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, May 07, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese artist “warned off” 1989 Tiananmen activist photo project
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-64photos-05062015153018.html

天安门母亲坚称永不放弃诉求 山东11公民家庭纪念六四 (Tiananmen mothers insist they will never give up their demands as 11 Shandong families commemorate June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-05062015100719.html

Errant officials to be penalized for pollution
China Daily, May 7, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/07/content_20643404.htm

China military says some not taking graft fight seriously
Reuters, May 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/07/us-china-corruption-defence-idUSKBN0NS05M20150507

Critics say Xi’s anti-graft campaign shouldn’t be just about counting tigers
The Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/07/critics-say-xis-anti-graft-campaign-shouldnt-be-just-about-counting-tigers/

Retired Chinese health ministry official “investigated for corruption”
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1788065/retired-chinese-health-ministry-official-investigated-corruption