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 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

China urges Turkey to respect sovereignty as Beijing’s worries over Xinjiang influence grow
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

Is Peng Shuai safe, and do we trust Chinese official media to tell us the truth?
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

人权观察年度报告批评中国进一步打压人权(Human Rights Watch annual report criticizes China for further crackdown on human rights)
Deutsche Welle, January 13, 2022

Related:
World Report 2022
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong democrat Owen Chow awaiting national security trial has bail revoked for violating terms
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: first person jailed under legislation drops appeal against 9-year sentence
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

親北京媒體指《明報》刊「港獨學者」文章,質疑「想接過蘋果煽動角色?」(Pro-Beijing media accuses Ming Pao of publishing article by "pro-independence academic"; asks if it "wants to take over Apple Daily's seditious role?")
The News Lens, January 13, 2022

涉時代廣場向警掟鋼柱 女子罪成囚31個月 拒求情遭官斥:以為激情可贏得掌聲(36-year-old woman is sentenced to 31 months in prison for throwing metal pole at police in 2019 protest)
inmediahk,net, January 13, 2022

大陆著名人权律师王宇代理案件在苏州市姑苏区法院开庭后 在法院内遭暴力袭击(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is violently attacked inside Suzhou Gusu District Court after hearing of a case she is representing)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

知名媒体人、记者、作家、“大病免费医疗 你我每日一呼”运动推广人胡新成遭山西太原警方逮捕(Hu Xincheng, well-known journalist and advocate of “Free Medical Care for Serious Illnesses” campaign, is arrested by Taiyuan police in Shanxi on suspicion of promoting terrorism)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

女权人士李翘楚狱中病情加重(Feminist activist Li Qiaochu's condition worsens in prison)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

湖南著名人权律师谢阳遭当局强迫失踪(Xie Yang, well-known Hunan rights lawyer, is forcibly disappeared by the authorities)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Human rights group urges countries to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics”
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2022

Dutch Olympic Committee Warns Athletes Not To Bring Phones to China, Hu Xijin: “They’ve Watched Too Many Movies”
What's on Weibo, January 12, 2022

Omicron Deepens Uncertainty Surrounding Beijing Olympics
中国多地出现奥密克戎疫情,这对北京冬奥会意味着什么

The New York Times, January 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

With The Beijing Olympics Approaching, Coke Needs To Confront China’s Human Rights Abuses
Forbes, January 12, 2022

Carrie Lam and Legco have to do best for Hong Kong and stop passing the buck
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

Wednesday, January 12, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

The Army of Millions Who Enforce China's Zero-Covid Policy
The New York Times, January 12, 2022

CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP EMPHASIZE ANTITERRORISM APPROACH IN HONG KONG
China Digital Times, January 11, 2022

Intel deletes reference to Xinjiang after backlash
Reuters, January 11, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

消息:鄒家成被捕 涉違保釋條件發表危害國安言論(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law, is arrested for breaching bail condition by publishing speech endangering national security)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2022

涉煽动恐怖活动 媒体人胡新成遭山西当局刑事拘留(Journalist Hu Xincheng is detained by Shanxi authorities for inciting terrorist activities)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong to create more ‘national security’ crimes, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2022

Related:
特首稱23條必須立得好 現屆政府任內三讀通過有難度(Chief executive says Article 23 has to be well-legislated, admits difficulty in getting third reading passed during current administration)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2022

China’s Latest Internet Regulation Could Cripple Businesses
ChinaFilmInsider, January 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Omicron Deepens Uncertainty Surrounding Beijing Olympics
The New York Times, January 12, 2022

Rural migrants are denied rights in Chinese cities. Can Xi fix the problem?
The Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

黄雪琴:我其实并没有踏得多前,只是社会退得太后,每个人退得太后(Huang Xueqin: I actually didn't step forward that much; it's just that society—everyone—has retreated too much)
NGOCN, December 9, 2021

Tuesday, January 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Beijing steps up pressure on Hong Kong over COVID-19 party scandal, Cathay Pacific
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

FAREWELL LETTERS: A TRIBUTE TO THE CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, BLOGGERS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS WE LOST IN 2021
China Digital Times, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong: Journalists remain defiant despite clampdown on media
Deutsche Welle, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong authorities grill union which held street stalls on Covid-19 and national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2022

香港悼念六四难 王丹筹设纽约纪念馆(Commemorating June Fourth is difficult in Hong Kong; Wang Dan raises money to set up June Fourth museum in New York)
Deutsche Welle, January 11, 2022

狱中人权律师余文生父亲今去世 余文生未获见其父生前最后一面(Imprisoned rights lawyer Yu Wensheng was denied request to see his ailing father, who dies without seeing son for the last time)
Weiquanwang, January 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s private tutoring giant disclosed the huge toll of Beijing’s education crackdown
Quartz, January 10, 2022

National security law: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil defendants sound justice warning after magistrate lines up government body to represent them in subversion trial
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China battles Omicron outbreak weeks before Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 10, 2022

China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
The Washington Post, January 11, 2022

China’s Omicron threat ‘under control’, no lockdown planned for Beijing Winter Olympics, organisers say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese Authorities’ ‘Inhumane Cruelty’ Again on Display
Human Rights Watch, January 10, 2022

Western-style democracy ‘would doom Hong Kong to chaos’, Chinese officials say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2022

What Should the Left Do About China?
The Nation, January 11, 2022

Monday, January 10, 2022

China's Reach (中国:内控与外扩)

Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China’s Hong Kong garrison
The Guardian, January 10, 2022

中共正建立中华人民共和国“海外省”(CPC is establishing an "Overseas Province" of the People's Republic of China)
Radio France Internationale, January 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Trial Looms After Seaside Gathering of Chinese Activists
「廈門聚會案」兩年後,中國維權運動的困境

The New York Times, January 8, 2022

Hong Kong protests: intellectually disabled man receives toughest sentence yet for illegal rally against national security law
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 21 demonstrators jailed for up to 3½ years for taking part in riot near Beijing’s liaison office
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2022

網媒《白夜》告別 《立場》案後累計七家停運(White Night becomes 7th online news media outlet to shut down following Stand News's closure)
inmedia.hk, January 8, 2022

中国大陆著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄妻子张青在美国病故 郭飞雄仍遭强迫失踪(Zhang Qing, wife of well-known rights defender Guo Feixiong, dies of illness in U.S.; Guo is still under enforced disappearance)
Weiquanwang, January 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

WeChat adds list of data it collects as Tencent aims to comply with China’s strict new regulations
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Walmart’s China unit disciplined by Shenzhen police for breaches of cybersecurity laws
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Is China ready to host the Winter Olympics?
The Washington Post, January 7, 2022

Related:
AS BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS NEAR, GLOBAL PROTESTS TARGET IOC AND CORPORATE SPONSORS
China Digital Times, January 7, 2022

北京奥运:国际人权角斗的必争之地(Beijing Olympics: A battleground for the international human rights contest)
Voice of America, January 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis ( 评论与分析)

Beijing’s White Paper on Hong Kong democracy – a pledge renewed or a promise betrayed?
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2022

Online Warriors Are a Risky but Useful Tool for Beijing
Foreign Policy, January 7, 2022

香港媒体局势空前严峻(Hong Kong media environment has never faced a grimmer time)
Radio France Internationale, January 8, 2022