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/