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.

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

In China, a week full of trials over dissent
新公民运动七成员今日起陆续受审
New York Times, January 22, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140122/c22citizen/dual/

“国际特赦”组织声明:习近平“虚伪”反腐 (Amnesty International says Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is “hypocritical”)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/vt-01212014154714.html

Related:
China: Hypocritical crackdown on anti-corruption campaigners
Amnesty International, January 21, 2014
www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-hypocritical-crackdown-anti-corruption-campaigners-2014-01-21

China puts prominent activist on trial
Reuters, January 21, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/21/us-china-activist-idUSBREA0K1N720140121

Trials put nine Chinese activists in dock
Guardian, January 20, 2014
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/20/nine-chinese-activists-trials