The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Monday, September 30, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighurs fleeing persecution in China risk losing family back home
Agence France-Presse, September 28, 2019

China’s might prevents Muslim nations from criticizing it, Mahathir says
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2019

China on the offensive about Xinjiang – raises issue at U.N.
SupChina, September 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wendell Brown home after three years in Chinese prison
SupChina, September 29, 2019

Calls for torture investigation after death of activist
China Digital Times, September 27, 2019

Yang Hengjun: detained blogger is being shackled in chains and interrogated
The Guardian, September 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong is winning the global public-opinion war with Beijing
The Atlantic, September 29, 2019

China stirs up patriotism by sending tourists to Mao’s old haunts
Bloomberg, September 29, 2019

US’ revised Hong Kong democracy bill targets Chinese state media over ‘harassment’ of protesters
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Anti-authoritarianism rallies to be held in 40 cities globally in support of Hong Kong protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

Related:
【不斷更新】港網民發起全球反中共極權遊行 24 國 65 城市響應 (65 cities in 24 countries join global “anti-totalitarianism” march in support of Hong Kong)
Stand News, September 29, 2019

Singer attacked with paint at pro-Hong Kong democracy rally in Taiwan
Reuters, September 29, 2019

Press freedom watchdog dismisses China’s ‘70 Years of Progress on Human Rights’ as ‘smokescreen’
Global Voices, September 29, 2019

Related:
For its 70th anniversary, the Chinese regime disguises as a champion of human rights
Reporters Without Borders, September 26, 2019

【習權統治】中國學聯涉干涉言論自由 遭加拿大大學取消 (McMaster University student union disqualifies Chinese student organization for interfering with freedom of speech; Chinese consulate expresses “regret”)
Apple Daily, September 28, 2019

YouTube pulls down video spoof of protest anthem ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ over copyright infringement accusations
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

China: citizen-journalist serving life imprisonment nominated for top human rights award
Reporters Without Borders, September 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

坦克、导弹、没有鸽子:中国迎接国庆70周年
Tanks, missiles and no pigeons: China to celebrate 70th birthday of the People’s Republic
The New York Times, September 30, 2019

Related:
Chinese national day a clash of grand narratives
Financial Times, September 30, 2019

Chinese leaders can’t control the weather for their big 70-year bash. But they’re still trying.
Washington Post, September 27, 2019

China’s government, turning 70, tells its story at the UN
Washington Post, September 27, 2019

China women still battling tradition, 70 years after revolution
Al Jazeera, September 29, 2019

Xi presents awards to 'heroes' and 'old friends' of China
Agence France-Presse, September 29, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong sends list of potential sanctions targets sent to US congressional body
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

Pressure on “unruly” Catholics rises amid Hong Kong protests
Bitter Winter, September 28, 2019

Rights official voices concerns over housing construction ‘for Chinese’ in Cambodian SEZ
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Headlines from China: Is Chinese social media becoming a better place for YouTubers to thrive?
China Film Insider, September 27, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Labour Party member’s hands broken in attack
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 29, 2019

Related:
‘My guard was down’: Hong Kong pro-independence leader Andy Chan attacked in street by masked men
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2019

【睇片】5 口罩男毁炮台山連儂牆 水喉通追打市民 警指一人傷暫未拘人 (Masked men tear down Lennon Wall at Fortress Hill, beat residents with PVC pipes; no arrests made)
Stand News, September 29, 2019

【逃犯條例】瑪麗醫院一醫生金鐘被捕 醫管局:未掌握資料不評論 (Public hospital doctor arrested while giving medical attention at protest frontline, Hospital Authority declines to comment)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2019

Related:
Indonesian journalist demands answers after she was shot in the face with non-lethal round by Hong Kong police officer
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2019

【逃犯條例】社總會長:許麗明被捕6小時才能見律師 未知會否被起訴 (Social worker arrested at frontline, denied access to lawyer for 6 hours)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2019

【逆權運動】疑似唐氏患者遭速龍警制服 嚇至跪地求饒 社工欲協助被阻 (Passer-by with downs syndrome subdued by riot police, denied help from social worker)
Apple Daily, September 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters march against 'totalitarianism'
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2019

Related:
In pictures: Water cannon, tear gas and Molotovs as police and protesters clash in high-speed Hong Kong Island chase
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

【929 衝突】醫管局:48 受傷 1 人嚴重 印尼女記者東區醫院眼科病房留醫 (48 injured, 1 in serious condition after protests on Sept. 29)
Stand News, September 30, 2019

‘We are back’: Hong Kong protesters recreate pro-democracy ‘Lennon Wall’ on 5th anniversary of Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

Related:
'Hong Kong can't go back to normal': protesters keep Umbrella spirit alive
The Guardian, September 28, 2019

Police round up protesters on Hong Kong Island after rally, as fight breaks out at pro-democracy message board
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

‘If we lose, Hong Kong will become Xinjiang’: The Umbrella Movement generation, five years on
Agence France-Presse, September 27, 2019

Thousands rally to support Hong Kong protesters who allege police torture at controversial detention near China border
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sought Xi Jinping’s approval to formally withdraw extradition bill that triggered anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

Hong Kong protests: plan mulled to partially cancel district council elections if polling stations targeted, as Joshua Wong announces candidacy
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2019

