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, April 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Jeff Bezos questions China’s influence over Elon Musk’s Twitter
The Guardian, April 26, 2022

The censorship of Shanghai citizens in lockdown sparks an uproar on Chinese social media
GlobalVoices, April 26, 2022

Related:
WeChat uses pop-up alert to contest rumours about blocking Shanghai lockdown posts as censors increase pressure on platforms
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

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

年度世界宗教自由报告出炉 美议员专门提及中国 (Annual World Religious Freedom Report released, U.S. lawmakers specifically mention China)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2022

Hong Kong’s human rights press awards scrapped over security law fears
The Guardian, April 25, 2022

林鄭月娥拒評停辦人權新聞獎 重申新聞自由受保障但行使時須守法(Carrie Lam refuses to comment on Human Rights Press Awards suspension, reiterates that freedom of the press is guaranteed but must be exercised lawfully)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2022

National security: Transfer of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil organisers’ case to High Court adjourned again
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2022

【初選47人案】范國威被拒保釋 判詞關注案件進度延誤 最快明年中開審(Court denies bail to Gary Fan, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion; concerns grow about delayed case progress as trial is expected to start mid-2023 at earliest)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

18歲男認暴動潛逃 判入教導所(18-year-old man sentenced to correctional center after pleading guilty to rioting and absconding)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2022

Political cartoonist Ah To announces departure from Hong Kong citing ‘great mental stress’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2022

China is ‘arbitrarily detaining’ activist Zhang Baocheng, UN experts say
Agence France-Presse, April 26, 2022

Pro-China newspaper denounces Hong Kong journalists' union as 'anti-China'
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2022

鍾劍華離港後首露面 認曾被國安約談 日後以另一身份支援民研(Former HKPORI vice-executive officer Chung Kim-wah makes first appearance after leaving Hong Kong: Was interviewed by national security department, will support HKPORI in another capacity in the future)
inmediahk.net, April 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China shifts Covid-19 focus to Beijing outbreak as Shanghai cases fall to 21-day low while fatalities increase
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2022

UN team in China to prepare for likely Xinjiang visit by human rights chief Michelle Bachelet
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

抗議上海封城的《四月之聲》,拳頭落在棉花上("Voice of April": Protesting Shanghai's lockdown)
The Initium, April 26, 2022

Monday, April 25, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China is hunting Uyghurs around the world, with help from some surprising countries
NBC News, April 25, 2022

Related:
Great Wall of Steel: China’s Global Campaign to Suppress the Uyghurs
Wilson Center, March 2022

Chinese political interference has Western spooks worried
The Economist, April 23, 2022

Shanghai: video maker urges people to stop sharing film critical of Covid lockdown
The Guardian, April 23, 2022

New Zealand Deal May Put Japan Closer to ‘Five Eyes’ Intelligence Alliance
日本与新西兰讨论“无缝”共享情报协议,对抗中国影响力

The New York Times, April 25, 2022

美欧联合警告中国:支持俄罗斯需承担后果(U.S., EU warn China of consequences for supporting Russia)
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2022

2021年度全球军事支出出炉 美中领先互争霸(U.S., China rank top in 2021 gov’t military spending)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2022

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

Hong Kong's Foreign Correspondents' Club suspends top Asian human rights awards
Reuters, April 25, 2022

Former Hong Kong academic and Occupy founder Benny Tai pleads guilty to illegally incurring election expenses over ads for tactical voting scheme
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Ex-leaders of Hong Kong’s defunct Tiananmen vigil group in court for first time since Covid-19 prison lockdown
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2022

Hong Kong social scientist from pollster group Pori flees city, citing threats from ‘powerful bodies’, fear of ‘moving red lines’
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group holds meeting to discuss possibility of disbandment, says it will still operate for ‘foreseeable future’
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2022

Hong Kong's Chinese University evicts student media as PolyU cuts ties with union
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2022

10.1黃大仙暴動案 8男女判監36至39月 官指急救員與全副武裝者罪責相同(8 sentenced to 36 to 39 months in prison for rioting on National Day in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, April 22, 2022

曾被警帶走助查黃店皇茶結業 引《WARRIOR》歌詞:「大不了死亦不會避」(Pro-democracy Taiwan tea shop Royaltea whose owners were taken by police for investigation shuts down)
inmediahk.net, April 25, 2022

美籍律师Bickett已向香港终院提交上诉 (American lawyer Bickett appeals his case in Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2022

【羊村繪本案】郭偉健批准由國安法官主審 稱控罪若實行勢令中央成「受害者」(Judge Kwok Wai-kin approves prosecution’s request to have national security judge handle case of speech therapists union charged with publishing seditious children’s books)
inmediahk.net, April 22, 2022

Student poetry contest in China becomes unexpected outlet for dissent
The Washington Post, April 24, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Amid Low Birth Rate Worries, China Increases Pressure on Women
The Diplomat, April 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

