Despite intense "contemporaneous dissents" and "scholarly criticism", the supreme court has never overturned the decision that made that horrendous episode possible.
AMID their most intense crackdown on dissent in several years, the Chinese authorities have given a rare hint of softening in the case of one prominent activist, Ai Weiwei.
But their cause is gaining headway as the authorities wage an intense crackdown on dissent, putting pressure on NGOs and arresting or otherwise making vanish dozens of government critics.Mr Mao, who is 82, is the soft-spoken head of a remarkably independent think-tank, the Unirule Institute of Economics.
Activists and human rights groups say that since 2012, Chinese President Xi Jinping has presided over the country's most intense crackdown on dissent since the years following the massacre.
If it is, if you struggle with constructive dissent and intense collaboration, this will limit your ability to thrive in the 21st century.
Since taking leadership of the Communist Party almost two years ago, President Xi has orchestrated intense campaigns in China against political dissent and demands for competitive democracy, civil society and a legal system beyond party control.
Summers' remarks ignited a firestorm of angry dissent--a reaction so intense that it led to a faculty vote of "no confidence" and, ultimately, to the Harvard chief's resignation.
But dissent has been muted by Eritrea's intense community spirit, as well as by rising property values.
Jonathan's government is under pressure over its response to the growing dissent, with the police's chequered record under intense scrutiny.
President Magufuli has recently come under intense pressure, with his critics accusing him of undermining democracy by curbing dissent and stifling free speech.
