Revealed: Massive Chinese Police Database--Millions of Leaked Police Files Detail Suffocating Surveillance of China’s Uyghur Minority
The Intercept, January 29, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
台湾同性婚姻修法将容许民众与跨国同性伴侣结婚 (Taiwan's same-sex marriage amendment will allow people to marry same-sex partners in other countries)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist detained at airport barred from leaving China to care for ill wife, contact cut off
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件（中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧）
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
报告：中共靠言论审查“打败”疫情 (Report: CPC "defeats" epidemic with censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
Party Watch Annual Report 2020: Covid-19 and Chinese Communist Party Resilience
Center for Advanced China Research, January 25, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
英国保守党发布最新报告：中国共产党对人权实施全面打压 (UK Conservative Party‘s latest report: CPC implements comprehensive suppression of human rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
The Darkness Deepens: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2016-2020
The British Conservative Party, January 15, 2021
透明国际公布全球腐败感知指数，称腐败让民主倒退 (Transparency International global Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption pushes back democracy)
Voice of America, January 29, 2021
Related:
CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
Transparency International, January 28, 2021
如何对抗中国假讯息？ 美国智库：可学习台湾 (How to fight against China's disinformation? U.S. think tank: Learn from Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, January 29, 2021
Related:
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan
Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Inside a Pro-Huawei Influence Campaign
华为如何在海外开展影响力宣传攻势
The New York Times, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
China will ‘no longer recognise’ UK-issued BNO passports for Hongkongers
Agence France-Presse, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong mulls mainland-style real name SIM card registration for mobile phones
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Related:
聯合國專家反對電話實名制 指匿名攸關言論自由 歐洲人權法庭去年開綠燈 (UN expert opposes real name registration for phone services citing freedom of speech; European Court of Human Rights limits German authorities to collecting only subscriber names and addresses)
CitizenNews, January 29, 2021
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, May 22, 2015CASE OF BREYER v. GERMANY
European Court of Human Rights, January 12, 2020
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to taking part in 2019 unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Beijing expands liaison office in Hong Kong as it seeks to tighten supervision, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
National security law: Beijing’s top agencies overseeing Hong Kong affairs blast new Bar Association chief just days after state media launch attack
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
美国会跨党派议员再次推出《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》（Bipartisan members of U.S. Congress re- introduce "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act"）
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'
Reuters, January 28, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
郭飞雄在上海浦东宣布绝食抗议当局不准出关 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong announces hunger strike at Shanghai Pudong Airport to protest prohibition from travel)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Interview: Chinese Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Begins Hunger Strike Over Travel Ban
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件（中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧）
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
报告称与中国有关的推特账户组织网络试图干预美国大选 (Report says a network of China-related Twitter accounts tried to interfere with U.S. election)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Related:
Hundreds of Fake Twitter Accounts Linked to China Sowed Disinformation Prior to the US Election, With Some Continuing To Amplify Reactions to the Capitol Building Riot
Crime and Security Research Institute, January 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
WHO team exits Wuhan quarantine to start Covid fact-finding mission
The Guardian, January 28, 2021
Assimilation of Chinese minorities is not just a Uyghur thing
The Economist, January 30, 2021
China’s state-run economic model is not the answer to all future problems, despite coronavirus success, prominent economists warn
South China Morning Post, January 28, 20201
中国想尽办法获取引擎技术 再有俄科学家被判刑 (Two Russian engineers are sentenced for providing China with sensitive engine manufacturing technology)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: boost for Britain, blow to Hong Kong? How the BN(O) ticket may affect fortunes of both sides
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021
Hong Kong student sent back to jail after appeal court finds his original sentence for weapons possession was too lenient
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021
律政司上訴成功 20歲學生認藏改裝金屬棍 原囚 10 天 改判囚 3 個月(Court rules in favor of Justice Department appeal, changes 10-day sentence to 3 months for 20-year-old on weapons possession)
The Stand News, January 28, 2021
Video: RTHK staff union stages silent demo in support of journalist Nabela Qoser who grilled gov’t officials
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Holocaust Memorial Day: Jewish figures condemn Uighur persecution
Aljazeera, January 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
藏人僧侣死亡背后的暴力镇压 (The violent persecution behind a Tibetan monk's death)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist threatens hunger strike if he’s barred from leaving China to care for ailing wife in US
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
国际人权组织“保护卫士”最新报告：中国的伪释放 (International human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, releases latest report on China's non-release release)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2021
Related:
Non-Release Release turns freedom in China into an illusion
伪释放做法使中国的自由成为幻想
Safeguard Defenders, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities
The Guardian, January 27, 2021
Relative of Virus Victim Asks to Meet WHO Experts in Wuhan
The Diplomat, January 27, 2021
