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, November 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps
BBC, November 24, 2019

Related:
How China brainwashes ethnic minority Uighurs in its mass detention camps
Quartz, November 24, 2019

Revealed: power and reach of China’s surveillance dragnet
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

【全文】外媒揭露新疆再教育營「教育方針」:完全改變信仰和語言,才能被釋放 (More leaked papers revealed on Xinjiang's camps: Detainees only released when they "fully change their behaviour, religion and language")
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Associated Press, November 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Countering China’s Forced Confessions
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People of Hong Kong awarded 2019 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service – an honour that comes at delicate time in US-China relations
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

“黄雀行动”获救者发起救港人行动 (Chinese activists saved by "Yellowbird Operation" 30 years ago start rescue initiative for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Climate change: How China moved from leader to laggard
Financial Times, November 25, 2019

Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Independent, November 23, 2019

Related:

Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports
BBC, November 23, 2019

The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
The New York Times, November 23, 2019

香港动荡中再探六四:习与邓的一致性 (Revisiting June Fourth amidst turbulence in Hong Kong: The similarities between Xi and Deng)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s “referendum” has voted deafeningly for democracy—and against Beijing
Quartz, November 24, 2019

【建制覆沒】區選變公投 民主派贏近九成民選議席 控制十七區 總選票維持六四比 (Hong Kong District Council elections: Democrats take over 90% of seats, but total votes remain 6:4 ratio)
Stand News, November 25, 2019

警圍理大第八日 被困者:逾 30 人被困 有人驚恐、拒進食、失語言能力 斥警剝削投票權 (Over 30 still trapped in PolyU on eighth day of siege: Panic attacks, starvation, loss of speech)
Stand New, November 24, 2019

Related:
理大圍城近尾聲,但人道災難才剛開始:部分示威者拒絕進食、失去說話能力 (As PolyU siege draws to a close, a humanitarian crisis has just begun)
The News Lens, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong university siege: two men trapped on campus for more than a week slam police for ‘depriving them of right to vote’
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong project strives to improve mental health after study reveals one in 10 have suspected depression in city
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

藏鐳射筆少年被改控罪後獲判入更新中心 (15 year-old protester sentenced to rehabilitation centre for carrying laser pointer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong man, 43, arrested over photos of elite ‘Flying Tigers’ police squad in action near PolyU clash
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Top judge Geoffrey Ma reasserts Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy after Beijing criticism
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

Commentary (评论)

讀者來函:作為內地生,留守中大是怎樣的體驗?(What was it like to be a mainland student guarding CUHK?)
The Initium, November 24, 2019

Thuggery and terror: How police violence fuelled the Hong Kong crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2019

評《緊急條例》司法覆核案判決 (Legal commentary on judicial review decision against Emergency Regulations Ordinance and anti-mask law)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019