China Frees Relatives of Tiananmen Victims
From Times Wire Reports
China said it had released a woman who lost her husband and two who lost their sons in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests after detaining them over “illegal activities sponsored by overseas forces.”
Retired professor Ding Zilin -- a leading spokeswoman for the Tiananmen Mothers group -- Zhang Xianling and Huang Jinping were freed “after being admonished and showing repentance,” the official New China News Agency said. The charges apparently referred to an attempt to import something, which was not specified.
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