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, August 16, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

法院终审维持对刘晓波妻弟11年原判 (Court upholds 11-year prison sentence of Liu Xiaobo’s brother-in-law)
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2013
http://bit.ly/14kcRfY

Related:
China rejects appeal by Nobel laureate's brother-in-law
Reuters, August 16, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-china-rights-idUSBRE97F02Y20130816