Xinjiang (新疆)

Inside China’s “thought transformation” camps
BBC, June 18, 2019

A language under attack: China’s campaign to sever the Uighur tongue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019

A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 18, 2019

Prominent Uyghur writer dies after being deprived treatment in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

UN sidesteps tough US criticism on counterterrorism chief’s trip to Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

Related:
China’s anti-terrorism experience in Xinjiang useful to UN
Global Times, June 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a “threat to China”
CNN, June 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

A state-run Chinese newspaper is presenting alternative facts on Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, June 17, 2019

Related:
China blocks news of Hong Kong mass protests, blames foreign interference
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

Minitrue: Delete content related to Hong Kong protests
China Digital Times, June 16, 2019

Beijing Culture’s Song Ge urges mainstream directors to toe government line
Variety, June 17, 2019

Related:
Propaganda films to dominate Chinese theaters in anniversary year
Variety, June 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why we are calling on the United Nations to act over the Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019

Related:
我们要求联合国调查中国政府天安门屠杀期间及续后30年对参与者和问责者的人权侵犯
We call on the Human Rights Council to take action over China’s 30 years of rights violations tied to 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019

China’s firefighting agency slams a random internet user for criticizing its job
SupChina, June 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

香港两百万人示威加深台湾对中国的恐惧与不信任 (Protests in Hong Kong reinforce Taiwan’s fear and distrust of China)
BBC, June 18, 2019

China harvesting organs from Falun Gong detainees, tribunal claims
Independent, June 18, 2019

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British government “ignored” Chinese organ harvesting, Tribunal rules
Telegraph, June 17, 2019

Chinese raids hit North Korean defectors’ “Underground Railroad”
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Related:
Xi Jinping is (finally) visiting North Korea
The Diplomat, June 18, 2019

China wants Hong Kong’s loyalty and love. What it’s getting: Distrust and disdain
Washington Post, June 17, 2019

Swedish court to consider extradition of Chinese official
Financial Times, June 17, 2019

Trump delayed Pence’s Tiananmen Square speech in hopes of landing Xi meeting
Bloomberg, June 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google appoints Stanley Chen as new China head
Financial Times, June 17, 2019

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Appointment of Google’s new Greater China head reflects its interest in the Chinese market
Global Times, June 17, 2019

Huawei CEO dodges question about Chinese Internet censorship during awkward press event
Gizmodo, June 17, 2019

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The US ban on Huawei will cost the company $30 billion in lost sales
Quartz, June 17, 2019

U.S. chipmakers quietly lobby to ease Huawei ban
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

現身「向香港市民真誠道歉」　仍拒說「撤回」　林鄭重申已停修例工作無時間表 (“Sincere apology,” but no withdrawal: Carrie Lam says no schedule to resume legislative work on extradition amendments, refuses to accede to protesters’ demands)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protestors demand Lam's resignation
Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong's lame duck? Leader Lam faces fight for political life
Al Jazeera, June 17, 2019

In Hong Kong’s political heart, a semblance of normality after protests and clashes over extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2019

Police can access full details of injured protesters in hospital, says medical sector lawmaker following patient arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2019

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醫管局認急症室內電腦毋須登入可查資料　私隠專員指已介入調查 (Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data begins investigation of hospital privacy breach after protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Hong Kong Journalists Association files complaint to independent watchdog, accusing police of using “violence and intimidation” against media at extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

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危害記者安全及損害新聞自由　26 宗警員濫權個案詳情 (26 reporters document police endangerment of journalists, impinging press freedom during protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Video: Level of force used by Hong Kong police to clear protests questioned, as video clips go viral
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019

For Hong Kong’s youth, protests are “a matter of life and death”
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong mass protests against government’s extradition bill push more locals to seek psychological support
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong protests go global as marchers take to streets in US, Europe and Australia in show of solidarity
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong police deployed female cops to clean up their colleagues’ mess
Quartz, June 17, 2019

Lawyer for Demosisto’s Agnes Chow describes “chilling effect” on political speech in Hong Kong in court fight over by-election disqualification
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why these Hong Kong protests are different
The Atlantic, June 18, 2019

Taiwan stiffens resistance to China after Hong Kong crackdown
Financial Times, June 18, 2019

Beijing is treading lightly in Hong Kong, for now
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

Personal sacrifices? Understanding? Carrie Lam is hopelessly out of touch with Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China says reached “broad consensus” with U.N. after Xinjiang visit
Reuters, June 16, 2019

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“Deep concerns”: US objects to UN counterterrorism chief's visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, June 15, 2019

Rights czar visit to China contingent on “full access” to Xinjiang internment camps: UN
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

Belgium’s Beijing embassy calls Chinese cops on Uighur family: Belgian officials say their small country can't risk offending China
Foreign Policy, June 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

藏匿4年中国政治犯投案请求台湾庇护 (After hiding for 4 years, Chinese dissident seeks asylum in Taiwan, citing fears over Hong Kong extradition law)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

China’s love for online shopping goes behind bars
Inkstone, June 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Authorities call for incineration of legal journal
China Media Project, June 16, 2019

