Astana tries to silence China critics: Head of watchdog organization detained for work on Xinjiang camps
Foreign Policy, March 11, 2019
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Kazakhstan releases Xinjiang rights activist to house arrest
Agence France-Presse, March 12, 2019“Window into Xinjiang” closes with Kazakh arrest
China Digital Times, March 11, 2019
iPhone maker distances itself from “unauthorised” agency discriminating against China’s Uyghur and Tibetan ethnic minorities
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
Wife of tortured Chinese rights lawyer calls for him to leave China
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2019
反家暴,预防机制细化到幼儿园 (Shandong issues first local anti-domestic violence regulation, includes mandatory reporting obligations for kindergartens)
Legal Daily, March 10, 2019
風雨蘭個案回溯研究揭示性暴力求助數字持續上升 年輕受害人平均延遲13.2年求助 (NGO study reveals rising trend of sexual violence against women, 13.2 years average delay before seeking help)
Rain Lily, March 9, 2019
俄民众集会抗议封锁互联网 (Russians protest restrictive laws that would make Internet more like China’s)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2019
“Low-level red” and other concerns
China Media Project, March 11, 2019
Chinese Foreign Ministry denies opening Twitter account
The Hindu, March 11, 2019
Top 5 of China’s popular news apps
What’s on Weibo, March 11, 2019
TV drama highlights gender discrimination in Chinese families
Sixth Tone, March 11, 2019
New Zealand Labour MPs backtrack on Anne-Marie Brady committee decision
Radio New Zealand, March 8, 2019
湖北職校疑因戶藉問題 無幫學生報技能高考 學生上街維權與警爆衝突 (Police use violence against Hubei vocational school students protesting school’s failure to register them for public exams because of hukou restrictions)
The Stand News, March 11, 2019
U.S. academics call on Beijing to immediately release Canadian Michael Kovrig, saying his arrest has “chilling effect” on U.S.-China relations
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
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Joint statement calling for the immediate release of Michael Kovrig
International Crisis Group, March 11, 2019
Four years on: The whereabouts of the “feminist five” and the sustainability of feminist activism in China
China Change, March 11, 2019
Sexist signs, burning banners, and misogynist trolls: This year’s Girl’s Day was a shameful mess
SupChina, March 11, 2019
Hundreds of Tibetans mark uprising anniversary in Taiwan amid warnings
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2019
The Church of Almighty God’s refugees in Japan: A statement at the United Nations
Bitter Winter, March 9, 2019
China official says West using Christianity to undermine country
Reuters, March 12, 2019
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Chinese Communist Party going after the military’s Christians
Bitter Winter, March 10, 2019
西藏自治區政府：如要選達賴亦要按宗教儀軌和慣例 (Tibet official at Two Congresses: If a new Dalai Lama is to be selected, approval from Central Government is necessary)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 12, 2019
蔡英文召开台湾国安会议，提出反制“一国两制”策略台湾 (Tsai Ing-wen calls national security meeting to discuss countering One Country,Two Systems)
BBC News, March 12, 2019
中国为什么不彻底放弃对生育的限制？(Why China refuses to give up national family planning)
Financial Times, March 12, 2019
China must punish officials for “cooking the books” to improve data credibility, top lawmaker says
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
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中国官方承认GDP数据造假 (Chinese officials admit fabricating GDP data)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2019
China trying to influence U.S., Australia: Trump adviser Bolton
SBS News, March 11, 2019
The massage parlor owner peddling access to Trump has ties to Chinese government-linked groups
Mother Jones, March 10, 2019
Italy signs up for belt and road infrastructure summit in China
Reuters, March 9, 2019
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Euractiv, March 8, 2019
I’d side with rich China over fickle U.S.: Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
China database lists “breedready” status of 1.8 million women
The Guardian, March 11, 2019
Indian invasion of Chinese social media apps like TikTok, SHAREit and Helo sparks fear and loathing in New Delhi
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
代表委员热议人工智能发展,法治为人工智能产业健康发展保驾护航 (NPC representatives propose legislation on artificial intelligence that upholds morals, enforces accountability)
Legal Daily, March 11, 2019
Pro-establishment lawmaker Regina Ip asks if RTHK should maintain its news department, given other options on the market
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
【UGL案】質疑鄭若驊不控梁振英決定違法 曾健成明提司法覆核 (Activist to raise legal challenge against Secretary of Justice’s refusal to prosecute CY Leung for alleged corruption)
The Stand News, March 11, 2019
【佔中九子案下月宣判】宗教團體月底發起「民主苦路」遊行 陳日君朱耀明參與 (Religious groups to hold march in support of Umbrella 9, political prisoners)
The Stand News, March 11, 2019
【理大嚴懲學生】被停學前會長林穎恒：社工系教我社會公義，但學校否定了 (Suspended Polytechnic University student leader: My degree taught me social justice, but the school denied it)
Citizen News, March 10, 2019
Meng Wanzhou’s case, Beijing’s response and two legal scandals highlight the “rule of law,” as preached – and practised – in Canada and China
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2019
王毅在兩會談論的世界觀，是天朝帝國兩千年「秦漢政體」的延續 (The “China order” described by Foreign Minister Wang Yi is a continuation of totalitarian “Qin-Han polity”)
The News Lens, March 12, 2019
Pledging allegiance: How Beijing purged an entire generation of political talent from the legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2019
“Under Red Skies” review: Living the Chinese dream
Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2019
