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.

Tuesday, January 03, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

China Set to Punish another Human Rights Activist
The New York Times, January 03, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/03/world/asia/china-set-to-punish-another-human-rights-activist.html
Related information:
No Verdict Issued in Ni Yulan’s Case
倪玉兰案庭审未作判决
Human Rights in China, December 29, 2011
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5748
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5749
Liu Xiaobo’s Plea for the Human Spirit
The New York Times, January 03, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/01/books/review/liu-xiaobos-plea-for-the-human-spirit.html

维权律师高智晟被关押在新疆沙雅监狱,刑期三年 (Rights Attorney Gao Zhisheng Imprisoned in Xinjiang Jail for Three-Year Term)
Radio Free Asia, January 01, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-01012012163205.html