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.

Friday, February 17, 2017

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China jails former senior judge for life in graft case
Reuters, February 16, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-court-idUSKBN15V10W?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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最高人民法院原副院长奚晓明受贿案一审宣判 (Verdict announced in Xi Xiaoming’s bribery case)
Xinhua, February 17, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0217/c1001-29087724.html

China holds “anti-terrorism” mass rally in Xinjiang's Uighur heartland
Reuters, February 16, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN15W0A0?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews