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, June 30, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

China won’t let Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate, get cancer treatment abroad
中国不准刘晓波出国接受癌症治疗
The New York Times, June 30, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170630/liu-xiaobo-nobel-cancer-abroad/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170630/liu-xiaobo-nobel-cancer-abroad/

Related:
Former top Communist Party official slams Beijing's treatment of Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/slams-06282017110853.html

China defends prison care of ailing Nobel Peace Laureate Liu
Voice of America, June 29, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-defends-prison-care-of-ailing-nobel-peace-laureate-liu/3920878.html

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet expresses concern for Liu Xiaobo
The Tibet Post, June 29, 2017
http://thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/5600-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-of-tibet-expresses-concern-for-liu-xiaobo

In Pictures: Hong Kong holds vigil for terminally-ill Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/30/pictures-hong-kong-holds-vigil-terminally-ill-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo/

Hong Kong people stage rally calling on Beijing to fully free Nobel laureate
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2100636/hong-kong-people-stage-rally-calling-beijing-fully-free

CRF 2010, no. 1—Freedom of Expression on Trial in China
China Rights Forum, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/en/crf/issue/2010.01