Merkel backs Xi on need to avoid new cold war, but presses China on human rights, transparency
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
習近平：只有愛國者治港中央對港全面管治權才有效落實 (Xi Jinping: The central government’s comprehensive jurisdiction over the SAR can only be achieved if patriots rule Hong Kong)
Patriots must rule HK, Xi Jinping tells Carrie Lam
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Reuters, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong Activists Feel Pressure as Chinese Authorities Approach Relatives in Mainland China
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
被封锁的“棺材房”：禁足令暴露香港社会不平等
The New York Times, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Investment Deal
Der Spiegel, January 25, 2021
100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe’s strategic dependency on China”
Hong Kong Watch, January 25, 2021
Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
以自焚做最后抗争 维权之路“难于上青天” (Lack of rights defense avenues force laborers in China to self-immolate)
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
State Department says Biden to ensure U.S. technology does not support China's 'malign activities'
美国国务院称拜登将确保美国的科技不会支持中国的“邪恶行动”
Reuters, January 25, 2021
“技术崇拜”导致人脸识别泛滥，须建立防火墙机制 (Legal scholars call for mechanisms against unchecked use of facial recognition technology)
Beijing News, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Chinese state-run media blasts new Hong Kong Bar Association head for two days in a row over comments
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Families of Hongkong fugitives jailed on mainland are finally allowed to visit
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong courts order arrest of fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui over protest incident, throw out his appeal in phone-snatching case
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
National security law: tears, fears, but a new life? Hong Kong early birds who have taken BN(O) path to Britain
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
US concerned after Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Steps up Charges Against Activists Who Called For Political Change
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2021
Related
丁家喜罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见丁家喜的情况通报） (Ding Jiaxi charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Ding Jiaxi for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021许志永罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见许志永情况通报） (Xu Zhiyong charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Xu Zhiyong for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrest of Hong Kong opposition figures a ‘fairly obvious’ abuse of law, says new head of city’s Bar Association
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New head of top Hong Kong legal body wants government to amend national security law so countries will reinstate extradition agreements
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong protests: ‘joint enterprise’ doctrine urged by prosecutors could implicate those not at scene of illegal gathering, riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
Hong Kong university suspends student leaders over banned memorial for undergraduate who fell to his death near site of protest
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
「賢學思政」召集人王逸戰稱逾10內地親友被公安問話 發聲明斷絕關係 (Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-Chin cuts ties with relatives and friends in mainland China who were reportedly questioned by public security)
Ming Pao, January 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Leader Attacks His Greatest Threat
The Atlantic, January 25, 2021
Voices From China’s Covid-19 Crisis: ‘If I Survive This, What Will I Do?’
“痛苦还在”：武汉封城一周年，来自亲历者的声音
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage
北京如何把新冠悲剧变为“中国优势”
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
香港隕落記之三：成立網絡心戰團隊 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 3: Establish online army of psychological warfare)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
香港隕落記之四：建立智囊統戰各界人士 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 4: Use think tanks to control people of different domains)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Trump’s outgoing UN ambassador infuriates China with ‘Taiwan bear’ tweet in final swipe at Beijing
Independent, January 22, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权观察：四川藏人僧侣疑狱中受虐致死 (Human Rights Watch: Tibetan monk in Sichuan dies suspected of being tortured in prison)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2021
Related:
China: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody
Human Rights Watch, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美英德加等14国发声明 吁中国释放张展 结束媒体审查 (In joint statement, 14 countries, including U.S., UK, Germany, Canada call on China to release Zhang Zhan and end media censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Related:
Statement from Media Freedom Coalition members
Government of the Netherlands, January 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
北京制裁蓬佩奥等前特朗普政府官员 拜登政府称“徒劳无益” (Beijing sanctions former Trump administration officials including Pompeo; Biden administration calls the act "futile")
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
歐洲議會通過決議要求港府釋放被捕民主派 點名促制裁林鄭月娥駱惠寧等 中方批顛倒黑白 (European Parliament passes resolution to urge release of democratic arrestees and sanctions against Carrie Lam, Luo Huining, and others; China: EP confuses right and wrong)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2021
Install CCTV in Hong Kong classrooms to monitor teachers, urges pro-Beijing lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2021
RTHK terminates long-term contact of journalist known for hard-nosed approach, union says
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong judge overturns police officers’ convictions for making false statements
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New Hong Kong Bar Chair Vows to ‘Protect the Independence of the Judiciary’
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
In Hong Kong, COVID-19 and Racism Make an Ugly Mix
The Diplomat, January 22, 2021
客戶要求「不要印巴外賣速遞員」 戶戶送：永久終止賬戶 零容忍種族歧視 (Deliveroo terminates customer who requested “no Indian/Pakistani driver,” citing zero tolerance for racism)
The Stand News, January 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
I Grew Up Witnessing Forced Labor. U.S. Companies Must Step Up.
