Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's Xi highlights pilot programs in deepening reform
Xinhua, June 5, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/05/c_134301285.htm

China cites rural libraries in report card on human rights
Reuters, June 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/08/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0OO0A320150608

Related:
Beijing praises its human rights record
國務院《人權白皮書》稱 公民言論自由權得到有效保障
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 8, 2015
EN: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150608/news_20150608_56_1105833.htm
CH: http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150608/news_20150608_55_1105807.htm

国新办发布《2014年中国人权事业的进展》白皮书
Full Text: Progress in China's Human Rights in 2014
The Central People’s Government of the People’s Republic of China, June 8, 2015
CH: http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2015-06/08/content_2875241.htm
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2015-06/08/c_134306536.htm

VOA连线：中国发布人权白皮书，称人权事业取得新成就 [视频] (VOA Connection: China issues white paper on human rights, says it has made new achievements for the cause [VIDEO])
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150608-voaconnects-gao-wenqian/2811852.html?z=1903&zp=1

China is doing a “tremendous” job protecting human rights, says China
Quartz, June 8, 2015
http://qz.com/422203/

Access to Information (信息公开)

On China's campuses, scholars battle ideology and red tape
The Christian Science Monitor, June 7, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0607/On-China-s-campuses-scholars-battle-ideology-and-red-tape

Chinese censorship of Western books is now normal. Where’s the outrage?
Foreign Policy, June 5, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/05/chinese-censorship-western-books-where-is-the-outrage/

Found in translation: The mysterious case of Baidu Translate
The Wall Street Journal, June 5, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/05/found-in-translation-the-mysterious-case-of-baidu-translate/

Heroism claims, “hottest men” anger online China amid ship tragedy
The Wall Street Journal, June 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/06/heroism-claims-hottest-men-anger-online-china-amid-ship-tragedy/

Related:
長江船難 官媒：生為國人 何其有幸 (Government media on Yangtze shipwreck: How fortunate to have been born Chinese)
Meme, June 6, 2015
http://news.memehk.com/posts/7244

Family members demand transparent probe into Yangtze ship disaster as death toll reaches 431
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1817809/family-members-demand-transparent-probe-yangtze-ship-disaster

Talks with ferry victims' families end in chaos
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1817809/family-members-demand-transparent-probe-yangtze-ship-disaster

Tragedy on the Yangzi
The Economist, June 6, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21653668-more-400-people-are-feared-lost-chinas-worst-accident-years-tragedy-yangzi

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

悼李旺陽被自殺3周年 (Mourning Li Wangyang’s “being suicided” at 3rd anniversary of his death)
Apple Daily, June 7, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150607/19175413

Related:
社民連遊行促徹查李旺陽死因 (HK League of Social Democrats march and demand investigation into Li Wangyang’s death)
Now, June 6, 2015
http://news.now.com/home/local/player?newsId=138627

Chinese police jail activists for “troublemaking” over June 4 anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-jail-activists-for-troublemaking-over-june4-anniversary-06052015103355.html

FT Series: End of China’s migrant miracle-Toil and trouble
The Financial Times, June 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dc3db3e4-fef9-11e4-94c8-00144feabdc0.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China pledges to stop corrupt officials getting kickbacks after their release from jail
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1817034/china-pledges-stop-corrupt-officials-getting-kickbacks

U.S. lawmakers criticise China for “persistent” rights abuses
Channel NewsAsia, June 5, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/us-lawmakers-criticise/1894108.html

Related:
China says U.S. calls for Tiananmen accounting are “unprovoked accusations”
Reuters, June 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/06/us-china-usa-tiananmen-idUSKBN0OM05P20150606

China military stresses Party control in face of “liberal” enemies
Reuters, June 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/07/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0ON04B20150607

德语媒体：拒绝遗忘和免费广告 (German media: Refusing to forget and Free Advertisement)
Deutsche Welle, June 5, 2015
http://www.dw.de/德语媒体拒绝遗忘和免费广告/a-18496557

