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, July 21, 2017

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京宋庄观光园遭强拆 租户连日抗议爆冲突 (Beijing Song Zhuang Artist Village demolished, tenants protest for several days)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07202017103904.html

呼伦贝尔牧民草场放牧与警冲突 鄂尔多斯四户牧民逾万亩草场被占 (Hulunbeier herdsmen clash with police over grazing lands, four herdsmen in Ordos City occupy over 10,000 mu [666 hectares] of grassland)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-07202017103738.html

徐州钢厂工人讨薪酿群体斗殴 当局封厂安装监控 (Steel factory workers demand wage in arrears and get beaten by boss, police seal the factory and pepper-spray sympathizers)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07202017104107.html