不要做中国在新疆暴行的同谋
The New York Times, January 22, 2021
香港隕落記之二：建立「敵對勢力」資料庫 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 2: Building database of “hostile forces”)
CitizenNews, January 22, 2021
BNO由旅遊證件變歸化條件 田飛龍：中央或「二次釋法」反制 (BNO morphs from travel document to naturalization condition; Tian Feilong: Beijing may issue “second interpretation”)
HK01, January 22, 2021
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Twitter Says It Locked Account of China's US Embassy Over Xinjiang-Related Tweet
Reuters, January 20, 2021
Related
称新疆推文违规 推特锁中驻美使馆帐号 (Twitter disables account of Chinese Embassy in U.S. over posts on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, January 21, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Video: Taiwan invited to US inauguration for first time since 1979
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2021
欧洲议会通过决议案 关切台海紧张局势 (European Parliament passes two resolutions expressing concerns about tensions across Taiwan Strait)
Voice of America, January 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, fellow activist set to face stiffer charge, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
中国“新公民运动”发起人许志永首次获准与律师视频会见 (More than a year in detention, Xu Zhiyong, founder of China's "New Citizens Movement," is allowed video meeting with lawyer for the first time)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
审核工作表现及过往言论 中国记者将接受年度考核 (Chinese journalists to be subjected to annual assessments of work performance and past remarks)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Related:
新闻记者证年度核验工作开始 擅自开设自媒体将被重点核查 (Journalists to undergo annual inspection for work permit renewals; unauthorized “self-media” accounts a key focus)
People's Daily, January 20, 2021
“公民力量”正式提告“微信监控言论案”集体诉讼 (U.S. NGO Citizen Power Initiatives for China files class action suit against WeChat over speech surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Pompeo among key Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘disrupting China-US relations’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Related
中國制裁蓬佩奧等28人 指嚴重侵犯主權負主要責任 禁入境中港澳 (Beijing bans Pompeo and 28 others from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao for violating China's sovereignty)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
地方立法规定民族学校用民族语言教学，全国人大：不合宪 (NPC Standing Committee says ethnic minority school teaching in ethnic language is unconstitutional)
The Paper, January 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong district councillors have to swear loyalty to gov’t, top official says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2021
British government blasts Beijing over threat to stop recognising Hong Kong BN(O) passports
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
香港首次引《国安法》封锁网站，港版“防火长城”近在眼前？ (Is GFW coming to Hong Kong as authorities block website for the first time citing NSL?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 21, 2021
夏博義當選大律師公會主席 關注國安法部分規例違基本法倡修改 (Paul Harris elected chair of Hong Kong Bar Associations, urges amendment of National Security Law provisions that violate the Basic Law)
HK01, January 21, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China’s Oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang, Explained
美国称中国在新疆犯“种族灭绝”罪意味着什么
The New York Times, January 21, 2021
香港隕落記之一：誰率先破壞和分化香港？ (The fall of Hong Kong Part 1: Who is first to destroy and divide Hong Kong?)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US: China 'committed genocide against Uighurs'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 20, 2021
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
美国务院称中国对维吾尔人犯下种族灭绝罪
The New York Times, January 20, 2021
Related
驻美使馆发言人就美国务卿蓬佩奥涉疆声明发表谈话
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America, January 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Shaanxi Place Elderly Parents of Detained Lawyer Under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
人大常委修訂醫師法 規定及時報告不明原因疾病等事件 (NPC Standing Committee amends Doctors Law to require timely reporting of incidents including diseases from unknown cause)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2021
U.S. secretary of state nominee Blinken sees strong foundation for bipartisan China policy
Reuters, January 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
David Perry QC quits prosecution of Hong Kong activists
The Guardian, January 20, 2021
Planned Changes to Hong Kong Immigration Law Spark Fears of Exit Curbs
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2021
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur campaigners to target 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sponsors
The Guardian, January 18, 2021
UK demands China grant UN access to Xinjiang over ‘appalling’ abuses
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Five Hong Kong democracy protesters seek asylum in the US
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2021
Protesters Who Fled Hong Kong Arrive in U.S., Seeking Asylum
五名逃离香港的抗议者在美国寻求庇护
The New York Times, January 18, 2021
