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

On This Day — May 29, 1989: Goddess of Democracy erected: During the night, students of the Central Academy of Fine Arts assemble the 37-foot-high statue of the Goddess of Democracy, built in two days out of plaster and Styrofoam. It stands opposite the giant portrait of Mao Zedong.
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Hong Kong has kept flame of Tiananmen Square crackdown alive for 30 years – but is the fire burning out?
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

30 years after Tiananmen, a Chinese military insider warns: Never forget
The New York Times, May 28, 2019

30 years ago: Students urge end to siege of square
China Digital Times, May 28, 2019

30 years on, Chinese dissident Wang Dan reflects on the Tiananmen Massacre
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2019

Relatives of Tiananmen Massacre victims pay respects at cemetery
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2019

Why we remember June Fourth
ChinaFile, May 28, 2019

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

Hong Kong activist keeping promise he made 30 years ago to ensure Tiananmen Square crackdown is not forgotten
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

30 years ago: Li Peng tightens grip
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Labour activist Liu Shaoming marks four years in jail as crackdown continues
China Labour Bulletin, May 28, 2019

You can now avoid a traffic ticket in China if you post a social media confession
Radii China, May 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

In lecture to visiting US scholars, Chinese official picks up “clash of civilisations” theme
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

艺术家张玥故宫颁奖典礼提六四30年 遭全网封杀 (Media blackout on artist Zhang Yue after he mentions June Fourth in acceptance speech at Imperial Palace award ceremony)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2019

The Chinese state media anchor taking on Fox
Inkstone News, May 28, 2019

Xi meets representatives of overseas Chinese
Xinhua News, May 28, 2019

Minitrue: Bank tied to missing billionaire taken over
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Q&A: Director Hao Wu on coming out in a Chinese family
China Film Insider, May 28, 2019

Badiucao, “China’s artful dissident”
China Digital Times, May 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China runs Confucian culture courses for religious leaders in bid to boost control
Associated Press, May 28, 2019

Related:
China’s religious leaders vow integration with Confucianism
Global Times, May 27, 2019

China rejects U.S. call for dialogue with Dalai Lama
The Hindu, May 28, 2019

China says U.S. demand on its state-owned enterprises is “invasion” on economic sovereignty
Reuters, May 26, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Who brings the internet to Africa’s remote regions?
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2019

Chinese firms stole sensitive data from Swiss-based competitor
Swiss Info, May 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong judges see risks in proposed extradition changes
Reuters, May 29, 2019

劉鑾雄撤回對修訂逃犯條例司法覆核申請 (Joseph Lau to withdraw application for judicial review of extradition law amendment, says he hopes for “harmony and stability”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 29, 2019

Video: Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam pledges more adjustments to extradition bill, amid storm of criticism
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2019

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【專訪】戴啟思質疑提高引渡罪行門檻只是小修小補 (Philip Dykes criticizes raising rendition threshold to 7 years as “minor touch-up” to bill, emphasizes distrust of mainland legal system)
Now News, May 29, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill: Government looks at allowing prison terms to be served in city
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

Legalising same-sex marriage in Hong Kong “impractical,” “waste of resources,” claims new equality watchdog chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2019

“Now or never” for Hong Kong LGBT couples to secure right to marriage and civil unions, as court challenge to government begins
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

【逃犯條例】 專訪 FCC 前主席 Steve Vines：憂傳媒噤聲記者被捕　信港人不易投降 (Interview: Former FCC chairman Steve Vines speaks out on extradition amendments’ threat to press freedom in Hong Kong, has faith that Hong Kong people will not easily surrender)
The Stand News, May 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How Hong Kong barristers can strike a blow for gender equality by supporting a parental subsidy
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2019

Human Rights Watch mourns founder Robert Bernstein: Focus on activists, fellowships for youth define his legacy
Human Rights Watch, May 28, 2019

As Taiwan celebrates same-sex marriage, why is no one shouting about the shameful lack of women’s rights?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2019

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

On This Day — May 28, 1989: Arrests begin: Bao Tong, Zhao Ziyang’s former aide, is arrested in one of the first of tens of thousands of arrests in which protest leaders, participants, and sympathizers are detained across the country.
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《六四30年》：天安門母親冀延續抗爭力量 (June Fourth 30th anniversary: Tiananmen Mothers wish to continue the resistance)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 28, 2019

6 months after cancelled exhibition, new film about Chinese cartoonist Badiucao to air on Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2019

Remembering the Tiananmen Massacre, 30 years on: “They died on the spot”
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2019

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

China wages relentless crackdowns on its Muslims. But Saudi Arabia stays quiet as it bolsters ties with Beijing.
Washington Post, May 27, 2019

一位德国学者如何孤身挖出了中国镇压穆斯林的证据？
The German data diver who exposed China’s Muslim crackdown
Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2019

新疆针对失业青年实施“青年就业启航计划” (Xinjiang implements “youth employment initiation project” for unemployed residents aged 16-35)
People’s Daily, May 27, 2019
HRIC Note: The project, proclaimed as an initiative to aid local unemployment, commences by building a data server to host information on unemployed persons aged 16-35, including their names, data on family conditions, reasons for unemployment, career preferences, and skill levels. Authorities will also organize “tours of human resources markets and skilled-labor institutes,” and arrange for subsidies and placement in “vocational training camps and employment training workshops.”

