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.

Thursday, July 26, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

公民怎样监督官员方能不踩红线 (How citizens can monitor government officials without crossing the “red line”)
Legal Daily, July 26, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/26/content_7602473.htm?node=5955

早報:中國 #MeToo 運動持續發酵,多名媒體人、公益人、作家被爆性侵 (China’s #MeToo spreads to media, public interest, and publishing industries)
The Initium, July 26, 2018
https://theinitium.com/article/20180726-morning-brief/

Related:
中传教授被举报性侵 校方:一经核实将坚决处理,绝不姑息!(School launches investigation into professor reported for sexual assault)
Beijing News, July 26, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/26/496879.html

Man, woman detained after blast near U.S. Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blast-07262018114325.html

Related:
Blast heard near U.S. Embassy in China in “suspected self-immolation” attempt
Sina English, July 26, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2018-07-26/detail-ihfvkitx0619634.shtml

U.S. Embassy street in Beijing is rocked by blast
The New York Times, July 26, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/world/asia/beijing-embassy-explosion.html

Why China’s premier used hit movie “Dying to Survive” to push for cheaper cancer drugs
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157019/why-chinas-premier-used-hit-movie-dying-survive-push

深圳佳士工会遭打压 各方声援 (Citizens rally as Shenzhen trade union faces reprisal)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07242018093404.html