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, September 04, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

Memorial event for Liu Xiaobo held on Hong Kong beach, calls for release of his widow
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2109562/memorial-event-liu-xiaobo-held-hong-kong-beach-calls-release

Related:
香港支联会海祭刘晓波促还刘霞自由 (Hong Kong Alliance mourns Liu Xiaobo by the sea and presses for Liu Xia’s freedom)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09032017092747.html

200人遊行聲援在囚政治犯 高喊袁國強下台 (200 people march in support of jailed political prisoners and demand Rimsky Yuen to step down)
Inmediahk, September 3, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051851

Demosisto party slams gov’t teaching materials on Chinese national identity
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/02/demosisto-party-slams-govt-teaching-materials-chinese-national-identity/

Hong Kong scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism
Reuters, September 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-media-bbc/hong-kong-scraps-24-hour-bbc-world-service-radio-channel-despite-criticism-idUSKCN1BF0EG

周永康狱中家书:没有民主何来法治 (Alex Chow’s letter to family from prison: no democracy, no rule of law)
Inmediahk, September 2, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170903-周永康狱中家书没有民主何来法治

HK independence banners fly at CUHK
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 4, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1352211-20170904.htm