US senators urge Donald Trump to end delay and proceed with sanctions over Xinjiang internment camps
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019
Fake tourists and car crashes: How China blocks reporters in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019
Friday, June 28, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Court in China’s Chongqing jails WeChat foreign news service moderator
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019
Gone for 100 days: Three labour activists “disappeared” in China
China Labour Bulletin, June 27, 2019
Tibetan monk released from Drapchi prison after serving full term
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019
Beijing Internet court launches AI judge
Xinhua, June 27, 2019
UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers
Amnesty International, June 26, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Taiwan set for pro-mainland fake news deluge before its presidential election
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019
China launches official website, Wechat account for Party education campaign
Xinhua, June 26, 2019
Will tech giants and “Internet films” save China’s film industry from capital winter?
Radii, June 26, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
“What I’m always doing is escaping, escaping, escaping”: A conversation with Liu Xia and Ai Weiwei
ChinaFile, June 27, 2019
Celebration for exiled Tibetan religious figure kept low-key to avoid Chinese clampdown
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Xi Jinping sees protests in Hong Kong as a threat to the party
Economist, June 29, 2019
Nike chief states his commitment to doing business in China
Financial Times, June 28, 2019
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Nike pulls shoes over Hong Kong Instagram post
China Digital Times, June 27, 2019
Abe hails China ties, raises tough issues as Xi visits Japan
Bloomberg, June 28, 2019
北京九部门联合印发通知：招聘时禁问妇女婚育情况 (Beijing bans job interview inquiries into marital status, family plans; fines imposed for gender discrimination in recruitment ads)
Legal Daily, June 28, 2019
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Beijing introduces new rules: Employers can no longer ask female candidates about marital or childbearing status
What’s On Weibo, June 27, 2019
【逃犯條例】德國跨黨議員聯署聲明 促默克爾G20向習近平提香港高度自治 (9 German parliament members co-sign statement urging Merkel to raise Hong Kong’s autonomy at G20)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2019
Anti-Chinese protests in a Gambian fishing village show conflict of foreign investment in Africa
Quartz, June 28, 2019
捷克官员入境中国遭拒 外传因参加台湾庆典 (Two high-ranking Czech officials denied visas to enter China for joining Taiwan cocktail event)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Why China’s data regulations are a compliance nightmare for companies
The Diplomat, June 27, 2019
China hacked eight major computer services firms in years-long attack
Reuters, June 26, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
“Stand with Hong Kong”: G20 appeal over extradition law crisis appears in over 10 int’l newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019
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G20 峰會前夕 港人大阪舉行集會 爭取國際關注 (Hong Kongers rally in Osaka on eve of G20 in bid for international attention on anti-extradition protests and police violence)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019
Students and uniformed groups will not attend July 1 flag raising ceremony due to “safety concerns”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019
Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters gather outside justice secretary’s office demanding dialogue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
醫管局：警方須有足夠理據 方可取病人資料 將成立三人小組審視電腦系統 (Hospital Authority to set up working group to review security of computer systems, stresses sufficient cause for police requests of patient information)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019
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“Temporary” closure of police posts at two Hong Kong hospitals is because of “political hatred,” says commissioner
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
林鄭月娥會見四警察協會代表 表揚警隊高度專業克制 不偏不倚執法 (Carrie Lam meets with police groups, thanks them for “highly professional and restrained” execution of duty in difficult times)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019
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Nothing independent about Hong Kong police complaints process say critics, as watchdog floats idea of special panel to investigate extradition bill violence
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
Part of Hong Kong harbourfront to be given to Chinese army as pro-Beijing lawmaker accused of blocking opposition
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
Hong Kong journalist groups rebuke protesters for harassing TVB cameraman at anti-extradition rally
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
中共重施老把戏被指散播“假新闻”企图离间反送中群众 (Fake news videos used to drive a wedge among protestors)
Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2019
Commentary (评论)
How to defuse the extradition crisis: Start by fixing Hong Kong’s social ills and end with democracy
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019
Can Beijing let Hong Kong be Hong Kong and allow the city the room it needs to breathe?
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019
Technology aids unity of Hong Kong movement
Financial Times, June 27, 2019
Beijing will not rest until it controls Hong Kong. We must keep fighting
The Guardian, June 27, 2019
What will it take to combat digital authoritarianism in Southeast Asia?