Academic Dan Garrett banned from Hong Kong after testifying on city’s rights situation in US
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why claims that Hong Kong protesters support escalating violence could be wrong… and dangerous
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2019

PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson should read human rights treaties China has ratified
Jerome A. Cohen, September 30, 2019

Beijing’s latest, desperate propaganda turn to solve the ‘Hong Kong problem’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2019

A birthday letter to the People’s Republic
ChinaFile, September 28, 2019

Soothing the anniversary blues, 5 years on: Hong Kong’s Umbrella movement was a lesson in civic engagement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2019

My World is in Your Blind Spot, a review: Artist Tenzing Rigdol’s series of burning Buddha paintings is a cry against private censorship and public indifference
Tricycle, September 27, 2019

Friday, September 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆再教育营入地二十米深 囚室内设六个铁笼 人如鸟兽 (Released Kazakhs recount details of Xinjiang’s camps: Cages, unidentified “vaccines,” facility built deep underground)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2019

新疆人权危机后,下一个轮到回族了?(Hui Muslims worry they are next in line for Xinjiang-style human rights crisis)
Voice of America, September 27, 2019

Related:
‘Afraid we will become the next Xinjiang’: China's Hui Muslims face crackdown
NPR, September 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

因调查反习公民猝死看守所 中国维权律师谢阳被特警控制 (Rights lawyer Xie Yang detained for investigating death of dissident Wang Meiyu)
Voice of America, September 26, 2019

Related:
China: Order independent investigation into death in detention of Hunan activist
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, September 26, 2019

Police in China’s Guangxi order local residents to report for DNA sampling
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2019

Taiwanese man gets suspended jail term over radio broadcasts into China
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Confucius Institutes and the corporate sector: An emerging avenue for Chinese Communist Party foreign influence?
Jamestown China Brief, September 26, 2019

The United Front Work Department assumes a diplomatic role
Jamestown China Brief, September 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Students clash on university campuses in Taiwan over Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

Related:
台灣發生大陸學生與支持反修例港生衝突 蔡英文表關注 (Taiwan president Tsai Ing-wen condemns violence over Lennon Wall conflicts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 26, 2019

After Uygur row, Chinese student group loses status at Canadian college
Inkstone, September 26, 2019

Pop star Faye Wong takes flack from all sides after singing a red song
Inkstone, September 26, 2019

As China forges ecological future, Tibetans relinquish nomadic past
Reuters, September 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

國務院扶貧辦:明年歷史性解決絕對貧困問題 (State Council poverty alleviation office announces 95% of poverty population will be lifted by end of 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 27, 2019

Japan promotes China as bigger threat than nuclear-armed North Korea
Reuters, September 27, 2019

Tibetans forced to show ‘loyalty’ in run-up to China’s National Day
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2019

Related:
No drones, drinking or dissent: China lays down law ahead of 70th anniversary
The Guardian, September 26, 2019

China issues position paper on China and the UN
Xinhua, September 26, 2019

Xi Signals a New Round of “Struggle” Against Foes in the Party
Jamestown China Brief, September 26, 2019

The Belt and Road Initiative adds more partners, but Beijing has fewer dollars to spend
Jamestown China Brief, September 26, 2019

Letter from Uganda: 5,000 miles from China, and yet not far at all
Christian Science Monitor, September 26, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ant Financial, Tencent pull back from credit scoring business
Caixin, September 26, 2019

Short video platform Kuaishou widens its influencer crackdown
Tech Node, September 26, 2019

TikTok's local moderation guidelines ban pro-LGBT content
The Guardian, September 26, 2019

China’s ByteDance in talks to sell its overseas news app
The Information, September 25, 2019

What is WeChat? The super-app you can’t live without in China
SupChina, September 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

社福界由築一公里人鏈 傳「良心」到警總 促警正視尊重社工人道工作 (Social welfare workers form human chain to police headquarters urging respect for humanitarian work)
Stand News, September 27, 2019

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab calls on China to live up to Hong Kong obligations, but stops short of granting right of abode to BN(O) passport holders
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2019

林鄭首次落區 市民伊館「贈慶」促回應五大訴求 (“Five demands, not one less”: Protests last until midnight outside community dialogue venue),br> Inmediahk.net, September 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader’s ‘listening mode’ isn’t enough: Carrie Lam’s community dialogue session no substitute for accountability, change
Human Rights Watch, September 26, 2019

Carrie Lam comes face to face with angry Hong Kong residents at town hall
The New York Times, September 26, 2019

Hong Kong police give go-ahead for rally marking fifth anniversary of start of Occupy movement
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

US bill to punish Hong Kong officials strengthened as it passes in congressional committees, says student lobbying leader
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2019

Related:
Beijing vows to retaliate after US’ Hong Kong human rights bill is approved by congressional committees
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

Hong Kong police make arrests at Sha Tin MTR station after brief skirmish
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2019

Video shows Hong Kong democrat Roy Kwong being repeatedly punched and kicked by assailants in Tin Shui Wai
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2019

BNP Paribas lawyer leaves bank after supporting HK protests; Jason Ng’s comments on social media provoked furious response from China
Financial Times, September 26, 2019

How Hong Kong protesters are defending their use of Nazi imagery
Quartz, September 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

