「中央电视台涿州拍摄基地员工抗议裁员不赔偿（2026.08.07）」8月7日，中央电视台河北涿州拍摄基地多名员工集体维权，抗议基地裁员不赔偿。据员工透露，该拍摄基地早已荒废多年。此后，基地每月仅向员工发放约800元基本生活费。不少员工之所以能在如此低的收入下坚持多年，主要就是为了维持社保缴纳，一直熬到退休。然而近日，眼看一些员工即将熬到退休，基地却突然通知，自8月起停止发放生活费、停止缴纳社保，并强制解除劳动合同，且不给予任何赔偿。在网络上，员工甚至不敢直接说出“央视”的名字。当有网友询问其所在单位时，一名员工回复：“对不起，不敢说出单位，惹不起。”

“Employees at CCTV’s Zhuozhou Filming Base Protest Layoffs Without Compensation (2026.08.07)”

On August 7, multiple employees at China Central Television’s filming base in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province, staged a collective protest over layoffs without compensation.

According to employees, the filming base had already been largely abandoned for years. During this period, the base paid employees only about 800 yuan per month as a basic living allowance. Many said they had endured such low income for years mainly to keep their social insurance contributions active until retirement.

However, just as some employees were approaching retirement, the base suddenly announced that, beginning in August, it would stop paying their living allowances, cease making social insurance contributions, and forcibly terminate their labor contracts without providing any compensation.

Online, employees were even afraid to directly name “CCTV.” When a netizen asked which organization they worked for, one employee replied: “Sorry, I don’t dare name the organization. They’re too powerful to mess with.”

「西安市民“抵制赛格”行动逾月，商场营收大幅下滑（2026.08.07）」截至8月7日，西安市民抵制赛格的行动仍在持续。一个多月来，赛格为招揽顾客，先后推出免费停车、亿元补贴、免费表演等活动，同时被指雇人进店营造人气，并在网络上雇佣大量“水军”进行宣传，但商场生意仍大幅下滑。

据知情人士透露，赛格的日营业额已从高峰时期的超过千万元，降至如今不足百万元。有商户表示，自己的店铺过去每天流水约一万元，如今一天仅有几百元。

8月5日，新华网等媒体发布了一份官方通报，称严先生曾被诊断患有抑郁症，并多次前往西安市精神卫生中心就诊。然而，这份通报并未平息网民的愤怒，针对赛格的抵制行动仍在继续。

（赛格事件的前因，可查看“昨天”项目此前发布的纪录片。）

“Xi’an Residents’ Boycott of SEG Continues for Over a Month, Mall Revenue Plunges (2026.08.07)”

As of August 7, Xi’an residents’ boycott of SEG was still ongoing. Over the past month, SEG has rolled out a series of measures to attract customers, including free parking, subsidies totaling 100 million yuan, and free performances. It has also been accused of hiring people to walk around the mall to create the appearance of crowds, as well as employing large numbers of online “water army” accounts to promote the shopping center. Despite these efforts, business has continued to decline sharply.

According to people familiar with the situation, SEG’s daily revenue has fallen from more than 10 million yuan at its peak to less than 1 million yuan today. One merchant said that their store used to take in around 10,000 yuan a day, but now brings in only a few hundred yuan.

On August 5, Xinhua News and other media outlets published an official statement saying that Mr. Yan had previously been diagnosed with depression and had visited the Xi’an Mental Health Center several times. However, the statement failed to quell public anger, and the boycott of SEG has continued.

(For background on the SEG incident, please see the documentary previously published by the “Yesterday” project.)

「中共打压之下，“电子员工”以更隐秘方式继续为旺旺发声（2026.08.06）」进入8月，尽管遭到中共全面打压，“电子员工”们并未就此放弃，而是转以更加隐秘方式继续为旺旺发声。8月6日，在四川成都天府国际机场，一位女士背着印有旺旺一家及“Remember Wangwang”字样的购物袋从机场走过。在贵州毕节，声援旺旺的大幅广告仍在公开展示。此外，一款印有猫狗图案的奶茶也受到“电子员工”们的支持，不少人购买后拍照上传网络，以此表达声援。在网络上，“电子员工”们持续打卡，以评论区留言、转发和发布相关图片等方式，继续传播相关信息。

“Under CCP Repression, ‘Electronic Employees’ Continue Speaking Up for Wangwang in More Discreet Ways (2026.08.06)”

As August began, despite a sweeping crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party, the “electronic employees” did not give up. Instead, they continued speaking up for Wangwang in more discreet ways.

On August 6, at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in Sichuan, a woman walked through the airport carrying a shopping bag printed with images of Wangwang and his family, along with the words “Remember Wangwang.” In Bijie, Guizhou, a large public advertisement supporting Wangwang remained on display.

In addition, a milk tea beverage featuring images of cats and dogs received support from the “electronic employees.” Many purchased it, took photos and uploaded them online to show their support. Online, the “electronic employees” also continued their check-in campaign by leaving messages in comment sections, reposting content and sharing related images to keep the information circulating.

「67名中国工人阿尔及利亚徒步11公里讨薪（2026.08.05）」8月5日，阿尔及利亚121公里铁路项目三分部，中交二公局的67名工人因工资被拖欠，徒步11公里前往中国路桥阿尔及利亚分公司讨薪，要求公司立即结清全部工资，并保障他们能够安全离境。

“67 Chinese Workers Walk 11 Kilometers in Algeria to Demand Unpaid Wages (2026.08.05)”

On August 5, 67 workers employed by CCCC Second Highway Engineering Bureau at Section 3 of Algeria’s 121-kilometer railway project walked 11 kilometers to the Algeria branch of China Road and Bridge Corporation to demand their unpaid wages. They called on the company to immediately pay all outstanding wages and ensure that they could safely leave the country.

