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 29, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo’s family want his cancer treated outside China
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2100408/liu-xiaobos-family-want-his-cancer-treated-outside

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Video surfaces apparently showing terminally ill Nobel Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo’s life in prison
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2100495/video-apparently-showing-chinese-activist-liu-xiaobos-prison-life

Late Diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an Outrage, Chinese Authorities Must Account to Family & International Community
刘晓波肝癌晚期引众怒,中国当局必须解释清楚
Human Rights in China, June 26, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/late-diagnosis-liu-xiaobo-outrage-chinese-authorities-must-account-family
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-xiao-bo-gan-yan-wan-qi-yin-zhong-nu-zhong-guo-dang-ju-bi-xu-jie-shi

人權民運中心引述親屬稱劉願去美國醫病 促中國珍重其意願 (Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy: Liu Xiaobo’s family says Liu wishes to go to the U.S. for treatment and calls on China to respect his will)
Mingpao, June 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170629/s00004/1498702820010

中共拒絕批准劉曉波出國治療,理由有二 (CPC reject permission for Liu Xiaobo to receive treatment abroad; two reasons given)
Mingjing News, June 28, 2017
http://tv.mingjingnews.com/2017/06/blog-post_550.html

Jailed Noble Laureate treated by specialists: Prison officials
Echo of India, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/pictures-political-oppression-hong-kong-activists-call-release-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo/http://echoofindia.com/beijing-jailed-noble-laureate-treated-specialists-prison-officials-129953

媒体观察:刘晓波病榻待重生,党媒:这是敌对势力之“泡沫” (Media Watch: Liu Xiaobo suffering and awaiting rebirth, Party mouthpiece calls him and other activists the “ephemeral bubbles”)
Voice of America, June 29, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/media-watch-20170628/3920261.html

鲍彤谴责当局延误刘晓波病情 驳外交部指“干涉内政” (Bao Tong condemns authorities for delaying Liu Xiaobo’s medical parole, refutes Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement on “interference in internal affairs”)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/bt-06282017082157.html

Dear President Trump: Please let Liu Xiaobo die as a free man
The Washington Post, June 27, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/06/27/dear-president-trump-please-let-liu-xiaobo-die-as-a-free-man/

Allow Liu Xiaobo to recuperate in peace
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2100285/release-liu-xiaobo-step-right-direction