Chinese dissident, Zhu Yufu is this week’s 1worldinternational Global Personality of the Week. Mr Yufu, is at present facing trial in the country’s eastern city of Hangzhou for composing a poem sent via Skype which allegedly references Tiananmen Square. Observers recall that the Tiananmen Square massacre of 1989 is one of the country’s darkest moments hence the government’s hard line stance in its approach to this matter.
The poem titled “Its time” has resulted in Yufu being charged with the crime of “inciting subversion of state power”. A few lines of the poem read: “With your own two feet/ Its time to head to the Square and make your own choice/ Its time people of China/ Its time”. Yufu’s previous term in jail does not appear to have altered his course and we hope his actions continue to inspire dissidents and human rights activists alike in their fight for justice.
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