焦点对话：抹杀六四历史，八零后九零后不答应？[视频] (Focus Dialogue: Tiananmen history obliterated, what do the post-‘80 and post-‘90 generations think? [VIDEO])
Voice of America, June 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150605-Pro-and-Con-2/2808912.html?z=1774&zp=1

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

With a series of major hacks, China builds a database on Americans
The New York Times, June 5, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-series-of-hacks-china-appears-to-building-a-database-on-americans/2015/06/05/d2af51fa-0ba3-11e5-95fd-d580f1c5d44e_story.html

Massive computer hack to put cybersecurity atop US-China talks
Voice of America, June 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-cyberattack/2810231.html

中国外交部表示怀疑中国黑客网袭美国政府是不负责任缺少科学根据 (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Suspicion that Chinese hackers attacked US is irresponsible and lacks scientific evidence)
Raido France Internationale, June 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150605-中国外交部发言人指美国怀疑网袭来自中国不负责任/

Related:
美国400万联邦雇员资料遭窃 怀疑黑客来自中国 (Data of 4 million U.S. federal employees stolen, allegedly by hackers from China)
Raido France Internationale, June 5, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150605-美国400万联邦雇员资料遭窃-怀疑黑客来自中国/

中國發動黑客攻擊逾10年 英美加遭殃 (Chinese hackers have been attacking U.K., U.S., and Canada for over a decade)
Apple Daily, June 8, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20150608/19176387

Propaganda converges
China Media Project, June 8, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/08/38886/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Censorship and salesmanship at America’s biggest book fair
The New Yorker, June 5, 2015
http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/censorship-and-salesmanship-at-americas-biggest-book-fair

Lawyers face assaults amid China’s crackdown on human rights defenders
The Irish Times, June 7, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lawyers-face-assaults-amid-china-s-crackdown-on-human-rights-defenders-1.2239277#.VXVTcZLVlDg

Access to Information (信息公开)

In Statement, Journalist Shi Tao Protests Deletion of WeChat Contents
微信圈被定点屏蔽 师涛发声明抗议
Human Rights in China, June 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/statement-journalist-shi-tao-protests-deletion-wechat-contents
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/wei-xin-quan-bei-ding-dian-ping-bi-shi-tao-fa-sheng-ming-kang-yi

Government control of China ferry aftermath weakens
The Financial Times, June 5, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ea95aa16-0b45-11e5-994d-00144feabdc0.html

China takes two-track approach to censoring Shangri-La Dialogue coverage
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1816138/china-takes-two-track-approach-censoring-singapore

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Women's rights body forced to shut office
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 5, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150605/news_20150605_56_1105283.htm

Related:
Feminist group forced to close in China after detentions
The Standard, June 5, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=62404

广西多人绝食纪念六四遭警方骚扰 (Over ten rights activists’ hunger strike in commemoration of June Fourth disrupted by police)
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/advocates-on-hunger-strike-on-june-4th-anniversary-20150604/2807113.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Who wants to be a mandarin?
The Economist, June 6, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21653669-public-service-less-fun-if-you-cant-take-bribes-who-wants-be-mandarin

Thousands converge on central Beijing ahead of massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-06032015160642.html

Chinese students in U.S. urge justice for Tiananmen Massacre
Voice of America, June 4, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-students-urge-justice-for-tiananmen-square-massacre/2807051.html

Exiled Tiananmen student leaders find that home remains out of bounds (+video)
Christian Science Monitor, June 5, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0604/Exiled-Tiananmen-student-leaders-find-that-home-remains-out-of-bounds-video

Hong Kong holds Tiananmen Square commemoration
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33013270

Related:
135,000 candles light up park
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 5, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=157682&sid=44608425&con_type=3&d_str=20150605

Mourners shun main event and flock to HKU and Tsim Sha Tsui to mark June 4
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1816800/mourners-shun-main-event-and-flock-hku-and-tsim-sha-tsui

Related:
近半港大集會者「棄維園」 (Nearly half of HKU commemoration participants are “quiters” of the Victoria Park vigil)
Mingpao, June 5, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/近半港大集會者「棄維園」-明報民調：支聯集會者多挺五大綱領/web_tc/article/20150605/s00001/1433441494303

