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.

Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Macao (澳门)

In Pictures: ‘I want real universal suffrage’ – Macau voters protest on ballots amid record-low turnout
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

流亡德国异议人士毛欣馨恐遭遣返中国 (Chinese dissident Mao Xinxin facing deportation from Germany)
Radio Free Asia, September 15 ,2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Prominent Chinese #MeToo Figure Vows to Appeal After Losing Case
弦子诉朱军性骚扰案宣判,法院裁定案件“证据不足”

The New York Times, September 15, 2021

Related:
Beijing court dismisses landmark #MeToo case as authorities censor discussion
The Washington Post, September 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

习近平的毛化倾向令人担忧 (Xi Jinping's drift toward Mao sparks concerns)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing pushes stricter online content controls, including review by national ‘rumour debunking’ mechanism
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2021

中国继续加强对科技巨头企业的钳制 (China continues intensifying clampdown on big tech firms)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Top Hong Kong democrats sentenced over banned 2020 Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Tiananmen vigil convictions highlight accelerating collapse of freedoms
Amnesty International, September 15, 2021

鄒幸彤再申請保釋被拒 官拒絕解除傳媒報道限制(Court denies bail again to HK Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung, refuses to lift restrictions on media reporting)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 15, 2021

Hong Kong elections: police ‘to deploy 4,000 officers’ to ensure smooth polls on Sunday, even with only 4,900 voters expected to cast ballot
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2021

Related:
Civil service 'will do bit to ensure smooth elections'
The Standard, September 15, 2021

Hong Kong elections: why the next chief executive may no longer be known by 3 digits, such as ‘689’ for CY Leung, or Carrie Lam’s ‘777’
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2021

7 Hong Kong opposition district councillors disqualified after deadline passes for submission of information to determine oath validity
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2021

黎智英申行使壹傳媒股份投票權擬清盤 保安局長反對 稱《蘋果日報》「史上最具顛覆性刊物」(Jimmy Lai sues to exercise voting right to liquidate company; Secretary for Security opposes, calling Apple Daily "the most seditious publication in history")
Ming Pao, September 15, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong security chief orders operations freeze at Apple Daily Printing
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2021

Related:
鄧炳強:引國安法實施細則 向蘋果日報印刷公司發凍結令(Secretary for Security issues order to freeze assets of Apple Daily's publishing company under National Security Law implementation rules)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2021

‘Factually wrong’: Hong Kong press group hits back at criticism from security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2021

Related:
鄧炳強促記協公開會員所屬機構 記協:未經當事人同事不披露個人資料(Journalists Association rejects Security Chief Chris Tang's request to disclose member information without consent)
Stand News, September 15, 2021

Medical group aligned with opposition in Hong Kong comes under official scrutiny for range of criticisms
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2021

Commentary, 评论

“Rule of law” with Chinese characteristics: Evolution and manipulation
International Journal of Constitutional Law, September 7, 2021

The Downfall of Hong Kong’s Privacy Law
The Diplomat, September 15, 2021

Is the CCP About to Rehabilitate the Cultural Revolution?
The Diplomat, September 15, 2021

China’s Culture Wars Are Just Getting Started
World Politics Review, September 15, 2021