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.
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Showing posts with label Human Rights Defender. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥:政府將提議案 爭取立法會支持一地兩檢安排 (Carrie Lam: gov't will present motion aiming to win LegCo’s support for “one place, two checks”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1357114-20171003.htm

Related:
Gov't to press on with rail link joint checkpoint as polls show plan has public support, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113776/government-press-rail-link-joint-checkpoint-polls-show-plan

林郑月娥国庆致辞:深感祖国“有底气” 香港可再创辉煌 (Carrie Lam: deeply impressed by “strength” of our motherland, I believe Hong Kong will reach greater heights)
Reference News, October 3, 2017
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/china/20171003/2236782.shtml

香港支联会中联办外请愿 促释在囚异见人士与家人团圆 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China petitions outside China Liaison Office for reunion of jailed dissidents and their family)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-10022017101720.html

I’m just doing the right thing: barrister for Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113673/im-just-doing-right-thing-barrister-hong-kong-pro-democracy

Commentary (评论)

Headlines from China: propaganda films may become the most profitable genre in China
China Film Insider, October 2, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-propaganda-films-profitable-china/

How China’s trial of Lee Ming-che is a warning to Taiwanese activists inspired by freedoms and democracy
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113665/how-chinas-trial-lee-ming-che-warning-taiwanese-activists

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

Chinese rights campaigner will be tried this week, lawyer says
The New York Times, September 9, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/10/world/asia/chinese-rights-campaigner-will-be-tried-this-week-lawyer-says.html

China dissident jailed for 42 months over daughter's schooling
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-09052014141700.html

Moon festival shines spotlight on China's prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prisoners-09082014172438.html

逾百律师联署吁被传唤同道 广州律师隋牧青出境遭阻拦 (Over 100 lawyers signed appeal urging release of Cheng Hai’s supporters, Guangzhou border police stops Sui Muqing from leaving city)
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-09082014113309.html

Monday, September 08, 2014

Human Rights Defender (人权卫士)

伊力哈木参加庭前会议称理解改供学生处境 律师曝其脚踝化脓吁当局卸除脚镣 (Ilham Tohti at pre-trial conference says he understands why student changed his testimony, Tohti’s lawyer asks authorities to remove shackles from his infected ankles)
Radio Free Asia, September 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09072014102231.html

常伯阳被延长刑拘一个月 案涉郑州亿人平收境外资金 (Chang Boyang’s administrative detention extended another month, case involves Yirenping’s acceptance of foreign funds)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09062014115921.html

Friday, March 21, 2014

United Nations (联合国)

U.N. investigates “intimidation” of activist at Human Rights Council
The New York Times, March 21, 2014
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/21/u-n-investigates-intimidation-of-activist-at-human-rights-council/

联合国人权会议快闪悼念曹顺利 (Flash memorial for Cao Shunli takes place during UN Human Rights Council meeting)
Deutsche Welle, March 21, 2014
http://dw.de/p/1BTki

中国在联合国人权会议上阻挠为曹顺利默哀 (China obstructs “moment of silence” for Cao Shunli at UN Human Rights Council meeting)
Voice of America, March 20, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-un-caoshunli-20140320/1875907.html

Related:
Cao Shunli’s living legacy: international and domestic responses
Human Rights in China, March 18, 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/cao-shunlis-living-legacy-international-and-domestic-responses