Pomegranate propaganda: A Chinese government official’s UN speech
Human Rights Watch, June 26, 2019
Thursday, June 27, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China mulls prisoner amnesty for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
最高检：监狱假释适用率偏低，有一些罪犯劳动报酬配比不合理 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate observes unsatisfactorily low rates of parole from prisons, disproportionate allocation of funds in inmate accounts)
The Paper, June 27, 2019
Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan’s statement regarding the revocation of his license
China Change, June 26, 2019
王全璋姊姊：當局要求她今午晤弟弟 否則視為放棄會見 (Providing inadequate notice, authorities require Wang Quanzhang’s sister to visit him today or else forfeit visitation rights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 27, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Re-made in China: From Marxism to hip hop, China’s appropriations from the West show that globalisation makes the world bumpy, not flat
Aeon, June 26, 2019
Patriotic movie apparently falls afoul of China’s censors
The New York Times, June 26, 2019
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“The Eight Hundred” cancels its China release
China Digital Times, June 26, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China urges Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Reuters, June 26, 2019
“Today, Hong Kong; tomorrow, Taiwan”: Resistance to China spreads
Nikkei Asian Review, June 26, 2019
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Chinese cyber-operatives boosted Taiwan’s insurgent candidate
Foreign Policy, June 26, 2019“Our God is China”: Pro-Beijing groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Telegram is not a strong security choice, use Signal instead
Medium, June 27, 2019
Huawei personnel worked with China’s military on research projects
Bloomberg, June 27, 2019
Why America is worried about DJI and Chinese drones
SupChina, June 26, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【不斷更新】數百人包圍律政中心 促釋放義士 (Hundreds rally outside Department of Justice building demanding release of arrested protestors)
Inmediahk.net, June 27, 2019
香港抗议者呼吁G20领导人向中国施压
Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help
The New York Times, June 27, 2019
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愛丁堡廣場數萬港人聚集反《逃犯條例》修訂 多國語言籲國際支持 (Tens of thousands gather in “Free Hong Kong, Democracy Now” rally to urge global support for Hong Kong at G20)
The Initium, June 26, 2019“Democracy now, Free Hong Kong”: Thousands of protesters urge G20 to back anti-extradition law movement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Thousands of anti-extradition law protesters descend upon Hong Kong police HQ again
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019
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【再包圍警總】楊逸朗涉襲警被捕 警記錄 60 人身份證跟進 (1 arrested, 60 identified for follow-up; police clear protests outside headquarters)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019
Lowest rating yet for a Hong Kong leader: Popularity of Carrie Lam plunges to historic low – HKU poll
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Scholars and religious figures urge for investigation into anti-extradition law clashes, as Beijing decries protester “violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019
Pan-democrats thwarted in last bid to stop Hong Kong government’s plan to give People’s Liberation Army a prime slice of Central waterfront
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Beijing’s tightening grip is suffocating freedom-loving Hongkongers. It’s no wonder they keep rising up in protest
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019
正視問題才能修補撕裂——制度性崩壞的香港警隊，需如何汲取國際改革經驗？ (Facing the problem is the first step to mending the rift: How can the Hong Kong police force use global experience to reform systemic problems?)
The Initium, June 27, 2019
中国地名问题和出路 (A way out for China’s foreign names controversy)
Financial Times, June 27, 2019
Hong Kong extradition law: The fallout
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019
HRIC Note: This is a conversation between columnist Mercy Kuo and Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Ho-Fung Hung.
