U.N. religious freedom expert seeks visit to China’s Xinjiang
Reuters, March 6, 2019
The Kazakh window into the Xinjiang Crisis
The Diplomat, March 6, 2019
Interview: “I have never cried so much in my life”
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
Wednesday, March 06, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
江天勇绝食抗议后获释 腰椎受伤记忆力严重衰退 (Jiang Tianyong was released only after hunger strike, suffers spine injuries and severe memory loss)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
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Chinese Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Allowed Home Visit, Still “Not Free”
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2019
中国人权律师卢廷阁因发起修宪提案建议遭失踪 (Human rights lawyer Lu Tingge disappeared for proposing constitutional amendments)
Voice of America, March 5, 2019
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Calls for change spark disappearance as China reaffirms president’s grip on power
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
當上中國美術家協會的領導，有幾個是真正靠藝術成就呢？ (Is leadership of China Artists’ Association really about artistic achievements?)
The News Lens, March 6, 2019
Rapping the China monologue
China Media Project, March 5, 2019
威胁把记者列入黑名单 俄媒指责中国干涉新闻自由 (Chinese embassy threatens to blacklist Russian reporter, newspaper accuses China of limiting press freedom)
Voice of America, March 5, 2019
红歌《习总书记恩情永不忘》被禁 或涉“低级红” (Song praising Xi Jinping labeled “low-class red,” banned for oversimplifying Party doctrine)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
Propaganda 2.0 - Chinese Communist Party's message gets tech upgrade
Reuters, March 5, 2019
China blocks internet searches abroad as Xi under pressure ahead of major speech
Telegraph UK, March 5, 2019
含义消极、格调不高，潮牌因“打低俗擦边球”被判商标无效 (Popular brand’s trademark registration denied for “damaging social morals”)
The Paper, March 5, 2019
中国网络社会组织联合会网络传播专业委员会在京成立 (China Federation of Internet Societies establishes professional committee for Internet communication to spread “positive energy”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, March 5, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
The women who paid the price for fighting sexual harassment in China
Special Broadcasting Service, March 5, 2019
“人权观察”吁中国废止收容教育制度和任意羁押 (Human Rights Watch calls on China to abolish “custody and education” system of arbitrary detention for sex workers)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
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China: Abolish arbitrary detention for sex workers
Human Rights Watch, March 4, 2019
“推动中国宗教自由联盟”呼吁关注中国宗教人权问题 (Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China urges U.S. Congress to act on China’s religious rights abuses)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2019
A brainwashing war: An appeal for the poet-preacher Wang Yi
China Change, March 4, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中國女工生育之痛：被強制流產後，計生人員又把埋掉的孩子挖出來 (Play based on true story of a female worker in China portrays the horror of forced abortion, birth control policies)
The Initium, March 6, 2019
Send top delegation to Taipei, American senators urge Donald Trump as 40th anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act nears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019
Chinese envoy offered Rohingya money to return to Myanmar: Sources
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019
“Politically biased”: China rejects UN recommendations on death penalty, freedoms in Xinjiang and Tibet
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2019
道德“增值”德者有得凝聚人心,浙江建德“三治融合”激发乡村发展新活力 ( “Moral Bank” in Jiande, Zhejiang Province, offers no-collateral low-interest loans to villagers with enough “moral points”)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Google employees uncover ongoing work on censored China search
The Intercept, March 5, 2019
Huawei calls for common cybersecurity standards amidst concerns
Reuters, March 5, 2019
Huawei trolls the U.S. by opening a cybersecurity center in Europe
Vice News, March 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
吳文遠上訴得直法庭指遷就某人作不合理檢控令人不安 (Protester wins appeal in assault case, judge concerned that wrong charge was filed so CY Leung could avoid testifying as witness)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2019
Hong Kong pro-democracy group travels to Taiwan to discuss fugitive extradition proposal, risking wrath from Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019
一桩凶杀案背后的香港司法困境
Murder case poses dilemma for Hong Kong on sending suspects to China
The New York Times, March 5, 2019
警員佐協會主席促政府訂「辱警罪」 一如立國歌法的幹勁決心 (Police association urges criminalization of insulting police officers, compares necessity to National Anthem Law)
The Stand News, March 5, 2019
Commentary (评论)
TikTok崛起考验社交媒体监管
TikTok’s rise is a test for social media regulation
