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 13, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds gather at candlelight vigil for Liu Xiaobo in Hong Kong as China takes dissident’s supporters “on vacation” to stop them commemorating Nobel Peace Prize winner
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2155237/hundreds-gather-candlelight-vigil-liu-xiaobo-hong-kong-china

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【劉曉波逝世一周年】內地人專程來港出席追思會 望更多人為民主自由挺身(Mainlanders attend Liu Xiaobo vigil in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, July 13, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/劉曉波逝世一周年-內地人專程來港出席追思會-望更多人為民主自由挺身/

President of Hong Kong legislature easily survives vote of no confidence
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2155054/president-hong-kong-legislature-easily-survives-vote-no

Threatening letters sent from Hong Kong make British human rights activist “more determined” to speak up for city
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2155147/threatening-letters-sent-hong-kong-make-british-human-rights

香港团体中联办抗议秦永敏被重判13年 (Activist groups protest against Qin Yongmin’s harsh sentence outside Liaison Office )
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07122018103119.html

律政司申重審梁天琦等三人暴動罪 高院准與「美國隊長」案合併 (Department of Justice applies for retrial of Edward Leung’s rioting conviction)
The Stand News, July 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/律政司申重審梁天琦等三人暴動罪-高院准與-美國隊長-案合併/