Xinjiang authorities “preparing” re-education camps ahead of expected international monitors
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018
误遭遣返维族难民被控分裂国家 (Uyghur mistakenly repatriated now charged with splittism)
Deutsche Welle, December 13, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Protestant pastor Wang Yi detained and facing charges in China after raid on his church in Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
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教会遭查封 牧师王怡被控“煽颠” (After raid on his church, pastor Wang Yi charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018
Chinese boy, 12, who stabbed mother to death after row over smoking escapes punishment
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
中国是全球监禁新闻工作者第二多的国家 (China ranks second in the number of journalists jailed)
Voice of America, December 13, 2018
Pressure mounts on Chinese Twitter users
China Digital Times, December 12, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国逮捕第二名加拿大人，外交争端升级
Second Canadian arrested in China, escalating diplomatic feud
The New York Times, December 12, 2018
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Detained Canadian in China probed for harming national security
Al Jazeera, December 11, 2018Canadian Michael Spavor “missing” in China after detention of Michael Kovrig
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018Foreign NGO employee detained in Beijing
ChinaFile, December 12, 2018
美国国会通过《西藏旅行对等法》(U.S. Senate passes Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in response to travel limitations to the region)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018
China “expanding” persecution of religious believers: U.S. ambassador
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s government AI research has risen 400% since 2007
Quartz, December 13, 2018
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
U.S. officials: China tops list of security threats
Voice of America, December 12, 2018
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Senate bill targets Chinese economic espionage
Foreign Policy, December 12, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
判一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴 接納大陸專家意見 法官周家明：人大常委決定約束港法院 (Court rejects judicial challenge on co-location agreement: NPCSC decisions are binding on Hong Kong courts, judges have no jurisdiction to challenge)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018
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West Kowloon joint checkpoint court judgement erodes Basic Law protections, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2018一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴 梁國雄表明上訴 (Long Hair to appeal court's decision on co-location agreement)
Inmediahk.net, December 13, 2018
律政司就封公民廣場違憲案上訴 堅持業權屬政府 有權設限 (DOJ appeals against Court ruling that closing of "Civic Square" was unconstitutional, argues government has property right)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018
Hong Kong Democrats lose 59 members after row over district council elections
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018
Commentary (评论)
Is China winning its fight against rights at the UN?
Human Rights Watch, December 12, 2018
On “dama,” “daye,” and China’s sexist double standard
Sixth Tone, December 12, 2018
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
旅居美國内地著名環境攝影師盧廣於新疆被公安拘捕 (Photographer Lu Guang confirmed arrested by Xinjiang authorities, denied family visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2018
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消失的摄影师：卢广镜头下的中国
A photographer goes missing in China: Lu Guang’s images have shown the world China’s dark side.
The New York Times, December 11, 2018
Concerns rise as Muslim crackdown broadens
China Digital Times, December 11, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
International Crisis Group adviser Michael Kovrig detained in China, NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018
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美国谴责中国拘捕加拿大人，再发赴中旅游警告 (U.S. condemns arbitrary detention of Canadian ex-diplomat, warns visitors of possible reprisals)
Voice of America, December 12, 2018Canada working to secure release of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2018
当局压黄琦认罪 黄母疑遭软禁 (Huang Qi pressured to make confession, mother Pu Wenqing is suspected under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018
What does the Supreme People’s Court’s new judicial transparency policy mean?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, December 11, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国成都家庭教会百人被捕 非官方教会再受打压 (More than a hundred arrested in Chengdu family church
BBC News, December 12, 2018
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Minitrue: No reports on Chengdu church crackdown
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018
Rights group calls on China to release 32 Jasic workers, Maoist supporters
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018
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HRIC urges international attention on 32 Jasic workers and supporters detained, disappeared
Human Rights in China, December 7, 2018
My brother’s keeper: A proposal for “dual key” accounts to preserve Twitter’s voices of freedom
China Change, December 11, 2018
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Crackdown in Beijing: “Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations”
Global Voices, December 11, 2018
Detained Chinese pastor: Xi’s god-like status “incompatible with the Christian faith”
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2018
Government Accountability (政府问责)
From doves to hawks: Why the U.S.’ moderate China watchers are growing sceptical about Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
Beijing’s population: Better-educated, fewer migrants, and facing an aging crisis
Caixin, December 11, 2018
Men detained for burning “low-quality” coal. Is another heating crisis imminent?
