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, July 28, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Morocco authorities arrest Uyghur activist at China’s request
The Guardian, July 28, 2021

‘They Have My Sister’: As Uyghurs Speak Out, China Targets Their Families
海外维吾尔人发声之后:亲属成为中国当局打击对象

The New York Times, July 28, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese businessman who challenged Beijing jailed for 18 years
Financial Times, July 28, 2021

Related:
孙大午法庭最后陈述 (Sun Dawu's final court statement)
Weiquanwang, July 28, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

China’s official Panchen Lama tells Tibetan Buddhists to stay away from separatist forces
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

After the Floods, China Found a Target for Its Pain: Foreign Media
The New York Times, July 28, 2021

中国对外媒敌意攀升 专家:“对北京不利” (Experts on China's rising hostility toward foreign media: “It's bad for Beijing”)
Deutsche Welle, July 28, 2021

驻华外国记者协会谴责外国记者在郑州遭围攻及骚扰 (Foreign Correspondents' Club of China condemns harassment of reporters covering Henan floods)
Voice of America, July 28, 2021

Related:
FCCC Statement on Harassment of Reporters Covering Henan Floods
Foreign Correspondents' Club of China, July 27, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The Nation That Faced Down China
The Atlantic, July 28, 2021

More than 100 Nobel Prize winners accuse China of ‘bullying’ after effort to stop Dalai Lama and pro-Taiwan independence chemist from speaking at summit
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

河南洪灾受害者控诉官方“难辞其咎” 让人“自投罗网” (Victims of Henan floods: Officials must bear responsibility for letting people get trapped)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2021

I wouldn’t sign a China trade deal now: Tony Abbott
The Sydney Morning Herald, July 28, 2021

China Appears to Be Building New Silos for Nuclear Missiles, Researchers Say
The Wall Street Journal, July 27, 2021

After Years of Chinese Influence, U.S. Tries to Renew Ties in Southeast Asia
美国强化与东南亚关系,以抗衡中国影响力

The New York Times, July 28, 2021

不得挑戰中國制度 不得阻發展 不得侵犯主權 王毅晤舍曼提3底線 京:雙方談得很深很透 (Wang Yi raises 3 bottom lines in meeting with Sherman: Do not challenge China's system, interrupt China's development, or interfere with China's sovereignty; Zhao Lijian: It was an in-depth talk)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Big Tech crackdown: WeChat’s suspension of sign-ups adds to uncertainty
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

China takes aim at pop-up windows in further tech clampdown
Agence France-Presse, July 28, 2021

China’s era of Big Tech Overwork has ended
Protocol, July 28, 2021

Biden: If U.S. has 'real shooting war' it could be result of cyber attacks
Reuters, July 28, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

China’s top legislative body set to endorse anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong next month by inserting the provisions into city’s mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

Developing | Hong Kong appoints investigator to probe fraud allegations in the financial affairs of Apple Daily’s publisher Next Digital
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

Former top editors of Hong Kong’s now-defunct Apple Daily withdraw bail review
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2021

National security law: protest slogan ‘Liberate Hong Kong’ can have multiple meanings, but is it ultimately a call for secession?
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2021

Related:
The End of Free Speech in Hong Kong
The Atlantic, July 28, 2021

Hong Kong’s first national security law verdict shows Beijing’s “red line” has become a red net
Quartz, July 28, 2021

【首宗國安法案】接受美媒訪問 梁頌恆:創作「光時」口號只為吸引眼球 無關分裂國家(In interview with the Atlantic, ex-lawmaker Baggio Leung in exile says "Liberate Hong Kong" slogan was created to catch eyeballs, unrelated to secession)
Stand News, July 28, 2021

區諾軒就818案刑期上訴 期間申請保釋外出被拒(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Au Lok Hin appeals sentence over August 2019 unlawful assembly, is denied bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2021

「港人講地」母公司入稟控大紀元、自由亞洲電台誹謗(Parent company of pro-Beijing online media Speakout HK sues Epoch Times, Radio Free Asia for libel)
Ming Pao, July 28, 2021

How Hong Kong’s civil society ‘withered’ under Beijing’s national security purge
Agence France-Presse, July 28, 2021

Ex-Hospital Authority union chair Winnie Yu granted bail ahead of national security law trial
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2021

Hong Kong police warnings of terrorist threat met with scepticism
Financial Times, July 28, 2021

Hong Kong Markets Battered as Foreign Investor Confidence Wavers
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

美议员施压五间美企 要求他们停止赞助北京冬奥 (U.S. Senators pressure corporations to stop sponsoring the Beijing Winter Olympics)
Deutsche Welle, July 28, 2021

杯葛北京冬奥 美跨国企业做得到吗? (Are U.S. transnational corporations capable of boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics?)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Commentary: Didi’s troubles with China should be everyone’s business
Channel News Asia, July 28, 2021

人禍性質大於天災的「鄭州水災」,暴露出習近平一人獨裁政權的失能和冷酷 (A greater manmade disaster than natural disaster: Henan floods expose Xi Jinping's incompetent and ruthless dictatorship)
Voicettank, July 28, 2021