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.

Monday, October 28, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Police Officer Beat Uyghur Internment Camp Detainee to Death in Drunken Rage
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Access to Information (信息公开)

“扫黄打非”进教堂 中国进一步严控宗教出版物 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” steps up censorship onto religious publications, confiscates anyd materials not published by official authority)
Voice of America, October 29, 2019

How a new generation of online storytellers is helping to spread the word about Chinese culture
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

加籍香港女学生遭警方性暴力 吁加政府挺身而出 (Canadian citizens rally in Vancouver in support of Hong Kong female student who accused police of sexual violence during detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Essex truck deaths: why are so many Chinese and Vietnamese being trafficked to the UK?
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2019

'Defend China's honour': Beijing releases new morality guidelines for citizens
The Guardian, October 29, 2019

Rubio Plans Bill to Block Federal Pensions Investing in China
Bloomberg, October 289, 2019

中共召开四中全会,习近平加强“政治防火墙”
As China’s Troubles Simmer, Xi Reinforces His Political Firewall
The New York Times, October 29, 2019

China’s Communists Hold Key Meeting Amid Rising Challenges
Associated Press, October 29, 2019

Chinese snooping tech spreads around world
The Standard, October 29, 2019

华盛顿vs.华尔街:中国投资引发美国政商界对立
Chinese Investment Pits Wall Street Against Washington
The New York Times, October 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s leader, a fan of centralized power, is suddenly the darling of the crypto community
Quartz, October 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong bans activist Joshua Wong from standing in district election race
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2019

Related:
Democracy activist Joshua Wong slams ‘politically driven’ decision to bar him from running in Hong Kong district council election
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong slams election officer for ‘twisting and misunderstanding’ his political views with election ban
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2019

黃之鋒終被 DQ 禁參選區議會 政府:支持選舉主任決定 無關政治審查、言論自由 ("Not related to political censorship or freedom of speech," says government press statement defending disqualification of activist Joshua Wong)
Stand News, October 29, 2019

抗議警察粗暴對待傳媒 記者宣讀聲明 警一度叫停記者會 逐抗議記者離場 (Journalist kicked out from police press conference after reading statement condemning violence against frontline journalists says press conference turned press into speakerphone for propaganda)
The Stand News, October 29, 2019

Related:
蘋果:不再出席警方例行記者會 (Apple Daily to join boycott on police press conference after journalist kicked out for reading statement condemning police violence)
Stand News, October 29, 2019

警記者會上照電筒抗議被逐 女記者:被 PPRB 拍攝證件後相片即於網上流傳 (Police take photo of journalist's press ID after removing her from police press conference, photo then circulates in pro-establishment groups)
Stand News, October 28, 2019

Hong Kong's reluctant police officer: 'It’s not for us to deliver punishment'
The Guardian, October 29, 2019

Hong Kong police deploy tear gas against crowd protesting over suspected tear gas test
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2019

Hong Kong police admit adopting more aggressive tactics in bid to quell rising violence as tensions grow between officers and journalists
South China Morning Post, October 28, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: how a Post journalist was hit by projectile during police operation
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2019

【民間記者會】少數族裔親述抗爭經歷 巴裔少年見證警暴棄從警 ("We connected": Protesters from ethnic minorities attend citizen press conference, speak on protest experience and racial profiling by police officers)
Stand News, October 28, 2019

法庭修訂警方反起底禁制令 收窄涵蓋範圍 (Hong Kong's High Court amends injunction order to limit scope in banning disclosure of police officers' personal information)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2019

學生何文田築人鏈 抗議學體會取消學界賽事 (Students form human chain in Ho Man Tin to protest against possible wholesale cancellation of all sports competitions for the year to prevent political expression in venues)
Ming Pao, October 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

《習近平與新中國》:「九號文件」代表一場新的大型反西方價值運動已經展開 ("Xi Jinping and the New Chinese State": The Ninth Paper represented the start of a large scale movement against Western values)
The News Lens, October 29, 2019

政府不要誤判「和理非」(文:盧子健)(Government should stop misjudging peaceful protesters as being prone to violence)
Ming Pao, October 29, 2019