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, June 21, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

民间“光明中国梦”行动遭打压 “赤壁五君子”被控煽动颠覆
(Five Democracy Advocates from Guangdong and Hunan Detained for "Inciting Subversion")
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-06202013103414.html                              

 Chen Guangcheng Spyware Row: Blind Chinese Dissident May Have Been Spied On During NYU Tenure
Reuters, June 21, 2013
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/21/chen-guangcheng-spyware-row_n_3476188.html                                                                                               

光诚收到“间谍软件”礼物再惹争议 (Controversy over Tracking Software Installed in Gifts Given to Chen)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 21, 2013

Whatever Happened to the Chen Guangcheng of the 1970's?
The Atlantic, June 20, 2013
http://www.theatlantic.com/china/archive/2013/06/whatever-happened-to-the-chen-guangcheng-of-the-1970s/277074/ 

 Lawmaker, University Spar over “Control” of Chinese Dissident
Chicago Tribune, June 20, 2013

美议员指责纽大阻止他见陈光诚 (U.S. Congressman Accuses NYU of Obstructing His Meetings with Chen Guangcheng)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2013

Blind Chinese Activist Could Jump To Pro-Life Think Tank
Business Insider, June 19, 2013

Blind Activist’s Former Adviser: Pressure Claims "Mystifying"     
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2013

Related:
Chen Guangcheng Case Widens the Political Rift
China Digital Times, June 21, 2013
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/06/chen-guangcheng-case-widens-political-rift/

Statement from Former Special Advisor to Chen Guangcheng, Mattie Bekink

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