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, June 22, 2017

Commentary (评论)

Britain is looking away as China tramples on the freedom of Hong Kong—and my father
The Guardian, June 22, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/22/britain-is-looking-away-as-china-tramples-on-the-freedom-of-hong-kong-and-my-father

Voices: “We are not extremists”—activists talk Chinese suppression
The News Lens, June 21, 2017
https://international.thenewslens.com/article/71427

A lawyer is not acceptable—at least not in China
The McGill International Review, June 20, 2017
http://mironline.ca/lawyer-not-acceptable-least-not-china/

Why the West treats China with kid gloves
Politico, June 21, 2017
http://www.politico.eu/article/china-europe-trade-why-the-west-treats-with-kid-gloves/