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, April 27, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese feminist activist “subjected to eight-hour grilling, bullying by police”
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1776260/chinese-feminist-activist-subjected-eight-hour-grilling-bullying

Related:
Chinese woman activist says interrogated a week after release
Reuters, April 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/25/us-china-activist-idUSKBN0NG09D20150425

Supporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 24, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Work tensions rise in China, despite calls for harmony
Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/04/24/work-tensions-rise-in-china-despite-calls-for-harmony/

北京公安局发维权人士郭玉闪起诉意见书 (Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau recommends indictment of rights defender Guo Yushan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 27, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150425_guo_yushan_china_investigation

Fears for safety of Chinese activist who supported Hong Kong's democracy movement
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-04242015131010.html