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.

Thursday, September 22, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国:内控与外扩)

China brings cash to former Soviet republics in bid to win favour with Central Asian ‘stans’
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

In one day, three former Chinese police chiefs are each jailed for more than a decade for corruption
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2022

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曾被控有“政治野心”的中国前司法部长傅政华以受贿罪被判死缓(Former Chinese justice minister Fu Zhenghua, accused of “political ambition,” gets suspended death sentence on bribery charges)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2022

Beijing police ban drones, expel petitioners, migrant workers ahead of CCP congress
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Biden criticizes Iran and China on human rights and security issues.
拜登联合国大会发言批评中国和伊朗人权记录

The New York Times, September 22, 2022

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

“709”核心律师周世锋将出狱 恐续遭监禁(Zhou Shifeng, key lawyer of "709" case, to be released from prison but may face continued confinement)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

人权律师高智晟一家通过浮雕“虚拟团聚” 美官员议员谴责中共行径不可接受(Family makes sculpture of Gao Zhisheng; U.S. officials condemn CPC's unacceptable actions against him)
Voice of America, September 22, 2022

人权律师王宇致函卫健委 促切实保障孕妇就业权利(Human rights lawyer Wang Yu sends letter to China’s National Health Commission urging employment rights of pregnant women)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2022

DUO USE PERFORMANCE ART TO PREVAIL AFTER EVICTION FOR OPPOSITION TO “ROUTINIZED COVID TESTING”
China Digital Times, September 21, 2022

Students turn out in protest over power cuts at university in China's Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2022

陳朗昇否認阻差辦公明年審 官批保釋赴英深造(Journalists Association chair Ronson Chan denies obstructing police; judge approves bail for further study in the UK as trial is scheduled for next year)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

12港人案廖子文申保釋等候刑期上訴被拒 官質疑曾潛逃難信會歸押(Judge denies bail to Liu Tsz Man of Hong Kong 12 case citing his previous attempt to flee)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2022

Hong Kong schools encouraged to play patriotic music video ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China 'ready for the fight' if Xinjiang motion is brought to UN rights body
Reuters, September 22, 2022

Beijing to toughen punishment for Taiwan’s pro-independence forces, officials say
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

‘We’re on That Bus, Too’: In China, a Deadly Crash Triggers Covid Trauma
“我们也在那辆大巴上”:贵阳大巴事故后中国民众的愤怒与绝望

The New York Times, September 22, 2022

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Chinese censors quell Covid-19 criticism sparked by fatal crash
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2022