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, May 06, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Dalai Lama urges Hong Kong not to quit democracy fight, says pro-independence activist after visit
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1941462/dalai-lama-urges-hong-kong-not-quit-democracy-fight-says-pro

Ming Pao stands by termination, but chief editor sorry “if anything was inappropriate”
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/06/ming-pao-stands-by-termination-but-chief-editor-sorry-if-anything-was-inappropriate/

“Beijing is almost certainly at work,” says Reporters Without Borders in HK press freedom report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/06/beijing-is-almost-certainly-at-work-says-reporters-without-borders-in-hk-press-freedom-report/