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.

Friday, January 31, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

6,000+ Members of The Church of Almighty God Arrested in 2019 in China
Bitter Winter, January 31, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

You Can Now Go to Jail in China for Criticizing Beijing’s Coronavirus Response
Vice, January 31, 2020

Related:
China’s top court says it was a mistake to quell early “rumors” about the Wuhan virus
Quartz, January 30, 2020

Minitrue: Delete “Disciplined Doctor Now In Isolation Ward”
China Digital Times, January 30, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Coronavirus in Wuhan: Residents shout ‘stay strong’ from windows
The Conversation, January 30, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed
Washington Post, January 31, 2020

Related:
Group Raises Human Rights Concerns as China Struggles to Control Epidemic
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2020

抓武汉人像抓反革命,“文革式”疫情阻击战弥漫着人性的泯灭 (Cries of inhumanity and discrimination in "Cultural Revolution style" outbreak control)
Voice of America, January 31, 2020

Coronavirus Anger Boils Over in China and Doctors Plead for Supplies
The New York Times, January 30, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus Wuhan diary: Living alone in a city gone quiet
BBC, January 30, 2020

疾控官員期刊發論文 稱上月中已人傳人 (New paper published in medical journal says human-to-human transmission occured as early as December 2019)
Ming Pao, January 31, 2020

Wuhan coronavirus: Improvised barricades across China as online shaming spreads
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2020

For Taiwan, the Wuhan coronavirus is also a diplomatic battle
Global Voices, January 30, 2020

UPDATE 1-China sacks senior city health official unable to answer basic questions
Reuters, January 30, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Censorship claims emerge as TikTok gets political in India
BBC, January 31, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: armed gang launches vicious attack on group outside Yuen Long MTR station
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2020

逾6700醫管局員工允下周罷工 佔整體約一成 工會促全面封關 (Over 6,700, 10% of total medical workers in Hong Kong, promise to start strike next Monday if government refuses to fully close border)
Inmediahk.net, January 31, 2020

Anthem bill won't be stalled
The Standard, January 31, 2020

Coronavirus: Hongkongers’ online orders for masks cancelled as overseas suppliers report shortages
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2020

Related:
Hongkongers take no chances with deadly coronavirus – in pictures
The Guardian, January 31, 2020

Hong Kong to boost face mask stocks with prison labour
Channel NewsAsia, January 30, 2020

China coronavirus: Hubei residents found in Hong Kong hotels, but security chiefs say they are powerless to isolate or deport them
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How the coronavirus crisis is exposing the ills of the China model
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2020

Xi Jinping wants to be both feared and loved by China’s people: The coronavirus may change that
The Economist, January 30, 2020

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Public Anger Swells Over Official Opacity On Coronavirus
China Digital Times, January 29, 2020

Minitrue: Delete Article On Economic Impact Of Who Declaring Coronavirus An “Emergency”
China Digital Times, January 29, 2020

Harvard’s Chemistry Department Chair Arrested for Lying About Ties to China’s Thousand Talents Program
The Diplomat, January 29, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Timeline: How China's new coronavirus spread
Al Jazeera, January 30, 2020

Related:
武汉肺炎:疫情从可控到失控的三十天 (Wuhan coronavirus: The thirty days it took for the outbreak to become uncontrollable)
BBC, January 30, 2020

China says will punish officials who slack off in fighting virus
Reuters, January 30, 2020

Related:

习近平誓言战胜“魔鬼”冠状病毒
China’s Xi Jinping pledges to overcome ‘devil’ coronavirus
Financial Times, January 29, 2020

答總理「沒困難」 工人背後求助大眾 (Frontline workers in Wuhan say "no problem!" to authorities, but ask public for help)
Ming Pao, January 28, 2020

China: Respect Rights in Coronavirus Response
Human Rights Watch, January 30, 2020

Left at home for six days: disabled Chinese boy dies after carer dad and brother are quarantined for coronavirus checks
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2020

China coronavirus: WHO in uncharted territory in dealing with emergency in world’s second largest economy
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2020

Related:
US House votes to warn China against meddling in Dalai Lama succession
Channel News Asia, January 29, 2020

美眾院通過西藏法案 華:強烈憤慨 (China "outraged" at new U.S. bill on Tibet)
Ming Pao, January 30, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

不顾美国警告 英国允许华为有限度参与5G (U.K. allows Huawei to play "limited role" in constructing country's 5G network amidst warnings)
Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2020

Related:
U.K. Will Allow Huawei To Build Part Of Its 5G Network, Despite U.S. Pressure
National Public Radio, January 28, 2020

Huawei denies German report it colluded with Chinese intelligence
Reuters, January 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

政府拒全面封關 醫管局員工陣線醞釀周一罷工 逾 4600 人承諾參與 (Over 4,600 medical workers vow to join strike next Monday as Hong Kong government refuses to fully close border amidst growing risk of local outbreak)
Stand News, January 30, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong unions threaten strikes in push for border closure to curb virus
Reuters, January 30, 2020

China coronavirus: Hong Kong nurses call in sick to protest government refusal to close borders
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

48工會聯合新聞稿:爭取政府封關 全城自我隔離 防疫罷工救港 (48 unions to stand with medical workers in planned strike to urge full border closure, with booths in communities to raise public support)
Inmediahk.net, January 28, 2020

