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.

Wednesday, July 05, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Chinese hospital invites cancer experts to help treat Nobel laureate
中国邀请美德专家加入刘晓波治疗团队
The New York Times, July 4, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-cancer-treatment-nobel-china-prison.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170705/liu-xiaobo-cancer-treatment-nobel-china-prison/

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医院邀请美、德专家来华参加刘晓波医疗小组 (Hospital invites a group of American and German experts to come to China to help the small group treating Liu Xiaobo)
Shenyang Bureau of Justice, July 5, 2017
http://www.syssfj.gov.cn/cms/201707/149921593939945.html

外交部:冀西方國家尊重中國司法主權 勿干涉中國內政 (Foreign Ministry: We expect the West to respect the judicial sovereignty of China and not interfere with China’s internal affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340292-20170705.htm

联合国人权官会见中国官员关注刘晓波夫妇 (UN human rights official meets with Chinese official concerning Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia)
Voice of America, July 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/un-liu-20170704/3928155.html

藏人行政中央司政促中国允刘晓波出国就医 (Tibetan gov’t in exile urges China to allow Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment)
Voice of America, July 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/tibet-liu-20170704/3928234.html

China’s ignoble treatment of a Nobel laureate
自由的人民应该为刘晓波的自由大声疾呼
The New York Times, July 3, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/liu-xiaobo-china-political-prisoner.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170704/liu-xiaobo-china-political-prisoner/zh-hant/