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.

Friday, April 05, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s top Xinjiang official Chen Quanguo should face sanctions over alleged abuses, US lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Congress Urged to Do More to Protect China's Uighurs
Voice of America, April 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“He Snatched my Phone Out of my Hand And Smashed it on The Ground”
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Tiananmen Square “Tank Man liquor label” protester sentenced to 3½ years in prison
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Court in China's Sichuan Jails Fourth Man Over Tiananmen Massacre Liquor
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Four Chinese activists sentenced over liquor labels
Channel NewsAsia, April 4, 2019

Tibetan Villagers Forced From Their Homes in Gonjo County
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan Plans Restrictions on Chinese Video Streaming
China Digital Times, April 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese workers freed from Big Brother style monitoring after public stink
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Related:
Nanjing Is Using Location-Tracking Smartwatches To Spy On Street Cleaners
SupChina, April 4, 2019

Tiananmen anniversary prompts raised security at Zhao Ziyang’s family home
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Rights Lawyer Barred From Flying to U.S.
China Digital Times, April 4, 2019

Hongkongers protest Beijing’s jailing of activists who made Tiananmen Massacre alcohol label
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China orders party members to celebrate "political" birthday
The Guardian, April 5, 2019

China Clamps Down in Beijing Ahead of Tomb-Sweeping Festival
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

UK putting trade with China above security and human rights abuses
The Independent, April 4, 2019

Chinese workers could lose social credit for switching jobs too often
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

EU: Make China’s Rights Crisis a Summit Priority
Human Rights Watch, April 4, 2019

Taipei complains about London university’s decision to alter artwork and portray Taiwan as part of China
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

MIT cuts funding ties with Huawei and ZTE citing US investigations
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Two Filipino domestic workers cannot stay in Hong Kong despite children having resident status, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2019

A draft bill would allow Hong Kong to hand suspects to China’s police
The Economist, April 4, 2019

Fears over Hong Kong extradition plans "laughable and absurd", former justice chief Elsie Leung says
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Moves Forward With Controversial China Extradition Deal
Voice of America, April 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Exiled dissident laments China a “threat to world”
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019

Hong Kong’s extradition bill should strike fear in all who do business in China, exemptions notwithstanding
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

June 4 has become an ideological prism
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Why China’s Economic Reforms Often Backslide
The Diplomat, April 5, 2019

Are Confucius Institutes Good for American Universities?: A ChinaFile Conversation
ChinaFile, April 4, 2019

Uber but for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, April 4, 2019

Alphabet should resist the urge to return to China
Financial Times, April 4, 2019