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.

Monday, July 13, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China announces retaliatory sanctions against Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz
The Guardian, July 13, 2020

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2020年7月13日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会 (Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Press Briefing, July 13, 2020)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, July 13, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Xu Zhangrun, prominent critic of Xi Jinping, released from detention
The Guardian, July 12, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

In echo of Mao era, China's schools in book-cleansing drive
Reuters, July 9, 2020

全中国清理学校图书馆 文革以来首次 (For the first time since the Cultural Revolution, school libraries across China are being “cleaned up”)
Deutsche Welle, July 11, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

德国总统:无视国际法 中国会面临严重后果 (German President: China will face serious consequences for ignoring international law)
Deutsche Welle, July 13, 2020

中国病毒专家揭露 北京早知新冠疫情人传人 (Chinese virus expert: Beijing had early knowledge of human-to-human transmission of new coronavirus)
Radio France Internationale, July 11, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

封网禁言只是时间问题?外国科技公司恐因国安法离开香港 (Is it just a matter of time before the Internet is censored? Foreign tech companies may leave Hong Kong due to National Security Law)
Voice of America, July 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s traditional opposition parties lose out to localist challengers in fierce weekend primary for coming Legislative Council election
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2020

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‘Hong Kong people made history again’: Over 600,000 vote in democrats’ primaries as co-organiser hails ‘miracle’ turnout
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2020

香港60万人参与民主派初选 继续选还是DQ北京两难 (More than 600,000 Hong Kongers voted in democratic primaries; Beijing’s dilemma: disqualify candidates or postpone upcoming legislative elections)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2020

政制及內地事務局稱民主派初選涉干預操弄選舉等投訴 (Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau claims it has received complaints regarding manipulation, interference in the democratic primaries)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 13, 2020

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and 12 others face incitement charges over June 4 Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2020

Australia to offer 10,000 Hong Kongers chance at permanent residency
Independent, July 12, 2020

港大法律學院院長稱國安法令中港雙輸 55條很辣 傅華伶:啟動即無兩制 (Fu Hualing, Dean of HKU Faculty of Law: National Security Law is lose-lose for China and Hong Kong; implementation sounds a death knell for “one country, two systems”)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2020

林鄭月娥︰年輕一代出現問題或因教育被政治化 (Carrie Lam: Education politicization may be the cause of problems in the young generation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 11, 2020

【美商會調查】國安法下過半受訪企業考慮離港 (Latest survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong shows more than 50% of American businesses in Hong Kong consider leaving under the National Security Law)
CitizenNews, July 13, 2020

Related:
AmCham Temperature Survey Findings National Security Law July 2020
American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, July 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

小孩子唱歌怎可能危害國家安全? (How does children's singing harm national security?)
The Stand News, July 10, 2020

The Chinese Decade
新冠病毒将把我们带入“中国十年”

The New York Times, July 13, 2020

Friday, July 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US sanctions Chinese government officials over treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020

U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Chinese Officials Over Mass Detention of Muslims
美国就新疆拘禁营制裁中国官员

The New York Times, July 10, 2020

披露新疆再教育营 中国要起诉德国学者?(China to sue German scholar for disclosure of Xinjiang re-education camps?)
Deutsche Welle, July 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang petitions to overturn subversion verdict
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

8 Questions From a Disease Detective on the Pandemic’s Origins
WHO赴华调查前,传染病专家八问新冠病毒起源

The New York Times, July 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美证监会探讨中概股风险 中企被“武器化”?(U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission discusses risk of Chinese stocks, Chinese SOEs being "weaponized"?)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police raid office of pro-democracy camp primary election co-organisers PORI; seize PCs
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2020

Hong Kong protests: top court to hear legal challenge against mask ban
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020

National security law: Hong Kong civil servants not allowed to join anti-government protests under new proposals, city minister warns
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020

《緊急法》合憲否 上訴庭批政府泛民上訴終院許可 (Court of Final Appeal approves pan-democratic's judicial review request on the legality of Emergency Law and Anti-mask Law)
Ming Pao, July 10, 2020

國際記者看《港區國安法》:法案的意義不是要讓你懂,而是要讓你怕 (An international journalist's view on the National Security Law: The meaning is not for you to know but to be scared)
The News Lens, July 10, 2020

Related:
HRIC annotated bilingual chart of The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Human Rights in China, July 5, 2020

香港立法会选举:民主派面对《国安法》与“不割席”的考验 (As legislative elections approach: Democrats face dilemma between National Security Law and being connected with protesters)
BBC, July 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

政治安全机构与许章润被抓:中国进入至暗时刻 (Political security agency and Xu Zhangrun’s arrest: China enters darkest hour)
Voice of America, July 10, 2020

Thursday, July 09, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

维吾尔一商人全家被判刑或失踪 (Entire family of Uyghur businessman is sentenced or missing)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

欧盟要求中国释放人权律师 (On 5th anniversary of 709 Crackdown, EU demands unconditional release of Chinese human rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2020

“709”大抓捕5周年 蓬佩奥敦促中国履行国际人权义务(On 5th anniversary of 709 Crackdown, U.S. Secretary of State urges China to fulfill its international human rights obligations)
Voice of America, July 9, 2020

Related:
Fifth Anniversary of 709 Crackdown: Updated Chart of Persecution of Lawyers and Legal and Rights Advocates
Human Rights in China, July 9, 2020

709五周年王全璋自辩词网络公开:所有冤假错案必须被平反 (On 5th anniversary of 709 Crackdown, lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s defense statement goes online: All cases of miscarriage of justice must be overturned)
Radio France Internationale, July 9, 2020

王全璋:政治、司法迫害要依法,要專業,要靠譜(自辯詞) (Wang Quanzhang's self-defense statement: Political and judicial persecution versus rule of law, professionalism, and common sense)
CitizenNews, July 9, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Vast majority of US research institute disclosure violations related to China
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

英国监管机构裁决中国央媒报道韩飞龙案违反公平和隐私原则 (Ofcom rules that CTGN reporting on Peter Humphrey violates fairness, privacy principles)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Australian experts raise security concerns about Chinese maker of Andrew Forrest Covid-19 tests
The Guardian, July 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, offers pathway to residency for Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2020

Australia Halts Hong Kong Extradition Agreement and Expands Visa Program
澳大利亚暂停与香港引渡协议,延长港人临时签证

The New York Times, July 9, 2020

【國安法】新西蘭宣佈重新審視與港關係 包括引渡協議、出口管制 (New Zealand to review relation with Hong Kong, including extradition agreement and import/export control)
The Stand News, July 9, 2020

Hong Kong opposition parties warned weekend primary could break national security and election laws
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2020

曾國衞向傳媒稱民主派初選或違反選舉條例及港區國安法 (Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Erick Tsang, tells media pro-democracy primaries may have violated Elections Ordinance, National Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 9, 2020

709事件五周年 国际人权活动家忧心香港成新目标 (On 5th anniversary of 709 Crackdown, international human rights activist is worried Hong Kong will become the new target)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2020

China’s Leash on Hong Kong Tightens, Choking a Broadcaster
新国安法威胁新闻自由,香港电台独立性或遭扼杀

The New York Times, July 9, 2020

Commentary (评论)

5 years on: I was one of China’s rights lawyers – detained, tortured but hopeful for the future
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2020