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.

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Police in Istanbul Detain Uyghurs in Rare Instance of Harassment by Turkish Authorities
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2020

CHRD & 70 Organisations Urges Canada, U.K., to Join Global Magnitsky Sanctions Against Chinese Officials Responsible for Violating the Rights of Uyghurs
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 19, 2020

轉帳至海外惹禍 維族女遭控「幫助恐怖活動」 (Uyghur woman charged with “assisting terrorist activities” for wiring funds overseas)
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

欲推动中国民主 青宪会成员家长被谈话 (Families of members of overseas students’ group Youth For Free China are questioned by authorities in China)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing sends its top diplomat to Singapore and South Korea amid US tensions
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2020

She Was a Communist Party Insider in China. Then She Denounced Xi.
批中共为“政治僵尸”,中央党校退休教授蔡霞被开除党籍

The New York Times, August 19, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies, emails
Reuters, August 19, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

通識書送審|新書避用「衝突」描述身份認同 刪民心尚未回歸議題 (“The mind of people has not returned [to China]” discussion is removed from new liberal studies high school textbooks to avoid “contention” on topic of self-identification)
HK01, August 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

专访蔡霞(下):特朗普的优势和习近平的“四大缺陷” (Interview with Cai Xia Part 2: Trump's advantages and Xi Jinping's “four greatest shortcomings”)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2020

It’s Time for Western Universities to Cut Their Ties to China
Foreign Policy, August 19, 2020

中美对峙中,我们这种讨人嫌的骑墙派 (Being the annoying fence sitter during this US-China confrontation)
The New York Times, August 19, 2020

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang Hospitals Aborted, Killed Babies Outside Family Planning Limits: Uyghur Obstetrician
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020

中国为新疆模特被拘留事件辩护,指其“殴打防疫人员” (China defends detention of model in Xinjiang, accusing him of "beating epidemic prevention personnel")
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 18, 2020

美议员关注跨国企业重利益 轻视新疆人权灾难 (U.S. lawmakers are concerned about multinational companies' putting profits ahead of human rights in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

涉“宣扬恐怖主义”张宝成受审 律师:控方证据乏力 (Zhang Baocheng is tried for "promoting terrorism"; lawyer: prosecution lacks sufficient evidence)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国网络政治暗语“入关学”与“加速主义”:年轻一代的幻灭和狂热 (Chinese online political codewords “Ruguanism” and “Accelerationism” signify the disillusionment and fanaticism of younger generation)
BBC, August 18, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims
The Guardian, August 18, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Trump Administration Widens Huawei Dragnet
特朗普政府升级对华为限制令

The New York Times, August 18, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Ottawa remains silent as pressure mounts to help victims of China's crackdown in Hong Kong
The Star, August 17, 2020

Weak response to Hong Kong crisis could embolden Beijing on Taiwan, MPs told
The Globe and Mail, August 17, 2020

香港教育局審查 高中通識課本刪「三權分立」 (“Separation of powers” is removed from high school textbook contents after review by Education Bureau)
Deutsche Welle, August 18, 2020

Commentary (评论)

专访蔡霞(上): 换掉习近平已成党内共识 (Interview with Cai Xia Part 1: Replacing Xi Jinping has become a consensus within CPC)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2020

Monday, August 17, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Confessions of a Xinjiang Camp Teacher
The Diplomat, August 17, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi visits Tibet to ‘send message to India’ over border dispute
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

余文生首获会见律师 妻子忧齿落手残 (Yu Wensheng meets with a lawyer for the first time, wife worried by disability in his right hand and his teeth problem)
Deutsche Welle, August 17, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

称中共"政治僵尸" 蔡霞被中央党校开除党籍 (Cai Xia, former Central Party School teacher, is expelled from school and Party for calling the CPC a "political zombie")
Deutsche Welle, August 17, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US expands sanctions on China's Huawei to limit technology access
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2020

A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions
TikTok三成美国用户为低龄儿童,引发安全担忧

The New York Times, August 17, 2020

美国出台限制华为新措施 38家华为关联实体被点名 (U.S. introduces new restrictions on Huawei, including 38 Huawei-affiliated entities)
Voice of America, August 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism
中国缓和民族主义论调,呼吁与美国休战

The New York Times, August 17, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline
The Guardian, August 15, 2020

港台訪羅冠聰節目下架 梁家榮內部解說:不可成傳播反國安法平台 (Responding to internal review, RTHK broadcasting director justifies taking Nathan Law's interview off air: RTHK cannot become an anti-National Security Law platform)
HK01, August 16, 2020

立法會延任一年 曾國衞:人大常委決定體會民意 梁家傑:民主派擬與初選出線人尋共識 (Legislative Council is extended for one more year; Erick Tsang, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs: NPC's decision “absolutely represents the wishes of the people”)
Ming Pao, August 15, 2020

有教育團體批解僱邵家臻戴耀廷 促兩大撤回決定 (Education groups criticize the firing of Bottle Shiu Ka-chun and Benny Tai Yiu-ting, urging retraction of the decision)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 15, 2020

Related:
近4千人響應學術界聯署 促撤回解僱戴耀廷、邵家臻決定 (Nearly 4,000 in academic circles sign petition urging retraction of decision to fire Bottle Shiu and Benny Tai)
inmediahk.net, August 15, 2020

特首:受中央信任實施國安法感光榮 絕不被制裁嚇倒 (Carrie Lam: It's my honor to have the trust of the central government in implementing the National Security Law; sanctions can never scare me)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 17, 2020

Commentary (评论)

On being continually doxxed, defamed and harassed by Communist Party allies
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2020

中国司法:张玉环案的司法进步和吏治问题 (Case of innocent man released after serving 27 years: Progress in the judiciary versus local corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 15, 2020