HRIC Daily Brief

云南楚雄法庭开庭审理7名基督徒 指涉邪教罪 (Yunnan puts 7 Christians on trial for suspected “cult” crimes) Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018 https://www.rfa.org/...

China’s curbs on foreign press should be eased, says German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andreas Michaelis Reuters, May 8, 2018 http...

湖南常宁警方：5人联合小区业主拉横幅堵市政府门，被拘5日 (5 people in Hunan are detained 5 days for gathering proprietors to hold banners in front of city government) ...

Shanghai tops list of China’s highest earners, but national wealth gap continues to grow South China Morning Post, May 9, 2018 http://www...

China's ruling party trials Virtual Reality tests of members’ loyalty 山东青阳镇首创检验党员党性的虚拟场景 惹争议 Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018 EN: https...

Ex-C.I.A. officer indicted in dismantling of U.S. informant network in China 前CIA雇员李振成被控帮助中国破坏美国在华谍网 The New York Times, May 8, 2018 EN...

Democrat files complaint accusing legislator Junius Ho of failing to declare interest in two properties Hong Kong Free Press, May 9, 2018...

China’s rise will continue, whether the West likes it or not South China Morning Post, May 8, 2018 http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-...

秦永敏案将于2018年5月11日正式开庭 (Veteran political dissident Qin Yongmin to face trail on May 11 in Wuhan on subversion charges) Weiquanwang, May 8,...

“五四”北大突现大字报 批习近平搞个人崇拜 (73-year-old Peking University alumnus criticizes Xi Jinping for cult of personality on campus posters) Radio Free ...

家長申訴京維穩 譚作人：校舍問題爛尾 重建談何成就 (Tan Zuoren and deceased students’ parents continue to demand justice 10 years after Sichuan Earthquake) Mingpa...

Former top Chinese Communist official Sun Zhengcai jailed for life for bribery Agence France-Presse, May 8, 2018 https://www.hongkongfp...

“车脸识别”神器秒查涉牌违法 1秒分析300余张照片 (Intelligent “car-recognition system” used by Chinese traffic police can analyze over 300 photos per second) Pe...

Taiwan accuses World Health Organization of bowing to Beijing over invitation to top health meeting Agence France-Presse, May 8, 2018 ht...

U-turn as lawmaker Regina Ip files motion to condemn democrat Ted Hui over phone snatching row Hong Kong Free Press, May 8, 2018 https:...

Hear China’s totalitarian cruelty in this widow’s sobs The Washington Post, May 7, 2018 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-...

河南著名人权捍卫者贾灵敏今日刑满获释 众多维权人士前往迎接 (Veteran human rights defender Jia Lingmin released from Henan prison after 4 years in jail) Weiquanwang, M...

How China censors its Internet and controls information, from Great Firewall to 50 Cent Army: two new books explain South China Morning Po...

汶川地震十年系列—公民社会从爆发到沉寂的艰难之路 (From explosive flourishing to dead silence: The hard trail trekked by civil society 10 years after the Sichuan Ear...

【川震十年】遇難學生家長堅持追究責任 (Parents of students who died under shoddy school buildings during Sichuan Earthquake continue to demand accountability a...