Tag Archives: June 4th

PU ZHIQIANG:‘June Fourth’ Seventeen Years Later: How I Kept a Promise

08.10.06

The weekend of June 3, 2006, was the seventeenth anniversary of the Beijing massacre and also the first time I ever received a summons. It happened, as the police put it, Continue reading

China: Detention of human rights defenders following commemoration of 1989 Tiananmen Square protests Take action on behalf of human rights defenders in China.

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Ms. Wu Aiying
Minister of Justice of the People’s Republic of China, Continue reading

China frees artist held for Tiananmen anniversary

Associated PressAssociated Press – Sat, Jun 14, 2014

FILE – In this April 29, 2014 file photo, Chen Guang, former Chinese soldier turned artist, poses for a photo after a performance to Continue reading

Arrested Chinese Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Speaks from Prison

THE EDITORS 06.13.14

Early this morning, the Beijing Public Security Bureau formally arrested rights-defense lawyer Pu Zhiqiang on charges of picking quarrels and illegally Continue reading

Calls Grow for Release of Chinese Student Held Over Tiananmen Tweet

2014-06-13 


A police van patrols Chang An Avenue near Tiananmen Square in Beijing, May 12, 2014.
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China Arrests Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Who Fought Labor Camps

BEIJING June 13, 2014 (AP)

By GILLIAN WONG Associated Press

Just half a year ago, civil rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang was earning accolades in the Chinese media for his work pushing for the abolition of labor camps. On Friday, Pu made headlines again — Continue reading

[CHRD] University Student Criminally Detained for June Fourth Tweet (6/6-12/2014)

Jun 12, 2014 • 4:42 am

China Human Rights Briefing

June 6 – 12, 2014

Arbitrary Detention

Detained Human Rights Lawyer Pu Zhiqiang Denied Medical Bail
Freedom of Expression

University Student Criminally Detained for Tweet About June Fourth
Law & Policy Watch

Civil Society Members Call to Abolish Custody & Education System
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‘Tank Man’ Googled in China as Hackers Bypass Censors

By Bloomberg News Jun 12, 2014 7:44 AM ET
China’s Internet users can access censored content, including references to the Tiananmen Square crackdown, after online activists created a website duplicating Google Inc. (GOOGL)’s restricted portal. Continue reading