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, June 25, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

National Security Crime “Inciting Subversion” Used in Multiple Cases Against Chinese Lawyers/Activists
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 25, 2020

煽颠罪成判囚4年半 戈觉平:不服黑帮裁决 (Rights defender Ge Jueping to appeal “inciting subversion of state power” conviction and 4.5-year prison term)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Censorship in China: UK embassy’s rebuttals to state media accusations erased from WeChat
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2020

国际记者联盟:中国利用各种手段加强对国际媒体和记者的影响 (Int’l Federation of Journalists: China uses various means to intensify influence on international media, journalists)
Voice of America, June 25, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

美国务院2019反恐国别报告:中国继续借反恐实行压迫政策(U.S. Dep’t of State 2019 Counterterrorism Country Reports: China Continues to Use counterterrorism to carry out repressive policies)
Voice of America, June 25, 2020

Related:
Country Reports on Terrorism 2019: China (Hong Kong and Macau)
Bureau of Counterterrorism, U.S. Dep’t of State, June 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国网军疫情期间攻击欧盟医院系统 欧盟: 不会容忍恶意行为 (EU: Will not tolerate malicious attack by China’s Internet army on EU hospital system during pandemic)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Exclusive: Trump administration says Huawei, Hikvision backed by Chinese military
Reuters, June 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: pepper spray used, at least 14 arrested in mall during national security law demonstration
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2020

Satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship is already sweeping Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, June 25, 2020

Taiwan to ease travel curbs for Hong Kong people for 'humanitarian' reasons
Reuters, June 24, 2020

【國安法】聯合國專家恐侵犯人權 致函王毅促重新考慮 (In letter to PRC foreign minister Wang Yi, 7 UN special procedures urge China to reconsider the national security law for Hong Kong)
CitizenNews, June 25, 2020

Related:
Joint Communications from Special Procedures
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, June 19, 2020

民主派區議員發起6.28、7.1遊行反國安法 徐子見:不應放棄發聲機會 (Democratic district council members call for demonstrations against national security law on June 28 and July 1; Chui Chi-kin: We should not give up the chance to make our voices heard)
inmediahk.net, June 25, 2020

國安法|室外50人限聚令延至7.2 林鄭否認打壓遊行:無事實根據 (Hong Kong gov’t to extend ban on gathering with more than 50 people until July 2; Carrie Lam denies using the ban to suppress demonstrations)
HK01, June 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

长平观察:中国酷刑,比你想象的更残忍 (Chang Ping: China's torture is more cruel than you imagine)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2020

Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

著名人权律师丁家喜被以涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪正式逮捕 (Ding Jiaxi is officially arrested under suspicion of “inciting subversion of state power”)
Weiquanwang, June 24, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China threatens ‘appropriate response’ against US after crackdown on state media outlets
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Trapped Abroad, China’s ‘Little Pinks’ Rethink Their Country
“我爱的国家不想让我回来”:被困海外的“小粉红”

The New York Times, June 24, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: city’s leader must have power to pick judges to stop threat of ‘dual allegiance’, says official from China’s top legislative body
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2020

Hong Kong protests: lawyer Martin Lee blasts government response to legal challenge over police identification during unrest
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2020

Hong Kong police charge 7 people over incident at Prince Edward MTR station last August
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2020

【國安法】律師會關注特首指派法官損害司法獨立 冀當局就草案諮詢 (The Law Society of Hong Kong statement: Chief Executive assigning judges or magistrates harms judicial independence; authorities should hold consultations on draft legislation)
CitizenNews, June 24, 2020

Related:
National Security Legislation Further Observations
國 家 安 全 立 法 進 一 步 意 見
The Law Society of Hong Kong, June 24, 2020

稱港國安法「守護神」 中央:管轄權必不可少 (Calling the national security law a "guardian angel," mainland authorities emphasize jurisdiction over Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2020

【港版國安法】李家超:通過後即日生效 對警履行職責有信心 (Secretary for Security: National Security Law will be enacted the day it's passed; full confidence in Hong Kong police enforcing it)
inmediahk.net, June 24, 2020

林鄭月娥:香港已成為國家安全缺口 (Carrie Lam: Hong Kong has become a national security loophole))
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2020

港區國安法|郭榮鏗:司法獨立、管轄權概念不同 張勇不太明白港制度 (Dennis Kwok: Judicial independence and jurisdiction are two different concepts; Zhang Yong doesn't quite understand Hong Kong's system)
Ming Pao, June 24, 2020

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

发视频促习近平下台 山东诗人鲁扬遭正式逮捕 (Lu Yang, poet from Shandong who posted video calling for Xi Jinping to step down, is officially arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2020

Chinese citizen journalist arrested after reporting on coronavirus from Wuhan
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

US Designates Four Chinese Outlets as Foreign Missions
Voice of America, June 22, 2020

China’s First Database To Let Couples Check Domestic Abuse History Before Marriage
SupChina, June 22, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Explainer | Hong Kong national security law: how will China introduce it and who will be consulted?
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2020

Hong Kong security laws apply to foreigners with 'no exceptions'
Nikkei Asian Review, June 22, 2020

