Xinjiang (新疆)

Doubt greets China’s claim that Muslims have been released from camps
The New York Times, July 30, 2019

Turkey to send observation team to China’s Xinjiang for Uighur Turks
Reuters, July 30, 2019

Chinese corruption watchdog targets Uygur supporter of crackdown on “religious extremism”
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

China-born opponent of Xinjiang crackdown Serikjan Bilash goes on trial in Kazakhstan
Agence France-Presse, July 30, 2019

Uyghur detainee in BBC video report on Xinjiang camps identified as cultural official
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中國 22 歲女生「豬頭人身」畫同胞　被指「辱華」被捕 (22-year-old woman arrested for drawing comic “insulting China”)
Stand News, July 31, 2019

Related:
Chinese cartoonist, collaborator arrested for unpatriotic comics
Sixth Tone, July 30, 2019

Police from China’s Hunan detain three NGO workers for subversion
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2019

Tibetan jailed in Qinghai for listening to foreign news broadcasts is freed early for “good behavior”
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Tibetans beaten, detained in Kardze over Dalai Lama photos
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Sign of the times: China’s capital Beijing orders Arabic, Muslim symbols taken down
Reuters, July 31, 2019

China’s propaganda machine uses foreign voices to support its stance on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Related:
China appreciates DPRK’s voice of justice on Hong Kong
Xinhua, July 31, 2019

“A cop said I was famous”: China accuses foreigners in Hong Kong of being “agents”
The Guardian, July 31, 2019

Mike Pompeo rebukes China’s “ludicrous” claim US is behind Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2019

Cyberspace watchdog closes 3,000 websites over illegal services
Global Times, July 30, 2019

曾經監督政府的報紙，現在幫政府做微信號運營 (Former govt watchdog newspaper now assists govt in managing WeChat account)
The Initium, July 30, 2019

AI for stability in the New Era
China Media Project, July 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong dispute over China's extradition bill gets physical on University of Auckland campus
New Zealand Herald, July 30, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China bans citizens from travel to Taiwan as individual tourists
Bloomberg News, July 31, 2019

White House eyeing Chinese forces gathered on Hong Kong border
Bloomberg, July 30, 2019

Related:
Former US envoy Kurt Tong says Beijing should “dial back” its Hong Kong approach amid unrest
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2019

Australia says diplomats must respect free speech after Hong Kong protest at university
Agence France-Presse, July 31, 2019

Related:
Chinese nationalists bring threat of violence to Australia universities
The New York Times, July 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

North Koreans turn to WeChat for videos and cross-border communication
Daily NK, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

職工盟稱暫有26個工會響應下周一罷工行動 (26 workers’ unions plan to join general strike on Monday August 5th)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 31, 2019

Related:
香港抗议：“不合作运动”在争议中进行 (Wave of disobedience begins amidst controversy)
BBC News, July 30, 2019

【怒不可遏】律政司刑事檢控科律師公開信　促政府明確撤回條例　明示內部有政治壓力 (Department of Justice criminal prosecutors issue public letter condemning collusion between law enforcement and criminals, reveals both “external and internal” political pressure)
Stand News, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong unrest: Hundreds gather outside court as protesters charged with rioting
The Guardian, July 31, 2019

市民葵涌警署聲援被捕人士 警舉槍、亂舞警棍兼狂推記者 (Over 200 citizens rally outside Kwai Chung police station to support arrested protesters leaving on bail; police raise guns, deploy pepper spray, attack journalists)
Inmediahk.net, July 31, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: Police officer points gun at protesters
BBC News, July 30, 2019

【睇片】葵涌警針對記者　警盾擊頭、舉槍指嚇、揮棍追打　記協及攝影記協：研究控告警務處 (Officers filmed attacking journalists at Kwai Chung; journalist associations consider pressing charges against police force )
Stand News, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong protesters injured in drive-by fireworks attack from private vehicle after clashes outside police stations
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】數百人包圍天水圍警署　有人向群眾射煙花7人傷 (After police arrest young people over Lennon Wall conflict, hundreds surround Tin Shui Wai police station; unknown attacker launches fireworks at crowd, injuring 7)
Ming Pao, July 31, 2019

Hong Kong police “under investigation” by corruption watchdog over failure to protect public during Yuen Long attacks
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Pro-China forum's plan to troll Hong Kong protesters foiled after doxxing retaliation
Global Voices, July 31, 2019

Commentary, 评论

My brush with surveillance in Xinjiang
Financial Times, July 31, 2019

香港——新冷战的导火索
Hong Kong is a flashpoint in the new cold war
Financial Times, July 30, 2019

如果不想香港成為警察社會 (How to stop Hong Kong from becoming a police state)
Inmediahk.net, July 31, 2019

Exclusive: “I am a Hongkonger”: Artist Ai Weiwei on why he supports the city’s “brave, clever, beautiful” protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 30, 2019

China is looking for a quick economic fix in Hong Kong. It’s missing the point
The Guardian, July 30, 2019

Chinese authorities wrongfully imprisoned Huang Qi and should release him
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 30, 2019