17區區議會正副主席聯署表示對政府防疫措施感憤怒 (Chairs and vice-chairs of 17 District Councils co-sign statement to condemn government over poor response to coronavirus ourtbreak)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 30, 2020

China coronavirus: tensions high as thousands queue in Hong Kong desperate for masks, many leaving empty-handed
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2020

運動之傷:離家出走的年輕人、「被遺棄」的父母和新手「家長」(The trauma of a social movement: Teenagers forced to leave home, their "abandoned" parents and "newly adopted" ones)
The Initium, January 29, 2020

Hong Kong protests: five petrol bomb attacks launched against police within 24 hours
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

New generation of young activists lead fight against worsening repression in Asia
Amnesty International, January 30, 2020

The Guardian view on Huawei and 5G: the risks are real
The Guardian, January 28, 2020

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Her Uighur Parents Were Model Chinese Citizens. It Didn't Matter.
The New York Times, January 29, 2020

Confirmed Xinjiang Coronavirus Cases Jump to 10 Amid Concerns of Spread in Internment Camps
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China police drop case of SARS 'rumour-mongering' at start of new crisis
Reuters, January 29, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus ‘rumour’ crackdown by Wuhan police slammed by China’s top court
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why haven’t we heard of early LGBTQ+ icon Esther Eng, Hollywood’s first Chinese female filmmaker?
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: First case confirmed in Gulf region, more than 6,000 worldwide
United Nations News, January 29, 2020

Wuhan coronavirus: More airlines halt China flights as death toll hits 132 with 6,000 infected
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2020

One Coronavirus, Two Systems: New Epidemic Hits at Hong Kong’s Political Divide
The Diplomat, January 29, 2020

'Utter chaos': Coronavirus exposes China healthcare weaknesses
Al Jazeera, January 29, 2020

China angered by coronavirus cartoon in Danish newspaper
Associated Press, January 28, 2020

Bill to Support Tibet Wins Strong Approval in US House of Representatives
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Wuhan coronavirus: Over 15,000 Hong Kong medical workers join new union, threaten strike unless gov’t closes border
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2020

Hong Kong protesters disrupt MTR services, declare ‘dawn of anti-epidemic’ strikes over government’s handling of Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

Hong Kong protests: police hunting 300 suspects over serious cases of violence during civil unrest
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

First love on the front lines: Coming of age in the Hong Kong protests
Reuters, January 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How China’s coronavirus crisis, like the Sars epidemic, was worsened by the Communist Party’s penchant for secrecy
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2020

Hong Kong’s Perfect Crisis: The city’s prodemocracy protests and the threat of coronavirus build on common complaints.
The Atlantic, January 29, 2020

Chinese Health Care Needs More Communism: As the Wuhan virus spreads, access to health care is a critical issue.
Foreign Policy, January 29, 2020

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Detains Hui Muslim Poet Who Spoke Out Against Xinjiang Camps
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Student Detained For Tweets He Made In Minnesota
Sup China, January 27, 2020

The Aftermath of a Gathering: Arrest, Flight, Hiding, and Family Separation
China Change, January 27, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

‘Wuhan coronavirus: UN aviation body blocks users who raise issue of Taiwan’s inclusion on Twitter
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2020

‘Fake news’: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam calls online China coronavirus claims ‘absurd’
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese netizens take advantage of rare opportunity to vent anger on social media amid coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020

Coronavirus: How residents cope with life under lockdown in Wuhan
Al Jazeera, January 28, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Virus Crisis Exposes Cracks in China's Facade of Unity
The New York Times, January 28, 2020

What if We All Get Sick?: Coronavirus Strains China's Health System
The New York Times, January 28, 2020

Coronavirus: Photos From Wuhan Under Quarantine
The Atlantic, January 27, 2020

Veteran Journalist Condemns Chinese Media Over Wuhan Coverage
Sup China, January 27, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Targeting TikTok’s privacy alone misses a larger issue: Chinese state control
Quartz, January 24, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Unexploded IED found at Shenzhen border control point, after suspected bomb destroys second Hong Kong toilet in 24 hours
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Lead from the front in fight against Wuhan virus
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020

The Truth about "Dramatic Action"
China Media Project, January 27, 2020

Monday, January 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Orwell would be proud’: US defence chief says China is a ‘21st century surveillance state’ that represses Muslim minorities
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

Uyghur Escape in Thailand Draws International Focus on Minority Muslim Group
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Two Uyghur Cadres Jailed Over Failure to Confiscate ‘Illegal Religious Text’
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

In Japan, fears grow that Chinese academic has been detained on the mainland’
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Wife of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer: 'I Can Afford to Spend All my Spare Time Telling The World About This'
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese gov’t-backed media turns focus away from deadly pneumonia outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why China’s LGBT hide their identities at Lunar New Year
BBC News, January 25, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Mayor of China's Wuhan says city's governance 'not good enough' as virus spreads
Reuters, January 27, 2020

Related:
Wuhan Coronavirus: China Plays the Blame Game: With the Wuhan government to take the blame, the central leadership is unscathed by the coronavirus outbreak
The Diplomat, January 27, 2020

Citizens from Chinese city on lockdown roar ‘Beijing has abandoned Wuhan!’
Global Voices, January 26, 2020