Access to Information (信息公开)

After trade talks, China press crafts a controlled nationalist narrative
Columbia Journalism Review, May 27, 2019

遭學生舉報發表「損害國家聲譽」言論　重慶師大教授被貶圖書館工作 (Chongqing professor demoted to librarian after student accuses him of “damaging national reputation” in his lectures on Lu Xun )
The Stand News, May 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Orwell in the Chinese classroom
Made In China Journal, May 27, 2019

How Berlin became an unlikely home for China’s artists
The Atlantic, May 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

汪洋在四川甘孜调研时强调：扎实做好宗教工作和脱贫攻坚 努力实现藏区繁荣发展和长治久安 (Chair of CPPCC: Persist in Sinicization of religion, guide all to uphold CPC rule, increase quality of poverty alleviation)
People’s Daily, May 28, 2019

俄领事馆警告：入境中国将被检查手机内信息 (Russian embassy in Guangzhou warns: Russians entering China may be subject to phone searches, including secure messaging app content)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2019

Crackdown on foreign religious groups in Liaoning
Bitter Winter, May 27, 2019

China bridles at rare meeting between Taiwan and U.S. security officials
Reuters, May 27, 2019

China says “mutual respect” needed for any trade talks with US
Agence France-Presse, May 27, 2019

巴基斯坦新娘指控中国男子骗婚
She thought she’d married a rich Chinese farmer. She hadn’t.
The New York Times, May 27, 2019

Beijing’s relentless march to eliminate poverty
Financial Times, May 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Xi seeks global tech cooperation after U.S. blocks Huawei
Bloomberg, May 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】林鄭月娥指外國領事過份憂慮 「承受幾多政治上批評都應該做」(Foreign consulates overly worried, says Carrie Lam, claiming extradition law amendment “should proceed regardless of how much political criticism we receive”)
Inmediahk.net, May 28, 2019

Related:
Top foreign diplomats express serious concerns about Hong Kong government’s extradition proposal at Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2019

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam declines democrats’ challenge to debate controversial extradition bill on TV
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

能讓中共不戰而勝的「吉斯林」第五縱隊，早已滲透進台灣 (“China’s Quisling” and the “fifth column” have already infiltrated Taiwan and will win the war for the CPC without a fight)
The News Lens, May 28, 2019

Taiwan’s same-sex marriage law should encourage rights reform across Asia
Nikkei Asian Review, May 27, 2019

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

On This Day — May 27, 1989: Debates on whether to stay in the Square: The Capital Joint Liaison Group, a group consisting of workers, students, and intellectuals, states that the students should stay on the square until May 30. A few student representatives refuse to agree to retreat on May 30, believing that a withdrawal without any concession from the government is tantamount to surrender. The Capital Joint Liaison Group agrees.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

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

中學生嘆有包袱 赴六四晚會「戴帽戴眼鏡」(Hong Kong student from China describes fear and uncertainty over learning about June 4 and taking part in anniversary activities)
Ming Pao, May 27, 2019

Related:
Generation Amnesia: Why China’s youth don’t talk about Tiananmen
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2019

30 years ago: Tide turns toward hard-liner
China Digital Times, May 26, 2019

六四30周年特辑之六：大学生 不成熟的八九民运主体 (June Fourth 30th anniversary special feature: University students, the core of a fledgling 1989 democratic movement)
BBC, May 26, 2019

【六四三十】支聯會遊行悼念兼反送中 老中青齊上街拒絕遺忘 (Over 2,000 protestors of different generations rally in June Fourth anniversary march, also protesting against extradition law amendments)
Inmediahk.net, May 26, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: 30 years on, thousands in Hong Kong demand justice for Tiananmen Massacre victims
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2019

六四30年：被忽略的“六四抗暴者” (Civil Disobedience Against Government Violence: The forgotten names in history)
Voice of America, May 25, 2019

30 years ago: Chaos among the leaders
China Digital Times, May 25, 2019

The road not taken: China after Tiananmen
Financial Times, May 24, 2019

How Hong Kong activists helped fund Chinese dissidents and pro-democracy activists caught up in Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 24, 2019

30 years ago: Changes at top are hinted
China Digital Times, May 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China released a Uyghur mother to silence her U.S. son—then sent her back to detention the next day
Newsweek, May 25, 2019

Rights group presses Islamic world over Xinjiang camps ahead of UN session
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

內地維權人士陳啟棠四年半刑滿出獄後　被安排旅遊 (Rights defender Chen Qitang on forced “vacation” after serving 4.5 years in prison)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 25, 2019

六四前夕前检察官沈良庆被刑事拘留 (Former procurator detained for “causing troubles and picking quarries” in the lead-up to June Fourth anniversary)
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2019

China arrests filmmaker Deng Chuanbin after he tweeted image referencing Tiananmen Massacre – report
Hong Kong Free press, May 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s robot censors go into overdrive in run-up to Tiananmen anniversary
Reuters, May 26, 2019

How Chinese tech workers are organizing the online #996 labor movement, despite risks of censorship
Global Voices, May 26, 2019