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, June 06, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

方政获共产主义受难者基金会人权奖 (Fang Zheng receives human rights award from Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06052018104150.html

“Godfather” of China rock Cui Jian performs popular Tiananmen movement songs at low-key Guangzhou concert
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/06/06/godfather-china-rock-cui-jian-performs-popular-tiananmen-movement-songs-low-key-guangzhou-concert

Road test site in trouble for inviting Buddhist monks
SupChina, June 5, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/05/road-test-site-in-trouble-for-inviting-buddhist-monks

Hunan vocational school takes down anti-gay message
SupChina, June 4, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/06/04/hunan-vocational-school-takes-down-anti-gay-message