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, August 13, 2015

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s political firewall—Mass arrest of lawyers
The Diplomat, August 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/chinas-political-firewall-mass-arrest-of-lawyers/

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A letter of protest against China’s arrest of rights lawyers, to be read at a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and then formally delivered
China Change, August 13, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/12/a-letter-of-protest-against-chinas-arrest-of-rights-lawyers-to-be-read-at-a-rally-in-front-of-the-chinese-embassy-in-washington-d-c-and-then-formally-delivered/

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Over 50 world-wide civil society organizations signed joint statement in support of the arrested lawyers in China
全球超过50个民间团体联署声援被拘捕中国律师
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, August 13, 2015
EN: http://www.chrlawyers.hk/en/content/press-releaseover-50-world-wide-civil-society-organizations-signed-joint-statement-support
CH: http://www.chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/新闻稿全球超过50个民间团体联署声援被拘捕中国律师

Q&A: How to cope with perils of being a Chinese news assistant for foreign media
Committee to Protect Journalists, August 11, 2015
https://cpj.org/blog/2015/08/qa-how-to-cope-with-perils-of-being-a-chinese-news.php

A way out of Hong Kong's polarised politics is possible
The South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1848853/way-out-hong-kongs-polarised-politics-possible