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.

Friday, September 23, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China postpones activist's subversion trial, wife still missing
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-qinyongmin-09222016141145.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

”No ghosts. No gay love stories. No nudity”: tales of film-making in China
The Guardian, September 22, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/22/tales-of-film-making-in-china-hollywood-hong-kong#comments

Journalist “suspended for her accessories” in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 23, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37437002

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Tibet, religious freedom comes with Chinese characteristics
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2021650/tibet-religious-freedom-comes-chinese-characteristics

Tibetan students threaten protests over fee hikes, remote facilities
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/students-09222016141824.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, Canada sign treaty to return fugitives’ assets in fraud and corruption cases
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2021977/china-canada-sign-treaty-return-assets-stolen-fraud

Local boss ordered crackdown on China's “democracy village” with eye on national power
Reuters, September 23, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wukan-idUSKCN11T0J1

北京取消农业户口 剥夺农民土地先声? (Beijing abolishes agricultural hukou—herald of rural land grabbing?)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09222016102421.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Normal for Beijing to care about HK election, says Liaison Office official amid accusations of meddling
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/23/normal-for-beijing-to-care-about-hk-election-says-liaison-office-official-amid-accusations-of-meddling/

Hong Kong activist group receives “rare” warning letter from police over Wukan protest
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/23/hong-kong-activist-group-receives-rare-warning-letter-from-police-over-wukan-protest/

人權新聞獎20年 出版新書見證港人權變遷 (Human Rights Press Awards 20th anniversary—New publication narrates changes in human rights situation in Hong Kong)
InMedia HK, September 23, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044770

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China should be proud of Wang Quanzhang—instead it persecutes him
The Guardian, September 23, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2016/sep/23/china-should-be-proud-of-wang-quanzhang-instead-it-persecutes-him

柯衍健:誰令香港年輕人疏離中國? (Who alienated Hong Kong young people from China?)
InMedia HK, September 23, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044778

中国观察:“共产党员带头生二胎”的背后 (China Observations: What's behind “party members setting the example of giving birth to a second child”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 22, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2016/09/160922_nan_china_second_child_yichang