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, March 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Individual Lives Are The Price of The Ethnocide’: Son of Imprisoned Uyghur Comedian
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Chinese Lawyers Sue U.S. Over 'Coronavirus Cover-up'
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

武汉七大殡仪馆骨灰盒数量暴露死亡人数 与官方死亡数字相差甚远 (Cremation urns at 7 Wuhan funeral homes show number of deaths far exceeding official figure)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2020

北京大外宣移师推特 中文大号成招揽目标 (China’s external propaganda finds perch on Twitter using stolen, fake accounts)
Deutsche Welle, March 27, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

江西警察禁湖北人入境 九江桥省界爆群体冲突 (Jiangxi police block Hubei people from entry, clash at Jiujiang Bridge)
Voice of America, March 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: China promotes bile from caged bears to treat pandemic 'caused by exploiting wildlife'"
Independent, March 26, 2020

中国劣质测试剂错误率达80% 捷克寻求与台湾合作 (Spain says made-in-China COVID-19 test agent shows 80% error rate, Czech authorities seek cooperation with Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

'Funny' cash video leads to cop claims
The Standard March 27, 2020

Government adviser Ronny Tong defends Hong Kong police’s use of sedition laws, after arrest of opposition politician Cheng Lai-king
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

中国抗疫“抄作业”之说的出现与消失 (The talk of foreign countries “copying” China's epidemic prevention measures: how it appeared and vanished)
Voice of America, March 27, 2020

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese academic at Japan university detained by China for spying
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

User Data Stolen From Weibo, Prompting Chinese Regulatory Probe
SupChina, March 25, 2020

中国或倾力消灭武汉肺炎词 涉清删旧日官报遗迹包括英文稿 (China may try to eliminate “Wuhan pneumonia” phrase, removing traces in past editions of state-controlled newspapers including in English)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2020

记者无疆界:中国若有新闻自由或能避免新冠大流行 (Reporters Without Borders: If China had freedom of the press, it could have avoided coronavirus pandemic)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic – International experts

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 19, 2020
Related:
国际专家联合声明:各国政府必须促进和保护在2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行病期间信息的获取和自由流通 (COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic – International experts)
Human Rights in China (translation), March 25, 2020
China to suspend entry of foreigners with visas, residence permits due to coronavirus
National Post, March 26, 2020
学者:武汉或有近六成感染病例未被发现 (Scholar: Nearly 60% of infected cases in Wuhan have not been detected)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2020
新冠已回零 他们仍失联 (The novel coronavirus infected cases have reached zero, but citizen reporters are still missing)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: opposition politician arrested under colonial-era offence of sedition after Facebook post about police officer
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2020

Beijing’s expulsion of US journalists has only deepened distrust among Hongkongers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2020

中西區主席鄭麗琼被捕 逾百區議員警署外聲授 許智峯斥公報私仇 (More than 100 legislators gather at Police Headquarters to protest arrest of chair of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king arrested, Democrat Ted Hui Chi-fung slams act of revenge)
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2020

聯合國批評煽動罪定義太闊,多次促港府修例 (UN criticizes overbroad definition of sedition, urges revision by HK govt )
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2020

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Singer Rashida Dawut Sentenced to Prison Term by Xinjiang Authorities
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China set to indict Australian academic Yang Hengjun on espionage charges
The Guardian, March 25, 2020

Related:
杨恒均遭正式指控间谍罪 案或送最高检 (China formally accuses Australian writer Yang Hengjun of espionage; case to be submitted to Supreme Procuratorate)
RFI, March 25, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

美媒称平头百姓红二代大亨无处躲 任志强传遭列重案 (U.S. media reports Chinese tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is taken away after calling Xi a "clown," criticizing government's handling of COVID-19)
RFI, March 25, 2020

709案维权律师王全璋出狱倒计时 (Countdown to prison release of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang)
VOA, March 25, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问题)

新冠疫情损失惨重 美国议会提议案向中国索赔 (GOP lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution calling for international investigation to quantify harm caused by CPC's cover-up of initial COVID-19 outbreak and compensations to affected nations)
RFI, March 25, 2020

欧盟警告:中国在利用疫情扩大其政治影响力 (EU warns: China is exploiting pandemic to expand political clout)
VOA, March 25, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美国专家发现近期中国针对美国的黑客活动趋于频繁 (U.S. experts observe recent increase in China's hacking attempts against U.S.)
VOA, March 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Pair arrested over attack on Hong Kong activists who tried to intervene in fracas on street
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2020

Hong Kong democrats raise concerns over gov’ts choice of new chief justice, Andrew Cheung
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2020

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

‘I Feel Like I Am Committing Crimes’
ChinaFile, March 23, 2020

Three Chinese Rights Lawyers 'Vulnerable to Torture' in Detention: UN Experts
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2020

长沙富能案家属们赴长沙市国家安全局、长沙市检察院维权 (Family members of “Changsha Three” petition at State Security Bureau and Municipal Procuratorate in Changsha)
Weiquanwang, March 24, 2020

著名人权捍卫者胡佳因言遭软禁无法外出 因牙龈出血准备争取就医 (Under house arrest for 4 weeks for speaking out, well-known rights activist Hu Jia vows to seek treatment for bleeding gum)
Weiquanwang, March 24, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

《纽约时报》等三家报社要求中国撤回驱逐记者决定 (3 Newspapers Ask China to Reverse Decision to Expel American Journalists)
The New York Times, March 24, 2020
Related:
3 Newspapers Ask China to Reverse Decision to Expel American Journalists
The New York Times, March 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's President Feeling The Pressure From Dissent in Own Party
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2020

新冠疫情酿史上重灾,中国法律顾问团索赔加码 (Chinese legal advisory team raises claims for unprecedented damages from new coronavirus epidemic)
Voice of America, March 24, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Andrew Cheung, who upheld disqualification of lawmakers, to become Hong Kong’s new chief justice
Hong Kong Free Press, March 24, 2020

民間記者會調查:九成人認同示威者參與功能組別選舉 (Citizens’ Press Conference survey: 90% support protesters campaigning in upcoming functional constituency elections)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 24, 2020