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.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Counterterrorism (反恐)

上万警民搜捕暴恐分子 掀起反恐防暴风暴 (Over 10,000 police and citizens hunt out and arrest violent terrorists, setting off counterterrorism storm)
[In the first 4 months of 2015, the campaign rooted out 181 terrorist gangs]
Gucheng.com, May 26, 2015
http://finance.gucheng.com/201505/3031267.shtml

China breaks up “181 terrorist groups” in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1808450/china-breaks-181-terrorist-groups-xinjiang

南京特勤队反恐新武器 “声波弹”霸气来袭 (Nanjing’s special counterterrorism squad shows off new aggressive weapons, including “sound cannons”)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2015
http://news.ycnews.cn/2015/0526/2314018.shtml