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, December 27, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

律师王全璋接受不公开庭审,被秘密关押三年
China holds secret trial for rights lawyer after 3 years in detention
The New York Times, December 26, 2018

【王全璋案】多名聲援者被帶走 外交官無法旁聽 法院:將擇期宣判 (Wang Quanzhang trial: Wife, journalists, diplomats barred from attendance, supporters arrested)
The Stand News, December 26, 2018

Related:
王全璋案涉国家秘密不公开审理 择日宣判 (Wang Quanzhang’s case involves state secrets, trial will not be public)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018

Travesty of justice: Free rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang now
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, December 26, 2018

律师刘正清面临吊销执业证 (Liu Zhengqing, lawyer who represented Huang Qi and Qin Yongmin, has license revoked for endangering national security)
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018

Leading Chinese Marxist student taken away by police on Mao’s birthday
Reuters, December 26, 2018

Related:
毛泽东诞辰日 北大左派学生被警察带走 (Peking University Marxist society student kidnapped by police on Mao’s birthday)
Deutsche Welle, December 26, 2018

Thai court acquits Chinese dissident of immigration-related charges
Radio Free Asia, December 26, 2018

Jailed Taiwan rights activist “treated inhumanely” in Chinese prison: Wife
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2018

秦永敏狱中传遭迫害 妻子赵素利称其性命垂危
Chinese rights group fears for health of veteran democracy activist
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2018