HRIC Daily Brief

Authorities confirm Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo in hospital South China Morning Post, June 26, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-...

Approaching the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,” a request to OHCHR and IBA to address the torture of Chinese human rig...

Farewell VPNs & independent multimedia content: China vows to clear network space The Diplomat, June 23, 2017 http://thediplomat.com...

Beijing shopkeepers protest evictions The Straits Times, June 23, 2017 http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-shopkeepers-pr...

China broadens bribery crackdown to technology firms, says report South China Morning Post, June 25, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/business/...

Xi Jinping to attend HK's 20th return anniversary celebration Xinhua, June 25, 2017 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/25/c_1...

Joshua Wong reflects on Hong Kong’s 1997 handover: “We desire and thirst for freedom, democracy” Quartz, June 26, 2017 https://qz.com/10...

Tibetan monks missing in custody for almost a year have been sentenced Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/ti...

无许可证宣扬负面言论 微博、A站、凤凰网等被要求关停视听节目服务 (“Unlicensed” online platforms including Weibo, AcFun, and Phoenix Television asked to halt audio and video...

China Focus: China considers changes to public interest litigation rules Xinhua, June 22, 2017 http://english.sina.com/news/2017-06-22/d...

Three weeks on: what we know about enforcement of China’s cybersecurity law The National Law Review, June 22, 2017 http://www.natlawrev...

In China's far west the “perfect police state” is emerging The Guardian, June 23, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/23...

Hong Kong's new chief vows to fight “pro-independence behavior” with law enforcement Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2017 http://www.rfa.o...

Xi Jinping takes “first step” in gaining further control over China’s domestic security The Epoch Times, June 21, 2017 http://www.theepo...

Nine held after clashes over access to Inner Mongolia freshwater lake Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/chi...

Kazakhs hit out at China's travel ban Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/travel-06202017133815.htm...

German ambassador to China calls for release of pope-chosen bishop South China Morning Post, June 20, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/news/chin...

Carrie Lam defends cabinet as “ideal team”, dismisses talk of Beijing meddling in choices South China Morning Post, June 21, 2017 http:/...

Britain is looking away as China tramples on the freedom of Hong Kong—and my father The Guardian, June 22, 2017 https://www.theguardian....

广东顺德逢沙村民险遭强拆 户主被行政拘留15天 (Guangdong Shunde village demolished, protest leaders placed in administrative detention for 15 days) Radio Free A...