible
reminder of the violence and bloodshed by the Chinese Army against thousands of
peaceful student protesters murdered in Tiananmen Square.
Rev. Patrick Mahoney, Director of the Washington, D.C. based Christian Defense
Coalition, will also be praying for human rights and freedom in China and Hong
Kong.
Rev. Mahoney has been an international voice for human rights in China for
almost 40 years. He participated in a public prayer vigil and demonstration in
Tiananmen Square during the 2008 Beijing Olympics with other activists. They
were arrested and threatened with a 6-month prison sentence. Rev. Mahoney is
currently banned from China for his human rights work.
Regarding the Tiananmen Square demonstration at the Chinese Embassy, Rev.
Mahoney comments:
"We are gathering at the Chinese Embassy on the 34th
Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre to remember and honor thousands
of heroic students who were murdered and brutalized by the Chinese Army in
their historic struggle for freedom.
"We will be laying red fabric at the front of the Embassy
as a powerful visual reminder of the violence and bloodshed these students
experienced and the continued brutality against those who continue to seek
freedom in China. We will also be praying for human rights in China and Hong
Kong as we ask God to comfort and give strength all those who are now
imprisoned and facing genocide.
"America, and the free nations of the world, must always remember the
violence of Tiananmen Square and passionately work to ensure dignity,
equality and freedom for the beautiful people of China.
"We echo the words of Holocaust Survivor and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Elie
Wiesel, as he says; "We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the
oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the
tormented."
For more information or interviews contact:
Rev. Patrick Mahoney at 540.538.4741
SOURCE Christian Defense Coalition
CONTACT: Rev. Patrick Mahoney, 540-538-4741
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