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.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Human Rights Defenders

中国维权法律学者许志永被刑事拘留 (Chinese rights defender and legal scholar Xu Zhiyong criminally detained)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/07/130716_china_xuzhiyong_arrested.shtm

Related:
Xu Zhiyong, advocate of disclosure of official assets, criminally detained
许志永被刑事拘留
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6822
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6824

China moves to try graft activists in coordinated crackdown
维权人士被诉,权力不愿暴露在阳光下
Reuters, July 16, 2013
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/07/16/uk-china-corruption-idUKBRE96F0AM20130716
CH: http://bit.ly/1armNZG

國保阻就醫 胡佳持刀「維權」(Hu Jia defends himself with knife after being blocked by police on his way to hospital)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130717/cac1.htm

偷渡回國探親 博訊記者遭遣返 (Boxun reporter in New Zealand repatriated after being smuggled into China to visit family, visa application previously rejected 18 times)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2013
http://news.mingpao.com/20130717/caf1.htm