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, February 10, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rare phone call from house arrest sparks fears for Liu Xia's well-being
刘晓波妻刘霞致电友人 透露近况不好
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-02092017150556.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml-02092017134753.html

一图看懂最高法院出台的法官“人身安全保护令” (Understand Supreme People’s Court’s new regulation on protection of judges’ personal safety from one picture)
People’s Daily Online, February 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0209/c1001-29070152.html

Trump attacks and the state of China’s legal system
China Digital Times, February 9, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/trump-attacks-state-chinas-legal-system/

Protestant church member prosecuted for involvement in “evil cult”
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protestant-church-member-prosecuted-for-involvement-in-evil-cult-02092017101410.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not repost news on Zhejiang HIV infections
China Digital Times, February 9, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/minitrue-not-repost-news-zhejiang-hiv-infections/

To boost cinema attendance, China wages war on critics
The Economist, February 9, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21716638-they-are-fighting-back-boost-cinema-attendance-china-wages-war-critics

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China probes seven for graft in Xinjiang's restive deep south
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-xinjiang-idUSKBN15P0A5

China jails former chief of state-owned automaker FAW for graft
Reuters, February 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-china-faw-idUSKBN15O0PP

China’s roads and workplaces seem to be getting safer
The Economist, February 9, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21716644-look-closer-data-chinas-roads-and-workplaces-seem-be-getting-safer

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥:下星期會豐富施政概念 3月公布整份政綱 (Carrie Lam: Will add more to “governance ideas” next week, complete political platform will be out in March)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312653-20170209.htm

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胡國興有信心獲提名入閘 重啟政改非根據8.31框架 (Woo Kwok-hing is confident about getting enough nominations, emphasizes that reopening of political reform would not be limited by “8.31” framework)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312563-20170209.htm

葉劉淑儀有信心取得足夠提名 料本月底提交提名表格 (Regina Ip is confident about getting enough nominations, plans to hand in nomination form by end of the month)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312577-20170209.htm

擔心不夠提名入閘? 曾俊華:好驚、好驚、好驚 (Worried about not getting enough nominations? John Tsang: very, very, very anxious)
Mingpao, February 10, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170209/s00001/1486636798327

梁國雄:泛民不派人參選特首是大倒退的想法 (Leung Kwok-hung: It’s a regressive idea for no pan-dems to run for CE)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312645-20170209.htm

疑被朱經緯用警棍打 鄭仲恒代表律師稱或提私人檢控 (Allegedly beaten by Franklin Chu with police baton, Cheng Chun-hang’s lawyer says they may pursue with private prosecution)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312618-20170209.htm

Demosisto party, young scholars launch crowdfunding campaign to shed new light on Hong Kong history
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/09/demosisto-party-young-scholars-launch-crowdfunding-campaign-shed-new-light-hong-kong-history/