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.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Hong Kong (香港)

朱耀明稱為入獄作準備 認為入獄是公民抗命運動一部分 (Chu Yiu-ming says he is getting ready to go to prison and thinks jail time is part of public disobedient movement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1356313-20170928.htm

港司法獨立排名跌 袁國強:無絲毫損傷 (Ranking shows Hong Kong’s judicial independence has dropped; Rimsky Yuen: there is absolutely no harm)
Mingpao, September 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170928/s00001/1506565940154

英監管局確定何君堯屬「非執業律師」 將跟進其操守投訴 (British Solicitors Regulation Authority: Junius Ho is not practicing in the UK and they will follow up the complaint against his “kill mercilessly” comment)
Apple Daily, September 27, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170927/57263317

Related:
嶺大學生校內遊行 促譴責校董何君堯 限校方三日內覆 (Lingnan University students march to condemn board member Junius Ho and press the university to respond in three days)
Inmediahk, September 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052346

向习近平示威促释放刘晓波 港示威者拒绝保释 (HK activists refuse bail and protest for the release of political prisoners in China)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09272017104856.html

Growing sense of cynicism in Hong Kong after Occupy, co-founder Chan Kin-man says
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113112/growing-sense-cynicism-hong-kong-after-occupy-co-founder

Occupy protester seeks compensation from police over malicious prosecution and abuse of power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/27/occupy-protester-seeks-compensation-police-malicious-prosecution-abuse-power/

Ex-CUHK philosophy prof. says he was told to avoid “sensitive topics” in front of mainland academics
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/ex-cuhk-philosophy-prof-says-told-avoid-sensitive-topics-front-mainland-academics/