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.

Monday, January 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Orwell would be proud’: US defence chief says China is a ‘21st century surveillance state’ that represses Muslim minorities
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

Uyghur Escape in Thailand Draws International Focus on Minority Muslim Group
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Two Uyghur Cadres Jailed Over Failure to Confiscate ‘Illegal Religious Text’
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

In Japan, fears grow that Chinese academic has been detained on the mainland’
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Wife of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer: 'I Can Afford to Spend All my Spare Time Telling The World About This'
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese gov’t-backed media turns focus away from deadly pneumonia outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why China’s LGBT hide their identities at Lunar New Year
BBC News, January 25, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Mayor of China's Wuhan says city's governance 'not good enough' as virus spreads
Reuters, January 27, 2020

Related:
Wuhan Coronavirus: China Plays the Blame Game: With the Wuhan government to take the blame, the central leadership is unscathed by the coronavirus outbreak
The Diplomat, January 27, 2020

Citizens from Chinese city on lockdown roar ‘Beijing has abandoned Wuhan!’
Global Voices, January 26, 2020

Myanmar warns sanctions over Rohingya genocide will push it closer to China and dismisses ‘debt trap’ concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China wakes up to wide web of online data leaks and privacy concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Wuhan coronavirus: Fear of infection, lack of consultation drive defiance over quarantine plan in Hong Kong border town
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Related:
In Pictures: Proposed Hong Kong virus quarantine building firebombed during protest
Channel News Asia, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong declares Wuhan virus outbreak ’emergency’ – the highest warning tier
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020

More than 80 radical protesters wanted by Hong Kong police have taken refuge beyond their reach in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Hong Kong action choreographer linked to bomb plot, charged with possessing array of weapons
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong protests: applications pour in for government cash to research city’s civil unrest
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong protests: tear gas fired on first day of Lunar New Year as crowd gathers to mark fourth anniversary of Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Goodbye, by-elections: Hong Kong’s gov’t is weeding out undesirable candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2020

Is China still on an anti-corruption road to nowhere, despite Xi Jinping’s campaign?
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

A Historic Quarantine: China's attempt to curb a viral outbreak is a radical experiment in authoritarian medicine
The Atlantic, January 24, 2020

Commentary: Wuhan virus compounds challenges facing China
Channel News Asia, January 23, 2020