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.

Thursday, July 27, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Missing human rights lawyer “in good health in Tianjin facility”
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2104246/missing-human-rights-lawyer-good-health-tianjin

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維權人士吳淦與律師見面 律師:精神狀態良好意志堅定 (Lawyer: Wu Gan is in good spirits and still steadfast)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 27, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1344540-20170726.htm

The lonely crusade of China’s human rights lawyers
The New York Times, July 25, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/25/magazine/the-lonely-crusade-of-chinas-human-rights-lawyers.html

Mass crackdown on Chinese lawyers, defenders and international reactions: A brief chronology
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Sixty-seven held after big pyramid scheme protest in Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2104294/sixty-seven-held-after-big-pyramid-scheme-protest-beijing

Related:
北京警方:“善心汇”非法聚集 63人被刑拘 (Beijing Police: Shan Xin Hui members are gathering illegally and 63 are under criminal detention)
Beijing Police, July 26, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-07-26/doc-ifyinvyk1318343.shtml