US sanctions over Xinjiang’s Uygur internment camps are “ready to go” except for Treasury hold-up due to trade war, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
China is trying to spy on Pakistan’s Uighurs
BuzzFeed News, June 20, 2019
Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
CNN, June 20, 2019
Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad: Part I of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 19, 2019
Is China headed towards another Cultural Revolution?: An interview with Professor Xu Youyu
Global Voices, June 21, 2019
香港逃犯条例：中港矛盾延烧至美国校园 (The wildfires of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement: Cultural conflict spreads to US campuses)
BBC, June 21, 2019
Government should narrow campaign against “improper” place names, professor says
Caixin, June 20, 2019
Shanghai Sacred: Inside China's religious revival: A photo essay
The Guardian, June 20, 2019
A $300 billion rainbow economy is booming in the middle of China
Bloomberg, June 19, 2019
David Miliband: We’re living in an Age of Impunity
Axios, June 21, 2019
Be on alert for external “hostile forces,” Chinese security chief warns cadres
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Trump offers “anything” to help Canada in rift with China
BBC, June 21, 2019
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Maclean’s, June 19, 2019
U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders
United Press International, June 20, 2019
How China weaponized the global supply chain
National Review, June 20, 2019
“构建人类命运共同体，促进青少年参与可持续发展”创新示范项目在京启动 (Beijing commences pioneer project with UN volunteers on building a community with shared future)
People’s Daily, June 20, 2019
HRIC Note: China Song Ching Ling Foundation, Representative Office of United Nations Development Programme in China, UN Volunteers, and China International Centre For Economic & Technical Exchanges launched a joint “innovative demonstration project” on June 20 to promote a shared platform for volunteer work to “strengthen notions of a community with shared future in the hearts of youth.”
人权当道法律缺席: 台湾接济中国难民的矛盾处境 (Where human rights triumphs but the law lags behind: The dilemma of Taiwan’s acceptance of Chinese asylum seekers)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
Google will not drop Dragonfly project for China, rejects human rights inquiry of “censorship engine”
Taiwan Times, June 20, 2019
Romney pushes to stop Trump from using Huawei to get trade deal
Bloomberg, June 20, 2019
Apple, Black & Decker and Steve Madden among US companies moving production out of China. Here’s the full list.
Fox Business, June 20, 2019
大批示威者包圍警總 要求與盧偉聰會面 (Protestors gather outside police headquarters demanding to speak with commissioner Stephen Lo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
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Hong Kong government scrambles to save face as extradition bill backlash threatens to paralyse legislature
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
律師信要求速龍小隊展示警員編號 (Legislator Eddie Chu issues legal letter to commissioner of police demanding “raptors” police unit display ID numbers)
Inmediahk.net, June 20, 2019
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Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019【612 衝突】網民製警暴合集短片 配中英日字幕 望國際關注 (Compilation: Citizens create video showing police brutality in hopes of capturing international attention)
The Stand News, June 21, 2019
荃灣港安稱有應警方要求通報疑槍傷個案 指存灰色地帶 (Police demand hospital in Tsuen Wan report patients that took part in protests; )
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
HRIC Note: In response to a request from the police, staff of the hospital in Tsuen Wan redirected a patient with rubber bullet wound to another public hospital, and then called the police. The protester was arrested when he sought further medical attention.
行政長官是否有權承諾撤銷對示威者的控罪？(Does the Chief Executive have the power to promise not to press charges against protesters?)