Global Voices, June 27, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Pomegranate propaganda: A Chinese government official’s UN speech
Human Rights Watch, June 26, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China mulls prisoner amnesty for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
最高检：监狱假释适用率偏低，有一些罪犯劳动报酬配比不合理 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate observes unsatisfactorily low rates of parole from prisons, disproportionate allocation of funds in inmate accounts)
The Paper, June 27, 2019
Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan’s statement regarding the revocation of his license
China Change, June 26, 2019
王全璋姊姊：當局要求她今午晤弟弟 否則視為放棄會見 (Providing inadequate notice, authorities require Wang Quanzhang’s sister to visit him today or else forfeit visitation rights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 27, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Re-made in China: From Marxism to hip hop, China’s appropriations from the West show that globalisation makes the world bumpy, not flat
Aeon, June 26, 2019
Patriotic movie apparently falls afoul of China’s censors
The New York Times, June 26, 2019
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“The Eight Hundred” cancels its China release
China Digital Times, June 26, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China urges Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Reuters, June 26, 2019
“Today, Hong Kong; tomorrow, Taiwan”: Resistance to China spreads
Nikkei Asian Review, June 26, 2019
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Chinese cyber-operatives boosted Taiwan’s insurgent candidate
Foreign Policy, June 26, 2019“Our God is China”: Pro-Beijing groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Telegram is not a strong security choice, use Signal instead
Medium, June 27, 2019
Huawei personnel worked with China’s military on research projects
Bloomberg, June 27, 2019
Why America is worried about DJI and Chinese drones
SupChina, June 26, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【不斷更新】數百人包圍律政中心 促釋放義士 (Hundreds rally outside Department of Justice building demanding release of arrested protestors)
Inmediahk.net, June 27, 2019
香港抗议者呼吁G20领导人向中国施压
Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help
The New York Times, June 27, 2019
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愛丁堡廣場數萬港人聚集反《逃犯條例》修訂 多國語言籲國際支持 (Tens of thousands gather in “Free Hong Kong, Democracy Now” rally to urge global support for Hong Kong at G20)
The Initium, June 26, 2019“Democracy now, Free Hong Kong”: Thousands of protesters urge G20 to back anti-extradition law movement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Thousands of anti-extradition law protesters descend upon Hong Kong police HQ again
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
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【再包圍警總】楊逸朗涉襲警被捕 警記錄 60 人身份證跟進 (1 arrested, 60 identified for follow-up; police clear protests outside headquarters)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019
Lowest rating yet for a Hong Kong leader: Popularity of Carrie Lam plunges to historic low – HKU poll
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Scholars and religious figures urge for investigation into anti-extradition law clashes, as Beijing decries protester “violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Pan-democrats thwarted in last bid to stop Hong Kong government’s plan to give People’s Liberation Army a prime slice of Central waterfront
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Beijing’s tightening grip is suffocating freedom-loving Hongkongers. It’s no wonder they keep rising up in protest
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
正視問題才能修補撕裂——制度性崩壞的香港警隊，需如何汲取國際改革經驗？ (Facing the problem is the first step to mending the rift: How can the Hong Kong police force use global experience to reform systemic problems?)
The Initium, June 27, 2019
中国地名问题和出路 (A way out for China’s foreign names controversy)
Financial Times, June 27, 2019
Hong Kong extradition law: The fallout
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019
HRIC Note: This is a conversation between columnist Mercy Kuo and Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Ho-Fung Hung.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang vice-governor defends centers for Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Reuters, June 25, 2019
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Xinjiang Vice Governor paints internment camps as “vocational centers” at UN Rights Council
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019在国际社会的批评下 新疆自治区副主席为再教育营辩护 (Xinjiang Vice Governor defends camps amid international criticism)
Voice of America, June 25, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad, Part II of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 25, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
广东民众维权成功 垃圾焚烧厂选址取消 (Guangdong protests succeed in halting plans for garbage incineration facility)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
As officials mull China's new vaccine law, parents fear it won't help
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
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人大常委会第十一次会议审议多部法律草案 (National People’s Congress to review multiple draft laws, including vaccine regulations and community correction procedures)
People’s Daily, June 26, 2019
Abused as “dirty,” same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
Straits Times, June 25, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Nike reportedly halted a shoe release in China after its co-designer supported Hong Kong protesters
Quartz, June 26, 2019
Nike pulls line of shoes from China over Instagram post
Financial Times, June 26, 2019
国际劳工组织敦促中国释放所有工人维权者 (International Labour Organization urges China to release all labor rights defenders)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2019
The underrated influence of modern neo-Maoists on China’s Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
Letter from Africa: Kenya's love-hate relationship with Chinese traders
BBC, June 25, 2019
“贫困县”坑公款内幕 呈现畸形贪腐 (Corruption revealed in China’s touted “poverty province”: Hebei’s Zhangjiakou Wanquan district government spent millions on video project)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese technology moguls’ latest obsession: Red tourism
Bloomberg, June 25, 2019
U.S. tech companies sidestep a Trump ban, to keep selling to Huawei
The New York Times, June 25, 2019
