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, October 27, 2022

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

中国多地公民转发“四通桥抗议事件”遭警方扣查、失联(Citizens from many places in China who reposted news of Sitong Bridge protest are detained or disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

封控没完没了 西藏拉萨爆发抗议示威(Endless lockdown prompts protests in Lhasa, Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, October 27, 2022

Related:
China Covid: Videos emerge of rare protests in Tibet
BBC News, October 27, 2022

Two Hong Kong court spectators jailed for sedition over critical comments about magistrate in protest case
Hong Kong Free Press, October 27, 2022

Hong Kong protests: decoration worker, 64, jailed for more than 4 years for rioting and wounding at 2019 Yuen Long MTR attacks
South China Morning Post, October 27, 2022

Hong Kong protests: relief fund needed to be registered because of its ‘massive’ size, trial involving Cardinal Joseph and five other activists told
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022

Website of NGO Hong Kong Democracy Council partially blocked in city amid fears over erosion of open internet
Hong Kong Free Press, October 26, 2022

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Business Not As Usual: International Companies in the New Authoritarian Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democracy Council, October 25, 2022

拒交資料案 國安警以公眾利益為由五度拒答鄒幸彤提問 鄒批如捉迷藏(National security police refuse to answer Chow Hang-tung's question 5 times, citing public interest in case of HK Alliance’s refusal to submit information)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

高院批黎智英聘英御狀於國安案抗辯 律政司將提上訴指有關律師幫助有限(DoJ to appeal High Court’s approval of appointment of UK barrister in Jimmy Lai's national security case)
Ming Pao, October 27, 2022

TG呼籲「水攻」360貨品 學校圖書管理員判囚2月2周 官指3年後檢控不理想(School librarian is sentenced to 2 months, 2 weeks in prison for calling for "water attack" on products at 360 store in 2019 protests; judge says 3-year delay in prosecution not ideal)
Inmediahk, October 26, 2022

Eight in 10 journalists in Hong Kong against fake news law, survey finds, with improved media literacy education seen as best way to tackle misinformation
South China Morning Post, October 26, 2022