Inmediahk.net, June 21, 2019
“It’s a miracle to be in Hong Kong”: A refugee’s tale, one of 70 million
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
孔傑榮：香港「暫緩」修訂逃犯條例，無法改變中國刑事司法醜陋現實 (Jerome Cohen: “Suspending” extradition amendments in Hong Kong does not change the ugly truth of criminal justice in China)
The Initium, June 20, 2019
Why independent investigation of the systematic Hong Kong police attack on peaceful protesters on June 12 is urgently needed
Kong Tsung-gan, June 20, 2019
The people of Hong Kong need more than an end to the extradition bill – we want genuine democracy
Independent, June 20, 2019
Do not teach English in China and why everyone should read this
China Law Blog, June 19, 2019
维吾尔家庭在比利时使馆被中国警方带走
A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 19, 2019
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Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Uighur author dies following detention in Chinese “re-education” camp
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
China: Ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to bribery
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
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被控受賄1446萬元人民幣 孟宏偉認罪擇日宣判 (Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to accepting bribes of up to RMB 14 million , sentencing to come later)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019China says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
The Washington Post, June 20, 2019
李文足到司法部抗議不滿當局拒讓家屬與王全墇見面 (Li Wenzu, wife of jailed 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, protests outside Ministry of Justice as authorities continue to refuse prison visits)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019
Violations of women workers’ rights widespread says Guangzhou court
China Labour Bulletin, June 20, 2019
Beijing rights attorney Liu Xiaoyuan stripped of license after online photo
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
各地禁止“崇洋媚外” 禁用外国地名命名 (In move to discourage “worshipping the West”, Chinese authorities ban use of names of foreign places for domestic attractions)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
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China orders Vienna hotels rebrand in purge of foreign names
Financial Times, June 18, 2019
“Sinicizing” the Bible: Jesus, apparently, was a socialist
Bitter Winter, June 19, 2019
China is creating an alternate reality about the Hong Kong protests, in real time
Quartz, June 19, 2019
世行呼吁中国改革“一带一路”政策 (World Bank publishes independent study, calls for reforms of One Belt One Road policies to bolster transparency and trust)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Xi Jinping says he will support Kim Jong-un “no matter what” in rare front page op-ed ahead of visit
The Telegraph, June 19, 2019
China says Hong Kong does not need meddling by “black hand” Western forces
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019
Donald Trump “right” to stay out of Hong Kong extradition bill dispute, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019
Google investors’ call for China rights review fails
China Digital Times, June 19, 2019
【引渡惡法】留學生回港聲援反送中 步出機艙即被警截查 (Overseas Hong Kong students who flew back to support anti-extradition questioned by police at airport)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2019
Activists in Hong Kong make pitch to extradition protesters: register to vote
Reuters, June 20, 2019
As Hong Kong erupted over extradition bill, city’s tycoons waited and worried
The New York Times, June 20, 2019
Anti-extradition row: Hong Kong gov’t must respond to demands or protests will escalate on Fri, student groups say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
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Hong Kong shuts down government again as protesters' deadline passes
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2019Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to “escalate action”
The Guardian, June 19, 2019【反送中】「林鄭，不准殺害年輕人」 大學教授特首辦外手寫橫額抗議 (“Carrie Lam, don’t shoot our kids”: Parents and university professors rally outside government office to urge concession)
The Stand News, June 20, 2019
Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art
Al Jazeera, June 20, 2019
Hospital Authority vows to revive public trust as stories emerge of protesters arrested after personal details leaked by city-run facilities
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2019
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速龍小隊無編號 李家超引述警方：無位置展示 (When asked why police officers who dispersed crowd with force did not display their officer numbers, police respond: “There is no space on the uniform”)
Inmediahk.net, June 19, 2019
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Police chief vows action against those targeting officers with online abuse following Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019【反送中】油麻地藝文空間播612警暴片 多名市民圍觀企出馬路 (Art space in Yau Ma Tei screens videos of police violence during June 12 forceful clearance)
The Stand News, June 19, 2019HKFP Lens: Eye of the storm – Dan Garrett captures Hong Kong’s anti-extradition clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong's “leaderless” protesters mull next move
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019
美国之音专访达赖喇嘛：全世界70亿人是一家 (Interview with the Dalai Lama: All 7 billion people are one big family)
Voice of America, June 20, 2019
Cantonese is Hong Kong protesters’ power tool of satire and identity
Quartz, June 20, 2019
A policy U-turn puts Hong Kong’s leader in a precarious position
The Economist, June 20, 2019
Hong Kong in protest: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
For Hong Kong’s leader, pressure isn’t just from protesters
Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019
What does the pause of Hong Kong’s extradition bill mean?
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019
【專訪】反送中的兩代港人：出走台灣的林榮基、留下抵抗的港獨青年 (Interview with two generations in anti-extradition: bookseller who fled, youngster who stayed)
The News Lens, June 19, 2019
UN terrorism chief heavily criticized for trip to China’s Xinjiang region
CNN, June 18, 2019
Scientists are aiding apartheid in China
Just Security, June 18, 2019
China’s Muslim minority seek sanctuary in Kazakhstan
Al Jazeera, June 18, 2019
无国界记者呼吁中国当局释放《新京报》前总编戴自更 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese authorities to release former chief editor of Beijing News)
Voice of America, June 19, 2019
An American reporter was denied a visa to China. She said it’s because she criticized the Communist Party
BuzzFeed News, June 18, 2019
Hainan orders local businesses to change their names into something less foreign
SupChina, June 18, 2019
VOA连线(莫雨)：活动人士再吁谷歌不要开发中国版搜索引擎 (Video: Activists renew urge for Google to not develop censored search engine for China)
Voice of America, June 18, 2019
Hong Kong was a refuge for mainland Chinese. The extradition bill could change that
The New York Times, June 18, 2019
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Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China’s grasp, flee to Taiwan
Reuters, June 18, 2019