Starting from Xinjiang and Tibet, the Chinese government wants to collect DNA and other biological data of all citizens. Yes, it may help solving unsolved crimes, but also persecuting dissidents and ethnic minorities more effectively.
Surveillance
US State Department Bans Huawei Employees, Cites Human Rights Abuses
After targeting CCP officials who persecute Tibetans, and Xinjiang’s Uyghurs and other Turkic people, Washington hits the regime’s largest supplier of technological tools for repression.
Control over CCP Members’ Religious Beliefs Intensifies
Authorities across China adopt strict measures barring Party members from having any affiliation with religion and traditional Chinese spiritual practices.
Medics’ Social Media Accounts Censored
As per CCP’s orders, China’s social media is controlled to prevent first-hand information about the coronavirus outbreak from reaching the public.
Hong Kong Law, Article 43 Implementation Rules: The CCP Ends Freedom of the Internet
It gets worse every day: a new document allows the police to enter private premises without a warrant, freeze assets, and crack down on criticism posted online
CCP Continued Forced DNA Collection Amid the Pandemic
Residents with no criminal records, including children, were demanded to give blood or hair samples, without being informed how they would be used.
Minors Summoned by Police, Punished for Online Remarks
Comments on the government’s ban to play online games during a national holiday in April resulted in numerous young gamers being questioned by the authorities.
China’s Health Codes Increase Population Surveillance
The CCP regime enforced mobile apps to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which will likely outlive the pandemic and will be used to expand automated social control.
Surveillance of Believers Intensified Amid the Pandemic
Presented as a coronavirus prevention measure, numerous cameras were installed in China’s religious venues. Believers fear that they will remain for good.
Bypassing China’s Great Firewall May Land You in Prison
Chinese citizens on the mainland are punished for using foreign websites or social media. Those who post comments unfavorable to the regime may end in jail.