China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Exclusive | China says UN human rights chief can visit Xinjiang ‘after Olympics’
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

China’s plans for Xinjiang, and what it means for the region’s persecuted Uyghurs – podcast
The Conversation, January 27, 2022

Xi Jinping’s iron grip on power brings new form of corruption, China experts tell US congressional advisory panel
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

National security law: ‘press freedom is not absolute,’ Hong Kong police chief Raymond Siu says
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

The End of ‘Fight Club’ Was Cut in China. The Pattern Goes Back Decades.
搏击俱乐部》结局遭篡改，中国审查制度再掀争议
The New York Times, January 3, 2022

澳总理微信账号被易名 引发对中共渗透的担忧(Australian PM's WeChat account has been renamed, sparking fears of CPC infiltration)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

中国“一带一路”冒险进入叙利亚可能收获巨大的回报(China's One Belt, One Road venture into Syria may reap huge rewards)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

中国触角伸向非洲各个角落，甚至为所欲为(China reaches tentacles into all corners of Africa, doing whatever it wants in places)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

23 Hong Kong democrats facing national security charges return to court for marathon 12-hour session
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2022

More than 100 charged under Hong Kong's national security law amid ongoing crackdown
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2022

4人因非法集結罪成　判囚5個月一星期至6個月(4 sentenced to five to six months in jail for participating in illegal assembly in the 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 28, 2022

国际记者联合会要求中国当局立即释放被任意指控的郭飞雄(International Federation of Journalists calls for immediate release of arbitrarily-charged Guo Feixiong)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

Related:
China: Writer Yang Maodong arrested over subversion
International Federation of Journalists, January 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

忧危害国安 美FCC撤销中国联通营运授权(FCC revokes China Unicom's license to operate over national security concerns)
Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2022

Related:
FCC revokes China Unicom's authorization to operate in U.S.
Reuters, January 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing Olympics: Rights groups call for diplomatic boycott
Deutsche Welle, January 28, 2022

全球243个非政府组织敦促各国政府共同外交抵制北京冬奥会(243 NGOs around the world urge governments to join a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics)
Voice of America, January 28, 2022

Related:

Beijing Olympics Begin Amid Atrocity Crimes
暴行未止，北京冬奥开幕
Human Rights Watch, January 27, 2022

For Olympic Sponsors, 'China is an Exception'
The New York Times, January 28, 2022

Winter Olympics: China, having learned the game as 2008 host, now plays by its own rules
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Tennis star Peng Shuai and Professor Gulnar Obul: From captives to actors
GlobalVoices, January 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The moon, Mars and the return of strongman rule: How China has changed since the 2008 Olympics
The Washington Post, January 27, 2022

Hong Kong’s Contested Academic Freedom
The Diplomat, January 27, 2022

Decision on whether to axe minister over Omicron ‘partygate’ set to reveal how Beijing will enforce accountability among Hong Kong’s new ‘patriotic’ political elite
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

以行动声援立陶宛，欧盟在世贸组织起诉中国“歧视性”贸易行为(EU sues China for 'discriminatory' trade practices at WTO in solidarity with Lithuania)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

中国黑客组织“熊猫使者”遭德国指控：目标瞄准德国制药和科技(Chinese hacker group Panda Messenger is accused by Germany of targeting German pharmaceuticals and technology)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

RTHK under scrutiny for 'censoring' singers
The Standard, January 27, 2022

Hongkonger who displayed posters insulting judges overseeing first national security law trial pleads guilty to sedition
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2022

为保北京冬奥会“完美无缺”中共抓人封嘴限言关号不遗余力(To ensure a "perfect" Beijing Winter Olympics, CPC spares no effort in detaining people, banning speech, shutting down social media accounts)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

What could the world learn from China’s AI regulation?
Protocol, January 26, 2022

整體罪案升1.9%　國安法生效至今逾160人被捕(Hong Kong overall crime rate rises by 1.9%; more than 160 arrested since National Security Law came into effect)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing seals up its Winter Olympics 'bubble' amid growing calls for boycott
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2022

Related:
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Confronting the True Face of the CPC
2022年北京冬奥会：直面中国共产党的真实面目
Human Rights in China, January 26, 2022

中国要求冬奥会参加者必须使用的应用让人害怕中国会在冬奥期间跟踪敏感数据(Required app raises fear among Olympic attendees that their data will be tracked during Games)
Voice of America, January 27, 2022

China’s Xi Jinping meets IOC chief Bach ahead of Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

IOC to meet tennis star Peng Shuai at Beijing Winter Olympics following sexual assault allegations
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

The Spotlight Shifted Away From Peng Shuai. Some Players and Fans Want It Back.
澳网再现“彭帅在哪里”：球员和观赛者拒绝遗忘、为其发声
The New York Times, January 27, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Why Pakistan’s Army Wants the U.S. Back in the Region
“巴铁”军方为什么想与中国保持距离？
The New York Times, January 27, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Lawmakers from UK, EU and other countries call for blacklists over Uygur treatment in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

Citing Xinjiang, EU commits to ban forced labour goods but is divided on how to do it
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

民营企业家、湖北襄大集团董事长张德武一审被判13年，起因组织职工上访(Entrepreneur Zhang Dewu sentenced to 13 years for organizing employees to petition)
Weiquanwang, January 26, 2022

Hong Kong CityU students’ union told to hand over 16 years of audit reports within 2 weeks, or face action
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2022

Ex-lawmaker jailed for 4 months for disclosing identity of Hong Kong police officer under investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong plans to introduce long-shelved Article 23 anti-subversion bill to legislature in second half of 2022, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2022