Myanmar warns sanctions over Rohingya genocide will push it closer to China and dismisses ‘debt trap’ concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China wakes up to wide web of online data leaks and privacy concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Wuhan coronavirus: Fear of infection, lack of consultation drive defiance over quarantine plan in Hong Kong border town
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Related:
In Pictures: Proposed Hong Kong virus quarantine building firebombed during protest
Channel News Asia, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong declares Wuhan virus outbreak ’emergency’ – the highest warning tier
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020

More than 80 radical protesters wanted by Hong Kong police have taken refuge beyond their reach in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020

Hong Kong action choreographer linked to bomb plot, charged with possessing array of weapons
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong protests: applications pour in for government cash to research city’s civil unrest
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020

Hong Kong protests: tear gas fired on first day of Lunar New Year as crowd gathers to mark fourth anniversary of Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Goodbye, by-elections: Hong Kong’s gov’t is weeding out undesirable candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2020

Is China still on an anti-corruption road to nowhere, despite Xi Jinping’s campaign?
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020

A Historic Quarantine: China's attempt to curb a viral outbreak is a radical experiment in authoritarian medicine
The Atlantic, January 24, 2020

Commentary: Wuhan virus compounds challenges facing China
Channel News Asia, January 23, 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Ninety-Year-Old Uyghur Imam Confirmed Detained in Xinjiang But Condition Unknown
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

山西维权人士郝劲松涉寻衅滋事诽谤遭逮捕 (Shanxi rights activist Hao Jinsong formally arrested on charges of picking quarrels and libel)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

疫情恶化 “造谣”网民获从轻发落 (Citizens arrested for "spreading rumors" about Wuhan pneumonia receive light penalties as outbreak worsens)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

加拿大香港联盟成立 提五大诉求抗中国暴政和渗透 (Canadian groups form "Alliance Canada Hong Kong" to support Hong Kong protests, urge use of Magnitsky Act to sanction Chinese officials)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak
BBC, January 23, 2020

Related:
China coronavirus: as travel ban is issued for Wuhan, many in city rush to escape
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020

China Silences Critics Over Deadly Virus Outbreak
The New York Times, January 22, 2020

Tsai urges WHO to include Taiwan after Wuhan virus case confirmed
Channel News Asia, January 22, 2020

Related:
As Wuhan Virus Spreads, Taiwan Has No Say at WHO
Foreign Policy, January 22, 2020

中國外交部:關心台胞健康 參與世衛活動須按一中原則 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs says China cares about the health of Taiwan comrades, but Taiwan's participation in WHO must be based on One-China principle)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 22, 2020

武漢市實施佩戴口罩控制措施 不戴者或由公安依法處罰 (Wuhan authorities impose emergency facemask law demanding all citizens to wear facemasks in public or be penalized)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 22, 2020

U.S. State Department Appoints Envoy to Counter Chinese Influence at the U.N.
Foreign Policy, January 22, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

市民穿睡衣上街遭“羞辱”,中国人脸识别执法引争议
Chinese City Uses Facial Recognition to Shame Pajama Wearers
The New York Times, January 22, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Education Bureau finds protest-related breaches by teachers in 60 per cent of complaints
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals she is ‘facing a lot of pressure’ to rein in journalists as protests rock city
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020

醫療組織聯合聲明:武漢肺炎襲港 醫療組織促請政府立即拒絕旅客經由中國入境 (Medical workers organizations jointly urge Hong Kong authorities to impose border control in light of outbreak)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020

梁美芬批政府未提供「公平選舉環境」 落選區議員擬作選舉呈請 (Pro-establishment district councilor who lost seat in November elections to raise election petition, criticizes government for not providing "fair environment for election" because of protests)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020

鄧炳強叫市民唔好再講8.31:只有11.11同11.13慘案 (Police chief tells citizens not to talk about August 31 Prince Edward incident again)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How has Hong Kong lost its freedoms? Let me count the ways
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020

Why Macau matters to Hong Kong: how ‘one country two systems’ turns into one-party rule
Hong Kong Free Press, January 23, 2020

Is Russia getting its model for digital authoritarianism from China?
Global Voices, January 21, 2020

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东维权人士李碧云被判刑四年 (Rights defender in Guangzhou, Li Biyun, sentenced to four years imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020

孟宏伟被判刑 中国式“反腐”越演越烈? (Is Meng Hongwei's sentencing a sign that Chinese style "anti-corruption" is growing uglier?)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

罗胜春访白宫:让全世界知道中国当局迫害 (Wife of rights lawyer detained since December visits White House: "We must let the world know about the repression from Chinese authorities")
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: China unveils measures to rein in spread of 'mutating' disease
The Guardian, January 22, 2020

Related:
How political tensions between Taiwan and mainland China could hamper efforts to fight Wuhan virus
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020

First case of SARS-like virus in Hong Kong – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2020

Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over criticism of country and media
Agence France-Presse, January 22, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭:習近平保證不會收緊對港管治 (Xi Jinping promised not to tighten control on Hong Kong because of protests, says Carrie Lam)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hails President Xi Jinping’s support for city as she rejects suggestions Beijing is exploiting the anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020

旺角初一衝突四周年 警禁「香港本土起義」辦「勿忘魚蛋」集會 (Police ban all promotion, organization, and attendance of rally on Chinese New Year in remembrance of "Fishball Revolution" in 2016)
Stand News, January 22, 2020

