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.

Thursday, May 06, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Reciter: A Uyghur family’s pride — and downfall
SupChina, May 5, 2021

新西兰国会谴责中国新疆针对维吾尔族的人权打压(New Zealand Parliament condemns China's Xinjiang human rights suppression against Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese academics and legislators call for University of Hong Kong head to be expelled from national academy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Taiwan-Macau gay couple win legal battle for marriage recognition
Agence France-Presse, May 6, 2021

台湾-澳门跨籍同性婚姻官司胜诉 户政机关需准许结婚登记申请(Victory for Taiwan-Macau cross-national same-sex marriage lawsuit—gov’t must approve household registration application)
Voice of America, May 6, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing official makes a big show of understanding gig workers
China Labour Bulletin, May 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

DW reporters in China: Documenting the erosion of fundamental rights
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

Authorities Shut Down Ethnic Minority Church in China's Yunnan
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021

Related:
China ‘in a Category by Itself’ of Religious Rights Violators
The Diplomat, May 6, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Olympics sponsors duck questions over Beijing 2022 as boycott calls grow
Financial Times, May 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

G7外长批中国侵犯人权 吁各国团结对抗新冠(G7 foreign ministers criticize China for human rights violations, call on all countries to unite against Covid-19)
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

China hits out as G7 slams Beijing over human rights, backs Taiwan
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Exclusive | European Union again drops plans for measures related to China’s Hong Kong actions
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

中欧关系:欧盟暂缓批准《中欧全面投资协定》,曾被誉为“历史性投资协定”( China-EU Relations: EU suspends ratification of investment deal with China, once known as a "historic")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
Foreign Policy, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court jails three on riot charges despite no evidence of rioting
The Guardian, May 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong jailed over banned Tiananmen vigil
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong prosecutors request national security law judge for Jimmy Lai fraud trial over office use
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Critics slam Beijing crackdown ahead of Jimmy Lai trial
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 3 students for alleged acts of secession and subversion on social media, more could face same charge
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

香港4名“国庆日暴动”市民遭判刑 法官以4年半作量刑起点(Four are sentenced for involvement in protests on 2019 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021

被指叫人刪示威照片 林卓廷等3人否認企圖妨礙司法公正等罪 明年11月開審(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk Ting, two others plead not guilty of perverting the course of justice in asking others to delete 2019 protests photos)
inmedia.hk, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: lawyers file urgent bail application in bid to overturn ban on detained party chief attending his father’s funeral
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

RTHK’s Yuen Long doc and BBC’s Xinjiang reporting win Human Rights Press Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Related:
25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) Winners
第二十五屆人權新聞奬(2021)得奬名單
Human Rights Press Awards, May 6, 2021

第25屆人權新聞獎得主聯署聲明︰呼籲各界尊重及以行動守護新聞自由
The 25th Human Rights Press Awards Winners' Joint Statement

Citizen News, May 6, 2021

Top producer at embattled documentary series Hong Kong Connection quits RTHK – source
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong Pushes ‘Fake News’ Label as Media Face ‘Worst of Times’
The New York Times, May 6, 2021

中大取消8名朔夜前成員任校務委員會學生代表(Chinese University disqualifies eight student representatives from University affairs committee)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2021

Pro-establishment lawmakers take aim at Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s team, passing motion urging administration to improve its governance
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

National security law: ex-chief justice Geoffrey Ma defends role of foreign judges in Hong Kong, argues they should help enforce mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Security law: Hong Kong police cordon off pro-democracy clothing store two days after opening
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Show compassion to those in custody
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

Grim Image of India Prompts Debate Over China’s Swaggering Propaganda
点火”图讽刺印度疫情,中共民族主义宣传引争议

The New York Times, May 6, 2021