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.

Monday, August 29, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ai Weiwei planned to sculpt a “redline.” Chinese censors say he crossed one.
艾未未被取消银川双年展参展资格
The New York Times, August 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/world/asia/china-ai-weiwei-yinchuan.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160829/china-ai-weiwei-yinchuan/

Striking miners in China’s Shanxi demand “equal pay, benefits” as strike rumbles on
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/striking-miners-in-chinas-shanxi-demand-equal-pay-benefits-as-strike-rumbles-on-08262016112446.html

河南维权人士邢望力被判刑4年6个月 (Henan rights defender Xing Wangli sentenced to four years six months)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08262016104107.html