被控煽惑非法集結及拒服從警命令 劉頴匡:據《公安條例》申集會之路將盡 ("The path of lawful assemblies under Public Order Ordinance is reaching its end," says Ventus Lau, organizer of lawful rally on Sunday now charged with inciting unlawful assembly)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020

Hong Kong protests: did police use Israel’s Cellebrite hacking tech to crack protesters’ smartphones?
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020

Hong Kong protests: hundreds gather at peaceful rallies to mark Yuen Long MTR station attack six months on
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020

Related:
Police officers ‘received verbal warnings’ for holding reporters’ identity cards in front of live-streaming cameras during Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020

香港大律師公會就成立獨立調查委員會的意見書 (Full text: Hong Kong Bar Association's Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020

大埔區議會通過建議保留連儂牆 政府部門書面稱不適合 (Tai Po District Council passes motion to keep iconic Lennon Tunnel; authorities skip meeting, deliver written dissent instead)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2020

Commentary (评论)

制度性謊言下的武漢肺炎(文:呂秉權) (A Wuhan pneumonia outbreak under China's systemic lies)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020

Beijing’s new man in Hong Kong must succeed where others have failed in explaining the city to his Communist Party bosses
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Real Estate Magnate Confirmed Jailed Along With Brothers, at Least 20 Employees
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020

新疆穆斯林被逼喝酒吸烟 (Xinjiang's Muslims forced to smoke and drink to prove they have renounced "religious extremism")
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft
Reuters, January 21, 2020

被捕內地維權律師余文生 妻被問話不准飲食脫衣搜身 (Still no news for jailed lawyer Yu Wensheng; wife to persist for justice despite inhumane questioning by authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020

China Releases #MeToo Activist Who Covered Hong Kong Protests
The New York Times, January 18, 2020

China Keeps Arresting Hong Kong Protesters for ‘Soliciting Prostitution’
Vice News, January 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China warns Communist Party officials: cover up spread of Wuhan virus and be ‘nailed on pillar of shame for eternity’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020

Related:
Xi Jinping Warns That China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Must Be Taken Seriously
The Diplomat, January 21, 2020

China confirms human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
The Guardian, January 21, 2020

China and Myanmar’s growing closeness could help forge united front against international critics
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020

China’s ambassador to Sweden summoned after he hit out at ‘smears’ in latest outburst against Beijing critics
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2020

Propaganda and sexism prove powerful contraceptives for Chinese women
The Guardian, January 17, 2020

Exporting China’s Social Credit System to Central Asia
The Diplomat, January 17, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei executive's extradition hearing to start in Vancouver
The Guardian, January 20, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Yuen Long mob attack victims file civil suit against Hong Kong police chief over ‘failure to protect residents’
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2020

Related:
7.21元朗恐襲半年 八傷者入稟控鄧炳強失職 哭訴患創傷後遺 (On half-year anniversary, victims of 7.21 Yuen Long attacks raise lawsuit against Police Commissioner David Tang)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020

Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fairs exhibit protest-themed goods
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2020

Related:
Gov’t hygiene officer kicks pro-democracy party out of Hong Kong’s New Year fair for breaching ban on politics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020

Hong Kong by-elections for seats vacated in wake of candidate ban row ‘will not be held’ ahead of Legislative Council 2020 polls
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020

張建宗指將營造氣氛推行23條立法:極之有憲制責任 ("It’s our constitutional duty": Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung says government to "create atmosphere" to push for article23 national security legislation)
Economic Digest, January 21, 2020

Related:
Citing President Xi Jinping, Beijing’s Hong Kong envoy Luo Huining says lack of national security law allows ‘sabotage’
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020

不足四成中文科教師有信心教非華語生 平機會促教局增津貼、設專責教師 (Equal Opportunities Commission urges more government funding needed to help schools teach Chinese to ethnic minority students)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest rally organiser accusing him of failing to maintain order
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020

Related:
Police Arrest Protest Organizer For 'Obstruction' After He Calls on Crowd to Leave
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2020

Police under fire for displaying journalist’s Hong Kong ID card during live stream again
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020

記協促請警方停止以謊言掩飾前線警員濫暴行為 (Hong Kong Journalists Association calls on police to stop using lies to cover up abuse by frontline officers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020

Hong Kong protests: ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin accused of damaging police officer’s hearing during Yau Ma Tei stand-off
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020

Hong Kong police chief tried to ‘publicly discredit’ woman accusing officers of gang rape – lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020

Simon Cheng: Hongkonger who was held in mainland China optimistic he can stay in Britain
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020

民權觀察發表6.12調查報告 轟警光天化日狂毆市民零刑責 (Civil Rights Observer releases investigative report on June 12, condemns police violence with utter lack of accountability)
Inmediahk.net, January 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The ominous metaphors of China’s Uighur concentration camps
The Conversation, January 20, 2020

沒有街頭衝突的香港,日子可以更難過 (A quieter Hong Kong? Days can be tougher ahead without "violent clashes" in the streets)
Inmediahk.net, January 18, 2020

Friday, January 17, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyers Told They Cannot Claim Xie Jiao Members Are Innocent
Bitter Winter, January 15, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Some people in China help the party police the internet
The Economist, January 18, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture to be erected outside Danish Parliament
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: second death in China after Sars-like outbreak
The Guardian, January 17, 2020

Related:
“武汉肺炎”蔓延 舆论质疑政府隐瞒 (Public questions whether authorities withheld information as Wuhan pneumonia spreads to other countries)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020