鄧炳強：將「完善」《官方機密條例》加強反間諜能力(Secretary for Security Chris Tang says Official Secrets Ordinance will be “optimized” to strengthen anti-espionage capability)
inmediahk.net, January 26, 2022

China’s data legislation matures
SupChina, January 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Information Controls at the Beijing Olympics: What to Watch For
The Diplomat, January 26, 2022

China restricts activists' social media ahead of Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 26, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

台湾人权团体疾呼: 冬奥不能洗白中国人权迫害(Taiwan human rights groups: Winter Olympics cannot whitewash China's human rights persecution)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Uphold China’s unity and socialist society, Xinjiang Communist Party chief tells minority and religious leaders
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2022

China gives 'Fight Club' new ending where authorities win
Agence France-Presse, January 25, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

湖南民主人士欧彪峰案将于2022年1月27日在湖南株洲看守所开庭，不公开审理(Case of Hunan democracy activist Ou Biaofeng to be heard in Zhuzhou Detention Center on January 27, not open to public)
Weiquanwang, January 24, 2022

被羁押的广东民主人士王爱忠案已到法院 等待开庭(Detained Guangdong democracy activist Wang Aizhong awaits trial)
Weiquanwang, January 24, 2022

A Hong Kong journalist's 'survivor's guilt' amid media clampdown
Deustche Welle, January 25, 2022

港區國安法｜鄒家成涉串謀顛覆政權、鄒幸彤涉煽動顛覆　再申保釋均被拒(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged with inciting subversion and Chow Hang-tung, charged with subversion, are denied bail again)
Ming Pao, January 25, 2022

城大稱擔心學生會財務 要求兩週內交16年賬目報告 否則割席及收回會址(CityU to students' union: Submit 16 years of financial reports or lose our support and office space)
inmediahk.net, January 25, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China launches internet ‘purification’ campaign for lunar new year
Financial Times, January 25, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

'Shameless,' former NBC host says of the Olympics returning to Beijing
CNN, January 24, 2022

Taiwan says no officials will go to Beijing Winter Games
Reuters, January 25, 2022

‘A genocide against our people’: Australian Uyghur leader calls for athlete boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 24, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

5 animation series on protesting #Beijing2022
Baduicao with Human Rights Watch, January 2022

Related:
A Gold Medal for Censorship in China
Human Rights Watch, January 24, 2022

评论 | 滕彪：奥运洗白与运动员的自由（上）(Teng Biao, Olympic Whitewashing and Athletes' Freedom, Part 1)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2022

维权评论：北京冬奥会，人权劣迹无法擦亮“政治形象”( Beijing Winter Olympics: Human rights abuses cannot burnish "political image")
Weiquanwang, January 25, 2022

Tribute to an ‘Ordinary Chinese Activist’
ChinaFile, January 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Is China Putting ‘Wolf Warriors’ on a Leash?
The Diplomat, January 22, 2022

‘Where is Peng Shuai?’ T-shirts banned from Australian Open for ‘political’ messages
Agence France-Presse, January 24, 2022

China’s Games: How Xi Jinping Is Staging the Olympics on His Terms
不再取悦世界：一届展现习近平全面愿景的冬奥会
The New York Times, January 24, 2022

‘Miserable and Dangerous’: A Failed Chinese Promise in Serbia
“这里就像人间地狱”：中资轮胎厂在塞尔维亚引发愤怒
The New York Times, January 24, 2022

中国撒币数千亿，换取在中亚国家影响力(China spends hundreds of billions of yuan in central Asian countries to win influence)
Voice of America, January 22, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

3 accused of inciting others to harm police barred from leaving city
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2022

【羊村繪本案】控方申請《國安法》指定法官審理獲批 郭偉健安排自己審案(Court approves prosecution's request for national security judge to handle case of speech therapists union members charged with sedition; Judge Kwok Wai-kin assigns himself to the case)
inmedia.hk, January 24, 2022

大陆人权捍卫者征集遭受政府“维稳”司法迫害访民名单：目前已达300余人，其中约40人被迫害致死(Human rights defenders in China collect names of petitioners subjected to judicial persecution in name of "stability maintenance"; 40 of the more than 300 have been persecuted to death)
Weiquanwang, January 23, 2022

国际人权日失踪的唐吉田律师已被秘密羁押45天(Lawyer Tang Jitian, who was disappeared on International Human Rights Day, has been in secret detention for 45 days)
Radio France Internationale, January 23, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Impartiality of hand-picked national security judges ‘not to be questioned,’ says Hong Kong chief justice
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2022

鄭若驊：香港首要任務為《基本法》23條本地立法(Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng says Article 23 legislation is Hong Kong's top priority)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 24, 2022

China vows greater support for start-ups, small firms as Big Tech firms continue to reel from year-long crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Beijing authorities conduct mass Covid testing as cases rise before Olympics
Reuters, January 23, 2022

China’s Espionage Plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics: What Athletes Should Expect
The Diplomat, January 23, 2022

China hires western TikTokers to polish its image during 2022 Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong’s claims to foster press freedom are wearing a bit thin
Hong Kong Free Press, January 23, 2022

未来30年，中国如何想象自己(How China imagines itself in the next 30 years)
Financial Times, January 24, 2022

邓小平南巡30年：“谁不改革谁就下台”还算数吗？(30 years after Deng Xiaoping's southern tour: "Whoever does not reform will step down" still counts?)
Voice of America, January 24, 2022