Twitter the new battleground as Chinese officials sign up
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Bearing witness 10 years on: The July 2009 riots in Xinjiang
The Diplomat, July 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails award-winning cyber-dissident Huang Qi
BBC News, July 29, 2019

Related:
黄琦被重判12年徒刑
Huang Qi sentenced to 12 years in prison
Human Rights in China, July 29, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China considers blacklist for online rumormongers
Caixin, July 29, 2019

Picasso show captivates Beijing, whose art scene hums as censors hover
毕加索展在北京：中国艺术的繁荣与限制
The New York Times, July 29, 2019

Sexism and propaganda
China Media Project, July 28, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Worker protests on the rise as China’s car industry shrinks
China Labour Bulletin, July 30, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s new defense white paper: reading between the lines
The Diplomat, July 30, 2019

Tibet NGOs vocal at UN Human Rights Council
European Parliament Today, July 29, 2019

China “must do more”’ to protect its children from sex offenders
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Why are huge museums in China virtually empty?
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2019

China dispatches 2,307 young cadres in aid for Tibet, Qinghai
Xinhua, July 29, 2019

Xi Jinping's cousin a high roller as Crown comes under pressure over crime, influence
The Age, July 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-made surveillance cameras still in US government buildings
Financial Times, July 30, 2019

维吾尔族受害者希望美国制裁中国视频监视公司 (Video: Uyghur victim urges U.S. to sanction Chinese surveillance companies)
Voice of America, July 30, 2019

China’s Beijing Kunlun to revisit Grindr IPO
Reuters, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

網民發起不合作運動阻車門　港島觀塘綫部份車站服務暫停 (Civil obedience disrupts MTR services in morning rush hour)
Stand News, July 30, 2019

【元朗遊行】被捕社工獲保釋 另四人涉藏攻擊性武器 還柙至9月 (Social worker arrested in Yuen Long on July 27 detained for 64 hours; 4 other protesters denied bail, to remain in custody until appearance in September)
Inmediahk.net, July 30, 2019

China calls for Hong Kong to swiftly punish “radical” protesters
The Guardian, July 29, 2019

Related:
記者包圍要求回應元朗恐襲 港澳辦發言人未有理會 (Beijing spokesperson ignores reporter’s questions on Yuen Long attacks in rare press conference on Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong urges “clear leadership”, investigation after more extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

閉路電視揭7.21大批白衣人集結　警車巡邏無行動 (Surveillance cameras show police inaction for hours as triads gather in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong civil servants to take to the streets in extradition bill protest, piling pressure on embattled government
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Related:
Who are the young civil servants defying peers and elders by holding a rally against Hong Kong’s extradition bill?
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong’s biggest broadcaster TVB warns employees against actions that would “impose one’s political inclination on work”
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Years of ignoring peaceful protests fuelled Hong Kong violence, says jailed academic Benny Tai
Agence France-Presse, July 30, 2019

Hong Kong police under fire over violent response to protests
Al Jazeera, July 30, 2019

【逃犯條例】私隱署發現492宗官警「起底」個案　政府電話簿暫移除部分警資料 (Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data finds 492 personal data disclosure cases relating to police officers, authorities remove public database entries of junior officers)
Ming Pao, July 29, 2019

Commentary (评论)

性别歧视背后，隐藏着“权力的经济” (The hidden “power economy” behind gender discrimination)
The Paper, July 30, 2019

梁天琦致香港人的信 (Edward Leung’s letter to Hong Kongers)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

China: Government should release disability rights, Internet activists
Freedom House, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong protesters have decided enough is enough. Officials would be foolish to ignore their demands
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Fifty ambassadors throw weight behind China on Xinjiang
Global Times, July 29, 2019

No Uighur refugees deported to China, officials reject false reports
Daily Sabah, July 29, 2019

The world knows what is happening to the Uighurs. Why has it been so slow to act?
The Guardian, July 26, 2019

哈国人权领袖赛尔克坚面临最高7年监禁
Trial date set for Kazakh activist who blew whistle on China’s mass detention camps
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019

Uyghur detainees secretly transferred to prisons in Henan Province: Officials
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

12-year sentence for China dissident on state secrets charge
Associated Press, July 29, 2019

长沙市国家安全局证实民间组织三成员被刑拘 (Changsha national security authorities confirm 3 members of NGO arrested on subversion charges)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019

China’s courts “biased” towards state giants due to political pressure, study shows
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Confucius Institutes in Australia face probe
China Digital Times, July 26, 2019

Minitrue: Delete article on suicide of bank president
China Digital Times, July 26, 2019

Minitrue: Delete Beijing Youth Daily front page on Li Peng
China Digital Times, July 26, 2019

Taiwan gets tough over fake news blamed on Beijing “disrupting its democracy”
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2019

斯坦福大学胡佛研究所向公众开放《李锐日记》 (Stanford University to open Li Rui’s diaries for public viewing)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gay Chinese find a place to be themselves on “rainbow cruise” to Vietnam
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing’s top office on Hong Kong affairs backs city’s gov’t and police, condemning recent protests at rare press con
Hong Kong Free Press, July 29, 2019

