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, February 12, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

維權律師隋牧青被吊銷律師執照 (Rights lawyer Sui Muqing stripped of practice license)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1380489-20180212.htm

China detention law to roll back legal protections for suspects
Financial Times, February 12, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/147ec1ca-0a38-11e8-8eb7-42f857ea9f09

Man faces court in China accused of downloading and sharing “terrorist videos”
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2132907/man-faces-court-china-accused-downloading-and-sharing-terrorist

Swedish bookseller held in China surfaces for video apology
桂民海露面受访,称瑞典外交官骗其赴京
The New York Times, February 9, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/09/world/asia/china-swedish-bookseller-gui-minhai.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180212/china-swedish-bookseller-gui-minhai/

Related:
瑞典籍华裔香港书商桂敏海再次被拘留真相调查 (People’s Daily investigates Gui Minhai’s criminal detention and claims he breaks law again)
People’s Daily, February 12, 2018
http://hm.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0212/c42272-29819726.html

Video: The victims of China’s forced disappearances
France 24, February 9, 2018
http://www.france24.com/en/20180209-video-reporters-victims-china-forced-disappearances

Tibetan monk arrested during visit from India, jailed on unknown charge
返藏探亲僧人被捕获刑六年
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/arrested-02092018162120.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-02092018102031.html

3名“钱宝网”集资参与人涉嫌聚众扰乱公共场所秩序罪被捕 (Nanjing police arrests 3 for disturbing public order during pyramid scheme protest)
Legal Daily, February 9, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-02/09/content_7472819.htm