Global telecom carriers attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【逃犯條例．不斷更新】逾百人出發赴領事館請願 促G20集團峰會向習近平施壓 (Hundreds of protestors on “marathon march” visit over a dozen diplomatic missions, urging pressure on China at G20 summit)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019
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Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019Hong Kong activists crowdfund for anti-extradition bill voice at G20
Reuters, June 25, 2019
【曾蔭權上訴得直】曾蔭權公職失當案終極上訴得直獲撤控 (Former chief executive Donald Tsang’s convictions quashed in successful appeal to final court)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019
Defiant Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sticking to her guns over refusal to withdraw extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
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Hong Kong extradition bill crisis: government’s relationship with pro-establishment camp takes a hit, as Carrie Lam accused of going it alone
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
不合作運動惹部分市民不滿，示威人士發起道歉行動 (Protestors take public action to apologize to citizens inconvenienced during civil disobedience campaign)
The Initium, June 25, 2019
LGBT couples in Hong Kong are treated differently by the law in nearly 100 ways, report finds
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
Head of Hong Kong photojournalist union resigns amid row over professional conduct and police “tip-off”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019
UK halts sale of teargas to Hong Kong amid police brutality claims
The Guardian, June 25, 2019
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Hong Kong police urge Court of Appeal to relax warrant requirement for mobile phone searches in hearing that has implications for extradition bill protesters and criminal suspects
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019Anti-extradition bill protesters continue pressure tactics against Hong Kong government as calls mount for independent inquiry into June 12 violence
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
The Hong Kong celebrities risking careers to join protests
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2019
Commentary (评论)
What is Hong Kong for?
SupChina, June 25, 2019
No longer an apolitical technocrat, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam must learn to engage critics
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Chinese student responses to the mass internment of Turkic Muslims
Living Otherwise, June 24, 2019
Young Uyghur tour director dies under questioning by Xinjiang authorities: Mother
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019
Increased security to prevent leaks on mosques’ demolition
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019
Why Indonesia’s muted response to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur internment camps is in stark contrast to anger over Rohingya crisis
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
王全璋周五有望见家属 江天勇身体状况恶化
Family of jailed Chinese rights lawyer promised visit after long delays
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019
Lawyer Jiang Tianyong freed from prison but not free, health deteriorating
China Change, June 24, 2019
CCP fabricates evidence against pastor Wang Yi
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s long, hot summer of censorship
The Diplomat, June 24, 2019
Protesters gather in Taipei, asking “red media” to leave Taiwan
Focus Taiwan, June 23, 2019
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中国暗中渗透台湾 信息透明是解答吗？(Is information transparency the answer to China’s infiltration of Taiwanese media?)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2019Red Infiltration: The reality of China’s global media expansion (Part 1)
Ketagalan Media, June 23, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Sichuan trade union kept busy with poverty alleviation projects while workers go unpaid
China Labour Bulletin, June 24, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
审议《中国共产党机构编制工作条例》和《中国共产党农村工作条例》(Politburo to review working regulations on Party work on villages: Prioritize urbanization of agricultural villages, convert grassroots CPC bodies into “battle fortresses” that promote and uphold CPC’s ideals and decisions)
People’s Daily, June 25, 2019
Chinese ex-official Qiao Jianjun arrested again in Sweden; this time at request of US
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019
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瑞典释放中国通缉犯，中国全球反腐受挫 (After Sweden’s police arrested a fugitive Chinese official wanted for bribery, its courts refused to extradite him)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019
China says will not allow Hong Kong issue to be discussed at G20 summit
Reuters, June 24, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters want attention at G-20 to Beijing’s dismay
Bloomberg, June 24, 2019
Australia accused of being too “quiet” on UN Human Rights Council over abusive nations
The Guardian, June 23, 2019
China’s Qu Dongyu beats EU candidate for United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization leadership
Euractiv, June 24, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
华为CFO孟晚舟的律师团要求加拿大撤销引渡程序 (Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer urges Canada to drop extradition proceedings)
Reuters, June 25, 2019
Huawei staff are banned from US offices as research arm Futurewei seeks split from Chinese parent after trade-war blacklist
Reuters, June 25, 2019
大疆将在美生产新无人机，规避制裁风险
Chinese drones made in America: One company’s plan to win over Trump
The New York Times, June 24, 2019
Baidu offers more news search options after journalist accuses it of bias
Caixin, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019
G20前民間多個抗議行動 (Multiple anti-extradition protests before G20 summit, calling for international attention on Hong Kong)
Citizen News, June 25, 2019
民權觀察收35宗警察濫權個案 受害人警棍、盾牌傷痕清晰可見 (Civil Rights Observer online platform receives 35 reports of police brutality; urges independent inquiry and criminal liability)
Inmediahk.net, June 24, 2019
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法政匯思：獨立調查委員會查6.12事件非針對警隊 (Independent investigation of June 12 clashes is not a police witch hunt, says Progressive Lawyers Group)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019“Lying has become a norm”: Hong Kong police falsely accused protesters of blocking ambulances, democrats say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
