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, May 22, 2017

Commentary (评论)

Collective family punishment—Challenge and response
Jerry’s Blog, May 21, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2017/5/21/collective-family-punishment-challenge-and-response

How Chinese artist Ai Weiwei became an enemy-of-the-state
CBS News, May 21, 2017
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ai-weiwei-how-chinese-artist-became-an-enemy-of-the-state/

Person of the week: Qiao Mu
China Digital Times, May 19, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/person-week-qiao-mu/