At least four suspects released on bail after being accused of helping Hong Kong fugitives flee; others expected to follow, source says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2021
Hong Kong protests: about 10 Chinese University students disciplined, school heads pressed by lawmakers to get tough
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2021
In Hong Kong, a New Party Calls for Stability (and Raises Suspicions)
香港新政党紫荆党搅动政界，背景目的引发争议
The New York Times, January 18, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China sanctions US lawmakers, officials over Hong Kong, Taiwan moves
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2021
Fang Fang: Author vilified for Wuhan Diary speaks out a year on
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 18, 2021
中国当局一手打压良心犯 一手株连家属骚扰迫害 (Chinese authorities crack down on human rights defenders and persecute their families)
Voice of America, January 16, 2021
Related
World Report 2021
2021 世界人权报告
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2021
Friday, January 15, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Activist Who Supported Hong Kong Protests Faces 'Subversion' Charge
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2021
盧思位被裁定吊銷律師執證 任全牛下周二聽證 國際律師協會關注二人被威嚇 (Lawyer Lu Siwei's license revoked; Ren Quanniu's license hearing to begin next Tuesday; International Bar Association voices concern for Lu and Ren, condemns arrests in Hong Kong)
CitizenNews, January 15, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong: IBA and IBAHRI condemn new wave of arrests under the National Security Law
International Bar Association, January 15, 2021
余文生被捕 3 年終獲准見妻子 透露曾被警察以妻兒安全自由威脅 (Lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed visit from wife after 3 years in detention; police used freedom and safety of wife and child as threats)
The Stand News, January 15, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
China possibly committed ‘genocide’ against Xinjiang Uygurs, says US commission
Reuters, January 15, 2021
China’s pressure and propaganda - the reality of reporting Xinjiang
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 15, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
In Unprecedented Move, US Ambassador to UN Meets Virtually with Taiwan President
Voice of America, January 15, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Canada's Trudeau urges unified front against China detentions, says all nations vulnerable
Channel News Asia, January 15, 2021
US sanctions Chinese officials, executives over ‘coercive behaviour’ in South China Sea
Reuters, January 15, 2021
Two Members of W.H.O. Team Seeking to Trace Virus Denied Entry to China
WHO病毒溯源团队抵达武汉，或面临重重困难
The New York Times, January 15, 2021
国际组织揭露中国宗教迫害：监控技术扩散与大量关闭教堂 (International organization exposes China's religious persecution: Surveillance technology expansion and mass church closures)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2021
美国国会及行政当局中国委员会发布年度报告 聚焦新疆、香港等问题 (Xinjiang and Hong Kong among focuses of CECC 2020 Annual Report)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2021
Related:
CECC Commissioners Release 2020 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission on china, January 14, 2021HKSAR Government strongly objects to US Congressional-Executive Commission on China 2020 annual report
特區政府強烈反對美國「國會及行政當局中國委員會」2020年度報告
HKSAR Government, January 15, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Another Hong Kong teacher under investigation over ‘biased’ teaching material, may face disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2021
At least four suspects released on bail after being accused of helping Hong Kong fugitives flee, others expected to follow, source says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2021
U.S. set to announce new sanctions on six individuals linked to Hong Kong mass arrests: sources
January 15, 2021
香港公务员须宣誓效忠港府 拒绝或被炒鱿鱼 (Hong Kong gov’t requires civil servants to take oath of allegiance; refusal may result in termination)
Deutsche Welle, January 15, 2021
Related:
Oath-taking / Declaration Requirement for Civil Servants
公 務 員 宣 誓 ／ 作 出 聲 明 的 要 求
Civil Service Bureau of the HKSAR government, January 15, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
华为专利提及可识别维吾尔人技术 (Huawei patent mentions technology that can identify Uyghurs)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2021
U.S. Bans All Cotton and Tomatoes From Xinjiang Region of China
美国宣布禁止从新疆进口棉花和番茄产品
The New York Times, January 14, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Mainland Chinese authorities accuse lawyer who helped detained Hong Kong fugitives of ‘endangering national security’ with tweets
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2021
No appeal for China’s jailed coronavirus citizen journalist Zhang Zhan
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2021
Two Canadians detained in China allowed calls with relatives
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2021
中国舆论监督网创办人李新德被判五年 (Li Xinde, founder of anticorruption website China Public Opinion Supervision Network, is sentenced to 5 years)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
