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.

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

Related:
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

Hong Kong (香港)

【政圈風聲】消息:政府不會答允五大訴求 「消耗戰」抗衡示威者 (Sources from pro-establishment camp say government will use attrition tactic, pursue arrests until no more protesters come out)
HK01, August 27, 2019

Related:
林鄭﹕拒獨立調查非因警隊抗拒 重申不接受民間訴求 智慧燈柱被毁感痛心 (Carrie Lam stands firm on refusal of independent inquiry, says responsible government should not accede to demands just because people are protesting)
The Stand News, August 27, 2019

Carrie Lam says Hong Kong will use legal means to tackle protests but admits stalemate caused by government’s refusal to meet protesters’ demands
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

深水埗再有示威 警方清場 一度闖入公廁截查兩名女子 青年石峽尾邨美葵樓大堂被抬走 (Male police officers enter female washroom to search for protesters during protests in Sham Shui Po)
The Stand News, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Police ban planned rally outside Cathay Pacific HQ
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2019

Hong Kong’s world-class subway could be the next company to face China’s wrath
Quartz, August 26, 2019

Hong Kong tech firm pulls out of smart lamppost programme after surveillance accusations and staff threats
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: anti-surveillance protesters tear down “smart” lamp-post – video
The Guardian, August 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

獨家專訪:那位下跪擋在警察槍口前的傳道人 (Interview: The preacher who knelt down in front a police officer’s gun to stop him from shooting protesters)
The Initium, August 26, 2019

Hong Kong: The anatomy of a protest
The Diplomat, August 26, 2019

從新彊集中營看中共種族滅絕計劃—2047後將再無「香港人」(Studying China’s ethnic genocide plans using Xinjiang’s example: there will be no more Hong Kongers after 2047)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019

Monday, August 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

《新華社》發表時評點名指責黎智英公然叫囂顛覆國家 (Xinhua commentary names Apple Daily chief as inciting subversion of state)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 26, 2019

Crackdown on Chinese accounts shows US social media giants becoming “more proactive”
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019

Chinese censorship laws could prompt foreign book publishers to look elsewhere for printers
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019

Minitrue: To foreign media, on Hong Kong coverage
China Digital Times, August 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan community leaders hold rally to support Hong Kongers’ fight for freedom
The Epoch Times, August 25, 2019

Lawyer Chen Qiushi’s video diary of Hong Kong visit
China Digital Times, August 25, 2019

How Hong Kong’s protest movement endures, in photos
Quartz, August 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

習近平嚴厲打貪,為何中國的全球清廉指數反而倒退了?(As Xi Jinping cracks down on corruption, why is China’s Corruption Perceptions Index getting worse?)
The News Lens, August 25, 2019

Jilin Province Launches a Comprehensive Program to Suppress “Religious Infiltration” from Abroad
Bitter Winter, August 24, 2019

New “social security card” for Tibetans aims at tightened controls by Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police families call for independent inquiry into protest clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2019

Related:
警員家屬集會 勸警勿與民為敵 警嫂:藍絲不代表我 (400 police family members rally to urge police department not to treat citizens as their enemies)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019

Hong Kong police pull their guns, reportedly shoot warning shot after being attacked by protesters with sticks and rods.
Associated Press, August 25, 2019

Related:
荃灣開槍兼腳踢跪地街坊 警稱因電光火石、別無選擇下最好做法 (“Split second” and “no other choice”: Police defends kicking down passer-by who knelt down to stop police from shooting protesters with revolver)
Inmediahk.net, August 26, 2019

Hong Kong police officer 'fires warning shot' amid fresh clashes with protesters
The Telegraph, August 25, 2019

Hong Kong riot police beat protesters at anti-surveillance rally
The Guardian, August 24, 2019

Related:
香港再发警民冲突 又有示威者眼睛被打伤 (Second protester shot in the eye by rubber bullet during march on Saturday)
Radio France Internationale, August 24, 2019

Hong Kong MTR shuts 4 stations around legal protest in Kwun Tong following China pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, August 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: residents angry at access changes during demonstration besiege property management firm for second day
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019

Chief Executive Carrie Lam pressed by range of Hong Kong leaders to meet top demands of anti-government protesters, sources say
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019

Related:
香港特首的难题:如何与“无大台”示威者对话 (Challenge for the Hong Kong chief executive: How to talk with leaderless protesters)
BBC, August 23, 2019

UK consulate worker detained in China is freed in Hong Kong, says family
The Guardian, August 24, 2019

Hong Kong protesters join hands in 30-mile human chain
The Guardian, August 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Carrie Lam must address legitimate demands to end the Hong Kong protests in time for Chinese National Day
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2019