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.

Thursday, May 08, 2014

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Police in deadly confrontation in restive Chinese region
The New York Times, May 7, 2014
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/09/world/asia/xinjiang-violence.html

"Terrorism" in China linked to hardline policy on dissent: analysts
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/terrorism-05072014104541.html