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, February 13, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

朱虞夫,"一首小诗"判七年 (Zhu Yufu: Seven Years for a Poem)
Deutsche Welle, February 11, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15735354,00.html
Related information:
Dissident Zhu Yufu Sentenced to Seven Years for “Inciting Subversion”
朱虞夫被重判七年
Human Rights in China, February 10, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5862
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5863
Pen Is Subject to the Sword
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=eff8cc6498175310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

Wukan’s Young Activists Embrace New Role
Financial Times, February 12, 2012
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0c7046d6-5560-11e1-b66d-00144feabdc0.html
Related news:
乌坎选举代表出炉 自主召集会议未实现 (Wukan Elects Committee of 109 Village Reps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/wu-02122012161015.html