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.

Friday, January 04, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

美学者:中共关押维吾尔知识分子 民族脊梁身陷囹圄 (U.S. scholar publishes list of detained Uyghur intellectuals)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019

Masses of prison guards needed to staff detentions
Bitter Winter, January 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of detained rights lawyer rejects blame from China's top prosecutor
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019

早報:中國最高法院法官王林清新錄像流出,稱曾因秉公辦案遭院方報復 (Supreme People’s Court judge reportedly taken away after his video account on refusing to hand down judgment as directed surfaced)
The Initium, January 4, 2019

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China’s top prosecutor “confident” of finding out what happened to missing papers
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

China’s supreme court forced to admit it lost documents in long-running contract dispute
South China Morning Post, December 30, 2018

Thirteen Canadians have been detained in China since Huawei executive’s arrest, says Ottawa
Globe and Mail, January 3, 2019

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China says detained Canadians “without a doubt” violated the law
Reuters, January 3, 2019

Why it matters that a Chinese prosecutor says two detained Canadians “without a doubt” broke the law
Washington Post, January 3, 2019

Owner of China’s biggest torrent site sentenced to 3 years in prison
SupChina, January 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

向审查员传授“真相”?中国互联网审查遇两难 (The dilemma of China’s Internet censorship: To do their jobs, reviewers must be taught the truth)
Radio Free Asia, January 3, 2019

China’s state news sites deleted tweets announcing the lunar far side landing
Quartz, January 3, 2019

Under growing pressure, firms outsource censorship
China Digital Times, January 3, 2019

China’s cyber police take aim at “negative information” in new Internet crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

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再紧网络控制 北京网信办责令百度、搜狐深入整改 (Baidu, Sohu ordered to complete another round of “rectification,” apps suspended for one week)
Voice of America, January 4, 2019

China’s education ministry bans harmful apps from school campuses
TechNode, January 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Two years of the Foreign NGO Law: How did 2018’s registrations and filings stack up against 2017’s?
ChinaFile, January 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese police get more powers on collecting electronic data as evidence
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

U.S. issues China travel advisory amid increased tensions
Reuters, January 4, 2019

Related:
China travel advisory
U.S. Department of State - Bureau of Consular Affairs, January 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” led to loss of freedom, says Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

LinkedIn reverses course after censoring Chinese profile page of U.S.-based human rights activist Zhou Fengsuo
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

一键断网,中国式互联网审查蔓延刚果?(Panic button to cut the Internet: Has China’s censorship spread to the Congo?)
Voice of America, January 3, 2019

China launches first satellite in bid to create global communications network and broaden net access
South China Morning Post, January 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【一地兩檢】內媒:深圳法院人員首次在西九高鐵站拉人 (Mainland court officers make first arrest in West Kowloon rail station)
The Stand News, January 4, 2019

Beijing liaison office lunch for lawmakers likely to be on the premises, which could keep pan-democrats away
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

政府今年將開放「資料一線通」網站逾650個數據集 (Government make 650 data sets publicly available in push for smart city)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 4, 2019

Two gay men mount first legal challenges to Hong Kong laws banning same-sex marriage, with court giving their applications green light to proceed
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam writes to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte over concerns about jailing of four men on drug charges
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

邀黃之鋒視像演講 新加坡社運人士非法集會罪成 (Singapore activist guilty of unlawful assembly for inviting Joshua Wong to join 2016 seminar via Skype)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019

One out of three Hongkongers would emigrate if they could - Chinese University of Hong Kong survey
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China thinks it can arbitrarily detain anyone. It is time for change
The Guardian, January 4, 2019

穆斯林世界为何对中国的“古拉格”保持沉默
China’s gulag for Muslims
The New York Times, January 4, 2019

Justice must be seen to be done for Wang Quanzhang
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

Thursday, January 03, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

The “patriotism” of not speaking Uyghur
SupChina, January 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高檢察院長:王全璋解僱律師拖延審訊 權益仍獲完善保障 (Supreme People’s Procurator says Wang Quanzhang caused delay by dismissing state-assigned lawyer)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019

成都“12.9” 秋雨圣约教案情况通报:21人遭刑拘及指定居所监视居住,2人被强迫失踪,共23人 (Update on Chengdu Early Rain Church crackdown: 21 under residential surveillance at designated locations, 2 forcefully disappeared)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 2, 2019

最高检介绍内设机构改革情况:设十个业务检察厅 (Overview of restructuring of Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Beijing News, January 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

互联网审查工厂:一个有中国特色的新生行业
Censoring China’s Internet, for stability and profit
The New York Times, January 2, 2019