要說服和理非支持勇武抗爭,首先要瞭解他們持有的「道德潔癖」深層基礎是什麼 (Dissecting the “moral mysophobia” of peaceful protesters’ reactions to use of force by fellow protesters)
Stand News, September 26, 2019

特首在「對話」中的「回應」,正是抗爭不斷升級和繼續的原因 (Carrie Lam’s “response” in her “dialogue” is the reason why protests will continue)
Stand News, September 26, 2019

China’s demand for undivided loyalty is causing tragedy in Hong Kong
Economist, September 28, 2019

Why invoking Hong Kong’s oppressive, outdated Emergency Regulations Ordinance won’t stop the protest violence
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2019

Communist China’s painful human rights story
Council on Foreign Relations, September 26, 2019

Why Hong Kong’s Extradition Bill was the final straw
Amnesty International, September 26, 2019

The United States should help Mongolia stand up to China
Foreign Policy, September 26, 2019

Hong Kong, Kashmir, Palestine: Ruins of British empire on fire
Al Jazeera, September 26, 2019

Thursday, September 26, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China wants the world to stay silent on Muslim camps. It’s succeeding.
The New York Times, September 25, 2019

Uyghur exile safely returns to Turkey after facing deportation to China from Moroccan authorities
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2019

TikTok – Yes, TikTok – is the latest window into China’s police state
Wired, September 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Shuping Wang, whistleblower who exposed China’s HIV/AIDS crisis, dies at 59
Washington Post, September 26, 2019

China says it is investigating ‘missing’ Taiwanese scholar Tsai Chin-shu on security grounds
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2019

Related:
20年來推動兩岸交流、「藍到底」學者蔡金樹,遭證實危害中國「國家安全」被捕 (China confirms scholar Tsai Chin-Shu, missing since July 2018, was arrested in Xiamen for endangering national security)
The News Lens, September 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Academic censorship, at home and abroad
China Digital Times, September 25, 2019

人民日報批評Twitter為「港獨」站台 (People’s Daily criticizes Twitter for “backing Hong Kong independence”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2019

Chinese government employees gripe about forced travel to North Korea
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2019

Can Taiwan control China’s keyboard warriors? Both want to crack down on online propaganda, but for different reasons
Financial Times, September 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

《逆權公民》社區放映遍地開花,當年韓國今日香港觀眾噙淚 (Hong Kong citizens organize community viewings of “1987: When the Day Comes” to learn from Korea’s experience)
Stand News, September 26, 2019

Exiled Hong Kong protesters forced to demonstrate from abroad
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2019

【影片】反送中延燒台灣校園傳衝突:東吳、義守大學後,文化大學連儂牆也遭毀 (Mainland students in Taiwan’s Chinese Culture University attack supporters of Hong Kong protests over Lennon Wall)
The News Lens, September 26, 2019

Revisiting Tibetan self-immolations
China Digital Times, September 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Vietnam confronts China, alone: Hanoi has not found as much support as it hoped for despite its bold confrontation of Beijing in the South China Sea
The Diplomat, September 26, 2019

Related:
Vietnam closes bidding on highway project, refusing investments from China
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2019

Busts of leaders a hit in China's porcelain capital ahead of key anniversary
Reuters, September 25, 2019

Czech intelligence blames China for major cyber attack
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2019

Will Washington agree on new Hong Kong human rights and democracy act?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2019

China mobilizes the 'masses' to join nationwide security ops ahead of Oct. 1
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2019

抵制中国“恶性影响”,争取民主是21世纪关键之战 (U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan: Countering China’s “malignant influence” and striving for democracy are the key battles of the 21st century)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2019

A blueprint for consolidating power: China exports Xi Jinping Thought to Nepal
Eleven Myanmar, September 25, 2019

Marshall Islands confirms diplomatic support for Taiwan
Associated Press, September 25, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Revealed: how TikTok censors videos that do not please Beijing
The Guardian, September 25, 2019

China’s tech giants pledge allegiance ahead of national day
Inkstone, September 25, 2019

Court harnesses the social power of WeChat to shame debtors
Sixth Tone, September 25, 2019

Alibaba is testing a new social networking app, Real
TechNode, September 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Protesters make plans to ‘mourn’ National Day with marches, legally approved or not
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

Hong Kong Court of Appeals calls for immediate review of laws and policies that discriminate against same-sex relationships
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

Controversial Hong Kong website Dim Sum Daily linked to company owned by man wanted in Malaysia over 1MDB scandal
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2019

China envoy rules out more concessions to Hong Kong protesters ahead of Carrie Lam’s public ‘dialogue’
Agence France-Presse, September 26, 2019

Related:
Carrie Lam holds her first community dialogue and participants are banned from carrying umbrellas, gas masks and helmets as police keep a low profile
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2019

3封流亡台灣港人家書:「連儂牆前,我淚流滿面,但無法放聲大哭」 (Letters home from three protesters who fled to Taiwan)
The News Lens, September 25, 2019

【逆權運動】教師出題考「警黑勾結」成語 教局轟散播仇恨或釘牌 (Education Bureau addresses using of “police-triad collusion” idiom in language quiz, warns against teachers propagating “hate speech”)
Apple Daily, September 25, 2019

