On Sunday, Beijing law professor Xu Zhangrun who has been an outspoken critic of China’s president and the ruling Communist party, was released after six days of detention. Currently, Zhangrun is under surveillance and not able to speak publicly. https://bit.ly/2DEKyqH

The New York Times’ Ben Smith (@benyt) writes that in a vacuum of U.S. leadership, authoritarian leaders are going after independent, intrepid journalists. https://nyti.ms/3ep4bj2

The Trump administration has moved from ignoring Dr. Anthony Fauci to now actively undermining him. https://nym.ag/2C6rxgj