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.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

As China cracks down on Uighurs, a Uighur American joins the White House
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of disappeared human rights lawyer speaks of “endless suffering” for family
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Tibetan monk sentenced, two others missing in detention
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

许艳:余文生律师案情况通报 (Xu Yan: Yu Wensheng’s case report)
Weiquanwang, August 14, 2019

內地騰訊財經頻道前編輯涉尋釁滋事被刑事拘留 (Former editor of Tencent media detained in Guiyang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Some Hong Kongers have phones checked for protest photos at mainland China border amid anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

China is keeping a closer eye on citizens traveling to Hong Kong
Bloomberg, August 14, 2019

中国官媒造谣?香港抗议的不同版本 (Official Chinese whispers: Differing versions of Hong Kong protests)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Lay Zhang Yixing, Chinese K-pop star, warns Calvin Klein to respect “one China” policy
Korea Times, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: The propaganda is working
SupChina, August 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong airport attacks trigger nationalist frenzy in mainland China
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Australian universities become battleground over Hong Kong extradition bill protests
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

多家律师团体联署声明 促中国停止行政打压维权律师 (Lawyers’ associations issue joint statement condemning revocation of Chinese human rights defenders’ law licenses, including that of Li Jinxing)
Voice of America, August 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s foreign minister call for dialogue to defuse Hong Kong tensions after China rejects EU statement on protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
法政府望香港问题得到和平解决 (France urges peaceful resolution in Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, August 15, 2019

State Dept. “deeply concerned” by China threats as unrest in Hong Kong grows
Politico, August 14, 2019

Related:
US politician to introduce law to suspend sale of crowd control gear to Hong Kong, as UN criticises police use of force
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2019

US lawmakers vow “swift consequences” if Chinese military cracks down in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Chinese hospital staff accused of illegal organ harvesting
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

国民党派员赴北京洽谈恢复赴台个人游国台办表示为难 (Taiwan officials meet with Beijing representatives regarding individual travel ban to Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

日本向香港發出旅遊警示 香港回歸以來首次 (Japan issues travel warning for Hong Kong for first time since handover)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 15, 2019

“Risks still too big” for China to send in troops to quell Hong Kong unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

“Frightened, angry and exhausted”: Hong Kong protesters apologise for airport violence
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Related:
香港机场示威者就冲突事件致歉 (Hong Kong airport demonstrators apologize for conflict)
Voice of America, August 15, 2019

Extradition bill crisis: How the Hong Kong government had the “perfect” listening mechanisms, but turned a deaf ear to public sentiment
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as anti-government protesters gather outside Sham Shui Po station, pointing laser beams and chanting “black cops” and “return the eye”
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong pair go to High Court to challenge need for anti-government protesters to ask police permission before demonstrating
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong watchdog urges mainland Chinese reporters to show credentials clearly, after journalist accosted
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2019

300多屯院醫護實名聯署 譴責警方鬧市開槍草菅人命 (Over 300 medical professionals sign open letter condemning police use of weapons in populated areas)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2019

Young, educated and furious: A survey of Hong Kong’s protesters
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

“Retake Hong Kong”: A movement, a slogan and an identity crisis
The New York Times, August 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s crisis: What do lawyers have to do with it?
Jerome A. Cohen, August 15, 2019

台灣看待香港「反送中」運動的四個謬誤 (Taiwan’s view of the extradition movement: Four fallacies)
The News Lens, August 15, 2019

To tackle China’s hidden epidemic of child sex abuse, a national child protection network is needed
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

How Carrie Lam could end the Hong Kong turmoil in a single speech – with an amnesty for protesters and police, an independent inquiry and more social welfare
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint
Human Rights Watch, August 14, 2019

How close is Hong Kong to a second Tiananmen?
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2019

Beijing’s game plan for crushing the Hong Kong protests is now clear
The Guardian, August 14, 2019