基督教迫害监察组织报告称中国迫害情况加剧 (Report from watchdog on religious oppression says persecution in China is worsening)
Voice of America, January 17, 2020

Report on alleged Chinese corruption in Maldives due by June: minister
Reuters, January 17, 2020

China President Xi’s Visit to Myanmar Raises Economic Hopes, Political Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020

Police Hunt for and Persecute Buyers of Religious Books
Bitter Winter, January 17, 2020

China Renews Its ‘Belt and Road’ Push for Global Sway
The New York Times, January 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition
Channel News Asia, January 17, 2020

Shanghai introduces facial recognition drug collection terminals to combat abuse by patients and pharmacists
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student who helped found volunteer protest medic group arrested in China, classmates say
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020

Related:
「國難忠醫」負責人被公安帶走 文匯引校方:涉嫖娼被捕且供認不諱 (Founder of volunteer medic group helping Hong Kong's protesters detained in Guangzhou, university says he is arrested on prostitution charges)
Stand News, January 16, 2020

Hong Kong police watchdog postpones report on unrest following legal challenge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020

Related:
監警會剎停發表批評警方報告 張達明:「等埋司法覆核」理由奇怪 料非法律原因 ("Waiting for judicial review" is strange reason to postpone release of IPCC investigative report, says legal expert)
Stand News, January 17, 2020

Ted Hui files court challenge on tear gas chemicals
The Standard, January 17, 2020

Related:
清潔工硬食催淚彈 不准離開崗位 「眼都矇曬」(Government cleaners forced to brace for tear gas without protective equipment, as lack of guidelines and fear of salary deductions pressure them to stay on duty)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020

鄧炳強:從誤導警員等方向調查指控警署內遭強姦案件 (Police chief says case of alleged rape in police station is being investigated on grounds of "misleading police officers" and perjury)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020

‘Police apologise?’ No, Hong Kong rioters should say sorry for chaos they brought to the city, force chief Chris Tang says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong district councillors grill police chief Chris Tang
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2020

動議譴責警暴 鄧炳強即走 民政專員同離席:政府不認同 (Police commissioner and government staff walk out mid-meeting when District Councillors raise motion to condemn police violence)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020

政府不認同中西區區議會譴責鄧炳強動議 (Government "disagrees" with district council motion to condemn police violence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020

Transitional housing for Hong Kong’s poor not just a job for charities and developers, human rights groups says, urging more government involvement
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020

Commentary (评论)

在海外,抖音與微信為何成為「中國威脅論」的延伸? (How did Douyin and Weixin become the extension of China's threat overseas)
The Initium, January 17, 2020

將香港議題推進美國政治:反修例運動的華府遊說者 (Bringing Hong Kong into American politics: The lobbyists for the anti-extradition movement in Washington D.C.)
The Initium, January 17, 2020

【英國專訪之一】與家人斷絕關係 鄭文傑:收母親不尋常短訊電話 特別提醒小心女友安危 (Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 1): A phone call from his mother prompted him to cut ties with family to keep them safe)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020

【英國專訪之二】內地嚴刑逼供 鄭文傑四肢被鎖木板 被罵「國家的敵人」(Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 2): Cheng reveals details of his torture: tiger chair, body tied on cross, officials revealed there are other Hong Kongers caught)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Documenting the Tragedy in Xinjiang: An Insider’s View of Atajurt
The Diplomat, January 16, 2020

Mass detentions, surveillance, and ethnic repression in China’s far west: the situation right now
SupChina, January 15, 2020

Targeted by Chinese Smear Campaign, Uyghur Leader Learns of Father’s Death
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权组织敦促中国释放人权律师 停止新一轮围捕行动 (Rights group urges China to release human rights lawyers and cease fresh round of arrests)
Voice of America, January 15, 2020

Related:
China: Release Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping & End the Current Round of Arrests
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 15, 2020

China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

‘LOL!’: China’s informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese protesters angle for Liu He’s attention as his motorcade whizzes past
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US lawmakers propose sanctions over Chinese exit bans on Americans
Reuters, January 15, 2020

Top Chinese intelligence agency, former EU ambassador embroiled in German spy investigation
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020

Mystery pneumonia outbreak could have been spread between family members – Chinese officials
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020

New Law Requiring 'Ethnic Unity' in Tibet Raises Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥:一國兩制行穩致遠 2047後都不會改變 ("There is reason to believe" One Country, Two Systems could continue after 2047 if it is implemented properly, says Carrie Lam)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020

Related:
Carrie Lam says Hong Kong’s capitalist system can only survive beyond 2047 if ‘one country, two systems’ is fully respected
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020

林鄭:不接受有指香港出現警暴 強調自己「非常愛護青年人」(Carrie Lam says she "does not accept allegations of police violence in Hong Kong")
Stand News, January 16, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong protests: if people behaved, police wouldn’t have to use force, government says, as it hits back at critical Human Rights Watch report
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020

林鄭出席立法會答問會 下月成立A貨「獨立檢討委員會」("Independent Review Committee" to be established next month)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020

Hong Kong teachers living in fear over protest support
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020

Hong Kong security chief defends police tactics amid reports of electroshock weapons being introduced
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020

11.18營救理大 哈薩克籍浸大生藏汽油彈 還柙57天終獲保釋 (Kazakhstan student remanded in custody for 57 days over PolyU protests finally obtains bail)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020

