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, July 03, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters say more to come if China won’t bend
Bloomberg Businessweek, July 2, 2014
www.businessweek.com/news/2014-07-02/hong-kong-protesters-say-more-to-come-if-china-wont-bend

Police accused of heavy-handed treatment of protesters arrested after July 1 march
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2014
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1544897/police-criticised-handling-july-1-march-and-arrested-sit-protesters

Messy protest shows rising HK fears about China
Associated Press, July 2, 2014
www.nbc40.net/story/25921899/messy-protest-shows-rising-hk-fears-about-china

In Hong Kong, a democracy march with a sense of humor
The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/02/in-hong-kong-a-democracy-march-with-a-sense-of-humor/?mod=chinablog

Bankers on the march: Hong Kong financiers join democracy fight
Agence France-Presse, July 3, 2014
http://www.afp.com/en/news/bankers-march-hong-kong-financiers-join-democracy-fight

In Hong Kong, a potent visual echo of Tiananmen
25年后,香港又见天安门 “民主女神”
The New York Times, July 3, 2014
EN: www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/
CH: www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/

See video:
July 1, 2014 march in Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2014
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzF7cPl3bXY

Related:
香港: 大规模拘捕侵犯和平集会权利 (Mass arrest in Hong Kong violates right to peaceful assembly)
Amnesty International Hong Kong, July 2, 2014
www.amnesty.org.hk/web/index.php/20140702-ai-71/