HRIC Daily Brief

China internet censors scramble as lockdown frustration sparks ‘creative’ wave of dissent The Guardian, April 20, 2022 Shanghai police warn...

Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law South ...

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022 港懲教軟硬兼施「去激化」反修例囚犯 (C...

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers The New York Times, April 20, 2022 Veteran mainland Chinese diplom...

China: Credibility of UN Human Rights Chief’s Visit at Risk Human Rights Watch, April 19, 2022 The crackdown on trade unions in Hong Kong: ...

China and Solomon Islands sign security deal, Chinese foreign ministry says The Guardian, April 19, 2022 Chinese censors, police go after l...

藏区扫黑除恶内幕：藏人因向海外寺院汇款被判处非法经营罪 (Tibetans are convicted of illegal business operations for remittances to overseas monasteries) Weiquanwang, Apr...

1.4 million Hong Kong SIM cards linked to real names in first month since compulsory registration enforced Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, ...

Coronavirus: China’s top expert writes of eventual return to normal, but article deleted at home South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022 ...

Voter participation is key to robust elections in Hong Kong South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022 Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olym...

Why Shanghai’s Covid crisis could have wider political implications South China Morning Post, April 17, 2022 China’s Economic Trends ...

Shanghai lockdown: How angry netizens test China's 'Great Firewall' British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2022 理大終止承認學生會...

Chinese security official orders risk elimination drive ahead of key Communist Party congress South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022 C...

China tries to cover lockdown strains on Shanghai’s front-line workers The Washington Post, April 18, 2022 Shanghai records first officia...

China’s Costly Exceptionalism The Atlantic, April 18, 2022 What Exactly Is America’s China Policy? Foreign Policy, April 14, 2022 S...

How China will censor the metaverse SupChina, April 13, 2022 Weibo Has Still Blocked ‘Shanghai Buy Groceries’ Hashtag What's on Weibo,...

中国共青团称“极端女权已成网络毒瘤” 引发争议(Communist Youth League of China says "extreme feminism has become an online cancer,” stirs controversy) Weiquan...

Hong Kong urged to regulate crowdfunding to prevent activities ‘endangering’ China’s security Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2022 China’s...

Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash The Guardian, April 14, 2022 Uygur woman held in Riyadh could be deported to ...

China: End Censorship, Prioritize Human Rights over Politicized “Zero-COVID” Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 13, 2022 China’s ‘Zero...