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, July 21, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security police arrest 3 former top staff of pro-democracy paper Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2021

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警方國安處撤銷兩人保釋 消息指兩人為陳沛敏及馮偉光(Police revoke bail for Apple Daily ex-associate publisher Chan Pui-man and ex-English news editor-in-chief Fung Wai-kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 21, 2021

Closing arguments at Hong Kong’s first security law trial, landmark verdict next Tue
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2021

Hong Kong protests: 2 students jailed for rioting over Chinese University clashes; 1 more handed prison term for violating mask ban
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2021

Goodbye district councils? Hong Kong’s area committees set to replace local bodies reeling from wave of resignations
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2021

Beijing transfers official from Macau liaison office to Hong Kong to oversee coordination between security agencies, sources say
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2021

Why Hong Kong’s proposed doxxing law alarms Google and Facebook
Quartz, July 21, 2021

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Hong Kong constitutional affairs minister defends anti-doxxing bill’s ‘reasonable balance’ as another group warns of potential for misuse
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2021

繼續追尋 7.21 ── 大數據回溯可疑文宣 閉路電視定格蛛絲馬跡(Follow-up investigative report of July 21, 2019 Yuen Long attack: Big data help source purported pro-democracy materials to pro-Beijing circles; CCTV footage shows gathering of white-clad mobs)
Stand News, July 21, 2021

學苑:港大學生會遷出 今起再無會址(HKU students’ union moves out of Composite Building with no forwarding address)
Ming Pao, July 21, 2021

School fears up on brain drain
The Standard, July 21, 2021