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, May 18, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

严格审查下,中国学生努力推动同志平权 (Despite heavy censorship, Chinese students fight for LGBT rights)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/amid-strict-censorship-20180517/4398840.html

Chinese police hold 3 after protest by laid-off workers in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/workers-05172018140500.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05172018101812.html

台湾作家参与全球朗诵刘霞诗歌 呼吁北京放人 (Taiwanese writers participate in global recitation of Liu Xia’s poetry, call for her release)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-05172018102459.html