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, June 01, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: 47 Hong Kong opposition figures charged with subversion facing potential life sentences after trial moved to High Court
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2021

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Hong Kong court denies bail to 7 democrats facing national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2021

民主派初選47人案|范國威、趙家賢、鍾錦麟等7人保釋申請被拒 吳敏兒撤保釋申請(Bail denied for seven of 11 pan-dems who applied for review; Carol Ng drops bail application)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2021

Jail terms for Hong Kong democrats over banned 2019 China National Day demo
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2021

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Hong Kong’s chief justice hits out over ‘repeated’ attacks on city’s judicial independence
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2021

Beijing condemns threats against Hong Kong judge after she sentenced 10 city democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2021

National security law: Jimmy Lai’s voting rights at Next Digital suspended, Hong Kong police unit tells company
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2021

Blinken says Chinese government continues to undermine Hong Kong democratic institutions
Reuters, May 27, 2021

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Denial of Democracy in Hong Kong
U.S. Department of States, May 27, 2021

Explainer: Hong Kong national security crackdown – month 11
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2021

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Social media messages from Hong Kong democrat Claudia Mo to int’l media ‘a threat to national security’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong students guaranteed ‘bright future’ in city, education chief says, even as statistics show surge in withdrawals
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2021

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New complaint guidelines for Hong Kong schools may fuel baseless allegations against teachers, union says
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2021

Hong Kong’s first Tiananmen vigil after national security law: residents weigh police ban and seek ‘other ways’ to mark June 4 crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2021

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Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam avoids question on Tiananmen Massacre vigil, as pro-Beijing figures call slogan ‘subversive’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2021

Hong Kong June 4 vigil organisers say legal risks mean they won’t take annual event online this year
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2021

Up to 5 years prison for attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil, Hong Kong gov’t warns – 1 year jail for publicising it
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2021

Hong Kong organisers of Tiananmen Square vigil lose final bid to overturn police ban on June 4 event
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2021

June 4 anniversary: Hong Kong teachers drop annual ritual of telling students about Beijing crackdown, fearing ‘red lines’
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2021

晚報:香港民研調查顯示,47%港人支持平反六四、創2003年以來新低(Survey shows of 47% support official rehabilitation of 1989 Democracy Movement, a record low since 2003
The Initium, June 1, 2021

Hong Kong’s ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested for solo Tiananmen protest
Agence France-Presse, May 31, 2021

Pro-democracy party says it won’t take part in Hong Kong elections following overhaul ordered by Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2021

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Hong Kong’s new election bill slammed by US secretary of state Antony Blinken
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2021

Prominent Hong Kong barrister Priscilla Wong, wife of pro-Beijing heavyweight Martin Liao, is new head of police watchdog
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2021

Hong Kong set to introduce real-name SIM card system from Sept. 1
香港将分阶段推行电话卡实名制,至2023年2月全面实施
Reuters, June 1, 2021

Hong Kong Has a New Type of Prisoner: Pro-Democracy Activists
香港的新型罪犯:亲民主活动人士

The New York Times, May 27, 2021

“Never give up:” A Hong Kong boy band has emerged as the voice of a city under crackdown
Quartz, June 1, 2021