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.

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Government Accountability (政府问责)

At least three activists detained in Beijing over Tiananmen Massacre commemoration
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/31/at-least-three-activists-detained-in-beijing-over-tiananmen-massacre-commemoration/

Chinese worker detained for photos of liquor labels marking Tiananmen Crackdown
男子因纪念“六四”酒瓶照片被拘
The New York Times, May 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/world/asia/china-tiananmen-june-4-baijiu.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160531/c31chinatiananmen/

Police close in on Tiananmen Mothers as massacre anniversary nears
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-05312016110749.html

Families of Tiananmen Square victims accuse Beijing of three decades of “white terror”
The Guardian, June 1, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/01/families-tiananmen-square-victims-beijing-white-terror

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体:“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

中国近四百万人受奴役 全球超4500万 (4 million people suffer slavery in China, over 45 million globally)
Voice of America, June 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-global-slavery-china-20160531/3355428.html