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.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong legislature due to approve curbs on public vote
The Washington Post, May 26, 2021

National Security police officer’s massage visit was during office hours, witness testimony suggests
FactWire, May 26, 2021

Hong Kong protests: opposition group urges city’s No 2 official to exempt it from Covid-19 social-distancing rules for Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021

Former aide of Starry Lee, chairwoman of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party, sentenced to eight months in jail for bribing voters with ‘lucky bags’
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021

The Gutting of Hong Kong’s Public Broadcaster
The Diplomat, May 25, 2021

Related:
Penalties coming for RTHK staff over June 4 stunt
The Standard, May 26, 2021

蔡玉玲獲尼曼獎學金 將赴哈佛進修 研究媒體如何在獨裁政權下生存(Bao Choy, RTHK journalist of award-winning documentary “7.21: Who Owns the Truth," receives Harvard University's Nieman Fellowship)
Stand News, May 25, 2021

東區區議員曾因瑩辭任 不願宣誓後自我審查、背棄良心(Phoenix Tsang resigns from Eastern district councilor post as she refuses to self-censor and betray her conscience if she takes oath)
Stand News, May 26, 2021

教協調查指多間學校有學生退學 兩成小學面臨縮班 馮偉華:家長對香港教育信心減(Professional Teachers' Union survey shows students drop out from many schools and 20% of primary schools face class reduction; PTU president Fung Wai Wa: Parents are losing confidence in HK's education)
Stand News, May 26, 2021

Hong Kongers are using blockchain archives to fight government censorship
Quartz, May 26, 2021

Pro-establishment lawmakers urge Hong Kong gov’t to de-register convicted social workers
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2021

Words ‘Hong Kong’ and ‘independent’ removed from sculpture installation at Sai Kung park
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2021