HRIC Daily Brief

Chinese rights lawyer ”still positive” despite 600-day detention ordeal, say supporters South China Morning Post, May 12, 2017 http://ww...

The fight against gender violence goes on for China’s “Feminist Five” South China Morning Post, May 14, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/news/c...

Rogue tycoon Guo Wengui “lets the bullets fly for a while” China Digital Times, May 12, 2017 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/rogue...

China’s Xi Jinping calls for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with Turkey Reuters, May 14, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-c...

Joshua Wong, the student who risked the wrath of Beijing: “It’s about turning the impossible into the possible” The Guardian, May 4, 2017 ...

英媒：维权律师李和平获释“一头白发” (British media: Rights defense lawyer Li Heping released with hair all white) British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11,...

川震9周年难属赴京被抓回 黄琦仍在押维权家长吁关注 (Sichuan earthquake victims’ families stopped on way to Beijing on 9th anniversary of disaster, call for internati...

中国原国家统计局局长王保安被控受贿逾1.5亿元 当庭认罪 (Former Director of National Bureau of Statistics Wang Bao’an admits to accepting bribes of RMB 150 million in ...

Organizers of Hong Kong’s annual pro-democracy rally question why gov’t promised venue to pro-Beijing group Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, ...

旺角騷亂5名男子被控暴動罪　案件區院開審 (Five people involved in Mong Kok unrest charged with rioting, case opens in District Court) Radio Television Hong Ko...

709大抓捕：李和平律师获释 在押期间遭强迫服药 (709 Crackdown: Lawyer Li Heping released, forced to take medicine while in detention) Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2...

In China, the dark themes of science fiction can read more like nonfiction Quartz, May 11, 2017 https://qz.com/980096/in-china-the-dark-...

Guangdong protesters hail victory as government backs down on incinerator plan 广东清远万人抗议抵制成功 当局取消焚化项目 Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2017 EN: ...

China most-wanted suspect gets “home detention” in New Zealand Reuters, May 10, 2017 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-newzealand...

Hong Kong pro-democracy rally displaced by pro-Beijing event, organizers say 香港民主集會被親北京團體擠出維多利亞公園 The New York Times, May 10, 2017 EN: ...

“Emaciated, unrecognizable”: China releases human rights lawyer from custody The Guardian, May 10, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/worl...

New Chinese game invites players to break “The Wall” of online censorship South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/new...

Protests grow in China's Guangdong amid police crackdown, information blackout Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/englis...

Beijing denies Taiwan put at risk by UN health forum snub South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policie...

Xinjiang woman detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media—reports Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2017 https://www.hongkongfp.c...