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, February 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN demands 'unfettered access' for China Uighur region visit
Aljazeera, February 27, 2020

Xinjiang Authorities Sending Uyghurs to Work in China’s Factories, Despite Coronavirus Risks
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2020

‘Don’t Forget Tibet,’ Group Urges UN Human Rights Chief Ahead of Proposed China Visit
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2020

Released from Xinjiang Camps but Forced to Lie About Them
Bitter Winter, February 24, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese laboratory that first shared coronavirus genome with world ordered to close for ‘rectification’, hindering its Covid - 19 research
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

公民记者李泽华在武汉播报疫情实况后失联 (Former CCTV reporter incommunicado after reporting on Wuhan outbreak situation)
Voice of America, February 27, 2020

Related:
A Chinese Citizen Journalist Covering Coronavirus Just Live-Streamed His Own Arrest
Vice, February 28, 2020

Virus game Plague Inc. app pulled in China over ‘illegal’ content, developer says
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus Censorship And Spin Draw Public Backlash
China Digital Times, February 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s coronavirus epidemic shows strengths, flaws of one country, one system
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Coronavirus threat shows ‘unacceptability’ of Beijing isolating Taiwan, US official says
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Moscow asks China to respect its coronavirus curbs after discrimination complaint
Channel News Asia, February 28, 2020

新冠疫情冲击全球化,世界重新审视对中国的依赖
Spread of Virus Could Hasten the Great Coming Apart of Globalization
The New York Times, February 27, 2020

Wuhan Medics Lavished With Praise, But Lack Supplies, Transparency
China Digital Times, February 27, 2020

Sinicization of Islam: Xi Jinping Thought Instead of Quran
Bitter Winter, February 25, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

To curb covid-19, China is using its high-tech surveillance tools
The Economist, February 27, 2020

Apple to require licenses for games in China App Store
TechNode, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on charges of illegal assembly
The Guardian, February 28, 2020

Related:
香港媒体大亨黎智英因参与“反送中”集会被捕
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Media Baron, Is Arrested Over Role in Protests
The New York Times, February 28, 2020

黎智英李卓人楊森被捕 警方稱沒有政治考慮 ("No political considerations," say police over arrests of democracy leaders)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 28, 2020

【前線點打仗?】瑪嘉烈醫護投訴:院方限每天一個 N95、防護衣降級兼重用、清潔工穿「次貨」 (Prince Margaret Hospital reveals limitations on hospital using protective gear: One face mask per day, reusing protective suit)
Stand News, February 27, 2020

Hong Kong lawmakers approve pay rise for civil servants despite opposition’s calls to block deal for police over their handling of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Passenger got on to high-speed rail tracks and escaped through emergency exit, evading immigration clearance into Hong Kong, city’s legislature told
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How China’s coronavirus health care workers exposed the taboo on menstruation
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

China Says There’s No Risk of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Xinjiang Camps. Don’t Believe It.
The Diplomat, February 28, 2020

Can the coronavirus crisis break Hongkongers out of their echo chambers?
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

病毒、革命和極權:中國病毒的政治學 (Virus, revolution, and tyranny: The politics of viruses in China)
The Initium, February 27, 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.N. rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year: envoy
Reuters, February 26, 2020

Uighur activists say China’s coronavirus measures are causing widespread hunger
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2020

Uyghur Former Detainee of Xinjiang Internment Camp Denied Treatment Amid Coronavirus Quarantine
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Gui Minhai's daughter says China 'buried' his sentence amid coronavirus outbreak
The Guardian, February 27, 2020

Related:
Call for pressure on China to free Swedish publisher jailed for ten years
Reporters Without Borders, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国宣传机器在新冠疫情中受挫
Coronavirus Weakens China’s Powerful Propaganda Machine
The New York Times, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus: China tries to contain outbreak of freedom of speech, closing critics’ WeChat accounts
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

肺炎疫情繼續蔓延 中國官民網絡博弈成拉鋸戰 (As coronavirus spreads in China, online fight between government and the people becomes tug-o-war)
BBC, February 24, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Social Media Profile of the Late Dr. Li Wenliang: From a Liberal-leaning Student, to a Party Adherent, to a Whistleblower Who Believes a Society Should Have More Than One Voice
China China, February 26, 2020

异见艺术家华涌发起三不运动 接连遭死亡威胁 (Dissident artist receives repeated death threats after calling for movement to not resume work amidst outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China investigates release of coronavirus-infected inmate in Hubei
Reuters, February 27, 2020

Shaved Heads, Adult Diapers: Life as a Nurse in the Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times, February 26, 2020

Related:
Wuhan nurses' plea for international medics to help fight coronavirus
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

Beijing to quarantine people if they visited countries seriously hit by coronavirus
Reuters, February 26, 2020

Related:
China Tightens Screening of Travelers, Fearing Reinfection From Abroad
The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

消息指瑪嘉烈醫院部門主管拒交罷工醫護名單 辭職轉任顧問醫生 院方不評論 (Head of radiology at Prince Margaret Hospital refuses to submit list of doctors who joined strike to Hospital Authority, quits as a result)
The Stand News, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority targets medics who went on strike to urge border closure
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2020