China rejects US lawmaker’s comments on Hong Kong protests, human rights
Reuters, July 28, 2019

Chinese official urged Hong Kong villagers to drive off protesters before violence at train station
Reuters, July 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

盧偉聰發公告讚警隊「高度專業及勇敢」「無私付出」　勉勵要「奮戰到底」 (Commissioner of Police praises police force for “courageous professionalism” and “selfless sacrifice,” urging them to “fight to the very end”)
Stand News, July 29, 2019

美專家：催淚彈動能大可致盲傷腦 研究證毒性令軍人肺部受損 (Anesthesiology expert warns against deploying tear gas in high-density areas, using pyrotechnic charge to fire canisters)
Apple Daily, July 29, 2019

Anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons to begin road tests in Hong Kong and could be ready to disperse protesters in August
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong: Police fire teargas as thousands march in Yuen Long
The Guardian, July 27, 2019

Related:
727衝突全紀錄：示威者元朗抗議涉黑白色暴力 香港警察對示威者頻密發射催淚彈 (Full record of July 27: Protesters rally in Yuen Long to fight “white shirt violence,” police clear scene with tear gas, batons, sponge bullets)
The Initium, July 27, 2019

“No difference”: Hong Kong police likened to thugs after Yuen Long violence
The Guardian, July 28, 2019

28萬人上街後，香港「光復元朗」申請人因「煽惑非法集結」被拘捕 (After 280,000 march in Yuen Long, man who made application for police permission arrested for inciting unlawful assembly)
The News Lens, July 28, 2019

【7.27 元朗】17 受傷　2 人嚴重　最年輕傷者 15 歲 (July 27 Yuen Long protests: 17 injured; 2 severe, youngest 15 years old)
Stand News, July 28, 2019

Police and protesters clash throughout Hong Kong on third day of unrest
The Guardian, July 28, 2019

Related:
中上環遊行拘49人 警批示威者行為越演越烈：我哋已經好克制忍讓 (“We are already very tolerant,” say Hong Kong police as they criticize escalation and “lethal weapons” by protesters)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

警察中上環民居再狂射催淚彈 內外街夾攻驅趕示威者 (Police fire tear gas every 20 seconds in Sheung Wan and central residential areas to clear the streets of protesters)
Inmediahk.net, July 29, 2019

Hong Kong protest: Clashes with police turn downtown into tear gas-filled battlefield
The New York Times, July 28, 2019

728示威：有救護員收到命令，指救護車須得警察批准才可以進入示威人群中救人 (Timeline of July 28: Paramedics and firefighters ordered not to enter protest scene without police permission)
The Initium, July 28, 2019

【逃犯條例】有公務員申周五集會　發起人：脫下制服都是香港人 (“We walk with the people”: Civil servants plan rally on Friday to support protesters)
HK01, July 28, 2019

Related:
One in seven of Hong Kong’s elite civil servants call on Carrie Lam to hold independent inquiry into extradition bill unrest but police unions remain firmly opposed
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2019

Hong Kong unrest: “We cannot give up”
The New York Times, July 28, 2019

香港警队恃宠生娇公开顶撞政务司“道歉论”要与其“势不两立” (Hong Kong police force condemns Chief Secretary of Administration for apologizing over poor handling of July 21 Yuen Long attacks)
Radio France Internationale, July 27, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s chief sec. apologises over handling of Yuen Long attacks, stirring dissent from police
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2019

612警方開槍疑報細數 橡膠子彈最少10發 事前無舉橙旗警示 (Police suspected of under-reporting rubber bullet use during June 12 protests: At least 10 rounds fired, with no warning issued)
Factwire, July 26, 2019

Hong Kong airport staff stage protest against Yuen Long attack
The Guardian, July 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

在反修例運動的第50天，回望它是怎麼開始的 (50 days into anti-extradition movement, let’s look back on how it began)
The Initium, July 28, 2019

A letter to Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam: If not to your own conscience, you will be held accountable by history
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2019

Hong Kong protesters are winning without even knowing it. But what next for the movement?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2019

Hong Kong’s third generation of democracy fighters are not just rioters, they are last line of resistance
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2019

South Africa should take the lead in criticising the cultural genocide in Xinjiang
Daily Maverick, July 28, 2019

It’s as if Hong Kong is now unmoored, so fast have the old ways unravelled
The Guardian, July 28, 2019

Why vandalising the Chinese emblem differs from vandalising the Goddess of Democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2019

The government is gaslighting Hongkongers – here’s why protesters are no longer buying it
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2019

元朗恐怖襲擊夜－一位在西鐵站救治傷者的醫生見證 (Testimony of a medic in Yuen Long station on July 21)
Citizen News, July 26, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese actions in Xinjiang become a matter of international dispute
The Economist, July 25, 2019

维吾尔活动者呼吁施压北京在冬奥前关闭新疆再教育营 (Uyghur activists urge pressure on Beijing to close camps before Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, July 26, 2019

中国国防白皮书披露五年内拘1.3万暴恐人员 (National defense white paper says 13,000 “terrorists” arrested since 2014 in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2019

