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, April 02, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国妇权义工苏昌兰被带走 佛山维权人士天理被刑拘近一月 (Women's rights activist Su Changlan summoned by police, fellow Foshan activist Tian Li in detention for almost a month)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04012014094448.html

维族学者伊力哈木获奖 中国官方指其为“嫌犯” (Ilham Tohti wins PEN USA award, China calls him a “suspect”)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/jz-04012014103444.html

香港刘霞关注组举行刘霞庆生会 (HK groups hold birthday party for Liu Xia)
Voice of America, April 1, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/hk-liuxia-20140401/1884003.html