联合国人权事务高级专员将到访中国(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit China)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2022

Covid Lockdowns Revive the Ghosts of a Planned Economy
The New York Times, April 25, 2022

Covid Outbreak in Beijing Prompts Panic Buying and Fears of a Lockdown
北京新冠确诊病例激增,居民担忧封城恐慌性囤粮

The New York Times, April 25, 2022

中国逾20城市处于封控状态 “因地制宜”谈何容易(More than 20 cities in China under lockdown; "adjusting to local conditions" is not easy)
Voice of America, April 25, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong explores new ways to keep court observers from getting too political
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2022

‘Hong Kong is strange to me now’: how five refugees are finding their new lives in Britain
The Guardian, April 25, 2022

How Chinese state media paints an alternative picture of the Ukraine war
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2022

极端清零防疫正在唤醒公民权利意识(Extreme zero-COVID policy, epidemic prevention are rousing awareness of civil rights)
Radio France Internationale, April 24, 2022

Friday, April 22, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Sceptics of China’s TCM Covid-19 remedy Lianhua Qingwen face online attacks
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2022

HONG KONG OPENS YOUTH “DERADICALIZATION” PROGRAMS AND CLOSES STUDENT UNIONS
China Digital Times, April 21, 2022

抗衡中俄?英国印度签署印太地区防务协议(To counter China, Russia? UK, India sign Indo-Pacific defense agreement)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

中俄威胁加剧 新西兰与日本拟深化军事合作(New Zealand, Japan plan to deepen military cooperation as Sino-Russian threat intensifies)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

德国外长: 中国应停止对立陶宛的胁迫手段(German foreign minister: China should stop coercive tactics against Lithuania)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2022

亚洲人对美国的看法急剧上升,而对中国的看法有所下滑(Asians' approval of U.S. leadership in the world has risen sharply, while support for that of China declines)
Voice of America, April 22, 2022

Related:
Germany, U.S. Lead Approval Ratings in Asia
Gallup, April 22, 2022

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

Chinese national living in the Netherlands forced to shut down Twitter account
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2022

‘Prisoners of conscience’: Jimmy Lai, Joshua Wong among Hong Kong activists nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2022

圍理大11人涉油麻地暴動不認罪 消防員憶「人踩人」逾30人堆高1.7米(11 plead not guilty to rioting in Yau Ma Tei riots during 2019 PolyU siege)
Ming Pao, April 22, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

CCP Regulations and Xi Jinping’s Bid for a Third Term
The Diplomat, April 22, 2022

美CECC敦促联合国禁止酷刑委员会不要因中国未提交有关报告而推迟对其人权进行审议(U.S. CECC urges UN Committee against Torture not to delay review of China's human rights for its failure to submit relevant reports)
Voice of America, April 22, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

新冠疫情:“封控”带来次生灾害 如何影响上海(Covid-19: How “lockdown” affects Shanghai with secondary disasters)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 22, 2022

上海封控引发物流乱象:卡车司机被隔离,集装箱堆积如山(Shanghai's lockdown and control cause logistics chaos: Truck drivers are isolated, containers are piled up)
The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2022

Thursday, April 21, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China reinforces tight control over plane crash mystery
Radio France Internationale, April 21, 2022

Chinese police order residents to hand over passports 'until after the pandemic'
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

中国与所罗门群岛证实签署安全协议 美澳新表达担忧(China, Solomon Islands confirm signing of security agreement; U.S., Australia, New Zealand express concern)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2022

美驻联合国大使会晤被中国关押的维吾尔人的家属并谴责中共在新疆暴行(U.S. ambassador to UN meets families of Uyghurs detained in China, condemns CPC atrocities in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 21, 2022

获英国资助的在英华人组织或被中共渗透 让在英港人忧虑(Hong Kongers in UK fear British-funded Chinese organizations there may be infiltrated by CPC)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

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

Hong Kong law firm Vidler & Co, which handled protest-related cases, to close after 19 years
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2022

Related:
英籍香港著名人权律师 计划于今年6月停止执业(Prominent British human rights lawyer in Hong Kong plans to stop practicing in June this year)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong journalist trades his camera for a taxi amid media crackdown
The Washington Post, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China ratifies forced labour conventions ahead of visit by UN rights chief
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Related:
中国批准《废除强迫劳动公约》(China ratifies Convention on the Abolition of Forced Labour)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2022

US firms say China’s ‘ambiguous’ data laws are creating a ‘uniquely restrictive’ environment
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: Beijing lashes out at Google for taking down YouTube channel of candidate John Lee
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Hong Kong politicians accused of benefiting from ‘protections and freedoms’ in West over property portfolios
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2022

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making
The Guardian, April 21, 2022

上海疫情:防疫手段再加码,当局要求居民区整体搬迁到附近省份(COVID-19 in Shanghai: In stepped-up prevention measures, authorities force relocation of entire neighborhood to nearby provinces)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2022

Shanghai’s Low Covid Death Toll Revives Questions About China’s Numbers
上海官方新冠死亡人数引发质疑

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

China doubles down on coal
关于中国未来的经济和能源选择,你应该知道的几个要点

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why a Chinese Security Deal in the Pacific Could Ripple Through the World
为何中国与所罗门群岛的安全协议会影响全世界?

