许志永
7月16日，“新公民运动”发起人许志永博士在被非法软禁长达三个月之后，被北京市警方刑拘。而在此之前，警方已经刑拘或正式逮捕了“新公民运动”至少15名参与者。政府当局全面压制“新公民运动”的意图显而易见。
这是一起个极其严重的事件。从远处说是对斯大林模式的所谓“无产阶级专政”的延续，从近处说是对十年刚性维稳的延续，就当下说更是对习近平先生承诺的“全面实施宪法”的公开背弃
反宪政潮流因舆论的顽强狙击已经退潮，但对公民社会的压制仍甚嚣尘上，而且直接动用国家机器，实施定点打击。许志永和他的伙伴们遭遇的厄运，是这方面的最新案例。 阅读全文…
Drive to Strengthen One-Party Rule Unhindered by Upcoming UN Rights Council Election
AUGUST 30, 2013 来源：人权观察 Human Rights Watch
(New York) – The Chinese government has undertaken a nationwide crackdown on dissent in an apparent campaign against perceived challenges to one-party rule, Human Rights Watch said today. Since February 2013 the government has arbitrarily detained at least 55 activists, taken into custody critics and online opinion leaders, and increased controls on social media, online expression, and public activism, rolling back the hard-won space China’s civil society has gained in recent years. 阅读全文…
来源：Reuters
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union called on China on Wednesday to release one of the country’s most prominent rights activists, Xu Zhiyong, telling Beijing to respect international standards on freedom of expression.
Police arrested Xu, who has called for officials to disclose their wealth, last week, raising the stakes in the government’s crackdown on anti-graft campaigners. 阅读全文…
来源：华尔街日报中文版
北京警方本周正式逮捕了呼吁政府提高透明度的知名人士许志永，外界担心中国当局正在加大力度打击要求其放权的呼声。
全文请见：http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20130824/bch152508.asp
华泽
来源：New York Times By HUA ZE (华泽)
Published: August 18, 2013 23
XU ZHIYONG, a lawyer for the underprivileged, knew he risked his freedom by challenging the Chinese Communist Party to fulfill its vows to fight corruption and promote the rule of law.
His fight made him one of China’s best known human-rights advocates, and it has now landed him in prison. 阅读全文…
刘卫国律师
很是惭愧，身为你的辩护律师，我却被警方剥夺了会见你的权利，以至于不能履行自己的职责，辜负了你的信任。在此表示歉意，并藉此信对警方滥用权力践踏法律的行为，表示无比愤慨和抗议！
诚然，对于警方的违法，你早已司空见惯。在被捕之前，你已经被限制人身自由近百日了。而这种不定期的非法限制多年来一直陪伴着你，成了你生活中的一部分。今年4月，我们在济南火车站短暂相聚不足10分钟：你要去合肥救助小安妮；我要去靖江声援王全章。匆匆一别，竟有了高墙之隔。
那也是你被捕前最后一次在自己的祖国自由行走。 阅读全文…
联署人曹辉 两篇情深意切的文章
公民许志永
我是工人，没读过大学，博龄不过1年，不懂高深的理论，也没有很多的见识。按理说，许志永涉及民主自由之类的话题，更适合公知们评说，而无需我议论；但是公知们大都三缄其口，而我没有公知的羽毛可以爱惜，虽没有理论，但还有常识，虽没有知识，但还有良知，所以我对人对事的认知更多都是以基于常识和良知来做判断。 阅读全文…
Source: New York Times 2013-08-09 By Jane Perlez and Chris Buckley
BEIJING — A prominent Chinese rights advocate who was detained last month has spoken out in a video shot from behind bars at a detention center in Beijing, urging citizens to stand up against the government and turn their rights into reality.
The unusual act of defiance by the advocate, Xu Zhiyong, was available for viewing on a number of Web sites Thursday, including YouTube and Voice of America, after being disseminated by his supporters. 阅读全文…
华盛顿 — 三周前被拘捕的新公民运动倡导者许志永在看守所通过一段简短的手机视频继续呼吁大众践行宪法赋予的公民权利，并指出导致他被捕入狱的真正原因。 阅读全文…
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