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, July 05, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

Mystery deepens over claims of “special investigation unit” into Hong Kong booksellers
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1985373/mystery-deepens-over-claims-special-investigation-unit

Related:
【銅鑼灣書店事件】林榮基與警在約定地點錄口供4小時 ([Causeway Bay Books saga] Lam Wing-kee meets the police at appointed place for statement recording for 4 hours)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160705/s00001/1467699925503

“One Country, Two Nightmares”: Journalists’ union warns over threats to press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/04/one-country-two-nightmares-journalists-union-warns-over-threats-to-press-freedom/