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.

Thursday, March 30, 2017

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

China sets rules on beards, veils to combat extremism in Xinjiang
Reuters, March 30, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN1710D9

民進黨前黨工李明哲涉危害國家活動在大陸被調查 (Former Democratic Progressive Party member Li Ming-che detained in mainland on suspicion of pursuing activities harmful to national security
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1322391-20170329.htm