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.

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

June 02, 2009

Top News of the Day
June 4th

China Dissident Held ahead of Protest Anniversary
Associated Press (via YahooNews), June 02, 2009
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090602/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tiananmen_1


Wu Gaoxing (吴高兴), a former June Fourth prisoner, was taken by the police from
his home in Taizhou, Zhejiang Province, at around 10:00 a.m. on May 30, 2009. Wu
was detained about an hour after the release of the open letter to Chinese
leaders seeking economic redress for former June Fourth prisoners. His current
whereabouts remain unknown.


Related information:
Chinese Authorities Detain Former June Fourth Prisoner Wu Gaoxing after Open Letter
Human Rights in China, June 01, 2009
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/169737

News
Children
Parents of Missing Children in Several Provinces Hold Protests
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7eefa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Internet Censorship
Officials Criticised for Failing to Censor Web Public Opinion
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=abafa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Religion
陳日君貪污已進入中國教會 (HK's Cardinal Zen: Corruption Seeps into China's Churches)
Ming Pao, June 02, 2009
http://news.mingpao.com/20090602/gbb1.htm

June 4th
Students Go Hungry to Remember June 4
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=821aa101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=hong+kong&s=news

洛杉矶举行纪念六四大游行(图) (June 4th Demonstration in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009084143.html

旧金山华人献花纪念六四 (Chinese Present Bouquets in San Francisco to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093037.html

民运人士纽约汽车游行纪念六四(视频) (Vehicle Procession in New York to Commemorate June 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009093909.html

多伦多举行六四20周年烛光悼念晚会 (Candlelight Vigil in Toronto for 20th Tiananmen Anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 01, 2009
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/64-06012009165840.html

Food Security
Law Gives Official Food for Thought
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=f5cea101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news

Taiwan
Mainland Lawyers Backed in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 02, 2009
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=7910a101cbc91210VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD&ss=china&s=news