審查面紗下的大國形象:2018年被微信刪掉的十條新聞 (Seeing the nation behind its veil: 10 news items deleted by WeChat in 2018)
The Initium, January 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese policies damaging the ecology, says Tibetan govt-in-exile
Hindustan Times, January 2, 2019

China persecutes independent leftists in the name of Marxism
Global Voices, January 2, 2019

人权律师浦志强缓刑期满转三年安置帮教 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang finishes 3-year suspended sentence, but gets 3 more years of “rehabilitation”)
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2019

中国压制左派青年,北大学生举行抗议活动
Students defiant as Chinese university cracks down on young communists
The New York Times, January 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Unification plan from China finds few takers in Taiwan
The New York Times, January 2, 2019

Related:
蔡英文强烈回应习近平台湾绝不接受九二共识一国两制 (Tsai Ing-wen responds to Xi’s speech: Taiwan does not accept “1992 consensus” or “One Country, Two Systems”)
Radio France Internationale, January 2, 2019

Timeline: Taiwan-China relations since 1949
Al Jazeera, January 3, 2019

Trump signs Asia Reassurance Initiative Act into law
The Diplomat, January 3, 2019

Related:
ICT hails passage of Asia Reassurance Initiative Act that references Tibet
International Campaign for Tibet, January 2, 2019

網媒《寒冬》:河南教會十誡變「九誡」 官員迫刪「除了我以外你不可有別的神」(Authorities force Henan church to delete “Thou shalt have no other gods before me” from Ten Commandments)
The Stand News, January 2, 2019

Related:
In China, Moses delivers only nine Commandments
Bitter Winter, December 28, 2018

Global anxiety reflected in Australian outcry over Canadians detained in China
The Star, January 2, 2019

China’s detention of Canadians part of bid to challenge Western democratic norms, experts say
The Star, December 31, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Why Hong Kong justice chief Teresa Cheng’s handling of CY Leung case is so controversial and how she could have done things differently
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

March organiser could be banned from “Civic Square” over “failure to stop separatist” display at forecourt of Hong Kong government headquarters
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protest group hits back at criticism of pro-independence banners
Radio Free Asia, January 2, 2019

Scuffle at New Year’s Day rally as man carrying Hong Kong independence banner enters gov’t protest hotspot
Hong Kong Free Press, January 2, 2019

Three events planned for Hong Kong lawmakers to deepen ties with mainland China, but pro-democrat says he has “more important things to do”
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

程序公義 要讓公眾看得見(文:彭皓昕)(In CY Leung case, the public must see procedural justice carried out)
Ming Pao, January 3, 2019

統一,實質上是台灣的另一次被殖民 (“Unification” in fact means colonization of Taiwan again)
The Stand News, January 3, 2019

China’s gulag for Muslims
The New York Times, January 2, 2018

Huawei tit-for-tat: The U.S. may have a better case against Meng than China does against two Canadians
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2019

When it comes to Taiwan, the CCP doesn’t have an original bone in its body
Sentinel, January 2, 2019

Wednesday, January 02, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆伊宁强逼穆斯林当廉价劳工
Forced labor used businesses in China’s Xinjiang as part of camp system: Sources
Radio Free Asia, January 1, 2019

Chinese authorities close three Hui Muslim mosques for “illegal religious education”
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China holding more than 800 political prisoners in 2018: Report
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

China discourse report 2018
China Media Project, December 30, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A photographer’s quest to reverse China’s historical amnesia
The New York Times, January 1, 2019

澳大利亚律师团体敦促政府为北京监禁的人权律师发声 (Australian lawyers urge foreign minister to pressure China on Wang Quanzhang)
Voice of America, January 1, 2019

参与六四民主运动的56人发表元旦声明 (56 Tiananmen activists issue new year statement calling for global review of China’s model and re-establishing goal of democratic reform)
Radio Free Asia, December 31, 2018

1228北大清场纪要|北大团学领导的耻辱柱 (Shame on Peking University leaders for Dec. 28 roundup and beating of students supporting Jasic workers)
Jasic Workers Support Group, December 30, 2018

Related:
【时间线】更新至12.29|北大马会遭打压全过程 (Timeline: Suppression of Marxist students at Peking University, updated Dec. 29)
Jasic Workers Support Group, December 30, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Unification is the goal and force is an option, Xi Jinping says of Taiwan
The New York Times, January 1, 2019

蔡英文促中国和平处理分歧,强调台湾人自治意愿
Taiwan’s leader urges China to address differences peacefully
The New York Times, January 1, 2019

Related:
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen tells Beijing it “must” respect island’s sovereignty, people’s choices
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2019