人权观察发布最新人权报告 批中国人权状况进入至暗时期 (In latest report, Human Rights Watch slams China's human rights situation as entering darkest period)
Voice of America, January 14, 2021
Related:
World Report 2020
2020 世界人权报告
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2021
隐瞒与中国合作: NASA科学家承认有罪 (NASA scientist Meyya Meyyappan pleads guilty to concealing cooperation with China)
Deutsche Welle, January 14, 2021
Related:
Senior NASA Scientist Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements Related To Chinese Thousand Talents Program Participation And Professorship
U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York, January 13, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong: 11 more national security arrests over attempted boat escape to Taiwan
Reuters, January 14, 2021
Hong Kong's first website takedown under national security law confirmed
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2021
Hong Kong journalist who probed the police response to 2019 mob attacks pleads not guilty to false statement charges
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2021
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese police take away human rights lawyers trying to attend court hearing for fellow lawyer Lu Siwei
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2021
盧思位律師吊照聽證會 司法廳舉證指Twitter轉發訊息危害國家安全、詆毀司法制度 (Lu Siwei’s law license revocation hearing: Sichuan Dep’t of Justice says Lu's retweets endanger national security, defame legal system)
CitizenNews, January 13, 2021
郭飞雄吁请李克强等伸援手 放他赴美照料癌症手术后妻子 (Guo Feixiong urges Li Keqiang to let him go to US and take care of his wife who's suffering from cancer)
Voice of America, January 13, 2021
Related:
Urgent Open Letter to Premier Li Keqiang and Minister Zhao Kezhi
Human Rights in China, January 10, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Sinovac COVID-19 Vaccine Less Effective than Initially Thought
Voice of America, January 12, 2021
China in darkest period for human rights since Tiananmen, says rights group
The Guardian, January 13, 2021
“北京空气好了，其他城市却越来越差” 专家：中国抗击污染还有问题 (“Beijing's air improves, as other cities’ worsens”—Expert: China’s ongoing problem with fight against air pollution)
Voice of America, January 13, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei patent mentions use of Uighur-spotting tech
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 13, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong teen who was among the 12 fugitives detained in Shenzhen could face additional charges after being returned to city
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2021
Exclusive | National security law: Beijing ‘mulling’ public office ban on British National (Overseas) passport holders in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2021
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
UK condemns Chinese 'barbarism' against Uighur minority
Radio France Internationale, January 12, 2021
Britain introduces new company rules to stop links to China's Xinjiang
Reuters, January 11, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国发布法治建设蓝图给谁看？ (Who is the audience of China's rule of law development blueprint?)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021
“中国舆论监督网”创办人李新德被以“非法经营罪”判刑5年 (Li Xinde, creator of China Opinion Monitor, is sentenced to 5 years for “illegal business operation”)
Weiquanwang, January 12, 2021
She Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished Under Defamation Law.
邓飞案与中国“我也是”运动困境：发声者被判诽谤
The New York Times, January 12, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
拼多多员工发视频揭露压榨内幕 (In videos, Pinduoduo staff expose company exploitation)
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
California WeChat Users Sue Tencent Over Fear of Chinese Censors
Bloomberg, January 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive: China plans further Hong Kong crackdown after mass arrest - sources
Reuters, January 11, 2021
Hong Kong justice department hires Queen’s Counsel David Perry to prosecute protest case against Jimmy Lai, eight others
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2021
Hong Kong chief justice says court attendees can choose what to wear after judge orders people with yellow facemasks to leave
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2021
Carrie Lam says retaliation against UK’s expanded visa offer for Hongkongers would be ‘a matter of course’
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2021
12港人案一審上訴期屆滿 家屬仍未收到判決生效通知 (Families of 12 Hong Kongers have yet to receive notices of their verdicts after expiration of appeal period)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2021
Commentary (评论)
'Our souls are dead': how I survived a Chinese 're-education' camp for Uighurs
The Guardian, January 12, 2021
It Took a Genocide for Me to Remember My Uighur Roots
新疆发生种族灭绝，我才开始寻根
The New York Times, January 12, 2021
12港人穿越中國領海被判「偷越國境罪」，香港原來是「内陸國」？ (12 Hong Kongers are sentenced for illegal border crossing. Is Hong Kong a “landlocked country”?)
