From Reuters (link)
Chinese authorities have made a payment to the mother of a youth killed during the 1989 crackdown on mass protests, the first time that a victim’s family has been compensated, a rights activist said on Sunday.
Tang Deying campaigned for 17 years to win redress since her son, Zhou Guocong, died in police detention on June 6, 1989, in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, a Chengdu-based activist told Reuters on Sunday.
Chengdu police recently gave Tang 70,000 yuan ($8,735) as “hardship assistance”, activist Huang Qi, who has publicized her case, announced on his Web site (www.64tianwang.com) on Saturday.
