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.

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05102017104448.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

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-themes-of-science-fiction-can-read-more-like-nonfiction/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/victory-05102017114936.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ml2-05102017110322.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China most-wanted suspect gets “home detention” in New Zealand
Reuters, May 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-newzealand-corruption-idUSKBN1860NV

China says three of most wanted graft suspects let off
Reuters, May 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18704S

Rights groups blast Uyghur activist's expulsion from UN forum in New York
人权团体关注世维会秘书长多里坤在纽约参加联合国原住民论坛受阻事件
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/expulsion-05102017163052.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-05102017102444.html

China's former statistics chief pleads guilty to accepting bribes
Reuters, May 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18713I

Hong Kong (香港)

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: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/world/asia/hong-kong-protest-rally-handover-day.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170511/hong-kong-protest-rally-handover-day/zh-hant/

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Emaciated, unrecognizable”: China releases human rights lawyer from custody
The Guardian, May 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/10/emaciated-unrecognisable-china-releases-human-rights-lawyer-from-custody

Related:
陈桂秋:谢阳仍不自由 感谢营救者 (Chen Guiqiu: Xie Yang not free yet and a big thanks to rescuer)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/cgq-05092017131407.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

北京人权律师李和平获释回家 (Beijing rights defense lawyer Li Heping released and at home)
Voice of America, May 10, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-heping-li-20170509/3844584.html

Related: Video: Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang “confesses” in exclusive “interview” [English subtitles]
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/10/video-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-confesses-exclusive-interview-english-subtitles/

Access to Information (信息公开)

New Chinese game invites players to break “The Wall” of online censorship
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2093535/new-chinese-game-invites-players-break-wall-online-censorship

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Protests grow in China's Guangdong amid police crackdown, information blackout
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-05092017111743.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing denies Taiwan put at risk by UN health forum snub
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2093750/beijing-denies-taiwan-put-risk-un-health-forum-snub

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Xinjiang woman detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media—reports
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/10/xinjiang-woman-detained-sharing-praise-allah-social-media-reports/

Hong Kong (香港)

赞澳门基本法23条立法 张德江“醉翁之意” 何在 (Praising Macau for enacting laws for Article 23, what’s the real intention behind Zhang Dejiang’s comment?)
Deutsche Welle, May 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/赞澳门基本法23条立法-张德江醉翁之意-何在/a-38764747

Related:
張德江沒回應是否借澳門之行向香港發話 (Zhang Dejiang does not comment about whether he is speaking to Hong Kong in his trip to Macau)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329604-20170510.htm

Commentary (评论)

长平观察:公然酷刑给你们看 (Observation: Torturing openly for you to see)
Deutsche Welle, May 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/长平观察公然酷刑给你们看/a-38776432

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China rights lawyer Xie Yang's family says U.S. helped them flee
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2093444/china-rights-lawyer-xie-yangs-family-says-us-helped

Related:
谢阳法庭上改口称未遭刑讯逼供 (Xie Yang says in court that he was not tortured or coerced to confess)
Deutsche Welle, May 8, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/谢阳法庭上改口称未遭刑讯逼供/a-38748109

China dismisses UN criticism of lawyer’s detention as “interference”
Agence France-Presse, May 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/09/china-dismisses-un-criticism-lawyers-detention-interference/

The Chinese human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state
Agence France-Presse, May 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/08/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-seen-enemies-state/

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

中国外交部发言人拒绝联合国人权办的批评 (Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of PRC rejects criticism by U.N. Human Rights Council)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05082017123829.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China publishes more science research with fabricated peer-review than everyone else put together
Quartz, May 9, 2017
https://qz.com/978037/china-publishes-more-science-research-with-fabricated-peer-review-than-everyone-else-put-together/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan activists urge China not to politicize U.N. health meeting
Reuters, May 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-china-idUSKBN1841CM

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong bookseller abducted by China vows to reopen shop in Taiwan
The Guardian, May 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/08/hong-kong-bookseller-abducted-by-china-vows-to-reopen-shop-in-taiwan

China official lauds Macau security law in hint to Hong Kong
Washington Post, May 9, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-official-lauds-macau-security-law-in-hint-to-hong-kong/2017/05/09/cebecf2c-3481-11e7-ab03-aa29f656f13e_story.html

Commentary (评论)

Ai Weiwei: How censorship works
中國的審查制度是如何運行的
The New York Times, May 9, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170509/ai-weiwei-how-censorship-works/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170509/ai-weiwei-how-censorship-works/zh-hant/

Monday, May 08, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer Xie Yang admits to crimes
Agence-France Presse, May 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/08/trial-prominent-rights-lawyer-xi-yang-opens-china-following-delay/

Related:
維權律師謝陽被控煽動顛覆國家政權案件開審 (“Inciting subversion of state power” case against rights defense lawyer Xie Yang opens in court today)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329120-20170508.htm

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

联合国人权办公室敦促北京释放陈建刚律师 (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges the release of Xie Yang’s former defense lawyer Chen Jiangang)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05052017105316.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to further tighten its Internet controls
Reuters, May 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1830AG

China compiles its own “Wikipedia,” but public can't edit it
Associated Press, May 4, 2017
https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2F3OKONu-china-compiles-its-own-wikipedia-but-pu/f-d003bb35af%2Fapnewsarchive.com

Related:
中国欲推出自己的网络百科全书 (China to release its own encyclopedia)
Voice of America, May 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-wikipedia/3840415.html

Electronic Frontier Foundation Warns on New China Censorship Tool
China Film Insider, May 3, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/electronic-frontier-foundation-warns-new-china-censorship-tool/

In China, it’s the Party that keeps the boy band going
The New York Times, May 6, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/world/asia/china-tfboys-boy-band.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

On campuses far from China, still under Beijing’s watchful eye
即使留學美國,也逃不脫中國政府監視的眼睛
The New York Times, May 5, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20170505/chinese-students-western-campuses-china-influence/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20170505/chinese-students-western-campuses-china-influence/zh-hant/