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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

两岸诗人聚台北 朗诵诗祭刘晓波 (Poets from across the Strait gather in Taipei and commemorate Liu Xiaobo with poems recitals)
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-02112018121023.html

广东维权律师陈武权因守护家乡海滩被以涉寻衅滋事罪刑事拘留 (Guangdong-based rights lawyer Chen Wuquan and five villagers detained by police for protecting local coastlines)
Weiquanwang, February 11, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/blog-post_72.html

中国曹顺利人权团队部分人权捍卫者近日第6次上街举牌要求中共政权立即释放全国政治犯并解除党禁报禁 (Human rights defenders hold placards on street demanding release of political prisoners and allowing political parties and media to operate freely)
Weiquanwang, February 11, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/02/6.html

Visually understanding the data on foreign NGO representative offices and temporary activities
ChinaFile, February 7, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo/analysis/visually-understanding-data-foreign-ngo-representative-offices-and-temporary-activities