The New York Times, April 21, 2022

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

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

Shanghai police warn bereaved families of elderly COVID-19 patients not to speak out
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

上海危机敲响警钟?中国多地提前严格封控
China’s Covid shutdowns go far beyond Shanghai.

The New York Times, April 20, 2022

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

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 Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Owner of Hong Kong Telegram channel popular during 2019 protests found guilty of inciting others to commit crimes
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2022

2 handed suspended 2-month sentences for inciting others to cast invalid votes in Hong Kong’s ‘patriots only’ election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

黎智英、鄒幸彤、李卓人、黃之鋒、何桂藍 獲15學者聯署提名諾貝爾和平獎 (Jimmy Lai, Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan, Joshua Wong, Gwyneth Ho nominated by 15 scholars for Nobel Peace Prize)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
Nominations for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize: Letter by 15 Scholars to the Peace Prize Selection Committee of the Norwegian Nobel Institute
January 28, 2022

【初選47人案】余慧明遭撤銷擔保 再上高院申保釋遭拒 (Winnie Yu, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

茶店負責人社交帖文涉煽動意圖 高院申保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail to 2 Taiwanese drinks shop co-owners charged with sedition)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

光城者7人加控串謀導致爆炸交替控罪 保釋被拒6月再訊待交付高院 (Prosecution adds conspiracy to cause explosion as alternative charge for 7 “Returning Valiant” members; all are denied bail)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

男生拋垃圾入路軌 危及乘客安全等3罪成 官:放棄考試參與示威感痛心 (Student convicted of 3 crimes including throwing garbage into railway tracks, endangering passengers safety in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, April 20, 2022

数十个人权组织吁联合国人权高专中国行应达到最低标准“可信度” (Dozens of human rights groups urge UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to meet minimum standards of "credibility" of her China trip)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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 (Correctional Services Department uses various approaches to "de-radicalize" anti-ELAB prisoners)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

妇女权益保障法大修,如何让“防拐条款”长出“牙齿”? (Overhaul of the Law on the Protection of Women's Rights and Interests: How to make the "anti-trafficking clause" grow "teeth"?)
China News, April 20, 2022

最高检:严厉打击养老诈骗犯罪 加大追诉力度 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate: Severely crack down on, step up prosecution of pension fraud)
China News, April 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Veteran mainland Chinese diplomat installed as deputy director of Beijing’s top office overseeing Hong Kong affairs
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2022

Hong Kong says voters only have one option in 'elections' for city's next leader
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2022

特首選舉|競選辦頻道被YouTube引美制裁令停用 李家超:美制裁是無理霸凌行為、刻意施壓 (YouTube cites U.S. sanctions to shut John Lee’s election campaign channel; Lee: U.S. sanctions are unreasonable bullying and deliberate pressure)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Related:
特首選舉|Meta:李家超可續用facebook、Instagram 惟禁涉收費服務 (Meta: John Lee can continue to use Facebook, Instagram, but prohibited from paid services)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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: what response from responsible investors?
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 19, 2022

Opinion: Why Hong Kong’s prisoners of conscience deserve the Nobel Peace Prize
The Washington Post, April 19, 2022

俄罗斯和中国都暴露了威权政权的弱点
China and Russia Are Giving Authoritarianism a Bad Name

The New York Times, April 19, 2022

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China and Solomon Islands sign security deal, Chinese foreign ministry says
The Guardian, April 19, 2022

Chinese censors, police go after list of Shanghai dead, zero-COVID critics
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

大陸疫情「抽乾」診療資源,誰在為動態清零付出代價?(When the pandemic drains diagnosis and treatment resources on the mainland, who is paying the price for zero-covid policy?)
The Intitium, April 18, 2022

Chinese censors struggle to keep up with Megan Thee Stallion at Coachella
SupChina, April 19, 2022

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

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, April 19, 2022

PolyU becomes fifth Hong Kong university to fully cut ties with students’ union
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Hong Kong man jailed for 14.5 years for biting off ex-District Councillor’s ear, knife attack
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

民主派初選案 范國威申請保釋被拒 (Gary Fan, one of the 47 democrats charged with subversion, is denied bail again)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2022

前《蘋果日報》主筆馮偉光涉違國安法被拒保釋 官批馮無權控制出版說法不合邏輯 (Judge denies bail to former Apple Daily chief editor Fung Wai-kong, finds argument in bail application that Fung has no authority to control published contents is illogical)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

前支聯會常委梁錦威刑滿出獄:唔好放棄相信嘅嘢 (Former standing committee member of HK Alliance Simon Leung released from prison after serving his sentence, says: Don't give up what you believe in)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