Kazakh China rights activist detained on hate speech charges
Reuters, March 11, 2019
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为新疆穆斯林发声 哈萨克斯坦维权人士被捕 (Kazakh rights activist arrested after speaking up for Xinjiang’s Muslims)
Deutsche Welle, March 10, 2019
“Tibetans and Uyghurs not accepted”: Apple supplier probes hiring discrimination
Inkstone, March 8, 2019
陕西千亿矿权案追踪：卷宗丢失，原告下落不明
Chinese Entrepreneur Takes On the System, and Drops Out of Sight
The New York Times, March 9, 2019
In China, many are impressed that, yes, you can sue the U.S. government
Washington Post, March 8, 2019
Condemning the enforced disappearance of lawyer Lu Tingge
China Change, March 8, 2019
Beijing ramps up propaganda during NPC
China Digital Times, March 9, 2019
Facing legal scrutiny, China’s state TV recalls its U.S. head
The New York Times, March 8, 2019
一图看懂全国人大常委会工作报告 (NPC Standing Committee Work Report: 31 provincial level seminars held to study “Xi Jinping Thought” in 2018; 1,300 NPC representatives trained)
People’s Daily, March 8, 2019
On International Women’s Day, CPJ highlights jailed female journalists
Committee to Protect Journalists, March 7, 2019
Meet the Chinese villagers who fear they can never escape the poverty trap
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2019
“The movement is clearly losing momentum”: Lu Pin on Chinese feminism
SupChina, March 8, 2019
Not girls, queens, or goddesses: Calls in China for a return to the real meaning of women’s day
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
Shining a light on Chinese workers
The New York Times, March 8, 2019
“China could have been a very different country”: A search for family reveals a lost moment
Wall Street Journal, March 7, 2019
“They took everyone from me”: Anger lingers 60 years after Tibet crackdown
The Guardian, March 10, 2019
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International Tibet Network, March 10, 2019中国“平叛”和达赖喇嘛出走，其中的必然和偶然 (Inevitability and chance: China’s “suppressing rebellion” and the exile of Dalai Lama)
BBC News, March 9, 2019
Beijing “won’t allow Taiwan reunification to be postponed indefinitely”
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2019
When in Rome, do as the Chinese do
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2019
U.S. envoy for religious freedom slams China during Hong Kong visit
Reuters, March 8, 2019
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U.S. hasn’t ruled out sanctions on China as it pushes “religious freedom agenda” with Beijing, American envoy says
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2019“Chinese government is at war with faith,” U.S. envoy for religious freedom Sam Brownback tells Hong Kong FCC
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
Canadian police probe online abuse of ethnic Tibetan student union president
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2019
Chinese universities urged to do more to fight sexual harassment in wake of #MeToo cases
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
China experiences a fracking boom, and all the problems that go with it
The New York Times, March 8, 2019
Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy an epoch-making milestone in China’s diplomatic theory: Foreign Minister
Xinhua, March 8, 2019
中国两会：官员警告基因编辑和人工智能的法律挑战 (Two Congresses: Officials warn of legal challenges in genetic engineering and artificial intelligence)
BBC News, March 9, 2019
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百度董事長倡政府帶頭研究人工智能倫理工作 (Baidu CEO urges government to take lead on moral development for artificial intelligence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 10, 2019
Despite gains, gender inequality still a bug for China’s tech world
Tech Node, March 8, 2019
Beijing backs Huawei in legal fight against “groundless provocations” from U.S. for the first time
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
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王毅：公道自在人心，正义终将到来 (Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, describes Huawei case as “deliberate political repression”)
Legal Daily, March 8, 2019
Spy fears spread to power cords, driving shift from China
Nikkei Asian Review, March 8, 2019
“Extradite killers first; worry about white-collar crimes later,” says former Hong Kong police chief on Security Bureau’s plan for fugitive transfers
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2019
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“Utter nonsense”: Taiwan denies it requested Hong Kong extradition law update, rebutting Beijing loyalist Maria Tam
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2019
Gender bias is a problem in Hong Kong’s legal profession, Justice Minister Teresa Cheng says on International Women’s Day
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
Penalized students at Hong Kong Polytechnic University decry “white terror” over free speech row
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2019
菲傭確診患癌即被炒 向勞工處平機會投訴 CNN 等外媒報道 (Domestic helper fired after cancer diagnosis, seeks help from authorities and crowdfunds medical fees)
The Stand News, March 8, 2019
當人們還在用「口訣」公投，民主的資訊不對等就仍存在 (How using slogans for referendums causes information inequality)
The News Lens, March 11, 2019
The case of Gui Minhai: The Rushdie affair revisited - with less bloodshed and less international interest
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2019
China’s model of Internet censorship is being copied across the world, says author James Griffiths
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2019
香港土地發展，重奪主導權比造地供應更關鍵，但時間不多了 (Regaining control is more vital than creating supply for Hong Kong’s land development, but we are running out of time)
Inmediahk.net, March 10, 2019
白信：新疆的「漢化」，還是內地的「疆化」？——新疆紀行之三 (Is Xinjiang increasingly Han, or is mainland becoming more like Xinjiang?)
