Exposed: China's surveillance of Muslim Uighurs
Al Jazeera, February 1, 2019
Erik Prince company to build training center in China's Xinjiang
Reuters, January 31, 2019
Friday, February 01, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
司法部五年改革纲要：四年内律师达62万，设立国家律师学院 (Ministry of Justice announces 5-year reform framework, state-run national lawyers academy to be set up)
The Paper, January 29, 2019
北约秘书长敦促中国依法公正对待被拘押的加拿大公民 (NATO Secretary General urges China to treat detained Canadians “fairly and with due process”)
Voice of America, January 31, 2019
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NATO chief: China must treat arrested Canadians fairly
Associated Press, January 31, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Media outlet monitoring Uyghur persecution in China vows to continue work despite ban, arrests
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
中共禁兒童赴寺院學藏文、參與宗教活動 人權觀察促撤禁令 (Human Rights Watch urges authorities to retract ban on Tibetan children attending language classes in monasteries)
The Stand News, January 31, 2019
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China: Tibetan children banned from classes
Human Rights Watch, January 30, 2019
妄议中央？ 网民被控寻衅滋事 (Netizen faces possible heavy sentence over online speech as court struggles to determine whether content amounts to defamation of country’s leaders)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
China says it has no motivation to inflate data as Beijing pursues slower but “quality growth”
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
这些新规今起实施：侵犯民警执法或被追刑责，金融信息将严控 (Regulations effective today: criminal liability on undermining police authority, tighter control on financial information detrimental to stability)
The Paper, February 1, 2019
维稳新招：北京实名制购买烟花 (Following Xinjiang, Beijing now requires real-name registration and ID verification for fireworks purchases)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2019
NGOs urge UN to adopt resolution on China's human rights abuses
Nikkei Asian Review, January 30, 2019
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HRIC among 40 NGOs Worldwide Urging UN Resolution on China’s Rights Abuses
Human Rights in China, January 30, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
2018年度全国信息安全标准化技术委员会全体会议在京召开 (National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee hosts annual conference, urges use of Xi Jinping Thought to guide cybersecurity standardization work)
Cyberspace Administration of China, January 31, 2019
We need to talk about Huawei: Europe debates ban on Chinese tech giant over fears of back doors in 5G networks
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
China eases IPO rules for new tech board
The Standard, February 1, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【專訪】司法覆核爭男性身份 跨性別Q先生：盼助同路人爭取權利 (Interview with Q, the man who challenged Hong Kong’s requirement of full-body surgery as prerequisite of gender reassignment)
The Stand news, January 31, 2019
“坦克人”拉开2019年香港六四纪念活动序幕 (Artwork of the “Tank Man” in Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year’s market begins memorial activities for 30th anniversary of June Fourth)
Voice of America, January 31, 2019
Commentary (评论)
从疫苗丑闻看中共执政的合法性
If a government can’t deliver safe vaccines for children, is it fit to rule?
The New York Times, January 31, 2019
China’s attack on human rights and the rule of law continues
The Washington Post, January 31, 2019
Thursday, January 31, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
刘飞跃母亲：当局背弃承诺
Mother of jailed Chinese activist says court “broke promise” to family
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2019
Canada-based pop star Wanting Qu pleads for mother in Harbin death-penalty corruption case – but China’s netizens are unimpressed
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
各地逾30团体促华无罪释放王全璋和刘飞跃 美称王全璋案令人不安 (30 some organizations worldwide urge release of jailed activists Wang Quanzhang and Liu Feiyue)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2019
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加拿大駐華大使館關注王全璋及劉飛躍因顛覆罪被判囚 (Sentencing of Wang Quanzhang and Liu Feiyue concerns Canadian embassy, raises doubts on China’s promises on rule of law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 31, 2019Jailing of Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang sparks public outcry
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
全国首部网络直播标准出台 (CAC issues first-ever guidelines for online live-streaming and hosts)
Legal Daily, January 31, 2019
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China bans live-stream hosts from wearing “sexy underwear or see-through clothes”
Independent, January 31, 2019
Tibetan monasteries in Nangchen banned from teaching language to young Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2019
政府不放心 中国将取缔校外补习班 (Student tuition centers shut down due to government distrust of education bodies outside party control)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
US lawmakers nominate jailed Uygur Ilham Tohti for Nobel Peace Prize, seeking global pressure on China
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
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美國會提名在囚維族學者伊力哈木 角逐諾貝爾和平獎 (U.S. senators nominate jailed scholar Ilham Tohti for Nobel Peace Prize)
Ming Pao, January 31, 2019
加拿大夫妇凯文·加勒特讲述被中国扣留经过 (Canadian couple reveals custody experience in China in 2014)
BBC News, January 31, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
「霧霾又回來了！」 環保和GDP之間，到底該如何選擇？(The smog is back: How does China choose between pollution and GDP?)
