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, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Details of ‘safe haven’ programme for Hongkongers in the US are released
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

16 more Hong Kong democratically-elected district councillors ousted over loyalty oaths, as democrats left in the minority
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

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【區議員宣誓】建制派7區翻盤 民主派全港只餘63席(Pro-establishment camp takes back 7 district councils, leaving only 63 pro-democracy seats)
inmedia.hk, October 21, 2021

鄒幸彤等涉拒交資料 控方申押後訊遭拒(Judge rejects prosecution's request to adjourn cases of Chow Hang-tung, others for failing to hand over information requested by national security police)
Ming Pao, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong’s reputation takes hit after national security law imposed but foreign forces to blame, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

接受《01》專訪  鄧炳強:正研 23 條是否須設立陪審團 竊密罪傳媒無豁免(Security Secretary: Gov’t examining whether trials under Article 23 legislation will have jury; media are not exempt from espionage charges)
Stand News, October 21, 2021

Australian rock lobsters a national security threat, says Hong Kong customs chief
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Hong Kong man jailed for 7 years after attempting to grab police gun during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021

FIVE-YEAR PRISON TERMS FOR HONG KONG STUDENTS DEEPEN FEARS OF RETROACTIVE USE OF NATIONAL SECURITY LAW
China Digital Times, October 20, 2021

Hong Kong police complaints body accuses press group of airing misinformation over misconduct investigations
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2021