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 09, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖南常宁警方:5人联合小区业主拉横幅堵市政府门,被拘5日 (5 people in Hunan are detained 5 days for gathering proprietors to hold banners in front of city government)
Changning Police WeChat Public Account, May 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2116891

淋汽油守护家园 广西北海再爆强拆冲突 (Villagers in Guangxi fight against forced eviction with Molotov Cocktails)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05082018100028.html

国有四大银行维权军人在北京军人退役事务部抗议 (Dismissed veterans at state-owned banks protest at Ministry of Veterans Affairs in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, May 8, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_85.html