Contrite Hong Kong educator demoted but keeps job after sharing acrostic poem that wished death on city police, their families
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2020

地盤工被指元旦遊行藏砂糖與汽油彈相關 今獲撤控兼得訟費 批控方「誣衊」 (Construction worker arrested during January march for carrying sugar has charges dismissed)
Inmediahk.net, February 26, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China’s Military Can’t Deliver on Humanitarian Promises
Foreign Policy, February 26, 2020

Dear Chairman Xi, It’s Time for You to Go
China File, February 26, 2020

What Ails The People’s Daily?
China Media Project, February 24, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur woman says she was threatened by Chinese police after husband appeared on Q&A
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

桂民海判刑惹议 欧盟要求释放 (EU urges release of Gui Minhai after heavy 10-year sentence)
Deutsche Welle, February 26, 2020

Related:
Gui Minhai is Swedish, says Stockholm, following claim jailed bookseller sought to reinstate Chinese citizenship
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: China tries to contain outbreak of freedom of speech, closing critics’ WeChat accounts
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

World Health Organization: China not sharing data on coronavirus infections among health-care workers
Washington Post, February 26, 2020

“武汉肺炎”养老院11长者死 官方威胁造谣可囚7年 (Caixin News reports 11 dead in elderly home, authorities threaten 7-year imprisonment for spreading rumors)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How one man is giving hope and free HIV drugs to China’s coronavirus patients
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

Wuhan nurses' plea for international medics to help fight coronavirus
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

国际学者联名致信习近平:释放许志永,让中国人说话 (International scholars issue letter to Xi Jinping, urging release of Xu Zhiyong and freedom of speech)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China: child found home alone with dead grandfather amid coronavirus lockdown
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

“我每天想哭一百次”:疫情令中国孕产妇陷入困境
‘I Felt Like Crying’: Coronavirus Shakes China’s Expecting Mothers
The New York Times, February 26, 2020

武汉肺炎治疗“免费”吗? 疫情暴露出中国卫生投入的短板 (Is treatment for coronavirus free? The shortcomings of China's healthcare)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

湖北武汉“封城”月余 学者关注心理创伤 (Scholars concerned over psychological trauma as Hubei lockdown stretches enters second month)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

醫管局向罷工醫護發信 稱考慮下一步跟進 「繼續支付工資,但不表示放棄追究權利」(Hong Kong Hospital Authority issues letter to medics who took part in strike and threatens follow-up action)
Stand News, February 26, 2020

政府獎券基金建檢疫中心 繞過立法會審批 (Government bypasses LegCo screening, uses lotteries fund designated for social welfare by NGOs to build quarantine center)
Inmediahk.net, February 26, 2020

Hong Kong budget to hit record deficit of HK$139 billion with relief measures of HK$10,000 per individual and full loan backing for small firms, up to HK$2 million
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong budget 2020: HK$10,000 cash handout does nothing tackle systemic injustice, says democrat
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2020

Show me the money: Hongkongers welcome HK$10,000 handout but wonder when they will actually get it
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

西貢區議會動議 將軍澳兩公園以周梓樂陳彥霖命名 設紀念碑、壁畫、連儂牆 (District Council proposes to name parks after Chow Tsz-lok and Chan Yin-lam, with memorials and Lennon Walls)
Stand News, February 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising
The Nation, February 25, 2020

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Q&A: Chinese diplomat grilled over Uighurs and coronavirus response
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai jailed for 10 years in China
The Guardian, February 25, 2020

Related:
香港书商桂民海在中国被判处10年监禁
China Sentences Hong Kong Bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 Years in Prison
The New York Times, February 25, 2020

China says all rights, interests of Gui Minhai fully guaranteed
Reuters, February 25, 2020

China: Bookseller handed outrageous 10-year sentence must be released
Amnesty International, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

U.S. Considers Expelling Chinese Journalists After Americans Barred
Bloomberg, February 25, 2020

Related:
China says WSJ reporter in Wuhan can remain in country until end of epidemic
Reuters, February 25, 2020

外媒群起质疑 北京捍卫驱逐记者决定 (Beijing defends decision to expel Wall Street Journal journalists)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2020

Here's How China Is Hunting Down Coronavirus Critics
Vice, February 24, 2020

Party Propaganda Machine Wants 'Heartwarming’ Tales From Virus-Hit Central China
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

'The losses are substantial': the NBA's trouble with China, four months on
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan Protests Close Down China Propaganda Outreach in New York
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

China Is Censoring Coronavirus Stories. These Citizens Are Fighting Back.
The New York Times, February 23, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China postpones top annual political meetings amid coronavirus epidemic
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

‘We won’t be silent’ while others smear us, Beijing official vows amid furore over US newspaper headline deemed racist
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Not done yet’: Virus delivers blow to Hong Kong protests but rage remains
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2020

葵涌連儂牆 15 人貼文宣被捕 包括一名教師及多名學生 (15 arrested in Kwai Chung for posting on Lennon Wall, including teachers and students)
Stand News, February 25, 2020

