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, November 28, 2022

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

上海人权捍卫者、宪政民主追求者陈建芳女士遭中共当局构陷“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”获刑4年6个月 刑期至2023年10月21日(附:判决书)(Chen Jianfang, Shanghai human rights defender and advocate of constitutional democracy, is convicted of "inciting subversion of state power" and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison (Verdict attached))
Weiquanwang, November 28, 2022

Partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei hopeful of ‘compassionate and speedy resolution’
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

China jails political dissident who spoke out over chained woman in Jiangsu province
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t appeal against admission of UK lawyer for Jimmy Lai national security case dismissed
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 6 found guilty of rioting in first trial related to PolyU campus siege in 2019
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2022

Hong Kong woman jailed for 3 years and 5 months for rioting near gov’t headquarters during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2022

工程師藏索帶及鐳射筆罪成判囚4個月 官:希望你以後集中建設,唔好集中破壞(Engineer is sentenced to 4 months in jail for hiding cable ties and laser pointer in 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, November 24, 2022

9.29政府總部外暴動 32歲資深市場經理判囚3年5個月(32-year-old senior marketing manager is sentenced to 3 years, 5 months in prison for rioting outside gov’t headquarters in 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, November 25, 2022

Retired Hong Kong Catholic leader Joseph Zen among 6 fined up to HK$4,000 each over failure to register legal defence fund set up for protesters
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2022

Hong Kong judge approves contempt of court proceedings against Joshua Wong and three other men involved in 2019 social unrest
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2022

陳振哲鄭仲恒2019區選前夕維園集會阻差辦公罪成 判240小時社服令(Former district councilor Richard Chan and district councilor Osman Cheng are sentenced to 240 hours of social service for obstructing police officers at Victoria Park rally on eve of 2019 District Council elections)
Ming Pao, November 25, 2022

Video: How Hong Kong film directors are navigating a new era of censorship
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2022