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.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China jails three anti-corruption activists
中国三名维权人士被判刑
Voice of America, June 19, 2014
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/china-jails-three-anti-corruption-activists/1940263.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/liuping--20140619/1940624.html

Related:
Chinese court hands down harsh jail sentences to New Citizen Movement activists
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-20

唐荆陵被拘逾月民间声援 武汉被拘四佛教徒获释圣观等仍被扣 (Activists call for human rights lawyer Tang Jingling's release, four Buddhist followers released in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06182014101452.html

Related:
Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, last updated June 17, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan