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.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“南方傻瓜”甄江华:黑暗中行走的抗争者 (Zhen Jianghua, defier who walks in dark)
The Initium, December 12, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20171212-mainland-zhenjianghua/

The app that’s naming and shaming China’s polluters
Bloomberg, December 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2123959/app-thats-naming-and-shaming-chinas-polluters

Hundreds take part in rare protest in Beijing over migrant crackdown
The Guardian, December 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/11/hundreds-take-part-rare-protest-beijing-migrant-crackdown

广东顺德村民逆风维权 当局夜半抓人 (Villagers in Guangdong defend land rights and get arrested by police at night)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-12112017100549.html

安徽南陵数百教师请愿 警喷射辣椒水驱散 (Hundreds of teachers in Anhui petition for better wages and get pepper-sprayed by police)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-12112017100326.html

内蒙牧民请愿讨要草场补贴 海外新书揭内蒙种族灭绝 (Inner Mongolian herdsmen petition for grassland compensation; New book revealing ethnic cleansing launched)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-12112017100414.html