The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, May 19, 2014

June Fourth (六四)

Tiananmen Massacre 25th anniversary: how Chinese triads enabled the Great Escape
The Telegraph, May 18, 2014
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10820248/Tiananmen-Massacre-25th-anniversary-how-Chinese-triads-enabled-the-Great-Escape.html

Son of purged liberal leader Zhao Ziyang tells of China's shame, 25 years after martial law in Beijing
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1515862/son-purged-liberal-leader-zhao-ziyang-tells-chinas-shame-25-years-after