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, July 28, 2022

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

政治犯张海涛狱中家书疑点重重 家属求助人权机构(Political prisoner Zhang Haitao's letter to family is filled with suspicious points; family seeks help from UN human rights mechanism)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2022

Court in China’s Shandong jails poet who called on Xi Jinping to step down
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2022

Ex-Hong Kong district councillor jailed for 7 months for shouting insults at police during protest
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2022

Teacher exodus leaves Hong Kong schools scrambling to hire fresh graduates, fill vacancies for senior positions
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2022

Activists plan to vote for ‘Hong Kong parliament’ abroad amid questions about its legitimacy
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2022

【香港法庭】義務急救員不服暴動罪成被判4年提上訴 法官:急救員就不可參與暴動嗎?(Judge slams argument that first responders cannot be protestors, as volunteer first responder is sentenced to 4 years in prison for rioting)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2022

民主黨無意參加立會補選 羅健熙:選委界勝算不高難吸引黨友 (HK Democratic Party says it has no intention of participating in LegCo by-elections, citing low odds of winning seats on election committee and difficulty in attracting members)
inmediahk.net, July 28, 2022

鄧棨然近月被獄方2度扣分 指「思想」成績不合格 維權律師:或因此失通訊權 (Hong Kong man imprisoned in China who stopped communicating with family may have lost right after failing “ideology” test)
inmediahk.net, July 28, 2022