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.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

美国会跨党派议员再次推出《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》(Bipartisan members of U.S. Congress re- introduce "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act")
Voice of America, January 28, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'
Reuters, January 28, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

郭飞雄在上海浦东宣布绝食抗议当局不准出关 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong announces hunger strike at Shanghai Pudong Airport to protest prohibition from travel)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021

Interview: Chinese Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Begins Hunger Strike Over Travel Ban
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021

Related:
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件(中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧)
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

报告称与中国有关的推特账户组织网络试图干预美国大选 (Report says a network of China-related Twitter accounts tried to interfere with U.S. election)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021

Related:
Hundreds of Fake Twitter Accounts Linked to China Sowed Disinformation Prior to the US Election, With Some Continuing To Amplify Reactions to the Capitol Building Riot
Crime and Security Research Institute, January 27, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

WHO team exits Wuhan quarantine to start Covid fact-finding mission
The Guardian, January 28, 2021

Assimilation of Chinese minorities is not just a Uyghur thing
The Economist, January 30, 2021

China’s state-run economic model is not the answer to all future problems, despite coronavirus success, prominent economists warn
South China Morning Post, January 28, 20201

中国想尽办法获取引擎技术 再有俄科学家被判刑 (Two Russian engineers are sentenced for providing China with sensitive engine manufacturing technology)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: boost for Britain, blow to Hong Kong? How the BN(O) ticket may affect fortunes of both sides
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021

Hong Kong student sent back to jail after appeal court finds his original sentence for weapons possession was too lenient
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021

律政司上訴成功 20歲學生認藏改裝金屬棍 原囚 10 天 改判囚 3 個月(Court rules in favor of Justice Department appeal, changes 10-day sentence to 3 months for 20-year-old on weapons possession)
The Stand News, January 28, 2021

Video: RTHK staff union stages silent demo in support of journalist Nabela Qoser who grilled gov’t officials
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2021

Commentary (评论)

【專訪】辦海外港人雜誌《如水》 張崑陽:以實體雜誌象徵反抗 周永康:以敏感討論守言論自由 (On overseas Hong Kong magazine "Flow," Sunny Cheung: Use print to symbolize resistance; Alex Chow: Defend free speech through sensitive discussions)
The Stand News, January 27, 2021

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Holocaust Memorial Day: Jewish figures condemn Uighur persecution
Aljazeera, January 27, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

藏人僧侣死亡背后的暴力镇压 (The violent persecution behind a Tibetan monk's death)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist threatens hunger strike if he’s barred from leaving China to care for ailing wife in US
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021

国际人权组织“保护卫士”最新报告:中国的伪释放 (International human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, releases latest report on China's non-release release)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2021

Related:
Non-Release Release turns freedom in China into an illusion
伪释放做法使中国的自由成为幻想
Safeguard Defenders, January 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities
The Guardian, January 27, 2021

Relative of Virus Victim Asks to Meet WHO Experts in Wuhan
The Diplomat, January 27, 2021

Merkel backs Xi on need to avoid new cold war, but presses China on human rights, transparency
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

習近平:只有愛國者治港中央對港全面管治權才有效落實 (Xi Jinping: The central government’s comprehensive jurisdiction over the SAR can only be achieved if patriots rule Hong Kong)
Patriots must rule HK, Xi Jinping tells Carrie Lam
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2021

Exclusive: Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Reuters, January 26, 2021

Hong Kong Activists Feel Pressure as Chinese Authorities Approach Relatives in Mainland China
Voice of America, January 26, 2021

Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
被封锁的“棺材房”:禁足令暴露香港社会不平等

The New York Times, January 27, 2021

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Investment Deal
Der Spiegel, January 25, 2021

100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe’s strategic dependency on China”
Hong Kong Watch, January 25, 2021

Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
The Guardian, January 25, 2021

Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
The Guardian, January 25, 2021

以自焚做最后抗争 维权之路“难于上青天” (Lack of rights defense avenues force laborers in China to self-immolate)
Voice of America, January 26, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

State Department says Biden to ensure U.S. technology does not support China's 'malign activities'
美国国务院称拜登将确保美国的科技不会支持中国的“邪恶行动”
Reuters, January 25, 2021

“技术崇拜”导致人脸识别泛滥,须建立防火墙机制 (Legal scholars call for mechanisms against unchecked use of facial recognition technology)
Beijing News, January 26, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Chinese state-run media blasts new Hong Kong Bar Association head for two days in a row over comments
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021

Families of Hongkong fugitives jailed on mainland are finally allowed to visit
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2021

Hong Kong courts order arrest of fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui over protest incident, throw out his appeal in phone-snatching case
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021

National security law: tears, fears, but a new life? Hong Kong early birds who have taken BN(O) path to Britain
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021

Commentary (评论)

香港隕落記之五:「留港不留人」的終極毀港方案 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 5: The ultimate destruction strategy — keeping Hong Kong, but not its people)
CitizenNews, January 26, 2021

Monday, January 25, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

US concerned after Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Steps up Charges Against Activists Who Called For Political Change
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2021

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丁家喜罪加一等改控颠覆罪;首获见律师称遭酷刑(附:2021年1月21日律师首次会见丁家喜的情况通报) (Ding Jiaxi charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Ding Jiaxi for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021

许志永罪加一等改控颠覆罪;首获见律师称遭酷刑(附:2021年1月21日律师首次会见许志永情况通报) (Xu Zhiyong charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Xu Zhiyong for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国制片人、《纽约时报》摄影记者杜斌获释 曾遭羁押37天 (China film producer, New York Times photojournalist Du Bin released after 37 days in detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Arrest of Hong Kong opposition figures a ‘fairly obvious’ abuse of law, says new head of city’s Bar Association
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021

New head of top Hong Kong legal body wants government to amend national security law so countries will reinstate extradition agreements
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021

Hong Kong protests: ‘joint enterprise’ doctrine urged by prosecutors could implicate those not at scene of illegal gathering, riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021

Hong Kong university suspends student leaders over banned memorial for undergraduate who fell to his death near site of protest
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021

「賢學思政」召集人王逸戰稱逾10內地親友被公安問話 發聲明斷絕關係 (Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-Chin cuts ties with relatives and friends in mainland China who were reportedly questioned by public security)
Ming Pao, January 23, 2021