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.

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

疫苗维权遭维稳,QQ群被关群主受监视 (Rights defenders in problematic vaccine case repressed by authorities, QQ chat group closed down, group administrator surveilled)
Voice of America, April 20, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-vaccine-victims-qq-groupchat-closed-by-tencent-20160419/3292540.html

Vaccine scandal: parents protest in Chinese capital to demand justice over children’s plight
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1937232/vaccine-scandal-parents-protest-chinese-capital-demand

Tibetan protest monk released from prison in uncertain health
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/uncertain-04192016143140.html

Political psychiatry: How China uses “Ankang” hospitals to silence dissent
Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/19/political-psychiatry-how-china-uses-ankang-hospitals-to-silence-dissent/