Uyghur in Xinjiang “vocational training” video identified as educated professional
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rights lawyer fights decision to revoke license
Caixin, July 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s top television news show runs week of reports slamming Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2019

Australian universities face probe over deals with Chinese-state run Confucius Institutes
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2019

Sen. Hawley asks universities to cut ties with Chinese program
Associated Press, July 25, 2019

Related:
Webster U. defends Confucius Institute against Hawley
Columbia Daily Tribune, July 25, 2019

台湾23家网站被红色渗透 与中国国台办同步 (Officials report23 news websites in Taiwan under mainland influence)
Radio France Internationale, July 25, 2019

Lindsey Graham slams change to iconic bomber jacket for “Top Gun: Maverick”
The Hill, July 23, 2019

互联网信息服务严重失信主体或将被实施失信联合惩戒 (New draft regulations would expand social credit system to online behavior)
Xinhua, July 22, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

澳洲港生設連儂牆被包圍　中國領事館：肯定中國留學生愛國行為　抗議反華分裂活動 (Chinese consulate in Brisbane praises “patriotic action” of mainland students who attacked Queensland University Lennon Wall, criticizes Lennon Wall for dividing the country)
Stand News, July 26, 2019

淘寶近 20 網店「對港敏感物資」禁售禁運　台網民發起「募集二手安全帽撐香港」(Taiwan students gather second-hand safety helmets to send to Hong Kong as Taobao shops ban sale across the border)
Stand News, July 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

How the state runs business in China
The Guardian, July 25, 2019

China’s growth being held back by restrictive resident registration system, urbanisation expert says
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

Mainland Chinese buy pastries to voice anger at Hong Kong protests
Inkstone, July 25, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Justin Sun praises China’s socialism in apology amid pressure from authorities
Quartz, July 25, 2019

Baidu is investigating search results that mocked Xi’s policy
Bloomberg, July 24, 2019

Oracle: China’s internet is designed more like an intranet
ZD Net, July 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Two Hong Kong cops freed over activist Ken Tsang assault case, five others have jail terms reduced
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2019

Related:
【七警案】七警獲撤罪減刑　事主曾健超：感憤怒和絕望 (Ken Tsang “angry and hopeless” over acquittal and sentence reduction for police officers who assaulted him during 2014 occupation)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2019

Hong Kong protesters to defy police ban on march after gang attack
The Guardian, July 25, 2019

Related:
“All Hong Kongers are scared”: Protests to widen as rural residents fight back
The Guardian, July 24, 2019

“So surreal”: Hong Kongers take up self-defence classes in wake of thug attacks
The Guardian, July 25, 2019

警職方協會去信　促林鄭拒獨立調查委員會　「無負警隊一直對特區政府的支持」 (Four police organizations issue joint letter to Carrie Lam urging her to refuse investigation by Independent Commission of Inquiry to “honor the police’s continuous support for the administration”)
Stand News, July 26, 2019

Hong Kong police confirm use of sponge grenades, rubber bullets and 55 cans of tear gas against extradition bill protesters during clash at Sheung Wan
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2019

Related:
上環未示警便從後開槍 警辯稱「已展示涵蓋式旗幟」(“They were warned earlier”: Police defend firing sponge bullets at protesters without warning during Sheung Wan clash)
Inmediahk.net, July 25, 2019

Civil servants threaten strike in frustration over police handling of Hong Kong unrest as Lennon Wall appears in Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

Democracy activist jailed over 2014 Occupy protests applies for judicial review of laws banning him from standing in Hong Kong elections for five years
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

Wilting bauhinias and widemouthed tigers: The evolution of Hong Kong’s protest posters
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s not dead – yet. But Carrie Lam and her cabinet must act
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2019

What China’s leaders and angry Hong Kong protesters agree on: Carrie Lam must clean up her own mess
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

If the UK’s new PM wants to be free from China, he should meet the Dalai Lama
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2019

Hong Kong police breed mistrust and uncertainty with selective law enforcement
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2019

Why the Hong Kong protests don’t guarantee a Tsai victory in Taiwan
The Diplomat, July 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Despite China’s denials, its treatment of the Uyghurs should be called what it is: Cultural genocide
The Conversation, July 24, 2019

Chinese police still questioning wife of Australian Uyghur man, despite promising to help
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China must release detained labor rights advocates
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 25, 2019

196刀刺死闺蜜判死缓？ 法院：两人情侣 有从轻情节 (Yangzhou court says romantic relationship a mitigating factor in upholding suspension of death sentence for woman who stabbed her girlfriend 196 times to death)
Beijing News, July 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Universities must accept China’s directives on Confucius Institutes, contracts reveal
Sydney Morning Herald, July 25, 2019

A bot tweeting passages from modern China’s most famous writer has been silenced
Quartz, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong through China’s distorted lens
China Media Project, July 24, 2019

Taiwan: Abusive libel suit against Financial Times correspondent
Reporters Without Borders, July 24, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“I love HK but hate it at the same time”
China File, July 24, 2019

Pro-China and pro-Hong Kong students clash at University of Queensland
The Guardian, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong activists target UK government with ad campaign
The Guardian, July 24, 2019

