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.

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Crackdown on Chinese regime critics condemned
Epoch Times, February 4, 2014
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/488922-crackdown-on-chinese-regime-critics-condemned/

“薛福顺”事件观察团二度遭驱逐 律师成立观察团促交代事件
Shandong police detain activists probing suspicious death
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2014
CH:http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy1-02052014095423.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/probe-02042014140157.html

For more information on Xue Mingkai, see:
Family rejects authorities’ report of suicide by democracy activist’s father
薛明凯拒绝接受警方关于其父“跳楼自杀”
Human Rights in China, February 3, 2014
EN:www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/family-rejects-authorities-report-suicide-democracy-activists-father
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/xie-ming-kai-ju-jue-jie-shou-jing-fang-guan-yu-qi-fu