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.

Tuesday, July 02, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Malaysian minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa under fire for calling Xinjiang Uygur camp a "training institution" on China visit
Agence France-Presse, July 2, 2019

Brainwashing, police guards and coercive internment: Evidence from Chinese government documents about the nature and extent of Xinjiang’s “Vocational Training Internment Camps”
Journal of Political Risk, July 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police issue statement following death of detained man
Sixth Tone, July 1, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan to crack down on unauthorized research collaborations with mainland China
Nature, July 1, 2019

China says Hong Kong violence "totally intolerable"
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高智晟妻走到最前戰線 (Wife of 709 lawyer Gao Zhisheng marches at helm of Hong Kong protest)
Apple Daily, July 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

British PM hopeful Jeremy Hunt urges Xi Jinping to keep Hong Kong’s freedoms
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan’s leader a boost vs China
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei sanctions relief draws criticism from US lawmakers
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

金鐘宣言 / 香港人民爭取其應有之普世價值及社會制度宣言 (“Admiralty Manifesto”: Statement of Hong Kongers fighting for universal values and rule of law)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

民陣秘書處家書:不要指責不要割蓆ㅤ永遠站在雞蛋的一方 (Civil Human Rights Front writes letter to Hong Kongers: Don’t condemn, don’t ostracize, always side with the oppressed)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Trashed Hong Kong legislature out of action for two weeks because of damage caused by protesters, says council president Andrew Leung
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Carrie Lam condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

林鄭凌晨四點見記者 揚言對衝擊立會人士追究到底 (Government will “pursue liability to the fullest,” says Carrie Lam on protesters that barged into LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Photos of destruction and debate in the Hong Kong protests
The New York Time, July 1, 2019

The difference between Occupy and extradition protests: More Hongkongers now believe the use of violence is justified
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong: A timeline of mounting protests
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

To win the “battle for Hong Kong,” Beijing must stop treating it as just another Chinese city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong’s fortune is slipping out of its hands – that’s the message of its historic protests
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

承認我們的無知,讓出一條道路給年輕人吧 (Admit ignorance, give way to youngsters)
The Initium, July 2, 2019

好意思說要「深切反省」?你連記者的問題都不懂答 (“Deeply reflect?” Carrie Lam doesn’t even know how to answer journalist questions)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Monday, July 01, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur parents say China is ripping their children away and brainwashing them
Vice News, July 1, 2019

They come for us at night: Inside China’s hidden war on Uighurs
Vice News, June 29, 2019

Uyghur chauffeur dies following interrogation in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No joy for corrupt officials as China announces amnesty to mark nation’s 70th anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

“I finally got to see my husband Wang Quanzhang”
China Digital Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Chinese human rights lawyer “totally changed man” after being jailed
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

China tries army veteran, evictee who drove car at demolition gang
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's censored histories: The evolving blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New film shows painful legacy of China's one-child policy
Channel NewsAsia, June 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tells Britain to stop “gesticulating” about Hong Kong
Reuters, July 1, 2019

World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow
The Telegraph, July 1, 2019

Thousands of monks, nuns “politically re-educated” after eviction from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Six Chinese nationals wanted by Beijing for internet scam arrested on Pacific island of Vanuatu
Reuters, June 29, 2019

China’s public security ministry warns its bureaus to be on guard against “political risks” caused by influence of protest-hit Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Catholic Church accuses China of intimidating Vatican loyalists
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Related:
Vatican urges China not to intimidate underground Catholics
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei’s offer one India cannot refuse?
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

China dominates digital infrastructure in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

US calls for calm following Hong Kong protesters’ break-in of Legco building
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Live updates: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong leader, condemns violence
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Angry core of Hong Kong protesters storms legislature, dividing the movement
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2019

香港示威者冲入立法会 指没有暴徒只有暴政 (Hong Kong protestors storm LegCo, declare “there are no rioters, only tyranny”)
Radio France international, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong demonstration turns angry as rally gathers pace
Financial Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
BBC, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police fire teargas and charge at protesters
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong leader says police exercised restraint with latest protests
Reuters, July 1, 2019

Jeremy Hunt backs Hong Kong citizens' right to protest
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

On Hong Kong handover anniversary, many fear loss of freedoms
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

港府七一升旗改室内举行 示威者冲击立法会 (Hong Kong’s July 1 flag-raising ceremony held indoors, demonstrators storm LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s deputy leader promises to be “humble and patient” in dealing with city’s younger generation
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Associated Press, June 29, 2019

21-year-old Hong Kong student falls to her death in Sheung Shui, leaving message opposing extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2019

“Hong Kong Reddit”: how leaderless extradition protests took a lead from social media
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Many Hong Kong youths look to flee amid extradition bill fury
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Chinese military gets Hong Kong harbour dock, despite tensions
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Independently investigate police use of force
Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2019

Related:
Open letter from 35 NGOs calling for an independent commission of inquiry into use of force by Hong Kong police on June 12, 2019
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why Hong Kong has grown increasingly fearful of Chinese control
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

What the Hong Kong protests are really about
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s muzzled generation cries out
Foreign Affairs, July 1, 2019

Why many in China oppose Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

I felt the fear of abduction by China in Hong Kong. Appeasing Beijing has to stop
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Friday, June 28, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US senators urge Donald Trump to end delay and proceed with sanctions over Xinjiang internment camps
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Fake tourists and car crashes: How China blocks reporters in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in China’s Chongqing jails WeChat foreign news service moderator
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Gone for 100 days: Three labour activists “disappeared” in China
China Labour Bulletin, June 27, 2019

Tibetan monk released from Drapchi prison after serving full term
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Beijing Internet court launches AI judge
Xinhua, June 27, 2019

UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers
Amnesty International, June 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan set for pro-mainland fake news deluge before its presidential election
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

China launches official website, Wechat account for Party education campaign
Xinhua, June 26, 2019

Will tech giants and “Internet films” save China’s film industry from capital winter?
Radii, June 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“What I’m always doing is escaping, escaping, escaping”: A conversation with Liu Xia and Ai Weiwei
ChinaFile, June 27, 2019

Celebration for exiled Tibetan religious figure kept low-key to avoid Chinese clampdown
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019