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, October 12, 2012

Human Rights Defenders

Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Pick
Foreign Policy, October 11, 2012
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/10/11/liu_xiaobo_s_nobel_pick

Related:
莫言:期望尽快释放刘晓波 (Mo Yan: I Hope Liu Xiaobo Can Be Released as Soon as Possible)
Radio France Internationale, October 12, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/118758

环保人士刘福堂被控非法出版:“盈利”300余元 (Environmental Activist Liu Futang Charged with Publishing Illegally)
Hainan Online, October 12, 2012
http://news.163.com/12/1012/10/8DJVOFHU0001124J.html

Related:
Chinese Environmental Activist Goes on Trial over Books
The Guardian, October 11, 2012
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/11/chinese-activist-trial-books