June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

In pictures: Inflatable Tank Man sculpture appears in Taiwan ahead of Tiananmen Massacre anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 22, 2019

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Tank Man installation holds “warning” for democratic Taiwan: 1989 protest leader
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2019

六四30周年：美国外交官的“艰难抉择” (June Fourth 30 years ago: The “difficult decision” of U.S. diplomats)
BBC, May 22, 2019

天安门母亲：解决六四问题是“依法治国”的试金石 (Interview with Tiananmen Mothers: Answering for June Fourth is the touchstone for “governing country by law”)
Voice of America, May 21, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

高文谦：六四亲历的两个杀人场面
The Two Killing Scenes I Witnessed during June Fourth
Human Rights in China, May 22, 2019

六四30周年特辑之一：八九之春 学潮乍起 (June Fourth 30th anniversary feature: Spring 1989 and the rise of a student movement)
BBC, May 21, 2019

香港記者陳潤芝的六四記憶：「每隔二十分鐘，軍人就開槍，砰砰砰砰砰」(Memories of June Fourth from Hong Kong journalist Chen Runzhi: “Soldiers were shooting every twenty minutes”)
The Initium, May 21, 2019

30 years ago: Crowds keep troops from city center
China Digital Times, May 21, 2019

The high price of denial: The cost to China of sweeping the Tiananmen crackdown under the carpet
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

The German data diver who exposed China’s Muslim crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 21, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canada sends delegation to China to press for release of citizens
Reuters, May 21, 2019

Novelist known for gay content sentenced for “illegal publishing”
Caixin, May 21, 2019

China: Free Tibetans unjustly imprisoned: New compendium of about 80 long-term cases
Human Rights Watch, May 21, 2019

Ministry launches English-language legal service website
Xinhua, May 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s foreign ministry finally starts using Weibo to promote its message to millennials
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019

Official stresses promotion of ideological, political theory education
Xinhua, May 21, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The challenges facing China’s young activists
China Digital Times, May 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Database of believers established in Henan
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019

Xi Jinping calls for “new Long March” in dramatic sign that China is preparing for protracted trade war
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019

US backs calls for Taiwan to get role at UN health assembly
Associated Press, May 21, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Nepal bans China’s Alipay and WeChat digital wallets
Agence France-Presse, May 22, 2019

Trump administration could blacklist Chinese surveillance technology firm
The New York Times, May 21, 2019

Inside Huawei: A photo essay
The Guardian, May 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Xi critic barred from HK entry
The Standard, May 22, 2019

In a possible first for Hong Kong, activists wanted by police gain protection in Germany
The New York Times, May 21, 2019

“No evil law”: Democrats hope to rally 300,000 Hongkongers to fresh protest against extradition law on June 9
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defends Beijing’s involvement in extradition bill row, pointing out foreign powers “escalated” controversy
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019

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韓正稱中央政府完全支持特區政府開展兩條法例修訂工作 (“Central government fully supports proposed amendments to extradition law,” says China’s vice-premier Han Zheng)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 21, 2019

【禮崩樂壞】港大民研：各自由指標評分全跌　言論、新聞、出版、結社自由 97 後最低分 (Public opinion poll shows drop in all freedom indicators in Hong Kong; freedom of speech, press, publication, and association lowest since 1997)
The Stand News, May 21, 2019

HSBC tweet backfires spectacularly after asking followers for views on China’s “Belt and Road” plan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

移交逃犯修例 與國家安全大背景（文：呂秉權）(Extradition law amendments against the backdrop of national security)
Ming Pao, May 22, 2019

China’s “algorithms of oppression”: Weaponizing artificial intelligence
NED Democracy Digest, May 21, 2019

The Belt and Road Initiative is short of “Chinese characteristics”
Financial Times, May 21, 2019

《红色天空下》：一个中国千禧一代的回忆录
A Chinese millennial looks back on her life
The New York Times, May 21, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 21, 1989: One million march: More than one million people defy martial law and successfully block soldiers from entering central Beijing.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Families of Tiananmen massacre victims under surveillance ahead of anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2019

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六四臨近 當局逼丁子霖離京限通訊 (As June Fourth anniversary approaches, Tiananmen Mothers under surveillance, Ding Zilin forced to leave Beijing, unable to receive phone calls)
Ming Pao, May 21, 2019

30 years ago: Troops sent to Beijing
China Digital Times, May 20, 2019

四川独立电影拍摄者邓传彬（网名晃晃）疑因推特发布“六四酒瓶”照片遭刑事拘留 (Sichuan independent filmmaker Deng Chuanbin detained for tweeting photo of June Fourth liquor bottle)
Weiquanwang, May 18, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang re-education camp detainees appointed “crying time” every two weeks
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2019

Pakistan’s silence on fasting ban for China Uighurs riles activists
Nikkei Asian Review, May 20, 2019

