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.

Monday, October 25, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chengdu police summon, question Early Rain Protestant preacher
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2021

陈紫娟(常玮平律师妻子):常玮平遭酷刑程度远超想象——一度产生被害妄想症(Chen Zijuan, wife of rights lawyer Chang Weiping says torture suffered by husband exceeded imagination, resulted in delusional episode)
Weiquanwang, October 23, 2021

著名媒体人、网络大V罗昌平因言获罪被正式批准逮捕(Luo Changping, well-known media personality and big V, is formally arrested for his "illegal remarks")
Weiquanwang, October 22, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

G7 says there is no place for ‘state-sponsored’ forced labour in veiled dig at China’s Xinjiang policies
Kyodo, October 23, 2021

In the Camps: Life in China’s High-Tech Penal Colony — a damning account
Financial Times, October 25, 2021

报告称北京在新疆建立了压制性的治理体系(Report finds China has established a repressive governance system in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, October 23, 2021

Related:
Exposing the Chinese government’s oppression of Xinjiang’s Uyghurs
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, October 19, 2021

43国发声明 吁中国尊重新疆人权(43 countries call on China to respect human rights in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, October 22, 2021

Related:
43 countries criticize China at UN for repression of Uyghurs
ABC News, October 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Chinese lawyers banned from discussing cases in public in latest move to tighten control over legal sector
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s 50 years at UN: Xi Jinping says international rules and order must not be dominated by one power
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2021

Related:
US wants to help Taiwan participate ‘meaningfully’ in UN, as China prepares to mark key anniversary
Reuters, October 24, 2021

Communist Party No 3 hails superiority of ‘Chinese democracy’ and warns against Western influences
South China Morning Post, October 24, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. Warns of Efforts by China to Collect Genetic Data
美国就中国收集全球基因数据发出警告

The New York Times, October 25, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

With New Conviction, Hong Kong Uses Security Law to Clamp Down on Speech
The New York Times, October 25, 2021

Related:
第二代美國隊長示威叫「光時」等口號 區院裁煽動分裂國家罪成(Second national security defendant is convicted of inciting secession in District Court over chanting protest slogans)
Ming Pao, October 25, 2021

Hong Kong rights lawyer invokes Tiananmen 'tank man' at trial
Agence France-Presse, October 25, 2021

Self-exiled Hong Kong democrat Ted Hui faces four more charges after failing to show up to court
Hong Kong Free Press, October 25, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong woman stands trial accused of targeting police by dropping metal post from height at Times Square shopping centre
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2021

Amnesty to close two Hong Kong offices, cites security law
Al Jazeera, October 25, 2021

Hong Kong banks to disclose related property of clients who breach security law
Reuters, October 24, 2021

Hong Kong is holding its Legislative Council election in two months and campaigning has begun – very quietly, behind the scenes
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2021

Related:
【立會選戰】民協無人出選 民主派政黨參選人「清零」(No one from pro-democracy camp is running for Legco election as Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood sends no candidate)
inmedia.hk, October 23, 2021

As Hong Kong's Civil Society Buckles, One Group Tries to Hold On
The New York Times, October 24, 2021

被指煽惑六四晚會 鄒幸彤親自作供:香港人「煽惑」了我按良知行事(HK Alliance former vice-chair Chow Hang-tung testifies as own witness: The Hong Kong people "incited" me to act according to my conscience)
inmedia.hk, October 25, 2021

Why proposed overhaul to Hong Kong’s legal aid has some lawyers worried and raised fears opposition figures will suffer
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

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大律師公會:任何改革應考慮基本法提及有權選擇律師(Bar Association: Any legal aid reform should consider rights to choose lawyer as provided in Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong police tell marathon runners to cover up ‘political’ clothing and tattoos
The Guardian, October 25, 2021

Related:
【渣打馬拉松】「香港加油」成禁語 跑手被要求更衣、遮紋身 大會 7 度稱「不希望涉政治」避答("Hong Kong add oil" is banned in HK marathon; runners are asked to change clothes, cover up tattoos)
Stand News, October 24, 2021

中大善衡書院學生會內閣全體請辭(CUHK S.H. Ho College student union committee members resign)
Stand News, October 23, 2021

