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 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Scrutiny of ties to spreading Xinjiang surveillance intensifies
China Digital Times, April 18, 2019

Uyghur businessman dies following heart attack in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sentences military veterans for protesting
Associated Press, April 19, 2019

Fears grow over health of detained Tiananmen protest veteran [Zhou Yongjun]
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Xizhe demands answers after he is refused entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Mother detained after Chinese vaccine protest
Channel NewsAsia, April 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s censored histories: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Global Voices, April 17, 2019

China Bans the Word “Leica” on Social Media
Gizmodo, April 19, 2019

Related:
Camera firm distances itself from Tiananmen Square advert
The Guardian, April 19, 2019

Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image
BBC, April 19, 2019

China exporting its media “black hole” to other territories: Press freedom report
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

Related:
2019 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, April 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Retired Chinese doctor incommunicado after calling Tiananmen massacre a “crime”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Office workers in China organise a rare online labour movement
The Economist, April 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

30 years ago: Thousands chant for democracy
China Digital Times, April 19, 2019

Guangzhou encourages citizens to report illegal religious activities, including Foreign NGO Law violations
ChinaFile, April 19, 2019

China takes aim at Swedish activist as it ramps up ‘foreign infiltration’ propaganda
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019

China asks Britain for help to boost image of Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019

Related:
[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns
Reuters, April 19, 2019

Related:
[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019

Larung Gar Buddhist Academy closes to new enrollment as China tightens controls
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

China’s credit system stops the sale of over 26 million plane and train tickets
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

U.S. Scholar Who Advises Trump Says China Blocked His Visa Application
The New York Times, April 18, 2019

How China’s Canadian lobbyists blurred the lines of PR, journalism and political activism
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Chinese culture gradually penetrates Indonesia
The Diplomat, April 18, 2019

Airline employee pleads guilty to working as agent for Chinese government
The Washington Post, April 17, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei’s claim of 100% employee ownership false, may be state-owned: paper
TechNode, April 19, 2019

“Haters like to pick on China”: Huawei exec defends video surveillance
Sydney Morning Herald, April 19, 2019

Celebrating cybersecurity
China Media Project, April 19, 2019

Where is Huawei banned from working on critical networks?
The Guardian, April 19, 2019

Amazon admits defeat against Chinese e-commerce rivals like Alibaba and JD.com
The Verge, April 18, 2019

Related:
Amazon’s e-commerce adventure in China proved too much of a jungle
Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

New China extradition law delayed at Hong Kong legislature as democrats stall debate"
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Benny Tai:]"There will be darker times ahead for Hong Kong but the sun will rise again"
Amnesty International, April 19, 2019

In full: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam submits report to Beijing on banning pro-independence party, makes doc public
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

Related:
Crackdown on Hong Kong independence will continue, city’s leader Carrie Lam vows in report to Beijing on banning of separatist party
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong journalists “pressured not to mention independence”: Survey
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China's political system helps advance its artificial intelligence
Voice of America, April 19, 2019

Taiwan LSE row: Censoring the ‘World Upside Down’ would be no way to treat a work of art
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Minxin Pei:] Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019