Tank Man

The Tank Man is a documentary that PBS's Frontline made about the famous "tank man" that stood unarmed (see photo above) in front of a group of tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace on June 5, one day after the crushing events of June 4th.

TakePart Social Action Network™ 2009

"The Tank Man isn't the right word to call him," wrote Twitter user shuil after joining dozens of netizens in searching for the previously blocked picture.

Archive 2010-01-01 Rus Bowden 2010

In honor of the Tank Man, the protesters, and the members of the P.L.A. who refused to participate in the atrocities.

Tiananmen Square massacre, 20 years on 2009

At the same time as extremism grew, however, the image of Tank Man, and of the many brave Palestinian peace activists and Arab democracy activists who were standing up to the force of their rulers or occupiers inspired a generation of intellectuals and political activists to lay the foundation for the civil society movements across the Arab world.

Mark Levine: On the Shoulder's of Burma's Monks, the Fate of the War on Terror Might Well Lie 2008

For those who may not have seen The Tank Man, I'm posting here as an essential part of Flumesday's effort to provide the most interesting stories on Tiananmen leading up to the

Flumesday.com 2009

The regime dies, however, if Tank Commander refuses to run over Tank Man.

Minstrel Boy 2009

The Chinese Government has never produced Tank Man, who was probably executed.

ninme 2009

Tank Man can simply be shot; most seem to believe that Tank Man was later executed, far out of sight of the international media.

Minstrel Boy 2009

For those who may not have seen The Tank Man, I'm posting here as an essential part of Flumesday's effort to provide the most interesting stories on Tiananmen leading up to the

Flumesday.com 2009

For those who may not have seen The Tank Man, I'm posting here as an essential part of Flumesday's effort to provide the most interesting stories on Tiananmen leading up to the

Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009