The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Wednesday, June 04, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

“I will not be silenced. I want truth behind Tiananmen”
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873738/I-will-not-be-silenced.-I-want-truth-behind-Tiananmen.html

See video statements by the Tiananmen Mothers:
Through video, Tiananmen Mothers speak out on 25th anniversary of June Fourth
天安门母亲发布视频纪念六四25周年
Human Rights in China, May 30, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/through-video-tiananmen-mothers-speak-out-25th-anniversary-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-fa-bu-shi-pin-ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian

China media “largely quiet” on Tiananmen anniversary
六四周年:中国媒体沉默 环时对外发声
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27692365
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_china_media_tiananmen.shtml

Dalai Lama, on Tiananmen anniversary, urges China to embrace democracy
Reuters, June 4, 2014
http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/06/04/china-tiananmen-dalai-lama-idINKBN0EF0N420140604

六四周年:中国严控微博 封杀措施空前 (June Fourth Anniversary: China strictly controls weibo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_june_four_social_media_censorship.shtml

Fewer Hong Kongers support 1989 Tiananmen protests, survey finds
调查称香港人对六四民运支持度有所降低
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04hongkongers/dual/

港媒社评:“国殇六四必须平反” (HK media: Gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_pressreview_hongkong_64.shtml

See statement:
民慟巨刺必須拔除 國殤六四必須平反 (Nat’l grief must end, gov’t must reassess June Fourth martyrs’ memory)
Mingpao, June 4, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140604/mra.htm

LinkedIn under fire for censoring Tiananmen Square posts
The Guardian, June 4, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/04/linkedin-tiananmen-posts-china-censorship

Statements on June Fourth

联合国人权官员要求中国澄清六四真相 (UN rights chief calls on China to establish truth surrounding June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140603_un_pillay_1989_china.shtml

See statement:
Pillay urges China to release detained activists, relax restrictions on discussion of 1989 Tiananmen protests
皮莱敦促中国释放被拘押的活动人士,宽松对1989年天安门抗议事件讨论的限 制
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 3, 2014
EN: bit.ly/18wwYxd
CH: bit.ly/1p4DH8j

Statement by the Press Secretary on the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square
新闻秘书就天安门广场事件25周年发表声明
The White House, June 4, 2014
EN: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/english/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300757.html?CP.rss=true#axzz33gmOTzto
CH: http://iipdigital.usembassy.gov/st/chinese/texttrans/2014/06/20140604300765.html#axzz33gmOTzto

Statements by CECC Members on the 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2014
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statements-by-cecc-members-on-the-25th-anniversary-of-tiananmen

佩洛西:天安门广场精神长存但挑战仍在 (Pelosi: Tiananmen Square sentiment forever exists, challenges still remain)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/world/2014/06/140604_us_china_pelosi_64.shtml

See statement:
Pelosi statement on 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Office of Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, June 3, 2014
http://www.democraticleader.gov/Pelosi_Statement_on_25th_Anniversary_Tiananmen

Detentions and Crackdown
Beijing targets artists, students on Tiananmen anniversary
北京宋庄因六四被严控多人被上岗 诗人出版25首诗作纪念六四
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-06032014173537.html
CH: www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06032014114213.html

China's Tiananmen Square locked down by security forces on 25th anniversary
The Telegraph, June 4, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10873978/Chinas-Tiananmen-Square-locked-down-by-security-forces-on-25th-anniversary.html

“天安门母亲”万安公墓拜祭家屬受严密监控 (Tiananmen Mothers under strict surveillance as they grieve at victims’ graves)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140604_64_beijing_tiananmen_mother.shtml

六四前夕北京高校留学生“被旅游” 维稳力度空前大量访民被控制 (Overseas students forced to go on “sightseeing” trip ahead of June Fourth, large number of petitioners under surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf-06032014114054.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