Legal challenges filed after Hong Kong police obtain warrants to search seized digital devices
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Sexual minorities in need of equal rights
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020

Taiwan Deserves to Be a Normal Country
Foreign Police, January 15, 2020

The state of labour relations in China, 2019
China Labour Bulletin, January 13, 2020

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

威脅傷害新疆家人 世維會主席稱遭噤聲 (Family members of Xinjiang chief, Shohret Zakir, threaten harm to family members of Dolkun Isa, president of World Uyghur Congress, if Isa continues to criticize Zakir for complicity in war crimes against Uyghurs.)
Ming Pao, January 15, 2020

Related:
Chinese Government Threatens, Intimidates And Slanders WUC
World Uyghur Congress, January 13, 2020

China fears CAA could have repercussions in Xinjiang
The Hindu, January 13, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in Beijing Hears Lawsuit From Evicted Family of Rights Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Freedom House calls for oversight on China's efforts to influence media abroad
Reuters, January 15, 2020

Related:
自由之家:中共正扩大在全球的媒体影响力 (Communist Party of China is broadening influence on media worldwide, Freedom House warns)
Voice of America, January 14, 2020

赴武漢醫院採訪肺炎疫情 無綫等港媒遭公安扣查 要求刪除攝錄片段 (Public security detain Hong Kong journalists reporting in Wuhan, demand deletion of footage taken inside hospitals)
Stand News, January 14, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Students At China’s Top Art School Demand Sacking Of Professor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct
Sup China, January 14, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

'Existential threat': Report warns on China risk to human rights
Al Jazeera, January 14, 2020

Related:
人权组织称中国利用影响力压制海外批评
China Uses Growing Clout to Stifle Critics Abroad, Rights Group Says
The New York Times, January 14, 2020

Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights
Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2020

China is blaming everyone but itself for Taiwan’s presidential election result
Quartz, January 14, 2020

Related:
China needs to show Taiwan respect, says president
BBC, January 14, 2020

State Media Outlines Eight Key Missions for State-owned Enterprise Reforms in 2020
China Banking News, January 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Johnson: Huawei critics 'must tell us what's the alternative'
The Guardian, January 14, 2020

Related:
United States presents Britain with fresh intelligence on Huawei risks in last-ditch attempt to block deal
The Telegraph, January 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s ‘yellow economy’ rewards protester-friendly businesses
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2020

Hong Kong police consider arming officers with electroshock devices and net guns amid protests
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020

Hong Kong police defuse pipe bomb, arrest four for manufacturing explosives
Reuters, January 14, 2020

大律師公會再促設獨立委員會 徹查 7.21、8.31等事件 建議由終院法官任主席 (Hong Kong Bar Association issues public proposal to Chief Executive, renews call for independent commission of inquiry and offers suggestions)
Stand News, January 14, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong Bar Association offers city leader Carrie Lam blueprint for independent inquiry into protests
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020

Letter to Chief Executive dated 14 January 2020 and Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Bar Association, January 14, 2020

港大將啟動審理解除教席 師生校友明日集會聲援戴耀廷 抗議程序不公 (Students and alumni to rally in support of Benny Tai, criticize procedural injustice as HKU management set to commence hearing to review tenure)
Stand News, January 14, 2020

District councillors slam Hong Kong minister over refusal to halt work on controversial HK$50 million musical fountain
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020

Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

政府無法無天是社會亂象的根源 (Government impunity is the source of Hong Kong's turmoil)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020

大選人潮中的香港示威者:我不值得這種自由和平靜 (Hong Kong protester in Taiwan: "I don't deserve this freedom and peace")
The Initium, January 14, 2020

Listening should be first job for Beijing's new man in Hong Kong
Nikkei Asian Review, January 14, 2020

Why Aren’t More Countries Confronting China over Xinjiang?
China File, January 14, 2020

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

吉林残障访民与外界隔绝 十个月后终获准见家属 (Jailed Jilin rights defender with disability finally sees parents after 10 months incommunicado)
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Interview: ‘As Human Beings, Everyone Should Care About This Issue’
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2020

HRIC note: An interview with Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old Muslim-American high school student, who posted a 40-second video about eyelash curling on the Chinese social media app TikTok in November as a ruse to discuss China’s oppression and maltreatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing says Taiwan's unification with China is 'inevitable' despite election result
The Guardian, January 14, 2020

China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
The Diplomat, January 13, 2020

CCP Goes All out Forcing Catholic Clergy Into Official Church
Bitter Winter, January 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中國電訊宣傳片指 5G 可秒內定位億萬人臉 大媽街上掃一掃助緝匪 (A Chinese telecom company's new advertisement showcases geo-location tracking with facial recognition and 5G within seconds)
Stand News, January 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China says NGO chief barred from entering Hong Kong is 'paying price' for inciting protests
Independent, January 14, 2020

Related:
Denial of Entry to Hong Kong? Our Call, Says Beijing
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2020

恐襲、海嘯、疫潮:香港人的精神創傷禁忌 (Psychological trauma suffered by Hong Kongers similar to that of victims of natural disasters, terror attacks, or epidemics)
Stand News, January 14, 2020

理大重開須拍卡進出 學生批如監獄、不敢於飯堂進食 ("Like a prison": Students criticize new electronic gates at PolyU entrance, stay away from canteen)
Inmediahk.net, January 13, 2020

Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

鄧炳強周四赴中西區議會 回應警方執法質疑 議員網上徵集問題 (Police Commissioner to attend District Council meeting for Q&A on law enforcement conduct, councilors gather questions online)
Stand News, January 13, 2020

Take ‘public interest’ into account on whether to bring cases to court, instead of just sufficient evidence, head of Hong Kong Bar Association says in speech
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

Related:
In Full: Hong Kong judiciary has set up ‘task force’ to deal with large number of protest-related trials, says top judge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020

Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong pledges deeper integration with mainland China province Guangdong amid months of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

【民間記者會】辦另類年宵 30東區黃店集合「和你宵」 消費贈印花換福袋 (Over 30 shops join protest-themed Chinese New Year markets)
Stand News, January 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong must heal what the protest-crisis has torn apart, not just relationships but also our minds
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020

Capitalism and ‘Culturecide’
The New York Times, January 13, 2020

Lord Alton: Hong Kong is the new frontline of freedom
The House, January 13, 2020

香港人的“催泪弹”冰淇淋和“加油”月饼
Tear-Gas Gelato, Foulmouthed Mooncakes and Other Foods Fit for a Revolution
The New York Times, January 13, 2020

Do you hear the (young) people sing? How politics in Hong Kong and Taiwan show it’s time to empower the next generation
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

Monday, January 13, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

First Xinjiang, now Tibet passes rules to promote ‘ethnic unity’
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020

Related:
新疆之後 西藏立法「保障民族團結」 5 月上路 (Following Xinjiang, Tibet also passes new "ethnic unity" law, effective May 2020)
Stand News, January 13, 2020

新疆维族夫妇被判刑18年 罪名是儿子获瑞典政治庇护 (Uyghur man receives political asylum in Sweden, parents in Xinjian sentenced to 18 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020

China’s Uygur policy, human rights defended by Wang Yi during Africa trip, amid latest US call for sanctions
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

Uyghurs in Xinjiang Ordered to Replace Traditional Décor With Sinicized Furniture
Radio Free Asia, January 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China human rights activist Ding Jiaxi under investigation for ‘incitement of subversion’
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

饶舌歌手在中国为何不挑战权力 (Why rappers in China don't challenge authority)
BBC, January 12, 2020

The Moral Hazard of Dealing With China
The Atlantic, January 11, 2020

China’s biggest independent film festival forced to suspend operations indefinitely
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

蔡英文高票连任,台湾选民对北京说不
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President
The New York Times, January 12, 2020

Related:
Beijing’s man lost by a shocking landslide in Taiwan’s presidential election
Quartz, January 11, 2020

Hong Kong protesters fete landslide election win for Taiwan's Tsai
Reuters, January 12, 2020

China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
Reuters, January 11, 2020

Related:
China slams nations for congratulating Tsai
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020

China’s dream of using Hong Kong as model for Taiwan’s future is dead
Financial Times, January 11, 2020

Wuhan pneumonia: First death reported by mystery Chinese virus
Independent, January 12, 2020

Mainland Chinese authorities to allow two Taiwan specialists to visit Wuhan to gather information on pneumonia outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Prague mayor hits out at ‘unreliable’ China, as Czech capital switches from Beijing to Taipei in twinning deal
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Foreign Students and China’s Soft Power: The Case of Uganda
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020

The Costs Of The Belt And Road Initiative
China Digital Times, January 10, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China facial-recognition case puts Big Brother on trial
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【抗暴之戰】提供施襲者相片警仍稱無證據中止調查 鍾翰林:唔係hea查而係索性唔查 ("No evidence": Police drop investigations into attack on pro-independence student leader)
Apple Daily, January 13, 2020

Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head
Human Rights Watch, January 12, 2020

Related:
Video: Hong Kong bars Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth from city
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2020

Hong Kong party Demosisto drops support for self-determination after Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow’s election bans
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Democrat says pro-Beijing protesters are ‘repeating a lie’ that he was behind Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020

Related:
珍惜群組等元朗遊行 「沒有林卓廷,沒有 721 」 稱當晚白衫人減輕警察工作量 (Pro-Beijing group rallies in Yuen Long, urges police to arrest Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk Ting for "inciting" rioters to cause attacks in Yuen Long on July 21)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020

明報記者元朗採訪期間受襲 編輯部譴責野蠻行為 (Ming Pao journalist attacked while covering pro-Beijing protest in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020

逾 3 萬人參與「天下制裁集氣大會」集會 大批防暴警截查 帶走至少兩人 (Over 30,000 attend pre-march rally calling for international sanctions to push for universal suffrage; police carry out stop-and-search, arrest two)
Stand News, January 12, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong Protesters Rehearse for ‘Anti-Communist March’
Bloomberg, January 12, 2020

青年英領館外佈置文宣 警拘一少女 疑在領館範圍內執法 保守黨成員關注 (Teenager arrested for putting up posters outside British consulate, UK legislators concerned about law enforcement in consulate area)
Stand News, January 11, 2020

學界辯論賽辯「重組警隊」等政治議題 19 中學退賽 辯聯:教育局曾致電中學施壓 (19 secondary schools quit inter-school debate after pressure from Education Bureau to avoid "sensitive topic"; schools remaining in competition asked to release students' names)
Stand News, January 11, 2020

Related:
A touchy subject: Hong Kong government accused of stifling debate in city by organisers of schools’ competition
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