Financial Times, March 6, 2019
Bohemian Rhapsody’s release in China is a victory, despite the cuts
The Guardian, March 5, 2019
Canada must not be naive when dealing with China’s authoritarian regime
Globe and Mail, March 5, 2019
Get ready for China’s baby quotas: Demographic fears mean a hard future for women's rights
Foreign Policy, March 5, 2019
Meng, Kovrig & Spavor: Same same but different
China Law and Policy, March 4, 2019
Tuesday, March 05, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
U.S. lawmakers complain Trump has taken “no meaningful action” on abuse of China Muslims
Reuters, March 5, 2019
“再教育营”输出廉价劳动力？(“Reeducation” camps are a source of cheap labor)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2019
Kazakhs won’t be silenced on China’s internment camps
Foreign Policy, March 4, 2019
China’s expanding war on Islam: Now they’re coming for the Kazakhs
Washington Post, March 1, 2019
The spectre of insecurity: The CCP’s mass internment strategy in Xinjiang
China Leadership Monitor, March 1, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
强调要提高政治站位、坚守安全底线，切实做好全国“两会”期间司法行政系统安全稳定工作(Yuan Shuhong, CPC Secretary of Ministry of Justice, urges command centers and prisons in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Guangdong, Tibet, and Xinjiang to ensure security, stability during Two Congresses)
Legal Daily, March 3, 2019
China accuses two Canadians of spying, widening a political rift
The New York Times, March 4, 2019
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China accuses detained ex-Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig of spying, stealing state secrets
Reuters, March 4, 2019《環時》：被捕加拿大前外交官康明凱 竊取、刺探中國情報 部門適時展下一步司法程序 (State media says detained Canadian stole Chinese intelligence, legal proceedings to be commenced at “appropriate time”)
The Stand News, March 4, 2019
Chinese prosecutors forced by public opinion to accept self-defence plea from couple who killed stalker
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Xi calls on cultural workers to reflect people’s voices
Sina, March 5, 2019
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习近平看望参加政协会议的文艺界社科界委员 (In meeting with CPPCC members from fields of the arts, literature and social sciences, Xi Jinping describes their work as “root-nurturing, soul-forging”)
The Paper, March 4, 2019
人大代表马化腾：建“一站式”平台控制未成年人上网时长 (NPC delegate and Tencent CEO proposes “one-stop” platform to limit time minors spend online and control content based on age)
Beijing News, March 5, 2019
New Zealand publishers feel long arm of Chinese censorship
Newsroom, March 4, 2019
China aims to become “strong film power” like U.S. by 2035, calls for more patriotic films
Variety, March 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
U.S. faith groups assemble a united front decrying Beijing’s restrictions on Chinese religious freedom
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019
China questions Tibetan pilgrims in Lhasa as sensitive anniversaries approach
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China's checkbook diplomacy in Cambodia a double-edged sword creating resentment
Channel NewsAsia, March 5, 2019
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Is Cambodia’s Koh Kong project for Chinese tourists or China’s military?
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019
“Two sessions”: Beijing locked down for China’s greatest political spectacle
The Guardian, March 4, 2019
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张业遂：2019年重点推进四个方面立法工作 (Zhang Yesui, NPC spokesperson: 2019 legislation includes data security law, biosecurity law, community correction law, amendments to criminal law, amendments to NPC rules of procedure)
Legal Daily, March 4, 2019
两千万人信用分数不够 被禁止搭乘飞机和火车 (20 million people on social credit blacklist in 2018 banned from plane and train travel)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2019
Taiwan protests exclusion from WHO flu vaccine meeting in Beijing
Focus Taiwan, March 3, 2019
Taiwan ready to share experience as victim of China’s hostility: MOFA
Focus Taiwan, March 3, 2019
Chinese legislator urges removal of family planning policies from Constitution
Global Times, March 3, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
消息称华为将起诉美国政府
Huawei said to be preparing to sue the U.S. government
The New York Times, March 5, 2019
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Huawei exec’s lawsuit likely aims to affect extradition proceedings, legal experts say
The Star, March 3, 2019Huawei executive’s life in detention seems luxurious to some Canadians
The New York Times, March 4, 2019
Hundreds of millions of Chinese chat logs leak online
Financial Times, March 4, 2019
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Over 300 million Chinese private messages were left exposed online
The Verge, March 4, 2019