Albert Ho Chun-yan — The first imprisoned human rights lawyer in Hong Kong
Medium, January 24, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS COERCED 10,000 “FUGITIVES” BACK TO CHINA
China Digital Times, January 20, 2022

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warns China of ‘fundamental differences’ over human rights
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

Dutch University Hit by Chinese Government Funding Scandal
Human Rights Watch, January 20, 2022

英国学者指需立法阻止中方统战活动 要求外国代理人向政府登记(British scholars say legislation is needed on requiring foreign agents to register with gov’t to prevent China's United Front activities)
Voice of America, January 21, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong’s largest journalist group faces scrutiny from authorities, asked to justify activities amid media crackdown fears
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

歐議會通過決議指香港侵犯自由　中國駐歐使團堅決反對(European Parliament adopts resolution condemning violations of fundamental freedoms in Hong Kong; PRC mission to EU strongly opposes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2022

Related:
Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Sudan
European Parliament, January 20, 2022

New Hong Kong barristers’ chief warns profession to stay out of politics
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2022

程渊、吴葛健雄家属要求会见无果，二人却突然被转去赤山监狱服刑(Authorities transfer rights advocates Cheng Yuan and Wu Gejianxiong to Chishan Prison, deny families’ requests for visits)
Weiquanwang, January 21, 2022

吾买尔·白克力：即使杀死我全家我也要说出真相！(Omar Bekli from Xinjiang: Even if my whole family is killed, I will tell the truth!)
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s Lawmakers Take More (Cautious) Steps Against Workplace Sexual Harassment
The Diplomat, January 21, 2022

中宣部要求各新闻单位认真组织开展2022年“新春走基层”活动(CPC’s Central Propaganda Department requires all news units to carry out "New Year at the grassroots" activities in 2022 to report good news)
Xinhua News, January 17, 2022

Calls grow for real-name link to track, restrict individuals' movements in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

US lawmakers demand IOC reaffirm athletes’ free-speech rights during Beijing Winter Olympics
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2022

Related:
China’s threat to ‘punish’ Olympic athletes for free speech ‘very concerning’, Australia says
The Guardian, January 21, 2022

Beijing Olympics organisers say app security flaws ‘fixed’
Agence France-Presse, January 20, 2022

Related:
Beijing Winter Olympics athletes have every reason to worry about their cybersecurity
Quartz, January 20, 2022

北京冬奥2022：新疆借奥运东风成为中国冰雪运动中心(China uses Winter Olympics as opportunity to promote Xinjiang as center for ice and snow sports)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 21, 2022

深圳、天津及西安防疫措施引发多地民众抗议(Anti-pandemic measures in Shenzhen, Tianjin, Xi'an spark protests in many places)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Opinion: The Beijing Olympics has become an exercise in genocide denial
The Washington Post, January 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

中共当局的新一批藏区禁歌、禁书和违禁广播节目名单(New list of songs, books, radio programs banned in Tibetan areas by CPC authorities)
Weiquanwang, January 20, 2022

中宣部下令官媒宣传美好生活 营造中共二十大舆论氛围(CPC’s Central Propaganda Department orders state media to promote aspects of a better life to create favorable atmosphere for the 20th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

European Parliament debates resolution over ‘deterioration’ of media freedoms in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2022

Education University of Hong Kong latest to cut ties with its student union, says ‘overhaul’ necessary
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2022

荃葵青遊行手持磚頭被捕 中大生認非法集結囚8個月(CUHK student jailed for 8 months for participating in unauthorized assembly in the 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, January 20, 2022

大陆媒体人、前调查记者宋阳标因言获罪遭成都警方刑事拘留 疑与发文揭露成都别墅违建有关(Mainland media personality and former investigative journalist Song Yangbiao is detained, following his exposé of illegal construction of villas in Chengdu)
Weiquanwang, January 20, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Can China contain omicron with QR codes, cute robots and surveillance tech?
Protocol, January 19, 2022

法国国民议会：谴责中国对维吾尔人的“种族灭绝”(French parliament condemns China's "genocide" of Uyghurs)
Deutsche Welle, January 20, 2022

Related:
French parliament passes motion condemning China 'genocide' against Uyghurs
Reuters, January 20, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Amnesty warns over 'sportswashing' at Beijing Winter Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 19, 2022

NBC won't send sports announcing teams to 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to COVID-19
USA Today, January 20, 2022

Related:

不能容忍严厉控制，NBC决定不派播报团队前往北京(Citing Strict control as intolerable, NBC decides not to send announce teams to Beijing)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国港版国安法如何可能会延伸到台湾及其他地区(How China may extend the Hong Kong version of its national security law to Taiwan and beyond)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China's Rising Menace Hardens Taiwan's Separate Identity
The New York Times, January 19, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

知名藏语教育倡导者扎西文色出狱后继续关注母语权利被玉树警方传唤数小时(Tashi Wangchuk, well-known Tibetan-language education advocate who continues to focus on language rights after prison release, is summoned by Yushu police for several hours)
Weiquanwang, January 19, 2022

Chinese activist told he could not visit dying wife is re-arrested
The Guardian, January 18, 2022

Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released after serving 4 years in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, January 19, 2022

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s sentence for 2020 Tiananmen vigil cut by 4 months following appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, January 19, 2022

Hong Kong protests: fitness trainer becomes first person to be sentenced for violating ban on online material inciting violence
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2022

