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, May 15, 2015

Counterterrorism (反恐)

国家反恐局:300名中国籍极端分子在叙利亚参战 (State Bureau of Counter-Terrorism: 300 Chinese citizens are extremist elements involved in Syrian fighting) )
China Daily, May 15, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-05-15/144031836890.shtml

S. Korea, China, Japan discuss counter-terrorism, cybersecurity
Yonhap News, May 15, 2015
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2015/05/15/31/0301000000AEN20150515008700315F.html

Nation vows improved efforts to fight terror
China Daily, May 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/15/content_20722916.htm

Chinese police order residents in a Xinjiang Prefecture to turn in passports
The New York Times, May 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/world/asia/china-passports-xinjiang-ili-kazakh-autonomous-prefecture.html

Tibetans, Uyghurs “blacklisted” at hotels in Chinese cities
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/15/world/asia/china-passports-xinjiang-ili-kazakh-autonomous-prefecture.html