Private line linking to a Shenzhen court installed by a Hong Kong police intelligence division
Factwire, September 25, 2019

‘Grandpa Chan’ protest mediator says Hong Kong police pepper-sprayed him without warning
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2019

13-year-old among several arrested at Mong Kok protest
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2019

Related:
【睇片】防暴警凌晨太子拘捕多人 一青年被制服後仍遭警棍毆打 (Police arrest many at Prince Edward MTR station, beat protester after subduing him )
Stand News, September 25, 2019

Hong Kong protesters on meeting their housing dreams: yes, thank you, but we want genuine universal suffrage too
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

It’s #MeToo and all of us: Hongkongers will not accept oppression, subjugation or sexual violence
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2019

香港的“半民主”模式和“中间道路” (The Basic Law’s “half democracy” model for Hong Kong keeps us stuck in the “middle road”)
The New York Times, September 26, 2019

是兩極化還是一面倒? 當下香港民意的共識(文:李立峯)(Polarized or unanimous: What is the current consensus of the Hong Kong people?)
Ming Pao, September 26, 2019

香港騷亂的幾個問題(二):西方不再需要香港 (Questions on Hong Kong’s unrest: What happens when the West does not need Hong Kong anymore?)
The News Lens, September 26, 2019

匿名、素人、內部勢力:「無大台」運動中的即時資訊台 (Who are the anonymous “internal forces” providing instant information for the leaderless movement?)
The Initium, September 25, 2019

China Central Television: A long-standing weapon in Beijing’s arsenal of repression
The Diplomat, September 25, 2019

「光復香港」百日宣言
Liberate Hong Kong, The Hundredth Day Declaration: Our Resolute Fight for Universal Suffrage and Battle against State Violence)

Stand News, September 25, 2019

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Incarceration of Christians and Han Chinese in Xinjiang shows broad reach of forced indoctrination campaign
The Globe and Mail, September 24, 2019

China calls on Washington to cancel Xinjiang meeting
Associated Press, September 24, 2019

US calls on UN to demand unfettered access to Xinjiang to investigate reports of rights abuses
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2019

Interview: 'As soon as I was taken inside, I knew it was a prison'
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2019

Interview: ‘Video is a very stark reminder of how manicured choreographed access to Xinjiang [has been]’
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Democracy activist who called for Chinese president’s resignation dies in police custody
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2019

Anti-discrimination activists detained for two months in widening crackdown
China Labour Bulletin, September 24, 2019

山东异议人士于新永影射习近平被羁押16个月 (Shandong dissident detained without trial for 16 months after being arrested for insulting Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s threats to academic freedom ‘pose risks’ to foreign partners
Times Higher Education, September 24, 2019

Related:
Obstacles to Excellence: Academic Freedom & China’s Quest for World Class Universities
Scholars at Risk, September 24, 2019

Party theory learning app invites 60 users to Beijing celebrations
Global Times, September 24, 2019

A bald-faced lie from New Zealand’s biggest Chinese newspaper
SupChina, September 24, 2019

China switches off costume dramas ahead of national day
Financial Times, September 24, 2019

CPC leadership discusses patriotic education, Party school rules
Xinhua, September 24, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

'Mommy don't go to work': sexist children's song prompts outcry in China
The Guardian, September 24, 2019

CBI video: A fairytale spin on the harsh realities of left-behind children
China Film Insider, September 24, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UN chief warns of a world divided between US and China
Associated Press, September 24, 2019

European businesses urge EU to take ‘defensive’ measures against China’s state-owned enterprises
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2019

Related:
European chamber report joins calls for 'competitive neutrality' and SOE reform to sustain China's development
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, September 24, 2019

15,000 personnel will be in military parade celebrating PRC's 70th founding anniversary
China Global Television Network, September 24, 2019

Related:
Ahead of huge parade, China complains of 'strange logic' about its military
Reuters, September 24, 2019

Report: The Party leads on everything: China’s changing governance in Xi Jinping’s new era
MERICS, September 24, 2019

China is killing religious and ethnic minorities and harvesting their organs, UN Human Rights Council told
Independent, September 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

国际标准话语权:中国主导5G的王牌?(China holds “discourse power” on international standards on 5G network development)
Voice of America, September 25, 2019

Chinese hackers who pursued Uighurs also targeted Tibetans: researchers
Reuters, September 24, 2019

Related:
Missing Link: Tibetan groups targeted with 1-click mobile exploits
Citizen Lab, September 24, 2019

Lawyers predict extradition case for Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou could take up to a decade and set Charter precedent
Star Vancouver, September 23, 2019

Malaysia's 5G plan a potential boon for China's Huawei
Reuters, September 24, 2019

TikTok’s in-video search function (and how to activate it)
What’s On Weibo, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Disband Hong Kong’s police force? Online poll shows most in favour of move
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2019

‘Freedom is in our mind’: Why Hong Kong protests are still escalating
Christian Science Monitor, September 24, 2019

香港示威“私了”风起:以武制暴或以暴易暴?(Emerging trend of protesters taking matters into their own hands: Defense or retribution?)
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2019

蘋果日報女記者遭四人伏擊 拳打腳踢 多處受傷 (Apple Daily reporter attacked after doxxing site revealed her identity)
Stand News, September 24, 2019

