Category: massacre

At Least 32 Villagers Massacred in Another Ethnic Attack in Cameroon

Simmering tensions surrounding the ownership of a fertile piece of land between two struggling communities in the remote area of Akwaya in southwestern Cameroon, degenerated into another bloodbath on June 25. Ferdinand Adawa Ugbe never lived to see the cocoa plantation he planned to set up on the disputed Ufambe fertile farmland, in his native…


33 Years Later, Tiananmen Square Massacre Still Matters to the World, Chinese Activists Say

The Chinese Communist Party is exporting its tyranny all over the world after the United States let it get away with murder 33 years ago during the Tiananmen Square Massacre, three Chinese activists say. It was a bloody night for pro-democracy student protestors on June 3, 1989. Tanks rolled in towards Tiananmen Square, the heart…


Never Forget the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre

Commentary As I watched the military parades at the start of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations on June 2, I was full of admiration for the men and women in uniform who not only marched and played music with remarkable precision and discipline, but whose very purpose is to defend us as a country…


Beijing Refuses to Condemn Russia Over Bucha Killings, Dismissing Accusations as ‘Unfounded’

China has refused to condemn Russia over the Bucha killings amid an international outcry, urging all parties to avoid “unfounded accusations,” while calling violence against civilians unacceptable. On April 5, China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, at a security council meeting urged restraint from all parties and end to what he called groundless…


Body Cam Footage Released in 2018 California Bar Massacre

LOS ANGELES—Video from cameras worn by deputies who responded to a mass shooting at a Southern California bar in 2018 and recordings of calls for help released Tuesday captured the chaos, horror and confusion of the massacre that left a dozen people dead. Terrified patrons hiding from a gunman still stalking victims reported the shooting…


Save the Children Staff Confirmed Dead in Myanmar Massacre

BANGKOK—The humanitarian group Save the Children said Tuesday it has confirmed that two of its staff were among at least 35 people, including children, who were killed in eastern Myanmar on Christmas Eve in an attack it blamed on the country’s military. It said the two staff members were caught up in the attack in…


Remembering the 51st Anniversary of Communist-Era Massacre of Polish Workers

December 17 marks 51 years since Poland’s communist rulers used the military and tanks to violently suppress strikes of Polish workers who were protesting difficult living conditions, exacerbated by increased food prices introduced by the regime. Piotr Brzeziński, Ph.D., a historian at the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) in Poland, talked to The Epoch Times…


Former South Korean Military Dictator Chun Doo-Hwan Dies at 90

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA—Former South Korean President Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979 military coup sparked massive democracy protests, died on Tuesday at the age of 90, his former press aide said. A former military commander, Chun presided over the 1980 Gwangju army massacre of pro-democracy demonstrators, a crime for which…


Florida School Massacre Suspect’s Jail Brawl Trial Delayed

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The trial of the suspect in the 2018 Florida high school massacre for fighting a jail guard was delayed on Monday because his lead lawyer on the case has been hospitalized. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that jury selection in Nikolas Cruz’s trial on jail battery charges will now begin on Tuesday and…


Gunman in 2018 Maryland Newspaper Massacre to Be Sentenced on Tuesday

The gunman who killed five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis in 2018 will be sentenced to prison on Tuesday after a Maryland jury found him criminally responsible for the massacre in July. Jarrod Ramos, 41, faces the prospect of life in prison for one of the deadliest attacks on a U.S. media…