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, August 23, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Fewer Chinese citizens filing petitions against authorities as Beijing tries to curb use
South China Morning Post, August 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2107944/fewer-chinese-citizens-filing-petitions-against

Chinese activist Jiang Tianyong's subversion trial dismissed as sham
The Guardian, August 22, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/22/chinese-activist-jiang-tianyong-subversion-trial-dismissed-as-sham

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Poet held in southern China over planned poetry anthology remembering Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, August 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-08222017110033.html

Related:
广州诗人浪子参与编选刘晓波纪念诗集被拘 (Guangzhou poet Liangzi involved in compiling Liu Xiaobo commemorative poetry anthology is arrested)
Voice of America, August 23, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/guangzhou-poet-detained-by-police/3997017.html