Hong Kong marks June 4 massacre anniversary amid discord over its own future
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/discord-06042015102717.html

香港纪念“六四”活动遍地开花 不同理念人士港九同悼念 (June Fourth commemoration flourishes in Hong Kong: groups with diverse views hold activities across the city)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-06042015104928.html

Hong Kong's youth find new meaning in Tiananmen vigil
The Hindu Times, June 5, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/tiananmen-vigil-hong-kongs-youth-find-new-meaning/article7283760.ece

美国呼吁中国就六四事件受害者做正式说明 (U.S. calls on China to give official explanation about June Fourth victims)
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/USDOS-statement-on-the-26th-anniversary-of-tiananmen-square-20150604/2807146.html

台北自由廣場晚會追悼「六四」26週年 (June Fourth 26th anniversary commemorated at Taipei National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150604_taiwan_china_64

Related:
台湾数百学生撑黄伞悼『六四』 (Hundreds of students in Taiwan hold up yellow umbrellas at June Fourth commemoration)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx2-06042015112126.html

马英九呼吁北京当局正视及平反六四事件 (Ma Ying-jeou calls on Beijing to face June Fourth and vindicate the 1989 Democracy Movement)
Voice of America, June 5, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/taiwan-president-on-june-4th-20150604/2807102.html

六四纪念活动在德国斯图加特中心广场展开 (June Fourth commemoration held in Germany’s Stuttgart central plaza)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/gr-06042015101819.html

外媒追問　華春瑩語塞 (Foreign journalist’s question on China taking historical accountability for June Fourth leaves spokesperson Hua Chunying speechless)
Apple Daily, June 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150605/19173102

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Massive cyber attack hits US federal workers, probe focuses on China
The Hindu, June 5, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/massive-cyber-attack-hits-us-federal-workers-probe-focuses-on-china/article7285127.ece

Related:
OPM hack: as China blames US for huge cyberattack, new era of cyberwarfare and internet terrorism arrives
The Independent, June 5, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/opm-hack-as-china-blames-us-for-huge-cyberattack-new-era-of-cyberwarfare-and-internet-terrorism-arrives-10299003.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HC rejects Yvonne Leung 's plea on reform package
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 5, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150605/news_20150605_56_1105266.htm

內地人到維園　盼港珍惜自由 (Mainland Chinese participants at Victoria Park event hope that Hong Kong people treasure freedom)
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150605/19173274

拒袋8.31方案　學生燒基本法 (Students burn Basic Law in rejection of “831 decision”)
Apple Daily, June 5, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150605/19173117

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China urges greater security role for the SCO
The Diplomat, June 5, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/china-urges-greater-security-role-for-the-sco/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Under latest court reform, China's jury is in
Caixin, June 4, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-03/100815855.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's internet police launch “speech inspections”, chill critical voices
Global Voices, June 3, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/03/chinas-internet-police-launch-speech-inspections-chill-critical-voices/

China keeps lid on information, as hopes dim in Yangtze ship disaster
The New York Times, June 4, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/world/asia/hopes-dim-for-survivors-of-yangtze-cruise-ship-media-control.html

Related:
An amount to remember: WeChat mystery on June 4
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/04/an-amount-to-remember-wechat-mystery-on-june-4/

Journalists urge Beijing to amend security law
The Standard, June 4, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=62238

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

境外NGO立法 请人大跟上统战脚步 (On Foreign NGO legislation: urging NPC to use the United Front method)
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://opinion.dwnews.com/news/2015-06-04/59658225.html

Draft Chinese law puts NGOs' future on the line
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1816097/draft-chinese-law-puts-ngo-s-future-line

Related:
For NGOs in China, a sense of party creep
The New York Times, June 3 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/03/for-ngos-in-china-a-sense-of-party-creep/

“NGO管理法” 牵动国际神经 (“NGO management law” touches an international nerve)
Deutsche Welle, June 3, 2015
http://bit.ly/1RLoNlo

Related:

HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

June Fourth

News

Tiananmen Mothers urge Beijing to bear guilt for its “crimes”
Taipei Times, June 4, 2015
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/06/04/2003619915

Related:
Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tu

China is exporting its Tiananmen censorship, and we are all victims
Foreign Policy, June 4, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/04/china-is-exporting-its-tiananmen-censorship-and-we-are-all-victims/

Scenes from the Tiananmen memorial events in Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 4, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/scenes-from-tiananmen-memorial-events-in-hong-kong/

香港维园纪念“六四”活动现场实况片段（视频）
Scenes from June 4 memorial activities, Victoria Park (with video)
Boxun, June 4, 2015
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/taiwan/2015/06/201506042240.shtml

Massive Tiananmen Square anniversary vigil planned in Hong Kong
The Guardian, June 4, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/04/massive-tiananmen-square-anniversary-vigil-planned-in-hong-kong

Related:
Hong Kong “Umbrella” protests add poignancy to Tiananmen vigil
Reuters, June 4, 2015
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/04/uk-tiananman-anniversary-hongkong-idUKKBN0OJ2UL20150604

Do not forget Tiananmen, vigil organizers plead
The Standard, June 4, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=62323

香港人和北京渐行渐远 (Hong Kongers and Beijing gradually moving farther apart)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2015
http://www.dw.de/香港人和北京渐行渐远/a-18494111

“HK should not be linked to mainland politics”
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150604/news_20150604_56_1104886.htm

Hong Kong museum dedicated to Tiananmen Square crackdown may be forced to move
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1816060/hong-kong-museum-dedicated-tiananmen-square-crackdown-may-be

U.S. calls for official accounting of Tiananmen Square victims
Business Standard, June 4, 2015
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/us-calls-for-official-accounting-of-tiananmen-square-victims-115060400289_1.html

Related:
On the 26th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
U.S. Department of State - Diplomacy in Action, June 3, 2015
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/06/243157.htm

尤维洁：在全美学自联主办纪念六四26周年集会的书面发言 (Remarks by You Weijie of Tiananmen Mothers at Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars’ gather to mark the 26th anniversary of June Fourth)
Canyu, June 4, 2015
http://canyu.org/n99107c12.aspx

许力平：“我不愿被称作天安门遗孀”(Xu Liping: “I don’t want to be known as the widow of Tiananmen Square”)
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1815686/chinas-anti-corruption-agency-step-inspections-state

一周网事： 纪念六四26周年 (One week on the Internet: Commemorating the 26th anniversary of June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/aw-06032015161700.html

RTHK reporters banned from Tiananmen Square
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 4, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150604/news_20150604_56_1104888.htm

Related:
“六四”26周年之际北京气氛仍然紧张 (Atmosphere in Beijing remains tense on 26th anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/06/150604_tiananmen_anniversary_beijing

Police swarm Beijing before June 4
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150603/news_20150603_56_1104756.htm

Young Chinese want to talk about Tiananmen Square, and that terrifies Beijing
Quartz, June 3, 2015
http://qz.com/419083

Statements

China: Tiananmen, 26 years on, the repressive patterns intensify
Amnesty International, June 2, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/1797/2015/en/

China: end denial about Tiananmen Massacre
Human Rights Watch, June 2, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/02/china-end-denial-about-tiananmen-massacre

Opinion & Commentary

The Torchbearers – participants in the 1989 Democracy Movement who are currently in prison
China Change, June 4, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/06/04/the-torchbearers-participants-in-the-1989-democracy-movement-who-are-currently-in-prison/

Why Beijing wants June 4 vigil to go on
South China Morning Post, June 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1816110/why-beijing-wants-june-4-vigil-go

“Did we stand on the side of Tank Man?”: An interview with Teng Biao
The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/04/did-we-stand-on-the-side-of-tank-man-an-interview-with-teng-biao/

Chen Guangcheng: 26 years after Tiananmen, things are worse in China
The Washington Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chen-guangcheng-26-years-after-tiananmen-things-are-worse-in-china/2015/06/03/9ee90446-095b-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html