Communist Party journal lays out China’s trade war stance ahead of possible Xi-Trump talks
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

Shanghai film festival cancels “The Eight Hundred”
China Digital Times, June 14, 2019

Academic freedom: Universities must take a stance or risk becoming complicit with Chinese government interference
The Conversation, June 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activists seek U.N. investigation into Tiananmen crackdown
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

“They killed my mother, they arrested my father”: Sister Zou Demei’s Father’s Day reflections
Bitter Winter, June 16, 2019

Hong Kong extradition protests spark fears in democratic Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

People in China are using song lyrics as code to voice support for Hong Kong
Quartz, June 14, 2019

“Rioters” or “fighters”? Hong Kong’s mainland Chinese are split by protests
Quartz, June 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Donald Trump to raise Hong Kong extradition protests with Xi Jinping at G20, Mike Pompeo says
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2019

Macau set for vote on new leader
Standard, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s retreat chips away at Xi Jinping’s iron image
The New York Times, June 16, 2019

Related:

习近平治下中国最大的政治让步是如何发生的？
How Hong Kong’s leader made the biggest political retreat by China under Xi
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

At SCO Summit, India holds off on endorsing China’s Belt and Road project
Hindustan Times, June 16, 2019

Nepal schools make Mandarin compulsory after China offers to pay teachers’ salaries
Times of India, June 15, 2019

Why foreign governments are so worried about Hong Kong’s extradition law
Quartz, June 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Samsung’s last China smartphone factory closing, raising questions about China’s role in global value chains
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2019

China investigates FedEx over “misrouted” Huawei parcel deliveries
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Almost 2 million attended anti-extradition law demo, say organisers, as protesters bed in around gov’t HQ
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2019

Related:
6.16 大遊行　再佔夏慤道　民陣：「二百萬零一人」參與遊行 (2 million + 1: Crowds take to streets again in largest march in Hong Kong’s history)
The Stand News, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Pressure builds on Carrie Lam as public rejects apology
Guardian, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong freed from jail, vows to join mass protests
Reuters, June 17, 2019

【6.16 大遊行】「黃雨衣」墮樓男子悼念者不絕ㅤ謹記逝者遺言 (“Man in the yellow raincoat”: Countless Hong Kongers mourn protester who fell to his death, take up his final plea)
The Stand News, June 17, 2019

【逃犯條例】催淚彈擊中急救站　陳沛然：警可區別救護員與示威者 (Medical sector legislator condemns police for firing tear gas at citizens’ first aid stations)
HK01, June 15, 2019

周庭代表律師指選舉主任無權拒絕接納已簽署確認書 (Disqualified legislator Agnes Chow’s lawyer argues: Returning Officer had no right to reject signed confirmation that she will uphold the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2019

LGBT couple in landmark Hong Kong case say coming forward was vital to give encouragement to others who still feel the need to hide their sexuality
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

How did one of the safest cities in the world descend into violence?
CNN, June 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

方志信：612清場，香港警察的戰略和戰術失當 (Forced dispersal on June 12: The strategic and tactical mistakes made by police)
The Initium, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong is not China yet, but that feared day is coming ever nearer
Guardian, June 16, 2019

Why I marched against the extradition bill alongside a million Hong Kong people
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

“The Shanghai Free Taxi” delves deep into China’s troubles
NPR, June 16, 2019

After the Hong Kong extradition bill row, will a national security law be next on the cards?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2019

What does Hong Kong people’s refusal of the extradition bill mean for China’s global extradition agenda and international image?
Jerome A. Cohen, June 15, 2019

Chinese youth can’t be blamed for their missing sense of history
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2019

Up the creek with Carrie the crocodile
Hong Kong Economic Journal, June 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang visit by U.N. counterterrorism official provokes outcry
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2019

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet welcome to visit Xinjiang, Chinese ambassador says
Reuters, June 13, 2019

Parents of drowned Uyghur child likely held in “political” re-education camp
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain two for spreading “false rumours” about Huawei: Report
Reuters, June 14, 2019

Anbang’s jailed former chief not seen by lawyers for a year
Financial Times, June 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Debating contests teach Chinese students an argument has two sides
The Economist, June 15, 2019

What China is saying about the Hong Kong protests
The Diplomat, June 14, 2019

Related:
China says Hong Kong extradition protests were “riots” sparked by foreign interference
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

微博搜索封杀“香港加油”酒店NHK及CNN新闻亦被断线 (“Go Hong Kong” censored from Weibo; NHK and CNN blocked in hotels in mainland China for covering Hong Kong protests)
Radio France Internationale, June 13, 2019

Taiwanese man faces Thai trial for allowing radio broadcasts into China
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Hotels in Chinese cities near North Korean border forced to block access to South Korean TV
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Beijing issues teacher's ethics guideline to raise standard
China News Service, June 13, 2019
HRIC note: The teachers’ ethics guidelines include a provision forbidding “revealing national secrets and endangering national security and authority of the Communist Party of China.”

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Report: Chinese students target Hong Kong activism in South Korea
United Press International, June 13, 2019

Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan awarded Oxford honorary fellowship
Sina, June 13, 2019