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, August 17, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

深圳佳士工人维权发酵:左翼青年与政治诉求 (Shenzhen Jasic protests continue to brew with rising participation of leftist youths and political demands)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 16, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45204596

China police detain man for asking why can't Taiwan be called a country
Reuters, August 17, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-internet/china-police-detain-man-for-asking-why-cant-taiwan-be-called-a-country-idUSKBN1L210O?

批评“公款养党” 学者杨绍政被贵州大学开除 (Scholar dismissed from Guizhou University for saying “the party is supported with public funds”)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-08172018093618.html