The News Lens, January 12, 2021
Monday, January 11, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
‘Even mourning is said to shame China’: women of Wuhan fight to be heard
The Guardian, January 10, 2021
Chinese ‘Great Firewall’ critic Zhang Jialong ‘jailed for 18 months’
Agence France-Presse, January 10, 2021
冀赴美照顾病重妻子 郭飞雄致函李克强吁发还护照（Rights activist Guo Feixiong pleads for permission to go to U.S. to care for ailing wife）
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Twitter deletes China embassy's Xinjiang 'emancipation' tweet
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 10, 2021
中国驻美使馆发文赞新疆维族妇女不再是生育机器遭轰 推特删文（Twitter deletes post by Chinese embassy in U.S. praising Xinjiang Uyghur women for no longer serving as fertility machines）
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
US ends restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan
Deutsche Welle, January 9, 2021
美国务院取消对台交往限制 “不再单方面安抚共产党政权”（U.S. State Dept. lifts self-imposed restrictions on U.S.-Taiwan relationship, renouncing appeasement of Beijing）
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2021
Related:
Lifting Self-Imposed Restrictions on the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship
U.S. Department of State, January 9, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s New Rules Could Hit U.S. Firms and Send a Message to Biden
中国出台新规反制美国对中企限制
The New York Times, January 11, 2021
Related:
《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》("Measures to Block Improper Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Laws and Measures")_
Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China, January 9, 2021
白宫国安顾问：美国正研判对中共政权采取进一步行动（White House National Security Advisor: U.S. is examining further action against CPC regime）
Voice of America, January 11, 2021
Related:
Statement from National Security Advisor Robert C. O’Brien
The White House, January 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
A Hong Kong Website Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
The New York Times, January 9, 2021
Hong Kong protests: judge acquits student of arson charge after casting doubt on police testimony
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2021
Hong Kong inquest fails to determine cause of student’s death during protest
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2021
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests
The Associated Press, January 10, 2021
Related:
Foreign Ministers’ joint statement on arrests in Hong Kong
Government of the United Kingdom, January 9, 2021外交部驻港公署：香港事务不容外部势力置喙干预
Commissioner's Office: No foreign interference is allowed in Hong Kong affairs
Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the P.R.C. in the H.K.S.A.R., January 10, 2021HKSAR Government refutes joint statement by three foreign ministers and US Secretary of State
特區政府反駁三國外長及美國國務卿的聯合聲明
HKSAR Government, January 10, 2021
New Hong Kong Chief Justice Andrew Cheung vows to defend judicial independence, criticises attacks on judges
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2021
Friday, January 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
英国零售商马莎百货签协停用涉嫌新疆劳工商品 (British retailer Marks & Spencer signs agreement to suspend products suspected of Xinjiang labor)
Radio France Internationale, January 8, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Can you trust these people to record Hong Kong’s history? The rewriting of the Yuen Long narrative speaks volumes
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2021
A Shattering Blow to America’s Troubled Democratic Image
对美国民主灯塔形象的一记重击
The New York Times, January 8, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
She Said #MeToo. Now She’s Being Punished Under Defamation Law.
The New York Times, January 8, 2021
“性侵”受害人成被告且败诉，中国MeToo运动受打击 ("Sexual assault" victim becomes defendant and loses lawsuit in blow to China's MeToo movement)
Voice of America, January 8, 2021
媒体人张贾龙因推特言论被以寻衅滋事罪判刑1年6个月 (Media activist Zhang Jialong is sentenced to 1 year, 6 months in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for tweets)
Weiquanwang, January 8, 2021
“709”被捕律师李昱函荣获德法人权法治奖 (Li Yuhan, imprisoned lawyer representing "709" cases, wins Franco-German Prize for Human Rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Hong Kong has entered a bitter winter,’ says primaries organiser as 52 democrats in mass arrest bailed out
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2021
Related:
UN says ‘deeply concerned’ over Hong Kong dissident arrests
Agence France-Presse, January 8, 2021
Hong Kong protests: trio gets stiffest jail sentence of up to 5½ years for airport assault, judge laments challenges faced by low-level judicial officers
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2021
National security law: stunned by crackdown, Hong Kong civic groups take action to avoid ‘new wave of persecution’
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2021
Hong Kong Press Groups Hit Out at Order to Turn Over Materials Amid 'Subversion' Arrests
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021
港初选被捕者暂未起诉 戴耀廷：信港人逆风而行 (No charges yet for those arrested for Hong Kong primaries; Benny Tai: Hong Kongers will walk through the storm)
Deutsche Welle, January 8, 2021
Thursday, January 07, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
新疆哈萨克人举报黑监狱死亡 家属质疑当局灭口（Kazakh in Xinjiang dies in prison; family fears he was “silenced” for reporting black jails）
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
US ambassador to United Nations will visit Taiwan, Mike Pompeo says
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021