From Hu to Xi: China’s grip on environmental activism: PART II: Environmental activism from above and below
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, July 24, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UK lawmaker proposes bill for reciprocal access to Tibet
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2019

“Pro-China” Boris Johnson “enthusiastic” about Belt and Road plan
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

Beijing’s military “lags behind” other countries, but “still good enough to defeat separatists”
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

Related:
China “makes no promise” not to invade democratic Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2019

China vows to take a hardline on child sexual abuse
SupChina, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong: Chairs urge administration to “strongly condemn” threat to deploy PLA
U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s globally popular camera apps may open up user data to Beijing requests
CNBC, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

尹兆堅舉報元朗警區多名指揮官　公職人員行為失當　廉署：嚴肅跟進 (Democratic Party legislator lodges report to Independent Anti-Corruption Commission over suspected misfeasance in public office by Yuen Long police officers)
Stand News, July 25, 2019

Related:
再被問獨立調查委員會 鄭若驊：已思考不同意見，無其他補充 (“We have already considered various opinions,” says Secretary of Justice in maintaining refusal to set up independent commission of inquiry)
Stand News, July 25, 2019

What are the triads, and what is their history of violence?
The New York Times, July 24, 2019

“We saved ourselves”: Hong Kong train attack victims describe 30-minute ordeal
The Guardian, July 24, 2019

Related:
五問元朗黑夜：「預先張掦」的襲擊與多次缺席的警力 (Five questions about Yuen Long: The “forewarned” attack and the police who weren’t there)
The Initium, July 24, 2019

“The whole car smelled of blood”: Hong Kong victims describe brutal attack at Yuen Long MTR station; some may sue for damages
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

大陆帝吧网军个人资料突遭起底宣布解散未能攻击香港连登 (“50 cent army” Li Yi Bar withdraws attack on Hong Kong Internet forum after doxxers exploit Baidu’s real-name identification to sign individuals up for the PLA)
Radio France Internationale, July 24, 2019

中国暗示可能武力干预香港抗议活动
China hints its troops could be used to quell Hong Kong protests
The New York Times, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong protest organiser worried about risk of further violence at coming march in Yuen Long against gang attacks
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

Related:
11 名大專校長聯署　籲學生遠離「光復元朗」遊行 (11 university heads issue joint statement urging students not to attend march on Sunday, citing fear for triad attacks)
The Stand News, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong anti-government protests spill into Manchester City game
Reuters, July 24, 2019

Crunch time for Occupy cops
The Standard, July 25, 2019

Democrat Eddie Chu calls for investigation into pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho’s alleged role in Yuen Long mob attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2019

Related:
【元朗襲擊】嶺大校董會主席歐陽伯權　去信教育局促查何君堯參與程度 (Lingnan University management committee urges Education Bureau to investigate legislator and fellow committee member Junius Ho’s participation in Yuen Long attacks)
The Stand News, July 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Will Taiwan choose China or choose the world? Its next presidential election will determine its future
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

Hong Kong’s protest stalemate can only be broken by giving the city the democracy it deserves
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uygur man who fled bloodshed in Xinjiang still faces harassment from Chinese authorities, 12,500km away in New Zealand
Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2019

Foreign journalists endure formidable obstacles, risks to report on China’s policies in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s dissidents can’t leave
Foreign Policy, July 23, 2019

CHRD communiqué alleging arbitrary detentions of 3 labour rights defenders in PR China – July 11, 2019
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 23, 2019

Background: Wu Guijun 吴贵军
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 23, 2019

Background: Zhang Zhiru 张治儒
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

How China is slowly expanding its power in Africa, one TV set at a time
CNN, July 24, 2019

An army of China’s internet trolls has a message for Hong Kong protesters
Quartz, July 23, 2019

维权律师被吊销执照 缘起微博发言 (Shandong rights lawyer loses license over Weibo comments)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

澳洲昆士蘭大學連儂牆　遭二百中國人惡意破壞 (Queensland University students build Lennon Wall on campus supporting Hong Kong protests, attacked by mainland students)
Stand News, July 24, 2019

Rural doctors and teachers take action over chronic underfunding
China Labour Bulletin, July 24, 2019

Falun Gong’s secrets for surviving in China
Freedom House, July 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Li Peng: Former Chinese premier known as “Butcher of Beijing” dies aged 90
Reuters, July 23, 2019

Related:
Obituary: Li Peng, China’s technocrat “communist warrior” who rose to the top in chaotic times
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

中国前总理李鹏去世，因六四事件被称为“北京屠夫”
Li Peng, Chinese leader derided for role in Tiananmen crackdown, dies at 90
The New York Times, July 23, 2019

China says it will “not tolerate foreign forces” in Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, July 24, 2019

Related:
German politicians blasted on China visit over Hong Kong unrest as Guo Yezhou tells delegation their people’s support “incited” Legco invasion
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