被指天橋上拆鐵欄 19 歲理大女生囚 4 個月 官:無悔意(19-year-old student is sentenced to 4 months in jail over dismantling iron railings in 2019 protests)
Stand News, October 25, 2021

Some Hong Kong schools still wary of police engagement despite progress since 2019 protests, security chief says
South China Morning Post, October 25, 2021

Explainer: How Hong Kong sought to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Beijing set for 100-day Olympic countdown but boycott calls, virus weigh
Agence France-Presse, October 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s witchfinders are making ‘national security’ an all-purpose offence
Hong Kong Free Press, October 24, 2021

China’s Sham Meritocracy Has Created a Burned-Out Generation
Foreign Policy, October 23, 2021

Friday, October 22, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

More countries criticise China at UN for repression of Uighurs
Al Jazeera, October 22, 2021

Related:
Cross-regional joint statement on Xinjiang
Permanent Mission to France to the United Nations in New York, October 21, 2021

China tells France it will lose respect if it ‘submits’ to US after Paris plays lead role in UN statement on Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

In Xinjiang, officials are trying to stamp out Uyghur identity
The Economist, October 21, 2021

美议员要求海关禁止进口支持使用新疆棉的公司产品 (U.S. lawmakers urge Customs to block products of companies that use Xinjiang cotton)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

'Fragile' song pillorying China's online troll army gets millions of views
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

中国“自干五”博主:民族主义崛起下弄潮的“爱国”网红 (China's rising nationalism also boosts popularity of “patriotic” online influencers)
BBC News, October 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Fight terror risks in overseas projects with shared intelligence, Chinese ex-security official says
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US intelligence officials warn companies in critical sectors on China
Financial Times, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Five ex-leaders of Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil group granted bail but 2 try to decline it on free speech grounds
Hong Kong Free Press, October 22, 2021

Related:
前支聯會4常委獲准保釋 鄒幸彤因涉另一宗案件續還柙(Four former Hong Kong Alliance committee members granted bail; Chow Hang-tung remains in custody for another case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 22, 2021

US, Britain and EU voice objections to Hong Kong’s disqualification of opposition district councillors
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

政府撤銷香港言語治療師總工會登記(Gov’t cancels trade union registration of General Union of Hong Kong Speech Therapists)
inmedia.hk, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong magistrate orders prosecutors to hand over unedited footage from national security police head’s visit to unlicensed massage parlour
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

BILLIONS IN INTERNATIONAL PENSION FUNDS SUPPORT ABUSES IN CHINA; HONG KONGERS FLEE WITH THEIR OWN PENSIONS
China Digital Times, October 21, 2021

Post video series China’s Rebel City earns another top prize for coverage of Hong Kong protests with win at Online Journalism Awards
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2021

Hong Kong Marathon warns runners against breaking law with political slogans in first mass participation sports event of national security era
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2021

Commentary (评论)

This Is How Biden Can Get the Edge Over China
想对中国施加影响力,拜登可以这样做

The New York Times, October 22, 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

‘Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people’: NBA player slams China’s ‘brutal’ Xi Jinping in social media missive
Agence France-Presse, October 21, 2021

Related:
Celtics Games Are Pulled in China After Enes Kanter's Pro-Tibet Posts
The New York Times, October 21, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

欧洲议会高票通过对台决议 呼吁强化伙伴关系(European Parliament passes resolution on Taiwan with overwhelming majority to call for strengthened partnership)
Deutsche Welle, October 21 2021

Related:
EU-Taiwan relations: MEPs push for stronger partnership
European Parliament, October 21 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Rights Lawyer Stands Trial After Four Years' Pretrial Detention
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

财新被排除在新闻稿源外 胡舒立发猪头图文引猜想(Caixin is excluded from CAC list of news sources; Hu Shuli's social media post satirizing Xi Jinping may be the cause)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京基层人大代表选举在即 十名参选人被软禁或旅游(Ten independent candidates are under house arrest or forced to travel before elections of Beijing local people's congresses)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

As Chinese Women Seek to Crack Male Professions, Schools Stand in the Way
中国高校招生存在性别歧视,女性追求职业平等遇阻碍

The New York Times, October 21, 2021