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, August 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Scott Morrison says China's spy claims “absolutely untrue”
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

Related:
杨恒均案受关注 澳总理:不因捍卫国民权益道歉 (“We make no apologies for standing up for one of our citizens,” says Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in pressing for Yang Hengjun’s release)
Deutsche Welle, August 29, 2019

Canada deports Chinese dissident, brushing off concerns he faces jail
加拿大驱逐中国异见人士杨伟
The New York Times, August 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

微信传达赖喇嘛法像 一藏人遭拘 (Tibetan arrested for posting Dalai Lama picture on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2019

Chinese propaganda finds a Thai audience
Foreign Policy, August 28, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong activists booted from Montreal Pride parade after alleged pro-Communist threats
CBC News, August 27, 2019

维吾尔学者伊力哈木被提名欧洲人权奖 (Jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti nominated for Václav Havel Human Rights Prize)
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Policeman who pointed shotgun at Hong Kong protesters is among 10 officers invited to Beijing celebrations for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

Australia takes action against Chinese influence on campuses
Financial Times, August 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei ban: More than 130 US companies blocked from selling to Chinese tech giant
Independent, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

民陣岑子杰與友人遇襲 遭兩蒙面漢持壘球棍鐵通攻擊 友人受傷送院 (Civil Human Rights Front convenor attacked by masked men carrying iron rods, accompanying friend hospitalized)
Stand News, August 29, 2019

Organiser of banned Hong Kong protests attacked by masked men with baseball bats on same day demonstration bid rejected
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

With Hong Kong in turmoil, questions grow over leader’s refusal to offer concessions to protesters
Washington Post, August 28, 2019

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消息:林鄭探望警署時 保證不設獨立調查委員會 「係我唯一可以為警隊做的事」(“This is the only thing I can do for the police force”: Sources say Carrie Lam promised not to set up independent commission of inquiry during visit to police station)
Stand News, August 28, 2019

九二九三全民罷工救港 不排除繼續果斷升級 (Hong Kong protesters announce general strike on September 2 and 3)
Inmediahk.net, August 28, 2019

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中學生發動 9 月 3 日罷課 政府如不回應行動或升級 堵校門阻交通 (Secondary school students’ alliance to start class boycott on September 3, sets 10 days deadline, will block school entrances if no response from government)
Stand News, August 29, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Chinese University welcoming event for new starters turns into anti-government rally
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

國泰更新員工守則 鼓勵舉報同事違規 (Cathay Pacific encourages employees to “whistleblow” colleagues participating in illegal activities, updates code of conduct and social media policy)
Stand News, August 29, 2019

Cathay denounced for firing Hong Kong staff after pressure from China
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

【MeToo集會】三萬人逼爆中環 斥警方圖以性暴力噤聲 (30,000 people join #MeToo march to condemn police sexual violence against female protesters)
Stand News, August 28, 2019

Related:
#ProtestToo: Hongkongers adopt anti-sexual harassment rallying cry in response to police assault allegations
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2019

Half of Hong Kong youngsters who sought help for emotional problems related to anti-government protests suffer from depression, study finds
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

A shadowy website is offering big money for Hong Kong protesters to snitch on each other
Vice News, August 28, 2019

‘A nuclear option’: Hong Kong and the threat of the emergency law
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

City on edge: Photographs from Hong Kong’s summer of protest
The New York Times, August 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How Hong Kong protesters are turning off their mainland Chinese supporters
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2019

Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australia presses for writer's release as China warns against interference
The Guardian, August 28, 2019

Related:
Why did China charge an Australian blogger with espionage?
The Diplomat, August 27, 2019

Canada Set to Deport Chinese Dissident
The New York Times, August 28, 2019

Related:
六四政治犯杨伟即将被加拿大遣返中国 (June Fourth political refugee in Canada faces deportation)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

长沙公益组织3成员颠覆罪被批捕 (Three detained Changsha activists formally arrested on charges of subversion)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

涉港新闻报道:中国对驻华外国记者施压 (Hong Kong related news reports: China steps up pressure on foreign journalists in China)
Deutsche Welle, August 27, 2019

