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 07, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police in China's Wuhan beat, detain protesters angry over power project
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protest-beatings-09062018124710.html

吁疫苗立法 受害儿童家长遭打压 (Parents calling for vaccine legislation are detained, put under surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-09062018093346.html

留学生发公开信吁释放维吾尔学者伊力哈木 (Overseas students issue open letter calling for release of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti)
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-09062018110133.html

Related:
An Open Letter on Ilham Tohti’s Life
China Change, September 4, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/04/an-open-letter-on-ilham-tohtis-life/

Young #MeToo activists broaden calls for equality
China Digital Times, September 6, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/young-metoo-activists-broaden-calls-for-equality/

Related:
China’s online #MeToo is changing the offline world, even if just a little
TechNode, September 6, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/09/06/chinas-metoo-is-changing-reality/