Friday, August 23, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国新公民运动发起者许志永被正式逮捕 (Xu Zhiyong, founder of the New Citizens' Movement formally arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/press_review/2013/08/130823_xuzhiyong_arrest.shtml

Related:
China arrests activist who campaigned about leaders' wealth
Reuters, August 22, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/23/us-china-dissident-idUSBRE97M08W20130823

曾举报官员的中国记者刘虎被警方带走 (Chinese reporter taken away by police after previously exposing corrupt official)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 23, 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2013/08/130823_liuhuarrest.shtml