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 07, 2013

Protests and Petitions

Village Activist Locked Up along with Entire Family after Protest
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1145255/village-activist-locked-along-entire-family-after-protest

简讯:江苏启东16名环保示威者被判刑 (16 Protesting against Paper Mill Sewage in Qidong, Jiangsu Sentenced)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 6, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/02/130206_qidong_sentence.shtml