1.4 million Hong Kong SIM cards linked to real names in first month since compulsory registration enforced
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

三个月的“魔幻”隔离:一名华人律师的回国探亲之旅
From the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story

The New York Times, April 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Voter participation is key to robust elections in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2022

Assessing the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Soft Power, Politics, and the Future of the Games
The Diplomat, April 18, 2022

Monday, April 18, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

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

China’s Economic Trends Hint at Cost of Zero Covid Strategy
The New York Times, April 17, 2022

China’s economy pays a price as lockdowns restrict nearly a third of its population.
近三分之一人口被封控,中国经济为“清零”付出高昂代价

The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Will China’s zero-Covid policy bring the world’s factory grinding to a halt?
The Guardian, April 15, 2022

上海封城:舆论控制与呼唤自由(Shanghai lockdown: Controlling public opinion vs. calling for freedom)
Deutsche Welle, April 17, 2022

中国祭出军演恫吓 美重量级国会议员访团展现对台支持(China stages military exercises in show of force as U.S. heavyweight lawmaker delegation visits Taiwan to show support)
Voice of America, April 16, 2022

China conducts major military drills as US lawmakers visit Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

美高官本周出访所罗门群岛 力争废止已草签的中所安全协议(Top U.S. officials to visit Solomon Islands this week to try to scrap its draft security pact with China)
Voice of America, April 18, 2022

七成针对中国:去年日本战机紧急升空达一千多次(Last year, Japanese fighter jets scrambled more than a thousand times—70% of them against China’s military aircraft)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2022

China’s ‘Mighty Dragon’ stealth fighter stretches its wings over a wider area
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

专访:中国红利让穆斯林国家甘愿迫害维吾尔人(Interview: China's payout makes Muslim countries willing to persecute Uyghurs)/a>
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2022

How private Chinese companies are winning in Africa
SupChina, April 15, 2022

China says it is on the ‘right side of history,’ following US criticism over Russia-Ukraine war stance
Agence France-Presse, April 14, 2022

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

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 要求7.15前遷出校園(HK Polytechnic U. stops recognizing student union, asks it to move out by July 15)
Initium Media, April 15, 2022

Taiwanese activist jailed in mainland China returns home
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

被关押1852天的李明哲获释感言:愿中国人权受侵犯者有解脱的一天(Taiwan’s human rights worker Lee Ming-che, detained for 1,852 days, says on his release: May Chinese human rights victims be free one day)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

China doubles down on zero-Covid policy ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Related:
中国卫健委:反对“病毒共存” 巩固防疫成果迎中共二十大(China’s National Health Commission: Oppose "coexistence with virus," consolidate achievements of epidemic prevention to welcome CPC’s 20th National Congress)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2022

TikTok under US government investigation on child sexual abuse material
TikTok因儿童性侵害内容遭美国政府调查

Financial Times, April 15, 2022

China moves to make reporting of trafficking mandatory under changes to women’s rights law
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

鄭若驊:煽動行為同屬危害國安 指國家安全概念好闊(HK Secretary for Justice, Teresa Cheng: Incitement is also endangering national security, as concept of national security is very broad)
Initium Media, April 16, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

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

Shanghai records first official Covid deaths since lockdown imposed
The Guardian, April 18, 2022

Covid China: Elderly deaths contradict Shanghai figures
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 16, 2022

China’s Covid death data obscure real impact of Omicron, experts say
The Financial Times, April 16, 2022

上海人的忍耐已经到了极限(Shanghai people's patience has reached the limit)
Radio France Internationale, April 17, 2022

Inside Shanghai quarantine centres with 24-hour lights and no hot showers
Associated Press, April 18, 2022

‘Too smelly to sleep’: Thirteen days in a Shanghai isolation facility.
The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Shanghai’s covid siege: Food shortages, talking robots, starving animals
The Washington Post, April 15, 2022

More Chinese cities tighten controls as Shanghai COVID-19 cases rise
Channel News Asia, April 17, 2022

China's Xi'an imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight Omicron flare-up
Channel News Asia, April 16, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee’s manifesto to ‘centre on housing, civil service reform’ with less focus on national security
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Who is John Lee? 12 quotes from Hong Kong’s unopposed leadership hopeful
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: why did Beijing pick John Lee to be the city’s next leader?
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2022

FactWire: John Lee’s sons have business links with Hong Kong chief executive electors, investigation reveals
FactWire, April 14, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee calls financial industry double-edged weapon, legal system ‘polluted by politics’
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China’s Costly Exceptionalism
The Atlantic, April 18, 2022

What Exactly Is America’s China Policy?
Foreign Policy, April 14, 2022

Shanghai’s brutal lockdown a defining moment for China’s logistics sector
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2022

Shanghai Lockdown Diary
The Diplomat, April 14, 2022

China’s Transnational Repression Gets Saudi Backing
Foreign Policy, April 15, 2022

