Tag Archives: June 4th

Harsh Sentence Feared for Detained Rights Lawyer

By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 12, 2014 4:58 AM

Pu Zhiqiang speaking to reporters outside Chongqing Higher People’s Court in December 2012.
Yongping Xu/European Pressphoto Agency
A lawyer who met with Pu Zhiqiang, a crusading human rights lawyer Continue reading

Gao Yu: Princelings Are Xi’s Greatest Challenge

Outspoken journalist and commentator Gao Yu was detained in April just days before she was to attend an event marking the anniversary of the 1989 protests. Continue reading

Beijing Police Detain Student Over Tiananmen Tweet

By AUSTIN RAMZY JUNE 11, 2014 2:16 AM
The Beijing authorities have detained a woman linked with a Twitter posting suggesting that a method for Continue reading

Chinese Authorities Now Targeting Lawyers’ Lawyers

2014-06-09


Pu Zhiqiang (front right) attends a seminar about the Tiananmen crackdown in Beijing, May 3, 2014.
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A Letter to the Newton (Massachusetts) Community

By Fengsuo Zhou, Yaxue Cao, published: June 11, 2014

 

(Henry Degroot is a student at Newton North High School, Massachusetts. He wrote a pro-democracy note in a Chinese student’s notebook during an exchange program in Beijing and signed it. A Chinese teacher found out. Henry was detained for five hours, forced to apologize by his American teachers, and, back to America, the school barred him from prom.) Continue reading

Prominent rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang could face lengthy jail term, fellow lawyer fears

PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
UPDATED : Thursday, 12 June, 2014, 4:12am
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Pu Zhiqiang was placed in criminal detention on May 6 after he attended a private meeting commemorating the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the Tiananmen pro-democracy movement. Continue reading

Tiananmen Mothers Speak Out

by Human Rights in China

In the lead up to the 25th anniversary of a horrific episode of government-ordered military violence against unarmed civilians, Continue reading

Young Chinese Twitter User Arrested for Proposing Method to Spread Truth about June 4th Massacre

By China Change, published: June 9, 2014

 

On Monday, June 9th, China’s state-run media outlet China News (中新网) reported that Continue reading