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, August 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Muslim women “sterilised” in China detention camps, say former detainees
Independent, August 12, 2019

China builds more secret “re-education camps” to detain Uighur Muslims despite global outcry over human suffering
Independent, August 12, 2019

探寻新疆拘禁营“关闭”真相
China said it closed Muslim detention camps. There’s reason to doubt that.
The New York Times, August 9, 2019

Uyghur mother, daughters deported to China from Turkey
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police question brother of detained “Changsha Three” activist after wife's complaint
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2019

周永康儿媳维权案律师陈建刚披露为何举家逃亡 (“They put guns to my sons’ head”: Chen Jiangang, rights lawyer who represented Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law, explains why he fled to the U.S.)
Voice of America, August 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Fashion firms apologise for implying Taiwan and Hong Kong separate from China
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Related:
Versace in trouble for tops implying Hong Kong is not part of China, brand ambassador Yang Mi “outraged”
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

Versace apologizes for mislabeling HK, Macau as countries on T-shirt
Sina, August 12, 2019

Taipei protests over UN Women listing Taiwan as province of China
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Support for Hong Kong protesters lands Taiwan politician in hot water
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

China’s influence on campus chills free speech in Australia, New Zealand
The Washington Post, August 9, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

連登仔再眾籌 全球登報揭露香港警暴 一小時籌過百萬美元速達標 (Over USD 1 million raised in one hour: Hong Kongers start crowdfunded global ad campaign again to disclose police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters raise US$1.97 million for international ad campaign as they accuse police of “war crimes” and using “chemical weapons”
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

How Hong Kong’s young protesters learned on the hoof and built a reserve of protective gear, and a network of drivers to transport it to demonstrations
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

CoCo Bubble Tea in Hot Water over Pro-Hong Kong Text on Receipts
What’s On Weibo, August 9, 2019

How the Hong Kong Protests Are Discussed on Chinese Social Media
What’s On Weibo, August 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Any violent crackdown in Hong Kong would be “completely unacceptable”, says US Senate leader
Reuters, August 13, 2019

Beijing warns of “signs of terrorism” in violent unrest in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

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Protesters shut down Hong Kong airport as China warns of “terrorism,” raising fears of military crackdown
The Washington Post, August 12, 2019

China just labeled the Hong Kong protesters as “terrorists”
Vice News, August 12, 2019

Chinese armed police truck convoy rolls into city near Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

UK told to stop meddling in HK's affairs
Sina, August 12, 2019

Related:
“Simply wrong”: China slams Raab after call to Hong Kong chief executive
Independent, August 11, 2019

Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation
The Conversation, August 11, 2019

Beijing Blames Hong Kong Protests On American “Black Hands”
SupChina, August 9, 2019

Beijing Approves First Guardianship Case For Same-Sex Couple
SupChina, August 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Hong Kong police make bloody arrest, assisted by officers suspected to be undercover as protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

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銅鑼灣有穿黑衣男子協助警方拘捕示威者 警方暫未回覆 (Police disguised as protesters arrest bloodied protesters, refuse to show identification when questioned by journalists)
TVB News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Men disguised as demonstrators help police make arrests
Independent, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests: brutal undercover police tactics spark outcry
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong police unveil water cannon trucks after new protests
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

市民號召「警察還眼」集會 籲塞爆機場為女傷者「討回雙眼」(“An eye for an eye”: Hong Kongers to occupy airport after female protester was shot in eye by bean bag rounds)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

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Protesters call for mass Hong Kong airport demonstration after woman shot in eye during extradition bill unrest in Tsim Sha Tsui
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest
Al Jazeera, August 12, 2019

Closure of Hong Kong airport shines fresh light on protest movement
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

How a fourth day of protests at Hong Kong's airport crippled flights
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

港警強力清場致血腥場面:胡椒球槍掃射示威者,港鐵內發射催淚彈,女示威者右眼中布袋彈重傷 (Timeline of forceful dispersal resulting in bloodshed: Tear gas, pepper ball and rubber bullets in MTR stations; protester has eye ruptured by bean bag rounds)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong police shoot projectiles at close range in Tai Koo, as protester suffers ruptured eye in TST
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

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Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
Amnesty International, August 12, 2019

香港警民衝突燒進地鐵站:港警於葵芳、太古地鐵站內射催淚彈、濃煙瀰漫 (Tear gas and rubber bullets in MTR stations in Kwai Fong and Tai Koo as riot-squad chase protesters)
The News Lens, August 12, 2019

Related:
Police fire teargas into Hong Kong subway station – video
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong convulsed by protest as police fire tear gas into subway
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

荃灣二陂坊衝突 防暴警搜車未拘白衣人 (White-shirted gangs attack again in Tsuen Wan, no arrests made as police leave the scene to search citizens’ vehicles for protest gear)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2019

【8.12】東區醫院逾 200 醫護 戴頭盔、右眼裹紗布集會 抗議警察暴力 (Doctors and nurses rally in hospital wearing helmets and eyepatches to protest police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

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一群盼望守護香港的醫療人員:將無限期罷工 (Group of medical professionals calls for indefinite strike in response to police brutality)
Inmediahk.net, August 12, 2019

【8.11 被捕者】多人遭移送文錦渡新屋嶺扣留 律師投訴被阻晤當事人 警方掛斷電話 (Lawyers denied meeting with arrested protesters for several hours, police hang up phone when lawyers demand meeting with duty officer)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

國泰內部電郵 警告員工不得支持或參與機場「違法示威」 否則或被解僱 (Cathay Pacific issues internal staff email warning support or participation in “illegal protests” could cause dismissal)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Cathay Pacific to comply with China’s “safety” rules over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong’s rise, now reflects China’s grip
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific shares slump after China cracks down on staff protests
Reuters, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protesters increasingly sympathise with radical action, survey finds, after months of anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Young, educated and middle class: first field study of Hong Kong protesters reveals demographic trends
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests take toll on city’s tourism workers as earnings slump 74 per cent on average over past two months
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

【多圖】機場萬人集會 市民辦展覽展抗爭文宣 (Protesters holds weekend-long rally in Hong Kong International Airport to urge solidarity from foreigners)
Stand News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protesters turn airport into art workshop
Al Jazeera, August 10, 2019

“P is for protest”: Hong Kong families take to the streets in pro-democracy rally
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2019

Hong Kong Chief Executive rules out concessions to pro-democracy demonstrators
RFI, August 9, 2019

Beijing’s loyalists from Fujian province vow to beat up anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong
Global Voices, August 9, 2019

Hong Kong delegation invited by UK to attend arms fair in London
The Guardian, August 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters versus the police: understanding the psychology of hate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong shows the flaws in China’s zero-sum worldview
The Atlantic, August 12, 2019

Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

Why fashion brands are rushing to apologize in China
Quartz, August 12, 2019

傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記(六):從傘運到反修例,「升級」的萬千可能 (Protest vocabularies: From Umbrella Movement to anti-extradition, the endless possibilities of “escalation”)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Rules of the game have changed in Hong Kong’s protest crisis
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

In Hong Kong, what happens now that Beijing has called the protests a “color revolution”?
The Washington Post, August 10, 2019

【特寫】掟磚、放火、塗鴉 警署外的抗爭者們:我們反威權,不是反社會 (Interview with protesters who threw bricks and set fire outside police stations: We are anti-authoritarian, not anti-society)
Stand News, August 10, 2019

Universities are turning a blind eye to Chinese bullies
Foreign Policy, August 9, 2019