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, August 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur man held after leaking letters from Xinjiang camp inmates, says family
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

China, Kyrgyzstan conclude joint counter-terrorism drill
Xinhua, August 14, 2019

Aussie varsities under scrutiny over research with China entities
The Straits Times, August 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in China's Hubei jails activists after altercation with state security police
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2019

高智晟再度失踪两周年,耿和要求中共公布丈夫的下落 (At second anniversary of rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappearance, wife demands information from authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2019

人权组织呼吁中国释放劳工权利活动人士危志立 (Rights group calls for release of jailed labor activists)
Voice of America, August 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Swarovski becomes latest luxury brand to apologise to China for calling Hong Kong separate country on website
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Related:
From Versace to Calvin Klein: Major brands apologize for undermining China’s territorial sovereignty
SupChina, August 13, 2019

The impossible politics of doing business in “China”
SupChina, August 13, 2019

Free speech over HK protests stifled in Australia, New Zealand
China Digital Times, August 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sanitation worker protests escalate in China over the summer
China Labour Bulletin, August 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rejects US request for American warships to visit Hong Kong as protests rock city
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, and its reach in Australia
The Conversation, August 13, 2019

Donald Trump accused of being soft on China over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Court order bans protests at Hong Kong airport, apart from designated areas, as airlines in recovery mode after demonstration chaos
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: flights resume at airport after clashes between protesters and police
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: airport protests descend into violence – video report
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

《環時》記者機場被圍遇襲 總編引述記者現場稱:我支持香港警察,你們可以打我了(Global Times journalist attacked by protesters: “I support Hong Kong police, you can hit me”)
Stand News, August 14, 2019

【機場集會】被質疑是公安 男子遭包圍數小時 警到場後起衝突 被毆警曾拔槍 (Police officer on scene to rescue man surrounded by protestors is ambushed and pulls out revolver)
Stand News, August 14, 2019

民陣星期日總動員「和理非」再遊行 岑子杰:今日不是政見分歧,是良知問題 (Civil Human Rights Front calls peaceful march on August 18: “Not a matter of political differences, but a matter of conscience”)
Inmediahk.net, August 13, 2019

Carrie Lam’s PR chief pays price for Hong Kong leader’s plummeting reputation amid anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong protests: As police and protesters change tactics, is more violence inevitable?
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

China flaunts military muscle as it seeks to quell Hong Kong's “colour revolution”
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Related:
Beijing unlikely to intervene in Hong Kong but police under pressure to end protests, analysts say
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

More than 1,000 health care staff stage sit-in to condemn “excessive use of force” by Hong Kong police on anti-government protesters
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

香港困局:极端立场下,抗议者与中共难和解
Protests put Hong Kong on collision course with China’s Communist Party
The New York Times, August 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

不要叫他們「細路」(文:黃任匡)(Don’t call them “kids”: Trust, diversity, unity in Hong Kong’s protests)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2019

To end the violence, both sides must step back but it’s up to Carrie Lam, as Hong Kong’s leader, to broker a ceasefire
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

China must pick the least bad option to resolve Hong Kong crisis. A PLA crackdown is not it
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

End impunity for state-sanctioned violence in Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, August 13, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong: On the brink
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters have shown courage, creativity and thoughtfulness. Will the city still have a place for them when this is over?
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Refuse Hong Kong’s protesters everything, and they will fight to the bitter end
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Beijing’s paranoia sees the CIA under every rock
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2019

Australia has too few home-grown experts on the Chinese Communist Party. That’s a problem
The Conversation, August 12, 2019