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.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

VOA连线(黄琦):六四天网创始人黄琦被带走维稳 罪名“莫须有” (VOA Connects—Huang Qi: Founder of 64 Tianwang Huang Qi taken away on groundless stability maintenance accusations)
Voice of America, Ocotber 26, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20161026-VOAConnects-huang-qi/3566897.html

Related:
Founder of rights defence website in China detained as key meeting convenes, house searched
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/10/26/founder-of-rights-defence-website-in-china-detained-as-key-meeting-convenes-house-searched/

Three detained for spreading rumor about families getting millions for Shenzhen home demolitions
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2040524/three-people-put-detention-spreading-rumour-millions-given

Chinese police silence petitioners, candidates for local office
Voice of America, October 24, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-police-detain-petitioners-place-candidates-under-house-arrest/3564919.html

Jigme Gyatso is released from prison in Gansu
Radio Free Asia, October 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-10262016152626.html

Detained lawyers' families send open letter to China's Xi Jinping
Voice of America, October 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/families-of-detained-lawyers-send-open-letter-to-chinese-president-xi-jinpin/3566828.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology