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, April 07, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Surviving the Crackdown in Xinjiang
The New Yorker, April 5, 2021

China Sentences Two Ex-Xinjiang Officials to Death on Separatism Charges
Voice of America, April 7, 2021

China researchers face abuse, sanctions as Beijing looks to silence critics
The Washington Post, April 7, 2021

Turkey summons China’s envoy over Uygur tweets
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Global Brands Find It Hard to Untangle Themselves From Xinjiang Cotton
无法摆脱的新疆棉:西方与中国之间,国际品牌选哪边

The New York Times, April 7, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

China’s ‘new’ border rules in Tibet point to same old dispute with India
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

持续受到中国打压 外媒记者呼吁抵制不对称媒体战 (Journalists urge actions against China's asymmetric war on media)
Voice of America, April 7, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国网络暴力猎巫 女权博主纷纷炸号 (Weibo accounts of Chinese women's rights activists suspended after they shared experience as targets of misogynistic bullying)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

大赦国际年度报告批评中国侵犯人权有增无减 (Amnesty International report: Increase in human rights violations in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2021

Related:
Amnesty International Report 2020/21: The State of the World's Human Rights
Amnesty International, April 7, 2021

US in ‘close consultations’ with allies on possible action over Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021

Related:
China Warns Washington Not to Boycott Winter Olympics
Associated Press, April 7, 2021

别了谨言慎行 日本已不肯迁就北京 (Goodbye to cautious talk, Japan no longer coddles Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, April 7, 2021

How Will China Vaccinate 560 Million People? Start With Free Ice Cream.
中国如何推动疫苗接种?从买一赠一冰淇淋开始

The New York Times, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers, district councillors face instant disqualification after taking oath if their behaviour is ‘problematic’, senior official warns
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2021

Related:
Think twice about Legco bids, says Lau
The Standard, April 7, 2021

Arrests and Covid-19 restrictions leave Hong Kong’s opposition parties in cash crunch
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2021

Disqualified lawmaker Dennis Kwok fled to Canada
The Standard, April 6, 2021

元朗區議員杜嘉倫稱不宣誓並已遞信辭職(Yuen Long district councilor To Ka-lun refuses to take oath, resigns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong activists plead guilty but say ‘history will absolve us’
The Guardian, April 7, 2021

Hong Kong activist Andy Li remanded in custody following first court appearance over security law charge
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021

元朗 14 歲中槍少年認暴動罪 判入教導所兼留案底 迄今最年輕認暴動被告(14-year old shot by police is youngest to plead guilty to rioting in 2019 protests; sentenced to correctional center)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Student union and Tai Kwun art show attacked by pro-Beijing press for ‘promoting violence’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2021

國際特赦年度報告 轟國安法釀寒蟬效應 促撤行使人權者控罪、確保公共廣播編輯自主(Amnesty International annual report on Hong Kong slams chilling effect of National Security Law; urges dropping of charges against those who exercise rights and ensure public broadcaster's editorial independence)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Related:
National security laws and pandemic: a destructive combination for human rights in Hong Kong
《香港年度人權狀況回顧》2020:國安法疫情雙重打擊 香港人權狀況堪憂
Amnesty International Hong Kong, April 7, 2021

【香港民研】傳媒滿意度、公信力等多項指標均急瀉 創歷史新低(Survey shows record low in credibility of and public satisfaction in media)
Stand News, April 7, 2021

Related:
POP releases people’s appraisal of news media
民研計劃發放市民對新聞傳媒的評價
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, April 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China Has an Image Problem—but Knows How to Fix It
Foreign Policy, April 6, 2021