In Pictures: Hundreds protest against Tuen Mun’s ‘dancing aunties’ as police deploy pepper spray
February 24, Hong Kong Free Press, 2020

Commentary (评论)

With no trust in their government, Hongkongers have to take care of themselves in coronavirus chaos
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

Time for sanctions on individuals in China and Hong Kong who abuse their power
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2020

Monday, February 24, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆“再教育营”:新文件揭穆斯林如何因蓄须、蒙面和上网被拘留
China Uighurs: Detained for beards, veils and internet browsing
BBC, February 21, 2020

Uighur persecution: German politicians condemn China's 'modern slave exploitation machine'
Deutsche Welle, February 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陳秋實續失聯 社交專頁新帖文指被當局「強制隔離」(Citizen reporter Chen Qiushi still incommunicado, new post on Twitter says he is under "compulsory quarantine")
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 22, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

说了真话 新华社的天塌了?(Xinhua commentary on doctors' fear of speaking the truth in virus outbreak taken down hours after it is posted)
Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2020

Countering China’s Influence Campaigns at European Universities
The Diplomat, February 22, 2020

真实的武汉在哪里?“暖新闻”是这样吞噬真实的声音 (Where is the real Wuhan? How "warm news" swallows up voices of truth)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2020

Chinese censorship demonstrates it can afford the cost of ‘the death of media’
Global Voices, February 21, 2020

敏感詞管制嚴苛 網課直播屢遭禁 (During virus outbreak, online homework and livestreamed classes are blocked by China's firewall)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2020

Discovering Twitter: China finds a use abroad for Twitter, a medium it fears at home
The Economist, February 20, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Academics Around the World Write to Xi Jinping: Give Freedom of Speech Back to the Chinese People
China Change, February 22, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Wuhan eases lockdown then U-turns 3 hours later, while China’s daily deaths rise 55 per cent
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China postpones National People's Congress
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

China considers 'complete ban' on wildlife trade
Channel News Asia, February 24, 2020

Coronavirus: Wuhan to quarantine all cured patients for 14 days after some test positive again
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Despite Government Assurances, Medical Workers in Hubei Say They Lack Supplies
China File, February 22, 2020

湖北山东浙江监狱爆发疫情 逾五百人感染 (Over 500 infected in Hubei prisons)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: prisons must learn from outbreak, China’s top legal official says
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【 10.6 深水埗】撞人的士司機至今未被起訴 許智峯提私人檢控危險駕駛 (Legislator Ted Hui files private prosecution against taxi driver who drove into protest crowd but has not been subject to criminal investigation)
Stand News, February 24, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police watchdog has no power to scrutinise complaint about officer ‘ramming’ motorbike into protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2020

Acting vice-principal at Hong Kong school suspended for sharing poem with death on police and their families embedded
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2020

何君堯等發起聯署促 23 條立法 聲稱逾 10 萬人參與 光頭警長微博籲全國全民聯署 (Junius Ho starts public petition to push forward Article 23 legislation)
Stand News, February 24, 2020

《蘋果》指林鄭向北京呈報告 賴暴亂、醫護罷工阻抗疫 篤建制派、行會成員背脊 (In leaked report to Beijing, Carrie Lam blames protests for failures in anti-outbreak policies; accuses pro-establishment camp for abandoning her; orders Hospital Authority to fire medical staff who took part in strike; and says outbreak in Hong Kong is "precious chance for U-turn for September elections")
Stand News, February 22, 2020

Related:
港《蘋果》密件揭林鄭向北京獻計 藉抗疫令建制選情轉危為機 (Leaked report reveals Carrie Lam proposed to Beijing to use coronavirus outbreak as opportunity to help pro-establishment camp win September LegCo elections)
Apple Daily, February 22, 2020

醫管局降低隔離病房保護衣規格 Dirty team醫生黃任匡:打擊前線士氣 埋身護理Level 1未必夠阻隔病毒 (Hospital Authority lowers standards for protective clothing worn in quarantine wards but denies shortage)
Citizen News, February 23, 2020

Related:
【武漢肺炎】員工陣線批抗疫物資數字不盡不實 醫管局:數字準確 裝備夠一個月使用 (Union slams Hospital Authority for misleading figures on shortage of protective gear, concerned that procedural standards are lowered to make up for lack of supplies, risking patient and staff safety)
Stand News, February 20, 2020

張超雄斥300億抗疫基金「救市不救人」 朱凱廸:香港俾功能組別害死 (Funding aid from government saves the market not the people, slams pan-dems)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2020

Related:
政府斥15億資助本地生產口罩 民主派質疑明益工聯會 (Government allots funding for local face masks production, but faces accusations of profiting pro-Beijing camp)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s low-income families struggling to afford masks and disinfectant, new study claims
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Protests over Yuen Long feature beer, champagne as some celebrate Hong Kong police officer’s coronavirus infection
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The coronavirus outbreak exposes the truth about socialism with Chinese characteristics
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2020

Hong Kong protests: It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s the politics
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2020

