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, April 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China censors gay storyline from Harry Potter franchise film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

In a changing city, a glitzy Hong Kong gallery grapples with censorship
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2022

中国的乌克兰战争宣传:放大并强化俄方虚假信息
China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

刘晓波雕像六四在台巡回展出 未来将落脚台湾 (In traveling exhibit, bronze statue of Liu Xiaobo to go on view on June 4 in Taiwan, its future permanent home)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au released on bail following arrest over alleged sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to seditious bid to protest Beijing Winter Olympic Games
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong police take away 2 linked to pro-democracy bubble tea shop to assist with investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong protests: student faces up to 7 years’ jail for rioting, after serving time in mainland China over trying to flee to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

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警方圍堵理大案「12港人」郭子麟及IVE生認暴動罪 11人不認罪周四開審(Kok Tsz-lun of Hong Kong 12 case and vocational training student pleads guilty to rioting in the 2019 PolyU siege; 11 others plead not guilty)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

涉暴動少年潛逃一年再被捕 今認罪求情稱潛逃浪費青春(After a year on the run, teen accused of rioting re-arrested, pleads guilty and says he wasted his youth in flight)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong CityU demands responses from students over alleged offences at union farewell ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Local security legislation Article 23 ‘a priority,’ says Hong Kong leadership hopeful John Lee
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

卫生官员肯定上海封控策略:“躺平”不是中国的选择
‘We cannot let our guard down,’ a top Chinese health official tells Shanghai residents under lockdown.

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

上海封锁进入第二周,民众不满情绪难消
Shanghai residents bristle as a lockdown enters a second week with more testing.

The New York Times, April 11, 2022

Chinese UN representative ‘laments’ deaths in Ukraine missile attack but doesn’t blame Russia
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Ukraine Exposed the True Danger of Chinese Censorship
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2022

Carrie Lam’s Departure Signals a Further Crackdown in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, April 11, 2022