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, November 20, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Prominent China rights lawyer could face harsher charges: attorney
Reuters, November 20, 2014
http://news.yahoo.com/prominent-china-rights-lawyer-could-face-harsher-charges-110047675.html

Chinese journalist facing life sentence for leaking to magazine
The Guardian, November 20, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2014/nov/20/chinese-journalist-facing-life-sentence-for-leaking-to-magazine

人权观察促北京放弃对媒体人高瑜刑控 (Human Rights Watch urges Beijing to drop charges against Gao Yu)
Voice of America, November 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/calls-for-dropping-the-charges-against-gao-yu-20141120/2527317.html

世界互联网大会乌镇召开 维权人士举牌遭抓捕 (Rights defenders taken away after holding placards outside World Internet Conference)
Radio Free Asia, November 19, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-11192014101000.html