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.

Friday, September 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

For China’s embattled Uighurs, a bank transfer abroad can become a “terrorism” ordeal
The Washington Post, September 19, 2019

新疆穆斯林被判刑消息曝光 公安进村抓人追查泄密者 (After sentencing six Uyghurs to heavy prison terms , authorities arrest, question family and friends to find who leaked the news)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

伊力哈木被提名欧洲萨哈罗夫奖 (Ilham Tohti nominated for Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains former U.S. Air Force pilot flying for FedEx
The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2019

“Two restraints, one leniency”: Part II, the legacy of a controversial policy
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, September 19, 2019

“Disappearance” of schoolteacher rings alarm bells in China’s Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

憂偏頗報道反送中 央視旗下 CGTN 英籍顧問請辭 (British consultant for Chinese international television station CGTN resigns over concerns of station’s biased reporting of Hong Kong’s protests)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

In Depth: Reporter faces controversial criminal charge for articles based on phony documents
Caixin, September 19, 2019

Journalists in Chinese state media to be tested on loyalty to President Xi Jinping
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Chinese views on art laid bare as students’ nude drawing class offends Weibo users
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why mainland students in US don’t sympathise with Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

‘American Factory’ sparks debate on Weibo: Pro-China views and critical perspectives
What’s On Weibo, September 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong democrat Martin Lee and Cardinal Joseph Zen say Beijing kept tabs on Catholic meeting in Portugal
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

China ramps up security from Beijing to Guangdong ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

China publishes white paper on progress of women’s cause in 70 years
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

Related:
Full text: Equality, Development and Sharing: Progress of Women's Cause in 70 Years Since New China’s Founding
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

New US bill demands China grant consulate in Tibet and stay away from Dalai Lama succession
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

As China’s anniversary events loom, Canadian leaders face dilemma: attend or not?
National Post, September 17, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Germany warns of 5G attacks by ‘nation states’ in veiled criticism of Beijing and Huawei
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

China to hold 6th World Internet Conference in October
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

Alibaba and Tencent refuse to hand loans data to Beijing
Financial Times, September 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Amnesty accuses HK police of abuses, torture of protesters
Reuters, September 20, 2019

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回應國際特赦調查 警方稱一向尊重被羈留人士權利 (Police say they “have always respected rights of persons in custody” in response to report by Amnesty International)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2019

Hong Kong: Arbitrary arrests, brutal beatings and torture in police detention revealed
Amnesty International, September 19, 2019

公開林鄭月娥與區議員對話會全段秘密錄音(Full recording of meeting between district councillors and Carrie Lam)
Stand News, September 20, 2019

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to meet 150 randomly selected citizens for ‘community dialogue’ on political crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2019

Related:
No loudhailers, umbrellas allowed at talks with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
Reuters, September 19, 2019

Au Nok-hin files appeal against his unseating
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2019

HK$10m crowdfunding campaign aims to help victims sue Hong Kong police over alleged mistreatment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2019

遭全裸搜身女被捕者去信警方 促作刑事調查並索閉路電視紀錄 (Female protester subjected to strip search in custody demands criminal investigation, surveillance footage after police “regret” her case being raised at UN Human Rights Council)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

China Central Television urges netizens to doxx Hong Kong protesters and reporters
Global Voices, September 19, 2019

Related:
蘋果日報獲高院臨時禁制令 禁止任何人發布員工個人資料 (Apple Daily obtains court injunction banning publication of employees’ personal information)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung slams education chief over cases of teachers’ protest comments on social media
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Related:
仇警兩教師教局發譴責信 「拒曱甴」副校個案裁不成立 (In letters, Education Bureau censures two teachers over “hate speech toward police” on social media; dismisses as “unfounded” complaints of another school’s vice chancellor who called protesters “cockroaches”)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2019

寧波公學學生陸運會唱《願榮光歸香港》 稱被副校斥「中毒」罰面壁 (Vice chancellor punishes students for singing “Glory to Hong Kong” during sporting event, says they have been “poisoned”)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

Court orders MTR Corp. to preserve CCTV footage of police incidents at two stations
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2019

Hong Kong barristers challenge police chief Stephen Lo over accusations officers are curbing access to clients arrested amid protests
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Can Hong Kong’s fighting spirit endure? An answer might lie in China’s own Communist history
Quartz, September 20, 2019

Suddenly Facebook’s Libra is all about defending “the Free World” from China
Financial Times, September 20, 2019

澳大利亚的难题:与中国近到什么程度算太近?
Australia’s toughest question: How close is too close to China?
The New York Times, September 19, 2019

Violence blew the lid off Hong Kong’s simmering discontent. It’s about time
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Trump is serious about US divorce from China; The rest of the world will be pressured to make a choice between Washington and Beijing
Financial Times, September 19, 2019