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.

Friday, June 10, 2022

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

数十名新疆事务学者致信联合国人权高专,促其“不受政治干预”尽快发布新疆报告(In letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, dozens of scholars of Xinjiang affairs urge her to release Xinjiang report "without political interference" as soon as possible)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022

人权理事会召开前 UN专家吁中国解决侵犯人权行为(UN experts call on China to address human rights abuses ahead of Human Rights Council session)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2022

A Chinese Entrepreneur Who Says What Others Only Think
商界集体沉默中,一位公开批评清零的中国企业家

The New York Times, June 10, 2022

警拘4年輕男女 消息指涉於多區塗鴉六四字樣 列刑事毀壞案(Police arrest 4 young men, women for criminal damage, reportedly in connection with "June Fourth" graffiti in multiple districts)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Opposition veteran Yeung Sum expresses no regret over loss of Hong Kong government honours alongside two peers
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2022

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港府撤銷戴耀廷楊森單仲偕勳銜(Hong Kong government revokes honorary title of Benny Tai, Yeung Sum, Sin Chung-kai)
inmediahk.net, June 10, 2022

Hong Kong investigative news platform Factwire disbands – 4th outlet to shutter in under a year
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2022

Related:
香港新闻自由继续恶化 传真社宣布停止营运(Press freedom in HK continues to deteriorate; Factwire announces cessation of operations)
Voice of America, June 10, 2022