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, July 29, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: scholars, legal experts warn ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ slogan ‘very risky’ in wake of secession conviction
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021

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High Court ruling involving Hong Kong protest slogan not binding in sedition case, judge says
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021

【譚得志被控煽動】控方詳列街站言論 指曾喊「光時」171 次 辦「健康工作坊」無健康訊息(In ex-lawmaker Tam Tak-chi's sedition case, prosecution says he shouted "Liberate Hong Kong" slogan 171 times in public gatherings)
Stand News, July 29, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: High Court judges in first sentencing reject prosecution call to follow legal principles from mainland China
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021

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Lawyer for Hong Kong Protester Asks Court for Shorter Term
Associated Press, July 29, 2021

Two arrested over online calls for boycotts, threats against Hong Kong broadcaster TVB
Hong Kong Free Press, July 29, 2021

信報創辦人林行止宣布擱筆:在大環境仍有選擇自由之下作出的自由選擇(Hong Kong Economic Journal founder Lam Hang-chi ends his column: A free decision made when such decisions are still possible)
Stand News, July 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union quits alliance behind annual Tiananmen Square vigil, citing ‘worsening situation’
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021

Hong Kong protests: judiciary lifts rare ban imposed on judge barred from cases linked to 2019 unrest
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2021

英政府開放網上申請 「極度貧窮」BNO 人士可領政府資助(UK gov't opens application for subsidies for "extremely poor" BNO passport holders)
Stand News, July 29, 2021