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, July 17, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

“Monitored and controlled”: Fate of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s widow worries friends
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/17/monitored-controlled-fate-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobos-widow-worries-friends/

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劉曉波—— 一黨專政下的悲劇人物 (Liu Xiaobo—a tragic figure under one-party dictatorship)
Mingpao, July 17, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170717/s00022/1500252773352

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident and Nobel laureate, is cremated
劉曉波被海葬,遺孀劉霞仍遭嚴密控制
The New York Times, July 15, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-cremation-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170717/liu-xiaobo-cremation-china/zh-hant/

Hong Kong vigil for Liu Xiaobo sends powerful message to Beijing
The Guardian, July 16, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/16/hong-kong-vigil-for-liu-xiaobo-sends-powerful-message-to-beijing

In Pictures: Over 1,000 Hongkongers march through city center in memory of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/16/pictures-1000-hongkongers-march-city-centre-memory-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo/

Remembering Liu Xiaobo
Citizen Lab, July 16, 2017
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/07/analyzing-censorship-of-the-death-of-liu-xiaobo-on-wechat-and-weibo/

How China made Liu Xiaobo’s wife suffer too
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102692/how-china-made-liu-xiaobos-wife-suffer-too

Liu Xiaobo: Chinese dissident's ashes scattered at sea
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40616840

The path forward in the wake of Liu Xiaobo’s passing
China Change, July 16, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/16/the-path-forward-in-the-wake-of-liu-xiaobos-passing/

Death of Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is a reminder that the road to democracy is a long one
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/14/death-peace-prize-winner-liu-xiaobo-reminder-road-democracy-long-one/

How scared is China's government of political dissent?
Al Jazeera, July 15, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2017/07/scared-china-government-political-dissent-170715173228422.html

In Full: Charter 08—Liu Xiaobo’s pro-democracy manifesto for China that led to his jailing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/14/full-charter-08-liu-xiaobos-pro-democracy-manifesto-china-led-jailing/

Liu Xiaobo’s Death is a Stain on the CPC, International Community Must Press for Liu Xia’s Freedom
刘晓波之死是中共污点,国际社会必须施压让刘霞获得自由
Human Rights in China, July 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/liu-xiaobos-death-stain-cpc-international-community-must-press-liu-xias-freedom
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-xiao-bo-zhi-si-shi-zhong-gong-wu-dian-guo-ji-she-hui-bi-xu-shi-ya