News outlet Macau Concealers closes and deletes content, blames ‘unprecedented environmental changes’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Macao (澳门)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
辽宁人权律师李昱函案今在沈阳开庭 法庭不允许王宇律师作为辩护人出庭辩护 (Shenyang court bars lawyer Wang Yu from representing Liaoning rights lawyer Li Yuhan in hearing)
Weiquanwang, October 20, 2021
两名迈克尔从中国获释，但另一名加拿大人则没那么幸运 (Two Michaels are released from China; the other Canadian is not so lucky)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China updates official news sources list to tighten information oversight
Reuters, October 20, 2021
Malaysian rapper Namewee breaks the hearts of mainland Chinese ‘little pinks’
GlobalVoices, October 19, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Fourteen rights activists say they will seek candidacy in Beijing district elections
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2021
709家属参选北京基层人大 “想做一个能找得到的人大代表” (Wives of “709” lawyers run for local people's congresses in Beijing; one says: “I want to be a people's representative that you can find”)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US lawmakers seek further actions to provide safe harbour to Hongkongers and Uygurs
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021
中国军媒鼓动“朝阳大妈”和“捞铜渔民”抓美国间谍 (China military press encourages citizens to catch U.S. spies)
Voice of America, October 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s tech crackdown will see ‘more substantial progress’ by year’s end, Beijing vows
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021
China’s antitrust agency looks to boost headcount as Beijing amends Anti-Monopoly Law to target internet platforms
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021
Tencent to set up privacy oversight committee, a requirement of China’s personal information law starting next month
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2021
At least 13 phone firms hit by suspected Chinese hackers since 2019, say experts
The Guardian, October 19, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
The Olympic Torch Arrives in Beijing Under Cloud of Protests, Covid
The New York Times, October 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong judge bars man from court as activist Tam Tak-chi’s sedition trial continues
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: technician jailed for 4 years and 7 months for desecrating flag, burning barriers
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021
男子前年在旺角示威現場意圖搶警槍及襲警 判囚7年(31-year-old construction worker sentenced to 7 years in prison for attempt to assault and snatch gun from police in 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 20, 2021
倡剔除支聯會公司註冊 鄧炳強：建議交特首、行會考慮(Security Secretary Chris Tang proposes to remove Hong Kong Alliance from Companies Registry)
Stand News, October 20, 2021
鄧炳強稱研究基本法23條立法將同時檢視社團條例(Security Secretary Chris Tang says Societies Ordinance will be reviewed together with Article 23 legislation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 20, 2021
Hong Kong’s HK$8 billion national security ‘Special Fund’ is independently audited, but annual report gives no details
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2021
‘This should not be rushed’: expansion of Hong Kong discrimination laws to cover mainland Chinese must be balanced, experts say
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2021
Police reject 26 out of 27 complaints submitted by Hong Kong press group as ‘not pursuable’
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2021
兩名獄中區議員宣誓突然被取消 梁錦威團隊轟「徐英偉，你玩完未？」(Home Affairs Bureau cancels oath-taking arrangement for two pro-democracy district councillors in remand at last minute)
inmedia.hk, October 20, 2021
美大學「唐英傑案」報告：國安法首案裁決理由並無保障人權(Georgetown University law analysis: Human rights protection missing in first national security verdict )
Stand News, October 20, 2021
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Center for Asian Law, Georgetown University, October 20, 2021
Commentary (评论)
From Fighting for Democracy to Fighting Against It
The Atlantic, October 20, 2021
China’s Bullying Is Becoming a Danger to the World and Itself
中国的霸凌行为可能害人害己
The New York Times, October 20, 2021
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