Faced With a Changed Europe, China Sticks to an Old Script
俄乌战争影响欧洲对华立场,中国外交政策面临挑战

The New York Times, April 15, 2022

Thursday, April 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

How China will censor the metaverse
SupChina, April 13, 2022

Weibo Has Still Blocked ‘Shanghai Buy Groceries’ Hashtag
What's on Weibo, April 13, 2022

阻中国扩张太平洋势力 澳高官出访所羅門群岛(To forestall expansion of China's Pacific power, senior Australian official visits Solomon Islands)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2022

出于对俄罗斯和中国的担忧,日本加强与意大利的军事合作(Japan steps up military cooperation with Italy amid concerns over Russia, China)
Voice of America, April 14, 2022

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

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)
Weiquanwang, April 14, 2022

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group to consider disbanding in response to mounting government pressure for more transparency
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

《立場》發布煽動刊物案 控方稱公司放棄出庭權利 5.3區院訊(Prosecution claims Stand News, charged with publishing seditious materials, gave up right to appear in court; case adjourned until May 3)
inmediahk.net, April 13, 2022

6 Hong Kong teachers disqualified over complaints linked to 2019 protests
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong protests: activist jailed for 16 months for organising 2019 illegal march in Yuen Long after mob attack
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong resident held in southwest China for taking part in protests
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

岑敖暉認facebook文章藐視法庭判囚6周 官:應自我監督不容言論縱容暴力(Lester Shum, one of 47 pro-democracy figures charged with subversion, is sentenced to 6 weeks in prison after pleading guilty to contempt of court over Facebook article)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

阮民安涉煽動被捕續還押 控方或加控欺詐相關罪行(Pro-democracy singer Tommy Yuen remains in detention for alleged sedition; prosecution may add fraud charges)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

女文員天橋噴「721」「831」認刑毁 判24個月感化令(Female clerk is sentenced to 24-month probation after pleading guilty to criminal damage over spraying "721" and "831" on a bridge)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2022

Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che expected to be released from mainland Chinese jail after five years
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Banned Hong Kong statues to find new refuge in democratic Taiwan: rights activists
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

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

China’s Internet Crackdown Targets Tencent and ByteDance’s Algorithms
ChinaFilmInsider, April 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Shanghai TV channel postpones Covid spin show after backlash
The Guardian, April 14, 2022

Uygur woman held in Riyadh could be deported to China ‘within hours’
Agence France-Presse, April 14, 2022

坚持“动态清零”还是与病毒“共存”?(Insist on "dynamic clearing" of virus or "coexistence"?)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

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

China’s ‘Zero-Covid’ Mess Proves Autocracy Hurts Everyone
中国“新冠清零”乱局:专制将伤害每一个人

The New York Times, April 14, 2022

Globalization Is Over. The Global Culture Wars Have Begun.
全球化已经结束,一场全球文化战争正在打响

The New York Times, April 14, 2022

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China’s ‘Zero-Covid’ Mess Proves Autocracy Hurts Everyone
The New York Times, April 13, 2022

习近平的关键之年,中国搁置“共同富裕”运动
China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi

The New York Times, April 13, 2022

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

Former Xinjiang detainee arrives in US to testify over repeated torture he says he was subjected to
The Guardian, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong activist jailed for 16 months for organising banned ‘Reclaim Yuen Long’ demo in 2019
Hong Kong Free Press, April 13, 2022

Related:
法庭指鍾健平多次記者會煽動字眼 有意違法屬加刑因素(Court says Max Chung’s use of seditious words in several press conferences shows intent to break the law and is factor for additional penalty)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2022

Hong Kong police are ‘weaponizing’ the law against outspoken media mogul: lawyers
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

律师成功会见王建兵,王此前被单独隔离关押长达五个多月(Lawyer successfully met with Wang Jianbing, who was held in solitary confinement for more than 5 months)
Weiquanwang, April 13, 2022

江苏无锡著名人权捍卫者沈爱斌因“涉嫌寻衅滋事“案被转指定监视居住(Shen Aibin, well-known human rights defender in Wuxi, Jiangsu, is transferred to designated residential surveillance on suspicion of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, April 12, 2022

李明哲5年刑期将届满 国台办:近期释放返台 (Li Mingzhe nears end of 5-year sentence; Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council: He will be returned to Taiwan soon)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

王爱忠案开庭前夕 广州法院突然通知庭审押后 (On eve of Wang Aizhong trial, Guangzhou court issues adjournment)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Why is China choosing now to ratify forced labour conventions?
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

US spotlights Hong Kong elections in its criticism of China’s human rights record
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Related:
特區政府強烈反對美國國務院年度人權報告中對港評論(HK gov't strongly opposes to comments on Hong Kong in U.S. annual human rights report)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2022

China activists call for reboot of State Dept. annual human rights report
Politico, April 13, 2022

