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, May 19, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

联邦议院人权委员会:中国人权律师状况更糟糕(German Bundestag's Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid: Situation of human rights lawyers in China is worsening further)
Deutsche Welle, May 19, 2022

Chinese university is scene of rare coronavirus lockdown protest
The Washington Post, May 18, 2022

Shanghai residents take issue with 'fake' propaganda claims about reopening
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2022

Hong Kong national security police tell founder of digital media outlet Passion Times to remove ‘sensitive’ online posts
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

Barrister arrested over protester relief fund asks Hong Kong court to stop police reading seized, privileged documents
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2022

Telegram channel operator gets 6½ years’ jail for inciting violence, vandalism during 2019 Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2022

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被指為「SUCK Channel」管理員 27歲男子7項煽惑罪囚6年半 同類案最重(27-year-old man, accused as "SUCK Channel" administrator, is sentenced to 6.5 years over 7 counts of sedition in heaviest sentence of its kind)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022

Hong Kong court adjourns sedition case against martial arts coach to July, assistant denied bail
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2022

林卓廷涉721暴動案保釋獲批 惟因初選案須續還押(Lam Cheuk-ting is granted bail in 721 riot case, but remains in custody in unofficial primaries case)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2022

兩警稱反修例示威於新城市廣場被襲 入稟向3名暴動罪服刑者索償(2 policemen file claims of being attacked in 2019 protests against 3 already serving rioting sentences)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2022

陳朗昇將赴英參與牛津「學人計劃」稱進修後會返港:香港仍需新聞和真相(HKJA chair Ronson Chan, bound for Oxford University's "scholar program," says he will return after studies: HK still needs news and truth)
inmediahk.net, May 19, 2022

Hong Kong: Why Catholics are worried over free speech
Deutsche Welle, May 18, 2022