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, May 23, 2022

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

Retired Catholic leader Joseph Zen, 5 others to appear before Hong Kong court over role in fund for protesters
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2022

612基金案有律師被指專業失當 律師會展開調查(Law Society launches probe into lawyers accused of professional misconduct in 612 Humanitarian Fund case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 23, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 2 judges accused of misconduct over cases linked to 2019 unrest cleared of wrongdoing after judiciary probes
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2022

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法官練錦鴻、裁判官何俊堯遭市民投訴裁不成立 張舉能提醒二人審慎(Public complaints against Judge Ernest Lin and Magistrate Stanley Ho dismissed; Chief Justice Andrew Cheung reminds them to be cautious)
Ming Pao, May 20, 2022

網媒記者擾亂公眾秩序罪成判囚1個月 官批言論惹人仇警(Online media journalist sentenced to 1 month in prison for disturbing public order; judge criticizes speech as provoking hatred against police)
Ming Pao, May 23, 2022

法院中止“煽颠”案审理 “中国人权观察”始创人徐秦恐遭长期囚禁(Court postpones for the 6th time trial of China Human Rights Watch founder Xu Qin for "inciting subversion of state power")
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022

The Volunteer Movement Enraging China
The Atlantic, May 21, 2022

“勿甘为奴” 上海自救自治委员会发布宣言("Don't be a slave" : Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee)
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2022

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勿甘为奴 自救自治!上海自救自治委员会宣言 (“Don’t Be a Slave, Self-Rescue and Self-Governance!”: Declaration of the Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee
Shanghai Self-Rescue and Autonomous Committee, May 23, 2022