鄒家成保釋覆核被拒續還押　鄒幸彤第13次申保釋被拒(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law whose bail appeal is revoked, continues to be detained; Chow Hang tung is denied bail for the 13th time)
Ming Pao, January 19, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Mandatory Beijing Winter Olympics app has ‘devastating’ encryption flaw, cyber security watchdog says
Agence France-Presse, January 19, 2022

Related:
Cross-country Exposure: Analysis of the MY2022 Olympics app
The Citizen Lab, January 18, 2022

China warns foreign Olympic athletes against speaking out on politics at Winter Games
The Washington Post, January 19, 2022

Related:
北京警告冬奥会参赛者：言行违反奥运精神或中国法规将受罚(Beijing warns Winter Olympics participants: Words and deeds that violate the Olympic spirit or Chinese regulations will be punished)
Voice of America, January 20, 2022

Exclusive | China ‘will issue visas’ for US Olympic delegation despite diplomatic boycott
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2022

China curbs nationwide travel surge ahead of Winter Olympics, Lunar New Year
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Hong Kong: How Beijing Perfected Repression
Journal of Democracy, January 2022

Excerpt:

“Hong Kong's comprehensive transformation reflects an effort, common to autocratic regimes, ‘to hollow out from within critical institutions safeguarding fundamental freedoms.’ . . .

“What we see in Hong Kong has wider implications. . . . Any effort by democracies to push back must articulate both the benefits of democracy and the limitations of the CCP model that the Hong Kong situation is now laying bare.”

#BeijingWinterOlympics: Your Quick Guide to China’s Human Rights Crisis
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 19, 2022

Contra a Billionaire Bro: Why We Should Care About China’s Rights Violations in Xinjiang
The Intercept, January 19, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China-West tensions raise questions about limits of Beijing’s influence at WTO, UN and World Bank
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2022

China's Xi Jinping defends 'common prosperity' crackdowns
BBC News, January 18, 2022

China forced 2,500 ‘fugitives’ back from overseas during pandemic, report finds
The Guardian, January 18, 2022

Related:
INVOLUNTARY RETURNS: China’s covert operation to force ‘fugitives’ overseas back home
Safeguard Defenders, January 2022

‘Picking quarrels’: China critics overseas at increasing risk
Al Jazeera, January 18, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

郭飞雄（杨茂东）家属收到中共当局正式逮捕郭飞雄的通知书(Family of Guo Feixiong receives notice from Chinese authorities on his formal arrest)
Weiquanwang, January 17, 2022

被强迫失踪的湖南人权律师谢阳已遭刑事拘留(Xie Yang, forcibly disappeared Hunan rights lawyer, is detained)
Weiquanwang, January 17, 2022

Family fears Australian writer Yang Hengjun held in China for spying could die in jail as health worsens
Bloomberg, January 18, 2022

‘They treat me like dirt and tortured me’: Australian activist on three years in Chinese prisons
The Guardian, January 17, 2022

University of Hong Kong students protest removal of Tiananmen monument with ‘invisible’ flash-mob using AirDrop
Hong Kong Free Press, January 18, 2022

‘Right now, truth is subversive in Hong Kong’: Local media fearful after arrests, newsroom raids
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2022

梁天琦明出獄，家人：按法律意見，移除FB專頁所有內容 (Prominent localist activist Edward Leung to be released from jail tomorrow; Leung's family says will remove all Facebook page content per legal advice)
The News Lens, January 18, 2022

Hong Kong court jails 7 for up to 40 months for rioting during 2019 PolyU siege
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2022

School clerk, student plead guilty to sedition over leaflet urging Hong Kong independence
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong's Chinese University to start patriotic 'national security education'
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2022

Chinese dialects in decline as government enforces Mandarin
The Guardian, January 16, 2022

What’s Behind China’s New National Standardization Outline Document?
The Diplomat, January 14, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China drops plans to sell Olympic tickets as COVID-19 cases rise
Agence France-Presse, January 17, 2022

Netherlands and Denmark won’t send officials to Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2022

NBA dragged into China controversy after Golden State Warriors’ co-owner says ‘nobody cares’ about Uygurs
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

China: World must use Winter Olympics to demand human rights improvements
Amnesty International, January 14, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China denies interfering in UK politics after MI5 alert
BBC News, January 14, 2022

Related:

Britain’s Security Agency MI5 Warns Lawmakers of China’s Political Interference
军情五处警告称中国政府代理人正积极干预英国政治
The New York Times, January 14, 2022

Hong Kong police switch to Chinese-style goose-stepping ‘to show patriotism’
Agence France-Presse, January 14, 2022

丹麦指外国谍报威胁加剧 点名中国俄国伊朗(Denmark says foreign espionage threats intensify, names China, Russia, Iran)
Deutsche Welle, January 14, 2022

“保护卫士”公开信：国际刑警组织不要沦为中共的政治工具(Safeguard Defenders: INTERPOL should not become a political tool of the CPC)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2022

《我们同唱一首歌》两岸反响迥异 是艺术还是统战？(“We Sing a Song Together” from China gets different reactions from both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Is it art or United Front ploy?)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Chinese rights activists stopped from visiting dying family members
Deutsche Welle, January 13, 2022

Expatriates rally for Hong Kong press freedom across UK, as scuffle ‘severely condemned’ by Chinese embassy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2022

Who's next? Hong Kong media fearful after arrests, shutdowns
法新社：香港新闻媒体如惊弓之鸟 下一家是谁遭逮捕与关闭？
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Xi Jinping’s job is safe but China’s leadership is being shaken up
The Economist, January 15, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Omicron Tests China’s ‘Zero-Tolerance’ COVID Approach Weeks Ahead of Beijing Olympics
The Diplomat, January 14, 2022

