Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China: detained to death
The New York Review of Books, May 16, 2014
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/may/15/china-detained-to-death/

Police detain Qu Zhenhong, niece representing rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang, attorney says
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1512891/police-detain-qu-zhenhong-niece-representing-rights-lawyer-pu-zhiqiang

Reeducation-Through-Labor (劳教)

How China is using criminal detention in place of re-education through labour
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1492192/china-using-criminal-detention-place-re-education-through-labour

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

黑警打断张俊杰律师三根肋骨 王成律师疑遭酷刑妻被软禁 (Released human rights lawyer Zhang Junjie suffers bone fracture after police beating during interrogation, lawyer Wang Cheng's wife under house arrest, Wang Cheng, still detained, may have been tortured)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-03282014100553.html

Family seeks independent autopsy of activist who died in detention
维权人士家属希望进行独立尸检
The New York Times, March 29, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140329/c29family/dual/

港人录制生日祝福语“声”援软禁中刘霞 (HK groups record birthday wishes for Liu Xia)
Voice of America, March 29, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/hk-liuxia-concern-group-20140330/1882254.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

张俊杰律师获释曝遭警殴打 公安强硬民众及律师续声援 (Released lawyer recounts detention and beating by police, supporters step up calls for release of others)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql-03272014095231.html

Related:
HRIC urges international attention: lawyers and citizens detained in Heilongjiang, lawyers on hunger strike in protest
中国人权敦促国际社会关注黑龙江当局非法关押律师和公民
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/hric-urges-international-attention-lawyers-and-citizens-detained
CH: www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-dun-cu-guo-ji-she-hui-guan-zhu-hei

Zhang Junjie's Account (Parts I, II, and III)
张俊杰律师：亲历贱三江
Siweiluozi's Blog, March 28, 2014 (English)
Sohu, March 28, 2014 (Chinese)
EN: Part I:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-one.html
EN: Part II:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-two.html
EN: Part III:www.siweiluozi.net/2014/03/zhang-junjies-account-part-three.html
CH:http://3g.k.sohu.com/t/n17339001

Chinese authorities release rights lawyer, keep three others behind bars
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-03272014150355.html

律师冀为杨匡申办保外就医 刘沙沙担忧丈夫成曹顺利第二 (Lawyer to apply for medical parole for HK activist detained in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03272014094956.html

Lawyer: no answers for family of Chinese activist who died in prison
Voice of America, March 27, 2014
www.voanews.com/content/lawyer-no-answers-for-family-of-chinese-activist-who-died-in-prison/1880321.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Cao Shunli: “access denied” to Chinese activist's body
国际特赦：当局拒绝家属见曹顺利遗体
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2014
EN:www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26753856
CH:www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/mobile/china/2014/03/140326_china_caoshunli_body.shtml

Related:
China: Fear of cover-up as Cao Shunli’s body goes missing
Amnesty International, March 26, 2014
www.amnesty.org/en/news/china-fear-cover-cao-shunli-s-body-goes-missing-2014-03-26

譚作人刑滿 妻：繼續維權 (Rights defender Tan Zuoren released upon serving full prison term, wife says he will continue human rights work)
Ming Pao, March 27, 2014
news.mingpao.com/20140327/gaa1.htm

Related:
Sichuan quake activist Tan Zuoren defiant after release from prison
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1458374/activist-tan-zuoren-defiant-after-5-year-prison-term-probe-sichuan

United Nations (联合国)

Chinese human rights record under UN scrutiny
Voice of America, March 20, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-human-rights-record-under-un-scrutiny/1875146.html

Chinese man, ostensibly from an N.G.O., is barred from U.N. human rights hearing
The New York Times, March 24, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/chinese-ngo-member-barred-from-united-nations/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国律师、网友继续关注律师在佳木斯被拘留 (Lawyers and netizens continue to draw attention to detention of lawyers in Heilongjiang)
Voice of America, March 24, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/rights-lawyer-detained-20140323/1877380.html

Related:
Four rights lawyers detained after questioning Falun Gong detentions
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1455766/four-rights-lawyers-detained-after-questioning-falun-gong-detentions

Four Chinese lawyers detained over “black jail” appeal
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/appeal-03212014101911.html

旧金山华人中领馆前悼念曹顺利 (Chinese in San Francisco mourn Cao Shunli in front of Chinese consulate)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-03232014094021.html

China jails Tiananmen activist for subversion
Al Jazeera, March 24, 2014
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2014/03/china-jails-tiananmen-activist-subversion-201432463929104806.html

