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.

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

At U.N., Trump pushes religious freedom at event slamming China over Uighurs
Reuters, September 23, 2019

China footage reveals hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners
The Guardian, September 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权人士看守所猝死, 妻子哭诉“中国太黑暗” (Rights defender Wang Meiyu dies in detention center, no cause of death given to wife who says, “China is so dark”)
Voice of America, September 24, 2019

Taiwan activist's wife calls on China to allow him home for funeral
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2019

Chinese rights activist detained after supporting Hong Kong protests
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

统一战线70年:党外知识分子统战工作砥砺前行,开拓奋进 (70 years of United Front: Party members must learn to befriend intellectuals, find common denominator to win them over)
The Paper, September 24, 2019

Ofcom investigates CGTN over coverage of Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, September 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Queens in the People’s Republic: a night in Beijing’s tiny but growing drag scene
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

還原「反送中」抗爭現場奪國際攝影大獎ㅤ陳一:是時代的選擇 (“The Unforgettable Wound of Hongkonger” photograph takes prize at International Photography Awards)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China at 70 aims to strive for lead role in post-cold war international order, Foreign Minister Wang Yi says
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Related:
Closing my curtains for Xi Jinping and his grand parade
The New York Times, September 23, 2019

Celebrate National Day with confidence, joy and rationality
Global Times, September 22, 2019

27 countries sign cybersecurity pledge with digs at China and Russia
CNN, September 23, 2019

Chinese police officers join Serbian colleagues on the beat in Belgrade
Reuters, September 23, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How TikTok holds our attention
The New Yorker, September 30, 2019

US government should consider China’s approach to national tech champions, says Senator Mark Warner
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2019

China government assigns officials to companies including Alibaba
Financial Times, September 23, 2019

Related:
马云退后杭州官派政委进私企 (Hangzhou to send “government affairs representatives” to 100 key enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2019

China offers free subway rides to citizens who register their face with surveillance system
Independent, September 23, 2019

Huawei legal team seeks documents in extradition case
Financial Times, September 23, 2019

Chinese court’s WeChat adverts offer cash to snitch on your indebted friends and relatives
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

鄺俊宇遇襲受傷 施襲者攝錄機記錄過程 (Legislator Roy Kwong attacked in Tin Shui Wai, hospitalized for neck trauma; attackers filmed incident)
Ming Pao, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong trainee solicitor allowed to practice after clarifying ‘hate speech’ against police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

Police violence now primary concern of Hong Kong protesters
China Digital Times, September 23, 2019

Related:
How Hong Kong police trained for riots, and why their response to protesters has been so violent
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong: Government must investigate police violations and push back against Beijing’s “red line”
Amnesty International, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police deny beating man during rally and say video of incident only shows officers kicking ‘yellow object’
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Hong Kong protests: city set to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations to avoid potential chaos and embarrassment
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

首場社區對話截止申請 逾2萬宗申請 (Over 20,000 people apply to attend Carrie Lam’s first community dialogue, only 150 to be selected by draw)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2019

何君堯促特首動用《緊急法》 設辱警罪、防止記者阻礙警方執法等 蔣麗芸倡立《蒙面法》 (Junius Ho urges Carrie Lam to invoke Emergency Law to pass laws to crack down on protests)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

Chinese reporter beaten in Hong Kong gets cash reward
Inkstone, September 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

作為時代共同體,我們在追求一個怎樣的香港? 由九十後訪談與書寫至跨代共同價值的啓示 (A conversation on what kind of Hong Kong we all long for)
Stand News, September 23, 2019