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.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Corruption (腐败)

Xi who must be obeyed
The Economist, September 20, 2014
http://econ.st/1wwCVnH

Hong Kong (香港)

Students say restrictions on strike events are “political suppression”
the South China Morning Post, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1qiMnW5

港府拟降门槛 限推荐人数 增特首参选人 (Hong Kong government to lower bar: limit number of nominators, increase that of chief executive candidates)
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2014
http://bit.ly/1uOj4jF

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China separatism trial of Muslim scholar ends, verdict next week: lawyer
Reuters, September 19, 2014
http://reut.rs/ZuuLkC

China to try former senior planning official for corruption
Reuters, September 19, 2014
http://reut.rs/1mmtUNk

Artist says tax case shows China’s dark side
The Washington Post, September 19, 2014
http://wapo.st/1mmtYwr

Rule of Law, 法治

加快建设公正高效权威的社会主义司法制度 (Speed up building a justice, efficient, and authoritative socialist juridical system)
People's Daily, September 19, 2014
http://bit.ly/1BUj8Bx

Society (社会)

56 Percent of Chinese say environment more important than growth
The Diplomat, September 19, 2014
http://bit.ly/1yjyTDN

Tibet (西藏)

玛曲县一自焚者视频流出 夏河县推汉化政策引不满 (Gansu: Video of Maqu County self-immolator leaked, ire in Xiahe County over neglect of Tibetan language in schools)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2014
http://bit.ly/1yjyW2t

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

Apple hiring manager in Beijing to handle China government data requests
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1uLbffi

Civil Society (民间社会)

Even seemingly benign causes draw China crackdown
The Washington Post, September 18, 2014
http://wapo.st/1rfOM9n

Corruption (腐败)

中国应善用联合国反腐公约 不让贪官有逃亡天堂 (China should utilize UNCAC to prevent corrupted official from escaping)
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1p2tQOo

Education (教育)

China’s schoolchildren practise democracy in the classroom
Financial Times, September 15, 2014
http://on.ft.com/1wIqGXQ

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-democracy bankers urge Xi Jinping against Tiananmen-style crackdown on Occupy Central
The South China Morning Post, September 18, 2014
http://on.ft.com/1wIqGXQ

See Photos:
Human Rights in China, September 18, 2014
http://on.fb.me/1yiuHnO

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士,)

维吾尔族学者伊力哈木否认分裂国家的指控 (Ilham Tohti denies charges of “separatism”)
Voice of America, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1wsTMHY

Related:
伊力哈木•土赫提分裂国家案一审公开开庭审理 (Ilham Tohti’s public trial on “separatism” charges begins)
China News, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1wsTMHY

LGBTI

Lawsuit aims to put an end to “gay conversion therapy” in China
The New York Times, September 18, 2014
http://nyti.ms/1ATjYfk

Coming out in china: parents of LGBT fight for their children’s acceptance
The Wall Street Journal, September 18, 2014
http://on.wsj.com/1mgqLPm

Related:
助内地同志顺利出柜 团体吁做父母工作
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2014
http://bit.ly/1p2tXJU

Media (媒体)

Chinese government makes life difficult for international journalists
The Guardian, September 17, 2014
http://bit.ly/1DlL6rE

State Security (国家安全)

专家称三战仍存可能 中国要早发展军力做准备(Chinese Military must improve its World War III preparedness)
Xinhua, September 16, 2014
http://bit.ly/1svw8GN

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's corrupt officials must be denied an overseas haven
中国应善用联合国反腐公约 不让贪官有逃亡天堂
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2014
EN: http://bit.ly/1DlPUgy
CH: http://bit.ly/1p2tQOo

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Censorship and Surveillance (审查和监控)

China's social media underground
Foreign Policy, September 16, 2014
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/09/16/chinas_social_media_underground_twitter

Corruption (腐败)

China takes anti-corruption drive overseas
Financial Times, September 16, 2014
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6ec199d0-3cc5-11e4-871d-00144feabdc0.html

Bosses and cash vanish at shoe firm Ultrasonice
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-29227907

Environment (环境)

Meet the biggest polluter in China's most polluted city
The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2014, Date
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203937904580119960842299020.html

Hong Kong (香港)

港民主派申请十一游行但拒证实会否占中 (Pan-democrats apply for October 1 march, but refuse to confirm if it’s for Occupy Central)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/09/140916_hk_occupy_demo.shtml