Off with their heads! Beijing names new men to run Hong Kong affairs, but will there be change?
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2020

The coronavirus is no Chernobyl, but a wake-up call for China’s top-down autocratic rule
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2020

How China is losing global trust and goodwill over its handling of the coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2020

李立峯:社會運動下的抗疫和抗疫下的社會運動 (Combatting viral outbreak amid a social movement, and undergoing a social movement in a viral outbreak)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2020

Friday, February 21, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China's treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang: 'I had the chills'
Deutsche Welle, February 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese state media ‘humiliating’ women nurses in coronavirus propaganda campaign
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China warns of further action after revoking WSJ journalists' credentials
Reuters, February 20, 2020

Why a Chinese virology lab is unable to quell the coronavirus conspiracy theories around it
Quartz, February 20, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus kills young Wuhan doctor as hundreds infected in China's prisons
The Guardian, February 21, 2020

Related:
China's Medical Personnel Hard Hit by Coronavirus Amid Citywide Lockdowns
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

Chinese medical expert warns recovered coronavirus patients may still be contagious
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

China coronavirus outbreak has not yet peaked -politburo
Reuters, February 21, 2020

Czech Companies the Latest Target of Chinese Retaliation for Taiwan Ties
The Diplomat, February 21, 2020

'Shameful': Ukrainians attack bus carrying China evacuees
Al Jazeera, February 21, 2020

COVID-19: China once again changes how new cases are counted in Hubei province
The Hindu, February 20, 2020

European Court Urges Bulgaria to Refrain From Expelling Uyghurs, Citing Rights Violations
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

Related:
China: Uyghurs living abroad tell of campaign of intimidation
Amnesty International, February 21, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘No More Hugging, No More Kissing.’ At Home in Hong Kong With 2 Frontline Doctors.
The New York Times, February 20, 2020

Lawsuit threat over strike
The Standard, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong Rice, Toilet Paper Shortages Sparked by Unverified Information
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong protests: two men accused of rioting have charges withdrawn
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Coronavirus holds up a mirror to China’s problems, and the nation will be the better for it
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

Beijing's Great Leap Backward
The New York Times, February 21, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Why Beijing won’t fire Carrie Lam for botching the job again
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Three questions on China’s response
Christian Science Monitor, February 18, 2020

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur persecution: German politicians condemn China's 'modern slave exploitation machine'
Deutsche Welle, February 19, 2020

Related:
超生、留胡子、申请护照,第三批新疆文件曝光维吾尔人的16宗罪 (Violating the 2-children-policy, having a beard, and applying for a passport are considered crimes – among 16 others–listed in the Karakax County Document)
Voice of America, February 19, 2020

China's Biosecurity State in Xinjiang Is Powered by Western Tech
Foreign Policy, February 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

煽動顛覆國家政權罪成囚9年四川維權人士陳衛刑滿出獄 (Sichuan activist Chen Wei released today after 9 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2020

临沂监狱以疫情为由拒家属见王全璋 (Families denied meeting with lawyer Wang Quanzhang, Linjin prison blames Coronavirus)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

Amid the Epidemic, a Quiet Leap Forward for China's LGBT Community
Sixth Tone, February 19, 2020

The Communist Youth League Thought It Was Creating Patriotic Idols. Instead, It Started A Conversation About Women's Rights
Supchina, February 19, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China threatens further action against Wall Street Journal a day after kicking out three reporters
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

EU 'concerned' by China's expulsion of Wall Street Journal reporters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2020

敏感詞管制嚴苛 網課直播屢遭禁 (Online courses are struggling inside China's heavily censored Internet)
Mingpao, February 20, 2020

Fighting coronavirus and Trump, China escalates campaign against foreign journalists
The Washington Post, February 19, 2020

Are China's Coronavirus Figures Reliable?
Foreign Policy, February 19, 2020

Tencent's Boundary-Pushing Dajia Blog Abruptly Shuts Down
Supchina, February 19, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Coronavirus: Chinese censors kick teachers out of online classrooms for politics, profanity and smoking
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

中国女权: 被消费的抗疫英雌 (Is China finally advocating for women's rights?)
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

男子不想上班谎称女儿感染病毒 警方送他10天“假期”(Man detained for 10 days for lying his daughter was infected with Coronavirus to get out of work)
Beijing News, February 20, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus outbreak threatens to undermine China's drive to end extreme poverty
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

柳叶刀杂志发文悼念李文亮医生 (Article published in The Lancet Magazine in memory of Dr. Li Wenliang)
Radio France International, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong Airlines employees demand answers, transparency after embattled carrier makes 160 redundant in cost-saving move
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

受“封城”影响 中国百万艾滋病感染者恐断药 (Affected by the traffic restrictions, millions of AIDS patients in China may lose access to adequate medication)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

在孤城武汉,“陪着一个宏大的东西玩命”
She Left Wuhan to Become a Journalist. She’s Back in Time to Get the Story.

