Ding Zilin

Ding Zilin
Ding Zilin
丁子霖
	Zilin in 2014
Born	December 20, 1936 (age 87); Shanghai
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	Renmin University of China
Occupation(s)	Human rights activist, academic
Organization	Tiananmen Mothers
Known for	Advocacy for relatives of the Tiananmen square crackdown victims
Movement	June the 4th Movement
Spouse	Jiang Peikun (m. 1970; died 2015)
Children	Jiang Jielian
Awards	Vasyl Stus Award;

Ding Zilin (Chinese: 丁子霖; pinyin: Dīng Zǐlín; born December 20, 1936, or January 1, 1939^[1]) is a retired professor of philosophy and the leader of the political activist group Tiananmen Mothers. Ding is the mother of Jiang Jielian, one of the first student protestors killed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and ensuing crackdown.^[2]

^ The year of birth provided by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is 1939. Ding Zilin said in a telephone interview on October 9, 2006 that she was born in Shanghai on December 20, 1936.
^ Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (June 1, 2016). "Ding Zilin, Founder of Tiananmen Mothers, is Silenced by Chinese Police". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[1] The year of birth provided by the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China is 1939. Ding Zilin said in a telephone interview on October 9, 2006 that she was born in Shanghai on December 20, 1936.

[2] Tatlow, Didi Kirsten (June 1, 2016). "Ding Zilin, Founder of Tiananmen Mothers, is Silenced by Chinese Police". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

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