European Union leaders urge Xi Jinping to drop Hong Kong national security law, or risk ‘negative consequences’
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2020

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam defends plans to give chief exec. power to select judges in national security cases
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2020

【國安法】大律師公會:特首指派法官違背《基本法》本意精神 損害司法公平公正 (Hong Kong Bar Association Statement: Chief Executive to appoint judges is contrary to the intent and spirit of the Basic Law; impairs justice and fairness in the judicial process)
CitizenNews, June 23, 2020

Related:
大律師公會就《港區國安法》草案有關由行政長官指派法官審理危害國家安全罪行案件之聲明
Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Proposed Designation of Judges by the Chief Executive in National Security Cases
Hong Kong Bar Association, June 23, 2020

央視:中央在港舉辦12場座談會聽取港區國安法意見 (CCTV: The Central government held 12 panel discussions in Hong Kong to listen to opinions on the national security law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2020

Monday, June 22, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

EU demands release of Chinese human rights lawyer jailed for four years
The Guardian, June 19, 2020

著名人权捍卫者、新公民运动倡导者许志永博士已被正式逮捕 (Xu Zhiyong is officially arrested in Shandong)
Weiquanwang, June 21, 2020

Human rights lawyer accuses China of extracting confession by torture
Kyodo News, June 19, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

法制工作委员会负责人向十三届全国人大常委会第十九次会议作关于《中华人民共和国香港特别行政区维护国家安全法(草案)》的说明 (Representative from the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee explains details of the “PRC and Hong Kong SAR Law on the Preservation of National Security (draft)” at the 19th session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee Meeting)
Xinhua, June 20, 2020

【國安法草案】釋法權在北京 凌駕港法例 特首揀法官審 設國安委中央派顧問 設駐港公署有管轄權 (Draft national security law: Beijing owns the right of interpretation; Chief Executive will assign judges; national security committee will be established in Hong Kong with advisor dispatched from Beijing; national security agency will be established in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, June 20, 2020

National security law: questions raised over Beijing’s sweeping powers, as critics point to new agency, role of adviser in commission
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2020

Security law: top Hong Kong barrister raises concerns over ‘executive interference’ into judiciary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2020

National security law: why Hong Kong legal experts worry legislation could be backdated
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2020

香港《国安法》草案细节引发的五大争议 (5 controversies in the draft national security law for Hong Kong)
BBC, June 22, 2020

Law Will Tighten Beijing’s Grip on Hong Kong With Chinese Security Force
新国安法细节出炉,北京将如何加强对香港控制?

The New York Times, June 22, 2020

港版國安法細節曝光 公務員入職需宣誓擁護《基本法》、效忠特區 (Detail of the national security law for Hong Kong released; civil servants are required to pledge allegiance to uphold the Basic Law and the S.A.R.)
HK01, June 20, 2020

Beijing and EU officials hold tense summit amid trade, human rights concerns
AFP, June 22, 2020

Friday, June 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves ahead with prosecution of Canadians Kovrig and Spavor on spying charges
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2020

Statement Regarding the Verdict of Lawyer Yu Wensheng After His Secret Trial
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 19, 2020

异见诗人王藏妻子遭公安传唤音讯全无 (Wife of detained dissident poet, Wang Zang, has lost contact after being taken away by authority)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google Parent Company Alphabet Is Back In China (Because It Never Left)
SupChina, June 18, 2020

China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Gear
中国广泛采集男性DNA用于监控

The New York Times, June 19, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

AP Interview: Martin Lee sees end of the Hong Kong he knows
Associated Press, June 19, 2020

China Presses Ahead With Tougher-Looking National Security Law For Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2020

Student’s pro-democracy human chain protest cancelled after Hong Kong police warn schools
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2020

【國安法壓港】英駐華使館發文反駁中國指控 指《中英聯合聲明》仍有效 文章遭微信刪除 (WeChat removes UK Embassy in China's statement on the validity of the Sino-British Joint Declaration)
The Stand News, June 19, 2020

籲歐盟對華強硬 黃之鋒:尚有自由的最後證詞 (“It could be my last testimony when I'm free,” Joshua Wong urges EU to stand strong against China)
Deutsche Welle, June 19, 2020

人大常委會會議明早閉幕 未知會否表決港區國安法 (NPC Standing Committee meeting to conclude tomorrow, decision on national security law for Hong Kong remains unknown)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 19, 2020

大律師公會關注內地及官員透露的港區國安法建議細節 (Hong Kong Bar Association express concern over the “supreme status” of the national security law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 19, 2020

Related:
Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on NPCSC's deliberation of the proposed national security law and reported details
香港大律師公會就全國人大常委審議《香港國安法》及相關報導的聲明
Hong Kong Bar Association, June 19, 2020

涉六四煽惑非法集結 李卓人何俊仁梁耀忠黎智英等7.13提堂 (For involvement in organizing June 4 candlelight vigil, Cheuk-Yan, Albert Ho, and 11 activists are due in court on July 13 to be formally charged with “unauthorized” assembly)
Ming Pao, June 19, 2020