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.

Monday, September 13, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Groups that endanger national security to lose charities status, tax exemptions, Hong Kong’s financial services chief warns
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t seeks to strike Tiananmen Massacre vigil group off Companies Registry amid national security charges
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2021

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Mainland Chinese Dissidents Hit Out at Police Raid on Hong Kong Alliance
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2021

Members of Hong Kong’s biggest teachers’ union vote to disband after 47-year run
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2021

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教協解散 教聯會另組新工會 稱不會包庇違法人士爭取「所謂權益」(Newly-formed pro-establishment teachers' union says it will not harbor lawbreakers striving for "so-called rights")
Stand News, September 12, 2021

Security law: Hong Kong pro-democracy heavyweight Albert Ho resigns from civil society groups amid probe
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2021

Exclusive | ‘Unprecedented influence’: Hong Kong prisons chief accuses inmates held for national security, protest offences of stirring rebellion behind bars
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2021

Hong Kong activist Figo Chan faces fresh unauthorised assembly charges over Sept 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2021

Hong Kong academics, community leaders start ‘apolitical’ NGO to support young people arrested over anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2021

American lawyer imprisoned in Hong Kong speaks out about his treatment
The Washington Post, September 12, 2021

Hong Kong district councillors have until 5pm Monday to hand over information to authorities scrutinising their oaths of office
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2021

Google handed user data to Hong Kong authorities despite pledge after security law was enacted
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2021

開騷前遭取消租場 何韻詩堅持辦網上演唱會 「我唯一可以做嘅事,就係繼續唱下去」(Denise Ho holds online concert after venue cancels: “The only thing I can do is to continue singing”)
Stand News, September 12, 2021

曾質疑國安法打壓自由 《十年》策劃人兼〈本地蛋〉導演伍嘉良:已身處英國(Ng Ka-leung, director of "10 years" who once doubted national security law would suppress freedom, leaves Hong Kong for UK )
Stand News, September 11, 2021