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, September 13, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

呼吁停止打压公民 李蔚拟申请游行被阻 (Activists stopped from submitting application for march against police violence, abuse of power)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-09122018094340.html

滞泰难民哎乌绝食抗议保释申请被拒
Chinese political refugee on hunger strike in Thai immigration detention center
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-09122018094639.html
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-political-refugee-on-hunger-strike-09122018111459.html

Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage in their thousands
Channel NewsAsia, September 12, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/chinese-activists-renew-push-for-same-sex-marriage-in-their-thousands-10709530

Speaking out: Uygurs in the United States break silence on China’s crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2163939/speaking-out-uygurs-united-states-break-silence-chinas