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, July 27, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's public security chief tries to ease fears about draft law for foreign NGOs
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843921/chinas-public-security-chief-tries-ease-fears-about

Related:
中国称支持境外NGO发展 (China claims to support overseas NGOs' development)
Deutsche Welle, July 27, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国称支持境外ngo发展/a-18608919

Activist known for brash tactics among dozens held in China
Associated Press, July 26, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b5fd2e4633544464866a7045e764c156/activist-known-brash-tactics-among-dozens-held-china

六四學運領袖吾爾開希宣佈競選台灣立委 (June Fourth student movement leader Wu'erkaixi to seek seat in Taiwan Parliament)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150724_taiwan_election_wuer