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.

Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China demands cancellation of UN meeting on Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021

Record numbers of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Another report of reproductive oppression in Xinjiang
SupChina, May 10, 2021

China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang
中国强迫穆斯林女性节育以降低出生率

The New York Times, May 11, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
Associated Press, May 11, 2021

备份疫情被删文章惹祸 “端点星”案审结 (Trial ended for Chen Mei and Cai Wei, volunteers of Terminus2049, archive of censored COVID materials)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021

China deletes 2 million online posts for ‘historical nihilism’ as Communist Party centenary nears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ‘Long Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Drive Slow Population Growth
中国公布人口普查结果:出生率下降,老龄化加剧

The New York Times, May 11, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China app giant Meituan tumbles after CEO's poetic swipe at officials
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police consider next steps against opposition group after it fails to cooperate with investigation
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

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鄧炳強斥假新聞引起國安罪行:想唔理都唔得(Police chief Chris Tang slams fake news as instigator of national security crimes)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

記協嚴厲譴責警務處長混淆視聽(Journalists Association criticizes police chief of obscuring the facts)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil to go ahead with ‘individual’ candlelit tributes
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

More casualties in ranks of pan-dem district councillors
The Standard, May 11, 2021

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【區議員宣誓】新同盟北區區議員林淑菁辭職 向選民致歉 (Neo Democrats Mary Lam resigns from North district councilor post)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

大埔區議員林名溢辭職ㅤ籲同路人韜光養晦ㅤ留有用之軀(Tai Po district councilor Nick Lam resigns)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

劉珈汶宣佈退出公民黨 稱將於最後一刻辭任區議員(Carmen Lau quits the Civic Party and will resign as district councilor when term ends)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong introduces new legal amendments to outlaw doxxing
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong leader attacks foreign media over coverage of ‘so-called peaceful’ protests
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong protester ‘raincoat man’ wrote note blaming government, took out life insurance ahead of fatal fall, inquest hears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong radio host slapped with new dirty money and sedition-plotting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong journalist injured in ‘drive-by’ baseball bat attack
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

香港新移民抗争者妮珂返深圳探亲 至今下落不明(New immigrant activist's whereabouts unknown after visiting family in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2021