HRIC Daily Brief

China announces retaliatory sanctions against Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz The Guardian, July 13, 2020 Related: 2020年7月13日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者...

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

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 Cult...

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 ...

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 N...

Hong Kong’s traditional opposition parties lose out to localist challengers in fierce weekend primary for coming Legislative Council electio...

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...

US sanctions Chinese government officials over treatment of Uygurs in Xinjiang South China Morning Post, July 10, 2020 U.S. Imposes Sancti...

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

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

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"?) ...

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

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

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

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...

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

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 C...

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

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

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