China issues white paper on national defense in new era
Sina, July 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei denies claims of wrongdoing in North Korea and Czech Republic and downplays EU cybersecurity concerns
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【警黑疑勾結】元朗警被揭 7.21 中午已知情　向區議員稱「已安排人手、有佈署」　前一天更稱「收到風」(District Councillors informed police of potential triad attacks the day before, officer told them they were aware and prepared)
Stand News, July 24, 2019

Hong Kong protesters pledge to stand up to thugs after attack
The Guardian, July 23, 2019

Related:
Cook caught up in shocking violence near Hong Kong MTR station recalls horrific ordeal as 20 people attacked him with sticks and canes as he made his way home from work
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

元朗袭击：香港示威浪潮中“爱国爱港”的地区势力 (Yuen Long attacks: The “patriotic” local forces versus Hong Kong’s anti-extradition protesters)
BBC, July 24, 2019

Yuen Long recovers but anxiety looms over weekend protest against Sunday’s attacks, as residents, businesses lose faith in Hong Kong police
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

網民響應金鐘站不合作運動　港鐵港島綫行車時間延長 (In civil disobedience action at Admiralty station, citizens protest MTR for failing to protect passenger safety during Yuen Long attacks)
Stand News, July 24, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong anti-gov’t protesters bring trains to halt during rush hour in latest act of civil disobedience
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2019

【逃犯條例】航空界發起7．26機場集會　促政府回應五大訴求 (Aviation industry to stage rally at airport on Friday)
Ming Pao, July 23, 2019

Beijing reiterates that military stationed in Hong Kong can be used to tackle protests if requested by local government
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2019

34 ex-Hong Kong officials and legislators make second appeal for investigation into extradition bill saga
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2019

How shopping malls became a battleground in Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, July 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Every president since Reagan was wrong about China’s destiny
Bloomberg, July 24, 2019

How the protests in Hong Kong are affecting these five residents’ lives
Independent, July 23, 2019

China’s Xi Jinping is not a god and the backlash against him is building
Sydney Morning Herald, July 23, 2019

Day in the life of a Hong Kong protester
Bloomberg, July 23, 2019

The Guardian view on violence in Hong Kong: An attack on the idea of democracy
The Guardian, July 23, 2019

Police must not forget they protect everyone
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

Opinion: Hong Kong and the broken promise
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s police state goes global, leaving refugees in fear
Agence France-Presse, July 23, 2019

China goes on media offensive to defend stance on Xinjiang
The Straits Times, July 23, 2019

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s “happy Xinjiang” comments said to have been mistranslated in China
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

More restrictions in Xinjiang: Visiting friends and family strictly controlled
Bitter Winter, July 22, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

章詒和赴書展返京遭海關扣查 成名作被當非法出版物 遭「沒收」一箱書 (Mainland writer detained, questioned after attending Hong Kong book fair; publication declared illegal, books purchased at fair confiscated)
Ming Pao, July 22, 2019

China’s state media show Hong Kong protest images, fanning public anger
Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2019

Related:
Mainland Chinese sentiment on protests “may spur tougher line on Hong Kong” following violence in wake of extradition bill controversy
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

林榮基留台簽證延至10月　正籌備在西門町開書店 (With visa stay extended until October, Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee plans to open new bookshop in Taiwan by end of year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UK will monitor Hong Kong probe into assaults against protesters; internal police inquiry “not sufficient”
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2019

Related:
Donald Trump says Xi Jinping “acted responsibly” in Hong Kong extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

China to release new white paper on national defense: What to expect
The Diplomat, July 23, 2019

习近平新时代中国特色社会主义思想研讨会在巴库举行 (Members of Azerbaijani political party, think tanks, and media attend conference to study Xi Jinping Thought in Baku)
People’s Daily, July 23, 2019

Taiwan foreign minister calls for “genuine democratic elections” in Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong, trade war likely to feature at Chinese leaders’ secret political retreat
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei helped North Korea build wireless network and secretly collected Czech data, separate reports say as Western nations consider 5G ban
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2019

Related:
特朗普承诺将迅速处理恢复向华为供货的申请
Trump promises tech CEOs quick decision on supplying Huawei
Financial Times, July 23, 2019

Google faces new wave of scrutiny over China ties
China Digital Times, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“Where were the police?” Hong Kong outcry after masked thugs launch attack
The Guardian, July 22, 2019

Related:
王永平形容元朗暴力事件是有預謀及有計劃「恐怖襲擊」(Former government official describes Yuen Long incident as a planned “terrorist attack”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 23, 2019

【元朗襲擊】朱凱廸質疑元朗事件早已部署 (Yuen Long attacks planned, directed by Liaison Office, says lawmaker Eddie Chu)
Ming Pao, July 23, 2019

【元朗懷疑警黑勾結事件】中年漢：畀我哋趕佢走　八鄉指揮官李漢民：心領嘅，唔使擔心 (“I appreciate your efforts”: Police commander filmed chatting with triad member after refusing to answer reporters’ questions)
The Stand News, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong police chief defends officers arriving 35 minutes after first reports of Yuen Long mob violence against protesters and MTR passengers
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong press associations “strongly condemn” attacks on journalists at Yuen Long MTR station
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

