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, August 16, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Protesters who stormed Hong Kong’s Legislative Council given jail terms after prosecutors pushed for tougher sentences
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2106839/jail-instead-community-service-13-protesters-who-stormed

Related:
In Pictures: Democrats criticize appeal court’s decision to jail 13 activists over 2014 clash at legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/16/pro-democracy-activists-criticise-appeal-courts-decision-jail-13-activists-2014-clash-legislature/

黃之鋒估計明天面臨監禁 刑期與昨日東北案被告相若 (Joshua Wong expects to face jail time tomorrow and receive similar sentences of New Territory development protesters)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 16, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1348459-20170816.htm

回應林子健被捕 李家超指警方按實際情況既定程序處理 (John Lee: police are following established procedures in accordance with reality in the arrest of Howard Lam)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 16, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1348457-20170816.htm

反東北案12被告將上訴 長毛斥「冤獄 (12 defendants in the New Territory development protest will appeal; Long hair calls the verdicts unjust)
Inmediahk, August 15, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051382