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.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Still a man of interest to foreign powers’: Judiciary reveals why Hong Kong democrat was denied bail under security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021

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National security law: US defends diplomats in Hong Kong after judge says invitations from consulate led her to revoke ex-lawmaker’s bail
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021

Election revamp: Urging people not to vote or spoil ballots may be criminalised, even without proof of intent to sabotage poll
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021

Hong Kong magistrate’s suggestion for database-searching journalists ‘unworkable’, as critics question RTHK contributor’s conviction
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021

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Hong Kong press club urges police chief to clarify comments about action against ‘fake news’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 23, 2021

Will national security law force exodus of Hong Kong’s teachers, students over fears of shrinking academic freedom?
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021

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Older Hong Kong students to learn about national security when studying range of subjects, including accounting, chemistry and even physics
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2021

香港國家安全教育課程框架(Hong Kong national security education framework)
Education Bureau, April 23, 2021

職工盟:有公務員沒交簽署聲明遭停職 未能返辦公室取門匙露宿街頭 環保署:提出代取被拒(30-year veteran civil servant is suspended for not signing loyalty oath and barred from retrieving house keys from office; spent several nights in street)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2021

區諾軒原被判社會服務令律政司覆核 法庭改判囚9星期(On appeal by Dep’t of Justice, court increases sentence for pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Lok-hin to 9 weeks in jail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021

「香港民族陣綫」盧溢燊管有炸藥 判囚12年(Member of Hong Kong National Front Lo Yat Sun jailed for 12 years for possessing explosives)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2021

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Hong Kong protests: pro-independence group member jailed for 12 years over explosives find wanted to ‘create terror’ in city, judge says
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2021

China's national security office to open permanent base in Hong Kong
Reuters, April 23, 2021