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, January 13, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

China Dissident Author Is Allowed to Move to U.S.
The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2012
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204542404577156732239846176.html

Related news:
"余杰们"为什么逃离中国 (Why Yu Jie et al Leave China)
Deutsche Welle, January 12, 2012
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15660824,00.html
李金平发表公开信讲述被关进精神病院的经过 (Beijing Activist Li Jinping Releases Open Letter Detailing His Experience Being Committed to a Psychiatric Institution)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-01122012151910.html
Related information:
Rights Defender Recounts Incarceration in Psychiatric Hospital
李金平讲述被关精神病院的经历
Human Rights in China, January 11, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5769
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5770