鄭若驊：無論任何人有否定性為暴動 不影響律政司檢控 (Prosecutorial decisions will not be affected by “riot” label, says Secretary of Justice)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong should consult widely on extradition bill: U.N. rights boss
Reuters, June 24, 2019
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Dialogue with Hong Kong government over extradition bill “not realistic,” Joshua Wong and fellow student leader say
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019
Five Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protesters were arrested at public hospitals while seeking treatment
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
How Hong Kong’s leaderless protests are organized
Inkstone, June 24, 2019
Commentary (评论)
橡膠子彈與Hallelujah的鬥爭（文：黎恩灝）(The struggle between “Hallelujah” and rubber bullets)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2019
“Less-lethal” weapons such as rubber bullets and beanbag rounds can be deadly, too
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
When a China propaganda campaign infiltrated the United States
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019
What thoughts should be inspired by the prosecution of Meng Hongwei, the former Interpol chief from China?
Jerome A. Cohen, June 24, 2019
Monday, June 24, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang internment camps, Rohingya in Myanmar highlighted for religious repression: Report
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
Related:
2018 Report on International Religious Freedom: China (Includes Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Macau)
U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China still committed to getting rid of “big, foreign and weird” place names
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019
China orders halt to history tests for students seeking credits for US university courses
Reuters, June 21, 2019
Beijing leans on UK dons to praise Communist Party and avoid “the three Ts — Tibet, Tiananmen and Taiwan”
The Times UK, June 20, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
3万台湾人上街反红色媒体 要求政府撤照 (30,000 Taiwan citizens march against “red media” controlled by China, urging government to revoke licenses)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2019
“We must protect and stand up for our youth”: Thousands in Australia protest against Hong Kong extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019
Advocacy group pushes for stronger US engagement on Tibet
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
“一国两制下的香港”影展台北上映 港人吁台湾以香港为鉴 (Film exhibition about Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems opens in Taiwan, organizers urge Taiwan to heed warning in Hong Kong crisis)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
From a Tibetan filmmaker, an unvarnished view of his land
The New York Times, June 21, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
【引渡惡法】中國政府從未用科技監控百姓 華駐英大使回應林鄭下台 (“China has never used surveillance technology on civilians,” says Chinese consulate in U.K.)
Apple Daily, June 23, 2019
Canada “will join US” in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Macau’s leadership race could be more interesting than usual, as favourite Ho Iat-seng faces three challengers
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
How the storm over Hong Kong’s extradition bill battered Beijing’s “one country, two systems” ambitions for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019
Chinese police free more than 1,100 human trafficking victims after targeting Southeast Asian networks
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
Associated Press, June 22, 2019
Huawei files lawsuit against US Commerce Department over seized equipment, insists no licence needed
Reuters, June 22, 2019
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全与反恐)
Int'l counter-terrorism forum concludes in Beijing
Sina English, June 21, 2019
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A vehicle for cooperation or competition?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Over 100 Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters occupy Revenue Tower foyer
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
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Be water, my friend: Hong Kong protesters take Bruce Lee’s wise saying to heart and go with the flow
South China Morning Post, June 22, 20192019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019
32 former Hong Kong officials and politicians appeal to gov’t to scrap extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
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In full: An open Letter to Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam from ex-no. 2 Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019Lawmaker and legal scholar revise proposed changes to Hong Kong extradition bill in bid to ease fallout from controversial amendment
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
民陣要求成立獨立調查委員會跟進警方懷疑濫權行為 (Civil Human Rights Front urges establishment of independent commission to investigate police abuse of power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2019
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Use existing mechanism for police complaints, says Hong Kong justice chief as anger over alleged misconduct boils over
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019Verified: Hong Kong police violence against peaceful protesters
Amnesty International, June 21, 2019“Treated like prey”: Protester injured in anti-extradition law clashes questions police tactics
FactWire, June 213, 2019
Hong Kong sees surge in people looking to leave, agents report
Financial Times, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong police accused of harassing hospital staff during searches for extradition bill protesters as medical and legal professionals call on officers to behave
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
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Department of Health seeks clarification from Hong Kong Adventist Hospital over refusal to treat injured protester who was later arrested
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong refuses entry to ex-Philippine diplomat and China critic
Financial Times, June 21, 2019
当赞美诗变成抗议颂歌：走上街头的香港基督徒
With hymns and prayers, Christians help drive Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, June 21, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s relationship with Beijing has been changed forever
Financial Review, June 24, 2019
HRIC Note: Geoff Raby was Australian ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011
Hong Kong extradition law protests: Is this a colour revolution?
