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.

Monday, November 08, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghurs Seek Emotional Help as Families in China Suffer
The New York Times, November 7, 2021

CHINESE TRANSLATION OF ASPI’S “ARCHITECTURE OF REPRESSION” XINJIANG REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021

Related:
澳大利亚战略政策研究所|解构新疆镇压:中共党国如何治疆?(全)(Australian Institute of Strategic Policy|Deconstructing the Repression of Xinjiang: How does CPC govern Xinjiang (full text)?)
China Digital Times, November 5, 2021

‘A Daily Cloud of Suffering’: A Crackdown in China Is Felt Abroad
中国镇压新疆给海外维吾尔人造成的心理创伤

The New York Times, November 8, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

西藏之声:中共当局借“九年义务教育”强制藏族僧人 (Voice of Tibet: CPC authorities use "nine-year compulsory education" to secularize Tibetan monks)
Radio Free Asia, November 7, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

国台办公布“台独”惩戒 国民两党齐反对(Chinese State Council’s Taiwan Affairs Office decrees harsh punishments for "Taiwan independence" proponents; Taiwan’s ruling, opposition parties scoff)
Deutsche Welle, November 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan nominated for RSF press freedom award
The Guardian, November 8, 2021

Related:
狱中中国公民记者张展获无国界记者新闻自由奖提名(Imprisoned Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is nominated for Reporters Without Borders' Press Freedom Award)
Voice of America, November 8, 2021

江苏人权活动人士徐秦被指控犯煽动颠覆国家政权罪于2021年11月5日被执行逮捕(Jiangsu human rights activist Xu Qin is formally arrested on charges of inciting subversion of state power)
Weiquanwang, November 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Propaganda Success Stories
China Media Project, November 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping to lay out vision for China’s future – and past – at key meeting
The Guardian, November 8, 2021

Near-Daily Covid Tests, Sleeping in Classrooms: Life in Covid-Zero China
“没办法生活”:在病毒清零政策中被“榨干”的瑞丽

The New York Times, November 8, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Encouraging ‘words, signs or gestures’ may still lead to rioting convictions, says justice chief after top court ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, November 8, 2021

【六四和平集會案】控方稱維園滿佈燭光 鄒幸彤否認成功集會 但成功呼遍地開花(Prosecution says Victoria Park was filled with candlelight; Chow Hang-tung says she succeeded in calling for “blooming everywhere,” but not in holding assembly)
Stand News, November 8, 2021

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【六四和平集會】何桂藍:不認同支聯會 事前僅去過一次集會 國安法後悼念六四是反抗(Gwyneth Ho: I had only joined vigil once as I did not identify with Hong Kong Alliance; June Fourth vigil after National Security Law is a form of resistance)
Stand News, November 8, 2021

Hong Kong election: opposition hopefuls clear first hurdle after getting sufficient support to run
South China Morning Post, November 8, 2021

Foreign journalists fear further trouble under Hong Kong security law
Radio Free Asia, November 5, 2021

Stand news chief quits
The Standard, November 8, 2021

鄧炳強:許智峯等在社交網站煽動抵制選舉或已觸犯條例(Security chief Chris Tang: Ted Hui’s incitement on social media to boycott election may have breached the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 8, 2021

EXCLUSIVE New Hong Kong university classes set out dangers of breaking security law
Reuters, November 5, 2021

Young people in Hong Kong losing confidence in rule of law after 2019 protests, survey finds
South China Morning Post, November 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

What Peng Shuai’s Story Tells Us About #MeToo in China
The Diplomat, November 5, 2021

To Steer China’s Future, Xi Is Rewriting Its Past
中共将出台第三个“历史决议”,习近平重释党史巩固地位

The New York Times, November 8, 2021

Friday, November 05, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China says it will hold supporters of Taiwan's independence criminally responsible for life
Reuters, November 5, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

