Tag Archives: June 4th

The Website of Pu Zhiqiang:http://lawyerpu.com/

Pu Zhiqiang is a prominent civil rights lawyer in Beijing, well known internationally and in the mainstream Chinese media for his work in protecting free speech and abolishing labour camps in China, among other issues. Continue reading

Chinese Government Tightens Constraints on Press Freedom

By MICHAEL FORSYTHEJUNE 19, 2014

HONG KONG — China introduced new restrictions on what the government has called “critical” news articles and barred Chinese journalists from doing work outside their beats or regions, putting further restraints on reporters in one of the world’s most controlled news media environments.

Reporters in China must now seek permission from their employers before undertaking “critical reports” and are barred from setting up their own websites, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television announced in new rules Wednesday. Continue reading

Restrictions, Detentions, Disappearances, Arrests before and beyond June 4, 2014

Compiled by HRIC based on published reports and information available online. Last updated on June 19, 2014. Total Count: 130 individuals. (An asterisk (*) denotes that the detention or physical restriction of the individual has ended.). Continue reading

Sensitive Words: Returning From Exile, Hunting Tigers

As of June 20, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

Returning From Exile: Tiananmen protest leader Zhou Fengsuo, who has been living in exile as a US citizen for the past 25 years, returned to Beijing on the anniversary of the June 4th crackdown. Continue reading

China Expands Crackdown on Free Expression

 

Protester holds mask of Chinese President Xi Jinping during demonstration for Chinese journalist Gao Yu, Hong Kong publisher Yao Wentian, Continue reading

China arrests a lawyer for urging it to uphold its laws

BY EDITORIAL BOARD June 18 at 7:46 PM

A SINGLE thread seems to run through recent detentions and arrests in China: The authorities are cracking down on lawyers and other people who have demanded that China follow its own laws. Continue reading

You Won’t Get Near Tiananmen!’: Hu Jia on the Continuing Crackdown

IAN JOHNSON 06.02.14

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Activist Hu Jia in Beijing, April 2014. Continue reading

Chinese Lawyers Lodge Formal Complaint Over New Rules

2014-06-17


Chinese artist Ai Weiwei (L) stands with his lawyer Pu Zhiqiang as he leaves for court in Beijing, July 20, 2012.
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Chinese lawyers have launched a signature campaign against moves Continue reading