廣東東莞「裕元鞋廠」大罷工目前進入第三週，事件已經引起國際關注。4月24號，多個國家和地區的勞工團體發起聲援活動，呼籲「裕元鞋廠」所屬的台灣「寶成集團」與國際品牌商回應罷工訴求，並要求中共政府停止暴力鎮壓，釋放被捕工人。
據報導，目前展開聲援行動的勞工和社運團體多達數十家，分別位於台灣、香港、澳洲和美國。
曹順利獲國際人權獎最終提名
中國已故著名維權人士曹順利，4月23號，被列為2014年「馬丁∙恩納爾斯人權捍衛者獎」三位最終候選人之一，這個獎項素有「諾貝爾人權獎」之稱，評委包括國際特赦、人權觀察等十大國際人權組織。主要為表彰那些面對巨大個人風險仍致力於人權事業的維權人士。
評委會將從三位最終候選人中選出2014年獎項得主，頒獎儀式將於10月7號在瑞士日內瓦舉行。
浙江整治基督教堂行動升級
浙江省持續半個多月的整治基督教堂行動，4月24號升級，多個教堂突然被警察包圍。
舟山市「白泉基督教堂」的十字架，當天清晨6點被數百名武警突擊拆除，教堂的一名負責人被帶走。
平陽縣一間即將竣工的教堂，也在同一天被夷為平地，阻止者還遭到警方暴力毆打。
永嘉縣「三江教堂」外，仍然有四千教徒聚集，防止教堂被強拆。
飲用水源頭建火葬場 村民抗議遭鎮壓
廣西陸川縣政府準備在當地生活用水的源頭修建火葬場，遭到村民的強烈反對，4月23號，溫泉鎮四良村的近2000村民，舉行抗議遊行，遭到數百警察鎮壓，多人被打傷，13人被抓捕。
編輯/周玉林
International Support For Yue Yuen Shoe Factory Strike
The Dongguan Yue Yuen Shoe Factory strike has continued
for three weeks, attracting international attention.
On April 24, several labor groups in different countries and
areas called the head office, Taiwan Pou Chen Group to say
Yue Yuan shoe factory had to respond to strikers’ demands.
They also requested that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
stop the violent crackdown and release detained workers.
According to reports, many activist groups from Taiwan,
Hong Kong, Australia and the U.S. have shown solidarity.
Cao Shunli Finally Nominated For International Human
Rights Award
On April 23, the late renowned Chinese activist Cao Shunli
was selected as one of the three Final Nominees for the
2014 Martin Ennals Award.
This award is known as the Nobel Prize for Human Rights.
The judges come from ten international human rights
organizations such as Amnesty International and Human
Rights Watch.
This award mainly cites those activists who have devoted
themselves to the cause of human rights even when facing
great personal risk.
The jury will select an award winner from three finalists in
2014 and the awards ceremony will be held on October 7
in Geneva.
Zhejiang Police Escalate Reprisals on Christian Church.
The two week remediation of Christian Churches reversed
on April 24 and several were suddenly surrounded by police.
Hundreds of armed assault police demolished the cross of
Zhoushan Baiquan Christian Church at 6am and took the
church director away.
One church in Pingyang County, which was nearly built was
burned to the ground. The curator was also beaten by police.
There are still four thousand Catholics gathered at Yongjia
County Sanjiang Chruch to prevent its forced demolishion.
Villagers’ Protest at Crematorium Construction Stopped.
Guangxi Lu Chuan County’s plans to build a local crematorium
at the living water source were strongly opposed by locals.
On April 23, nearly 2,000 villagers in Siliang village marched
to protest and were repressed by hundreds of police.
Some protestors were injured, 13 people were arrested.
Edit/Zhou Yulin
