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, February 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

揭新疆内幕 哈国人权组织遭起诉 (Mainland Chinese group petitions Kazakh court to ban volunteer organization that collects information about missing persons in Xinjiang camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

土耳其谴责中国在新疆践踏人权后面临北京经济威胁
Turkish-Chinese tensions escalate over Uyghurs
Voice of America, February 13, 2019

Pelosi signals strong U.S. Congress concern over Uyghur political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

政法大学教授曝中国司法机关骇人内幕 (China University of Political Science and Law professor discusses gross abuse of criminal procedures in online legal training video)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2019

150 pastors arrested at year-end gathering
Bitter Winter, February 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Police fail to crack case of burgled China scholar Anne-Marie Brady
New Zealand Herald, February 13, 2019

The dawn of the little red phone
China Media Project, February 13, 2019

Banned in Berlin: Why China said no go to Zhang Yimou
Variety, February 11, 2019

All out effort to hide China’s persecution of religion
Bitter Winter, February 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How Africa is converting China
UnHerd, February 13, 2019

Inside China’s crackdown on young Marxists
Financial Times, February 13, 2019

Supervisors at religious places
Global Times, February 13, 2019

Taiwan’s indigenous are still seeking justice on the democratic side of the Taiwan Strait
SupChina, February 13, 2019

Public security infographic: Make sure foreign NGOs have filed!
ChinaFile NGO Project, February 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

报告指特朗普以错误方式反击中国
Trump trying to counter China in the “wrong way,” former officials say
The New York Times, February 13, 2019

Related:
Course correction: Toward an effective and sustainable China policy
Task Force on U.S.-China Policy, February 7, 2019

China’s two-child policy under fire as parents’ bank account frozen for having third child
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Malaysia's Anwar tells Southeast Asian nations to defend territory against China
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei and Pacific reset update
SupChina, February 13, 2019

Apple removes 700 social media apps from China store
Global Times, February 13, 2019

热切与中国修好的捷克为何对华为“变脸”?
Huawei was a Czech favorite. Now? It’s a national security threat
The New York Times, February 13, 2019

German minister backs tougher rules on telecoms suppliers
Reuters, February 12, 2019

Beijing readies for possible high-tech Cold War
Global Times, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“Trojan horse”: Hong Kong’s China extradition plans may harm city’s judicial protections, say democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2019

Related:
港男在台杀女案:放宽引渡限制提议引政治打压忧虑 (Proposal to amend extradition arrangements stirs worries of political suppression)
BBC News, February 13, 2019

【專訪】政府倡容單次移交逃犯到大陸 吳靄儀質疑違人權公約 憂無23條也可被移交治罪 (Margaret Ng questions extradition law amendments as violation of human rights treaties; lack of fair trial and convictions outside of Art. 23)
The Stand News, February 13, 2019

郭榮鏗引述李家超稱已展開與內地就逃犯安排協議商討 (Security chief has already begun talks with mainland China on fugitive extradition arrangements, issue is not open for public consultation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

More than 70 per cent of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong work over 13 hours a day, Chinese University survey shows
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong identity and the rise of Mandarin
The Diplomat, February 14, 2019

From Beijing 2008 to Beijing 2022: Should we boycott China’s winter Olympics?
Bitter Winter, February 14, 2019

牆外百科牆裡人:中國大陸的維基編輯們 (Bringing knowledge into the wall? Wikipedia editors in mainland China)
The Initium, February 13, 2019

[Angela Gui] “Damned if you do, damned if you don’t?” I won’t.
Medium, February 13, 2019

A letter to Xi Jinping: Time to reset relations
Financial Times, February 12, 2019

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

The mysterious case of the missing Kazakh-Chinese refugee
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Related:
新疆商人逃离中国 家属向各国政府求救 (Family of Kazakh refugee calls for aid as China asks for extradition from Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019
Ethnic Kazakh man who fled China sent back to Thailand
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Next stop Xinjiang for one of China’s rising political stars Wang Junzheng
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs call for “proof of life” videos from Chinese government
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

Related:
“我也是维吾尔人”:亲属要求当局公开失踪家人下落 (#MeTooUyghur: Families call for authorities to disclose news of relatives sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

China issues Turkey safety alert after Ankara’s “vile” statements about treatment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China claims it has no “Gulags,” but satellite imagery shows 3 new ones coming up in Tibet
The Print, February 12, 2019

China to deepen procuratorial reform
Xinhua, February 12, 2019

Partial victory for China’s detainees
East Asia Forum, February 12, 2019

Taiwan critical of Manila's sending of its nationals to China (update)
Focus Taiwan, February 12, 2019

Related:
Taiwan finds regrettable deportation of nationals to China by the Philippines
Manila Bulletin, February 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China’s younger generation (sort of) loves Jiang Zemin
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