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Unelected Carrie Lam compares Hongkongers to children as a tactic to disenfranchise
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019
中共当局封锁香港大游行新闻的得与失 (How CPC’s censorship of Hong Kong protests has backfired)
Voice of America, June 22, 2019
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【引渡惡法】《Sing Hallelujah to the Lord》變禁歌 遭QQ音樂網頁版下架 (Mainland bans hymn sung by Christians at Hong Kong protests)
Apple Daily, June 22, 2019
No withdrawal, no victory: Why Hongkongers have not yet won the war against the extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019
Hong Kong protesters have won, and Lam is finished… but Beijing may not take defeat lying down
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong extradition protests reveal deep-rooted problems that need addressing. How will Carrie Lam and Beijing respond?
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
China’s Communist Party is making its own (virtual) reality: Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks
Foreign Policy, June 21, 2019
Friday, June 21, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
US sanctions over Xinjiang’s Uygur internment camps are “ready to go” except for Treasury hold-up due to trade war, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
China is trying to spy on Pakistan’s Uighurs
BuzzFeed News, June 20, 2019
Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
CNN, June 20, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad: Part I of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 19, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Is China headed towards another Cultural Revolution?: An interview with Professor Xu Youyu
Global Voices, June 21, 2019
香港逃犯条例：中港矛盾延烧至美国校园 (The wildfires of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement: Cultural conflict spreads to US campuses)
BBC, June 21, 2019
Government should narrow campaign against “improper” place names, professor says
Caixin, June 20, 2019
Shanghai Sacred: Inside China's religious revival: A photo essay
The Guardian, June 20, 2019
A $300 billion rainbow economy is booming in the middle of China
Bloomberg, June 19, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
David Miliband: We’re living in an Age of Impunity
Axios, June 21, 2019
Be on alert for external “hostile forces,” Chinese security chief warns cadres
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Trump offers “anything” to help Canada in rift with China
BBC, June 21, 2019
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What Jean Chrétien has done to Canada on the Meng Wanzhou case
Maclean’s, June 19, 2019
U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders
United Press International, June 20, 2019
How China weaponized the global supply chain
National Review, June 20, 2019
“构建人类命运共同体，促进青少年参与可持续发展”创新示范项目在京启动 (Beijing commences pioneer project with UN volunteers on building a community with shared future)
People’s Daily, June 20, 2019
HRIC Note: China Song Ching Ling Foundation, Representative Office of United Nations Development Programme in China, UN Volunteers, and China International Centre For Economic & Technical Exchanges launched a joint “innovative demonstration project” on June 20 to promote a shared platform for volunteer work to “strengthen notions of a community with shared future in the hearts of youth.”
人权当道法律缺席: 台湾接济中国难民的矛盾处境 (Where human rights triumphs but the law lags behind: The dilemma of Taiwan’s acceptance of Chinese asylum seekers)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google will not drop Dragonfly project for China, rejects human rights inquiry of “censorship engine”
Taiwan Times, June 20, 2019
Romney pushes to stop Trump from using Huawei to get trade deal
Bloomberg, June 20, 2019
Apple, Black & Decker and Steve Madden among US companies moving production out of China. Here’s the full list.
Fox Business, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
大批示威者包圍警總 要求與盧偉聰會面 (Protestors gather outside police headquarters demanding to speak with commissioner Stephen Lo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong government scrambles to save face as extradition bill backlash threatens to paralyse legislature
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
律師信要求速龍小隊展示警員編號 (Legislator Eddie Chu issues legal letter to commissioner of police demanding “raptors” police unit display ID numbers)
Inmediahk.net, June 20, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong activists complain police failed to display ID numbers, as security chief says uniform has “no room”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019【612 衝突】網民製警暴合集短片 配中英日字幕 望國際關注 (Compilation: Citizens create video showing police brutality in hopes of capturing international attention)
The Stand News, June 21, 2019
荃灣港安稱有應警方要求通報疑槍傷個案 指存灰色地帶 (Police demand hospital in Tsuen Wan report patients that took part in protests; )
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
HRIC Note: In response to a request from the police, staff of the hospital in Tsuen Wan redirected a patient with rubber bullet wound to another public hospital, and then called the police. The protester was arrested when he sought further medical attention.
