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.
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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

Tuesday, November 22, 2022

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

鲍彤逝世:曾参与推动中国政治改革,因“六四”事件入狱
Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen

The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Thai police hold Chinese dissident after lone Bangkok protest against Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

6 ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in seeking sanctions on Hong Kong, Beijing officials
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀案 律政司直接向終院申上訴許可( DoJ appeals directly to Court of Final Appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested for sedition after allegedly posting clip of anthem blunder with message of thanks
Hong Kong Free Press, November 22, 2022

Police interview members of Hong Kong Rugby Union over national anthem blunders at overseas sports events
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

浸大傳理生辦在囚人士徵信活動 校方拒批場地兼展紀律聆訊(HKBU refuses to approve venue and holds disciplinary hearing on students organizing letters-sending activity to prisoners)
Inmediahk, November 22, 2022

7名社民連成員涉違限聚令 兩人認罪各罰款4500元(Two League of Social Democracy members are fined HK$4,500 each after pleading guilty to violating gathering restriction order)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2022

Three years on, Hong Kongers keep alive memory of Polytechnic University battles
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

Monday, November 21, 2022

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

广西民主人士陆辉煌被以“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”判刑4年6个月(Guangxi rights defender Lu Huihuang is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for "inciting subversion of state power")
Weiquanwang, November 20, 2022

高智晟失踪五年 BBC专访耿和:“我被迫在丈夫和孩子之间做选择”(In interview with BBC, Geng He, wife of Gao Zhisheng, human rights lawyer who has been missing for 5 years: "I was forced to choose between my husband and my children")
BBC, November 19, 2022

China sees 'daily protests' despite widespread state surveillance, controls: report
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

Related:
报告:中国每天都在发生街头抗议和网上异议(Report: In China, street protests and online dissent are happening every day)
Voice of America, November 21, 2022

China Dissent Monitor (Issue 1: June-September 2022)
Freedom House, November 14, 2022

Overseas Chinese students call for probe into fate of Beijing 'bridge man' protester
Radio Free Asia, November 18, 2022

7 Hong Kong protesters sentenced to up to 4 years and 7 months in jail over rioting near gov’t headquarters in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, November 21, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀參與國安法審訊 律政司申終院上訴許可被拒(Court of Final Appeal rejects DoJ’s appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2022

涉網上發布引起他人憎恨中央等訊息 42歲男子被捕(42-year-old man is arrested for alleged incitement of hatred of central government in online posts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

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

中國大學生在操場爬行:當「發瘋文學」照進現實 (Chinese college students crawling on the playground: When "crazy literature" illuminates reality)
Initium Media, November 15, 2022

遭羁押1年多的重庆维权人士唐云淑今获刑4年6个月 (Chongqing human rights activist Tang Yunshu, detained for more than a year, is sentenced to 4 years, 6 months in prison)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

遭刑事拘留的广西人权律师陈家鸿已被批捕 (Guangxi human rights lawyer Chen Jiahong is officially arrested)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2022

Chinese social media users have discovered a way to bash the country’s zero-COVID strategy online
Fortune, November 15, 2022

Remanding national security defendants for long period before trial ‘not ideal,’ head of Hong Kong lawyers’ group says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

Hong Kong films defy warnings with strong Golden Horse presence
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2022

兩男學生分別認中環襲警及「搶犯」 裁定暴動罪成囚45個月(2 students are sentenced to 45 months in prison for rioting after pleading guilty to assaulting police and "snatching arrestees" in Central in 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, November 16, 2022

国际新闻自由和人权团体致信李家超: 立即释放黎智英(International press freedom and human rights groups’ letter to John Lee: Release Jimmy Lai Immediately)
Radio Free Asia, November 15, 2022

Related:
CPJ, partners call on Hong Kong leader to secure Jimmy Lai’s release
Committee to Protect Journalists, November 14, 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

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

疫情飙升封控趋严引发民怨 广州市民冲上街头抗议(Soaring epidemic and tightening restrictions spark public anger; Guangzhou residents take to the streets in protest)
Voice of America, November 15, 2022

Related:
Protesters and police clash in southern China over Covid-19 lockdowns
Agence France-Presse, November 15, 2022

Chinese reporter Sophia Huang Xueqin nominated for press freedom courage prize for #MeToo campaigning
Hong Kong Free Press, November 15, 2022

