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 09, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

美公民力量 发起拯救泼墨女孩紧急联署 (Initiatives for China urges release of woman who splashed paint on Xi Jinping photo)
Voice of America, July 8, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-initiative-of-china-calls-for-release-of-dong-yaoqing-20180708/4473657.html

Officials in China's Anhui target Xi Jinping critic for “psychiatric treatment”
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-critic-07092018130009.html