Uyghur love in a time of interethnic marriage
SupChina, August 7, 2019
Western academia helps build China’s automated racism
Coda, August 6, 2019
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China strips rights lawyer Li Jinxing of licence over “improper” social media comments
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Authorities dismiss petitioning mother’s police brutality claims
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019
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What the Li Xiujuan story says about petitioning rights in China
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019
黄琦和母亲提出上诉 代理律师被公安借故刁难 (Huang Qi and his mother Pu Wenqing intend to file appeal against 12-year sentence, lawyer harassed)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Mainland China to boycott Golden Horse awards in latest attempt to squeeze Taiwan
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
29家世界500强企业官网“问题地图”被整改 (29 Fortune 500 companies have websites “corrected” over “problematic world maps”)
Xinhua, August 7, 2019
China troll army’s battle expeditions leap Great Firewall to target Hong Kong anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
The Chinese internet is in love with Budweiser’s Qixi ads featuring same-sex couples
SupChina, August 7, 2019
A student attended a protest at an Australian uni. Days later Chinese officials visited his family
Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s “manifesto for global democracy” to be launched in 2020 by British publisher
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US lawmakers are watching Hong Kong, and China isn’t happy about that
The Diplomat, August 8, 2019
Chinese visa for Kailash Mansarovar yatris
Deccan Chronicle, August 8, 2019
China urges Kyrgyzstan to punish villagers who attacked gold mine over environmental concerns
Agence France-Presse, August 7, 2019
New Zealand rebukes China over freedom of speech after student scuffle
Reuters, August 7, 2019
China’s envoys try to rally Europe to Beijing’s side on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
The CCP secret plan revealed: Eradicate house churches in two years
Bitter Winter, August 6, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US agencies barred from buying Huawei equipment
Financial Times, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
拒譴責警方 拒赴警總投訴 錢大康：譴責有咩益處？ 浸大學生會發動「罷 Reg」(Baptist University student union, student societies suspend Registration Day procedures for new students, as headmaster refuses to condemn police over arrest of union president)
Stand News, August 8, 2019
Journalists union condemns attack on Hong Kong TV station vehicle by protesters during clashes at Wong Tai Sin
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Chinese official warns Hong Kong Protesters against “color revolution”
The New York Times, August 7, 2019
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消息稱張曉明指本港示威似顏色革命 現不宜獨立調查 (Liaison Office: Not appropriate to establish independent commission of inquiry, protests have characteristics of color revolution)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong’s justice department denies prosecution of protesters is politically motivated; 3,000 legal professionals take part in second silent march
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
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Hong Kong's lawyers march against “political prosecutions”
The Guardian, August 7, 2019一群政府律師：作為法治守護者一員，必須為良知、為公義發聲 (Government counsels issue joint public letter criticizing “rule by law”: “As guardians of rule of law, we must speak out for conscience and justice”)
Stand News, August 7, 2019
Laser pointers are in the spotlight in Hong Kong’s protests and selling briskly. But are they “offensive weapons” and can you be arrested for carrying one?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
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Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer “offensive weapon”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019警記者會用「鐳射槍」證物示範燒燶紙 否認妨礙司法公正 (Police criticized for perverting the course of justice in conducting public “laser gun experiment” using evidence of burning paper
Inmediahk.net, August 7, 2019
“Prepared to die”: Hong Kong protesters embrace hard-core tactics, challenge Beijing
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2019
Commentary (评论)
If Beijing is considering deploying the PLA in Hong Kong, it should heed the legacy of the Hungarian Revolution and act with care
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Can Carrie Lam, or anyone, defuse the Hong Kong rebellion before the National Day fireworks on October 1?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Hong Kong’s protests: The political bill for impunity must be paid sooner or later
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019
The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s protests: No end in sight, and little hope
The Guardian, August 7, 2019
Will Hong Kong unravel?
