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, August 11, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Christians resist government plan to remove crosses
The New York Times, August 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/chinese-christians-resist-government-plan-to-remove-crosses.html

Related:
Protest in Zhejiang as church cross demolitions continue
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/10/protest-in-zhejiang-as-church-cross-demolitions-continue/

Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's sister, niece return home after two weeks' detention
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/return-08072015161511.html

Drawings of police torture seize China’s attention
山西男子用漫画记录遭刑讯经历
The New York Times, August 11, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/drawings-of-police-torturing-a-suspect-captivate-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150811/c11sino-drawings/