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, April 26, 2017

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义 (Baby names with “separatism” and “religious” meaning banned in Xinjian)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170426-新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义

Related:
China bans “Muhammad” and “Jihad” as baby names in heavily Muslim region
取名犯禁,維族人今後不能叫「穆罕默德」
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/zh-hant/