人权观察：北京利用冬奥"洗白"人权劣迹 呼吁各国加入抵制(Human Rights Watch: Beijing uses Winter Olympics to 'whitewash' human rights abuses, calls on countries to join boycott)
Radio France Internationale, January 13, 2022

Related:
Human rights group urges countries to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2022

The police in China detain a testing lab official on suspicion of helping spread the virus.
河南一新冠检测中心负责人被抓
The New York Times, January 14, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

每周时事分析：临近冬奥会的中国疫情(COVID in China on eve of Winter Olympics)
Financial Times, January 14, 2022

Excerpt:
在面临新的病毒变异形势下，中国的疫苗和抗疫方式已经越来越难以适应新局面，中国的抗疫现状会成为今年中国外交的软肋。(Facing new COVID variants, China's vaccines and pandemic control are increasingly struggling to cope. China's current fight against COVID will become the Achilles heel of its diplomacy this year.)

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

China urges Turkey to respect sovereignty as Beijing’s worries over Xinjiang influence grow
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

Is Peng Shuai safe, and do we trust Chinese official media to tell us the truth?
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

人权观察年度报告批评中国进一步打压人权(Human Rights Watch annual report criticizes China for further crackdown on human rights)
Deutsche Welle, January 13, 2022

Related:
World Report 2022
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Hong Kong democrat Owen Chow awaiting national security trial has bail revoked for violating terms
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2022

Hong Kong national security law: first person jailed under legislation drops appeal against 9-year sentence
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

親北京媒體指《明報》刊「港獨學者」文章，質疑「想接過蘋果煽動角色？」(Pro-Beijing media accuses Ming Pao of publishing article by "pro-independence academic"; asks if it "wants to take over Apple Daily's seditious role?")
The News Lens, January 13, 2022

涉時代廣場向警掟鋼柱 女子罪成囚31個月 拒求情遭官斥：以為激情可贏得掌聲(36-year-old woman is sentenced to 31 months in prison for throwing metal pole at police in 2019 protest)
inmediahk,net, January 13, 2022

大陆著名人权律师王宇代理案件在苏州市姑苏区法院开庭后 在法院内遭暴力袭击(Well-known human rights lawyer Wang Yu is violently attacked inside Suzhou Gusu District Court after hearing of a case she is representing)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

知名媒体人、记者、作家、“大病免费医疗 你我每日一呼”运动推广人胡新成遭山西太原警方逮捕(Hu Xincheng, well-known journalist and advocate of “Free Medical Care for Serious Illnesses” campaign, is arrested by Taiyuan police in Shanxi on suspicion of promoting terrorism)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

女权人士李翘楚狱中病情加重(Feminist activist Li Qiaochu's condition worsens in prison)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

湖南著名人权律师谢阳遭当局强迫失踪(Xie Yang, well-known Hunan rights lawyer, is forcibly disappeared by the authorities)
Weiquanwang, January 13, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Human rights group urges countries to join diplomatic boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics”
Agence France-Presse, January 13, 2022

Dutch Olympic Committee Warns Athletes Not To Bring Phones to China, Hu Xijin: “They’ve Watched Too Many Movies”
What's on Weibo, January 12, 2022

Omicron Deepens Uncertainty Surrounding Beijing Olympics
中国多地出现奥密克戎疫情，这对北京冬奥会意味着什么
The New York Times, January 13, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

With The Beijing Olympics Approaching, Coke Needs To Confront China’s Human Rights Abuses
Forbes, January 12, 2022

Carrie Lam and Legco have to do best for Hong Kong and stop passing the buck
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

The Army of Millions Who Enforce China's Zero-Covid Policy
The New York Times, January 12, 2022

CHANGES IN LEADERSHIP EMPHASIZE ANTITERRORISM APPROACH IN HONG KONG
China Digital Times, January 11, 2022

Intel deletes reference to Xinjiang after backlash
Reuters, January 11, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

消息：鄒家成被捕　涉違保釋條件發表危害國安言論(Owen Chow, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under National Security Law, is arrested for breaching bail condition by publishing speech endangering national security)
Ming Pao, January 12, 2022

涉煽动恐怖活动 媒体人胡新成遭山西当局刑事拘留(Journalist Hu Xincheng is detained by Shanxi authorities for inciting terrorist activities)
Radio Free Asia, January 12, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

Hong Kong to create more ‘national security’ crimes, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2022

Related:
特首稱23條必須立得好　現屆政府任內三讀通過有難度(Chief executive says Article 23 has to be well-legislated, admits difficulty in getting third reading passed during current administration)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2022

China’s Latest Internet Regulation Could Cripple Businesses
ChinaFilmInsider, January 12, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Omicron Deepens Uncertainty Surrounding Beijing Olympics
The New York Times, January 12, 2022

Rural migrants are denied rights in Chinese cities. Can Xi fix the problem?
The Christian Science Monitor, January 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

黄雪琴：我其实并没有踏得多前，只是社会退得太后，每个人退得太后(Huang Xueqin: I actually didn't step forward that much; it's just that society—everyone—has retreated too much)
NGOCN, December 9, 2021

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Beijing steps up pressure on Hong Kong over COVID-19 party scandal, Cathay Pacific
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

FAREWELL LETTERS: A TRIBUTE TO THE CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS, BLOGGERS, AND MEDIA OUTLETS WE LOST IN 2021
China Digital Times, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong: Journalists remain defiant despite clampdown on media
Deutsche Welle, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong authorities grill union which held street stalls on Covid-19 and national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2022

