新疆穆斯林儿童被迫与家人分离：文化灭绝行为 (Xinjiang’s Muslim children separated from family and culture in campaign of “cultural genocide”)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2019
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China denies Muslim separation campaign in Xinjiang
BBC, July 7, 2019
Monday, July 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Wife of China's Meng, former Interpol chief, sues agency
Reuters, July 7, 2019
李文足與多國人權事務官員會面 促協助王全璋保外就醫 (Li Wenzu meets with human rights officers, urging foreign countries to help press for medical parole for jailed Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 6, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
《法兰克福汇报》网站也被中国屏蔽 (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung website banned by China in expanding censorship against German media)
Radio France Internationale, July 8, 2019
Press freedom in Hong Kong ‘at its worst’ with journalists attacked and berated by police and protesters on both sides of extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
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《香港01》引接近北京消息：認定香港傳媒「助攻」 青年工作、傳媒屬檢討重點 (Sources say Beijing sees Hong Kong media as “assisting” in protests, sets the study of its “ecosystem” as priority)
HKJA Annual Report 2019: Red line stifles freedoms
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 7, 2019
HK01, July 5, 2019
Minitrue: Fury at censorship of tycoon’s arrest
China Digital Times, July 7, 2019
Canadian ads blasted Hong Kong “radicals”, invoking blood loyalty to China. Was Beijing’s United Front involved?
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
Summer censorship: Weibo launches “Project Sky Blue”
What’s On Weibo, July 6, 2019
China's contentious stake in Zambia's broadcast media
Deutsche Welle, July 5, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
反对建垃圾焚烧厂，武汉爆发街头抗议
Protests over incinerator rattle officials in Chinese city
The New York Times, July 8, 2019
內地維權律師唐荊陵讚揚香港人近日的抗爭將載入史冊 (“Hong Kong’s protests will be marked in history,” says 709 lawyer Tang Jingling in accepting human rights award in Taiwan)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 7, 2019
Chinese school forced to take down HIV poster that said gay people would die sooner than “normal” people
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese ambassador accuses Jeremy Hunt of “cold war mentality”
The Guardian, July 7, 2019
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Hong Kong protests: Police associations demand British MP apologises for exposing senior officer who authorised use of force
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi seeks eastern European support for Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
In Chinese soccer, a tale of two nationalities: Or, the difference between Brazil and Tibet
SupChina, July 6, 2019
Taiwan's marriage law brings frustration and hope for LGBT China
The Guardian, July 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
警方旺角清場 拘 5 人涉襲擊、阻差辦公 記者採訪期間被警推撞、攻擊 (Police clear Mong Kok’s streets: 5 arrested for assault and obstructing police officers, journalist attacked by police during live-stream, officers’ IDs concealed)
The Stand News, July 8, 2019
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九龍區反修例遊行，入夜後佔路，警察包抄示威者，推撞記者 (Nathan Road occupied after peaceful march in Kowloon; police box in protesters, journalists assaulted)
The Initium, July 7, 2019Protesters and police fight pitched battles in late-night showdown after mass rally against Hong Kong extradition bill
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2019
九龍反送中大遊行 逾23萬人參與 (Photo chronology: Over 23,000 march in Kowloon in latest anti-extradition protest)
Inmediahk.net, July 7, 2019
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Hong Kong protesters march again, reaching out to Chinese visitors
Reuters, July 7, 2019Hong Kong’s protesters put AirDrop to ingenious use to breach China’s Firewall
Quartz, July 8, 2019
Explainer: How Hong Kong’s legislature was broken, long before protesters invaded the complex
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019
港大《學苑》：研究生會擬改憲章 刪須用正體中文規定 (HKU’s postgraduate student association to amend constitution: Activities must comply with Basic Law, requirement for traditional Chinese removed)
The Stand News, July 7, 2019
Mental health, the victim on all sides of Hong Kong’s extradition bill crisis
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
How extradition bill protests have united locals and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
Storming protesters were “like zombies”: a police officer’s view from inside the Hong Kong legislature
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019
【逃犯條例】港媽8千人集會 冀告青年：父母願為你擋子彈 (8,000 parents attend “Hong Kong Mothers” assembly in support of young protesters: “We’ll take a bullet for you”)
HK01, July 5, 2019
Commentary (评论)
制度的暴力與年輕人的善 (Violence of the system and the innocence of youth)
Inmediahk.net, July 8, 2019
The extraordinary power of Hong Kongers’ solidarity
The New York Times, July 7, 2019
Hong Kong’s missing leader: Whatever happened to the new-look Carrie Lam?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019
Could psychology have helped Carrie Lam avoid Hong Kong’s extradition bill fiasco?
