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, March 01, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s state media is lying about a detained labor activist, some workers say
Quartz, March 1, 2016
http://qz.com/621390/chinas-state-media-is-lying-about-a-detained-labor-activist-some-workers-say/

北京再有拆迁户被烧死 警方阻止围观拍照 (Another death in fire at household to be forcibly demolished in Beijing, police forbids on-looking and photo taking)
Radio Free Asia, February 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-02292016115311.html