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, February 27, 2015

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Missing, presumed dead: underground Chinese bishop, aged 93
The Global Post, February 25, 2015
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/150225/missing-presumed-dead-underground-chinese-bishop-aged-93

Guangdong police detain activist's dinner party guests
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guests-02262015102920.html

律師稱浦志強審理起訴期滿後獲釋機會低 (Lawyer: slim chance Pu Zhiqiang will be released following investigation period)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 27, 2015
http://bbc.in/1ABDpgu