Xiong Yan
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Xiong Yan (熊炎) is a Chinese dissident who is currently serving as a chaplain in U.S. Army in Iraq [1]. He was a student leader during the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre. He was detained for 19 months for his pro-democratic activities and fled China in 1992 to United States, there he studied theology in Boston [2]. In 2005 he announced in Epoch Times that he withdrew his membership in Chinese Communist Party [3]. He is still active in overseas China democracy movement [4].
[edit] References
- ^ Where Are Some of the “Most Wanted” Participants Today? Human Rights Watch
- ^ Tiananmen's Most Wanted-Where Are They Now? Human Rights in China
- ^ Reverend Xiong Yan Withdraws from CCP Epoch Times
- ^ New York Democracy Activists Commemorate Anniversary of June 4th Incident Voice of America