「贵州金沙沐足老板欠薪跑路，讨薪员工在人社局内模仿其“画饼”（2026.08.05）」8月5日，贵州毕节金沙县港金K歌沐足老板苏林欠薪跑路后，连日讨薪无果的员工在金沙县人力资源和社会保障局内模仿苏林当初承诺“工资按时发、绝不拖欠”，以及欠薪时反复“画饼”的场景。

“Foot Spa Owner in Jinsha, Guizhou, Flees After Withholding Wages; Workers Parody His ‘Empty Promises’ at Human Resources Bureau (2026.08.05)”

On August 5, after Su Lin, the owner of Gangjin Karaoke & Foot Spa in Jinsha County, Bijie, Guizhou, fled while owing employees wages, workers who had spent several days unsuccessfully seeking payment reenacted his behavior inside the Jinsha County Human Resources and Social Security Bureau. They mimicked his original promise that “wages would be paid on time and never delayed,” as well as the repeated empty assurances he gave after failing to pay them.

「“瘟神来了”Ⅱ：数十万商户关门避罚，“避瘟神”运动蔓延至四省九市（2026.07.22-08.04）」7月下旬至8月初，此前席卷黑龙江多地的“避瘟神”运动，在沉寂半个多月后开始向南方蔓延。7月22日至8月4日的十余天里，“昨天”项目已记录到吉林、浙江、江苏、广东四省共九个城市出现大规模商户集体关门闭市的现象，涉及商户数十万家。商户以暂时停业的方式，规避中共检查组可能带来的高额罚款。本轮关门潮主要集中在浙江省。截至8月4日，宁波、金华、温州、衢州、台州和绍兴等六个城市均有大批商户持续关门。始于黑龙江的这场去中心化“非暴力不合作”运动，正在跨越省界，向中国南方多个地区扩散。

“The Plague God Is Coming” II: Hundreds of Thousands of Businesses Close to Avoid Fines as the “Avoiding the Plague God” Movement Spreads to Nine Cities Across Four Provinces (July 22–August 4, 2026)

From late July to early August, the “Avoiding the Plague God” movement, which had previously swept across many parts of Heilongjiang Province, began spreading southward after lying dormant for more than two weeks.

During the period from July 22 to August 4, the Yesterday Project documented large-scale collective business closures in nine cities across four provinces—Jilin, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, and Guangdong—involving hundreds of thousands of merchants. Businesses temporarily suspended operations to avoid the potentially heavy fines imposed by Chinese Communist Party inspection teams.

The latest wave of closures has been concentrated mainly in Zhejiang Province. As of August 4, large numbers of businesses remained closed in six cities: Ningbo, Jinhua, Wenzhou, Quzhou, Taizhou, and Shaoxing. Originating in Heilongjiang, this decentralized movement of “nonviolent noncooperation” is now crossing provincial boundaries and spreading to multiple regions of southern China.

「黑龙江肇东访民法院门口抗议法官枉法裁判（2026.08.04）」8月4日，黑龙江省肇东市，十余名访民在肇东市人民法院门口集会，高喊“枉法裁判”“严惩司法毒瘤”等口号，抗议该院多名法官枉法裁判。

Petitioners Protest Alleged Unlawful Rulings Outside a Court in Zhaodong, Heilongjiang (August 4, 2026)

On August 4, more than a dozen petitioners gathered outside the Zhaodong People’s Court in Heilongjiang Province. They chanted slogans including “Unlawful rulings!” and “Severely punish the cancers of the judiciary!” to protest what they described as unlawful judgments issued by multiple judges at the court.

「广西横州溃坝灾区蓝色帐篷一夜被撤，现场遭围挡并限制拍摄（2026.08.02）」 在广西南宁市横州市六蓝水库溃坝灾区的村庄里，曾出现大量蓝色帐篷。据当地村民介绍，每一顶帐篷都对应一栋被洪水冲走的房屋，帐篷搭建的位置就是原房屋的地基。这些特殊的标记，也被一些航拍爱好者记录了下来。 然而，8月2日，村民发现，这些帐篷一夜之间被当地政府全部撤走。与此同时，当局连夜架设围栏，并出动警察阻止人们靠近和拍摄。部分村民怀疑，当局可能担心这些帐篷暴露灾区房屋损毁规模，甚至让外界进一步追问真实的人员伤亡情况。村民还透露，自8月2日起，外来人员进入当地需要出示身份证。对此，有网友讽刺道：“通常被围起来的地方，不是为了遮丑，就是准备收费。”“这里已经成了国家秘密基地！”

Blue Tents Removed Overnight from the Hengzhou Dam-Failure Disaster Area; Site Fenced Off and Photography Restricted (August 2, 2026)

Large numbers of blue tents once appeared in villages affected by the failure of the Liulan Reservoir dam in Hengzhou, Nanning, Guangxi. According to local villagers, each tent represented a house that had been swept away by the flood, and the tents were erected directly over the foundations of the destroyed homes. These distinctive markers were also recorded by some drone enthusiasts.

However, on August 2, villagers discovered that all the tents had been removed overnight by the local government. At the same time, the authorities erected fences during the night and deployed police officers to prevent people from approaching the area or taking photographs. Some villagers suspected that the authorities were concerned the tents might reveal the true scale of the destruction and prompt further questions about the actual number of casualties.

Villagers also said that beginning on August 2, outsiders were required to present identification before entering the area. One netizen sarcastically commented: “Usually, when a place is fenced off, it is either to hide something shameful or to start charging admission.”

“This place has become a state-secret base!”