人道支援中醫組織「國難忠醫」負責人廣州被帶走 母親指音訊全無 (Chinese medicine doctor offering humanitarian aid during protests incommunicado since January 8, roommate says he is held under administrative detention in Guangzhou)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

Interviews: 'I Don't Think I Can Go Back to Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020

《禁蒙面法》違憲律政司上訴 陳文敏:警無差別放催淚彈 參與和平遊行亦需防毒面具保護 (Indiscriminate use of tear gas means gas-masks are needed even in peaceful protests, argues Johannes Chan in Court hearing for anti-mask law appeal)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong anti-mask law: ban on face coverings would deal blow to freedom of expression, lawyer argues
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020

Hong Kong gov’t not required to set up new offence to criminalise human trafficking, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Never mind the praise for Carrie Lam, here come the conditions set for Hong Kong by Beijing’s new envoy
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020

Claims of ‘fake news’ over Hong Kong police conduct should be backed by facts
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2020

Lin Fei-fan: Taiwan’s sense of ‘national doom’ and the expansion of Xi’s imperialist vision
Stand News, January 11, 2020

The impact of Hong Kong protests on Taiwan’s presidential election and cross-strait relations
Global Voices, January 10, 2020

Friday, January 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Many Han Chinese don’t mind the gulag for their Uighur neighbours
The Economist, January 11, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

被指煽動顛覆國家政權判囚 9 年 王怡不再上訴 準備赴監獄服刑 (Pastor Wang Yi, jailed for inciting subversion, to give up appeal and serve prison term of 9 years)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

央视令妻旧知己芮成钢传快要出狱了 (Jailed CCTV host to finish prison term in 2020, currently in charge of "ideology education work" in prison)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

【17 年歷史終被取締】中國獨立影像展昨宣佈「無限期停辦」 組委會:在腐朽前告別,是對歷史的最大尊重 (China Independent Film Festival announces indefinite suspension amidst crackdown; committee says organizing an "effective film festival with true independent spirit" is no longer possible in current climate)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

“扫黄打非”办公布去年十大数据 (Office for “eradicating pornography and illegal publications” releases statistics for 2019: Over 10 million messages censored, 80 thousand websites taken down)
People's Daily, January 10, 2020

Tear gas and water cannons: Hong Kong students brave the front lines to livestream the protests
Reuters, January 10, 2020

World’s biggest debate contest axed livestream of Hong Kong topic as Chinese spectators staged walkout
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020

Related:
Mainland Chinese spectators, participants ‘walk out’, names redacted as topic on Hong Kong democracy in world’s largest university debate causes stir
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Video: China's Top Private Health-Care CEO Says Chinese Employers Discriminate Against Young Women
Bloomberg, January 10, 2020

Does China’s response to LGBT couple in Tmall advert signal acceptance?
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020

Related:
Alibaba Features Gay Couple In Chinese New Year Ad Campaign For Tmall
SupChina, January 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020

Related:
Taiwan Is the Last Free Place in the Chinese-Speaking World. Can President Tsai Ing-wen Preserve Its Democracy?
TIME, January 9, 2020

中国民办养老院困局
China’s private nursing homes out of reach for most of elderly
Financial Times, January 10, 2020

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Busy Day in Cairo
China Africa Project, January 9, 2020

China-US ties – from Hong Kong to Xinjiang – dogged by lies, ‘fake news’, ‘capitalist dogma’, Chinese ambassador says
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

港大精神健康研究刊《刺針》:去年每5人有1人疑患抑鬱或創傷後壓力症 近半不求助反映不信任 (Medical study estimates one in five Hong Kongers have depression or PTSD, "comparable to conflict zones": 37.4% show symptoms of depression, 31.6% show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder)
Citizen News, January 10, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong protests: mental health issues rise drastically with more than 2 million adults showing signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, study finds
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

Depression and post-traumatic stress during major social unrest in Hong Kong: a 10-year prospective cohort study
The Lancet, January 9, 2020

鄭文傑發帖:與香港內地家屬斷絕關係 望家人不被騷擾 (Former British consulate staff Simon Cheng cuts ties with family in hopes they can "live in tranquility and peace, without external harassment and threat")
Stand News, January 10, 2020

王婆婆去年 811 後未露面 電郵透露在深圳被關押個半月 (Elderly protester "Grandma Wong" detained for 1.5 months in Shenzhen and still not free after release, email reveals)
Stand News, January 10, 2020

Related:
‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020

Hong Kong protests: 31 arrested civil servants suspended from posts
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020

梁美芬指國歌法如未能本地立法程序 唯有直接宣布實施 (Pro-Beijing legislator says "no choice but to directly announce implementation" if National Anthem Bill cannot pass LegCo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 10, 2020

Hong Kong workers flock to labour unions as new protest tactic
Channel News Asia, January 10, 2020

Hong Kong anti-mask law: government starts appeal against court’s decision to declare the ban unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020

涉管理 Telegram 頻道有汽油彈、弓箭等訊息 24 歲女被控兩項煽惑 須還押 (Telegram channel administrator charged with incitement, bail denied)
Stand News, January 9, 2020

去信鄧炳強感謝帶領警隊 林鄭:警員傑出表現 值得高度讚賞 (Carrie Lam issues letter to Police Commissioner praising force's "outstanding performance")
Stand News, January 9, 2020