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, August 03, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ai Weiwei given extended visa to visit Britain after Theresa May intervenes
The Guardian, July 31, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jul/31/ai-weiwei-visa-britain-theresa-may

Related:
英政府向艾未未道歉 重发6个月签证 (UK gov’t apologizes to Ai Weiwei and decides to issue 6-month visa)
Voice of America, August 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/aiweiwei-visa-20150731/2889879.html

Questions mount over decision to restrict Ai Weiwei’s UK visa
Hong Kong Free Press, July 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/31/questions-mount-over-decision-to-restrict-ai-weiweis-uk-visa/

英媒:中國異見藝術家艾未未的簽證風波 (UK media: Visa scandal of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/press_review/2015/07/150731_press_review

The dying wish of former gold miner He Quangui
China Labor Bulletin, August 2, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/dying-wish-former-gold-miner-he-quangui