行政長官是否有權承諾撤銷對示威者的控罪？(Does the Chief Executive have the power to promise not to press charges against protesters?)
Inmediahk.net, June 21, 2019
“It’s a miracle to be in Hong Kong”: A refugee’s tale, one of 70 million
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Commentary (评论)
孔傑榮：香港「暫緩」修訂逃犯條例，無法改變中國刑事司法醜陋現實 (Jerome Cohen: “Suspending” extradition amendments in Hong Kong does not change the ugly truth of criminal justice in China)
The Initium, June 20, 2019
Why independent investigation of the systematic Hong Kong police attack on peaceful protesters on June 12 is urgently needed
Kong Tsung-gan, June 20, 2019
The people of Hong Kong need more than an end to the extradition bill – we want genuine democracy
Independent, June 20, 2019
Do not teach English in China and why everyone should read this
China Law Blog, June 19, 2019
Thursday, June 20, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
维吾尔家庭在比利时使馆被中国警方带走
A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 19, 2019
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Family of Uyghur in Belgium “safe” after abduction from Belgian Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Uighur author dies following detention in Chinese “re-education” camp
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China: Ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to bribery
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
Related:
被控受賄1446萬元人民幣 孟宏偉認罪擇日宣判 (Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to accepting bribes of up to RMB 14 million , sentencing to come later)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019China says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
The Washington Post, June 20, 2019
李文足到司法部抗議不滿當局拒讓家屬與王全墇見面 (Li Wenzu, wife of jailed 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, protests outside Ministry of Justice as authorities continue to refuse prison visits)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019
Violations of women workers’ rights widespread says Guangzhou court
China Labour Bulletin, June 20, 2019
Beijing rights attorney Liu Xiaoyuan stripped of license after online photo
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
各地禁止“崇洋媚外” 禁用外国地名命名 (In move to discourage “worshipping the West”, Chinese authorities ban use of names of foreign places for domestic attractions)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Related:
China orders Vienna hotels rebrand in purge of foreign names
Financial Times, June 18, 2019
“Sinicizing” the Bible: Jesus, apparently, was a socialist
Bitter Winter, June 19, 2019
China is creating an alternate reality about the Hong Kong protests, in real time
Quartz, June 19, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
世行呼吁中国改革“一带一路”政策 (World Bank publishes independent study, calls for reforms of One Belt One Road policies to bolster transparency and trust)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Xi Jinping says he will support Kim Jong-un “no matter what” in rare front page op-ed ahead of visit
The Telegraph, June 19, 2019
China says Hong Kong does not need meddling by “black hand” Western forces
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019
Donald Trump “right” to stay out of Hong Kong extradition bill dispute, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google investors’ call for China rights review fails
China Digital Times, June 19, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【引渡惡法】留學生回港聲援反送中 步出機艙即被警截查 (Overseas Hong Kong students who flew back to support anti-extradition questioned by police at airport)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2019
Activists in Hong Kong make pitch to extradition protesters: register to vote
Reuters, June 20, 2019
As Hong Kong erupted over extradition bill, city’s tycoons waited and worried
The New York Times, June 20, 2019
Anti-extradition row: Hong Kong gov’t must respond to demands or protests will escalate on Fri, student groups say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong shuts down government again as protesters' deadline passes
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2019Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to “escalate action”
The Guardian, June 19, 2019【反送中】「林鄭，不准殺害年輕人」 大學教授特首辦外手寫橫額抗議 (“Carrie Lam, don’t shoot our kids”: Parents and university professors rally outside government office to urge concession)
The Stand News, June 20, 2019
Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art
Al Jazeera, June 20, 2019
Hospital Authority vows to revive public trust as stories emerge of protesters arrested after personal details leaked by city-run facilities
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2019
Related:
速龍小隊無編號 李家超引述警方：無位置展示 (When asked why police officers who dispersed crowd with force did not display their officer numbers, police respond: “There is no space on the uniform”)
Inmediahk.net, June 19, 2019
Related:
Police chief vows action against those targeting officers with online abuse following Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019【反送中】油麻地藝文空間播612警暴片 多名市民圍觀企出馬路 (Art space in Yau Ma Tei screens videos of police violence during June 12 forceful clearance)
The Stand News, June 19, 2019HKFP Lens: Eye of the storm – Dan Garrett captures Hong Kong’s anti-extradition clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong's “leaderless” protesters mull next move
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019
Commentary (评论)
美国之音专访达赖喇嘛：全世界70亿人是一家 (Interview with the Dalai Lama: All 7 billion people are one big family)
Voice of America, June 20, 2019
Cantonese is Hong Kong protesters’ power tool of satire and identity
Quartz, June 20, 2019
A policy U-turn puts Hong Kong’s leader in a precarious position
The Economist, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong in protest: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
For Hong Kong’s leader, pressure isn’t just from protesters
Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019
What does the pause of Hong Kong’s extradition bill mean?
