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.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Harsh sentence feared for detained rights lawyer
The New York Times, June 12, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/12/a-harsh-sentence-feared-for-detained-rights-lawyer/

China tries anti-graft activist in secret on “fraud” charge
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/zhang-xiangzhong-06122014103936.html

Related:
中国“新公民运动”成员被控诈骗案开庭 (New Citizens Movement activist is on trial for “fraud”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/06/140611_china_activist_trial.shtml