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, September 23, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

'I Have to Keep Going For my Son': Jailed Activist's Mother
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2021

湖北民营企业主郝明静因上访被判刑,囚禁精神病院(Hubei private business owner Hao Mingjing is sentenced for petitioning and imprisoned in mental hospital)
Weiquanwang, September 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国五省再大规模限电 部分企业被逼停产至十一长假(China's five provinces once again implement large-scale power rationing, forcing some companies to suspend production until National Day holiday)
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Experts say China’s low-level cyberwar is becoming severe threat
The Guardian, September 23, 2021

中国企业数据库独立吗?北京自己揭穿这个大谎言(Are the databases of Chinese companies independent? China itself exposes this big lie)
Voice of America, September 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Exclusive | Hong Kong national security law: time is ‘ripe’ for Article 23 with focus on combating ‘state-level spying’, minister says
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021

Hong Kong elections: ‘majority support’ among Democratic Party members for Legislative Council boycott following Beijing’s system overhaul
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

賢學思政黃沅琳被控串謀煽動顛覆不准保釋 連同王逸戰陳枳森朱慧盈11月3日訊(Fourth Student Politicism member Wong Yuen-lam arrested for conspiring to "incite secession" is denied bail, case adjourned until Nov. 3)
Ming Pao, September 23, 2021

Hong Kong teenager jailed for nearly 5 years after assaulting bystander, pulling trigger on police officer’s shotgun during snatch attempt at protest
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021

Beijing appoints veterans to its state-level Hong Kong office to improve messaging on national security law, other city policies
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021

National security law: Hongkongers celebrating Taiwan’s Double Tenth public holiday risk secession charge, security chief warns
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021

鄒幸彤籲反對支聯會解散議案 稱自行解散立即失去聲音話語權(Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung opposes resolution to disband: Right to speak will immediately be lost)
Ming Pao, September 23, 2021

Hong Kong group supporting human rights lawyers in China is latest to disband amid police pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2021

九龍區議員宣誓在即 慈雲山建設力量宣布解散 寄語居民不論風雨繼續為社區盡力(Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power disbands before oath-taking for Kowloon district counillors)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

本民前成員鍾雪瑩疑替老囚友按摩 傳二人同遭鎖入水飯房 上月 JR 女犯夏季不可穿短褲(Chung Suet-ying, former member of localist group Hong Kong Indigenous in detention awaiting trial related to 2019 protests, is put in solitary for providing massage to elderly cellmate)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

【政務官空降】海事處前副處長施金獎空降港台 任副廣播處長(Former Deputy Director of Marine is now Deputy Director of Broadcasting at Radio Television Hong Kong)
Stand News, September 23, 2021

UK warned Hong Kong critics to avoid China extradition nations: campaigner
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2021

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国"娘炮"禁令持续发酵 北京广电局发文引非议 (China expands “sissy” ban; notice from Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau sparks criticism)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021

罗冠聪:中国威权崛起构成生存威胁 民主国家亟需多边联盟 (Nathan Law: China's rising authoritarianism is an existential threat; democratic countries urgently need a multilateral alliance)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ant Group microcredit service Huabei feeds vast consumer data to China’s central bank
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

EXCLUSIVE Polish gene project moves to drop Chinese tech on data concerns
独家:因担心数据安全 波兰基因项目放弃采用中国华大基因技术
Reuters, September 22, 2021

Lithuania says to throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
立陶宛建议消费者不买并扔掉现有中国手机 称因内置审查功能
Reuters, September 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: fourth member of student activist group arrested after handing herself in
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

Explainer: How Hong Kong plans a series of new laws to further tighten its grip
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021

Former Occupy activist takes helm of Washington-based Hong Kong advocacy group
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021

Related:
曾在美推動人權民主法案 香港民主委員會換血 周永康任主席、梁繼平任執行總監(Hong Kong Democracy Council new leadership: Umbrella Movement student leader Alex Chow is new board chair, Brian Leung executive director)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

A New Chapter for HKDC
Hong Kong Democracy Council, September 21, 2021

九龍區議員宣誓臨近 長沙灣社區力量停運:鑑於政治形勢、免義工墮法網(Cheung Sha Wan Community Establishment Power stops operation)
Stand News, September 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s small-circle election: an incompetent, predictable farce
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021

Morocco: Detained Uyghur must not be transferred to China
Amnesty International, September 21, 2021

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

原计划赴英留学 中国记者黄雪琴传失联 (Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin allegedly incommunicado since day before departure for studies in the UK)
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2021

Related:
獨立記者黃雪琴赴英留學前失聯絡 曾報道港反修例遭刑拘(Independent journalist Huang Xueqin, previously detained after reporting on Anti-ELAB protests in 2019, loses contact before leaving for UK to study)
Ming Pao, September 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

互联网自由度排名中国连续七年垫底 台湾全球第五 (China ranks bottom in Internet freedom 7 years straight; Taiwan, new to index, ranks 5th)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021

Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

日本敦促欧盟国家表态反对中国军事及领土扩张 (Japan urges EU to speak out against China's military, territorial expansion)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The battle between Big Tech and governments is threatening human rights around the world
Protocol, September 21, 2021

Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader defends election after single opposition figure makes it to 1,500-strong committee
The Guardian, September 21, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong elections: ‘Patriots’ may have triumphed, but ‘lazy’ candidates shouldn’t take seats for granted, Beijing adviser says
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam ‘sorry’ for Election Committee voting chaos, pledges to fix problem before Legislative Council poll in December
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Jailed Hong Kong democrats sign letter urging Tiananmen vigil group to disband
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong group supporting mainland China lawyers to disband after police demand information citing national security law
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Related:
「中國維權律師關注組」宣佈解散 上月被國安處要求交資料(China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group announces disbandment)
Stand News, September 21, 2021

Radio 3 host Hugh Chiverton disappears from airwaves, RTHK refuses to comment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: leading figures in student opposition group denied bail
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong democrat Roy Tam was denied bail after prosecutors cited ‘anti-gov’t’ stance, court docs reveal
Hong Kong Free Press, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong protests: man shot by pepper ball loses High Court bid to identify police officer who fired the round
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Hong Kong’s PolyU to teach national security law and history of ‘humiliation’ of China in course on leadership qualities
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

Video: Hong Kong schools launch revamped liberal studies course
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2021

月圓人缺中秋節 — 國安法下 73 人失自由(On Mid-autumn festival—day of togetherness, 73 people are bereft of freedom under national security law)
Stand News, September 21, 2021

美媒 VICE World News 訪問匿名香港法官 批唐英傑案判刑「太重」(In anonymous interview with U.S. media outlet VICE World News, Hong Kong judge slams sentence of Tong Ying-kit in national security case as "too harsh")
Stand News, September 20, 2021

Commentary (评论)

With the national security law, I’m finally getting a taste of life in a communist country
South China Morning Post, September 21, 2021

沈旭晖:香港公民社会的全方位瓦解:几条全新恶法解读 (Simon Shen: The crumbling civil society in Hong Kong: Understanding several brand new evil laws)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021

Monday, September 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

A ‘Proof of Death’ Video From Xinjiang
The Diplomat, September 20, 2021

The American Crackdown on China That Is Working
The Atlantic, September 20, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

藏人行政中央司政:只有达赖喇嘛本人才有权决定其转世事务(Central Tibetan Administration: Only Dalai Lama has the right to decide his reincarnation affairs)
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

An Update on the Case of Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping
China Change, September 19, 2021

北京维权人士葛志慧被以寻衅滋事罪获刑4年(Beijing rights defender Ge Zhihui is sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, September 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

ERROR 20021: CROWDSOURCED REPORT ON THE VARIED METHODS OF WEIBO CENSORSHIP
China Digital Times, September 17, 2021

中共净化意识形态 建立新时代的“学习班”(CPC purifies ideology with "study classes" in the new era)
Voice of America, September 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong now has a powerful Election Committee. Will it be a new ‘superstructure’ reshaping city’s political landscape?
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong elections: just 1 opposition-leaning candidate wins seat on 1,500-strong Election Committee
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: more opposition councillors face oath-taking ceremony on Friday
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

Independent Pierre Chan decides against seeking another term as Hong Kong lawmaker
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2021

Hong Kong’s largest pro-democracy union coalition to disband, cites threats to safety
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2021

Related:
職工盟總幹事蒙兆達稱已辭職 基於安全考慮已離港(HKCTU Chief executive Mung Siu-tat announces he has stepped down and left HK citing security concerns)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 18, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: 2 jailed leaders of Tiananmen vigil organiser urge members to vote to disband amid ongoing probe
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

Hong Kong police chief accuses journalist group of ‘selective listening’ within sector, as war of words intensifies
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2021

Hong Kong police arrest three members of student prisoner-support group
Reuters, September 20, 2021

Related:
賢學思政3名骨幹被警方以串謀煽動顛覆國家政權罪拘捕(Three members of Student Politicism arrested for alleged conspiracy to “incite subversion of state power”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: judge denies opposition activist bail after deciding he is still a threat
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

University of Hong Kong student bailed on terrorism charge relating to controversial stabbing motion is at low risk of reoffending or absconding, judge rules
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

Hong Kong teachers will draw on protests, court cases to highlight need for lawfulness in course replacing liberal studies
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2021

理大新生必修國安教育 唐英傑案例教材 校方:須考試至合格為止(PolyU makes national security education compulsory for freshmen; teaching materials include Tong Ying-kit's case)
Stand News, September 20, 2021

浸大部分課室設鏡頭面向學生 校方稱推「智慧教室」 編委:先安裝後諮詢「耐人尋味」(Baptist University’s introduction of “smart classrooms” with cameras facing students without consultation raises concerns)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2021

Former Hong Kong leader sets up new online channel to promote national identity, ‘deep sense of belonging’ among young people
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2021

Explainer: How the narrative shifted among Hong Kong leaders on the Tiananmen massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2021

Cartoonist apologises for ‘fake news’ comic strip after Hong Kong police complaint
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2021

Exclusive: Hongkongers are on the right side of history, says artist Ai Weiwei – ‘I am very proud of them’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China defends sweeping tech crackdown in meeting with Wall Street chiefs
Bloomberg, September 19, 2021

China’s ‘Standards 2035’ Project Could Result in a Technological Cold War
The Diplomat, September 18, 2021