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.

Monday, September 19, 2016

Hong Kong (香港)

In Pictures: Hong Kong lights candles to support “rebel” Chinese village
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/18/hong-kong-lights-candles-support-rebel-chinese-village/

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【短片:烏坎拉人】百人中聯辦示威聲援烏坎 要求釋放林祖戀 緝拿貪員及徹查港記被打 ([Video: Wukan arrests] A hundred people rally at Liaison Office in support of Wukan protesters, demanding release of Lin Zulian, arrest of corrupt officials, and investigation into violence done to Hong Kong journalists)
Ming Pao, September 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160917/s00001/1474122819119

Denise Ho: the Cantopop Queen on a crusade against China's Communist party
The Guardian, September 19, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/19/denise-ho-cantopop-queen-hong-kong-chinas-communist-party

Ready for battle? Doubts surface about Legco novices as average age of Hong Kong lawmakers falls to 49
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2020449/ready-battle-doubts-raised-about-legco-novices-average-age

LegCo Election 2016: Ballot papers outnumbered voter turnout in at least 5 polling stations
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/18/legco-election-2016-ballot-papers-outnumbered-voter-turnout-in-at-least-5-polling-stations/