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.

Monday, May 12, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

推平反六四被指颠覆前学运领袖徐光被拘 (Former student leader detained on subversion charge)
Radio France Internationale, May 11, 2014
www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20140511-推平反六四被指颠覆前学 运领袖徐光被拘

Related:
Chinese artist detained before Tiananmen anniversary
私下纪念六四的艺术家被警方拘捕
The New York Times, May 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140512/c12artist/dual/

China cracks down on those remembering ’89 Tiananmen crackdown
McClatchy DC, May 9, 2014
www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/05/09/227032/china-cracks-down-on-those-remembering.html?sp=/99/117/

Party Chief’s downfall a central act in Tiananmen drama
天安门事件的核心一幕:赵紫阳的下台
The New York Times, May 12, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140512/c12tiananmen/dual/

For more information about June Fourth, see:
June Fourth at 25: resisting enforced amnesia, building a just future
纪念六四25周年:抵制强迫失忆,建设公正的未来
Human Rights in China, April 10, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-25-resisting-enforced-amnesia-building-just-future
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/ji-nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-di-zhi-qiang-po-shi-yi-jian