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.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

朱虞夫、杨天水健康恶劣被拒保外就医 (Zhu Yufu and Yang Tianshui Refused Medical Parole despite Worsening Health)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-02132013101602.html

For more on Zhu and Yang, see:
朱虞夫被重判七年
Dissident Zhu Yufu Sentenced to Seven Years for “Inciting Subversion”
Human Rights in China, February 10, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/5863
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/5862

当局应立即准予力虹、杨天水保外就医
Imprisoned Democracy Activists Gravely Ill, Require Immediate Medical Parole
Human Rights in China, May 6, 2010
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/812
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/397