12. Estimates of Deaths: 10,000 – Soviet Union 7,000 – NATO 3,700 – a defector citing a document circulating among officers 2,600 – Chinese Red Cross (later denied) 1,000 – Amnesty International 400 to 800 – New York Times' Nicholas Kristof. He developed this estimate using information from hospital staff and doctors, and from a medical official with links to most hospitals. 241 including soldiers – the Chinese government
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Editor's Notes
1989. protests occurred in a year that saw the collapse of a number of communist governments around the world. 100,000 students and workers marched in Beijing making demands for free media and a formal dialogue between the authorities and student-elected representatives. A declaration demanded the government to accelerate political reform.
