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.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lee Ming-che: Taiwanese activist goes on trial in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41222940

Related:
China court releases video of Taiwanese activist confessing to subversion
Reuters, September 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-rights/china-court-releases-video-of-taiwanese-activist-confessing-to-subversion-idUSKCN1BM0II

李明哲對所犯罪行認罪悔罪 法庭擇期宣判 (As Lee Ming-che confesses and regrets the crime he committed, court will give verdict on another day)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1353447-20170911.htm

新疆维稳 微信群宣讲《古兰经》被判刑两年 (WeChat group leader sentenced to two years in prison in Xinjiang for preaching Quran online)
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2017
http://news.dwnews.com/china/news/2017-09-11/60011856.html

实施新制前环球实报微信群主刘鹏飞被抓及抄家 (Liu Pengfei, WeChat group leader, arrested and his personal belongings confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest-09102017103704.html