Monday, August 12, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

李化平遭跨省抓捕 (Shanghai dissident taken away by Hunan authorities in a "cross-provincial" grab)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-08112013141758.html

China arrests activist on subversion charge as crackdown deepens
Reuters, August 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/11/us-china-subversion-idUSBRE97A01P20130811

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深圳维权人士杨林被控"煽动颠覆国家政权罪" (Shenzhen dissident Yang Lin charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Voice of America, August 12, 2013
http://www.voachinese.com/content/yang-lin-shenzheng-rights-lawyer-charged-sedition/1727592.html

中国维权记者被控非法拘禁遭刑拘 (Chinese rights defense reporter criminally detained on charge of illegal detention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130812_china_rights_journalist.shtml