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.

Friday, July 11, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

异议人士哈达致函习近平及国际人权机构 代理申诉案律师被公安威胁 (Mongolian dissident Hada appeals to Xi Jinping and UN)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-07102014101324.html

广州公安成都寻唐荆陵证据不成打伤证人 杭州民主党人被以“煽颠罪”传唤 (Guangzhou police assault witness while collecting evidence against lawyer Tang Jingling, democracy activists in Hangzhou summonsed)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07102014101358.html

Related:
Arrest Notice of Tang Jingling
唐荆陵逮捕通知书
Human Rights in China, June 20, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/arrest-notice-tang-jingling
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/tang-jing-ling-dai-bu-tong-zhi-shu

Chinese activist on trial for trying to visit hospital while under house arrest
The Guardian, July 11, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/11/chinese-activist-trial-hospital-house-arrest-li-biyun

Chinese dream turns sour for activists under Xi Jinping
Agence France-Presse, July 10, 2014
http://www.afp.com/en/news/chinese-dream-turns-sour-activists-under-xi-jinping