Related:
Reporter at Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily paper attacked by four men
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

Trump at UN offers his most forceful support for Hong Kong yet
Vox, September 24, 2019

Related:
Video: Beijing must protect Hong Kong’s way of life and honour Handover deal, Donald Trump tells UN
Agence France-Presse, September 25, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to lead delegation to Beijing ahead of National Day celebrations
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2019

荃灣海濱浮屍 數百人自發悼念 街坊不信任警方政府 指疑點重重 (Hundreds attend commemoration in Tsuen Wan as yet another corpse discovery spreads cynicism, distrust)
Stand News, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong man charged for ‘publicly mutilating’ Chinese national flag in Sha Tin - third protester to face flag-defiling charges
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2019

【9.22和你塞】15歲童藏兩張八達通 貿易署主任有防護工具同被捕 (15-year-old boy arrested on theft charges for having multiple transit cards)
HK01, September 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

從白色恐怖到血色恐怖,一切很正常 (From white terror to bloody terror, why are we surprised?)
Stand News, September 25, 2019

China has destroyed Uighur families, including mine. Guterres must act
The Guardian, September 24, 2019

Are Chinese and Western perspectives incompatible in our post-truth times?
SupChina, September 24, 2019

U.S. terrorism policy paved the way for China’s repression
Foreign Policy, September 24, 2019

Will Beijing’s Taiwan strategy backfire? China’s strategy of global diplomatic isolation will harm Chinese interests in the long-run
The Diplomat, September 24, 2019

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

At U.N., Trump pushes religious freedom at event slamming China over Uighurs
Reuters, September 23, 2019

China footage reveals hundreds of blindfolded and shackled prisoners
The Guardian, September 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权人士看守所猝死, 妻子哭诉“中国太黑暗” (Rights defender Wang Meiyu dies in detention center, no cause of death given to wife who says, “China is so dark”)
Voice of America, September 24, 2019

Taiwan activist's wife calls on China to allow him home for funeral
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2019

Chinese rights activist detained after supporting Hong Kong protests
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

统一战线70年:党外知识分子统战工作砥砺前行,开拓奋进 (70 years of United Front: Party members must learn to befriend intellectuals, find common denominator to win them over)
The Paper, September 24, 2019

Ofcom investigates CGTN over coverage of Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, September 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Queens in the People’s Republic: a night in Beijing’s tiny but growing drag scene
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

還原「反送中」抗爭現場奪國際攝影大獎ㅤ陳一:是時代的選擇 (“The Unforgettable Wound of Hongkonger” photograph takes prize at International Photography Awards)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China at 70 aims to strive for lead role in post-cold war international order, Foreign Minister Wang Yi says
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Related:
Closing my curtains for Xi Jinping and his grand parade
The New York Times, September 23, 2019

Celebrate National Day with confidence, joy and rationality
Global Times, September 22, 2019

27 countries sign cybersecurity pledge with digs at China and Russia
CNN, September 23, 2019

Chinese police officers join Serbian colleagues on the beat in Belgrade
Reuters, September 23, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How TikTok holds our attention
The New Yorker, September 30, 2019

US government should consider China’s approach to national tech champions, says Senator Mark Warner
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2019

China government assigns officials to companies including Alibaba
Financial Times, September 23, 2019

Related:
马云退后杭州官派政委进私企 (Hangzhou to send “government affairs representatives” to 100 key enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, September 23, 2019

China offers free subway rides to citizens who register their face with surveillance system
Independent, September 23, 2019

Huawei legal team seeks documents in extradition case
Financial Times, September 23, 2019

Chinese court’s WeChat adverts offer cash to snitch on your indebted friends and relatives
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

鄺俊宇遇襲受傷 施襲者攝錄機記錄過程 (Legislator Roy Kwong attacked in Tin Shui Wai, hospitalized for neck trauma; attackers filmed incident)
Ming Pao, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong trainee solicitor allowed to practice after clarifying ‘hate speech’ against police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

Police violence now primary concern of Hong Kong protesters
China Digital Times, September 23, 2019

Related:
How Hong Kong police trained for riots, and why their response to protesters has been so violent
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong: Government must investigate police violations and push back against Beijing’s “red line”
Amnesty International, September 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police deny beating man during rally and say video of incident only shows officers kicking ‘yellow object’
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

Hong Kong protests: city set to tone down Chinese National Day celebrations to avoid potential chaos and embarrassment
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2019

首場社區對話截止申請 逾2萬宗申請 (Over 20,000 people apply to attend Carrie Lam’s first community dialogue, only 150 to be selected by draw)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2019

何君堯促特首動用《緊急法》 設辱警罪、防止記者阻礙警方執法等 蔣麗芸倡立《蒙面法》 (Junius Ho urges Carrie Lam to invoke Emergency Law to pass laws to crack down on protests)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

Chinese reporter beaten in Hong Kong gets cash reward
Inkstone, September 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

作為時代共同體,我們在追求一個怎樣的香港? 由九十後訪談與書寫至跨代共同價值的啓示 (A conversation on what kind of Hong Kong we all long for)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

Monday, September 23, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Pompeo urges world to resist China's demands to repatriate ethnic Uighurs
Reuters, September 23, 2019

