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.

Thursday, October 01, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

土耳其执政党指责中国新疆政策 (Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party denounces China’s Xinjiang policy)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

China Language Policies, Travel Restrictions in Tibet Condemned at US Panel
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

驻华记者:在中国所有话题都是敏感话题 (China-based reporters: Every topic is a sensitive top in China)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. puts China at top of forced labor list
Reuters, September 30, 2020

China manipulating international institutions, warns UK armed forces chief
The Independent, October 1, 2020

美国会“中国工作组”发重磅报告 聚焦中国威胁 (Report by U.S. House GOP’s China Task Force focuses on China threat)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2020

Related:
China Task Force Report
House Foreign Affairs Committee Republicans, September 29, 2020

默克尔:中国恶劣而残暴地对待少数民族 (Merkel: China treats ethnic minorities vilely and brutally)
Deutsche Welle, September 30, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National Day: at least 86 people arrested in Hong Kong for illegal assembly or other offences
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2020

截至晚上10時多區至少86人被捕 包括4名區議員 (As of 10 p.m., at least 86 people were arrested in may districts, including 4 district councilors)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 1, 2020

【慶 10.1】警多次拉橙帶截查 多名網媒記者被票控 警:新修訂「無損採訪權」(Police use orange tapes to restrict journalists; many Internet media reporters ticket; police insis revised rules place no restrictions on right to interview)
The Stand News, October 1, 2020

As Hong Kong police crack down on scattered protesters on National Day, ordinary residents fume over heavy security blanket
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2020

中秋夜,香港人連上獅子山嘅自由都被剝奪 (On Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kongers are stripped of freedom to go to Lion Rock)
The Stand News, October 1, 2020

十一國慶 香港抗議活動再現 市民:我想突破沉鬱的氣氛 (Hong Kong protests resurface on National Day; citizen: I want to break through the gloom)
The Initium, October 1, 2020

【10・1】香港抗爭藝術展今東京開幕 主辦人嘆國安法下難在港展出 (At Tokyo opening of Hong Kong protest art show, organizer laments difficulty to exhibit in Hong Kong under National Security Laws)
The Stand News, October 1, 2020

US includes Hongkongers among refugees whose applications will be prioritised
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2020

'In my dreams I'm there': the exodus from Hong Kong
The Guardian, September 30, 2020

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam vows to be fearless in face of foreign hostility, says city must rely on Beijing for its economic recovery
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2020

Hong Kong secondary student ‘suspended’ for wearing uniform to lunchtime demos
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2020

Hong Kong Court Extends Travel Ban on Activist Joshua Wong
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2020

Commentary (评论)

With the police’s redefinition of media, I am no longer a journalist
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2020

Beijing's tyranny forced me to flee Hong Kong, but I will fight for democracy in exile
The Guardian, October 1, 2020

「中國模式」如何變成一種政治成功學?(How did the "Chinese model" become a study in political success?)
The Initium, October 1, 2020