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.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China detains activist amid rights crackdown
Reuters, October 11, 2013
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/10/11/us-china-rights-idUSBRE99A07720131011

For more information on Guo Feixiong:
Lawyers urge authorities not to approve formal arrest of Guo Feixiong
律师敦促当局不要批捕郭飞雄
Human Rights in China, September 16, 2013
EN: http://hrichina.org/content/6918
CH: http://hrichina.org/cn/content/6919

First New Citizen Movement activists to stand trial in China
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2013
http://www.scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1329258/first-new-citizen-movement-activists-stand-trial-china