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.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mass protests in Chinese town over proposed aluminum plant
Financial Times, February 14, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/e3333348-f283-11e6-8758-6876151821a6

These LGBT activists staged a gay marriage campaign for Valentine's Day and it's beautiful
Time Out Beijing, February 14, 2017
http://www.timeoutbeijing.com/features/Blogs-LGBT_Blogs/156700/These-LGBT-activists-staged-a-gay-marriage-campaign-for-Valentines-Day-and-its-beautiful.html

Chinese filmmaker who documented labor activists’ fight for workers’ rights in southern China tells of exile in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/culture/film-tv/article/2070745/chinese-filmmaker-who-documented-labour-activists-fight-workers