香港悼念六四难 王丹筹设纽约纪念馆(Commemorating June Fourth is difficult in Hong Kong; Wang Dan raises money to set up June Fourth museum in New York)
Deutsche Welle, January 11, 2022

狱中人权律师余文生父亲今去世 余文生未获见其父生前最后一面(Imprisoned rights lawyer Yu Wensheng was denied request to see his ailing father, who dies without seeing son for the last time)
Weiquanwang, January 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China’s private tutoring giant disclosed the huge toll of Beijing’s education crackdown
Quartz, January 10, 2022

National security law: Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil defendants sound justice warning after magistrate lines up government body to represent them in subversion trial
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

China battles Omicron outbreak weeks before Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 10, 2022

China locks down third city, raising affected to 20 million
The Washington Post, January 11, 2022

China’s Omicron threat ‘under control’, no lockdown planned for Beijing Winter Olympics, organisers say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

Chinese Authorities’ ‘Inhumane Cruelty’ Again on Display
Human Rights Watch, January 10, 2022

Western-style democracy ‘would doom Hong Kong to chaos’, Chinese officials say
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2022

What Should the Left Do About China?
The Nation, January 11, 2022

China's Reach (中国：内控与外扩)

Xinjiang anti-terror general to lead China’s Hong Kong garrison
The Guardian, January 10, 2022

中共正建立中华人民共和国“海外省”(CPC is establishing an "Overseas Province" of the People's Republic of China)
Radio France Internationale, January 10, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Trial Looms After Seaside Gathering of Chinese Activists
「廈門聚會案」兩年後，中國維權運動的困境
The New York Times, January 8, 2022

Hong Kong protests: intellectually disabled man receives toughest sentence yet for illegal rally against national security law
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 21 demonstrators jailed for up to 3½ years for taking part in riot near Beijing’s liaison office
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2022

網媒《白夜》告別 《立場》案後累計七家停運(White Night becomes 7th online news media outlet to shut down following Stand News's closure)
inmedia.hk, January 8, 2022

中国大陆著名人权捍卫者郭飞雄妻子张青在美国病故 郭飞雄仍遭强迫失踪(Zhang Qing, wife of well-known rights defender Guo Feixiong, dies of illness in U.S.; Guo is still under enforced disappearance)
Weiquanwang, January 10, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

WeChat adds list of data it collects as Tencent aims to comply with China’s strict new regulations
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2022

Walmart’s China unit disciplined by Shenzhen police for breaches of cybersecurity laws
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Is China ready to host the Winter Olympics?
The Washington Post, January 7, 2022

Related:
AS BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS NEAR, GLOBAL PROTESTS TARGET IOC AND CORPORATE SPONSORS
China Digital Times, January 7, 2022

北京奥运：国际人权角斗的必争之地(Beijing Olympics: A battleground for the international human rights contest)
Voice of America, January 10, 2022

Commentary & Analysis ( 评论与分析)

Beijing’s White Paper on Hong Kong democracy – a pledge renewed or a promise betrayed?
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2022

Online Warriors Are a Risky but Useful Tool for Beijing
Foreign Policy, January 7, 2022

香港媒体局势空前严峻(Hong Kong media environment has never faced a grimmer time)
Radio France Internationale, January 8, 2022

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s online nationalists turn paranoia into clickbait
The Economist, January 8, 2022

议论疫情多名中国网民被捕 涉传播西安谣言一官员遭免职(Netizens are detained for discussing the COVID surge in Xi’an; local official is dismissed for spreading rumors)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2022

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China and America prepare for a human-rights showdown at the UN
The Economist, January 8, 2022

China’s propaganda machine is embracing a new slogan to entrench Xi Jinping’s status
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2022

福布斯：中国疫情死亡数据极不靠谱 缺乏研究价值(Forbes: China's COVID death data is extremely unreliable, lacks research value)
Voice of America, January 7, 2022

Related:
Part 1: Beijing Is Intentionally Underreporting China’s Covid Death Rate
Forbes, Jan 2, 2022

Part 2: Beijing Is Intentionally Underreporting China’s Covid Death Rate
Forbes, Jan 5, 2022

Japan and U.S. vow more defence cooperation to counter Chinese threat
Reuters, January 7, 2022

Related:
Joint Statement of the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2")
U.S. Department of Defense, January 6, 2022

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tech crackdown: fresh antitrust fines on Alibaba and Tencent signal continued scrutiny in 2022
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2022

无惧海康威视“霸凌” 美调查机构称将继续曝光其无良作为(No fear of Hikvision’s "bullying," U.S. investigative agency says it will continue to expose its unethical practices)
Voice of America, January 7, 2022

台湾发现小米手机审查政治敏感字汇 恐有回传信息疑虑(Taiwan finds Xiaomi phones censor politically sensitive words, fears information retrieval)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2022

Hong Kong (香港)

Covid-19: Quarantine for 170 guests at Chinese official’s b’day party, inc. 13 senior Hong Kong officials & 19 lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2022

Related:
高官赴百人慶生宴須隔離 醫學會蔡堅：不准百姓點燈 (Quarantine of senior officials who attended banquet; Dr. Choi Kin of Hong Kong Medical Association: [Officials could do whatever they want while] ordinary people are restricted in their normal activities)
inmedia.hk, January 7, 2022

One year on, Hong Kong activist priest stages rare silent sit-in urging release of detained democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2022