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019
Friday, July 05, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Break their roots: Evidence for China’s parent-child separation campaign in Xinjiang
Journal of Political Risk, July 4, 2019
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China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to separate children from families
BBC, July 5, 2019
Turkish President Erdogan says solution possible for Muslims interned in Chinese camps
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
周勇军获转控寻衅滋事罪 但最高刑期相差不远 (1989 student leader Zhou Yongjun charge of inciting subversion changed to picking quarrels, fears of heavy sentence remain)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
After arrest and isolation, China seizes Kovrig’s reading glasses
Globe and Mail, July 2, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese studios impose informal ban on American actors
Financial Times, July 4, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hong Kong singer & protest activist Denise Ho to address UN
Scoop, July 5, 2019
China’s academics join calls for reform and opening up
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
武汉新洲万人抗议建垃圾焚烧发电厂
Thousands protest waste incinerator plans in China’s Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
Chinese and out in America — and only in America
SupChina, July 4, 2019
美多地华人泼墨中国领导人 向董瑶琼致敬 (Citizens organize “ink festival” across U.S. in solidarity with Dong Yaoqing, who threw ink on portrait of Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
12 years behind bars for corrupt former boss of Chinese warship builder CSIC
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Kiwi teen's visa battle with China - over a game of football
New Zealand Herald, June 29, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China’s Big Brother buildings are watching how people shop and live
Bloomberg, July 5, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
“It wasn’t violence for violence’s sake”: The only unmasked protester at storming of Hong Kong’s legislature gives his account of the day’s drama
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
第四宗反送中自殺個案 死者親友冀政府回應訴求 「真正能阻止年輕人絕望係政府」(Fourth individual commits suicide in anti-extradition movement; Family: “Only the government can truly stop youngsters’ despair”)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
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已絕食 24 小時表達對政府不滿 陳伯籲年輕人珍惜生命：我們路程還有很長 (“We have a long way to go”: 24 hours into hunger strike, 73 years old man urges youngsters to treasure their lives)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019港媽周五再集會 促政府放下傲慢、尊重生命 籲港人參加與年輕人同行 (Hong Kong’s mothers rally again on Friday, calling on government to let go of its pride and value life)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019
【逃犯條例】大專學界提兩要求晤特首：允不追究示威者及公開會面 (Student unions criticize “publicity show,” raise 2 conditions for meeting with Carrie Lam: Promise no prosecution of protestors, meeting must be public)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2019
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Hong Kong student leaders reject government’s offer of private meeting about extradition protests, calling it “too little, too late”
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019
九巴特別班載包圍警總市民 遭運輸署要求詳細交代 (Authorities demand bus company explain why it sent extra buses to Wanchai area on the night protesters surrounded police headquarters)
Inmediahk.net, July 4, 2019
【逃犯條例】回望六月漫長抗爭 最少71人被捕 五人涉「暴動」 (71 arrested since June in anti-extradition protests, 5 on rioting charges)
HK01, July 3, 2019
Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2019
Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt “keeping options open” over China
BBC, July 4, 2019
History of Hong Kong protests: Riots, rallies and brollies
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
The Peacemaker at the center of Hong Kong’s turbulent protests
The New York Times, July 4, 2019
Commentary (评论)
The regime that devours its young souls: The testimony of a local journalist
Citizen News, July 4, 2019
吉漢：暴力抗爭先天有道德包袱嗎？(Is there an inherent moral burden on violent protests?)
The Initium, July 4, 2019
Society cannot afford to ignore wake-up call on youth suicides
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019
Suicides rock Hong Kong protest movement as despair grows over city's independence
The Telegraph, July 4, 2019
Censorship is closing China’s young minds: Students can resist Xi's crackdown, even in modest ways, with global support
Nikkei Asian Review, July 3, 2019
When the democratic world turned its back on Hong Kong’s freedom fighters
Maclean’s, July 3, 2019
Thursday, July 04, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Requiem for the “living dead”: Ten years after 7-5
SupChina, July 3, 2019
Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
周永康儿媳公开发声后获准会见丈夫 (Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law granted meeting with husband after vocal pushback)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2019
强化保障推进律师党建全规范 (Strengthen, safeguard, and promote comprehensive Party building for legal industry)
Legal Daily, July 3, 2019
HRIC Note: Currently, there are 977 Party organizations in the legal industry in Guangdong Province, encompassing 2,238 law firms and over 464 Party-building instructors. The Guangdong Department of Justice will receive regular working reports from Party officers in law firms, including an annual report. The Party officers will act as a “political core” and a gatekeeper for industry management, as well as recruitment and promotion of individuals.
Access to Information (信息公开)
As protests rock Hong Kong, Xi Jinping’s view of history shows he will dig in
The New York Times, July 3, 2019
China is ramping up its media abroad, and not just in Chinese
The Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Environmental protest breaks out in China’s Wuhan city: Wuhan residents protested the construction of a waste-to-energy plant, repeating a pattern seen elsewhere in China in recent years
The Diplomat, July 4, 2019
China’s middle income claim causes uproar as Weibo users ask, “Why am I not that rich?”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Taiwan bars retired top officials from “political events” backed by Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019
流亡西藏政府指控中国当局在西藏也设拘留营 (There are camps in Tibet too, says Lobsang Sangay of exiled Central Tibetan Administration)
Radio France Internationale, July 3, 2019
Zdeněk Hřib: The Czech mayor who defied China
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
UK summons China ambassador in row over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, July 3, 2019
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