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.

Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Lancôme cancels concert with Hong Kong pro-democracy singer after pressure from China
Global Voices, June 7, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/06/07/lancome-cancels-concert-with-hong-kong-pro-democracy-singer-after-pressure-from-china/

Related:
L’Oréal Group closes office as stores shut down ahead of protests over Denise Ho controversy
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/loreal-group-closes-office-as-stores-shut-down-ahead-of-protests-over-denise-ho-controversy/

Joshua Wong acquitted: judge tells activist to reflect on his behavior, drops police obstruction charges
黄之锋无罪释放 法官说需要反省
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1967994/joshua-wong-acquitted-judge-tells-activist-reflect-his
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15529ef8d9d33ba/huang-zhi-feng-wu-zui-shi-fang-fa-guan-shuo-xu-yao-fan-xing

Related:
Forty-five minutes with Joshua Wong
The Diplomat, June 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/forty-five-minutes-with-joshua-wong/