China crushes Hong Kong’s independent news outlets
The Economist, January 8, 2022

港记泪别《立场新闻》《众新闻》：记者身份不死 (Hong Kong reporters’ tearful goodbye to Stand News, Citizen News: Journalists’ status shall live on)
Deutsche Welle, January 7, 2022

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghurs in Turkey file legal complaint against Chinese camps
Uyghur Times, January 4, 2022

Related:
新疆：土耳其一律师团在伊斯坦布尔状告习近平等112中国官员 (Xinjiang: Turkish lawyers sue 112 Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, in Istanbul court)
Radio France Internationale, January 5, 2022

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Holiday repression signals dire year for human rights in China in 2022
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 6, 2022

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Xi'an authorities ban 'negative' lockdown posts, photos or video on social media
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2022

Related:
LOCKDOWN VOICES: PAIN, HUNGER, AND A JOURNALIST DETERMINED TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN XI’AN
China Digital Times, January 5, 2022

“绝望至极后希望生” 中国人权律师在暗夜中坚持 (From despair to hope—Chinese human rights lawyers persist in dark times)
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2022

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

西安封城激起的民愤在中国蔓延(Mass outrage aroused by closure of Xi'an is spreading in China)
The Wall Street Journal, January 6, 2022

獨立記者的西安版「方方日記」：所有人都低估了封城將帶來的災難 (Independent journalist’s report on Xi’an: Everyone underestimated the disaster that would result from lockdown)
The New Lens, January 6, 2022

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing’s New Year's resolutions for tech
Protocol, January 5, 2022

As Beijing Takes Control, Chinese Tech Companies Lose Jobs and Hope
企业裁员、就业市场降温：监管重创中国互联网行业
The New York Times, January 6, 2022

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Answers to Some Big Questions
关于北京冬奥会的重要疑问以及回答
The New York Times, January 6, 2022

人权组织批国际奥委会不愿就新疆强迫劳动问题进行对话(Human rights organization slams IOC for ignoring dialogue request on forced labor in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, January 6, 2022

Hong Kong (香港)

《立場》案後至少六家網媒停運或終止新聞工作 (After Stand News, at least six online media outlets have suspended operations or terminated news reporting)
inmedia.hk, January 6, 2022

Work as usual, then tears as Hong Kong’s Citizen News bids farewell
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2022

《明報》觀點版新增編按：絕無意圖煽動憎恨 (Ming Pao adds editor’s note on opinion page: No intention to incite hatred)
inmedia.hk, January 6, 2022

香港學生正蜂擁至加拿大留學 (Hong Kong students are flocking to study in Canada)
inmedia.hk, January 6, 2022

Top Beijing official in Hong Kong lays out 5 expectations for new lawmakers in unprecedented meeting
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2022

Commentary (评论)

Crimes Ordinance Sedition versus Hong Kong’s National Security Law: different legal tools, same outcome?
The China Collection, January 6, 2022

Excerpt:
The use of the sedition provision is also part of a larger strategy by the government to diversify its national security toolkit: the Stand News arrests show that the government wants to move away from using the heavy artillery of the NSL in all cases, and instead wants to use different legal and criminal tools for different circumstances.

This diversification of the national security toolkit will be a key part of the government’s strategy in 2022: Chief Executive Carrie Lam has made clear that Basic Law Article 23 national security legislation will be a key priority for the new year. Once that legislation is completed, the government will have an entire new set of national security laws that can be used to threaten, intimidate, or jail its political opponents. It can save the NSL itself for only the most high-priority targets.

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghurs in Turkey file criminal complaint against Chinese officials
Reuters, January 5, 2022

Access to Information (公众知情权)

转载｜江雪：长安十日(Repost｜Jiang Xue: Ten Days in Chang'an)
NGOCN, January 4, 2022

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China rolls out new regulation to rein in algorithms used on apps as Beijing continues to clip wings of Big Tech firms
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2022

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Faced With Questions About Forced Labor in China, the I.O.C. Is Tight-Lipped
面对中国人权质疑，一个保持沉默的国际奥委会
New York Times, January 5, 2022

Olympic Committee Becomes Latest Target of Critics of Treatment of Uyghurs
Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2022

Related:
华尔街日报称：国际奥委会成维吾尔族人权组织发难目标 (Wall Street Journal: ICO is target of Uyghur human rights organization)
Radio France Internationale, January 5, 2022

Hong Kong (香港)

Online platform Mad Dog Daily shuts down, becoming second Hong Kong media outlet to fold after Stand News arrests
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2022

網站公告 (inmedia.hk, online news outlet, disables public submission function)
inmedia.hk, January 4, 2022

《立場》前董事吳靄儀入稟要求警方歸還部分檢取資料 禁查閱取用 (Former board member of defunct Stand News files for return of, access ban to materials seized by police)
inmedia.hk, January 5, 2022

Incumbent president of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council Andrew Leung re-elected unopposed
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2022

Commentary (评论)

第四權 (The fourth estate)
Ming Pao, January 5, 2022

Excerpt:
新聞自由的環境跟過去已大不相同，大家都心裏有數。太多的「不確定性」，令人如履薄冰，如果說新聞界沒有擔憂，相信只是自欺欺人。(The environment for press freedom is very different from the past, and everyone knows it well. Too much "uncertainty" is making people walk on thin ice. To say the press does not have to worry is, I believe, just deceiving ourselves.)

