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 05, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

张林之女致信中美领导人 呼吁中方释放父亲 (Daughter of detained dissident calls for his release)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/vt-06042014105510.html

For more information on Zhang Lin, see:
Witnesses for Anhui rights defender Zhang Lin prevented from attending trial
安徽维权人士张林案开庭,证人被警方控制无法出庭
Human Rights in China, December 18, 2013
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/witnesses-anhui-rights-defender-zhang-lin-prevented-attending-trial
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/hui-wei-quan-ren-shi-zhang-lin-kai-ting-zheng-ren-bei