WeChat Pay cross-border payments skyrocket in Hong Kong and Macau
TechNode, March 4, 2019
Huawei says it would never hand data to China's government. Experts say it wouldn't have a choice
CNBC, March 5, 2019
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Law expert: Chinese government can’t force Huawei to make backdoors
The Star, March 3, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
U.S. Consul Kurt Tong refuses to apologise for questioning Hong Kong’s autonomy from Beijing, saying “open conversation is good for everybody”
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2019
Lawmaker questions policy allowing Beijing’s office to purchase Hong Kong flats without paying stamp duty
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2019
Hong Kong Polytechnic University student plans legal challenge against expulsion
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019
Journalists and lawyers slam law proposal that will mean sensitive documents remain under wraps forever in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019
Chief of China’s top political advisory body highlights opposition to Hong Kong independence at the start of nation’s two-week annual parliamentary sessions
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2019
Let Hong Kong courts judge overseas murder cases involving Hongkongers instead of extraditing on case-by-case basis, says Bar Association
South China Morning Post, March 4, 2019
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【移交逃犯擬修例】大律師公會：或破壞香港作為受法治保障自由安全城市 (Amendments to extradition laws “potentially undermine the reputation of Hong Kong as a free and safe city governed by the rule of law,” says Bar Association)
Ming Pao, March 4, 2019讀者來函 港府擬修訂逃犯條例——法律抑或政治問題？(Amendments to extradition law: A matter of law or politics?)
The Initium, March 4, 2019
Commentary (评论)
China’s kidnap attempt in Hong Kong and harassment of overseas Chinese
Jerome A. Cohen, March 5, 2019
修訂現時的《逃犯條例》的人權疑慮 (Human rights concerns in Hong Kong’s extradition law amendments)
The Stand News, March 5, 2019
China: Abolish arbitrary detention for sex workers: Legislative agency recommends ending “custody and education” system
Human Rights Watch, March 4, 2019
Monday, March 04, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
From camps to factories: Muslim detainees say China using forced labor
Agence France-Presse, March 4, 2019
他在新疆找到工作：关押穆斯林同胞
He needed a job. China gave him one: Locking up his fellow Muslims
The New York Times, March 4, 2019
How Uyghur activist Rukiye Turdush felt the long arm of the Chinese Communist party, in Canada
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2019
What it’s like to report on rights abuses against your own family
The Atlantic, March 1, 2019
Translation: A Han tourist in Xinjiang
China Digital Times, March 1, 2019
After year-long stint in detention camp, Uyghur footballer Erfan Hezim signs with new Chinese club
SupChina, March 1, 2019
China’s envoy says Turkish Uyghur criticism could hit economic ties
Reuters, March 1, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Missing Chinese rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong returns home but “still not free,” says wife
Agence France-Presse, March 3, 2019
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盼江天勇盡快赴美團聚 金變玲：江家外有警察駐守 (Released lawyer Jiang Tianyong is escorted to parents’ home but still under police surveillance)
The Stand News, March 3, 2019
Student labor activists say Chinese police stepping up use of video “confessions”
Agence France-Presse, March 3, 2019
Pastor Wang’s parents and son under surveillance
Bitter Winter, March 3, 2019
聲援港佔領運動 被控煽動顛覆政權判囚 謝文飛今出獄 (Xie Wenfei, jailed for inciting subversion of state power for supporting Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, finishes 4.5-year prison sentence)
The Stand News, March 1, 2019
“How I escaped a kidnap attempt by Chinese agents in Hong Kong”
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2019
China’s whistle-blower blogger Cui Yongyuan appears, then disappears, a week after judge names him in missing documents scandal
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Vogue 港版封面女模曾捲辱華風波 惹內地網民不滿 社交平台急删 (Vogue Hong Kong pulls cover featuring model accused of insulting China)
The Stand News, March 4, 2019
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Instagram backlash over first Vogue Hong Kong cover featuring Gigi Hadid, accused in China of racism
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2019
Hong Kong-based labor news site Worker News blocked in mainland China
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2019
Censored on WeChat: Huawei, ZTE and “Amazing China”
Global Voices, March 2, 2019
Why the gay kisses in “Bohemian Rhapsody” won’t make it to Chinese cinemas
What’s On Weibo, March 2, 2019
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