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, November 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国回应时报新疆报道,为镇压穆斯林辩护
China Defends Crackdown on Muslims, and Criticizes Times Article
The New York Times, November 19, 2019

Related:
The language used to justify Xinjiang’s camps is being echoed in Hong Kong
Quartz, November 18, 2019

Uyghur Trader Who Went Missing in Xinjiang Ahead of Travel to Turkey Died in Detention
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

Two Chinese representatives dropped from UBC business forum amid anger from Uyghur groups in Canada
The Globe and Mail, November 17, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Background: Zhou Yuanzhi 周远志
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 18, 2019

Leniency from China court in Dying to Survive cancer drug case
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

From Hong Kong to the military: the Communist Party’s top new talking points
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2019

Chinese Professor Claims Bank Harassed Him Over ‘Incomplete Map’
Sixth Tone, November 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Vietnam Activists Urge Government to Back Off Over China Protest T-Shirt
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

“He refused”: China sees online tributes to an official who freed Muslims in Xinjiang
Quartz, November 18, 2019

Chinese netizens think Mark Zuckerberg betrayed China
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

The shifting patterns of transport worker protests in China present a major challenge to the trade union
China Labour Bulletin, November 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Sweden honours imprisoned writer despite Chinese threats
Agence France-Presse, November 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

字节跳动高管:TikTok不是一个威胁
TikTok’s Chief Is on a Mission to Prove It’s Not a Menace
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Related:
The Technology 202: Josh Hawley escalates war with TikTok with new bill to limit U.S. data in China
Washington Post, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

全国人大常委会法工委就香港法院有关司法复核案判决发表谈话 (National People's Congress Standing Committee says it is the only body that can judge and decide whether Hong Kong laws are constitutional)
The Paper, November 19, 2019

Related:
China attacks Hong Kong ruling to overturn mask ban
Financial Times, November 19, 2019

民主派要求政府立即撤銷所有根據《禁蒙面法》起訴的案件 (Democratic Party demands authorities to immediately drop all charges in anti-mask law cases)
Inmediahk.net, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong’s district council elections must proceed as planned, European Union urges
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

Related:
Violent clashes ‘reduce chance’ of Sunday’s local elections going ahead, says top Hong Kong minister
Hong Kong Free Press, November 19, 2019

In Hong Kong, Daring Escapes From a Violent Siege at a University
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: police say surrender is only option for protesters: Hundreds trapped inside Polytechnic as demonstrators try to break campus siege
The Guardian, November 18, 2019

【救救理大孩子】一眾靜坐父母最想說:要平安回家 我們為你自豪 (Parents hold sit-in near PolyU as students remain trapped: Come home safe and peacefully, we're proud of you)
Stand News, November 18, 2019

警油麻地拘至少 60 人 曾傳巨響閃光  多人受傷 據報曾「人踩人」(60 arrested in Yau Ma Tei: riot police use stun grenades, reports of stampede near MTR station)
Stand News, November 18, 2019

警拘51名義務醫護及記者 指揮官辯稱只針對逗留理大的人 (Police confirm 51 first-aiders and journalists arrested in PolyU siege)
Inmediahk.net, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police arrest 51 who ‘claimed to be medics or journalists’ near besieged PolyU campus
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2019

星火同盟:匯豐戶口周五停運作 將以其他方式接收款項 支援工作如常 (HSBC terminates bank account of Spark Alliance's legal fund supporting arrested protesters)
Stand News, November 19, 2019

Related:
HSBC to close corporate account being used to support Hong Kong protesters through crowdfunding
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2019

Rights Groups Blame Hong Kong Police For 'Fanning Flames' of Violence
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Police must defuse campus standoff to avoid more tragedy
Amnesty International, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong SAR Government Must Ensure Effective De-escalation of Dangerous Police Action at PolyU
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2019

走进抗议冲突前线的香港大学校园
Inside Hong Kong’s Battle-Ready Campuses
The New York Times, November 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why are Hongkongers so angry? Because their baby boomer leaders are living in a parallel universe
South China Morning Post, November 19, 2019

China’s Internet Freedom Hit a New Low in 2019, and the World Could Follow: No user or platform is safe from the leadership’s insatiable appetite for ideological conformity
The Diplomat, November 19, 2019

Sieren's China: Europe must speak with one voice
Deutsche Welle, November 18, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong: a city on the brink
The Guardian, November 18, 2019

Hong Kong is Xi Jinping’s failure: The revolt raises questions about the Chinese president’s entire project
Financial Times, November 17, 2019