The New York Times, February 20, 2020

Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2020

Patients in China's Wuhan Struggle to Get Treatment Amid Tight Controls
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2020

The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights
China Change, February 19, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is London's LSE helping Huawei clean its reputation?
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

智能手机如何改变了隔离生活
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone

The New York Times, February 29, 2020

国内AI著作权第一案宣判:腾讯赢了 (Tencent won China's first AI copyright case)
Beijing News, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Mission impossible for disabled Hong Kongers hunting face masks
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2020

香港電台是香港言論自由的橋頭堡 (RTHK is the major fortress in guarding Hong Kong's freedom of speech)
inmediahk.net, February 20, 2020

下班趕赴新公務員集會 參加者:不能被疫情淡化訴求 ("The Coronavirus outbreak can't stop us from pursuing our demands," say participants at the New Public Servants Rally)
inmediahk.net, February 20, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Amid the coronavirus crisis, China is paying a high price for its authoritarian system
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

Xi Jinping's coronavirus power grab is endangering public health in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2020

Opinion: Journalists' expulsion a sign of China's insecurity
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Qaraqash List ‘Debunks’ China’s Claims of Combating Extremism in Xinjiang: Uyghur Whistleblower
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2020

China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang for their religion, not extremism, leaked data shows
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to expel WSJ journalists over 'malicious’ column
The Guardian, February 19, 2020

China’s military tightens secrecy rules as PLA steps up exchanges abroad
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

China is being accused of mistreating coronavirus nurses for propaganda
Quartz, February 18, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Movement restrictions in and out of China 'helping contain' virus
Al Jazeera, February 19, 2020

Malaysian firm offers AI-based profiling of Chinese visitors for virus
Reuters, February 19, 2020

China threatened to harm Czech companies over Taiwan visit: letter
Reuters, February 19, 2020

U.S. Designates China’s Official Media as Operatives of the Communist State
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

Quarantined passengers disembark ship in Japan; new China coronavirus cases fall
Reuters, February 18, 2020

China's handling of coronavirus is a diplomatic challenge for WHO
The Guardian, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

There's no quarantine Plan B, Lam insists
The Standard, February 19, 2020

Coronavirus: confirmed Hong Kong cases now 65 as mother-in-law of infected engineer becomes one of three more struck down in virus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Anti-government protesters’ slogan spray-painted outside Chinese army base in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s strikes and panic are symptoms of an ailing ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2020

The three mistakes the Chinese government has made in its mishandling of the coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Talking Out of Both Sides of the Face Mask: Propaganda and Practice in the Age of Coronavirus
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2020

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur whistleblower: China is 'arresting people without any reason'
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2020

Related:
China detains Uighurs for growing beards or visiting foreign websites, leak reveals
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

China Seeks to Divert Attention From Virus Mishandling With Dancing Xinjiang Minorities: Uyghur Exiles
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

How China Tracked Detainees and Their Families
The New York Times, February 14, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Police Track Down Dissident Xu Zhiyong Using Facial Recognition
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2020

Related:
China Detains Activist Who Accused Xi of Coronavirus Cover-Up
Radio France Internationale, February 14, 2020

Dr. Xu Zhiyong, a well-known human rights defender and advocate of the New Citizens Movement exiled in China, taken away by police in Guangzhou
Weiquanwang, February 16, 2020

Gansu Government’s Head-Shaving Publicity Stunt Backfires
Supchina, February 18, 2020

China asylum claims to Germany more than double
Deutsche Welle, February 16, 2020

Tibetan Nun Expelled From Buddhist Center Commits Suicide in Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is paying a heavy price for coronavirus because of lack of free speech, says leading professor
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

As Wuhan’s desperate and sick beg for help, China shuts them down
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

Missing Chinese citizen journalists highlight risks of telling Wuhan’s story during coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Dissident artist known as ‘China’s Banksy’ takes aim at Beijing – from Australia
The Washington Post, February 18, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

To Tame Coronavirus, Mao-Style Social Control Blankets China
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

Related:
Talking Out of Both Sides of the Face Mask: Propaganda and Practice in the Age of Coronavirus
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2020

Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillance
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

China reports 1,300 more coronavirus cases among medical workers
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

Related:
China's Doctors, Fighting the Coronavirus, Beg for Masks
Radio France Internationale, February 15, 2020

Coronavirus: vital to stop human-to-human spread in Wuhan, says China’s top expert as death toll hits 1,868
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

'Don't be kidnapped by China': Taiwan tells WHO in bid for separate virus tally
Reuters, February 18, 2020

广西网民订购4000只口罩 竟来自“武汉总工会”及“救援物资” (Guangxi netizens order 4,000 masks and “rescue materials” from Wuhan Federation of Trade Unions
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2020

As Wuhan’s desperate and sick beg for help, China shuts them down
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

China sees fall in coronavirus deaths but WHO urges caution
Reuters, February 17, 2020

Scared and exposed: Rise in virus cases among China's medics
Al Jazeera, February 17, 2020

China's Leader, Under Fire, Says He Led Coronavirus Fight Early On
Reuters, February 16, 2020