Empty Uyghur mosques during Ramadan in China
Milestones Journal, May 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang appeared “gaunt and lethargic” in new video, wife says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019

Another Chinese activist leaves prison gravely ill: Ji Sizun’s family has difficulty visiting him in hospital
Human Rights Watch, May 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan’s top diplomat says Chinese Communist Party’s official newspaper is “commie brainwasher” that “sucks”
Japan Times, May 19, 2019

China goes all out to fight claims of purge of diplomats
Daily Nation, May 19, 2019

Trade tensions and national dignity
China Media Project, May 17, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Netizen voices: Creditizing “uncivilized” metro behavior
China Digital Times, May 20, 2019

Chinese netizens have fun with the trade war
Epoch Times, May 20, 2019

Falun Gong spreading in North Korea despite crackdown
Chosun Ilbo, May 20, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How standing up to Xi Jinping could help Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen come back from the political dead
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019

台湾十四个友邦在WHO提案要求邀请台湾参与世界卫生大会 (14 countries join motion to include Taiwan as observer in World Health Organization annual Assembly, against China’s objection)
Radio France Internationale, May 20, 2019

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China bars Taiwan from World Health Assembly
Voice of America, May 20, 2019

Australia’s China challenge
The New York Times, May 20, 2019

Three-Self churches ripped apart in Henan Province
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019

Homeless and penniless after temple demolitions
Bitter Winter, May 20, 2019

Oppressed, enslaved and brutalised: The women trafficked from North Korea into China's sex trade
The Telegraph, May 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

As Huawei loses Google, the U.S.-China tech cold war gets its iron curtain
The New York Times, May 20, 2019

禁令影响加剧 人脸识别技术商Lumentum断供华为 (Following ban, facial recognition tech company Lumentum ceases supply to Huawei)
Voice of America, May 21, 2019

A huge Chinese video app is charging people, draining their batteries, and exposing data without their knowledge
BuzzFeed News, May 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong extradition bill to bypass legislative committee scrutiny, as gov’t fast-tracks controversial law
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019

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【新聞通識】《逃犯條例》修訂草案的立法程序 (Explainer: What is the legislative procedure for extradition law amendment bill?)
The Stand News, May 20, 2019

國泰兩男拖手海報　廣告主角回應：什麼人都有愛與被愛的權利 (Model in Cathay Pacific pro-LGBT advertisement speaks up in support of equality: Everyone has the right to love and be loved)
The Stand News, May 21, 2019

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Hong Kong’s MTR Corp reverses ban on Cathay Pacific same-sex ad after LGBT outcry
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2019

【逃犯條例】林鄭現身《明報》酒會　程展緯、黃宇軒場內舉反修例標語 (Carrie Lam attends Ming Pao anniversary event, is met with silent protest from journalists)
The Stand News, May 20, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill: “A massacre of our freedom” – media tycoon Jimmy Lai blasts Chief Exec. Carrie Lam as “evil”
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2019

Investigation ordered over claims of Hong Kong legislative employees being filtered by political stance
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019

Commentary (评论)

“六四”30周年，中国民主希望何在 (30 years after June Fourth, where is the hope for China’s democracy?)
The New York Times, May 21, 2019

What would amending Hong Kong’s law on extradition mean for international non-profits?
ChinaFile, May 20, 2019

Who will speak for Serikzhan Bilash? Not Washington
The Diplomat, May 20, 2019

A price to pay: A young activist’s fight for free elections in Hong Kong
World Magazine, May 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 20, 1989: Martial law takes effect at 10:00 a.m.: PLA units are ordered to clear Tiananmen Square and return order to the city: “Demonstrations, petitioning, class boycotts, strikes . . . are prohibited . . . [A]rmed police and People’s Liberation Army soldiers have the right to exercise any force necessary to stop or prevent any violation of martial law orders.”
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Blood red anxiety: How Tiananmen coloured the world of Chinese artist Chen Guang
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019

30 years ago: Zhao Ziyang: “We came too late”
China Digital Times, May 19, 2019

台北“六四研讨会” 王丹以十六字揭幕 (“Never forget, never give up, reunite, and start again,” says Wang Dan at opening ceremony of June Fourth symposium in Taipei)
Deutsche Welle, May 18, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

30 years ago: Li Peng meets student representatives
China Digital Times, May 18, 2019

Explainer: 30 years on, the troubled history of Tiananmen Square’s Goddess of Democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2019

30 years ago: Gorbachev calls protesters “hotheads”
China Digital Times, May 17, 2019

“We saw humanity”: A Chinese student on the day Bob Hawke wept over Tiananmen
The Guardian, May 17, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China pushes inter-ethnic marriage in Xinjiang assimilation drive
Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2019

Diplomat confirms limits on Ramadan in Xinjiang
Voice of America, May 16, 2019