"Tank Man": The Picture That Almost Wasn't

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/06/02/world/main5057008.shtml

On June 5, 1989, the city of Beijing, wearied from weeks of unrest, desperately needed a dose of hope. When it arrived in the form of a slender, unarmed man staring down a column of military tanks, observers could not believe their eyes.

See more on external website

Act now

Here are some useful things to do. If you have...

a minute
5 minutes
a bit longer

Rate it 0 ratings so far
Comment on it 0 comments so far
Share it 0 emails sent

You have to be a registered user to rate this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

You have to be a registered user to leave your comment.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

Your friend's email (required)

Your name (required)

Your email

Message Hello, <<Your name>> spotted this on ProtectTheHuman.com and thought you'd be interested: http://www.protectthehuman.com/bookmarks/-tank-man-the-picture-that-almost-wasn-t

Close this action

Bookmark it 10 bookmarks so far
Egypt's military rulers must end human rights abuses 177 done so far

Not now

Close this action

You have to be a registered user to do this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

Read our 'Year of Rebellion' report 18 done so far

You have to be a registered user to do this.
Please log in here or register

Close this action

Created by serpentinite on 09 June 2009

serpentinite's thoughts:

"All I had was three shots. One came out." .... Certainly the story fits the title!

More bookmarks like this

Video of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

Rating of 4.8333 stars
The iconic tank man - it's amazing footage of an ordinary man taking a literal stand against mili...
Anguish over China activist sentence

Rating of 3.0 stars
A sad day for human rights. Hu Jia should be a free man...
Status of Chinese People website

Rating of 5.0 stars
I came across this and thought it would be a good resource for your human rights in China campaign.
BBC official barred from Games opening ceremony

Rating of 0 stars
Censorship in China seems to be tightening in the run up to games.
Going to Beijing for Olympics? This software might be useful

Rating of 0 stars
Furious reporters in Beijing for the Olympics are finding that their internet access is inadequat...