【元朗群毆市民】警拘 6 男　部分有黑社會背景　全部涉非法集結 (Police arrest 6 for illegal assembly connected to Yuen Long attacks)
The Stand News, July 23, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police to launch raids on white-clad thugs, including members of 14K and Wo Shing Wo triad gangs, who unleashed terror on protesters and bystanders in Yuen Long
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

Video: Office of Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho trashed as dozens protest response to Yuen Long attacks
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong commerce chamber joins protesters on bill withdrawal
Bloomberg, July 22, 2019

Related:
香港總商會：元朗駭人襲擊深惡痛絕　必須立刻成立調查委員會　不稱職官員必須問責 (Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce urges full withdrawal of extradition bill, independent commission of inquiry, and negligent officials to step down)
The Stand News, July 22, 2019

Commentary (评论)

何白：警黑合作是唯一不可抗拒的推論 (Collaboration between police and triad is the only logical conclusion to draw from the Yuen Long attacks)
Inmediahk.net, July 23, 2019

Hong Kong enters China's danger zone
The National Interest, July 22, 2019

Hong Kong: Failure in political leadership inflames situation
Amnesty International, July 22, 2019

The U.S. should defend Hong Kong: America’s recently departed envoy warns that Beijing poses a dire threat to the city’s cherished freedoms
Bloomberg, July 22, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China says Xinjiang “inseparable” despite attempts to distort history
Reuters, July 21, 2019

Related:
Uygurs in Xinjiang didn’t choose to be Muslims, China says in white paper
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2019

Over 2,000 Uyghurs secretly relocated to prisons in Henan
Bitter Winter, July 22, 2019

The main dangers in Xinjiang
China Change, July 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australia “deeply disappointed” at criminal detention of writer in China
The Guardian, July 19, 2019

Related:
Yang Hengjun: China tells Australia to stop interfering in writer’s detention
Australian Associated Press, July 19, 2019

Chinese couple, 91 and 81, detained after fighting for their property rights
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Pro-China Hong Kong protester calls BBC reporter “fake news” during broadcast
BBC, July 20, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Migrant workers forced out as one of Shenzhen’s last “urban villages” faces wrecking ball
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

A new political party vows to turn Taiwan into a “normal country”
Inkstone, July 19, 2019

Translation: A better world for our children
China Digital Times, July 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“I refused to go to Seoul”: One relative exposes the CCP’s plot
Bitter Winter, July 22, 2019

Deal for naval outpost in Cambodia furthers China’s quest for military network
Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China’s persecuted people are paying the price for Johannesburg’s sense of security
Daily Maverick, July 21, 2019

Chinese corner: They’re coming for Chinese schoolchildren’s brains
SupChina, July 12, 2019

Chinese smart card firm collecting Hong Kong people’s data at border checkpoints
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

As it happened: Hong Kong police fire rounds of tear gas in heart of city, while violence breaks out in Yuen Long
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2019

Related:
721全紀錄：示威者塗污中聯辦，上環警方開槍驅散，元朗白衣人無差別襲擊市民 (Full record of July 21: Liaison Office sprayed with black paint; protesters in Sheung Wan dispersed by rubber bullets; citizens attacked by triad gangs in Yuen Long)
The Initium, July 21, 2019

Central Hong Kong becomes battleground as riot police clash with protesters after third major march against extradition bill and siege of Beijing’s liaison office
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong activists hurl eggs, ink balloons at top China office, after huge anti-extradition law demo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2019

Chaos and bloodshed in Hong Kong district as hundreds of masked men assault protesters, journalists, residents
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police made no arrests after mob assaulted commuters, protesters, journalists in Yuen Long
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2019

林卓廷質疑警方蓄意不履行職責保護市民 (Legislator Lam Cheuk-ting injured in Yuen Long attack, questions police’s deliberate failure to act)
Now News, July 22, 2019

“Servants of triads”: Hong Kong democrats claim police condoned mob attacks in Yuen Long
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2019

Taiwan struggling to deal with influx of Hong Kong protesters seeking refuge
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2019

Related:
For Hong Kong students in Taiwan, island’s freedom and democracy appeal
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2019

Hong Kong police find explosives on eve of latest protests
The Guardian, July 20, 2019

Police looking for more than 700 “core” extradition bill protesters involved in recent clashes in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2019

Hong Kong’s approach to protesters: No more concessions
The New York Times, July 19, 2019

Heavyweight backing for independent inquiry into Hong Kong extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

On the “Yuen Long Dark Night” mob attacks on July 21, 2019
The Office of Raymond Chan, Member of the Legislative Council, Hong Kong, July 22, 2019

If Carrie Lam cannot quit over the extradition bill crisis, other heads in her cabinet must roll
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2019

US Congressman Ted Yoho: Mass protests in Hong Kong show limits of Chinese Communist Party’s power
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2019

We must keep up pressure on China over abuse of Turkic Muslims
Sydney Morning Herald, July 20, 2019

Far from forsaking Hong Kong’s rule of law, extradition bill protesters are trying to defend it
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Saudi Arabia defends letter backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Reuters, July 18, 2019

Related:
China is building a global coalition of human rights violators to defend its record in Xinjiang; what is its endgame?
The Conversation, July 18, 2019