独立公益人王建兵、女权记者黄雪琴家属收到逮捕通知书 (Families of independent public interest advocate Wang Jianbing, women's rights journalist Huang Xueqin received arrest notices)
Weiquanwang, November 5, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Xi Jinping is rewriting history to justify his rule for years to come
The Economist, November 6, 2021

China’s leading LGBTQ advocacy group deletes social media accounts, appears to be in jeopardy
SupChina, November 4, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

彭帅指控张高丽#MeToo:有学者认为不应只聚焦政治层面 (Peng Shuai's #MeToo accusation against Zhang Gaoli: Scholar urges speculators to look beyond political incentives)
BBC, November 4, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ignore China’s New Data Privacy Law at Your Peril
Wired, November 5, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

US calls on China to not limit journalists' freedom at 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Reuters, November 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Security law: Hong Kong court denies bail to former Next Digital CEO pending foreign collusion trial
Hong Kong Free Press, November 5, 2021

Hong Kong protests: former vice-chairwoman of Tiananmen vigil group admits joining gathering, denies calling on others to participate in person
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2021

十一國慶日有國旗被燒毀案 警方拘捕多一名男子(Police arrest another man for setting national flag on fire on National Day)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 5, 2021

Hong Kong journalists urge government to drop plans for fake news law, as survey reveals belief that freedom of press is deteriorating in the city
South China Morning Post, November 5, 2021

曾奪人權新聞獎 網媒《加山傳播》宣布遣散所有香港成員(Award-winning online news media DB Channel dismisses all Hong Kong members)
Stand News, November 4, 2021

Chinese State Firm Weighs Bid to Take Over SCMP From Alibaba
Bloomberg, November 5, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China: Release Gravely Ill Activist
Human Rights Watch, November 4, 2021

Thursday, November 04, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

欧洲议会代表团见蔡英文 北京警告不要发出错误信号(European Parliament delegation meets Tsai Ing-wen; Beijing warns against sending false signals)
Deutsche Welle, November 4, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

法新社:中国对前领导人性丑闻进行网络封锁审查(Agence France-Presse: China censors information on former leader’s sex scandal)
Radio France Internationale, November 4, 2021

Related:
彭帅被删微博全文 (Full Text of Peng Shuai’s censored Weibo post)
Vision China Times, November 4, 2021

Excerpt (translation by HRIC):

"About three years ago, you, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, had retired. You contacted me through Dr. Liu of the Tianjin Tennis Center to ask me to play tennis in the Kangming Building in Beijing. After playing in the morning, you and your wife Kang Jie together took me to your home. Then I was taken into a room at your home, and, just like more than ten years ago in Tianjin, you want to have sex with me.

“I was very scared that afternoon. I didn't expect it to be like this. A person stood guard outside. No one could possibly believe that a wife would agree to this. . . . "

"It is true that I have no evidence; and it is impossible to preserve evidence. After that, you kept denying it. But it is a fact you liked me first; otherwise I wouldn't have been able to contact you. That afternoon, I didn't give my consent and kept crying . . . .

"You have said that you are not afraid. But I will tell the truth about you—even if it is like an egg hitting a rock, or a moth flying into the flame."

Access to Justice (司法公正)

异议人士王爱忠被囚逾五个月坚持无罪 妻子促政府放人(Five months in detention, dissident Wang Aizhong insists on innocence; wife urges his release)
Radio Free Asia, November 4, 2021

无国界记者敦促中国立即释放狱中生命堪忧公民记者张展(Reporters Without Borders urges China to immediately release citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, whose life hangs in the balance)
Voice of America, November 4, 2021

Related:
China: RSF urges for release of Covid-19 reporter who faces impending death
Reporters Without Borders, November 3, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China-EU relations: Lithuania says its rocky ties with Beijing are a ‘wake-up call’ for Europe
Reuters, November 4, 2021

Chinese People Think China Is Popular Overseas. Americans Disagree.
The Diplomat, November 4, 2021