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.

Monday, August 21, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Tens of thousands protest in Hong Kong over jailing of democracy activists
Reuters, August 20, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKCN1B00CK

Related:
Hong Kong urged to free jailed pro-democracy protesters in open letter
The Guardian, August 18, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/18/a-letter-to-china-hong-kongs-democrats-should-be-honoured

数以万计港人游行 声援黄之锋等政治犯 (Tens of thousands of Hong Kongers march to support Joshua Wong and other political prisoners)
Radio Free Asia, August 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-08202017155236.html

“It may be hot outside, but not hotter than our anger”: Protest against activist jailings attracts young and old
Hong Kong Free Press, August 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/21/may-hot-outside-not-hotter-anger-protest-activist-jailings-attracts-young-old/

如不信一國兩制 范太:最好離開香港 (Rita Fan: if you don’t believe in “one country, two systems,” you better leave Hong Kong)
Sing Tao Daily, August 20, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1651317&target=2

Hong Kong presents a test of China’s good faith
Financial Times, August 20, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/d4ec4902-8593-11e7-8bb1-5ba57d47eff7

外交部駐港公署:堅決反對外國政府干預香港港司法 (Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong: Firmly oppose foreign gov’t’s interference of justice in Hong Kong)
Mingpao, August 20, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170820/s00001/1503231755804