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, May 06, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

China detains series of dissidents ahead of 25th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre
The Telegraph, May 6, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10809825/China-detains-series-of-dissidents-ahead-of-25th-anniversary-of-Tiananmen-massacre.html

Related:
京六四論壇 與會者紛「被喝茶」律師被搜屋 胡佳:維穩十年之最 (Participants detained after June Fourth forum; lawyer’s apartment searched; Hu Jia: the heaviest stability maintenance in ten years)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2014
http://news.mingpao.com/20140506/caa1.htm

Scholars and lawyer disappeared after June 4th seminar in Beijing
China Change, May 5, 2014
http://chinachange.org/2014/05/05/scholars-and-lawyers-disappeared-after-june-4th-seminar-in-beijing/

Chinese government must stop intimidating citizens seeking truth about June 4, 1989
China Human Rights Defenders, May 6, 2014
http://chrdnet.com/2014/05/chinese-government-must-stop-intimidating-citizens-seeking-truth-about-june-4-1989/

特写:参观香港六四纪念馆的中国游客 (Close up: mainland visitors in HK June 4 Memorial Museum)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 5, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140505_hongkong_tiananmen_mainland_tourists.shtml