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang vice-governor defends centers for Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Reuters, June 25, 2019
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Xinjiang Vice Governor paints internment camps as “vocational centers” at UN Rights Council
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019在国际社会的批评下 新疆自治区副主席为再教育营辩护 (Xinjiang Vice Governor defends camps amid international criticism)
Voice of America, June 25, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad, Part II of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 25, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
广东民众维权成功 垃圾焚烧厂选址取消 (Guangdong protests succeed in halting plans for garbage incineration facility)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
As officials mull China's new vaccine law, parents fear it won't help
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
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人大常委会第十一次会议审议多部法律草案 (National People’s Congress to review multiple draft laws, including vaccine regulations and community correction procedures)
People’s Daily, June 26, 2019
Abused as “dirty,” same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
Straits Times, June 25, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Nike reportedly halted a shoe release in China after its co-designer supported Hong Kong protesters
Quartz, June 26, 2019
Nike pulls line of shoes from China over Instagram post
Financial Times, June 26, 2019
国际劳工组织敦促中国释放所有工人维权者 (International Labour Organization urges China to release all labor rights defenders)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2019
The underrated influence of modern neo-Maoists on China’s Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
Letter from Africa: Kenya's love-hate relationship with Chinese traders
BBC, June 25, 2019
“贫困县”坑公款内幕 呈现畸形贪腐 (Corruption revealed in China’s touted “poverty province”: Hebei’s Zhangjiakou Wanquan district government spent millions on video project)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese technology moguls’ latest obsession: Red tourism
Bloomberg, June 25, 2019
U.S. tech companies sidestep a Trump ban, to keep selling to Huawei
The New York Times, June 25, 2019
Global telecom carriers attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
【逃犯條例．不斷更新】逾百人出發赴領事館請願 促G20集團峰會向習近平施壓 (Hundreds of protestors on “marathon march” visit over a dozen diplomatic missions, urging pressure on China at G20 summit)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019
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RH: ADDING MORE RECENT NYT COVERAGE https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help The New York Times, June 26, 2019 More anti-extradition protests planned in Hong Kong and Japan ahead of Osaka G20 summit
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019Hong Kong activists crowdfund for anti-extradition bill voice at G20
Reuters, June 25, 2019
【曾蔭權上訴得直】曾蔭權公職失當案終極上訴得直獲撤控 (Former chief executive Donald Tsang’s convictions quashed in successful appeal to final court)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019
Defiant Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sticking to her guns over refusal to withdraw extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
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Hong Kong extradition bill crisis: government’s relationship with pro-establishment camp takes a hit, as Carrie Lam accused of going it alone
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
不合作運動惹部分市民不滿，示威人士發起道歉行動 (Protestors take public action to apologize to citizens inconvenienced during civil disobedience campaign)
The Initium, June 25, 2019
LGBT couples in Hong Kong are treated differently by the law in nearly 100 ways, report finds
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019
Head of Hong Kong photojournalist union resigns amid row over professional conduct and police “tip-off”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019
UK halts sale of teargas to Hong Kong amid police brutality claims
The Guardian, June 25, 2019
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Hong Kong police urge Court of Appeal to relax warrant requirement for mobile phone searches in hearing that has implications for extradition bill protesters and criminal suspects
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019Anti-extradition bill protesters continue pressure tactics against Hong Kong government as calls mount for independent inquiry into June 12 violence
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019
The Hong Kong celebrities risking careers to join protests
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2019
Commentary (评论)
What is Hong Kong for?
SupChina, June 25, 2019
No longer an apolitical technocrat, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam must learn to engage critics
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Chinese student responses to the mass internment of Turkic Muslims
Living Otherwise, June 24, 2019
Young Uyghur tour director dies under questioning by Xinjiang authorities: Mother
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019
Increased security to prevent leaks on mosques’ demolition
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019
Why Indonesia’s muted response to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur internment camps is in stark contrast to anger over Rohingya crisis
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
王全璋周五有望见家属 江天勇身体状况恶化
Family of jailed Chinese rights lawyer promised visit after long delays
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019
Lawyer Jiang Tianyong freed from prison but not free, health deteriorating
China Change, June 24, 2019
CCP fabricates evidence against pastor Wang Yi
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s long, hot summer of censorship
The Diplomat, June 24, 2019
Protesters gather in Taipei, asking “red media” to leave Taiwan
Focus Taiwan, June 23, 2019
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中国暗中渗透台湾 信息透明是解答吗？(Is information transparency the answer to China’s infiltration of Taiwanese media?)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2019Red Infiltration: The reality of China’s global media expansion (Part 1)
Ketagalan Media, June 23, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Sichuan trade union kept busy with poverty alleviation projects while workers go unpaid
China Labour Bulletin, June 24, 2019
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