Shock in China after Zhang Yimou film set during Cultural Revolution is pulled from Berlin festival
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

【金像獎】流亡導演應亮入圍最佳編劇 陸媒「河蟹」提名名單 (China censors name of exiled director from mainland reporting of nominees for best screenplay in annual Hong Kong Film Awards)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How “three billboards” inspired China’s gay rights activists
The Diplomat, February 13, 2019

李凈瑜:访美求援受到最强烈回响 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che, expresses gratitude for strong responses during her U.S. visit)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2019

Chinese students slam union candidate over separatist posts
Global Times, February 12, 2019

Related:
A recap of the Scarborough Campus Students’ Union elections
The Varsity, February 10, 2019

Table Manners: Are women really banned from the banquet table at Chinese New Year?
The World of Chinese, February 12, 2019

Photo gallery: The face of China’s #MeToo movement enters the fray
ChinaFile, February 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Air New Zealand flight’s U-turn sparks claims of China tensions
The Guardian, February 12, 2019

Related:
Air NZ plane forced to turn around after airline forgot to remove reference to Taiwan
Stuff, February 12, 2019

US Senator Marco Rubio proposes legislation to counter “Made in China 2025” while top China hands warn White House to “course correct” Beijing relationship
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Senior figure at Chinese energy giant under investigation
Caixin, February 12, 2019

Shanghai’s blood plasma scare, Beijing’s legitimacy
China Digital Times, February 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

EU considers response to China hacking after U.K. evidence, sources say
Bloomberg, February 12, 2019

Securing the Digital Silk Road
CCP Watch, February 12, 2019

New Pentagon report warns of Russian and Chinese laser threats to U.S. satellites
CNN, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

調查:7成外傭每日工作逾13小時 部分面對情緒問題 (Survey: 70% of foreign domestic workers work over 13 hours per day, some face emotional problems)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 13, 2019

Fugitives face extradition to Macau, Taiwan and mainland China under Hong Kong government proposal to amend law this year
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Related:
保安局擬修例容許個案形式移交逃犯 啟動前需特首批准 (Security Bureau proposes amendment to fugitive law to allow extradition without pre-existing agreements)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong is considering changing the law on transferring fugitives – so how are extraditions dealt with now, and why are there no deals with mainland China, Taiwan and Macau?
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2019

Hong Kong mulls electronic vote counting trial across 3 functional constituencies during 2020 legislative election
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s leader orders full review of monitoring system for mega bridge after late documents scandal
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国不该对中国的互联网审查姑息讨好
China’s online censorship stifles trade, too
The New York Times, February 12, 2019

Roderick MacFarquhar: The scholar who wrote the leading history of China’s Cultural Revolution as it happened
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2019

Egyptian billionaire: Trump is right about China
CNBC, February 11, 2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur crackdown: “I spent seven days of hell in Chinese camps”
BBC, February 12, 2019

China releases video of Uyghur poet said to have died in custody
The Guardian, February 11, 2019

Related:
Turkey hits China hard over Uyghur. Why now?
Hurriyet Daily News, February 11, 2019

Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Hami Aksoy
Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, February 9, 2019

Why is Turkey breaking its silence on China’s Uyghurs?
The Diplomat, February 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇狱中拜年 余文生妻求助人大
Chinese human rights attorney calls home ahead of scheduled release
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

余文生妻子去信栗戰書促釋放丈夫 (Yu Wensheng’s wife sends letter to National People’s Congress Standing Committee chief urging husband’s release)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Censored on WeChat: A year of content removals on China’s most powerful social media platform
Global Voices, February 11, 2019

China targets Twitter users critical of Venezuela’s Maduro
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2019

How official Chinese propaganda is adapting to the social media age as disaffection spreads among millennials
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2019

Blockbuster nationalism and viral propaganda
China Media Project, February 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Film by China’s Zhang Yimou withdrawn from Berlin festival competition days before its world premiere
Agence France-Presse, February 12, 2019

Related:
张艺谋"一秒钟"柏林撤映改映"英雄" (Zhang Yimou’s “One Second” film withdrawn from Berlin film festival, film “Hero” will be shown instead)
Mtime, February 11, 2019

A tragedy on China’s highways illustrates the true cost of next day delivery
China Labour Bulletin, February 11, 2019

Reddit users rebel after China-owned Tencent said to be leading funding round
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2019

Related:
Tencent invests in Reddit as global battle with Bytedance escalates
TechNode, February 11, 2019

藏人當選多倫多大學學生會長 遭陸生留言謾罵、聯署要求推翻結果 (Newly-elected Toronto University student body president faces backlash from Chinese students for reported “close ties” with Tibetan organization)
The Stand News, February 12, 2019