於連登煽惑集結 自閉症男認煽動囚一年 官指或產生殺人放火的「孤狼」(Autistic man is sentenced to 1 year in prison after pleading guilty to inciting others to participate in illegal assembly in online forum)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

不服黎智英聘英御用大狀 律政司申請上訴至終院(DoJ appeals to Court of Final Appeal against Jimmy Lai’s appointment of UK barrister)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

六四維園外遇警截查被指不合作 八旬翁被控阻差辦公(Man, 80, is charged with obstructing police for being uncooperative when stopped and searched by police outside Victoria Park on June 4)
Inmediahk, November 15, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案 官禁以受害者形容天安門母親 鄒幸彤斥可恥(In HK Alliance case of refusing to submit information to police, judge bans term “victims” to describe Tiananmen Mothers; Chow Hang-tung calls decision “shameful”)
Inmediahk, November 14, 2022

Monday, November 14, 2022

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

“一个人的勇敢不应该没有回声” —— 记一场在伦敦用普通话发出的示威与抗议 ("One's bravery should not be without echoes": Record of a protest in London in Mandarin)
NGOCN, November 8, 2022

Apple limits file-sharing for Chinese iPhone users after anti-govt protest
Agence France-Presse, November 11, 2022

被控串謀勾結外國勢力 黎智英申永久終止聆訊(Jimmy Lai applies for permanent stay of proceedings on charge of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

Hong Kong court convicts woman of assaulting a police officer, possessing offensive weapon during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2022

涉光城者串謀恐怖活動案 中六女學生還柙逾一年 高院申保釋遭拒(In “Returning Valiant” case of conspiracy of terrorist activities, High Court rejects bail to Form 6 student who has been detained for over a year)
Inmediahk, November 11, 2022

涉為「香港獨立黨」骨幹 男教師被控串謀煽動保釋被拒(Teacher suspected of being “Hong Kong Independence Party” backbone and charged with alleged conspiracy to incite is denied bail)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

女子承認煽惑他人不投票或白票判囚2個月緩刑18個月(Woman is sentenced to 2 months in jail suspended for 18 months after pleading guilty to inciting others not to vote or to cast invalid vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 11, 2022

涉5年前發文稱炸解放軍軍營 27歲男罪成囚4年半(27-year-old man is sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for sharing post in online forum about bombing PLA barracks 5 years ago)
Ming Pao, November 14, 2022

停職檢控主任指紀律聆訊偏袒申覆核 高院駁回申請(High Court judge rejects request by suspended DoJ prosecution officer for review of disciplinary action against him following his complaint about police in 2019)
Ming Pao, November 11, 2022

Wednesday, November 09, 2022

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

福建人权捍卫者范燕琼女士呼吁福州当局立即解除封控遭威胁(Fujian human rights defender Fan Yanqiong is threatened for calling on Fuzhou authorities to immediately lift lockdown measures)
Weiquanwang, November 9, 2022

石家庄公民卢廷阁:交通事故“清零”公开建议(Shijiazhuang citizen Lu Tingge: Public suggestion for preventing traffic accidents due to zero-COVID policy)
Weiquanwang, November 9, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: appeal court upholds move to allow top UK lawyer to join Jimmy Lai’s defence team in light of ‘clear’ public interest
South China Morning Post, November 9, 2022

民主派初選案17人否認控罪 排期明年1月17日預審(17 people in pro-democracy primary election case deny charges, scheduled for pre-trial on January 17 next year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2022

律政司檢控主任提六四、批評警方受紀律研訊 不滿研訊安排提司法覆核(DoJ prosecutor files for judicial review of dep’t disciplinary action against her for mentioning June Fourth, criticizing police)
Ming Pao, November 9, 2022

周梓樂逝世三周年 市民尚德停車場悼念遭警要求離開(Mourners commemorating Alex Chow, HKUST student who died falling from parking lot in 2019 protests, are asked to leave parking lot by police)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

新任廣播處長接受鄧炳強訪問 稱港台應與警隊合作無間(In interview with Secretary for Security Chris Tang, new Director of Broadcasting says RTHK should cooperate with police force)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

4人涉藉公開活動煽惑他人不投票或投白票遭廉署起訴(4 are charged by ICAC for inciting others not to vote or to cast invalid vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 9, 2022

Tuesday, November 08, 2022

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

"长沙富能案"家属施明磊联署呼吁:停止强迫劳动 (Shi Minglei, family member of the "Changsha Funeng Case," calls for end to forced labor)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2022

