Kuaishou livestreamer detained for 15 days for mocking national anthem
TechNode, October 30, 2018
China's parliament expands use of in absentia trials targeting “absconders”
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2018
狂犬疫苗受害者、上海维权人士谭华被强迫失踪至今已57天 母亲也遭强迫失踪40天 (Vaccine victim rights defender and his mother forcibly disappeared)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 28, 2018
China steps up VPN blocks ahead of major trade, Internet shows
Reuters, October 30, 2018
Wolf Warrior comment backfires on Chinese doctor caught in Super Typhoon Yutu destruction
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2018
China tries to woo a sprawling global Chinese diaspora
NPR, October 29, 2018
China stops more than 100 Christians from boarding planes for overseas event
Radio Free Asia October 30, 2018
80名艾滋感染者促规范检测消除歧视 (80 HIV-positive citizens urge revised HIV testing process to eliminate employment discrimination)
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2018
As China prepares to revise its Civil Code, calls are renewed for legal recognition of same-sex marriage
SupChina, October 30, 2018
China’s Sharp Eyes surveillance system puts the security focus on public shaming
Associated Press, October 30, 2018
Chinese Apple Watch supplier under fire for “forcing students to work like robots”
Agence France-Presse, October 30, 2018
Can Hong Kong’s activists for self-determination get a second chance in politics?
South China Morning Post, October 31, 2018
楊潤雄指院校有責任防止有人濫用大學資源推動港獨 (Head of education bureau calls on universities to bear responsibility and prevent students from advocating for independence)
RTHK, October 31, 2018
Hong Kong government damaged “one country, two systems” with “monster” co-location plan at express rail terminus, court told
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2018
Hong Kong justice minister confirms department advised official who barred activist Lau Siu-lai from contesting Legco by-election
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2018
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