Xinjiang (新疆)

Target和Cotton On调查供货商是否与新疆强迫劳役有关
Cotton On and Target investigate suppliers after forced labour of Uyghurs exposed in China’s Xinjiang
ABC News, July 15, 2019

As China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang, it opens its doors to tourists
Agence France-Presse, July 15, 2019

Australia “deeply concerned” about China’s treatment of Uighur people
The Guardian, July 14, 2019

Multimedia: The Missing: The families torn apart by China’s campaign of cultural genocide
ABC News, July 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia and Russia among 37 states backing China’s Xinjiang policy
Reuters, July 12, 2019

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Axis of shame: Human rights foes support China’s Xinjiang camps
Bitter Winter, July 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun still detained by Beijing after six months
GlobalVoices, July 15, 2019

China arrests another Canadian, adding to diplomatic tensions
The New York Times, July 14, 2019

律师会见难、阅卷难？检察机关将指定专人在10日内审查办理 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate begins half-year inspection on proper execution of lawyers’ rights to practise)
The Paper, July 14, 2019

Chinese police formally arrest Beijing rights activist on “terrorism” charges
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2019

Four Britons arrested in China after drug bust involving foreigners
The Guardian, July 12, 2019

“The police guards took her [Pu Wenqing, mother of Huang Qi] to the hospital”
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2019

Two years after Liu Xiaobo’s death, China remains the largest prison of journalists in the world
Reporters Without Borders, July 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Universities scrutinized on anniversaries of bloody crackdowns
Bitter Winter, July 13, 2019

Chinese socialite Guo Meimei is freed from jail but few report release and some stories vanish
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2019

“We’re almost extinct”: China’s investigative journalists are silenced under Xi
The New York Times, July 12, 2019

Poet detained in China’s Yunnan after sharing video of Hong Kong pop-star’s UN appeal
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Protest in China highlights the need for action on garbage
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2019

How Canadians are part of an underground network helping Hong Kong protesters in their struggle against Chinese control
The Star Vancouver, July 14, 2019

林飛帆將出任民進黨副秘書長 (Sunflower student leader Lin Fei-fan to take seat as vice-secretary general of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 13, 2019

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林飛帆：「今日香港、今日台灣」是我現在面對中國的視角 (Interview with Lin Fei-fan: “Today Hong Kong, tomorrow Taiwan,” is my perspective on China now)
The Initium, July 15, 2019

Hundreds in Hong Kong commemorate late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
Kyodo News, July 13, 2019

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刘晓波逝世两周年 香港、德国举行纪念活动 (Activists in Hong Kong and Germany hold commemorations on second anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s death)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2019

Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo’s spirit lives on: Despite worsening repression, Chinese activists press for change
Human Rights Watch, July 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Kaohsiung mayor wins opposition party’s nomination for Taiwan’s 2020 presidential election
Reuters, July 15, 2019

华春莹中央党校充电 称要彻底解决中国挨骂问题 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hua Chunying “resurfaces” after Party school training, says China has “insufficient” say in global affairs, vouches to solve problem of frequent criticism of China)
Radio France Internationale, July 14, 2019

How Hongkonger’s herbal soup shakedown in Beijing helps explain why local businessmen fear extradition to the mainland
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2019

蔡英文：香港一國兩制經驗　說明獨裁與民主無法共存 (Tsai Ing-wen: Hong Kong’s experience with One Country, Two Systems proves democracy cannot coexist with dictatorship)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 13, 2019

Who needs religion? Buddhists pressured to be more political
Bitter Winter, July 13, 2019

Hongkongers in US launch campaign urging American politicians to support bill on city’s democracy and rights
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2019

大陸海關禁黃頭盔黃遮黑T口罩集運到港　「後果無比嚴重」(Mainland customs bans shipments including helmets, black t-shirts, yellow umbrellas to Hong Kong, threatening “incomparable severe consequences”)
The Stand News, July 12, 2019

北戴河会议将讨论香港反送中及美中经贸 (Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement U.S. trade war are priority topics at annual Beidaihe conference, sources say)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2019

About half of China’s loans to developing countries are “hidden,” study finds
CNBC, July 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Two arrested as parallel trading protests descend into chaos at Hong Kong border town Sheung Shui, while lawmaker accuses police of targeting innocent man, who tries to jump off bridge “out of panic”
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2019

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Protesters and police clash in Hong Kong after peaceful march
The Guardian, July 13, 2019

沙田遊行11.5萬人參與 新城市廣場內爆衝突 (Over 11,000 protesters join anti-extradition march in Shatin thatspirals into clashes in shopping mall as police clear streets, block exits and stop trains)
Inmediahk.net, July 14, 2019

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【沙田衝突】醫管局：20 人仍留醫　2 危殆 4 嚴重 (20 hospitalized after clashes in Shatin: 4 severe, 2 critical)
The Stand News, July 15, 2019

Hong Kong protesters in Sha Tin showered with support and supplies – even from 10 floors up
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2019

反修例絕食人士傍晚將步行至禮賓府　促特首與市民對話 (Hunger strikers walk to Chief Executive residence to urge dialogue)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 15, 2019

香港记者愤怒了今发起“停止警暴、捍卫新闻自由”静默游行 (“Journalists are angry”: 7 journalist organizations hold silent march to defend press freedom, condemn police violence toward frontline reporters)
Radio France Internationale, July 14, 2019

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Journalism watchdog says past year among the worst for Hong Kong press freedom since 1997, as rally planned for Sunday
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2019

University of Hong Kong will protect its students from summary arrest, says vice chancellor in impromptu dialogue with extradition bill protesters
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2019

“Don't mess with us”: The spirit of rebellion spreads in Hong Kong
The Guardian, July 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo’s spirit lives on: Despite worsening repression, Chinese activists press for change
Human Rights Watch, July 11, 2019

Surge in voter registration a sign of growing civic awareness
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2019

In defence of every Hongkonger’s right to scold the chief executive
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2019

China’s legal system has a long way to go before it can be trusted
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2019

【專訪】第一批衝入立法會　最前線抗爭少年的自白：我有心理準備隨時會死 (“I was prepared to die”: Interview with young protester from the first group that went into LegCo)
Stand News, July 12, 2019