SupChina, December 11, 2018
The Huawei arrest: How it likely happened and what comes next
Just Security, December 10, 2018
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuses to rule out censored Chinese search engine
The Guardian, December 11, 2018
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Rights groups turn up pressure on Google over China censorship ahead of Congressional hearing
The Intercept, December 11, 2018“No” to a Google search engine with Chinese characteristics—Not “right now” or ever
Human Rights in China, December 11, 2018Google’s plan for a censored search engine in China is an affront to human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018Open letter: Over 50 NGOs urge Google not to aid China’s censorship and surveillance regime
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018
China’s electric cars are government spies
Quartz, December 11, 2018
Hong Kong (香港)
BREAKING: Insufficient evidence to convict ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung of $50million deal, says Dept. of Justice
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018
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Hong Kong won’t prosecute ex-leader over claims of conflict of interest
The New York Times, December 12, 2018
【佔中九子案】戴耀廷犯人欄內結案陳詞：若我有罪，罪名是散播希望 (Benny Tai’s closing submission: If I am guilty, my crime is spreading hope)
Inmediahk.net, December 12, 2018
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“I will never give up”: Law professor Benny Tai takes the stand in trial of 2014 pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018
建制狙擊港台 何君堯倡與新聞處合併 何俊賢促扣薪對付踩紅線 (Pro-Beijing camp attacks RTHK, proposes salary reduction to “punish” acts that cross red line)
The Stand News, December 12, 2018
Leaders of banned Hong Kong National Party to face three-man Exco panel for appeal
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018
Commentary (评论)
The year China's luck ran dry
Channel NewsAsia, December 12, 2018
抵抗中國不只是「國家安全」問題，更是全人類必須共同面對的「人類安全」問題 (Resisting China is not only a matter of “national security”, but a “human security” challenge for all humans)
The News Lens, December 12, 2018
What France’s “yellow vests” can teach Hong Kong activists about political protests and the use of violence
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2018
互联网可能分裂成四块
The internet risks fracturing into quarters
Financial Times, December 12, 2018
Tuesday, December 11, 2018
Xinjiang (新疆)
Rights groups urge global pressure on China over abuse of Uyghurs on anniversary of UN rights declaration
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018
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Joint press statement — UN human rights declaration: 70 year milestone – Stand up for human rights for all people under Chinese rule
World Uyghur Congress, December 10, 2018
Uyghur scholar arrested over politically sensitive book
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018
再教育營守則曝光 武警負責保安 被囚者致電親友限時 5 分鐘 全程監控 (Regulations in re-education camps exposed: armed police for security, 5-minute limit on monitored family calls, prison-like behavior guidelines)
The Stand News, December 11, 2018
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Yingye’er Re-education Camp Managed Like Prison (Video)
Bitter Winter, December 11, 2018
Access to Justice (司法公正)
黄琦八旬母北京上访被殴打下落不明
Mother of detained Chinese rights activist “disappears” after detention in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018
Chinese police detain prominent pastor and over 100 protestants
The New York Times, December 10, 2018
Third 2018 self-immolation in Chinese-ruled Tibet reported
Tibetan Review, December 10, 2018
Will revisions to the Lay Assessors Law help limit the number of executions in China?
Dui Hua, December 10, 2018
徐琳寻衅滋事罪成判刑三年(Online composer, activist sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2018
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese police accused of brutality by kneeling on woman’s neck – next day she thanks their “sincere assistance”
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2018
Minitrue: No coverage of China’s 5G development
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China arrests 10 for rioting
Associated Press, December 11, 2018
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官方定调：平度老兵维权是暴力犯罪(Official calls Pingdu veterans’ rights protest a violent crime, sentencing 10 to criminal coercive measures)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018
Bar associations urge Chinese leader to release prominent lawyer
Reuters, December 10, 2018
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全球16個律師組織之聯名請願信—要求中國政府立即釋放王全璋律師(16 lawyers groups issue open letter asking Chinese government to immediately release Wang Quanzhang)
Inmediahk.net, December 10, 2018
成都教会遭查封 信徒被带走(Family church in Chengdu shut down, more than 100 attendees taken away by police)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018
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