Coronavirus: China enacts tighter restrictions in Hubei
BBC, February 16, 2020

Coronavirus: 70 more cases on Japan cruise ship as China infections pass 68,000
The Guardian, February 15, 2020

Nepal Border Agreement With China Sparks Fears Among Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

Li Wenliang’s death exposes the costs of China’s authoritarianism
The Economist, February 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国电信5G技术助力首次新冠肺炎远程超声诊疗实施 (China Telecom's 5G technology assists in the first remote ultrasound diagnosis and treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia)
Xinjingbao, February 18, 2020

China's facial-recognition giant says it can crack masked faces during the coronavirus
Quartz, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong armed gang steals toilet rolls as coronavirus panic-buying spreads
The Guardian, February 16, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong police on a roll as third suspect in toilet paper heist flushed out
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong Protesters Build Barricades, Set Fire to Railway Station Amid Anger Over Virus
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2020

Commentary (评论)

In Coronavirus Fight, China Sidelines an Ally: Its Own People
The New York Times, February 18, 2020

Red Flag: Impacts of Coronavirus in China and the World
The Diplomat, February 18, 2020

The Li Wenliang Storm
China Media Project, February 18, 2020

China: Detention of activist shows unrelenting assault on freedom of expression
Amnesty International, February 17, 2020

Holding China’s trade unions to account
China Labour Bulletin, February 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has only heightened Hong Kong’s hostility towards Beijing
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Friday, February 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Student Held in Coronavirus Quarantine Near Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared?
BBC, February 14, 2020

Three things the Chinese government tried to hide during the novel coronavirus outbreak
Quartz, February 13, 2020

關於中國的輿論, 我們應了解什麼?(What do we need to know about China's narrative?)
The News Lens, February 14, 2020

美国教育部调查哈佛与武汉理工大学关系 (Harvard and Yale investigated over funding from China)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

‘One Thousand Families’: Intimate Portraits Of Chinese Lives During Coronavirus
SupChina, February 14, 2020

Translation: A Poem For Dr. Li Wenliang, And A Call For Free Speech
China Digital Times, February 13, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead
Reuters, February 14, 2020

湖北省委、武汉市委书记双双下台意味着什么?
China Ousts 2 Party Officials Amid Outrage About Coronavirus Response
The New York Times, February 14, 2020

Related:
武汉一疫 政权声名狼藉 习近平开始清洗 (As authorities' reputation crumbles in outbreak, Xi Jinping begins cleanse)
Radio France Internationale, February 14, 2020

中国究竟有多少新冠病毒确诊病例?
How Many Coronavirus Cases in China? Officials Tweak the Answer
The New York Times, February 13, 2020

Related:
Huge rise in coronavirus cases casts doubt over scale of epidemic
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

China Under Xi Jinping is a 'Dystopian Digital Surveillance State': Rights Group
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Blockchain Is Booming, But Can The Industry Survive Government Support?
SupChina, February 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong doctor battles fear and separation on virus 'dirty team'
Channel News Asia, February 14, 2020

Hong Kong government wins appeal over limiting access to ‘Civic Square’
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2020

Coronavirus: new mask guidelines rankle union as Hospital Authority urges longer use amid citywide shortage
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2020

【武漢肺炎】食環清潔工收家居隔離者垃圾 工會批欠明確指引 (Cleaners sent to collect trash of residents under quarantine without guidelines or protection)
Inmediahk.net, February 13, 2020

【武漢肺炎】滯留湖北港人返港無期 譚文豪轟政府無心救人,叫人白等 (No date in sight and no plan in place for Hong Kongers stranded in Hubei to return, legislators criticize government inaction)
Inmediahk.net, February 13, 2020

China's new Hong Kong chief a hardliner known for crusade against Christian churches
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

她在香港工作,却因疫情旅行禁令被困在故乡菲律宾
A Job Overseas, but Stranded by Coronavirus Travel Bans
The New York Times, February 13, 2020

Hong Kong’s protest art shifts from street clashes to virus panic. But the leaders remain the villains.
Washington Post, February 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

不封關是恐懼的源頭(文:曾志豪)(Not closing the border to travelers from mainland is the source of Hong Kong's panic)
Ming Pao, February 14, 2020

Where Does China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Stand in 2020?
The Diplomat, February 13, 2020

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Here’s How China Is Silencing Coronavirus Critics in the U.S.
Vice News, February 12, 2020

China to relax its internet restrictions for 100,000 students hit by Australia's coronavirus travel ban
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Coronavirus “Rumor” Crackdown Continues With Censorship, Detentions
China Digital Times, February 12, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Coronavirus: The volunteer putting himself at risk in Wuhan
BBC, February 12, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province, party bosses sacked
Reuters, February 12, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China purges regional leaders hours after spike in deaths and new cases
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Coronavirus infections skyrocket as China refines diagnostic methods
Deutsche Welle, February 13, 2020

Related:
Why the number of coronavirus cases in China surged by more than 33% in one day
Quartz, February 13, 2020

China accused of under-reporting coronavirus outbreak
Financial Times, February 13, 2020

Chinese public dial in for support as coronavirus takes mental toll
Reuters, February 13, 2020