Which European companies are working in Xinjiang? A list of the European companies on the Global Fortune 500 and Euro Stoxx Indexes that do business in Xinjiang
China File, September 21, 2019

A crackdown on Islam is spreading across China
The New York Times, September 21, 2019

‘Boiling us like frogs’: China’s clampdown on Muslims creeps into the heartland, finds new targets
Washington Post, September 20, 2019

Interview [with Jewher Ilham, daughter of Ilham Tohti]: ‘They are doing the exact opposite of what my father suggested’
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2019

Related:
新疆學者伊力哈木被判囚五周年 女兒指為冤案促釋放 (Daughter of jailed Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti urges for father’s release at 5th year anniversary of his imprisonment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China confirms detention and release of American FedEx pilot after airgun pellets allegedly found in luggage
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

“六四天网”义工王晶出狱 脑癌恶化 (Volunteer for “64tianwang” website completes prison term, brain cancer has worsened)
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Twitter discloses another 10,000 accounts suspended for fomenting political discord globally
Tech Crunch, September 20, 2019

The quantified country
SupChina, September 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Independence activist Su Beng dies at 100, believing until the end that ‘Taiwan people need to persevere’
SupChina, September 22, 2019

哈萨克斯坦多城再现反中国示威 (Multiple cities in Kazakhstan see protests against Chinese influence)
Radio France Internationale, September 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China issues white paper on human rights progress over 70 years
Sina English, September 23, 2019

Related:
國新辦白皮書指中國始終以生存和發展權為首要基本人權 (New white paper says China always upholds rights to life, development as the primary basic human rights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 22, 2019

Lured by China’s cash, two Pacific islands bail on Taiwan
Bloomberg, September 22, 2019

Related:
Taiwan loses second ally in a week as Kiribati switches to China; Pacific nation changes allegiance to Beijing just days after Solomon Islands also cut ties with Taipei
The Guardian, September 20, 2019

China’s Big Brother targets business
The New York Times, September 22, 2019

Afghanistan’s Taliban meets Chinese government in Beijing
Reuters, September 22, 2019

China to work with Asia to secure world trade, ex-PBOC head says
Bloomberg, September 21, 2019

Hanoi silent in face of China’s claim of sovereignty in Vietnam’s EEZ
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2019

Didi riders can now have “verified Party members” drive them around
What’s On Weibo, September 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The game of life: Visualizing China’s social credit system
Visual Capitalist, September 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

如火熾夏:香港反修例運動大事紀 (Interactive timeline: Chronicles of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement)
The Initium, September 23, 2019

Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, September 23, 2019

Video: “Protect Our Kids” protest group says volunteer beaten by Hong Kong police in alley
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2019

Related:
元朗後巷被捕「守護孩子」成員 口腔流血暈眩 教會批警濫用私刑如第三世界 (“Protect Our Kids” volunteer trapped in alley, beaten by police; convenor speaks out against torture)
Stand News, September 22, 2019

‘You don’t have to face it alone.’ Hong Kong protests propelled by hidden support network
Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2019

付國豪獲《環球時報》頒10萬元人民幣「最高獎」(Global Times gives reporter who was subdued by protester in Hong Kong airport 100,000 RMB as “highest award”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2019

Hong Kong protests: police use court orders to obtain protesters’ digital fare payment details in another weekend of petrol bombs, tear gas and fires on the streets
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2019

沙田「罷買」變衝突 示威者焚燒雜物 警射催淚彈拘多人 (Boycott in Sha Tin turns to clashes: Protesters set debris on fire, police fire tear gas and conduct mass arrests)
Stand News, September 22, 2019

Related:
Tear gas in Sha Tin as Hong Kong protesters vandalise MTR station, burn makeshift barricades and target ‘pro-gov’t’ firms
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2019

元朗恐襲兩個月 市民形點商場內靜坐 (Citizens hold silent sit-in on two-month anniversary of Yuen Long attacks; police fire tear gas, protesters defend against pro-police attackers)
Inmediahk.net, September 21, 2019

Related:
【9.21屯門示威】警帶走及拘捕多名義務急救員 有急救被指搶犯 (Multiple first-aiders arrested during march in Tuen Mun)
HK01, September 22, 2019

Two 13-year-olds are arrested over Hong Kong protests
The New York Times, September 22, 2019

何君堯發起「清潔日」 元朗等地連儂牆被清除 「義工」獲警護送乘警車離去 (Junius Ho calls “clean up day” to wipe Lennon Walls, police protect his supporters as citizens move to stop them)
Stand News, September 21, 2019

【逆權運動】官媒批終極訴求雙普選 「為奪取香港最高管治權鋪路」 (People’s Daily criticizes demands for dual universal suffrage as “paving the way to usurp the highest authority over Hong Kong”)
Apple Daily, September 22, 2019

社會主義行動成員因參與九三罷工被解僱 (HSBC fires outsourced employee for participation in strikes)
Inmediahk.net, September 22, 2019

國際特赦組織調查指警施酷刑 謝振中:指控匿名 絕不同意 (Police “disagree” with investigative report by Amnesty International because the complainants were anonymous, “no mention of whether they resisted arrest before”)
Inmediahk.net, September 20, 2019

Commentary (评论)

何君堯及其後台的權謀和計算 香港政治徹底內地化之徵兆 (Junius Ho, radical pro-establishment legislator, and the power backing him: The signs of “sinification” of Hong Kong’s politics)
Stand News, September 23, 2019

