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, May 30, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China: When poetry saves you from the factory
Deutsche Welle, May 30, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/china-when-poetry-saves-you-from-the-factory/a-43989328

Online outcry in China over police treatment of protesting teachers
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148171/online-outcry-china-over-police-treatment-protesting

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中国教师上街讨薪遭遇暴力引发公愤 (Chinese teachers taking to streets to protest salaries encounter violence, inciting public anger)
Radio France Internationale, May 28, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180528-中国教师上街讨薪遭遇暴力引发公愤

In China, thousands of “minban” teachers stage protests over lack of pay or benefits
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-05292018130744.html

Chinese students say U.S. visa restrictions won’t affect their plans
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2148531/chinese-students-say-us-visa-restrictions-wont-affect

Chinese students protest in America, face danger at home
Foreign Policy, May 28, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/28/chinese-students-in-america-arent-free-xi-jinping-communist-party-repression

Police detain, beat rare earth pollution protesters in China's Guangxi
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pollution-05252018111641.html

Comics chief pays tribute at Chinese hero's memorial after Internet ban
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/comics-chief-pays-tribute-at-chinese-heros-memorial-after-internet-ban-05242018113933.html