ChinaFile, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong police given carte blanche to suppress unrest
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
“China is in uncharted territory with Hong Kong protests”: Ai Weiwei
Deutsche Welle, August 7, 2019
鏗鏘集：時代革命？(Documentary: What does “revolution of our time” mean for protesters and for Hong Kong as conflict continues to escalate?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019
Hong Kong strikes, and strikes a nerve in Beijing
The New York Times, August 7, 2019
Wednesday, August 07, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur man threatened with deportation to China arrives in US after urgent appeal
SBS News, August 6, 2019
China, Kyrgyzstan hold joint counter-terrorism exercise
Xinhua, August 6, 2019
Xinjiang authorities detained Uyghur official who quit due to injury in Yarkand incident
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist held in China’s Chongqing over social media comment about Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019
李金星律师吊证听证会遭维稳 禁证人作供阻民众旁听 (Closed hearing on rights lawyer Li Jinxing’s license revocation: Audience barred from entering, witness prevented from testifying)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
大陸暫停影片及人員參加今年台灣金馬獎 (Beijing bans mainland films, actors from participating in Taiwan’s movie awards)
Ming Pao, August 7, 2019
“New McCarthyism” feared in U.S. academy
China Digital Times, August 7, 2019
Taming those migrant bandits
China Media Project, August 6, 2019
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Chinese police mass 12,000 anti-riot officers in Shenzhen for drill
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hong Kong, mainland Chinese tensions flare again at New Zealand university
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Flag desecration in Hong Kong sparks backlash in China
Inkstone, August 6, 2019
Harry Potter website changes listing from “Taiwan” to “Taiwan, China” following online uproar
Shanghaiist, August 6, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Reincarnation issue solely rests with Dalai: Tibetan head
The Asian Age, August 7, 2019
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America is a strong supporter of Tibet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Nepal 24 Hours, August 7, 2019
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Pelosi statement in support of Hong Kong protestors
U.S. Speaker of the House, August 6, 2019
Pence signals openness to sanctions over China's human rights abuses
Axios, August 6, 2019
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Pence meets with representatives of religious groups persecuted in China
The Epoch Times, August 6, 2019
Chinese policeman under investigation for allegedly beating woman appealing for compensation
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019
China “encroaching” on Germany’s parliament: Green lawmaker
Deutsche Welle, August 6, 2019
Popular Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je offers “another choice” with launch of new political party
Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
How people in China are trying to evade Beijing’s digital surveillance
Quartz, August 6, 2019
Chinese scholars establish own academic evaluation system following IEEE’s Huawei ban
Global Times, August 6, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Angry protests and tear gas in Sham Shui Po after arrest of Hong Kong student leader for possessing laser pens
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019
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浸大學生會長被捕 O 記：休班警搜出十支「鐳射槍」 男子試圖逃走 有合理懷疑犯罪 (Student leader arrested for possessing “offensive weapon” after buying laser pointer)
Stand News, August 6, 2019
Masked protesters hold own press con as Hong Kong NGOs condemn alleged police abuses
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2019
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Hong Kong’s protesters fight a new battlefront: PR
Quartz, August 6, 2019
China warns Hong Kong protesters not to “take restraint for weakness”
The New York Times, August 6, 2019
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Defend your home against radical protesters, Beijing urges Hongkongers amid ongoing extradition bill unrest
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019
香港警方宣布8.5抓捕148人 最小13岁 (148 arrested in strike, clashes on August 5, youngest 13 years old)
Radio France Internationale, August 6, 2019
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Hong Kong’s peace prospects recede amid teargas and smoke
The Guardian, August 6, 2019Hong Kong police fire 800 tear gas rounds, arrest 148 people during city-wide chaos on Mon
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2019
跨部門繼續譴責 張建宗「學精咗」撐警：警隊代表法律 (“Police represent the law”: Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung criticizes police station sieges)
Inmediahk.net, August 6, 2019
What “liberate Hong Kong” really means
Inkstone, August 6, 2019
动漫、好莱坞与列侬墙：香港抗议中的流行文化
Fueling the Hong Kong protests: A world of pop-culture memes
The New York Times, August 2, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Turmoil gives Hong Kong its best chance for badly needed political and economic reforms since 1997
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019
Interview: Why China won't deploy its army in Hong Kong before National Day
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019
China’s paramilitary police could crush Hong Kong
Foreign Policy, August 6, 2019
Tuesday, August 06, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese rights lawyer Chen Jiangang flees to US to escape “persecution” in China
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Hit Chinese TV show Go Go Squid! investigated for showing map without Taiwan and Hainan
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hongkongers support protests from afar as flash mobs across US and Canada add oil
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019
New foreign NGO offices in Tianjin, Guangdong, Shandong; Raising legal awareness in Tibet
ChinaFile NGO Project, August 5, 2019
Same-sex couples in mainland China are naming their partners as legal guardians
SupChina, August 5, 2019
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