2022年的命運 (Our fate in 2022)
Ming Pao, January 5, 2022

Excerpt:
躺平、沉默都會引來責難，看來這就是香港人在2022年的命運。(Even lying flat and staying silent will invite censure: this is the fate of the Hong Kong people in 2022)

Xinjiang (新疆)

New Xinjiang party chief pledges to follow President Xi Jinping’s policy on the sensitive region
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

One Free Press Coalition spotlights rising imprisonment of journalists in China
Deustche Welle, January 3, 2022

CHRISTMAS AS USUAL: CCP DETAINS HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS
China Digital Times, December 30, 2021

Concerns grow for health of rights lawyer, dissident detained in Xiamen crackdown
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2021

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Confronting China’s International Counterterror Regime: Pay Attention to the SCO
The Diplomat, December 28, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新冠溯源：从自然来源论向实验室泄露论的转折是如何完成的？(Covid-19 origin probe: From nature to laboratory leaks)
Radio France Internationale, January 3, 2022

Even in secret, China’s leaders speak in code
The Economist, January 1, 2022

The Chinese Communist Party’s Big Year
Foreign Policy, December 28, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美媒：中国网监触角伸向国外 用数据分析工具压制网上异见声音(U.S. media: Chinese Internet surveillance tentacles reach abroad, using data analysis tools to suppress online dissent)
Voice of America, January 1, 2022

Related:
China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show
The Washington Post, December 31, 2021

年终报道：中国是全球新冠虚假信息攻势的领头者(Year-end summary: China is frontrunner of global Covid-19 disinformation offensive)
Voice of America, December 31, 2021

China’s cybersecurity watchdog unveils two-month campaign to stamp out social media manipulation as part of industry crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

What Is the I.O.C. Doing About Forced Labour in China? It Won't Say.
The New York Times, January 4, 2022

Global Imams Council prohibits Muslims from competing in, attending Beijing Winter Olympics
Armenian News-NEWS.am, January 3, 2022

Related:
GIC STATEMENT ON THE 2022 WINTER OLYMPICS
The Global Imams Council, December 30, 2021

全球伊玛目理事会发声明抵制北京冬奥 (Global Imams Council issue statement on boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics)
Deutsche Welle, January 2, 2022

Human Rights Watch Germany asks IOC chief Bach to resign
Netherlandsnewslive.com, January 3, 2022

Tory peer to lead boycott of Coca-Cola over role in Beijing Winter Olympics
The Guardian, January 2, 2022

Japan says ‘no plans’ for gov’t officials to attend Beijing Olympics, calls on China to respect human rights
Agence France-Presse, December 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Tiananmen vigil: Hong Kong activist jailed for 10 extra months following second incitement conviction over banned June 4 gatherings
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2022

Related:
煽惑六四集結罪成 鄒幸彤：無論法庭如何審判我的文字 都不是停止寫作的理由 (Chow Hang-tung, convicted of inciting June Fourth assembly: How the court judges my words is not a reason to stop writing)
Inmedia.hk, January 4, 2022

Stand News closes, content deleted following arrests and police raid; Chief Sec. slams ‘evil elements’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong police chief says more Stand News arrests possible
South China Morning Post, January 1, 2022

早報：《立場新聞》鍾沛權和林紹桐申請保釋被拒，何韻詩等四人獲保釋(Stand News senior staffs Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam are denied bail, four former board members are granted bail)
Initium Media, December 31, 2021

《立場》英國分社停運 楊天帥辭任分社主任(Stand News UK branch halts operations; UK officer Yeung Tin Shui resigns)
inmedia.hk, December 30, 2021

《立場新聞》已移除網站及社交專頁內容(Stand News removes all website and social media content)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s Citizen News to close citing fears for staff safety
The Guardian, January 3, 2022

Related:
《眾新聞》宣布後日停運：身在風眼，須確保船上人平安 (Citizen News announces suspension Jan 4: In the eye of the storm, we must ensure safety of people on board)
inmedia.hk, January 2, 2022

How Beijing Has Muted Hong Kong's Independent Media
The New York Times, January 3, 2022

Hong Kong's Lam: Media closures unrelated to press freedom
The Washington Post, January 4, 2022

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai and ex-Apple Daily journalists face additional charge over ‘seditious publications’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2021

Hong Kong protests: 5 convicted of rioting, resisting police during clashes on National Day in 2019
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2021

Lawmakers in Hong Kong new ‘patriots-only’ legislature sworn in by Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, January 3, 2022

New rule kicks in for Hong Kong schools to hold regular flag-raising ceremonies, some campuses seek training help from police
South China Morning Post, January 3, 2022

Pro-Beijing teachers’ group in Hong Kong granted vacant school premises to set up centre for patriotic, national education
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2021

Commentary (评论)

煽動苛法無邊 傳媒岌岌可危 (Boundless harsh incitement laws pose imminent danger to media)
Ming Pao, January 4, 2022

2021年香港回顾：那些年让港人耳熟能詳的人、物、事 (2021 Hong Kong in Review: People and things once familiar to the Hong Kong people)
BBC, December 31, 2021

Speed of Stand News shutdown sends chilling signal to Hong Kong’s media
The Guardian, December 29, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Downward spiral for press freedom continues after arrests
Amnesty International, December 29, 2021

In 2022, The World Must Hold China to Account for Genocide
The Diplomat, December 31, 2021

【网络文摘】方方亲笔撰文：我为什么不发声了[Fang Fang: Why I don't speak out anymore)
Radio France Internationale, December 31, 2021

Why So Many Democracies Are Floundering
民主国家面临的最大困境是什么？
The New York Times, December 30, 2021