June Fourth (六四)

Chinese army still haunted by the ghosts of Tiananmen Square
The Telegraph, June 3, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10871334/Chinese-army-still-haunted-by-the-ghosts-of-Tiananmen-Square.html

Tiananmen crackdown shaped China's iron-fisted approach to dissent
六四事件塑造了中国对异见的铁腕政策
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2014
EN: http://online.wsj.com/articles/tiananmen-crackdown-in-beijing-shaped-chinas-iron-fisted-approach-to-dissent-1401750781
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20140603/bch111321.asp?source=rss

The truth about the Tiananmen Square massacre
The Telegraph, June 2, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/10862408/The-truth-about-the-Tiananmen-Square-massacre.html

Related:
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

Resources on the Tiananmen Square protests: 25 years later
ChinaFile, May 31, 2014
www.chinafile.com/Resources-Tiananmen-Square-Protests-25-Years-Later

Detentions and Crackdown
澳洲华裔艺术家郭建在中国被警方带走 (Chinese-Australian artist taken by police after giving interview on June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140602_64_guojian.shtml

Related:
Artist Guo Jian detained in latest Tiananmen clampdown
Financial Times, June 2, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/70078330-ea32-11e3-8dde-00144feabdc0.html

Chinese authorities detain ex-key aide to former Premier
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-06022014181317.html

How a private commemoration of the Tiananmen protests riled Chinese police
Reuters, May 31, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/01/us-china-tiananmen-idUSKBN0EC0YS20140601

Chinese rights lawyers sign aid pledge amid growing crackdown
中国迫害维权律师变本加厉 众律师签互助意向书彼此守望
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-06022014104818.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06022014111745.html

Miao Deshun: China's last Tiananmen prisoner?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-27659475

China steps up online controls, detains netizen ahead of June 4
广东维权青年张坤乐举办网上“六四”征文被刑拘
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/censorship-06022014153217.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06022014111651.html

中国各地警方六四期间加紧打压维权人士 (Police all over China intensify crackdown on human rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-06022014112111.html

China defends crackdown ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
Voice of America, June 3, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-cracks-down-on-critics-ahead-of-tiananmen-anniversary/1928154.html

RFA独家：高瑜家属获准往看守所送衣服但律师仍不能介入 北京公安六四专车送天安门难属去墓地祭奠 (Gao Yu’s family visits her in jail, Beijing police will provide special car to take June Fourth victims’ families to graves)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06022014111617.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
Hong Kong protesters march ahead of Tiananmen anniversary
CNN, June 1, 2014
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/01/world/asia/hong-kong-tiananmen-rally/index.html?eref=edition

美国首都华盛顿各界举办纪念六四25周年悼念活动 (June Fourth commemoration held in Washington DC)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/jz-06022014111925.html

瑞典笔会、德国大赦国际等人权团体在三号、四号举办纪念六四大型活动 (Swedish PEN, German Amnesty International and other human rights groups hold June Fourth commemorative events on June 3, 4)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-06032014110611.html

台湾公民团体举办六四纪念活动 (Taiwan citizens group holds June Fourth commemorative event)
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/al1-06032014102351.html

Related:
Tiananmen protest leaders, in US, blast China ahead of anniversary
Agence France-Presse, June 2, 2014
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/tiananmen-protest-leaders-us-blast-china-ahead-anniversary-201638832.html

“六四”幸存者发布“25周年重聚宣言” (June Fourth survivors issue “reunion declaration” on 25th anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06022014112004.html

中国大陆艺术家纪念六四作品集在港出版 (Collection of June Fourth commemorative artworks by mainland artists published in HK)
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/painting-photography-20140602/1927656.html

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
Voices from Tiananmen
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2014
http://multimedia.scmp.com/tiananmen/

Tiananmen Square: the long shadow
Financial Times, June 1, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/4f970144-e658-11e3-9a20-00144feabdc0.html#axzz33VTv5Luz

六四25周年：黎安友谈历史记忆的心结 (Tiananmen at 25: Andrew Nathan discusses the preoccupation of historical memory)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2014/06/140531_64_ivandrewnathan.shtml

Thrilling, then horrible: journalist recounts covering Tiananmen Square protests
The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/06/03/thrilling-then-horrible-journalist-recounts-covering-tiananmen/?mod=WSJBlog

六四25周年：期盼平反 未圆的中国梦 (Tiananmen at 25: waiting for rehabilitation, the unjust Chinese dream)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140603_jiwei_64_rehabilitate.shtml

Tiananmen Square anniversary: “I served 17 years for arson”
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-27664124

For one soldier at Tiananmen, a day “never forgotten”
National Public Radio, June 2, 2014
www.npr.org/blogs/parallels/2014/06/02/317996805/for-one-soldier-at-tiananmen-a-day-never-forgotten?sc=tw

美武官忆“六四”: 拦军车的村民很爱国 (US military attache: citizens who blocked PLA vehicles in 1989 were true patriots)
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/wortzel-on-tiananmen-20140602/1927927.html

I'm scared to discuss Tiananmen, and the Internet is partly to blame
Foreign Policy, June 2, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/06/02/im_scared_to_discuss_tiananmen_and_internet_partly_to_blame

How CBS scooped the world on the Tiananmen Square story
The Washington Post, May 30, 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/how-cbs-scooped-the-world-on-the-tiananmen-square-story/2014/05/29/a20a9e84-bfef-11e3-b195-dd0c1174052c_story.html

“You won’t get near Tiananmen!”:Hu Jia on the continuing crackdown
New York Review of Books, June 2, 2014
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/jun/02/you-wont-get-near-tiananmen-square-talk-hu-jia/

Reporter's notebook: Tiananmen Square reflections
Voice of America, June 2, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/tiananmen-square-reflections-/1927655.html