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, June 23, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

新公民运动成员刘萍之女被限制出境 (Authorities impose travel ban on daughter of imprisoned activist Liu Ping)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2014
dw.de/p/1CNvi

Related:
Harsh prison terms for advocates undermine official anti-corruption efforts
当局重判刘萍等三人
Human Rights in China, June 19, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/harsh-prison-terms-advocates-undermine-official-anti-corruption-efforts
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/dang-ju-zhong-pan-liu-ping-deng-san-ren

广州三君子以“煽动颠覆国家政权”罪被捕 关注团拟组织声援民生观察吁放人 (Guangzhou authorities formally arrested three activists on suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06222014110555.html

Related:
Human rights lawyer, activists formally arrested on subversion charges
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1538009/human-rights-lawyer-activists-formally-arrested-subversion-charges

新疆民主人士赵海通被起诉至乌鲁木齐中级法院 (Pro-democracy activist Zhao Haitong prosecuted in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-06222014144707.html

律师与法官据理力争反被拘3小时 百人联署抗议律协修订两部律师法 (Human rights lawyer Sui Muqing detained by court for 3 hours after argument with judge)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06212014115914.html

Jail term of China's human rights lawyer to end in August
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-06202014150012.html