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, July 05, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese rights activist found dead after alleged attack in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-activist-07042016171250.html

The pipe dream of independent candidacy, once every five long years
China Change, July 1, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/01/the-pipe-dream-of-independent-candidacy-once-every-five-long-years/

China’s workers organize simultaneous protests in multiple cities
China Labor Bulletin, July 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-workers-organize-simultaneous-protests-multiple-cities

Strikes at Walmart stores in China begin to spread
China Labor Bulletin, July 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/strikes-walmart-stores-china-begin-spread

英国著名歌手曾批评中国人权不获中国签证 被迫取消在上海的演唱会 (Famous British singer who criticized China’s human rights situation in the past fails to get visa for holding concert in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/xl1-07042016132408.html