Shut out: Virus pushes China's seriously ill to back of queue
Al Jazeera, February 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Unions urges medics to halt work if Hong Kong Hospital Authority cannot provide adequate protective gear
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2020

China replaces senior Hong Kong official Zhang Xiaoming
Financial Times, February 13, 2020

Related:
China replaces head of its Hong Kong and Macau affairs office
Reuters, February 12, 2020

About 100 people protest in Hong Kong over plan to use Fo Tan public housing estate as quarantine site
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

Semi-quarantined: Living with the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong
Global Voices, February 12, 2020

銀髮族遊行 要求林鄭月娥交代 CSI 口罩去向 「病毒可怕,但林鄭管治更可怕」 ("Silver-hair" protesters march to demand Carrie Lam explain where face masks made by Correctional Services were sent to)
Stand News, February 12, 2020

抗爭者傷勢相 入圍 Sony 世界攝影獎 港攝記高仲明:願更多人知道香港事 (Photos depicting Hong Kong protesters' injuries enter global photography competition)
Stand News, February 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Why a coronavirus-fuelled revolution in China is unlikely, despite Western commentators’ fondest hopes
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2020

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Another citizen journalist covering the coronavirus has gone missing in Wuhan
Quartz, February 12, 2020

李文亮事件后续:更多“吹哨人”遭中国当局打压 (More whistleblowers face crackdown after Li Wenliang's death)
BBC, February 11, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting on coronavirus
Reuters, February 12, 2020

Cities in Guangdong, China to allow temporary seizure of private properties to control spread of coronavirus
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2020

Beijing pins hopes on ‘guy with the emperor’s sword’ to restore order in coronavirus-hit Hubei
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources
Reuters, February 11, 2020

At least 500 Wuhan medical staff infected with coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Related:
鍾南山指李文亮背後有數百醫生冀說出真相 有需要聆聽 (China's health expert says hundreds more doctors other than Li Wenliang waiting to speak the truth, urges authorities to listen)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2020

肺炎疫情:种族歧视开始蔓延全球 (Racism spreads globally along with virus)
BBC, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【武漢肺炎】政黨團體悼李文亮遊行至中聯辦 郭家麒:中國打壓言論自由害死人民 (Hong Kong groups march to Liaison Office mourning Li Wenliang, urge authorities to cease persecution of whistleblowers)
Ming Pao, February 12, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong reliving Sars nightmare as outbreak spreads
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

24個人權組織聯署:香港政府拘捕人權觀察員違反國際責任 (Joint letter by 24 human rights groups criticizes Hong Kong police's arrest of rights observers as violating international obligations, urges withdrawal of charges)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

護士協會發起「工業行動」 僅促醫管局提供足夠裝備 不接力罷工 (Nurses union urges Hospital Authority to secure sufficient protective gear, but stops short of potential strike)
Stand News, February 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Defending Human Rights in the Era of Dystopia: The Situation of Defenders in China (2019)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 12, 2020

Hong Kong’s coronavirus panic buying isn’t hysteria, it’s unresolved trauma
Quartz, February 12, 2020

【武漢疫情觀察】普通人李文亮在不普通的國度 (Li Wenliang: An ordinary man in an abnormal country)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang’s Hui Muslims Were Swept Into Camps Alongside Uighurs
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Arrested a Whistleblower Who Shot Viral Video of Coronavirus Corpses in Wuhan
Vice News, February 11, 2020

Related:
China Detains, Harasses Journalist, Academics Over Reports, Comments on Coronavirus
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

Seven Detained in Tibet For ‘Spreading Rumors’ on the Coronavirus Threat
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

李文亮去世之后 中国变本加厉加紧言论管控力度 (China steps up control of speech after Li Wenliang’s death)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020

Related:
China's online censors tighten grip after brief coronavirus respite
Reuters, February 11, 2020

CDT Censorship Digest, January 2020: Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak
China Digital Times, February 10, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Denmark defends Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue following Chinese pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020

勇于发声唤起良知 公民合力为李文亮讨公道 (Wuhan citizens join hands in pursuit of justice for Li Wenliang)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials 'removed' as death toll hits 1,000
BBC, February 11, 2020

SARS、禽流感、新冠病毒:为何很多流行病暴发在中国?
Coronavirus Outbreak Risks Reviving Stigma for China
The New York Times, February 11, 2020

Questions on China’s coronavirus response can wait, says former WHO official
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Taiwan hits out at China coronavirus travel bans
Channel News Asia, February 11, 2020

Xi Visits Hospital In Beijing And Video Chats With Wuhan Doctors
SupChina, February 10, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China's Xi visits hospital in rare appearance amid health crisis
BBC, February 10, 2020

Beijing and Shanghai impose new controls on residents as China battles to contain coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Clergy Trained to Suppress ‘Foreign Religious Infiltration’
Bitter Winter, February 9, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China denies US Equifax hacking claims and insists it does not engage in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥:封關「已經無乜意思」 跨境人流已降至最低 (Carrie Lam says border closure is "no longer meaningful" as cross-border traffic is "reduced to minimum")
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong woman in breach of coronavirus quarantine order by visiting Kowloon Bay office and attending Sha Tin business meeting says system is ‘waste of time’
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong gov’t says no plans to enact laws to control supply and prices of surgical masks
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020

