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, July 25, 2011

Human Rights Defenders

法轮功律师朱宇飙 “预备犯罪”判两年 (Attorney Who Represented Falun Gong Practitioners Sentenced to Two Years on Charges of "Preparing to Commit a Crime")
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2011
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fa-07212011143205.html

中国独立作家被阻止参加美国使馆活动 (Writers Kept from Participating in Freedom of Expression Roundtable at US Embassy)
Deutsche Welle, July 25, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15261923,00.html
Related information:
ICPC Celebrates Tenth Anniversary in Shadow of Escalating Repression
Independent Chinese PEN Center, July 23, 2011
http://www.chinainperspective.org/ArtShow.aspx?AID=11875&Mode=ENG

Related news:
中国海关阻止海外作家入境 (Chinese Writers Tienchi Liao, Bei Ling, and Ma Jian Prevented from Entering China at Shenzhen)
Deutsche Welle, July 26, 2011
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15263175,00.html