U.S. Report Describes a Global Retreat on Human Rights and Democracy
The New York Times, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee submits 786 nominations to stand for city’s top job, representing more than half of Election Committee members
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

胡平:读《黎安友论中国》有感 (Hu Ping: Thoughts on Andrew Nathan’s “On China”)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

Tuesday, April 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China censors gay storyline from Harry Potter franchise film Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

In a changing city, a glitzy Hong Kong gallery grapples with censorship
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2022

中国的乌克兰战争宣传:放大并强化俄方虚假信息
China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

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

刘晓波雕像六四在台巡回展出 未来将落脚台湾 (In traveling exhibit, bronze statue of Liu Xiaobo to go on view on June 4 in Taiwan, its future permanent home)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2022

Veteran Hong Kong journalist Allan Au released on bail following arrest over alleged sedition
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong veteran activist Koo Sze-yiu pleads not guilty to seditious bid to protest Beijing Winter Olympic Games
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong police take away 2 linked to pro-democracy bubble tea shop to assist with investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong protests: student faces up to 7 years’ jail for rioting, after serving time in mainland China over trying to flee to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Related:
警方圍堵理大案「12港人」郭子麟及IVE生認暴動罪 11人不認罪周四開審(Kok Tsz-lun of Hong Kong 12 case and vocational training student pleads guilty to rioting in the 2019 PolyU siege; 11 others plead not guilty)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

涉暴動少年潛逃一年再被捕 今認罪求情稱潛逃浪費青春(After a year on the run, teen accused of rioting re-arrested, pleads guilty and says he wasted his youth in flight)
Ming Pao, April 12, 2022

Hong Kong CityU demands responses from students over alleged offences at union farewell ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Local security legislation Article 23 ‘a priority,’ says Hong Kong leadership hopeful John Lee
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2022

卫生官员肯定上海封控策略:“躺平”不是中国的选择
‘We cannot let our guard down,’ a top Chinese health official tells Shanghai residents under lockdown.

The New York Times, April 12, 2022

上海封锁进入第二周,民众不满情绪难消
Shanghai residents bristle as a lockdown enters a second week with more testing.

The New York Times, April 11, 2022

Chinese UN representative ‘laments’ deaths in Ukraine missile attack but doesn’t blame Russia
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Ukraine Exposed the True Danger of Chinese Censorship
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2022

Carrie Lam’s Departure Signals a Further Crackdown in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, April 11, 2022

Monday, April 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Shanghai cyber watchdog warns against internet rumours as extended lockdown frays nerves
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2022

Related:
Weibo removes hashtag about food shortages in Shanghai as locked-down residents go hungry
SupChina, April 8, 2022

美媒:中国军机飞越北约盟国送武器(China’s military planes fly over NATO allies to send weapons to Serbia)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2022

Related:
China makes semi-secret delivery of missiles to Serbia
AP, April 10, 2022

可疑的渔业生意:报告详述中国船队在西非的非法活动(Suspicious fishing business: Report details illegal activities of China’s fleets in West Africa)
Voice of America, April 9, 2022

Related:
GLOBAL IMPACT OF ILLEGAL FISHING AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN CHINA’S VAST DISTANT WATER FLEET REVEALED
Environmental Justice Foundation, April 5, 2022

中国曾利用美国的电视和TikTok明星进行奥运宣传(China used U.S. TV, TikTok stars for Olympic propaganda)
Voice of America, April 9, 2022

专访:台湾向欧盟展现“中国专制”外的替代方案(Interview: Taiwan presents EU with alternatives to “China’s autocracy”)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2022

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

Prominent Hong Kong journalist Allan Au reportedly held on sedition charge
Agence France-Presse, April 11, 2022

Related:
記協憂區家麟被捕事件損新聞自由(Hong Kong Journalists Association: Allan Au's arrest harms press freedom)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2022

Hong Kong protests: activist behind 2019 illegal march in Yuen Long after mob attack faces 5 years in jail
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2022

‘Hong Kong has become an authoritarian society’: Democrat Yeung Sum released after serving Nat’l Day protest jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, April 11, 2022

許智峯:高院引港區國安法 向他及妻母發財產限制令 (High Court cites national security law to issue property restraining order on Ted Hui's wife and mother)
Ming Pao, April 9, 2022

59歲男被告涉營運「牧師和你顛」YouTube被控發表煽動文字 申保釋被拒 (59-year-old man arrested last week for publishing seditious text is denied bail)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2022

黎智英律師:中共以法律作武器令黎沉默 促聯合國調查(Jimmy Lai lawyer says CPC uses law as weapon to silence Lai, urges UN to investigate)
Ming Pao, April 8, 2022

Henan rights activist in secret 'defamation' trial after visit to rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Women harmed by China's draconian family planning policies still seek redress
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2022

Supply Chains Widely Tainted by Forced Labor in China, Panel Is Told
美国多方人士敦促拜登政府全力执行新疆产品禁令

The New York Times, April 11, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

LOCKDOWN Shanghai 2022
ChinaChange, April 9, 2022

HRIC note: An eye-opening compilation of videos taken by Shanghai residents showing what is happening on the ground and the reality of the “zero COVID” policy. Includes scenes of eerie, empty streets; public security officers in white PPE chasing and beating up a resident; a truck driver being blocked from delivering a truckload of food into the city; a resident showing a quarantine facility with a filthy floor, no masks for anyone, and not even water for handwashing after bathroom visits that he was forced to enter; and more.

