Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

杭州维权人士吕耿松被警方刑拘 (Veteran democracy activist Lü Gengsong criminally detained)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-07082014102444.html

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Lü Gengsong criminally detained on suspicion of “subversion of state power”
吕耿松因涉嫌“颠覆国家政权”罪被刑拘
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2014
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/lu-gengsong-criminally-detained-suspicion-subversion-state-power
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/lu-geng-song-yin-she-xian-dian-fu-guo-jia-zheng-quan-zui-bei-xing-ju

Lawyer charged after trying to defend June 4 commemorators
公益律师欲代理“六四”纪念者反遭逮捕
The New York Times, July 8, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140708/c08lawyer/dual/

Related:
Organizers of June Fourth commemorative event officially arrested
六四公祭组织者陈卫、于世文被正式逮捕
Human Rights in China, July 3, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/organizers-june-fourth-commemorative-event-officially-arrested
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/liu-si-gong-ji-zu-zhi-zhe-chen-wei-yu-shi-wen-bei-zheng-shi-dai-bu

Outspoken writer released after turning himself in over Tiananmen anniversary event
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1550277/outspoken-dissident-writer-hao-qun-released-police-after-turning-himself