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, December 08, 2014

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

The twilight world of China's wild west
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 7, 2014
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-30344879

乌鲁木齐两起暴恐案一审宣判8人死刑 (First trial of Urumqi’s two terrorist attacks sentences 8 to death)
Voice of America, December 8, 2014
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-xinjiang-20141208/2550022.html