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, July 06, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 9 over alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts, transport networks
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pledges new laws to shore up national security after Beijing sets issue as city’s top priority
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong’s new number two handed second key role as head of powerful election vetting body
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

National security law: Beijing lays down new to-do list for Hong Kong judges, civil servants and law enforcement officers
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

National security law: new threat as Hong Kong independence activists shift from street protests to the arts and media for separatist promotion, security chief warns
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

Senior Beijing official says Hong Kong’s real-name SIM card registration will safeguard national security
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

Hong Kong police say mourning officer’s attacker is like backing terrorism
The Guardian, July 5, 2021

Related:
Two arrested over social media messages inciting violence against Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

A soy milk company is feeling the pain of Hong Kong’s latest flashpoint with Beijing
Quartz, July 5, 2021

American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law
美国科技巨头质疑港府推进修改数据安全法

The New York Times, July 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong leader dismisses Big Tech privacy law fears
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2021

反國安法遊行8人涉煽惑他人參與集結 陳皓桓、朱凱廸、梁國雄、胡志偉擬認罪(Four pro-democracy figures plead guilty to unlawful assembly in last year's anti-National Security Law protest)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: defence challenges historian’s interpretation of liberation slogan
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

Security law: At least 8 Hong Kong pro-democracy groups disband in past 2 weeks, including lawyers’ group
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

香港壹传媒工会宣布解散(Next Media trade union announces disbandment)
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam claims press freedom bolstered by security law, as watchdog deems her ‘2021 press freedom predator’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

Related:
RSF’s 2021 “Press freedom predators” gallery – old tyrants, two women and a European
Reporters Without Borders, July 5, 2021

Outlook For Hong Kong's Press Freedom Similar to Post-1949 Shanghai: Veteran Journalist
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021

The Pulse with Steve Vines is latest news show to be axed by public broadcaster RTHK
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021