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 27, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil group disbands amid crackdown on dissent
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2021

Related:
End of the road: Hong Kong alliance behind June 4 candlelight vigil was a thorn in Beijing’s side for decades
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021

Hong Kong top official stops short of saying whether residents marking Tiananmen Square crackdown will breach national security law
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021

天安門母親:感謝支聯會支持 相信港人繼續與她們一起(Tiananmen mothers: We thank Hong Kong Alliance for its support, believe Hong Kongers will continue to stand with us)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021

Hong Kong: Demise of vigil group shows marking Tiananmen crackdown will not be tolerated
Amnesty International, September 25, 2021

解散香港:國安法下 至少49組織今年宣布解散停運(Disbanding Hong Kong: at least 49 civil society groups have disbanded or ceased operation this year in face of National Security Law)
Stand News, September 26, 2021

賢學思政宣布解散(Student Politicism announces disbandment after 4 key members are charged with conspiracy to “incite subversion of state power”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party fails to reach conclusion on whether to run in overhauled legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong’s coming Legislative Council poll at higher risk for violence than Election Committee vote, security chief says
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2021

Hong Kong elections: number of new registered voters falls to 419, compared with 334,000 last year
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2021

Hong Kong elections: voting debacle triggers call to review putting judges ‘living in clouds’ in charge of polls
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021

Hong Kong man jailed for 9 years for stabbing lawmaker Junius Ho
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021

理大衝突4人涉暴動及藏有索帶判囚8個月至5年8個月(Four sentenced to 8 months to nearly 6 years in prison over 2019 PolyU siege)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2021

「起底」資料供Telegram頻道 入境處助理囚45月 官斥動搖警方軍心 若警隊解散災難不容置疑(Immigration assistant sentenced to 45 months in prison over sharing "doxxing" information of police to Telegram channel)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2021

Hong Kong lawmakers can face criminal charges for disrupting Legco, Court of Final Appeal rules in landmark decision
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2021

香港民主委員會推動《避風港法案》 羅冠聰梁繼平等晤佩洛西(HKDC Nathan Law, Brian Leung meet with U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi to lobby Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act)
Stand News, September 26, 2021

Lam hails Beijing’s factsheet on US ‘interference’ in Hong Kong, says Washington sought to ‘slander, vilify, smear’ gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2021