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 30, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Labour Party member’s hands broken in attack
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 29, 2019

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‘My guard was down’: Hong Kong pro-independence leader Andy Chan attacked in street by masked men
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2019

【睇片】5 口罩男毁炮台山連儂牆 水喉通追打市民 警指一人傷暫未拘人 (Masked men tear down Lennon Wall at Fortress Hill, beat residents with PVC pipes; no arrests made)
Stand News, September 29, 2019

【逃犯條例】瑪麗醫院一醫生金鐘被捕 醫管局:未掌握資料不評論 (Public hospital doctor arrested while giving medical attention at protest frontline, Hospital Authority declines to comment)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2019

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Indonesian journalist demands answers after she was shot in the face with non-lethal round by Hong Kong police officer
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2019

【逃犯條例】社總會長:許麗明被捕6小時才能見律師 未知會否被起訴 (Social worker arrested at frontline, denied access to lawyer for 6 hours)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2019

【逆權運動】疑似唐氏患者遭速龍警制服 嚇至跪地求饒 社工欲協助被阻 (Passer-by with downs syndrome subdued by riot police, denied help from social worker)
Apple Daily, September 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters march against 'totalitarianism'
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2019

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In pictures: Water cannon, tear gas and Molotovs as police and protesters clash in high-speed Hong Kong Island chase
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

【929 衝突】醫管局:48 受傷 1 人嚴重 印尼女記者東區醫院眼科病房留醫 (48 injured, 1 in serious condition after protests on Sept. 29)
Stand News, September 30, 2019

‘We are back’: Hong Kong protesters recreate pro-democracy ‘Lennon Wall’ on 5th anniversary of Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

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'Hong Kong can't go back to normal': protesters keep Umbrella spirit alive
The Guardian, September 28, 2019

Police round up protesters on Hong Kong Island after rally, as fight breaks out at pro-democracy message board
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

‘If we lose, Hong Kong will become Xinjiang’: The Umbrella Movement generation, five years on
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2019

Thousands rally to support Hong Kong protesters who allege police torture at controversial detention near China border
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought Xi Jinping’s approval to formally withdraw extradition bill that triggered anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

Hong Kong protests: plan mulled to partially cancel district council elections if polling stations targeted, as Joshua Wong announces candidacy
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

Academic Dan Garrett banned from Hong Kong after testifying on city’s rights situation in US
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019