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, December 12, 2016

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader says he will not seek re-election
The New York Times, December 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/world/asia/hong-kong-cy-leung-reelection.html

China slaps ban on new students at Larung Gar Tibetan Academy
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ban-12092016104543.html