The ‘831’ Prince Edward MTR incident proves Hong Kong urgently needs Access to Information reform
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2019

什麼人訪問什麼人:Sharon Hom:狂做嘢,又狂讀書,最緊要落手改變世界。(Who is interviewing whom? A conversation with Sharon Hom: Change the world because the world needs changing)
Ming Pao, September 22, 2019

Tibet climate crisis
Students for a Free Tibet, September 20, 2019

Illiberal China
China Channel, September 20, 2019

The coming crisis of China’s one-Party regime
Project Syndicate, September 20, 2019

The deafening silence of Pakistani jihadists and radicals on China’s Uyghurs
The Diplomat, September 20, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

For China’s embattled Uighurs, a bank transfer abroad can become a “terrorism” ordeal
The Washington Post, September 19, 2019

新疆穆斯林被判刑消息曝光 公安进村抓人追查泄密者 (After sentencing six Uyghurs to heavy prison terms , authorities arrest, question family and friends to find who leaked the news)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

伊力哈木被提名欧洲萨哈罗夫奖 (Ilham Tohti nominated for Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought)
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains former U.S. Air Force pilot flying for FedEx
The Wall Street Journal, September 20, 2019

“Two restraints, one leniency”: Part II, the legacy of a controversial policy
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, September 19, 2019

“Disappearance” of schoolteacher rings alarm bells in China’s Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, September 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

憂偏頗報道反送中 央視旗下 CGTN 英籍顧問請辭 (British consultant for Chinese international television station CGTN resigns over concerns of station’s biased reporting of Hong Kong’s protests)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

In Depth: Reporter faces controversial criminal charge for articles based on phony documents
Caixin, September 19, 2019

Journalists in Chinese state media to be tested on loyalty to President Xi Jinping
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Chinese views on art laid bare as students’ nude drawing class offends Weibo users
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why mainland students in US don’t sympathise with Hong Kong protesters
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

‘American Factory’ sparks debate on Weibo: Pro-China views and critical perspectives
What’s On Weibo, September 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong democrat Martin Lee and Cardinal Joseph Zen say Beijing kept tabs on Catholic meeting in Portugal
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

China ramps up security from Beijing to Guangdong ahead of National Day
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

China publishes white paper on progress of women’s cause in 70 years
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

Related:
Full text: Equality, Development and Sharing: Progress of Women's Cause in 70 Years Since New China’s Founding
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

New US bill demands China grant consulate in Tibet and stay away from Dalai Lama succession
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

As China’s anniversary events loom, Canadian leaders face dilemma: attend or not?
National Post, September 17, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Germany warns of 5G attacks by ‘nation states’ in veiled criticism of Beijing and Huawei
South China Morning Post, September 20, 2019

China to hold 6th World Internet Conference in October
Xinhua, September 19, 2019

Alibaba and Tencent refuse to hand loans data to Beijing
Financial Times, September 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Amnesty accuses HK police of abuses, torture of protesters
Reuters, September 20, 2019

Related:
回應國際特赦調查 警方稱一向尊重被羈留人士權利 (Police say they “have always respected rights of persons in custody” in response to report by Amnesty International)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2019

Hong Kong: Arbitrary arrests, brutal beatings and torture in police detention revealed
Amnesty International, September 19, 2019

公開林鄭月娥與區議員對話會全段秘密錄音(Full recording of meeting between district councillors and Carrie Lam)
Stand News, September 20, 2019

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam to meet 150 randomly selected citizens for ‘community dialogue’ on political crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2019

Related:
No loudhailers, umbrellas allowed at talks with Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam
Reuters, September 19, 2019

Au Nok-hin files appeal against his unseating
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 20, 2019

HK$10m crowdfunding campaign aims to help victims sue Hong Kong police over alleged mistreatment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2019

遭全裸搜身女被捕者去信警方 促作刑事調查並索閉路電視紀錄 (Female protester subjected to strip search in custody demands criminal investigation, surveillance footage after police “regret” her case being raised at UN Human Rights Council)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

China Central Television urges netizens to doxx Hong Kong protesters and reporters
Global Voices, September 19, 2019

Related:
蘋果日報獲高院臨時禁制令 禁止任何人發布員工個人資料 (Apple Daily obtains court injunction banning publication of employees’ personal information)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

Former Hong Kong leader CY Leung slams education chief over cases of teachers’ protest comments on social media
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Related:
仇警兩教師教局發譴責信 「拒曱甴」副校個案裁不成立 (In letters, Education Bureau censures two teachers over “hate speech toward police” on social media; dismisses as “unfounded” complaints of another school’s vice chancellor who called protesters “cockroaches”)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2019

寧波公學學生陸運會唱《願榮光歸香港》 稱被副校斥「中毒」罰面壁 (Vice chancellor punishes students for singing “Glory to Hong Kong” during sporting event, says they have been “poisoned”)
Stand News, September 19, 2019

Court orders MTR Corp. to preserve CCTV footage of police incidents at two stations
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2019

Hong Kong barristers challenge police chief Stephen Lo over accusations officers are curbing access to clients arrested amid protests
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Can Hong Kong’s fighting spirit endure? An answer might lie in China’s own Communist history
Quartz, September 20, 2019