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
【專訪】反送中的兩代港人：出走台灣的林榮基、留下抵抗的港獨青年 (Interview with two generations in anti-extradition: bookseller who fled, youngster who stayed)
The News Lens, June 19, 2019
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
UN terrorism chief heavily criticized for trip to China’s Xinjiang region
CNN, June 18, 2019
Scientists are aiding apartheid in China
Just Security, June 18, 2019
China’s Muslim minority seek sanctuary in Kazakhstan
Al Jazeera, June 18, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
无国界记者呼吁中国当局释放《新京报》前总编戴自更 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese authorities to release former chief editor of Beijing News)
Voice of America, June 19, 2019
An American reporter was denied a visa to China. She said it’s because she criticized the Communist Party
BuzzFeed News, June 18, 2019
Hainan orders local businesses to change their names into something less foreign
SupChina, June 18, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
VOA连线(莫雨)：活动人士再吁谷歌不要开发中国版搜索引擎 (Video: Activists renew urge for Google to not develop censored search engine for China)
Voice of America, June 18, 2019
Hong Kong was a refuge for mainland Chinese. The extradition bill could change that
The New York Times, June 18, 2019
Related:
Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China’s grasp, flee to Taiwan
Reuters, June 18, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China rejects claims fracking caused Sichuan quake: State media
Reuters, June 19, 2019
Related:
China earthquake: At least 12 people killed as 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits southern region
Independent, June 18, 2019
Xi firmly backs Pyongyang's effort to solve Korea Peninsula issues: Rodong Sinmun
Reuters, June 19, 2019
China declines to confirm if it hosted Taliban’s Baradar
The Hindu, June 18, 2019
Russia, China vie for influence in Central Asia as U.S. plans Afghan exit
Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2019
Related:
China in Tajikistan: New report claims Chinese troops patrol large swaths of the Afghan-Tajik border
The Diplomat, June 18, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
A Chinese tech columnist is disputing that Huawei’s new phone can, literally, shoot the moon
Quartz, June 19, 2019
The gamification of social values: Alibaba experiments with behavior modification
Trivium China, June 18, 2019
China issues principles of next generation AI governance
Xinhua, June 18, 2019
Related:
Translation: Chinese expert group offers “governance principles” for “responsible AI”
New America, June 17, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【引渡惡法】留學生回港聲援反送中 步出機艙即被警截查 (Overseas Hong Kong students who flew back to support anti-extradition questioned by police at airport)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2019
Activists in Hong Kong make pitch to extradition protesters: register to vote
Reuters, June 20, 2019
As Hong Kong erupted over extradition bill, city’s tycoons waited and worried
The New York Times, June 20, 2019
Anti-extradition row: Hong Kong gov’t must respond to demands or protests will escalate on Fri, student groups say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong shuts down government again as protesters' deadline passes
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2019Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to “escalate action”
The Guardian, June 19, 2019【反送中】「林鄭，不准殺害年輕人」 大學教授特首辦外手寫橫額抗議 (“Carrie Lam, don’t shoot our kids”: Parents and university professors rally outside government office to urge concession)
The Stand News, June 20, 2019
Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art
Al Jazeera, June 20, 2019
Hospital Authority vows to revive public trust as stories emerge of protesters arrested after personal details leaked by city-run facilities
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2019
Related:
速龍小隊無編號 李家超引述警方：無位置展示 (When asked why police officers who dispersed crowd with force did not display their officer numbers, police respond: “There is no space on the uniform”)
Inmediahk.net, June 19, 2019
Related:
Police chief vows action against those targeting officers with online abuse following Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019【反送中】油麻地藝文空間播612警暴片 多名市民圍觀企出馬路 (Art space in Yau Ma Tei screens videos of police violence during June 12 forceful clearance)
The Stand News, June 19, 2019HKFP Lens: Eye of the storm – Dan Garrett captures Hong Kong’s anti-extradition clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong's “leaderless” protesters mull next move
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019
Commentary (评论)
美国之音专访达赖喇嘛：全世界70亿人是一家 (Interview with the Dalai Lama: All 7 billion people are one big family)
Voice of America, June 20, 2019
Cantonese is Hong Kong protesters’ power tool of satire and identity
Quartz, June 20, 2019
A policy U-turn puts Hong Kong’s leader in a precarious position
The Economist, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong in protest: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
For Hong Kong’s leader, pressure isn’t just from protesters
Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019
What does the pause of Hong Kong’s extradition bill mean?
