HRIC Daily Brief

China accuses rights activist of “fake news” fabricating torture Reuters, March 2, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-i...

Police, interceptors swoop on petitioners, activists as thousands converge on Beijing Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/e...

Former SOE executive sentenced to 16 years for graft Xinhua, February 28, 2017 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/28/c_136092190....

China warns against cyber “battlefield” in Internet strategy Reuters, March 1, 2017 http://in.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idI...

Hong Kong tries to unseat pan-democratic lawmakers in oaths row Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hon...

许志永出狱倒计时 征稿活动获广泛响应 (Countdown until Xu Zhiyong is released from prison, campaign calling for submissions to express support for him receives...

Minitrue: Delete article “voiceprint analysis can recognize swindlers” China Digital Times, February 28, 2017 http://chinadigitaltimes.n...

Report: Religious followers in China push back despite tightened controls Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english...

Officials ban dozens of religious practices, foreign missionaries in China's Xinjiang RFA独家：新疆强制落实26条非法宗教细则 全面禁止非官方宗教活动 Radio Free As...

Hong Kong government asks court to unseat four lawmakers for “theatrical” oaths carrying political messages South China Morning Post, Marc...

709律师家属群体等获“奥斯卡中国自由人权奖”, 颁奖典礼在好莱坞星光大道举行 (Families of 709 lawyers receive “Oscar Award for Freedom And Human Rights in China,” award ceremony...

China’s top colleges to face ideological inspections South China Morning Post, February 23, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies...

Hundreds of Volkswagen workers in northeast China demand equal pay China Labor Bulletin, February 27, 2017 http://www.clb.org.hk/conten...

U.N. human rights experts unite to condemn China over expulsions of Tibetans 联合国人权专家谴责中国驱逐藏区僧尼 The New York Times, February 27, 2017 EN...

China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror “frontline” Reuters, February 27, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/...

Britain flags concern about confidence in Hong Kong's system Reuters, February 25, 2017 http://in.reuters.com/article/hongkong-brit...

China’s imprisonment of Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti has dire consequences Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2017 https://www.hongkongfp...

江天勇父亲诉官媒遭驳回 提上诉 (Father of Jiang Tianyong appeals to Shanghai court for its rejection of his suit against state media) Radio Free Asia, F...

China’s Twitter clone will soon have more users than Twitter Quartz, February 27, 2017 https://qz.com/918410/chinas-twitter-clone-sina-w...

China offers huge anti-terror awards in Xinjiang Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2017 https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/23/china-off...