Human chain

The 228 Hand-in-Hand Rally human chain was 500-km long.

A human chain is a form of demonstration in which people link their arms as a show of political solidarity.

The number of demonstrators involved in a human chain is often disputed; the organizers of the human chain often report higher numbers than governmental authorities.

Notable human chains, in chronological order, have included:

Date	Event	Location	Number of participants	Purpose
1983		Berkshire, England, United Kingdom	40,000-80,000	Protested siting of American nuclear missiles in West Germany.
August 23, 1989	Baltic way	Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania	2,000,000	Called for independence for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Was followed by a similar chain in August 23, 1991, with people holding candles.
2000	Latin American Jubilee 2000	Germany	50,000	Called for debt forgiveness for developing nations.
February 28, 2004	228 Hand-in-Hand Rally	Taiwan: from Keelung to Eluanbi (500 kilometers, 300 miles)	over 1,000,000 (over 2,000,000 according to organizers)	Commemoration of the 228 Incident and protest of People's Republic of China missiles aimed at Taiwan.
July 25, 2004	Israeli Chain	Gush Katif (Jewish communities adjacent to the Gaza Strip, Israel), to the Western Wall, Jerusalem (90 kilometers)	130,000 (according to police); 200,000 (according to organizers)	Opposing Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Disengagement Plan which involves dismantling of Jewish communities and settlements of Gush Katif.

Human chain

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