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, January 09, 2015

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Chinese rights lawyer's phone calls limited under house arrest
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/gao-zhisheng-house-arrest-01082015160550.html

北京律师余文生代理声援占中者案被抓迄今未能会见律师 (Beijing lawyer Yu Wensheng detained for representing Occupy Central supporters, denied meeting with lawyer)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2015
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/中国/20150109-北京律师余文生代理声援占中者案被抓迄今未能会见律师

“中国人权捍卫者面临严冬”(“Human rights defenders in China face harsh winter”)
Deutsche Welle, January 8, 2015
http://www.dw.de/中国人权捍卫者面临严冬/a-18180329?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Related:
Harsh climate for human rights defenders in China: 2014 in photos
中国大陆人权捍卫者面临严冬:2014年图像回顾
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 24, 2014
http://chrdnet.com/2014/12/harsh-climat-for-human-rights-defenders-in-china:2014-in-photos-中国大陆人权捍卫者面临严冬:-2/

中国以危害国家安全罪名迫害异见人士 (China persecutes dissidents for “endangering domestic security”)
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-01082015103817.html