June Fourth Related Events
Live-blogging the Tiananmen Square anniversary
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/03/live-blogging-the-25-tiananmen-square-anniversary/?_php=true&_type=blogs&partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square event
United States Department of State, June 3, 2014
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/06/227077.htm

Tiananmen memory flickers in tiny Hong Kong museum
Associated Press, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/tiananmen-memory-flickers-in-tiny-hong-kong-museum/2014/06/03/4af93226-eae3-11e3-b10e-5090cf3b5958_story.html

Sneaking remembrance into Tiananmen Square
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/world/asia/sneaking-remembrance-into-tiananmen-square.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sea of lights as “record crowd” marks 25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525344/record-crowd-commemorates-25th-anniversary-tiananmen-crackdown

Related:
LIVE BLOG: Tiananmen Square 25th anniversary vigil in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1525282/tiananmen-square-25th-anniversary-vigil-live-blog

音频:胡佳谈绝食悼念六四死难者 (Video: Hu Jia discusses June Fourth commemorative hunger strike relay)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_aud_hujia_64.shtml

For more June Fourth related events:
June Fourth 25th anniversary related activities
六四25周年相关活动
Human Rights in China, Updated May 28, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu

Reflections
Here’s how Tiananmen lives on, 25 years after the bloody crackdown
The Washington Post, June 3, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2014/06/03/heres-how-tiananmen-lives-on-25-years-after-the-bloody-crackdown/

Far from Beijing, jaded students inspired to protest
25年前,我身边的中国大学生
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04students/dual/

How Tiananmen spurred veteran lawyer to defend activists when no-one else dared
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525196/how-tiananmen-spurred-veteran-lawyer-defend-activists-when-no-one-else

Archive footage: 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10872869/Archive-footage-25th-anniversary-of-Tiananmen-Square-massacre.html

视频:六四25周年北京百姓反应 (Video: Beijingers' reactions to 25th anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2014/06/140604_video_tiananmen_25_rex.shtml

Q. and A.: Louisa Lim on the pivot point for China’s contemporary history
前美国驻华记者著书谈六四改变中国历史
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04limqa/dual/

June 4: the day that defines, and still haunts China
National Public Radio, June 3, 2014
www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/03/318454674/june-4-the-day-that-defines-and-still-haunts-china

For one Tiananmen-era student, a very different path to power
被六四改变命运的商人肖建华
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140604/c04elite/dual/

Tiananmen square protests and crackdown: 25 years on
The Guardian, June 3, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jun/03/tiananmen-square-protests-crackdown-25-years-on

Tiananmen, forgotten
被遗忘的天安门
The New York Times, June 4, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20140604/c04gao/dual/

何晓清专访(上):后89很多民运人士被边缘化,新书希望还原真象 (Interview with Rowena He: pro-democracy activists marginalized after 1989, new book to shed light on facts)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06032014115859.html

Q & A: Liu Heung Shing on photographing Tiananmen
美联社记者用镜头记录的六四
The New York Times, June 3, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140603/c03hsliuqa/dual/

Interview: “Tiananmen was an important opportunity”
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06032014141504.html

Tiananmen Square: then and now
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/04/tiananmen-square-then-and-now/?mod=chinablog

Tiananmen anniversary: A revolution which almost succeeded
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27685055

Chinese students far removed from Tiananmen of 1989
北京大学生慎谈天安门事件
Financial Times, June 4, 2014
EN: www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d6c37b98-eaf4-11e3-9c8b-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33cxw89oT
CH: www.ftchinese.com/story/001056554

Tiananmen Square: an exile's story
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27691759

This 1989 speech is one of the most important in China's history — and only eight people have heard it
Vox, June 2, 2014
www.vox.com/2014/6/2/5772016/this-1989-speech-is-one-of-the-most-important-in-chinas-history-and

“Learn from Mandela”: Party elder urges China to release truth about Tiananmen for national healing
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1525324/learn-mandela-party-elder-urges-china-release-truth-about-tiananmen

Tiananmen Square: my memories
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27603806