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.

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Detentions of Chinese activists tripled last year: report
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detentions-03032014182151.html

Related:
A nightmarish year under Xi Jinping’s “Chinese Dream”: 2013 annual report on the situation of human rights defenders in China
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 3, 2014
http://chrdnet.com/2014/03/a-nightmarish-year-under-xi-jinpings-chinese-dream-2013-annual-report-on-the-situation-of-human-rights-defenders-in-china/