Tag Archives: June 4th

Tiananmen leader Zhou Fengsuo vows solidarity after secret China trip

Activist returned from US without a visa for June 4 anniversary on 72-hour transit stop

PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 10 June, 2014, 11:24am UPDATED : Tuesday, 10 June, 2014, 1:57pm

Agence France-Presse in Washington

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Chinese Democracy, Western Traps, and the End of History

Days after the 25th anniversary of the suppression of “pro-democracy” protests in Beijing, Reuters’ Ben Blanchard reports on a People’s Daily article celebrating the stability brought by China’s political system: Continue reading

Interview: ‘Tiananmen Didn’t End in 1989’

2014-06-04


Protesters gather in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 2, 1989.
AFP

Rowena Xiaoqing He grew up as a member of the “Tiananmen generation” in China, Continue reading

Tibetans, Uyghurs Remember Own Crackdowns on Tiananmen Anniversary

By Richard Finney
2014-06-04


Chinese paramilitary police patrol in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, June 20, 2008. Continue reading

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