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.

Monday, August 19, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Prominent Advocate Held in Southern China
中国维权人士郭飞雄失踪数日后被证实刑拘
New York Times, August 19, 2013
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20130819/c19detain/dual/

Related:
环球时报评维权者被刑拘:他们陶醉与当局对抗 (Global Times’ opinion piece: detained rights defenders enjoy confrontation with authorities)
The People’s Daily, August 19, 2013
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2013/0819/c1001-22608773.html