Uyghur love in a time of interethnic marriage
SupChina, August 7, 2019
Western academia helps build China’s automated racism
Coda, August 6, 2019
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China strips rights lawyer Li Jinxing of licence over “improper” social media comments
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Authorities dismiss petitioning mother’s police brutality claims
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019
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What the Li Xiujuan story says about petitioning rights in China
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019
黄琦和母亲提出上诉 代理律师被公安借故刁难 (Huang Qi and his mother Pu Wenqing intend to file appeal against 12-year sentence, lawyer harassed)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Mainland China to boycott Golden Horse awards in latest attempt to squeeze Taiwan
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
29家世界500强企业官网“问题地图”被整改 (29 Fortune 500 companies have websites “corrected” over “problematic world maps”)
Xinhua, August 7, 2019
China troll army’s battle expeditions leap Great Firewall to target Hong Kong anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
The Chinese internet is in love with Budweiser’s Qixi ads featuring same-sex couples
SupChina, August 7, 2019
A student attended a protest at an Australian uni. Days later Chinese officials visited his family
Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s “manifesto for global democracy” to be launched in 2020 by British publisher
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US lawmakers are watching Hong Kong, and China isn’t happy about that
The Diplomat, August 8, 2019
Chinese visa for Kailash Mansarovar yatris
Deccan Chronicle, August 8, 2019
China urges Kyrgyzstan to punish villagers who attacked gold mine over environmental concerns
Agence France-Presse, August 7, 2019
New Zealand rebukes China over freedom of speech after student scuffle
Reuters, August 7, 2019
China’s envoys try to rally Europe to Beijing’s side on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
The CCP secret plan revealed: Eradicate house churches in two years
Bitter Winter, August 6, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US agencies barred from buying Huawei equipment
Financial Times, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
拒譴責警方 拒赴警總投訴 錢大康：譴責有咩益處？ 浸大學生會發動「罷 Reg」(Baptist University student union, student societies suspend Registration Day procedures for new students, as headmaster refuses to condemn police over arrest of union president)
Stand News, August 8, 2019
Journalists union condemns attack on Hong Kong TV station vehicle by protesters during clashes at Wong Tai Sin
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Chinese official warns Hong Kong Protesters against “color revolution”
The New York Times, August 7, 2019
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消息稱張曉明指本港示威似顏色革命 現不宜獨立調查 (Liaison Office: Not appropriate to establish independent commission of inquiry, protests have characteristics of color revolution)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong’s justice department denies prosecution of protesters is politically motivated; 3,000 legal professionals take part in second silent march
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
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Hong Kong's lawyers march against “political prosecutions”
The Guardian, August 7, 2019一群政府律師：作為法治守護者一員，必須為良知、為公義發聲 (Government counsels issue joint public letter criticizing “rule by law”: “As guardians of rule of law, we must speak out for conscience and justice”)
Stand News, August 7, 2019
Laser pointers are in the spotlight in Hong Kong’s protests and selling briskly. But are they “offensive weapons” and can you be arrested for carrying one?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
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Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer “offensive weapon”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019警記者會用「鐳射槍」證物示範燒燶紙 否認妨礙司法公正 (Police criticized for perverting the course of justice in conducting public “laser gun experiment” using evidence of burning paper
Inmediahk.net, August 7, 2019
“Prepared to die”: Hong Kong protesters embrace hard-core tactics, challenge Beijing
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2019
Commentary (评论)
If Beijing is considering deploying the PLA in Hong Kong, it should heed the legacy of the Hungarian Revolution and act with care
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Can Carrie Lam, or anyone, defuse the Hong Kong rebellion before the National Day fireworks on October 1?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Hong Kong’s protests: The political bill for impunity must be paid sooner or later
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019
The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s protests: No end in sight, and little hope
The Guardian, August 7, 2019
Will Hong Kong unravel?
ChinaFile, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong police given carte blanche to suppress unrest
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
“China is in uncharted territory with Hong Kong protests”: Ai Weiwei
Deutsche Welle, August 7, 2019
鏗鏘集：時代革命？(Documentary: What does “revolution of our time” mean for protesters and for Hong Kong as conflict continues to escalate?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong strikes, and strikes a nerve in Beijing
The New York Times, August 7, 2019
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