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, February 08, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Three more New Territories land activists granted bail ahead of top court appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/02/08/three-new-territories-land-activists-granted-bail-ahead-top-court-appeal/

Police illegally gathered evidence against asylum seekers who housed Edward Snowden in Hong Kong, lawyers claim
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2132511/police-illegally-gathered-evidence-against-asylum-seekers

Close to one in five ethnic minority individuals in Hong Kong are living in poverty, government report shows
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2132469/close-one-five-ethnic-minority-individuals-hong-kong-are

林荣基专访:到台湾继续开铜锣湾书店 (Bookseller Lam Wing-kee to open bookstore in Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, February 7, 2018
http://bit.ly/2BN8YMv