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, January 04, 2016

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

No, Pu Zhiqiang’s release is not a victory
ChinaFile, December 31, 2015
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/no-pu-zhiqiangs-release-not-victory

The day will break at the end of the night—New Year greetings from the 300-member Chinese human rights lawyers group
China Change, January 1, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/01/the-day-will-break-at-the-end-of-the-night/

“In winter-frozen earth, spring starts to quicken”—A 2016 New Year’s message from China’s labor community
China Change, January 1, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/01/in-winter-frozen-earth-spring-starts-to-quicken/

The Guardian view on the foreign press in China: expelling the messenger
The Guardian, January 1, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/01/the-guardian-view-on-the-foreign-press-in-china-expelling-the-messenger

大赦国际:香港正在慢慢窒息 (Amnesty International: Hong Kong is slowly suffocating)
Radio France Internationale, January 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160103-大赦国际:香港正在慢慢窒息