中国独立智库天则研究所被强制关闭 (Independent economics think tank forced to close)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2019

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天則研究所所長批評內地言論空間收窄 (Think tank chief criticizes shrinking freedom of speech in mainland as authorities pursue proceedings to shut down organization)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019

This is what Chinese state disinformation looks like
SupChina, August 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「Freedom Hong Kong」日本登報廣告 獲提名參加日經廣告大獎 (“Freedom Hong Kong” advertisement in Japan newspapers nominated for annual awards)
The Stand News, August 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How China uses LinkedIn to recruit spies abroad
The New York Times, August 28, 2019

China’s social credit system could be used against companies in international trade disputes’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

China accuses G7 countries of ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

United Front Work Department’s Austrian chapter registers as a foreign NGO in China
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019

How China regulates foreign non-governmental organizations
China NGO Project, August 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s long march to technological supremacy
Foreign Affairs, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

On the frontlines: the Hong Kong public hospital doctors making a stand against police violence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019

職工盟稱至少20名航空業界人員涉反修例事件被解僱 (Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions says at least 20 aviation industry staff fired over involvement in protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 28, 2019

Related:
Cathay Pacific crisis ushers in nervous new era for Hong Kong Inc
Financial Times, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong police ban rally at Cathay Pacific HQ, as airline issues fourth statement in support of authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2019

Police in southern China told to crack down on ‘violent and terrorist activities’
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong democrat says emergency legislation would be akin to martial law, as trade minister offers reassurances
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2019

Three men arrested for storming Legislative Council as Hong Kong police deny female protester’s accusations of strip-search
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Hong Kong police defend force’s detention protocol after arrest of 12-year-old anti-government protester in Tsuen Wan
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

Related:
(Protesters reveal accounts of torture and serious abuses by police during detention)
Citizen News, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong police get new anti-riot gear from mainland Chinese supplier
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Investigate Hong Kong police’s use of force against protesters, or risk tarnishing ‘Asia’s world city’ brand
South China Morning Post, August 28, 2019

China should accept Hong Kong's unique identity, not fight it
Al Jazeera, August 27, 2019

一個勇武年輕人的自白:你解決了問題,這幫人就不會出現 (Interview with a “radical” protester: “Solve the problem, and these people will stop appearing”)
The Initium, August 26, 2019

Like “shooting water”: why the Hong Kong government must accept that compromise is the only way forward
The Conversation, August 26, 2019

The Hong Kong Way protest shows enchantment is a powerful weapon
The Guardian, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters are trying to break free from the “old seafood” generation
Quartz, August 27, 2019

Can China’s government replace Hong Kong?
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019

China’s government wants you to think all mainlanders view Hong Kong the same way. They don’t.
ChinaFile, August 27, 2019

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China ban on some textbooks seen as aimed at Uighur culture
Washington Post, August 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Australian writer Yang Hengjun charged with spying in China
The Guardian, August 27, 2019

Related:
Australian citizen Yang Hengjun is arrested in China on suspicion of spying
Wall Street Journal, August 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese dissidents under pressure as Hong Kong fights for freedom
大陆异议人士 : 北京害怕香港民主之火烧到大陆
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019

Tibetan man detained for sharing Dalai Lama photo on WeChat
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019

China is sending keyboard warriors over The Firewall
Foreign Policy, August 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

参加香港反送中七一冲立法会 内蒙人睡台湾街头脱团拒返中 (Inner Mongolian Chinese who took part in Hong Kong protests seeks asylum in Taiwan in fear of reprisal on return to China)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Fearing a new “red scare” atmosphere, activists and lawmakers fight targeting of Chinese-Americans
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

G7 leaders back Hong Kong autonomy, call for calm
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2019

Related:
G7 summit statement issued on trade, Iran, Libya, Ukraine and Hong Kong
Reuters, August 27, 2019

China opens education opportunities for Uzbekistan’s youth
The Diplomat, August 26, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Vietnam shuns Huawei as it seeks to build Southeast Asia’s first 5G network
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019