Lockdowns in China Block Truck Shipments and Close Factories
卡车司机短缺、工厂停工:中国疫情封锁进一步破坏供应链

The New York Times, April 11, 2022

上海老年护理中心爆发疫情 多名老人死亡(Numerous elderly die in outbreak in Shanghai’s elderly care center)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2022

Beijing’s handpicked candidate for Hong Kong signals tighter control
The Washington Post, April 8, 2022

Related:
China’s Choice for Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Reveals Its Own Insecurity
The Diplomat, April 9, 2022

香港晚報:李家超選特首,已取足夠提名(John Lee has received enough nominations to stand for Chief Executive election)
The News Lens, April 11, 2022

Xi Jinping puts Communist Party on podium as he hails Beijing Winter Olympics
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2022

Friday, April 08, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

联大通过暂停俄人权理事会资格 中国投票反对(UN General Assembly approves suspension of Russia from Human Rights Council with China opposing)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2022

面对中国在区域日益咄咄逼人的军事行动 日本和菲律宾加强安全合作(Japan, Philippines step up security cooperation in face of China's increasingly aggressive military operations in the region)
Voice of America, April 8, 2022

Chinese national sentenced to US prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets
Reuters, April 8, 2022

Shanghai residents warned about online posts over Covid lockdown
Financial Times, April 8, 2022

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

广东著名人权捍卫者王爱忠案原定2022年4月12日在广州不公开审理被取消 法院无任何理由和解释(Court cancels trial of well-known human rights defender Wang Aizhong for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble,” providing no explanation)
Weiquanwang, April 8, 2022

河南省信阳维权人士邢望力涉嫌“诽谤罪”一案庭审纪实(Trial record of Xing Wangli, human rights activist in Xinyang, Henan Province, accused of "defamation")
Weiquanwang, April 8, 2022

2 face sedition charges after allegedly ‘causing nuisance’ in Hong Kong courts
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2022

Related:
6人涉法院旁聽期間滋擾 案件押後(Case of 6 people accused of causing nuisance during court hearing adjourned)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2022

Artist says University of Hong Kong may allow retrieval of removed Tiananmen statue, though shunned by crane firms
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2022

反修例共1,158人被定罪 刑罰最重者囚12年 另有952人仍進行司法程序(1,158 people are convicted in anti-ELAB protest-related cases with 12-yr prison term the lengthiest; another 952 going through judicial process)
inmediahk.net, April 7, 2022

律政司專責組已處理98%由警方提交涉反修例案件(DoJ's task force finishes processing 98% of anti-ELAB protest-related cases submitted by police)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 8, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China targets algorithms from the likes of Tencent, ByteDance as crackdown persists
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2022

China’s draft financial stability law takes aim at ‘scattered’ rules governing systemic risks
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Public anger grows in China over 'Cultural Revolution-style' disease prevention
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2022

Shanghai Seethes in Covid Lockdown, Posing Test to China’s Leadership
上海封控次生灾害频发惹民怨,中国领导层面临政治考验

The New York Times, April 8, 2022

美国众议院议长佩洛西新冠检测呈阳性,取消下周的亚洲之行(House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Tests Positive for Covid-19, Cancels Asia Trip)
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2022

Beijing warns of ‘forceful measures’ if Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2022

John Lee, a tough former policeman, looks set to lead Hong Kong
The Economist, April 9, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Will Putin Kill the Global Economy?
俄罗斯和中国会毁掉全球经济吗?

The New York Times, April 8, 2022

China Has Ditched Its Own Principles to Back Russia
Foreign Policy, April 7, 2022

How the Ukraine crisis is hurting China’s soft power ambitions
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2022

Thursday, April 07, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

北约外长会议讨论新战略概念,应对俄中带来的挑战,日韩等亚太伙伴国首次与会(NATO foreign ministers meet to discuss new strategic concepts to address challenges posed by Russia and China)
Voice of America, April 7, 2022

俄乌资讯战:中俄如何联手主导中国网络舆论?(Information war of Russia-Ukraine war: How do China, Russia work together to dominate China's public opinion online?)
Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2022

警告中国勿援俄 美要北京“吸取教训”莫犯台(U.S. warns China not to aid Russia, and "learn a lesson" not to invade Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, April 7, 2022

中国违反国际对俄制裁,用人民币购买的俄国能源将运往中国(China violates international sanctions against Russia: Russian energy purchased with RMB will be shipped to China)
Voice of America, April 7, 2022

