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, July 01, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur parents say China is ripping their children away and brainwashing them
Vice News, July 1, 2019

They come for us at night: Inside China’s hidden war on Uighurs
Vice News, June 29, 2019

Uyghur chauffeur dies following interrogation in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No joy for corrupt officials as China announces amnesty to mark nation’s 70th anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

“I finally got to see my husband Wang Quanzhang”
China Digital Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Chinese human rights lawyer “totally changed man” after being jailed
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

China tries army veteran, evictee who drove car at demolition gang
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's censored histories: The evolving blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New film shows painful legacy of China's one-child policy
Channel NewsAsia, June 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tells Britain to stop “gesticulating” about Hong Kong
Reuters, July 1, 2019

World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow
The Telegraph, July 1, 2019

Thousands of monks, nuns “politically re-educated” after eviction from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Six Chinese nationals wanted by Beijing for internet scam arrested on Pacific island of Vanuatu
Reuters, June 29, 2019

China’s public security ministry warns its bureaus to be on guard against “political risks” caused by influence of protest-hit Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Catholic Church accuses China of intimidating Vatican loyalists
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Related:
Vatican urges China not to intimidate underground Catholics
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei’s offer one India cannot refuse?
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

China dominates digital infrastructure in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

US calls for calm following Hong Kong protesters’ break-in of Legco building
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Live updates: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong leader, condemns violence
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Angry core of Hong Kong protesters storms legislature, dividing the movement
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2019

香港示威者冲入立法会 指没有暴徒只有暴政 (Hong Kong protestors storm LegCo, declare “there are no rioters, only tyranny”)
Radio France international, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong demonstration turns angry as rally gathers pace
Financial Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
BBC, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police fire teargas and charge at protesters
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong leader says police exercised restraint with latest protests
Reuters, July 1, 2019

Jeremy Hunt backs Hong Kong citizens' right to protest
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

On Hong Kong handover anniversary, many fear loss of freedoms
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

港府七一升旗改室内举行 示威者冲击立法会 (Hong Kong’s July 1 flag-raising ceremony held indoors, demonstrators storm LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s deputy leader promises to be “humble and patient” in dealing with city’s younger generation
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Associated Press, June 29, 2019

21-year-old Hong Kong student falls to her death in Sheung Shui, leaving message opposing extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2019

“Hong Kong Reddit”: how leaderless extradition protests took a lead from social media
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Many Hong Kong youths look to flee amid extradition bill fury
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Chinese military gets Hong Kong harbour dock, despite tensions
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Independently investigate police use of force
Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2019

Related:
Open letter from 35 NGOs calling for an independent commission of inquiry into use of force by Hong Kong police on June 12, 2019
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why Hong Kong has grown increasingly fearful of Chinese control
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

What the Hong Kong protests are really about
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s muzzled generation cries out
Foreign Affairs, July 1, 2019

Why many in China oppose Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

I felt the fear of abduction by China in Hong Kong. Appeasing Beijing has to stop
The Guardian, June 28, 2019