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, September 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国"娘炮"禁令持续发酵 北京广电局发文引非议 (China expands “sissy” ban; notice from Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau sparks criticism)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021

罗冠聪:中国威权崛起构成生存威胁 民主国家亟需多边联盟 (Nathan Law: China's rising authoritarianism is an existential threat; democratic countries urgently need a multilateral alliance)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ant Group microcredit service Huabei feeds vast consumer data to China’s central bank
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

EXCLUSIVE Polish gene project moves to drop Chinese tech on data concerns
独家:因担心数据安全 波兰基因项目放弃采用中国华大基因技术
Reuters, September 22, 2021

Lithuania says to throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
立陶宛建议消费者不买并扔掉现有中国手机 称因内置审查功能
Reuters, September 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: fourth member of student activist group arrested after handing herself in
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

Explainer: How Hong Kong plans a series of new laws to further tighten its grip
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021

Former Occupy activist takes helm of Washington-based Hong Kong advocacy group
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

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曾在美推動人權民主法案 香港民主委員會換血 周永康任主席、梁繼平任執行總監(Hong Kong Democracy Council new leadership: Umbrella Movement student leader Alex Chow is new board chair, Brian Leung executive director)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

A New Chapter for HKDC
Hong Kong Democracy Council, September 21, 2021

九龍區議員宣誓臨近 長沙灣社區力量停運:鑑於政治形勢、免義工墮法網(Cheung Sha Wan Community Establishment Power stops operation)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s small-circle election: an incompetent, predictable farce
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021

Morocco: Detained Uyghur must not be transferred to China
Amnesty International, September 21, 2021