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, December 29, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

EU demands China release citizen reporter Zhang Zhan and 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

联合国人权高专办:深切关注张展获刑 继续呼吁将她释放 (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for Zhang Zhan’s release: Deeply concerned by 4-year prison sentence)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

武汉疫情记录者张展:“我无法后退,因为这个国家不能后退” (Zhang Zhan, chronicler of Wuhan epidemic: “I can't retreat, because this country must not go retreat”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020

China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 29, 2020

中文播客游走在审查边缘 (Podcasters in China are walking on the edge of censorship)
Voice of America, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Shenzhen court to deliver verdict on Hong Kong fugitives on Wednesday morning, while Chinese embassy slams British foreign secretary’s ‘secret trial’ concerns
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

Related:
Hong Kongers charged in China plead guilty, relatives told
Washington Post, December 29, 2020

Explainer | With judgment still pending, here’s what we know about the 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

歐盟要求中國立即釋放12名港人
EU demands China release 12 detained Hongkongers
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 29, 2020

China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the trial of 10 Hong Kongers
European Union, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong teenager jailed for China flag insult
The Guardian, December 29, 2020

Jimmy Lai resigns as chairman of Apple Daily’s publisher Next Digital as he awaits trial for breaching security law
South China Morning Post, December 29, 2020

Hong Kong District Councillor series: Gov’t is waging ‘total war’ but we must keep fighting, says Kwong Po-yin
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong's democracy movement was crushed in 2020. But the spirit of resistance survives
The Guardian, December 29, 2020

Monday, December 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国批准与土耳其达成的引渡维族人条约 (China approves agreement with Turkey to extradite Uyghurs)
Radio France International, December 28, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Citizen Journalist Sentenced to 4 Years for Covid Reporting
New York Times, December 28, 2020

Related:
She Chronicled China’s Crisis. Now She Is Accused of Spreading Lies.
记录武汉疫情被指“编造谎言”,公民记者张展获刑四年

The New York Times, December 26, 2020

性骚扰案胜诉后,难以执行的“道歉” ( “Apology” hard to obtain following win in sexual harassment case)
Beijing News, December 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Politico | Remembering Li Wenliang: the Wuhan doctor who warned the world about coronavirus
South China Morning Post and Politico, December 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: World Health Organization’s Wuhan probe not looking for ‘guilty’ parties
Agence France Presse, December 24, 2020

The Virus of Lies: 2020’s Top Ten Ministry Of Truth Directives (Translation)
China Digital Times, December 24, 2020

2020 round-up: How the tragedy of COVID-19 became a success story for the China model Critical voices have given way to positive narratives
Global Voices, December 28, 2020

特朗普签署扩大支持台湾与西藏法案 中国要求美方停止干预内政 (U.S. president signs Taiwan Assurance Act and Tibetan Policy and Support Act into law; China: Stop meddling in our internal affairs)
Voice of America, December 28, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Moves Towards Nationalization With Probe Into Alibaba
Radio Free Asia, December 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists caught at sea go on trial in China
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 28, 2020

Related:
「12逃犯」案今開庭 10名被告當庭認罪 (10 plead guilty in trial of 12 fugitives)
Wen Wei Po, December 28, 2020

US urges China to release 12 Hong Kong fugitives who ‘fled tyranny’ as secretive trial begins
Agence France Presse, December 28, 2020

【12港人】鹽田法院稱有親屬旁聽 家屬質疑其身份 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers question identity of “family member” present at Yantian trial)
inmediahk.net, December 28, 2020

National security law: Hong Kong prosecutors file urgent appeal in bid to have media mogul Jimmy Lai sent back to jail
South China Morning Post, December 25, 2020

Exclusive | Hong Kong national security law: ‘about 30 people overseas’ on the wanted list of police, including self-exiled ex-lawmakers Ted Hui and Baggio Leung
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2020

Hong Kong reels after the year that free speech died
Hong Kong Free Press, December 26, 2020

Chinese University of Hong Kong to 'Restructure' China Study Center
Radio Free Asia, December 24, 2020

通識改革|學生團體憂疫情下被遺忘 擺街站籲大眾關注學術自由 (Liberal studies reform—Student group urges public concern for academic freedom)
HK01, December 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

‘A Madman’s Diary’ in the Age of the Pandemic: The Case of Zhang Zhan
China Change, December 27, 2020

Zhang Zhan: A Six-Minute Documentary
China Change, December 28, 2020

A mysterious revolt against Carrie Lam is brewing in Hong Kong’s establishment camp
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2020

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US bill banning Xinjiang imports over forced labour concerns fails to become law
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020

Liz Truss and Foreign Office split over policy on China and Uighurs
The Guardian, December 23, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

美国会通过《2020年台湾保证法案》(U.S. Congress passes Taiwan Assurance Act)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020

Related:
S.878 - Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

美国出台法案:北京若干预西藏宗教事务必将受到追责 (U.S. new law will hold Beijing to accountable for interfering in Tibetan religious affairs)
Voice of America, December 22, 2020

Related:
H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 - 116th Congress (2019-2020)
U.S. Congress, December 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Australian held in China hopes for justice despite torture
Washington Post, December 23, 2020

许章润称家附近新装多部监控探头 形容被全方位伺候 (Xu Zhangrun describes being watched from all sides by multiple surveillance devices near his home)
Radio France Internationale, December 23, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Number of Journalists Killed for Their Reporting Doubled in 2020
2020年全球谋杀记者案翻倍

The New York Times, December 23, 2020

Related:
Murders of journalists more than double worldwide
全球记者遇害案件翻倍
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 22, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国黑客盗窃七亿多条个人信息 用来作啥? (Chinese hackers stole more than 700 million pieces of personal information—what for?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2020

Related:
CHINA USED STOLEN DATA TO EXPOSE CIA OPERATIVES IN AFRICA AND EUROPE
Foreign Policy, December 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Jimmy Lai granted HK$10 million bail by Hong Kong High Court, placed under house arrest
South China Morning Post, December 23, 2020

三權分立︱何君堯獲「新香港人」科水搞司法 倡重設鞭刑 染紅司法人員推薦委員會 (Junius Ho receives funding from a “new Hong Konger” to launch National Security Education Center to promote judicial reform, push for Article 23 legislation, and restore caning)
Apple Daily, December 23, 2020

【12 港人送中】內地律師盧思位撰文 分析一審程序、家屬旁聽、判刑等法理問題 (Lawyer Lu Siwei answers legal questions on the 12 detained Hong Kongers)
The Stand News, December 23, 2020

Commentary (评论)

A Farewell to the Hong Kong I Loved
Bloomberg, December 22, 2020

「以民為本」是檢驗「愛國愛港」的根本標準 (“Putting people first” is the basic yardstick for “love for the country and Hong Kong”)
HK01, December 23, 2020

Tuesday, December 22, 2020