Conquistadors murdered hundreds of Acolhua people, a sister culture of the Aztecs, after members of a Spanish caravan in Mexico were captured, sacrificed and eaten. Source: https://www.livescience.com/mexico-massacre-spanish-aztecs.html
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Mass grave of Black victims of Tulsa race massacre possibly unearthed in Oklahoma cemetery
Excavation crews have unearthed at least 12 unmarked coffins in a Tulsa, Oklahoma graveyard that archaeologists think holds victims of the infamous 1921 race massacre in the city. Source: https://www.livescience.com/tulsa-race-massacre-victims-possibly-found.html
Decapitated and dismembered skeletons reveal lost Iron Age massacre
A once-thriving Iron Age village in Iberia was decimated and likely abandoned after a brutal massacre that left bodies lying in the streets where they fell. Source: https://www.livescience.com/iron-age-village-massacre.html
Zoom Confirms Beijing Asked It To Suspend Activists Over Tiananmen Square Meetings
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Axios: U.S. video conferencing company Zoom issued a statement on Thursday acknowledging that the Chinese government requested that it suspend the accounts of several U.S.- and Hong Kong-based Chinese activists for holding events commemorating the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Zoom claims that it only took action because the Chinese government informed…
Zoom Closes Account of US-Based Chinese Activist After Tiananment Event
The U.S. video-conferencing company Zoom closed the account of a group of prominent U.S.-based Chinese activists after they held a Zoom event commemorating the 31st anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre, Axios has learned. From the report: Zhou Fengsuo, founder of the U.S. nonprofit Humanitarian China and former student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen protests, organized the May 31…