The Initium, March 9, 2019
The Chinese Communist Party is still afraid of Sun Yat-sen’s shadow
Foreign Policy, March 8, 2019
Freed Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong “threatens to protest if reunion with wife and daughter is blocked”
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019
Background: Tashi Wangchuk 扎西文色
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2019
Background: Sun Lin 孙林
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2019
Podcast: Rights lawyering in China – Teng Biao
Center for the Study of Contemporary China, March 5, 2019
最高检、国务院扶贫办要求加强司法救助 (Supreme People's Procuratorate and Office on Poverty Alleviation issue opinion on improving legal aid)
People’s Daily, March 8, 2019
Anne-Marie Brady blocked from foreign interference inquiry
Newsroom NZ, March 8, 2019
言论空间恶化 中国问题学者胡星斗宣布禁声 (Chinese scholar stops speaking to media, says no room left for independent thought in China)
Voice of America, March 8, 2019
Chinese state media editorials, written by no one ever
SupChina, March 7, 2019
China recruits Westerners to sell its “democracy”
The Economist, March 7, 2019
侦破案件5.7万余起 抓获嫌疑人8.3万余名, 公安部“净网2018”专项行动取得显著成效 (In 2018, Ministry of Public Security arrested 83,000 for cybercrimes, punished 34,000 Internet companies, removed 4.29 million pieces of illegal information)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2019
微信关停一批宣扬污丧文化低俗内容账号,净化网络生态需多方共治形成合力 (WeChat banned 40,000 public accounts for publishing “vulgar,” “dispiriting,” “exaggerated” content)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2019
“扫黄打非”办：违规登载新闻信息 “华尔街见闻”被处罚 (Internet company WallStreetCn punished for publishing news information on website, app without news license)
Legal Daily, March 6, 2019
What Chinese women really want when it comes to children and reproductive rights
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019
中国两会之际 “天安门母亲”再向领导人发公开信
Tiananmen Mothers hit out at Communist Party's “rewriting of history” after massacre
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2019
709 律師家屬 在彼岸的愛與恨 專訪江天勇妻子金變玲 (“Love and hate from across the ocean”: Interview with Jin Bianling, wife of 709 lawyer Jiang Tianyong)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019
兩會期間被監視 維權律師余文生妻遭限制出門 (709 lawyer Yu Wensheng’s wife monitored, surveilled during Two Congresses, blocked from leaving home)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019
一位六四艺术品保存者的喜与忧 (The joy and worries of the keeper of June Fourth artworks)
Voice of America, March 9, 2019
“三八”国际妇女节中外妇女招待会在京举行 (At reception with foreign women, Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairman of NPC Standing Committee and President of All-China Women's Federation, urges women to “conscientiously listen to the Party, firmly follow the Party”)
Central People’s Government, March 7, 2019
习近平“两会”白发形象引发热议
With streaks of gray hair, Xi Jinping of China breaks with tradition
The New York Times, March 8, 2019
China chat log leak shows scope of surveillance
France 24, March 7, 2019
As anniversaries loom, China is snooping on Tibetans; Foreign tourists are being shut out of Tibet, too
The Economist, March 7, 2019
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西藏起义敏感年拉萨市长罕见确认限制宗教活动 (In rare admission, Lhasa Mayor says restrictions on religious activities tighten during sensitive year of uprising anniversary)
Voice of America, March 7, 2019
Foreign leaders, including from Saudi Arabia and China, lavish Trump with $140,000 in gifts
Associated Press, March 7, 2019
Diplomatic outbursts mar Xi's plan to raise China on the world stage
Bloomberg, March 7, 2019