The Initium, January 31, 2019
全国人大常委会组成人员分组审议外商投资法草案, 建议进一步研究外商投资企业投诉工作机制 (NPC Standing Committee reviews draft Foreign Investment Law, considers system for national security review)
Legal Daily, January 31, 2019
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China fast tracks new foreign investment law as US talks loom
Channel NewsAsia, January 30, 2019
Xi’s tough talk on Taiwan backfires, as Tsai support surges
Associated Press, January 30, 2019
中央宣传部、中央文明办部署开展2019年传统节日文化活动 (Central Propaganda Department, Central Spiritual Civilization Construction Guiding Committee issue directive on “turning traditional festivals into patriotic festivals”
Xinhua, January 29, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Exclusive: EU considers proposals to exclude Chinese firms from 5G networks
Reuters, January 31, 2019
China unveils guideline on science and technology innovation board
Xinhua, January 31, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
”Very high chance” lost papers on Hong Kong’s scandal-hit Sha Tin-Central Link destroyed on purpose, says legislator Tanya Chan
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2019
Lawmakers and NGOs call for longer consultation on archives law and access to information regime
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2019
支聯會年宵籌募經費 盼四月重開六四紀念館 (Hong Kong Alliance raises funds in hopes of reopening June Fourth memorial museum)
Inmediahk.net, January 30, 2019
Commentary (评论)
A China-controlled internet? Why tech giant Huawei roils Western fears.
The Christian Science Monitor, January 30, 2019
Detained blogger revealed true picture of Chinese information warfare
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 26, 2019
Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Groups decry Lee Ming-che’s isolation
Taipei Times, January 30, 2019
司法部举行“全面深化司法行政改革”新闻发布会 (Ministry of Justice publishes Outline for the Comprehensively Deepening Reforms of Judicial Administration (2018-2022), which includes “continuing to strengthen the construction of political organs”)
Legal Daily, January 29, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Over half of foreign correspondents say reporting conditions in China deteriorated in 2018 – report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2019
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Chinese authorities “cut off foreign reporter’s phone call with young son”, amid growing crackdown on journalists
Independent, January 29, 2019
中國「宮鬥劇」被停播、官媒列5大罪狀，連《爸爸去哪兒》也無限延期 (Popular historical dramas disappear from TV as state media names “five sins” of negative influence)
The News Lens, January 29, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
人权团体呼吁中国释放民生观察网创办人刘飞跃 (Human rights organizations call on China to release jailed activist Liu Feiyue
Voice of America, January 30, 2019
團體遊行要求釋放國內政治犯 何俊仁：王全璋無罪，一日監都唔應該坐 (Hong Kong groups rally to demand release of political prisoners in China as Wang Quanzhang receives 4.5-year sentence)
Inmediahk.net, January 29, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
“We just can’t pay”: Mahathir soothes China’s ego over Malaysia’s cancelled East Coast Rail Link
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2019
Mandatory “poverty alleviation” worse than being poor (VIDEO)
Bitter Winter, January 29, 2019
New temple-shutdown tactic: Suspend permits
Bitter Winter, January 29, 2019
对权益受损党员干部建立救济机制 (Discipline inspection and supervision organs explore establishing clarification and relief mechanisms for government officials “falsely reported”)
Legal Daily, January 29, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
How China acquired mastery of vital microchip technology
Financial Times, January 29, 2019
Australia's TPG Telecom dumps Huawei-supplied mobile network citing government ban
Reuters, January 29, 2019
北京市教委：全面排查中小学APP 群里不得刷屏点赞发红包 (Beijing Education Commission issues regulations to prohibit using Internet groups to criticize, praise students)
Xinhua, January 29, 2019
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