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, July 13, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Poet Liu Xia escaped China, but will Beijing ever set her free?
The Washington Post, July 13, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/13/poet-liu-xia-escaped-china-but-will-beijing-ever-set-her-free/

Related:
Liu Xia stays home “to protect brother” on anniversary of husband's death
刘霞不参与公众悼念活动 独留与亡夫心灵对话
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protect-07132018111153.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/liu-07132018090931.html?encoding=simplified

【709大抓捕】失聯三年傳好消息 李文足:律師見到王全璋身體精神正常 (Wang Quanzhang is alive and well, wife confirms via Twitter)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180713/s00004/1531446285182

男子编造恐怖信息获刑:谎称身绑4个煤气罐找不到妻子就引爆(Man convicted for fabricating and spreading “terrorist message”)
Guangzhou Intermediate People’s Court WeChat, July 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2262970

央行:任何单位和个人不得以格式条款、通知等方式拒收现金(China central bank forbids businesses or individuals from refusing cash payment)
Bank of China official website, July 11, 2018
https://3w.huanqiu.com/a/addcd8/7EvpI7tjsju?agt=8