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, June 09, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen parents speaking out
Radio Taiwan International, June 5, 2014
http://english.rti.org.tw/whatsOn/?recordId=3007

Tiananmen censorship reflects crackdown under Xi Jinping
U.S. News & World Report, June 3, 2014
http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2014/06/03/tiananmen-censorship-reflects-crackdown-under-xi-jinping

Why Chinese media are talking about Tiananmen
The Washington Post, June 6, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/06/why-chinese-media-are-talking-about-tiananmen/

Detention and Crackdown
China lawyers demand access to detained activists
Associated Press, June 8, 2014
www.philstar.com/world/2014/06/08/1332490/china-lawyers-demand-access-detained-activists

China frees Tiananmen dissidents but will deport “rotten meat” protest artist
The Telegraph, June 9, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10880782/China-frees-Tiananmen-dissidents-but-will-deport-rotten-meat-protest-artist.html

China releases three activists after Tiananmen anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06052014115932.html

六四研讨会“五君子”案多人取保 斯伟江接手浦志强案 (Several participants in June Fourth seminar in Beijing released on bail except Pu Zhiqiang)
Radio France International, June 9, 2014
http://rfi.my/1kKK93W

六四前被旅游异议人士陆续获释 鲍彤仍未回家25年最严厉一次 (Dissidents forced to "travel" ahead of June Fourth anniversary allowed to return home, Bao Tong’s whereabouts still unknown)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-06072014120554.html

六四前遭刑拘两中国女记者获释 (Two media workers detained ahead of June Fourth released)
Voice of America, June 8, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/two-media-person-20140608/1931991.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, Last updated June 6, 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
纪念“六四”25周年 旧金山总图书馆放映89民运纪录片 (Documentary of 1989 movement shown in San Francisco main library to mark 25th anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ck-06082014120040.html

Reflections
A “modern-day knight” who helped fleeing Tiananmen activists
陈达钲“黄雀行动”营救六四民运人士
The New York Times, June 8, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140608/c08tiananmen/dual/