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
【專訪】反送中的兩代港人：出走台灣的林榮基、留下抵抗的港獨青年 (Interview with two generations in anti-extradition: bookseller who fled, youngster who stayed)
The News Lens, June 19, 2019
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Inside China’s “thought transformation” camps
BBC, June 18, 2019
A language under attack: China’s campaign to sever the Uighur tongue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019
A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 18, 2019
Prominent Uyghur writer dies after being deprived treatment in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019
UN sidesteps tough US criticism on counterterrorism chief’s trip to Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019
Related:
China’s anti-terrorism experience in Xinjiang useful to UN
Global Times, June 16, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
A state-run Chinese newspaper is presenting alternative facts on Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, June 17, 2019
Related:
China blocks news of Hong Kong mass protests, blames foreign interference
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019Minitrue: Delete content related to Hong Kong protests
China Digital Times, June 16, 2019
Beijing Culture’s Song Ge urges mainstream directors to toe government line
Variety, June 17, 2019
Related:
Propaganda films to dominate Chinese theaters in anniversary year
Variety, June 16, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Why we are calling on the United Nations to act over the Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019
Related:
我们要求联合国调查中国政府天安门屠杀期间及续后30年对参与者和问责者的人权侵犯
We call on the Human Rights Council to take action over China’s 30 years of rights violations tied to 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019
China’s firefighting agency slams a random internet user for criticizing its job
SupChina, June 17, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
香港两百万人示威加深台湾对中国的恐惧与不信任 (Protests in Hong Kong reinforce Taiwan’s fear and distrust of China)
BBC, June 18, 2019
China harvesting organs from Falun Gong detainees, tribunal claims
Independent, June 18, 2019
Related:
British government “ignored” Chinese organ harvesting, Tribunal rules
Telegraph, June 17, 2019
Chinese raids hit North Korean defectors’ “Underground Railroad”
Reuters, June 17, 2019
Related:
Xi Jinping is (finally) visiting North Korea
The Diplomat, June 18, 2019
China wants Hong Kong’s loyalty and love. What it’s getting: Distrust and disdain
Washington Post, June 17, 2019
Swedish court to consider extradition of Chinese official
Financial Times, June 17, 2019
Trump delayed Pence’s Tiananmen Square speech in hopes of landing Xi meeting
Bloomberg, June 15, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google appoints Stanley Chen as new China head
Financial Times, June 17, 2019
Related:
Appointment of Google’s new Greater China head reflects its interest in the Chinese market
Global Times, June 17, 2019
Huawei CEO dodges question about Chinese Internet censorship during awkward press event
Gizmodo, June 17, 2019
Related:
The US ban on Huawei will cost the company $30 billion in lost sales
Quartz, June 17, 2019
U.S. chipmakers quietly lobby to ease Huawei ban
Reuters, June 17, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
現身「向香港市民真誠道歉」 仍拒說「撤回」 林鄭重申已停修例工作無時間表 (“Sincere apology,” but no withdrawal: Carrie Lam says no schedule to resume legislative work on extradition amendments, refuses to accede to protesters’ demands)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong protestors demand Lam's resignation
Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2019Hong Kong's lame duck? Leader Lam faces fight for political life
Al Jazeera, June 17, 2019
In Hong Kong’s political heart, a semblance of normality after protests and clashes over extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2019
Police can access full details of injured protesters in hospital, says medical sector lawmaker following patient arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2019
Related:
醫管局認急症室內電腦毋須登入可查資料 私隠專員指已介入調查 (Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data begins investigation of hospital privacy breach after protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019
Hong Kong Journalists Association files complaint to independent watchdog, accusing police of using “violence and intimidation” against media at extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019
Related:
危害記者安全及損害新聞自由 26 宗警員濫權個案詳情 (26 reporters document police endangerment of journalists, impinging press freedom during protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019Video: Level of force used by Hong Kong police to clear protests questioned, as video clips go viral
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019
For Hong Kong’s youth, protests are “a matter of life and death”
The New York Times, June 17, 2019
Related:
Hong Kong mass protests against government’s extradition bill push more locals to seek psychological support
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019
Hong Kong protests go global as marchers take to streets in US, Europe and Australia in show of solidarity
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019
Hong Kong police deployed female cops to clean up their colleagues’ mess
Quartz, June 17, 2019
Lawyer for Demosisto’s Agnes Chow describes “chilling effect” on political speech in Hong Kong in court fight over by-election disqualification
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019