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.

Monday, July 16, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

被中国判重刑的民运人士秦永敏获“刘晓波良知奖” (Qin Yongmin granted “Liu Xiaobo conscience award”)
Voice of America, July 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/qin-yong-min-get-award-20180715/4483337.html

China stifles memorials of Nobel laureate dissident Liu Xiaobo
Channel NewsAsia, July 14, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/china-stifles-memorials-of-nobel-laureate-dissident-liu-xiaobo-10527114

Related:
Hong Kong activists mark one year since Liu Xiaobo death
Channel NewsAsia, July 14, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/hong-kong-activists-mark-one-year-since-liu-xiaobo-death--10529092

A Berlin gathering for China’s Liu Xiaobo is a reminder of two very different 1989s
Quartz, July 14, 2018
https://qz.com/1328219/a-berlin-gathering-for-chinas-liu-xiaobo-is-a-reminder-of-two-very-different-1989s/

“We’re scared, very scared” – Muslims in China’s “Little Mecca” fear eradication of Islam
Agence France-Presse, July 16, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/16/scared-scared-muslims-chinas-little-mecca-fear-eradication-islam/

青海玉树藏人阻止开矿 遭警方用带毒气催泪弹镇压 (Police use tear gas to suppress Tibetan protest against mining)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07132018101358.html