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, December 24, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Friends fear for Chinese Christian lawyer spending Christmas behind bars
The Guardian, December 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/chinese-christian-lawyer-christmas-zhang-kai

李碧云强拆诉讼案: 律师遭扣押,李家姐弟被打,案件延期 (Li Biyun forcible demolition case: Lawyer detained, siblings beaten, trial postponed)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-12232015110015.html