Xinjiang (新疆)

《透視大中華》：羈押新疆再教育營　事主談及被虐經歷 (Audio: Interviews with survivors of Xinjiang camps reveal torture, abuse)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 7, 2019

China passes law to make Islam “compatible with socialism”
Al Jazeera, January 6, 2019

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北京通过汉化伊斯兰教5年计划 (Beijing passes 5-year plan to ‘sinify’ Islam)
Radio France Internationale, January 7, 2019

外媒参访再教育营 学员“欢欣鼓舞”接待 (China hosts foreign press on official visit to Xinjiang camps, students give “warm welcome”)
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2019

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China says pace of Xinjiang “education” will slow, but defends camps
Reuters, January 6, 2019

China offers UN experts to visit Xinjiang vocational centers
The News Pakistan, January 6, 2019

宗教打压扩散云南 三间清真寺遭查封 (Religious crackdown spreads to Yunnan, local Muslims clash with police as government attempts to seize 3 mosques)
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2019

中共打击维吾尔知识分子，多名学者被拘
China targets prominent Uyghur intellectuals to erase an ethnic identity
The New York Times, January 5, 2019

China sentences ethnic Kazakh artist to “re-education” camp
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刘忠林案：蒙冤关押25年 获中国国家赔偿460万 (Liu Zhonglin found innocent after serving 25 years in prison, receives RMB 4.6 million in state compensation
BBC News, January 7, 2019

「辯護詞危害國安」 廣州律師遭釘牌 兩案同提「獨裁者末日恐慌、鷹犬借司法政治打壓」(Guangzhou lawyer Liu Zhengqing’s license revoked, authorities claim his court submissions made in course of representing two clients “endanger national security”)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2019

China “will protect the rights” of Canadians held since arrest of Huawei CFO, justice official says
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

专访：在数字极权时代，希望硅谷坚持原则 (Interview with Zhou Fengsuo after LinkedIn censorship: In the age of digital authoritarianism, Silicon Valley must stand firm on principles)
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2019

Diplomacy with Chinese characteristics? Cases of self-censorship in Denmark
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2019

Ahead of Tiananmen incident anniversary, China launches a new round of Internet crackdown
The Diplomat, January 4, 2019

Former NYT editor claims publisher drafted letter “all but apologizing” to China for tough story
Fast Company, January 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Inside China’s unofficial churches faith defies persecution
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019

北大马学会内讧白热化 (Peking University Marxist society infighting intensifies as group is “reorganized” with new members sent to condemn activists)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. ups the ante in China rivalry with Asia Reassurance Initiative Act
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping gives army its first order of 2019: Be ready for battle
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019

Taiwan’s president, defying Xi Jinping, calls unification offer “impossible”
The New York Times, January 5, 2019

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Democratic allies should rally to protect Taiwan from China, says Pres. Tsai Ing-wen
Agence France-Presse, January 5, 2019

Beijing “will keep military pressure on Taiwan” after Xi Jinping’s call for unification
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

Two voters showed up to a county election in China. So officials decided to cast the ballots themselves
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

被指令未成年人染愛滋　中國最大同志交友程式暫停用戶註冊 (Accused of spreading HIV/AIDS among minors, China’s largest gay dating app Blued suspends user registration, blocks accounts)
The Stand News, January 7, 2019

China could “weaponise cities” if it controlled 5G networks, retired U.S. general says
Bloomberg, January 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong immigration chief shoots down “conspiracy” claims over visitor rejections, insisting that officers follow law and policy
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019

No-shows and early exits – Hong Kong rural chiefs who just can’t find time to attend district council meetings
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019

Declassified files reveal disagreement between Chris Patten and British government over how to deal with China before Hong Kong handover in 1997
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019

港人西九站遭押返深圳 張建宗：不涉刑事通報 涂謹申倡訂民事案通報準則 (Arrest of Hong Konger by Shenzhen court officers not part of reporting mechanism, says chief secretary Matthew Cheung)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2019

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Man barred from entering Hong Kong at West Kowloon high-speed rail station
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2019

Husband of under-fire justice secretary Teresa Cheng to be prosecuted in connection with pool he allegedly built without permission
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2019

Hong Kong Justice Sec. Teresa Cheng to appear at legislature to explain “prosecution policy” amid CY row
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2019

Commentary (评论)

2019年／同性婚姻的司法抗爭開跑吧！(The fight for same-sex marriage begins: 3 Hong Kong court cases in 2019)
Inmediahk.net, January 7, 2019

In Hong Kong, a playground for the rich has priority over decent housing
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2019

Notification system is failing to notify
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2019

Why Hong Kong’s religious organisations should not remain silent about repression in China
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2019

China’s Muslims brace for attacks
Foreign Policy, January 5, 2019

She’s on a #MeToo mission in China, battling censors and lawsuits
The New York Times, January 4, 2019