Hong Kong police seize secretary of aid fund for democracy protesters
The Guardian, November 8, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest press group ‘disappointed and worried’ over Bao Choy appeal ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2022

初選案主控人選未定 控方案情未獲共識惹官質疑(Prosecutor of primary election case has not yet been chosen; judge questions lack of consensus on case facts by prosecution)
Inmediahk, November 8, 2022

支聯會拒交資料案 控方援引2010年學聯代表講話 指六四晚會嘉賓發言危害國安(In HK Alliance case of failing to submit information to police, prosecution argues speeches at June Fourth vigils endangered national security, citing 2010 speech by Student's Union of Higher Institutions representative)
Inmediahk, November 7, 2022

口岸爆炸品案 7人被加控可囚終身爆炸罪 成反修例第二宗《反恐佈主義》案(In 2nd Anti-Terrorism case from the Anti-ELAB protests, 7 are charged with bombing with maximum sentence of life imprisonment)
Inmediahk, November 7, 2022

Defence lawyer asks Hong Kong court to pull plug on sedition trial of 2 ex-chiefs of Stand News
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2022

Monday, November 07, 2022

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

徐秦煽动颠覆国家政权罪一案将开庭(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin to be tried for “subversion of state power”)
Civil Rights & Livelihood Watch, November 6, 2022

因在中共二十大前夕发文呼吁“修改党章、党政分离 防杜个人崇拜” 而遭抓捕的河北邯郸三位老党员田奇庄、董洪义、马贵全案情的进一步通报(Case update on 3 old CPC members in Hebei arrested for openly urging for amendment to Party constitution, separation of party and gov’t, eradication of personality cult before 20th National Congress)
Weiquanwang, November 7, 2022

中国人权律师江天勇荣获 2022 年国际律师协会人权奖(Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong receives 2022 International Bar Association Human Rights Award)
ChinaAid, November 5, 2022

Related:
China: Jiang Tianyong receives IBA Human Rights Award 2022
International Bar Association, November 4, 2022

Online fan communities in China carry out their own form of self-censorship
The Conversation, November 6, 2022

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy loses appeal against conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, November 7, 2022

3 Hong Kong men and teen sentenced for attack on lawyer during protest over national security law in 2020
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2022

前立場新聞署任總編輯林紹桐獲准保釋(Former Stand News editor-in-chief Patrick Lam is released on bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 7, 2022

Hong Kong police began archiving over 300 Stand News articles days after Apple Daily arrests and raid, court hears
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2022

18歲侍應涉發煽動言論及篡改國歌 辯方爭議非本港境內發布及已超檢控期限(Defense lawyer for 18-year-old waiter accused of making seditious speech and tampering with national anthem argues most items were published outside of Hong Kong and prosecution period for all but 3 items has expired)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

月内四批《明报》 保安局责社工撰文禁CBD是挑拨中港矛盾 学者批上纲上线欲消音(Security Bureau criticizes Ming Pao 4 times in a month; scholar slams act as gov’t attempt at silencing media)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2022

Friday, November 04, 2022

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

Hong Kong court denies bail to pro-democracy singer facing sedition charge
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2022

【立場案】國安警曾大量擷取立場文章惟未呈堂 辯方指震驚、違基本守則(Defense barrister argues prosecution has violated basic rules by using large number of Stand News articles without disclosing them to the defense)
Inmediahk, November 4, 2022

初選案范國威呂智恆分別爭議案情 官指不同意整份案情或影響減刑折扣(In pro-democracy primary election case, Gary Fan and Hendrick Lui to contest charges; judge says contesting charges may affect sentence reduction)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

3前區議員阻差辦公罪成 官批評控方多次修改控罪及案情(3 former district councillors convicted of obstruction of police; judge criticizes prosecution for multiple revisions of charges and case facts)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

奏《願榮光》六旬漢被票控公眾地方非法籌款 否認控罪質疑為何不斷遭控(60-year-old man charged with illegal fundraising in public places for performing "Glory to Hong Kong" pleads not guilty and asks why he is constantly charged)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022

4人涉「私了」律師陳子遷案 3人判囚19至34個月 一人判入教導所(3 sentenced to 19 to 34 months in prison, 1 to training center for attacking lawyer in 2019 who denounced protestors)
Ming Pao, November 4, 2022

警拘中學教師涉網上教人製造毒氣彈(Police arrest secondary school teacher for teaching how to make gas bombs online)
Ming Pao, November 3, 2022