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, May 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

女儿病危 北京维权律师唐吉田要求前往日本照顾被“踢皮球” (China stalls on rights defense lawyer Tang Jitian's request to leave for Japan to care for critically-ill daughter)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US Senate advances bill to fund tech development to counter China
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
审查、监控与利润:为做生意,苹果向中国政府妥协

The New York Times, May 18, 2021

Related:
Apple’s Compromises in China: 5 Takeaways
五个关键要点,迅速了解苹果如何向中国政府妥协

The New York Times, May 18, 2021

Poetic social media post costs founder of China’s Meituan super app $2bn
Financial Times, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: six opposition figures remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for 2019 National Day rally
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong leader says freezing media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets will hopefully reinforce financial hub status
Reuters, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Rights Group Leaders Say They Are Prepared For Jail
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021

【12 港人】李宇軒違國安法案再提訊 改由大狀沈仲平代表 被問及何時接手:No comment(Former senior prosecutor Alain Sham now representing Andy Li in national security case dodges question on whether he was appointed by Li’s family)
Stand News, May 18, 2021

沙田區議員陳運通議辦遭國安處搜查 曾借議辦予「光城者」開記者會(Shatin district councilor Mozam Chan’s office raided by national security police over providing press conference venue to localist student group “Returning Valiant” whose members were arrested under NSL in early May))
Ming Pao, May 18, 2021

中大學生會前會長等5人非法集結罪成 還柙候判 建築系男生獲候任主教周守仁撰求情信(CUHK student union ex-chair and four others found guilty of unlawful assembly in 2019 protests, remanded in custody)
inmedia.hk, May 18, 2021

Related:
非法集結蒙面罪成還押 前中大學生會會長區倬僖求情信:生而為人,最大價值就是命運自主(CUHK student union ex-chair Owen Au writes in mitigation letter: “Self-determination is the greatest value of being human”)
Stand News, March 31, 2021

Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

鏗鏘集選舉專題不播出編導請辭 港台稱近期無抽起節目(Producer quits after RTHK pulled plug on another Hong Kong Connection episode about election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021

香港電影界流傳「國務院」公開信 促合力禁止鼓吹暴力、推翻政權電影上映 (Hong Kong filmmakers receive open letter from China’s “State Council” urging ban on movies that promote violence and regime overthrow)
Stand News, May 18, 2021

Developing | Hong Kong police national security director caught during raid on unlicensed massage parlour cleared of any illegal or immoral conduct
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong suspends operations at representative office in Taiwan as tensions rise
Reuters, May 18, 2021

Related:
在台灣香港經貿文辦暫停運作 陸委會遺憾(Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan stops operation; Mainland Affairs Council expresses regret)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021

New leader of Hong Kong’s 400,000 Catholics says church will ‘passively cooperate’ in city politics
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, May 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong news media’s fight for survival needs the support of society
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Why Hong Kong’s Democrats Should Still Run in Legislative Council Elections
The Diplomat, May 18, 2021