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, September 14, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“The church is a political tool”: Prominent Chinese pastor defiant after church closure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/14/church-political-tool-prominent-chinese-pastor-defiant-church-closure/

Dua Lipa “proud” of fans ejected from concert for waving LGBT flags
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/13/fans-removed-dua-lipa-shanghai-concert-china

Related:
Video: Dua Lipa fans forcibly removed from concert in Shanghai
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2018/sep/13/dua-lipa-fans-forcibly-removed-from-concert-in-shanghai-video

“My soul, where are you?”: Families of Muslims missing in China meet wall of silence
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/uighur-xinjiang-family-missing-china-kazakhstan

Dalai Lama to meet with Buddhist victims of sex abuse
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/abuse-09132018165504.html