台湾智库忧心“制脑权” 中国修订《统战条例》（Taiwan think tank: Amendment of CPC United Front Regulations raises concern of “brain control” ）
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2021
Related:
中国共产党统一战线工作条例 (CPC Regulations on United Front Work)
People's Daily, January 6, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese lawyer suspended after posting videos allegedly showing police torture
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021
Related:
周泽律师遭北京朝阳区司法局给予停止执业一年的行政处罚（Beijing authorities suspend lawyer Zhou Ze for one year for revealing client’s torture）
Weiquanwang, January 7, 2021
试图偷带生物研究试管出境 在哈佛研究癌症的中国学者被判刑（Chinese scholar at Harvard is sentenced for smuggling biological test tubes out of U.S.）
Voice of America, January 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Communist Party targets Chinese abroad to rally support
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2021
新冠病毒溯源小组无法入境中国，世卫组织罕见公开向北京表达不满（In rare complaint about Beijing, WHO says its team investigating COVID-19 origins is denied entry to China）
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 7, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrested democrats to be bailed on Thurs as jailed activists Joshua Wong and Tam Tak-chi are arrested – report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021
Hong Kong police release US lawyer arrested with democracy figures
The Guardian, January 7, 2021
US Considering Sanctions on Those Involved in Hong Kong Arrests, Pompeo Says
Reuters, January 7, 2021
Ex-Hong Kong Democratic Party chair Wu Chi-wai suspected to have violated bail after allegedly keeping BN(O) passport
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021
香港《国安法》：拘捕行动过后 议员否决议案是否构成罪行成焦点 (Hong Kong national security law: In wake of mass arrests, will council members' objections become crimes?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 7, 2021
With Mass Arrests, Beijing Exerts an Increasingly Heavy Hand in Hong Kong
香港大抓捕展示中共权力与铁腕
The New York Times, January 7, 2021
【初選瘋狂搜捕】5 律師會理事發聲明 譴責打壓人權 質疑初選如何構成「非法手段」 (Mass arrests on primary election: In statement 5 board members of the Law Society of Hong Kong condemn human rights suppression, question how primary election could constitute “unlawful means”)
The Stand News, January 7, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Why comparisons between the US Capital turmoil and Hong Kong’s protests amount to perverse propaganda
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2021
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China says it will respond to planned Taiwan, US defence talks
Channel News Asia, January 6, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国进一步打压维权律师 法律公正空间恐“越来越少” (China intensifies crackdown on rights defense lawyers, shrinking law and justice space)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 6, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
WHO ‘disappointed’ at Chinese delays letting experts in
Associated Press, January 6, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Trump Bans Alipay and 7 Other Chinese Apps
特朗普签署行政令，禁止与支付宝等中国应用交易
The New York Times, January 6, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong national security law: 53 former opposition lawmakers, activists arrested; authorities accuse them of plot to ‘overthrow’ government
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2021
Hong Kong Police Arrest Dozens of Pro-Democracy Leaders
香港警方逮捕数十名民主派官员和活动人士
The New York Times, January 6, 2021
Related
國安法│中聯辦：堅定支持嚴正執法 國安公署：犯國安法者必制裁 (Hong Kong Liaison Office: Firmly support Hong Kong police’s strict enforcement of the law; Office for Safeguarding National Security: All National Security Law violators will be punished)
HK01, January 6, 2021美国候任国务卿为港发声:“拜登政府将和港人同行抗中” (U.S. Secretary of State-designate Blinken speaks out for Hong Kong: “The Biden-Harris administration will stand with the people of Hong Kong and against Beijing's crackdown on democracy”)
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2021China 'misled world' on Hong Kong security law, says Dominic Raab
The Guardian, January 6, 2021蔡英文：大規模拘捕摧毀香港所剩無幾民主自由 (Tsai Ing-wen: Mass arrests destroy the remaining democracy and freedom in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 6, 2021EU calls for ‘immediate release’ of Hong Kong activists
Associated Press, January 6, 2021
國安處警員到《立場》等 4 媒體辦公室 派發法庭「交出令」 李桂華：無要求交採訪資料 (The Department for Safeguarding National Security of the Hong Kong Police Force staff deliver “Production Order” to 4 media offices including Stand News; Steve Li, senior superintendent of DSNS, denies issuing request for interview materials)
The Stand News, January 6, 2020
Related:
Police serve pro-democracy newsrooms with search warrants over 2020 pro-democracy primaries amid mass arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2021Hong Kong police raid office of primary election co-organisers PORI, but voter data ‘physically crushed’, says deputy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2021
美籍人权律师关尚义成首名美国公民因国安法被捕 (Human rights lawyer John Clancey becomes first U.S. citizen arrested for National Security Law)
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2021
中共新版統戰條例 港澳需維護國家主權安全 (CPC's newly amended Regulations on United Front Work mandates Hong Kong, Macao to safeguard national sovereignty and security)
Ming Pao, January 6, 2021
Timeline: The Impact of the National Security Law on Hong Kong
Reuters, January 6, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The arrest of Hong Kong activists is an assault on civil society
The Guardian, January 6, 2021
