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.

Monday, December 15, 2014

Academic Exchange (学术交流)

UI “well-protected” in arrangements with Confucius Institute
The News Gazette, December 14, 2014
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2014-12-14/ui-well-protected-arrangements-confucius-institute.html

Culture (文化)

China to ban use of national anthem at weddings
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 12, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-30449660

Death penalty (死刑)

China acquits a teenager of murder—18 years after executing him
Quartz, December 15, 2014
http://qz.com/312390/china-acquits-a-teenager-of-murder-18-years-after-executing-him/

Health (健康)

China’s coal addiction brings scourge of black lung
The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2014
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-coal-addiction-brings-scourge-of-black-lung-1418593741?mod=rss_about_china

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police begin clearing last Occupy protest site
Bloomberg, December 15, 2014
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-14/hong-kong-police-will-clear-last-occupy-protest-site-tomorrow.html

How China spies on Hong Kong’s democrats
Reuters, December 15, 2014
http://graphics.thomsonreuters.com/14/12/HONGKONG-SURVEILANCE.pdf

Hong Kong activists fear they are being monitored by Beijing
The Guardian, December 14, 2014
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/14/hong-kong-activists-beijing-chinese-spying-pro-democracy

Hong Kong needs to be “re-enlightened” on law following Occupy protests, says top Beijing official
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1661865/hong-kong-macau-need-enlightenment-law-and-identity-says-npc-official

从天安门到金钟:六四幸存者唐路细述两次运动 (From Tiananmen to Admiralty: June Fourth survivor Rose Tang on the two movements)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ql2-12122014120122.html

中联办:“占中”是挑战中央对香港的管制权 (Liaison Office of the Central People’s Government in Hong Kong: “Occupy Central” challenges the central government’s authority)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141214_occupy_central_cahkms_conference

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

A Chinese dissident's plea for freedom and love
The Atlantic, December 13, 2014
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/12/liu-xiaobo-china-i-have-no-enemies/383714/

异议人士哈达将展开申诉 (Freed dissident Hada to press charges for torture and maltreatment in detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-12122014113734.html

Related:
Freed Mongol dissident Hada says he was tortured in jail, remains under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1662965/freed-mongol-dissident-hada-says-he-was-tortured-jail-remains-under-house

Internet (互联网)

中共党媒批三名微博名人公开“反党”(Three microblogging celebrities slammed by CPC official media for challenging the Party on Weibo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 14, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141214_blog_celebrity

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

中国逾200名律师联署抗议律师庭上被抓 (Over 200 Chinese lawyers sign petition to protest police removal of Falun Gong defense lawyer from court)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 12, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141212_china_lawyer_falungong

Population (人口)

社科院:中国应尽快放宽生育两孩政策 (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: China should allow two children per family as soon as possible)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 15, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/12/141215_china_two-child_policy

Taiwan (台湾)

“台湾声援中国人权律师网络”在台北成立 (“Taiwan for Chinese Rights Defense Lawyers Network” established in Taipei)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-12122014122450.html

Tibet (西藏)

Vatican, citing “delicate situation,” rejects Dalai Lama meeting with Pope
NPR, December 12, 2014
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2014/12/12/370364934/vatican-citing-delicate-situation-rejects-dalai-lama-meeting-with-pope

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China “voids” Hong Kong Rights
The Wall Street Journal, December 14, 2014
http://www.wsj.com/articles/gordon-crovitz-china-voids-hong-kong-rights-1418601004

The Global Lawyer: A Salute to Hong Kong’s Occupy Central
The American Lawyer, December 14, 2014
http://www.international.law.com/the-global-lawyer/id=1202678990078/The-Global-Lawyer-A-Salute-to-Hong-Kongs-Occupy-Central?mcode=1202616134283&curindex=0&back=LitDaily