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, January 13, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

电邮显示北大教授被解职原因 因签名支持许志永公盟运动 (Emails show Peking University professor sacked for supporting Xu Zhiyong and New Citizens’ Movement)
Voice of America, January 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/emails-suggest-embattled-chinese-scholar-xia-yeliang-20140113/1828702.html

Q. & A.: Ai Weiwei on creating art in a cage
艾未未:护照被没收的1001天
The New York Times, January 13, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140113/c13aiweiwei/dual/

中国民间维权机构负责人刘飞跃遭警方扣押 (Head of rights defense group, Liu Feiyue, detained by the police)
Voice of America, January 13, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/liu-feiyao-detained/1828356.html

独立中文笔会会长贝岭和瑞典人士联合为刘霞状况呼吁 (Heads of Chinese and Swedish PEN Centers sign joint appeal to bring attention to plight of Liu Xia and Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-01132014101012.html

林昭:被葬送的青春一代的集体化身 (The present-day meaning of commemorating Lin Zhao—interview with Beijing Spring editor, Hu Ping)
Radio France Internationale, January 10, 2014
http://rfi.my/1dqfpT3