Tuesday, January 05, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Beijing using ‘cognitive warfare’ to sway Taiwan public opinion by feeding it misinformation, warns report
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China sentences top banker to death for corruption and bigamy
The Guardian, January 5, 2021
从张展案看“口袋罪”寻衅滋事：不听话的统统装进去 (Deciphering the “pocket crime” of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” through Zhang Zhan’s case: How China uses it to bag all who disobey)
Voice of America, January 5, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
拼多多年轻员工“996”加班后猝死 官方账号“冷血”回复引发众怒 (Public outrage over Pinduoduo's cold-blooded response to the sudden death of young employee working the “996” schedule)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 5, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese Communist Party introduces new rules on what members can say as it ‘boosts internal democracy’
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2021
In a Topsy-Turvy Pandemic World, China Offers Its Version of Freedom
疫情新常态下，中国版本的“自由”
January 5, 2021
美国务卿与军控特使联合撰文：中国发展核力量的疯狂 (U.S. Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing: The madness behind China's nuclear power expansion)
Voice of America, January 5, 2020
Related:
China's Nuclear Build-Up Should Worry the West | Opinion
Newsweek, January 5, 2021回應美國對中國核武建設的指責 外交部：賊喊捉賊 (China MFA response to U.S. accusation on China's nuclear buildup: A thief crying "stop the thief")
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 5, 20212021年1月5日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on January 5, 2021
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, January 5, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
NYSE withdraws plans to delist 3 Chinese phone carriers
Associated Press, January 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Retiring top judge pleas to maintain Hong Kong's judicial independence
Radio France Internationale, January 5, 2021
Hong Kong police arrest another man over Yuen Long MTR mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2021
突推「車牌查冊通知」 林鄭：新措施合理不礙新聞自由 記協：特首將新聞工作與起底問題混為一談 (Carrie Lam defends new restrictions on disclosure of motor vehicle registration info; Hong Kong Journalists Association: Chief Executive confuses journalism for doxing)
CitizenNews, January 5, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The Struggle Over Jimmy Lai’s Bail Is a Struggle Over Hong Kong’s Freedom of Expression
The Diplomat, January 5, 2021
专访：维权律师无意与极权制度为敌 (Interview with Xie Yanyi: Rights defense lawyers did not aim to be the enemy of authoritarianism)
Deutsche Welle, January 5, 2020
Monday, January 04, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
北京证维族医生遭判20年 在美家属轰秘密审讯 (Uyghur doctor sentenced to 20 years; family in U.S. strongly condemns secret trial)
Deutsche Welle, January 1, 2021
Related:
China confirms Uighur doctor Gulshan Abbas handed 20 years in prison for ‘terrorism’
Agence France-Presse, January 1, 2021MEDIA ADVISORY: Press Conference to Highlight the Case of Dr. Gulshan Abbas and Other Crimes Against Humanity in Xinjiang
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, December 30, 2020
哈佛大学70多社团联署促中国释放新疆维吾尔族企业家 (More than 70 associations at Harvard urge China to release Xinjiang Uyghur entrepreneur Ekpar Asat)
Voice of America, January 2, 2021
Related:
Joint Statement – Call to Free Ekpar Asat and End Mass Atrocities Against the Uyghur Community in Xinjiang
Harvard Law School, January 1, 2021'Nowhere to be found': Harvard coalition says US must fight to free young Uighur
The Guardian, January 1, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
流亡藏人投票选举行政中央领导人 (Tibetans in exile vote to elect leader of the Central Tibetan Administration)
Deutsche Welle, January 3, 2021
Related:
Tibetans in Exile Vote in India for Their Political Leader
Associated Press, January 3, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
One Year After Li Wenliang's Death, Whistleblower, Relatives Still Feel The Heat
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
China Moves to Punish Lawyers Hired to Help Hong Kong Activists
New York Times, January 4, 2021
2港人案家屬委託律師盧思位、任全牛 內地擬吊銷二人執業證書 任：律師職業被判了死刑 (Authorities revoke licenses of Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu, lawyers hired by families of 12 Hong Kongers; Ren: It's a death sentence for a lawyer's career)
CitizenNews, January 4, 2021
12港人關注組聲明：譴責中國當局打壓盧思位及任全牛律師 (12 Hongkongers Concern Group statement: Condemning Chinese Authorities’ Oppression of Lawyers Lu Siwei and Ren Quanniu)
inmediahk.net, January 4, 2021
關注組透露「12港人案」3名家屬已抵深圳 (Concern group says 3 family members of 12 Hong Kongers arrive in Shenzhen)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 3, 2021
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assails China for its treatment of the ‘Hong Kong 12’
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2021
Related:
回應蓬佩奧就12港人案對中方批評 外交部促停止抹黑 (China’s MFA spokesperson responds to Pompeo's criticism on case of 12 Hong Kongers: Stop the smear campaign)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 4, 2021
周庭成「甲級犯」被調往大欖懲教所 睡覺需單獨囚禁 (Agnes Chow is a “Cat. A” inmate at Tai Lam Correctional Institution, required to sleep in solitary cell)
Ming Pao, December 31, 2020
黎智英保释令被撤 还押候审 (Jimmy Lai's bail is revoked)
Deutsche Welle, December 31, 2020
Related:
Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai returned to jail until at least February
The Guardian, December 31, 2020
Explainer: How the national security law changed Hong Kong – month 6
Hong Kong Free Press, January 4, 2021