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.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan language made equal with Chinese in county in China's Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/equal-01132016145116.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Chinese citizens are boycotting search engine Baidu—and praying for Google to come back
Quartz, January 14, 2016
http://qz.com/593120/chinese-citizens-are-boycotting-search-engine-baidu-and-praying-for-google-to-come-back/

人权观察:北京对维权律师的打压前所未有 (Human Rights Watch: Beijing’s crackdown on rights lawyers is unprecedented)
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160114-人权观察:北京对维权律师的打压前所未有

Related:
China: Subversion charges target lawyers Arrests reflect Xi Jinping’s broader repression of rights activism
Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/01/14/china-subversion-charges-target-lawyers