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.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese officials search law firm of top human rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/search-09182017193815.html

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中國知名維權律師莫少平 事務所突遭搜索 (Renowned rights lawyer Mo Shaoping’s firm gets raided)
Apple Daily, September 18, 2017
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20170918/1206278/

Access to Information (信息公开)

多名本港記者被拒入境澳門 本港記協表示遺憾促解釋 (HK Journalists Association demands Macau explain the reason why over ten journalists were stopped at the border during Macau legislators election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 18, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1354712-20170918.htm

China cracks down on public discussion of activist's subversion trial
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-09182017123542.html

Beijing air-monitoring station has allegedly been tampered with in advance of next month's Plenum
The Beijinger, September 15, 2017
http://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2017/09/15/beijing-air-monitoring-station-allegedly-tampered-advance-next-months-19th-plenum

China Communist Party complains about “fabricated” Twitter account
Reuters, September 18, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-politics/china-communist-party-complains-about-fabricated-twitter-account-idUSKCN1BT0ZV

China is retaliating against a U.S. university for inviting the Dalai Lama to speak at graduation
Quartz, September 19, 2017
https://qz.com/1080962/china-is-retaliating-against-the-university-of-california-san-diego-for-inviting-the-dalai-lama-to-speak-at-commencement/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

全国十余省份民代幼教师分别在各地集体上访维权 (Thousands of teachers petition and demand their rights across the country)
Weiquanwang, September 18, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_61.html

湖南数百名乡村放映员省府维权 要求“老有所养” (Hundreds of cinema projectionists in rural Hunan demand social security at local gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-09182017104738.html

黑龙江人街头抗议朝鲜核试危害东三省 (Citizens in Heilongjiang protest on the street against nuclear test in North Korea)
Radio Free Asia, September 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/yf-09172017111559.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

21365名人民监督员履职 (21,365 people's supervisors perform their duties)
Legal Daily, September 19, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/18/content_7321178.htm

What fallen officials did to get ahead and avoid getting caught
Caixin, September 15, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-09-15/101145839.html

Xi Jinping’s political thought will be added to Chinese Communist Party constitution, but will his name be next to it?
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2111746/xi-jinpings-political-thought-will-be-added-chinas

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“2017年国家网络安全宣传周网络安全技术高峰论坛”在上海举行 ("2017 National Cybersecurity Propaganda Week Cybersecurity Technology Summit" held in Shanghai)
Xinhua, September 19, 2017
http://sh.xinhuanet.com/2017-09/18/c_136618965.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader demands end of independence talk, warns ties with Beijing at risk
Reuters, September 19, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-leader-demands-end-of-independence-talk-warns-ties-with-beijing-at-risk-idUSKCN1BU0GY

Related:
林鄭月娥指不論甚麼政治立場恐嚇及粗暴言論都不能接受 (Carrie Lam: Threatening and violent speeches are not acceptable, no matter what the political stance)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1354795-20170919.htm

Hong Kong independence advocates have the “mentality of losers” former education chief says
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2111747/hong-kong-independence-advocates-have-mentality

Related:
李國章指提倡港獨是「失敗者的想法」 稱內地生完勝香港學生 (Arthur Li: HK independence advocates have the “mentality of losers” and mainland students are winning all the way against their HK peers)
HK01, September 18, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/港聞/120059/李國章指提倡港獨是-失敗者的想法-稱內地生完勝香港學生

Pro-democracy activists plan National Day march amid calls to sack Occupy co-founder Benny Tai
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2111573/pro-democracy-activists-plan-national-day-march-amid-calls

9.28雨伞运动3周年多个组织政府总部外将举行纪念集会 (HK groups to hold demonstration on September 28 outside gov’t HQs to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the Umbrella Movement)
Radio France Internationale, September 18, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170918-928雨伞运动3周年多个组织政府总部外将举行纪念集会

Pro-democracy lawmakers condemn pro-Beijing legislator Junius Ho’s call to “kill” independence advocates
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/18/pro-democracy-lawmakers-condemn-pro-beijing-legislator-junius-hos-call-kill-independence-advocates/

Related:
反“港独”行动发起人:做勇敢中国人消除“港独” (Junius Ho: Be a brave Chinese person and eliminate “HK independence”)
Global Times, September 19, 2017
http://mil.huanqiu.com/china/2017-09/11260864.html

Top Chinese think tank sets up in Hong Kong in bid to boost Beijing’s understanding of city
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/global-economy/article/2111572/top-chinese-think-tank-sets-hong-kong-bid-boost-beijings

Commentary (评论)

是否靠立法规制网络水军尚存争议,拿什么管住“水军”一族 (Still controversial on whether to use legislation to regulate the "Internet Water Army”)
Legal Daily, September 19, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/19/content_7321929.htm

倘大學成為港獨基地 中央不可能坐視不理 (The Central gov’t cannot sit on the sidelines and allow universities to become the basecamps of HK independence)
Mingpao, September 19, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170919/s00022/1505738684816

Why I wrote “Umbrella”, a 600-page account of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/18/i-wrote-umbrella-600-page-account-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement/

Advocating independence for Hong Kong is neither illegal nor against the Basic Law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/19/advocating-independence-hong-kong-neither-illegal-basic-law/