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, August 04, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“非新闻”创办人卢昱宇今获刑4年 女友李婷玉取保获释 (Citizen journalist Lu Yuyu sentenced to four years in prison, Li Tingyu out on bail)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/08/4.html

忧儿成刘晓波第二 黄琦八旬老母致信中央 (Worried son will follow Liu Xiaobo’s example, mother of Huang Qi writes public letter to central gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08032017103419.html

Related:
China accused over “enforced disappearance” of Liu Xiaobo's widow
The Guardian, August 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/03/china-enforced-disappearance-liu-xiaobo-widow-liu-xia

美国律师向联合国投诉:谴责中国当局令刘晓波的遗孀失踪至今 (American Bar Association lodges complaint at UN for the missing of Liu Xia)
Agence France-Presse, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-08032017115705.html

多個團體發聯合聲明要求內地當局盡快讓劉霞出國 (Chinese PEN and other groups issue joint statement urging Chinese gov’t to allow Liu Xia to go abroad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346142-20170803.htm

不满购票实名制侵犯公民权 律师起诉深圳市客运公司 (Lawyer in Shenzhen sues transportation authority of violating civic rights by asking for personal identification)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08032017103731.html

Son of mainland human rights lawyer Chen Jiangang barred from school after request by authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/04/son-mainland-human-rights-lawyer-chen-jiangang-barred-school-request-authorities/

紧急关注:丁家喜律师等在西安与网友聚餐全部遭抓捕 共30余人 (Urgent: over 30 arrested at lawyer Ding Jiaxi’s dinner with friends in Xi’an)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/30.html

China jails protest blogger, researcher for four years on public order charges
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blogger-sentence-08032017112614.html

上海维权人士吴玉芬3人转黑监狱,吴慕珍一人失踪15日 (Shanghai human rights defender Wu Yufen and two others transferred to black jails, Wu Muzhen has been missing for 15 days)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/315.html