Suddenly Facebook’s Libra is all about defending “the Free World” from China
Financial Times, September 20, 2019

澳大利亚的难题:与中国近到什么程度算太近?
Australia’s toughest question: How close is too close to China?
The New York Times, September 19, 2019

Violence blew the lid off Hong Kong’s simmering discontent. It’s about time
South China Morning Post, September 19, 2019

Trump is serious about US divorce from China; The rest of the world will be pressured to make a choice between Washington and Beijing
Financial Times, September 19, 2019

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur brothers perish while detained in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2019

新疆醫科大前校長傳將遭處決 中大和聲學生校友發聲明聲援 (Chinese University of Hong Kong students, alumni issue statement in response to reports of imminent execution of former president of Xinjiang Medical School, Halmurat Ghopur)
Apple Daily, September 18, 2019

CCP’s campaign to purge “disloyal” Uyghur scholars
Bitter Winter, September 17, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Taiwan warns against travel to China, Hong Kong after detention of Taiwanese nationals
The Diplomat, September 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

How China unleashed Twitter trolls to discredit Hong Kong’s protesters
The New York Times, September 18, 2019

Related:
客观理性的中国账户遭封禁,国家网信办驳斥脸书推特内容审核 (Cyberspace Administration of China criticizes Facebook, Twitter for removing “objective and rational” accounts, tolerating anti-China rumors)
The Paper, September 18, 2019

Editor of nationalist Global Times writes personal blog questioning Beijing’s online censorship, then deletes it
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

Chinese news channel dealt blow as former Ofcom regulator quits
The Guardian, September 18, 2019

Belt and Road News Network Media Workshop offers exchange opportunities for journalists
People’s Daily, September 18, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong protests: The Taiwanese sending 2,000 gas masks
BBC, September 19, 2019

“This is a global fight.” Cantonese pop diva Denise Ho wants the world to stand up with Hong Kong
TIME, September 18, 2019

The problems with giving it all away: Philanthropy in China
SupChina, August 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

何立峰:支持深圳加快建设中国特色社会主义先行示范区 (Shenzhen to hasten pace in becoming “pioneering example” of city exemplifying Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, to better implement “Greater Bay Area battle strategies” with Hong Kong and Macao)
The Paper, September 19, 2019

China launches new push against Dalai Lama photos in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 18, 2019

Xi cites Mao as touchstone to build new China
The Hindu, September 18, 2019

Translation: Deleted ad reveals death-defying health plan for officials
China Digital Times, September 18, 2019

Embattled Chinese vaccine-maker one step away from delisting
Caixin, September 18, 2019

US cancels Solomon Islands meeting after ‘disappointment’ at it switching ties from Taipei to Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

Related:
Protests in Auki, Malaita province
Solomon Times, September 17, 2019

“Big Brother’s” helpers planted in each community to serve the regime
Bitter Winter, September 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“Don’t download this app!”- A top 10 of harmful Chinese apps
What’s On Weibo, September 18, 2019

Philippine president defends China Telecom role in military deal
TechNode, September 18, 2019

Apple, Alibaba and Huawei to join World Internet Conference next month
Yicai Global, September 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillors slam meeting with Chief Exec. Carrie Lam as “political show”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 19, 2019

印傭辦網媒 為同鄉直擊反修例 周日不休息 被打罵無阻上前線 (On rest days, Indonesian domestic helpers set up online media platform reporting protest news from the frontlines)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2019

U.S. Congress to advance “Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy” bill
Reuters, September 19, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】黃之鋒何韻詩赴美聽證會發言  港府:指控失實深表遺憾 (Hong Kong government expresses deep regret towards “unfounded allegations” in US hearing)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2019

兩青年涉張貼「三罷」海報遭票控 押後10月中再訊 (Two young people prosecuted for putting up posters calling for strikes)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2019

【元朗襲擊】「飛天南」被控暴動准保釋須宵禁 消息稱昨往警署自首 (Triad leader associated with Yuen Long attacks turns himself in, charged with rioting)
Ming Pao, September 18, 2019

Related:
Sixth man linked to Yuen Long MTR station attack in Hong Kong surrenders himself to police and is bailed by Fanling Court
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

披露示威者資料 起底網站獲央視認證 有受害人質疑公安爆料 (State media endorses website doxxing protesters and reporters; victims suspect mainland public security officers are behind site)
Stand News, September 18, 2019

Hong Kong cancels China National Day fireworks amid protests
Associated Press, September 18, 2019

Hong Kong Jockey Club cancels Happy Valley race meeting over threat of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, September 18, 2019

Hong Kong hotel workers go on unpaid leave as tourists shun city
Bloomberg, September 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

They are giving up their passports to play football for China but Chinese fans remain sceptical
Channel News Asia, September 19, 2019

示威者以暴易暴 警察應反躬自省(文:陳帆川)(Have youngsters really lost control? Police should reflect on their actions as protesters inevitably fight violence with violence)
Ming Pao, September 19, 2019

Beyond hawks and doves: A better way to debate U.S.-China policy
China File, September 18, 2019

Are Hong Kong’s protests dying down? While turnout has declined, the demonstrators’ sentiment remains.
Foreign Policy, September 18, 2019