Can dream of human rights & democracy in China survive current crackdown?
U.S. Congressman - Chris Smith, June 3, 2015
http://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=398168

The open wound of Tiananmen
The Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-open-wound-of-tiananmen-143335478

How the Tiananmen massacre changed China, and the world
China Change, June 2, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/06/02/how-the-tiananmen-massacre-changed-china-and-the-world/

June 4th stands for the world’s unfinished business
China Change, May 31, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/05/31/26-years-on-the-world-lives-in-the-shadow-of-june-4th-1989/

On the 26th anniversary of Tian’anmen Massacre – an open letter to fellow students in mainland China
China Change, May 27, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/05/27/on-the-26th-anniversary-of-tiananmen-massacre-an-open-letter-to-fellow-students-in-mainland-china/

Events

China in 1989 and 2015: Tiananmen, Human Rights, and Democracy
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/china-in-1989-and-2015-tiananmen-human-rights-and-democracy

HRIC Resources

1989: Bearing Witness to the Ultimate Beauty: Diary of an Eyewitness in the Square
Human Rights in China, May, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/en/crf/article/5669

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of June Fourth

• June Fourth at 25: Resisting Enforced Amnesia, Building a Just Future
• Restrictions, Detentions, Disappearances, and Arrests Related to June 4, 2014

Background

• June Fourth Overview
• A Chronology of the 1989 Democracy Movement and June Fourth Crackdown
• FAQs on June Fourth, China Rights Forum, 2008, no. 2

Multimedia

• Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice, a video documentary produced by Human Rights in China with footage shot by the Tiananmen Mothers, June 2009
• Films and videos
• HRIC June Fourth Podcast Series

China Rights Forum Special June Fourth Issues

• “25 Years after June Fourth,” 2014 , no. 1
• “Facing June Fourth,” 2009, no. 2
• “June 4|2008,” 2008, no. 2
• “Tiananmen: The Once and Future China,” 2004, no. 2

Hong Kong (香港)

Catch-all national security law adds to Hong Kong worry
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1815678/catch-all-national-security-law-adds-hong-kong-worry

Hong Kong's democratic dilemma
The Diplomat, June 4, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/hong-kongs-democratic-dilemma/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's top court stresses referential precedent for justice
China Daily, June 2, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/02/content_20892264.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China: Drop draft law aimed at stifling NGOs—Amnesty International criticizes draft Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Management Law in a submission to Chinese lawmakers.
Amnesty International, June 2, 2015
http://www.amnesty.ca/news/media-advisories/china-drop-draft-law-aimed-at-stifling-ngo-s-amnesty-international-criticizes

Related:
中國律師《關於暫停制訂“境外非政府組織管理法”的法律建議》 (Chinese lawyers: Legal advice on suspending drafting of Overseas NGO Law)
So Jump, June 2, 2015
http://www.sojump.com/jq/5158297.aspx

HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

VOA专访: 丁子霖：中共不能回避六四屠杀 (Ding Zilin in VOA interview: CPC cannot evade issue of June Fourth massacre)
Voice of America, June 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-special-interveiw-ding-zilin-june-4th-26-years/2804535.html

China detains dissidents, rights activists ahead of June 4 anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-rights-activists-detained-ahead-of-june4-anniversary-06022015102732.html

Related:
Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tu

China: end denial about Tiananmen Massacre
Human Rights Watch, June 2, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/02/china-end-denial-about-tiananmen-massacre

巴黎民运团体为六四纪念碑献花悼六四26周年 (Pro-democracy groups in Paris gather at June Fourth monument to commemorate 26th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre)
Radio France Internationale, June 2, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150602-巴黎民运团体为六四纪念碑献花悼六四26周年/

China's graft-busters admit corruption drive has hurt Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1815569/chinas-graft-busters-admit-corruption-drive-has-hurt

Relatives of missing passengers in Chinese cruise ship tragedy outraged over official silence
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1815572/relatives-missing-passengers-chinese-cruise-ship-tragedy-outraged

219.72 yuan per day for wrongful jailing? Experts say not enough
Caixin, June 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-02/100815614.html