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 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australia presses for writer's release as China warns against interference
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

Related:
Why did China charge an Australian blogger with espionage?
The Diplomat, August 27, 2019

Canada Set to Deport Chinese Dissident
The New York Times, August 28, 2019

Related:
六四政治犯杨伟即将被加拿大遣返中国 (June Fourth political refugee in Canada faces deportation)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

长沙公益组织3成员颠覆罪被批捕 (Three detained Changsha activists formally arrested on charges of subversion)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

涉港新闻报道:中国对驻华外国记者施压 (Hong Kong related news reports: China steps up pressure on foreign journalists in China)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2019

中国独立智库天则研究所被强制关闭 (Independent economics think tank forced to close)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

Related:
天則研究所所長批評內地言論空間收窄 (Think tank chief criticizes shrinking freedom of speech in mainland as authorities pursue proceedings to shut down organization)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019

This is what Chinese state disinformation looks like
SupChina, August 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「Freedom Hong Kong」日本登報廣告 獲提名參加日經廣告大獎 (“Freedom Hong Kong” advertisement in Japan newspapers nominated for annual awards)
The Stand News, August 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How China uses LinkedIn to recruit spies abroad
The New York Times, August 28, 2019

China’s social credit system could be used against companies in international trade disputes’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

China accuses G7 countries of ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

United Front Work Department’s Austrian chapter registers as a foreign NGO in China
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019

How China regulates foreign non-governmental organizations
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s long march to technological supremacy
Foreign Affairs, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

On the frontlines: the Hong Kong public hospital doctors making a stand against police violence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019

職工盟稱至少20名航空業界人員涉反修例事件被解僱 (Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions says at least 20 aviation industry staff fired over involvement in protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019

Related:
Cathay Pacific crisis ushers in nervous new era for Hong Kong Inc
Financial Times, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong police ban rally at Cathay Pacific HQ, as airline issues fourth statement in support of authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2019

Police in southern China told to crack down on ‘violent and terrorist activities’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong democrat says emergency legislation would be akin to martial law, as trade minister offers reassurances
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019

Three men arrested for storming Legislative Council as Hong Kong police deny female protester’s accusations of strip-search
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong police defend force’s detention protocol after arrest of 12-year-old anti-government protester in Tsuen Wan
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Related:
(Protesters reveal accounts of torture and serious abuses by police during detention)
Citizen News, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong police get new anti-riot gear from mainland Chinese supplier
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Investigate Hong Kong police’s use of force against protesters, or risk tarnishing ‘Asia’s world city’ brand
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

China should accept Hong Kong's unique identity, not fight it
Al Jazeera, August 27, 2019

一個勇武年輕人的自白:你解決了問題,這幫人就不會出現 (Interview with a “radical” protester: “Solve the problem, and these people will stop appearing”)
The Initium, August 26, 2019

Like “shooting water”: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward
The Conversation, August 26, 2019

The Hong Kong Way protest shows enchantment is a powerful weapon
The Guardian, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters are trying to break free from the “old seafood” generation
Quartz, August 27, 2019

Can China’s government replace Hong Kong?
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019

China’s government wants you to think all mainlanders view Hong Kong the same way. They don’t.
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019