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.

Friday, June 05, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Authorities to Destroy Uyghur Cemetery in Xinjiang Capital
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

六四纪念日:许志永获美国笔会自由写作奖 (On June 4, Xu Zhiyong wins PEN America’s Freedom to Write Award)
Voice of America, June 5, 2020

昔日驱赶摊贩今日笑脸相迎 为政绩城管劝小贩摆摊 (To rack up political points, neighborhood watchmen now greet street vendors with smiles rather than drive them away)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

18 Western lawmakers form group to take ‘tougher stance’ on China
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2020

耿爽卸任外交部發言人 《環時》稱將赴常駐聯合國代表團【短片】 (Geng Shuang, MFA spokesperson, heads to PRC permanent mission at the UN, Global Times reports)
Ming Pao, June 5, 2020

白宮六四聲明:促北京履行人權及《 中英聯合聲明》承諾 維護公民權利及自由 (The White House June Fourth statement: China should fulfill promises made in the Joint Declaration and human rights obligations, protect civil rights and freedoms)
CitizenNews, June 5, 2020

Related:
Statement from the Press Secretary Commemorating the 31st Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
The White House, June 4, 2020

六四31周年 英国前驻华大使披露血腥镇压细节 (On 31st Anniv. of June Fourth, former UK ambassador to China reveals details of bloody crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2020

CECC委员六四31周年提出决议案 谴责六四镇压和破坏香港自治 (CECC mbrs propose resolution to condemn June Fourth crackdown and destruction of Hong Kong autonomy)
Voice of America, June 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Dozens in Hong Kong stage lunchtime protest in shopping mall
Channel News Asia, June 5, 2020

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organiser faces ‘financial crisis’ as June 4 event raises less than third of previous year’s total
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China Doesn’t Want a New World Order. It Wants This One.
中国不想推翻全球秩序,而是想接管它

The New York Times, June 5, 2020

Tiananmen’s Other Children
天安门遗产犹存,中国人的抗争仍在继续

The New York Times, June 5, 2020

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tiananmen Mothers Call on Beijing to Make Public Details of 1989 Massacre
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2020

Related:
Statement by the Tiananmen Mothers: Tell the Truth, Refuse to Forget, Lies Written in Ink Cannot Conceal the Facts Written in Blood
说出真相,拒绝遗忘!墨写的谎言掩盖不了血写的事实!——“六四”惨案三十一周年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2020

Veteran 1989 Activist Detained Over Online Tiananmen Massacre Event
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

美国限制的中国官媒或增四家,对33家中国实体限制本周实施 (U.S. may restrict 4 more Chinese official media outlets; restrictions on 33 Chinese entities to go into effect this week)
Voice of America, June 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

蓬佩奥公开接见六四幸存者 王丹:历史性的会面 (U.S. Sec’y of State Pompeo meets with 4 June Fourth survivors including Wang Dan)
Deutsche Welle, June 4, 2020

中共中央党校前教授蔡霞促撤换中共领导人 (Cai Xia, former professor of Central Party School, urges replacing CPC leader)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

國歌法6.4混亂中三讀通過 6.12刊憲即日實施 (Hong Kong passes controversial National Anthem Law, effective June 12)
HK01, June 4, 2020

Hong Kong protesters hold banned Tiananmen vigil as anthem law is passed
The Guardian, June 4, 2020

Related:
Thousands of Hongkongers defy police ban to commemorate Tiananmen Massacre victims at Victoria Park
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2020

Police pepper spray Hong Kongers defying ban to mark Tiananmen
Reuters, June 4, 2020

【六四 三一】維園鐵欄鎖不住燭光 堅持點亮真相的人們 (Barricades fail to fetter Victoria Park's candlelight, meet the people who light up the truth)
The Stand News, June 4, 2020

社民連成員持毋忘六四花牌到中聯辦抗議並促放政治犯 (League of Social Democrats members call for release of political prisoners in front of Liaison Office)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 4, 2020

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

【國安法壓港】中國外交部:中英聯合聲明不是中國對英承諾 不是國際義務 (China’s MFA: 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration does not constitute China's promise to the UK, nor international obligations))
The Stand News, June 3, 2020

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian's Regular Press Conference on June 3, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 3, 2020

'Sacrificed': anger in China over death of Wuhan doctor from coronavirus
The Guardian, June 3, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Millions of Indians flocked to download a tool that removes Chinese apps
Quartz, June 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Boris Johnson lays out visa offer to nearly 3m Hong Kong citizens
The Guardian, June 3, 2020

Hong Kong court acquits student of riot charge, casts doubt on police testimony
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2020

HKFP guide to Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Massacre commemorations, as police ban annual vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2020

Hong Kong lawmakers ‘not immune’ from Legislative Council contempt charges as Court of Appeal rules that ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung trial should proceed
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2020

六四31|百人荔枝角收押所外悼念六四 點燭光設壇叫口號 (100 commemorate June Fourth outside of Lai Chi Kok (Correctional) Reception Centre with lit candles and chants)
HK01, June 3, 2020

譚耀宗:議員倘反對為國家安全立法 應被取消資格 (Former Legco member now on NPC Standing Committee: LegCo members who oppose the National Security Law for Hong Kong should be disqualified)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 3, 2020

港區國安法|大律師公會致函楊振武 稱國安法制訂過程公眾諮詢極為重要 (In letter to NPC Secretary-General, Hong Kong Bar Association stresses extreme importance of public consultation in legislative process of National Security Law for Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, June 3, 2020

Related:
Letter to the 13th Secretary General of the National People's Congress Yang Zhenwu
Hong Kong Bar Association, June 2, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Now Beijing has broken its word on Hong Kong, how can it be trusted on other int’l commitments?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2020

As Protests Engulf the United States, China Revels in the Unrest
美国因抗议陷入动荡之际,中国展开强势宣传

The New York Times, June 3, 2020

Tuesday, June 02, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
Associated Press, June 2, 2020

《北京中医药条例》草案:诋毁、污蔑中医药将依法追责 (Draft "Beijing Chinese Medicine Regulations": Defamation of Chinese medicine will be punishable by law)
Radio France Internationale, June 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

六四前夕 天安门母亲发公开信吁勿遗忘 (On eve of June Fourth, Tiananmen Mothers issue statement to urge remembrance)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2020

Related:
Statement by the Tiananmen Mothers: Tell the Truth, Refuse to Forget, Lies Written in Ink Cannot Conceal the Facts Written in Blood
天安门母亲群体声明:说出真相,拒绝遗忘!墨写的谎言掩盖不了血写的事实!——“六四”惨案三十一周年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

US may open doors to Hongkongers in response to China’s push for national security law, Mike Pompeo says
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2020

Hong Kong democracy group files complaint to U.N. over alleged abuse
Reuters, June 2, 2020

Related:
Torture in PIk Uk Correctional Institution: how correctional staff imposed a regime of brutal terror on arrested protesters
Google Documents, June 2, 2020

'I can't be silent': Hong Kong people aim to mark Tiananmen despite ban
Reuters, June 2, 2020

In full: UK urges China to ‘step back from the brink’ over Hong Kong security law
Agence France-Presse, June 2, 2020

「結束一黨專政」成絕唱?03年立法言論容許、武力觸法 (Will chanting "End one-party rule"—allowed under 2003 formulation of the national security law—be permitted under new national security?)
CitizenNews, June 2, 2020

國安法壓港零諮詢 李家超拒答訪京會否反映民調六成港人反對 稱人大網頁公開收意見 (China to impose National Security Law for Hong Kong without public consultation; John Lee dodges question if he will tell Beijing a survey showing 60% opposition among Hong Kong people; suggests people leave their opinions on NPC's website)
The Stand News, June 2, 2020

‘Facing the Darkest Hour’: Hong Kong’s Protest Movement in Crisis
“最黑暗的时刻”:危机中的香港抗议运动

The New York Times, June 2, 2020

Monday, June 01, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

六四事件31周年 天安门母亲将无法集体祭拜 (Tiananmen mothers are prevented from commemorating victims on 31st anniversary of June Fourth)
Voice of America, June 1, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police ban Tiananmen memorial vigil, citing Covid-19
The Guardian, June 1, 2020