Related:
China: Fears of crackdown ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Amnesty International, March 24, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-fears-of-crackdown-ahead-of-tiananmen-square-anniversary

申请纪念六四人士被判刑 律师被打 (Applicant for Tiananmen commemorative event sentenced for inciting subversion, lawyer beaten)
Deutsche Welle, March 24, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BUja

United Nations (联合国)

U.N. delays action on China’s rights report
活动人士之死令国际人权机制遭受质疑
The New York Times, March 20, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140320/c20caoshunli/dual/

Related:
联合国中国人权审议 表决推迟 (Vote delays UN’s consideration of China’s human rights report)
Deutsche Welle, March 19, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BTD7

China fails to silence Montreal woman speaking at UN for jailed dissident dad
The Canadian Press, March 19, 2014
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/the-canadian-press/140319/china-fails-silence-montreal-woman-speaking-at-un-jailed-dis

UN experts slam China for death of activist Cao Shunli
The Epoch Times, March 19, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/571596-un-experts-slam-china-for-death-of-activist-cao-shunli/

Related:
Cao Shunli’s living legacy: international and domestic responses
Human Rights in China, March 18, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/cao-shunlis-living-legacy-international-and-domestic-responses

[CHRB] Rebuttal to Chinese authorities’ claims about death of Cao Shunli (3/14-3/20/2014)
China Human Rights Defenders, March 20, 2014
http://chrdnet.com/2014/03/chrb-rebuttal-to-chinese-authorities-claims-about-death-of-cao-shunli-314-3202014/

China Universal Periodic Review Outcome Statement
Human Rights Watch, March 20, 2014
http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/03/20/china-universal-periodic-review-outcome-statement

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

保护记者委员会呼吁中国立即释放3记者 (Press freedom group calls for release of three citizen journalists)
Voice of America, March 18, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/calls-on-china-ro-release-3-journalists-20140318/1874188.html

Related:
Three journalists detained after reporting on Tiananmen
Committee to Protect Journalists, March 18, 2014
cpj.org/2014/03/three-journalists-detained-after-reporting-on-tian.php

Chinese activist who protested dissident's death under house arrest
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-03182014200659.html

United Nations (联合国)

EU, U.S. denounce China's arrests of activists
Reuters, March 18, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/18/us-china-rights-un-idUSBREA2H20Y20140318

Related:
Human Rights Council holds general debate on human rights situation requiring its attention
United Nations Office at Geneva, March 18, 2014
unog.ch/unog/website/news_media.nsf/(httpNewsByYear_en)/C9555B1FC403F76CC1257C9F005B6D0E?OpenDocument

Activist’s death questioned as U.N. considers Chinese rights report
The New York Times, March 19, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/activists-death-questioned-as-u-n-considers-chinese-rights-report/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&module=BlogPost-ReadMore&version=Blog%20Main&action=Click&contentCollection=World&pgtype=Blogs®ion=Body&_r=1

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

曹顺利死亡事件引欧美关注 香港多个团体中联办抗议 (Cao Shunli's death draws attention from Europe and U.S., HK groups stage protest)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-03172014104331.html

Related:
Chinese government must be held accountable for death of activist Cao Shunli
必须让中国政府承担迫害曹顺利致死的
China Human Rights Defenders, March 14, 2014
EN: http://chrdnet.com/2014/03/chinese-government-must-be-held-accountable-for-death-of-activist-cao-shunli/
CH: http://chrdnet.com/2014/03/chinese-government-must-be-held-accountable-for-death-of-activist-cao-shunli-chinese-version/

The life and death of Cao Shunli (1961 — 2014)
China Change, March 18, 2014
http://chinachange.org/2014/03/18/the-life-and-death-of-cao-shunli-1961-2014/

Chinese government responsible for the death of Cao Shunli
Frontline Defenders, March 14, 2014
http://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/25405

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

谴责迫害曹顺利致死的紧急联署数千 胡佳吁完成遗愿及联合国默哀 (Petition condemning persecution of Cao Shunli signed by several thousands, Hu Jia urges UN to observe moment of silence)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-03152014124454.html

Related:
Rights activists launch signature campaign to demand investigation of Cao Shunli’s death
关于严厉谴责中国政府将曹顺利女士迫害至死的紧急联署
Su Yutong, Wen Yunchao, Wang Lihong, Hu Jia, and Teng Biao, March 14, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/rights-activists-launch-signature-campaign-demand-investigation-cao-shunlis-death

