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, January 05, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

NGOs are trying to stay alive in China’s latest crackdown against “foreign forces”
Quartz, January 5, 2017
https://qz.com/873489/ngos-are-trying-to-stay-alive-in-chinas-latest-crackdown-against-foreign-forces/

Related:
VOA连线:36名律师自发成立《境外NGO法》律师团 (36 Chinese lawyers to form legal services group to advise foreign organizations on Foreign NGO Law)
Voice of America, January 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3662623.html

中国退伍军人再度集体上访北京 (Chinese veterans petition Beijing once again)
Voice of America, January 5, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-veteran-20170104/3662788.html