Meta restricts access to over 400 Facebook and Instagram posts, pages in Hong Kong due to health dep’t requests
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2022

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

专访季孝龙:为上海请命 停止运动式防疫(Shanghai resident Ji Xiaolong appeals on behalf of the people: Stop the movement-style epidemic control)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2022

徐州锁链女事件追踪:人权律师向国务院举报(Xuzhou chained-woman incident: Human rights lawyer raises case to the State Council)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2022

广东著名人权捍卫者王爱忠案将于2022年4月12日在广州不公开审理(“Picking quarrels and provoking trouble” case of well-known human rights defender Wang Aizhong to be tried for behind closed doors on April 12)
Weiquanwang, April 7, 2022

Hong Kong activists fade from view as national security case drags
Agence France-Presse, April 7, 2022

Former Hong Kong student leader jailed for 9 months for resisting police and perverting course of justice
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2022

Related:
方仲賢擬入讀倫敦大學亞非學院 冀緩刑如期9月開學 官判囚信校方允延遲入學(Judge denies student leader Keith Fong’s request for suspended sentence so that he can start fall semester at SOAS University of London)
Ming Pao, April 7, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

National security law: UK jurist rejects claims he resigned from Hong Kong’s top court under political pressure
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t refuses to say which library books are banned under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

EXPLAINER: Can war massacres sway China's support for Russia
The Associated Press, April 7, 2022

25年首次:现任美众院议长据信周日访问台湾(Current U.S. House Speaker reportedly plans Taiwan visit on Sunday in first such trip in 25 years)
Voice of America, April 7, 2022

Related:
China warns U.S. against House Speaker Pelosi visiting Taiwan
Reuters, April 7, 2022

Outbreak at Shanghai Hospital Exposes Covid’s Risks to China’s Seniors
上海老年护理医院疫情凸显医疗危机和防疫挑战

The New York Times, April 7, 2022

Shanghai Seethes in Covid Lockdown, Posing Test to China’s Leadership
The New York Times, April 7, 2022

Related:
Coronavirus: time to ‘lie flat’? Divides emerge on Chinese internet about country’s path out of Covid-19
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

The Final Blow to Hong Kong
The Atlantic, April 7, 2022

Wednesday, April 06, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

中国引导民间舆论支持俄罗斯,放大对西方敌对情绪
Bristling Against the West, China Rallies Domestic Sympathy for Russia

The New York Times, April 6, 2022

Chinese state media are using H-1B visas to bypass US journalist visa restrictions
Quartz, April 6, 2022

Tagged on Twitter
China Media Project, April 4, 2022

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

Hong Kong court jails 13 for up to 4 years for rioting at 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2022

Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 accused of acting with seditious intent by disrupting court hearings
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2022

Related:
國安處拘6人涉煽動意圖引起對港司法憎恨 消息指包括職工盟前副主席鄧建華(National Security Department arrests 6, including former Confederation of Trade Unions vice-chair Leo Tang, for inciting hatred against HK Judiciary)
Ming Pao, April 6, 2022

Co-founder of defunct Hong Kong media outlet DB Channel denied bail over calls for int’l sanctions, judgement reveals
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2022

Student expelled from Chinese university over placard protest at campus lockdown
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2022

社民連中聯辦請願聲援內地維權人士 籲釋放政治犯(League of Social Democrats petitions in solidarity with mainland human rights activists outside China’s Liaison Office, calling for the release of political prisoners)
Ming Pao, April 5, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Hard-liner Who Led Crackdown on Protests Is Favorite to Run Hong Kong
The New York Times, April 6, 2022

Related:
消息:中聯辦領導見選委提及李家超為唯一特首參選人(China’s Liaison Office mentions in meeting with election committee members that John Lee is the sole candidate for Chief Executive election candidate)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 6, 2022

坚持清零 中国多地现“文革式”暴力防疫 (Adhering to the zero-COVID policy, many places in China are experiencing "Cultural Revolution-style" violent epidemic prevention)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2022

在封锁中的上海,我们活得越来越像一座孤岛
Shanghai Avoided Covid Disaster for Two Years. Now We’re Locked Down.

The New York Times, April 6, 2022

海归清华才女命丧上海医院 民众称"吃饭就象数米一样" (Tsinghua-Silicon Valley talent dies in Shanghai hospital; residents, "We’re counting grains of rice every meal")
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Arrest Data Show National Security Law Has Dealt a Hard Blow to Free Expression in Hong Kong
ChinaFile, April 5, 2022

Hong Kong: ‘Sedition’ arrests after clapping in court a new low for human rights
Amnesty International, April 6, 2022

China: Treatment for Non-Covid Illnesses Denied
Human Rights Watch, April 6, 2022

How China’s Authorities Aim to Control Tibetan Reincarnation
Human Rights Watch, April 6, 2022