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.

Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese dissident Qin Yongmin jailed after “show trial”
The Guardian, July 11, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/11/china-chinese-dissident-qin-yongmin-jailed-democracy-activist

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秦永敏“颠覆国家罪”判刑13年 剥夺政治权利3年 (Veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin sentenced to 13 years for subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/XQL-07112018014950.html

【判囚13年】中國人權律師團聲明:秦永敏先生何罪之有?(Statement by China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the conviction of Qin Yongmin)
The Stand News, July 10, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/判囚13年-中國人權律師團聲明-秦永敏先生何罪之有/

How Germany won freedom for the widow of China’s most famous dissident
The New York Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/asia/germany-china-liu-xia-liu-xiaobo-dissidents.html

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On the eve of freedom, a glimpse inside Liu Xia's flat
Agence France- Presse, July 11, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/eve-freedom-glimpse-inside-liu-xias-flat-doc-17g9cs1

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of 709 Crackdown
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-eu/eu-urges-china-to-free-activists-on-third-anniversary-of-709-crackdown-idUSKBN1K10AA

微信群辱骂抗洪殉职干部并称“愿做汉奸”,江西男子被拘6日(Netizen detained for 6 days for disparaging deceased official in WeChat group)
Jiangxi CPC Political and Legal Affairs Committee WeChat, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2257647

China's biggest bank corruption criminal repatriated from U.S.
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-corruption/chinas-biggest-bank-corruption-criminal-repatriated-from-u-s-idUSKBN1K10RF

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潜逃17年终落网!红通人员许超凡被遣返 追回赃款20多亿(Man on China’s Red Notice repatriated from U.S.)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/video/2018/07/11/494721.html

男子举报企业污染被判损害商誉罪 不满判决称将上诉(Environmental whistleblower to appeal defamation conviction)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/wevideo/2018/07/11/494696.html

广东维权人士张五洲被刑拘 家属存钱受阻 (Family trying to deposit money for arrested Guangdong rights activist is turned away by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07102018100037.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

In Beijing, doors shut on a bastion of independent ideas
The New York Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/asia/china-unirule-institute.html

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北京天则研究所遭强行封门(Authorities shut down Independent think tank Unirule Institute)
Radio Free Asia, , July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-07112018101128.html

China to its state media: keep calm, don't inflame trade row with U.S.
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-media/china-to-its-state-media-keep-calm-dont-inflame-trade-row-with-u-s-idUSKBN1K118L

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北京下令官媒不得对特朗普出言不逊(Beijing orders state media not to disparage Trump)
Radio France Internationale , July 11, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180711-北京下令官媒不得对特朗普出言不逊

Apple’s China-friendly censorship caused an iPhone-crashing bug
Wired, July 10, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-china-censorship-bug-iphone-crash-emoji/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Telling ambiguous, ambitious gay stories
Sixth Tone, July 11, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002604/telling-ambiguous%2C-ambitious-gay-stories#

China moves to quash #MeToo report of sexual harassment at top university
广州中大教师张鹏涉性骚扰后停职
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-moves-to-quash-metoo-report-of-sexual-harassment-07112018115535.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07112018101700.html

Chinese democracy activist denied political asylum, detained in France
湖南异议人士管桂林抵法寻庇护被拒入境
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/france-asylum-07102018161043.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-07102018095638.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China charges former No. 2 securities regulator for taking US$10.5 million in bribes and insider trading
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2154849/china-charges-former-no-2-securities-regulator-taking-us105

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证监会原副主席姚刚一审被控受贿6961万余元,当庭认罪 (Former Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission pleads guilty to corruption charges)
The Paper, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2255982

广东省委常委、统战部部长曾志权接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查(Member of Guangdong CPC Standing Committee is investigated by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, July 11, 2018
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/201807/t20180711_175489.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Internet report 2018: Chinese Internet giants are expanding and so is government regulation
China Film Insider, July 10, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-internet-report-2018-chinese-internet-giants-are-expanding-and-so-is-government-regulation/

加快“数字法治、智慧司法”建设 推动网信工作跨越式融合式发展 (China’s plan to digitalize “rule by law”: cloud computing, big data )
Legal Daily, July 10, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/10/content_7590815.htm?node=5955

失信,这些也将与你无缘 (“Person who has lost trust”: barred from business bids, government jobs, big ticket item purchases)
Xinhua News Agency, July 11, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-07/11/c_129910789.htm

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浙江一考生考上知名大学,差点因爸爸的失信行为无法被录取(Applicant almost rejected by top university due to dad “who has lost trust”)
Youth Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2255852

Hong Kong (香港)

LGBT advocates slam government for staying silent on interim scheme that lets same-sex spouses work and study in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2154744/lgbt-advocates-slam-government-keeping-mum-interim-scheme

Human Rights Watch calls on Hong Kong government to put LGBT-themed children’s books back on open shelves at public libraries
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2154871/human-rights-watch-calls-hong-kong-government-put-lgbt

星期六集會反DQ 梁國雄勉港人繼續堅持抗爭 (Ex-legislator Leung Kwok-hung urges continued citizen resistance at anti-disqualification rally)
Inmediahk.net, July 10, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058230

Commentary (评论)

刘霞抵达柏林:贸易战与人权牌 (Liu Xia’s arrival in Berlin: trade war and human rights card)
British Broadcasting Company, July 11, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-44790093

Welcome release of Liu Xia comes at a time when China needs friends
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2154885/welcome-release-liu-xia-comes-time-when-china-needs-friends