HRIC Daily Brief

709家属向全国人大寄呼吁书 (Families of “709” victims send letter to NPC urging improvement for torture prevention and complaint system) Radio Free A...

VW's casual workers in China fight for equal pay Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2017 http://www.dw.com/en/vws-casual-workers-in-china-fig...

China rejects U.S. criticism on human rights Xinhua, March 6, 2017 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/06/c_136107281.htm Related...

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying seeks “exemplary” damages in defamation suit against legislator Kenneth Leung South China Morning Post, M...

百律师发声明谴责官媒抹黑谢阳 网民公开江天勇入狱前声明 (100 lawyers publish joint statement criticizing state media’s smear campaign against Xie Yang, netizen releases...

BBC team have cameras smashed in China—video The Guardian, March 3, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2017/mar/03/bbc-team-h...

Petitioner threatens suicide amid massive security operation in Beijing Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/...

China's anti-corruption overhaul paves way for Xi to retain key ally Reuters, March 3, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-...

總理報告首提 「港獨沒出路」 確保一國兩制實踐不動搖 ("There is no way out for Hong Kong independence", Premier's annual work report first mentions the ...

江天勇“自认其罪” 辩护律师谴责环球时报 (Jiang Tianyong “admits guilt,” his defense lawyers condemn Global Times) Deutsche Welle, March 2, 2017 http://bit....

China congress: BBC team forced to sign confession British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2017 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-ch...

China’s citizens are complaining more loudly about polluted air The Economist, March 2, 2017 http://www.economist.com/news/china/217179...

Forget the Great Firewall ... China is beefing up its ability to police all cyberspace South China Morning Post, March 2, 2017 http://w...

Hong Kong law on oaths must change before four legislators can be unseated, court told South China Morning Post, March 2, 2017 http://ww...

Is Xi Jinping's political ambition bad for China? Deutsche Welle, March 2, 2017 http://www.dw.com/en/is-xi-jinpings-political-ambiti...

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...