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, July 06, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Tibet monks jailed with no apparent evidence of wrongdoing, says HRW
The Guardian, July 6, 2021

Related:
China: Tibetan Monks Harshly Sentenced
Human Rights Watch, July 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

知名博主“编程随想”遭举报 已被国安部门抓捕 (Well-known tech blogger detained by state security after being reported on by voluntary Internet monitoring group)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021

Related:
“编程随想”被捕:IHIS为期5个月的地下工作正式告终 (The arrest of blogger Program-Think concludes IHIS' 5-month underground investigation)
Clean Internet Volunteer Association, July 3, 2021

Chinese Censors Delete Account of Journalist Who Criticized Centenary Performances
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2021

China studies scholars reluctant to return to China
National Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 3, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Bolsters Its Nuclear Options With New Missile Silos in a Desert
中国被指在西北设导弹发射井,加强战略核能力

The New York Times, July 5, 2021

‘Red Cradles’ Nurture China’s Next Generation of Communist Leaders
“红色摇篮”:中共如何培养“忠诚接班人”

The New York Times, July 5, 2021

German Academic Charged With Spying For China
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2021

Related:
德国一名政治学者被逮捕 遭指为中国做间谍 (Political scientist arrested in Germany for spying for China)
Radio France Internationale, July 6, 2021

These Chinese Millennials Are ‘Chilling,’ and Beijing Isn’t Happy
这些中国年轻人选择“躺平”,北京不喜欢这个想法

The New York Times, July 5, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China targets ride-hailing giant Didi in data crackdown after U.S. listing
The Washington Post, July 5, 2021

Related:
After Didi, China launches cybersecurity probe into more US-listed firms
Reuters, July 5, 2021

China’s Crackdown on Didi Is a Reminder That Beijing Is in Charge
滴滴遭整改背后,中国政府发出了什么信号?

The New York Times, July 6, 2021

Apple wins privacy battle in China
Financial Times, July 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 9 over alleged terrorist plot to bomb streets, courts, transport networks
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam pledges new laws to shore up national security after Beijing sets issue as city’s top priority
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong’s new number two handed second key role as head of powerful election vetting body
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

National security law: Beijing lays down new to-do list for Hong Kong judges, civil servants and law enforcement officers
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

National security law: new threat as Hong Kong independence activists shift from street protests to the arts and media for separatist promotion, security chief warns
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

Senior Beijing official says Hong Kong’s real-name SIM card registration will safeguard national security
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

Hong Kong police say mourning officer’s attacker is like backing terrorism
The Guardian, July 5, 2021

Related:
Two arrested over social media messages inciting violence against Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

A soy milk company is feeling the pain of Hong Kong’s latest flashpoint with Beijing
Quartz, July 5, 2021

American Internet Giants Hit Back at Hong Kong Doxxing Law
美国科技巨头质疑港府推进修改数据安全法

The New York Times, July 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong leader dismisses Big Tech privacy law fears
Agence France-Presse, July 6, 2021

反國安法遊行8人涉煽惑他人參與集結 陳皓桓、朱凱廸、梁國雄、胡志偉擬認罪(Four pro-democracy figures plead guilty to unlawful assembly in last year's anti-National Security Law protest)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: defence challenges historian’s interpretation of liberation slogan
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2021

Security law: At least 8 Hong Kong pro-democracy groups disband in past 2 weeks, including lawyers’ group
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

香港壹传媒工会宣布解散(Next Media trade union announces disbandment)
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam claims press freedom bolstered by security law, as watchdog deems her ‘2021 press freedom predator’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2021

Related:
RSF’s 2021 “Press freedom predators” gallery – old tyrants, two women and a European
Reporters Without Borders, July 5, 2021

Outlook For Hong Kong's Press Freedom Similar to Post-1949 Shanghai: Veteran Journalist
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021

The Pulse with Steve Vines is latest news show to be axed by public broadcaster RTHK
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2021

Commentary (评论)

蔡霞:宣誓永不叛党显示中共不是现代政党 (Cai Xia: Requiring people to swear they will “never betray the Party” shows CPC is obsolete)
Radio France Internationale, July 4, 2021

The Chinese Communist Party Is 100. It’s Not Going Anywhere.
中共100岁了,它还会活得更久

The New York Times, July 2, 2021

China Won’t Bury Us, Either
中国体制建立在谎言上,它无法埋葬自由世界

The New York Times, July 6, 2021

评论 | 王丹: 如何认识共产党(三) (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China, Part 3)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2021