Five Hong Kong university heads cite ‘stability’ in supporting new security law, while underscoring city’s long-standing rights
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2020

Hong Kong’s justice department will make all decisions to prosecute suspects under new national security law: minister
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2020

Censorship concerns as Hong Kong Companies Registry grills startup over political stance
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2020

警方拒公開《警察通例》所有章節標題 申訴專員歷時9個月調查 裁定眾新聞投訴成立 (Office of the Ombudsman: Hong Kong Police should disclose full content of Police General Orders per CitizenNews' request)
CitizenNews, June 1, 2020

特區政府反駁美國政府的聲明及言論:對持續污名化和妖魔化中國深切遺憾 (HKSAR gov’t on U.S. statements and remarks on Hong Kong: “Deeply regret the continuous stigmatization and demonization of our country”)
inmediahk.net, May 30, 2020

In Hong Kong, China Threatens Businesses and Workers
中国向香港商界施压,雇员被迫选边站

The New York Times, June 1, 2020

In Hong Kong, Anxiety and Defiance Over Trump’s Move to Cut Ties
特朗普取消香港特殊待遇在港引发多重反应

The New York Times, June 1, 2020

支聯會呼籲六四晚會遍地開花 李卓人:當晚任何地方燃點悼念燭光 (Hong Kong Alliance calls for city-wide June Fourth vigil; “light a candle wherever you are on the night of June 4,” says chairperson Lee Cheuk-yan)
The Stand News, May 31, 2020

Seven former foreign secretaries urge UK to take lead on Hong Kong
The Guardian, May 31, 2020

人大常委會工作報告:加快推進「港區國安法」立法 (Working report of NPC Standing Committee: Accelerate drafting and passage of National Security Law for Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 31, 2020

聯合國安理會非正式討論香港議題 中國代表批英美:管好自己的事 (UN Security Council held informal discussion of Hong Kong issues; China representative told U.S. and U.K. to "mind your own business")
Ming Pao, May 30, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Surviving Prison in China with Poetry
The American Interest, May 31, 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China slams ‘senseless’ US move at UN over Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2020

法新社:聯合國安理會擬閉門討論港區國安法 (RFI: UN Security Council to discuss National Security Law for Hong Kong in closed meeting)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2020

歐盟質疑港區國安法違中英聯合聲明及基本法 明言無意制裁中國 (EU raises concerns over National Security Law’s violation of the Joint Declaration and Basic Law; does not plan sanctions against China)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2020

【國安法壓港】德國外長發聲明 指德國歐盟一致認為 高度自治不可削弱 (German foreign minister on National Security Law for Hong Kong: Germany and EU unanimously agree China should not weaken the high-degree of autonomy status in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, May 29, 2020

【國安法壓港】彭定康發起國際聯署斥違《中英聯合聲明》 36 國 逾 700 名政要簽署 (More than 700 parliamentarians from 36 countries have signed the petition led by Chris Patten condemning China for violating the 1984 Joint Declaration)
The Stand News, May 29, 2020

台湾将启动“香港人道援助行动专案” (Taiwan to launch "Hong Kong Humanitarian Aid Action Project")
Financial Times, May 28, 2020

China threatens 'countermeasures' against UK over Hong Kong crisis
The Guardian, May 29, 2020

中聯辦:堅決反對美國粗暴干預香港事務造謠污蔑 (Liaison Office: Strongly oppose U.S. interference in Hong Kong affairs, rumor mongering and slandering)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 29, 2020

Hong Kong protests: nearly 100 children among 396 arrested over national anthem and security law demonstrations
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2020

Hong Kong media tycoon vows to stay and 'fight' China, backs U.S. pressure
Reuters, May 29, 2020

中國公安部:全力指導支持港警止暴制亂、恢復秩序 (Ministry of Public Security: Will provide full support and guidance to Hong Kong Police to stop violence and restore order)
The Stand News, May 29, 2020

澳洲学生支持香港民运 被勒令停学 (University of Queensland suspends student for supporting Hong Kong democracy movement)
Deutsche Welle, May 29, 2020