Related:
【刻意隱瞞?】醫護停罷工翌日 醫管局改口防護裝備存量「劇跌」 外科口罩存量不足1個月 眾新聞三問醫管局拒答各項目存量 (Day after medical strike ends, Hospital Authority reveals stock of surgical masks for public hospitals will last less than a month)
Citizen News, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong’s public investigating authorities under pressure to probe unauthorised use of masks meant for civil servants
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

‘Hotbeds of disease’: call for government aid for Hongkongers in subdivided flats, as fears over coronavirus in sewage systems mount
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

滯留武漢港人:最後半粒藥今早服完 冀政府接港人回家 (Hong Kong residents stranded in Wuhan hope government will make arrangements to take them home as meds for long term illnesses run out)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The World Can Benefit From Taiwan’s WHO Participation
The Diplomat, February 11, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong is facing a shortage of masks, toilet paper and leadership
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Xi Jinping May Lose Control of the Coronavirus Story
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020

Hong Kong Is Showing Symptoms of a Failed State
Bloomberg, February 8, 2020

China’s rulers see the coronavirus as a chance to tighten their grip
The Economist, February 8, 2020

Monday, February 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms
The Guardian, February 9, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: China’s state media calls for police to explain charges brought against ‘rumour-mongers’
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

陈秋实采访疫情疑遭强制隔离 南京学者郭泉公开谈肺炎被拘留 (Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi reportedly held incommunicado, other scholars detained, as authorities clamp down on coronavirus news)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2020

Related:
Chen Qiushi: A citizen journalist on the frontline of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020

China Is Erasing Tributes to Coronavirus Whistleblower Doctor Li Wenliang
Vice News, February 7, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

纽约悼念李文亮:要言论自由、要真相 (Commemoration of Li Wenliang in New York: Seeking freedom of expression, truth)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020

Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2020

Related:
The Right to Freedom of Speech Starts Today — An Open Letter to the National People’s Congress and the NPC Standing Committee
China Change, February 7, 2020

The China Human Rights Lawyers Group’s Proposal to Declare February 6 ‘People’s Day of Truth’
China Change, February 7, 2020

Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor
The Telegraph, February 7, 2020

不少武漢人拍短片求助信息 維權組織設群組揭如何自救 (Wuhan residents trapped in quarantine send video messages asking for help, rights group rallies citizens to coordinate relief efforts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese cities try to flush out coronavirus patients by stopping cough medicine sales
Quartz, February 10, 2020

Coronavirus: China resorts to 'wartime' measures in Wuhan, sparking fears city is being sacrificed for greater good
The Independent, February 8, 2020

Related:
武汉进入“战时状态”:封锁力度加强,恐面临人道灾难
China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
The New York Times, February 7, 2020

‘It does not look good’: Wuhan doctors press on in dire conditions after coronavirus whistle-blower’s death
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

China locked down millions in coronavirus-hit Hubei. Has it done more harm than good?
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine
Washington Post, February 9, 2020

‘Innocent, but Implicated’: Wuhan Native Is in Limbo During Epidemic
The New York Times, February 8, 2020

China's ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
The Guardian, February 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei: UK 5G concerns 'a witch-hunt' says Chinese ambassador
BBC, February 9, 2020

Related:
China warns France against treating Huawei differently from European competitors for 5G contracts
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: teachers who criticised government on social media say they are living in fear
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Related:
教師 FB 評政府遭截圖「篤灰」 校方判無專業失德 教育局拒接納 裁定投訴成立 (Teacher who questioned government's handling of protest on Facebook sanctioned by Education Bureau, even though school ruled there was no misconduct)
Stand News, February 10, 2020

報道指江永祥郭嘉銓酒家設宴 14K 成員同場 警方:報道失實 無與鄰房顧客溝通 (Prominent senior police officers caught dining in the same restaurant as triad elders, claim "no communication with guests in the next room")
Stand News, February 9, 2020

將軍澳行動警拘 119 人 最細僅 13 歲 兩記者被指盜竊、阻差辦公 (119 arrested, including 2 journalists, in Tseung Kwan O on 3-month anniversary of Chow Tsz-lok's death)
Stand News, February 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Hongkongers in outbreak epicentre running low on medicine, masks and food, but government has no plans for flights out while lockdown continues
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Coronavirus: the frontline workers left to keep Hong Kong safe without adequate protection against deadly infection
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Related:
港鐵新工會向公司要求安全保障不果 通過表決擬進行工業行動 (MTR workers' union passes motion to consider strike after corporation fails to promise better protection for workers against coronavirus)
Inmediahk.net, February 9, 2020

港龍工會通過隨時發起工業行動 要求國泰全停內地航班 (Cathay Dragon to pass motion to start labor action pressing parent company, Cathay Pacific, to fully suspend mainland flights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 2020