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, October 18, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

桂民海失聯兩年 筆會籲放人 (Chinese Pen urges Gui Minhai to be released on two years anniversary of his disappearance)
Mingpao, October 18, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171018/s00013/1508263448984

Taiwan activists call for social media campaign on China's human rights record
台NGO控诉大陆输出人权灾难 吁19大抗议行动
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-china-10172017143627.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-10172017101146.html

Cyberspace, religion, lawyers, dissidents: China’s shrinking civil society under Xi Jinping’s crackdown
Agence France-Presse, October 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/18/cyberspace-religion-lawyers-dissidents-chinas-shrinking-civil-society-xi-jinpings-crackdown/

China on edge amid 19th party congress
The Diplomat, October 17, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/china-on-edge-amid-19th-party-congress/