U.S. "disturbed" by death of Chinese activist Cao Shunli
曹顺利不治死亡 美国表“深感不安”
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 15, 2014
EN: www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-26597271
CH: www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140315_us_china_caoshunli.shtml

Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton regarding the death of Chinese human rights defender, Ms Cao Shunli
欧盟外交和安全事务高级代表凯瑟琳•阿什顿有关中国维权人士曹顺利女士逝世的声明
European Union External Action, March 15, 2014
EN: eeas.europa.eu/statements/docs/2014/140315_02_en.pdf
CH: http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2014/20140317_zh.htm

China denies dead dissident refused medical treatment
Reuters, March 17, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/17/us-china-dissident-idUSBREA2G0ES20140317?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Well-known Chinese dissident dies after being denied treatment
Reuters, March 14, 2014
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/03/14/uk-china-dissident-idUKBREA2D0RX20140314

Related:
中国“强制取保”维权人士曹顺利不治死亡 (Chinese rights defender Cao Shunli dies after “enforced medical parole”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/03/140314_caoshunli_dies.shtml

Rights defender Cao Shunli died in hospital in Beijing, lawyer barred from viewing body
Human Rights in China, March 14, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/rights-defender-cao-shunli-died-hospital-beijing-lawyer-barred-viewing-body

Veteran anti-graft activist Ou Shaokun slashes wrist in Guangzhou protest
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1448846/veteran-graft-activist-ou-shaokun-slashes-wrist-guangzhou-protest

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

北京维权人士曹顺利病情略微好转 (Rights defender Cao Shunli's condition improves slightly)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-03052014115114.html

Opinion (观点)

China wrongs a rights defender
The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2014
on.wsj.com/1lzTcp0

Hong Kong government has a duty to respect the rights of domestic helpers
The South China Morning Post, March 6, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1441346/hong-kong-government-has-duty-respect-rights-domestic

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

中国新公民活动人士致信全国人大代表要求维护法治 (New Citizens Movement activists urge NPC to uphold rule of law)
Voice of America, March 2, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/letter-from-new-citizen-activists-demanding-rule-of-law/1862590.html

Related:
请守住法治的底线――就新公民案致十二届全国人大全体代表的公开信 (Please defend the bottom line of rule of law--an open letter to the deputies of the 12th National People's Congress concerning the New Citizens Movement trials)
New Century Net, March 3, 2014
2newcenturynet.blogspot.hk/2014/03/blog-post_7144.html

China's human rights situation “worst in decades”
The Telegraph, March 2, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/10670520/Chinas-human-rights-situation-worst-in-decades.html

Detained China dissident Cao Shunli near death-close friend
Reuters, February 28, 2014
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/01/us-china-rights-cao-idUSBREA2002X20140301

Related:
Doctor says Cao Shunli on life support, family made to sign medical parole
Human Rights in China, February 28, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/doctor-says-cao-shunli-life-support-family-made-sign-medical-parole

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

2 prominent women under detention are hospitalized
New York Times, February 21, 2014
sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/21/2-prominent-women-under-detention-are-hospitalized/

Related:
Chinese Activists Detained While Demanding Release of Ailing Dissident
Voice of America, February 24, 2014
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-activists-detained-while-demanding-release-of-ailing-dissident/1858354.html

Chinese Elected Village Chief Jailed Amid Bitter Land Protest
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guo-yinmei-02242014162557.html

Lawyers and activists urge police to make public Cao Shunli’s condition
Human Rights in China, February 24, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/lawyers-and-activists-urge-police-make-public-cao-shunlis-condition

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

维权人士曹顺利关押中病危律师呼吁关注 (Lawyers and rights defenders call for attention on Cao Shunli’s condition)
Voice of America, February 24 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-rights-activists-call-for-releases-activist-20140224/1857765.html

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

曹顺利病重昏迷警方逼家人申请接走 (Rights activist Cao Shunli in critical condition after months in detention, police pressure family to apply for medical parole)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2014
www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-b-02202014092226.html

For more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Rights activist Cao Shunli in intensive care
Human Rights in China, February 21, 2014
www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/rights-activist-cao-shunli-intensive-care

Human Rights Defenders （人权卫士）

曹顺利被正式逮捕 肝病严重不许就医吃药 (Cao Shunli formally arrested and suffering from liver disease )
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2013
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/aw-10312013143839.html

for more information on Cao Shunli, see:
Cao Shunli Ill in Detention, Refuses to Sign Official Arrest Document
曹顺利病情恶化，拒签逮捕通知书
Human Rights in China, October 31, 2013
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/7028
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/7029