Category Archives: June 4th Commemoration

Hong Kong Marks Tiananmen 25th Anniversary As China Clamps Down

2014-06-04


A man takes a picture with his mobile phone as people hold candles to commemorate China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square events during a vigil in Hong Kong, June 4, 2014. Continue reading

Open Letter to China Leader Criticizes June 4 Detentions

By THE INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK TIMES JUNE 8, 2014
An open letter to the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, criticizing the arrests of scholars, writers and others before the Tiananmen Square massacre anniversary, was signed as of Wednesday by 79 international China scholars. Continue reading

China censors sweep web of Tiananmen references

POSTED: 05 Jun 2014 19:07

China’s state censors on Thursday scrubbed the Internet of references to commemorations of the Tiananmen incident including a huge vigil in Hong Kong, extending a campaign of repression that has seen dozens of critics detained. Continue reading

Restrictions, Detentions, and Disappearances before June 4, 2014

Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 6, 2014. Total Count: 126 individuals. (Those with an asterisk have been released). Continue reading

China lawyers demand access to activists detained ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

By AP News Jun 08, 2014 1:35PM UTC

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Tiananmen: China to deport Australian artist Guo Jian

This portrait photo taken by Chinese artist Guo Jian, shows him in his studio

Guo Jian was studying art in Beijing before he took part in the 1989 student protests

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China Expunges Tiananmen From Social Media, Closes Chat Groups

2014-06-05 


Hong Kong citizens attend a candlelight vigil in Victoria Park to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown on June 4, 2014. Continue reading

China Releases Three Activists After Tiananmen Anniversary

2014-06-05 


Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
Photo courtesy of CHRD

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