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, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Voice of America, June 24, 2021

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Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operations
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2021

What’s next for Next Digital, with the closure of its flagship Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily deletes social media accounts, but will live on free of censors in blockchain
Independent, June 24, 2021

Apple Daily executives challenge Hong Kong police seizure of news articles during high-profile raid that led to their arrests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

科技園稱蘋果日報印刷涉違規已按契約採取相應行動(Hong Kong Science Park Limited takes action against Apple Daily for breach of leasing rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2021

香港蘋果日報被迫停刊,國際齊聲譴責,中方回應:勿干涉內政,新聞自由不是免罪牌(Int’l community criticizes forced closure of Apple Daily; Beijing warns: Don't interfere with internal affairs, press freedom is not a free pass)
The News Lens, June 24, 2021

‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
The Guardian, June 23, 2021

Why are Hong Kong academics quitting newspaper columns, and what’s the fear over new ‘red lines’? Three words: national security law
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021

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Hong Kong scholar quits writing newspaper column amid ‘very poor’ political climate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Education chief rejects ‘political propaganda’ in schools after teacher reportedly suspended over Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021

Police fired pepper balls at Tong Ying-kit’s speeding motorbike, court hears
Stand News, June 24, 2021

當局向2萬多名功能界別選民發信 或不再符合原有資格(Electoral office notifies more than 20,000 functional constituency electors they may be disqualified under the new election system)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2021

HK 'can cope with security cases'
The Standard, June 24, 2021

Hong Kong’s human rights record worsened sharply in 2020 – database
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021