“Stain of the century”: US denounces China’s treatment of Uighurs
Al Jazeera, July 18, 2019

Related:
Trump meets survivors of religious persecution, jailed Uyghur professor Ilham Tohti’s daughter
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Yang Hengjun: Australian writer detained in China expected to be charged, lawyer says
The Guardian, July 18, 2019

Prosecutors in China’s Sichuan pin “illegal business” charge on Early Rain pastor
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019

Background: Fu Changguo 付常国
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2019

Background: Ke Chengbing (柯成冰), Wei Zhili (危志立), Yang Zhengjun (杨郑君)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Politically correct cross-dressing in China: Drag artists are tolerated if they look like Chinese opera stars
The Economist, July 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan independence hardliners set to form new party to challenge President Tsai Ing-wen
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

外交争论继续 捷克布拉格市长：中国不是可信的商业伙伴 (“China is not a trustworthy trade partner,” says Czech mayor who was criticized for supporting Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2019

Thousands more expelled from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar Buddhist Center
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2019

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang to take over US and Canada affairs office
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2019

Report flags how China conducts influence operations in Singapore
The Straits Times, July 18, 2019

China to tackle corruption in Belt and Road initiatives
Financial Times, July 18, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Two-thirds of Canadians reject closer ties to China and want Huawei banned from 5G networks, as attitudes rapidly harden, poll finds
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

Is Huawei a security threat? Vietnam isn’t taking any chances
The New York Times, July 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Tsai Ing-wen says “friends from Hong Kong” will be considered for asylum on humanitarian grounds
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

European Parliament adopts resolution calling for export controls on tech “used to violate basic rights” in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019

Related:
欧洲议员：“香港的自治并非单纯中国内政” (European Parliamentarian: Hong Kong’s autonomy is not simply a matter of Chinese internal affairs)
Deutsche Welle, July 18, 2019

“Infinity war”: Hong Kong’s protesters dig in for a long summer of discontent
Reuters, July 18, 2019

Related:
Police remove fences and bus stops from near Hong Kong march site ahead of extradition bill protest planned for Sunday
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2019

Hong Kong police demand march organisers answer 32 questions before getting go-ahead, prompting fears freedom of assembly is being undermined
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong anti-extradition law demo set for Sunday, as pro-Beijing lawmakers urge gov’t to ban protests till Sept
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019

What Hong Kong’s man without a mask wants you to know
Christian Science Monitor, July 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

一名中二學生的詰問：成立獨立調查委員會這樣普通的事　為什麼政府都不做 (Questions from a secondary school student: Why does the government refuse to do something as simple as set up an independent commission of inquiry?)
Stand News, July 19, 2019

Hong Kong’s police violence is stamped “Made in U.K.”
Foreign Policy, July 18, 2019

為保連儂隧道，手臂遭打斷三截，週一做手術，今日出院 蔡先生：「我係中國人，我反送中。」(Man who had arm broken while defending Lennon Wall: “I am Chinese. I oppose the extradition bill”)
Inmediahk.net, July 18, 2019

Is Duterte really asking for U.S. aid against China?
Foreign Policy, July 18, 2019

How to confront an advancing threat from China: Getting tough on trade is just the first step
Foreign Affairs, July 18, 2019

What happened when I opted out of face scanning at Hong Kong International Airport
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2019

Much ado about data: How America and China stack up
Macro Polo, July 16, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China promotes Xinjiang as tourist heaven while holding Muslim Uygurs in re-education camps
Agence France-Presse, July 18, 2019

维族学者伊力哈木·土赫提的女儿请求中国释放父亲 (Daughter of Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti urges China to release father, all Uyghur girls in concentration camps)
Voice of America, July 18, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for sanctions against Xinjiang Party boss Chen Quanguo
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2019

Australia urges China to let Uygur mother and child leave the country and relocate
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2019

“Liberal” policy chief unlikely to mean a softening on Xinjiang from China
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2019

As major brands go into damage control, here’s how you can end forced labour
The New Daily, July 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Czech Republic denies China’s request for Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects
Taiwan News, July 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

RTHK staff union accuses management of instructing reporters to include false info on Sha Tin protest
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2019

Shanghai newspaper accuses American NGOs of supporting Hong Kong protests
ChinaFile NGO Project, July 17, 2019

China’s envoys try out Trump-style Twitter diplomacy: Beijing’s representatives abroad are harnessing social media to confront critics
The Guardian, July 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s tech sector is in trouble: Chinese tech workers are stuck in the cold as relations with the US freeze.
The Diplomat, July 17, 2019

Six Early Rain church members flee to Taiwan, apply for US asylum
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong and Taiwan are fueling each other’s resistance to China
Quartz, July 17, 2019

Abide by Joint Declaration, May tells Beijing
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 18, 2019

歐洲議會將辯論香港決議案　促停售「人群管制裝備」 (European Parliament to debate restricting sale of crowd control gear to Hong Kong government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 17, 2019

China’s leaders head to secretive summer camp to ponder Trump
Bloomberg, July 17, 2019