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.

Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Huge crowds turn out for Hong Kong pro-democracy march
香港人“七一”大游行,要求真民主
The New York Times, July 2, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140702/c02hongkong/dual/

Police arrest more than 500 at sit-in after Hong Kong stages anti-China pro-democracy rally
Associated Press, July 2, 2014
http://www.newser.com/article/3e4863ab2cba4feab89159e50e2cef3d/police-arrest-more-than-500-at-sit-in-after-hong-kong-stages-anti-china-pro-democracy-rally.html

Special report: The battle for Hong Kong's soul
Reuters, July 1, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/01/us-hongkong-china-specialreport-idUSKBN0F62XU20140701

Related:
Hong Kong democracy march protest seen in timelapse
The Telegraph, July 1, 2014
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/10939048/Hong-Kong-democracy-march-protest-seen-in-timelapse.html

At massive Hong Kong democracy protest, unwanted party-crashers
The Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/07/01/at-massive-hong-kong-democracy-protest-unwanted-party-crashers/?mod=WSJBlog

深圳网民响应香港七一游行发起 “占深”行动 被警阻止 (Police break up mainland netizens' "Occupy Shenzhen" attempt to support July 1 march in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ql2-07012014095801.html