As loved ones in China disappear amid crackdown, Uighurs in Japan speak out
Japan Times, August 8, 2019
Uyghur arrived in US cites deportations, frozen assets in Pakistan as impetus for asylum bid
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019
Friday, August 09, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Prominent activist Guo Feixiong released from prison in China’s Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China raises reward for informants in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2019
Hong Kong policeman filmed aiming gun at protesters hailed as a hero by Chinese state media
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Why I translate all of Trump's tweets into Chinese
BBC News, August 9, 2019
佳士工運周年 港團體籲警覺唇亡齒寒 (Hong Kong NGOs march to Liaison Office on anniversary of crackdown against Jasic workers)
Ming Pao, August 9, 2019
“人道中国”将为遭暴力镇压的香港“反送中”民众提供人道救援 (Humanitarian China begins fundraising to aid Hong Kong protesters)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2019
Sexual harassment at China’s elite Nanjing University in survey spotlight
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China is trying to browbeat Taiwan by keeping its tourists away
The Economist, August 8, 2019
德国联邦议会不改变访华团名单 (German parliament will not change list of visiting delegates for China visit, despite Beijing’s threat to ban member vocal on human rights violations)
Radio France Internationale, August 8, 2019
NATO needs to address China’s rise, says Stoltenberg
Reuters, August 7, 2019
Guangdong police take saliva samples amid fears of nationwide DNA program
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese cyberhackers “blurring line between state power and crime”
The Guardian, August 8, 2019
Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices
The Guardian, August 8, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Video: Hong Kong police make bloody arrest, assisted by officers suspected to be undercover as protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019
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銅鑼灣有穿黑衣男子協助警方拘捕示威者 警方暫未回覆 (Police disguised as protesters arrest bloodied protesters, refuse to show identification when questioned by journalists)
TVB News, August 11, 2019Hong Kong protests: Men disguised as demonstrators help police make arrests
Independent, August 12, 2019Hong Kong protests: brutal undercover police tactics spark outcry
The Guardian, August 12, 2019
Hong Kong police unveil water cannon trucks after new protests
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019
市民號召「警察還眼」集會 籲塞爆機場為女傷者「討回雙眼」(“An eye for an eye”: Hong Kongers to occupy airport after female protester was shot in eye by bean bag rounds)
Stand News, August 12, 2019
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Protesters call for mass Hong Kong airport demonstration after woman shot in eye during extradition bill unrest in Tsim Sha Tsui
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest
Al Jazeera, August 12, 2019Closure of Hong Kong airport shines fresh light on protest movement
The Guardian, August 12, 2019How a fourth day of protests at Hong Kong's airport crippled flights
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019
港警強力清場致血腥場面：胡椒球槍掃射示威者，港鐵內發射催淚彈，女示威者右眼中布袋彈重傷 (Timeline of forceful dispersal resulting in bloodshed: Tear gas, pepper ball and rubber bullets in MTR stations; protester has eye ruptured by bean bag rounds)
The Initium, August 11, 2019
Hong Kong police shoot projectiles at close range in Tai Koo, as protester suffers ruptured eye in TST
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019
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Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
Amnesty International, August 12, 2019
香港警民衝突燒進地鐵站：港警於葵芳、太古地鐵站內射催淚彈、濃煙瀰漫 (Tear gas and rubber bullets in MTR stations in Kwai Fong and Tai Koo as riot-squad chase protesters)
The News Lens, August 12, 2019
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Police fire teargas into Hong Kong subway station – video
The Guardian, August 12, 2019Hong Kong convulsed by protest as police fire tear gas into subway
The New York Times, August 11, 2019
荃灣二陂坊衝突 防暴警搜車未拘白衣人 (White-shirted gangs attack again in Tsuen Wan, no arrests made as police leave the scene to search citizens’ vehicles for protest gear)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2019
【8.12】東區醫院逾 200 醫護 戴頭盔、右眼裹紗布集會 抗議警察暴力 (Doctors and nurses rally in hospital wearing helmets and eyepatches to protest police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019
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一群盼望守護香港的醫療人員：將無限期罷工 (Group of medical professionals calls for indefinite strike in response to police brutality)
Inmediahk.net, August 12, 2019
【8.11 被捕者】多人遭移送文錦渡新屋嶺扣留 律師投訴被阻晤當事人 警方掛斷電話 (Lawyers denied meeting with arrested protesters for several hours, police hang up phone when lawyers demand meeting with duty officer)
Stand News, August 12, 2019
國泰內部電郵 警告員工不得支持或參與機場「違法示威」 否則或被解僱 (Cathay Pacific issues internal staff email warning support or participation in “illegal protests” could cause dismissal)
Stand News, August 12, 2019
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Cathay Pacific to comply with China’s “safety” rules over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2019Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong’s rise, now reflects China’s grip
The New York Times, August 11, 2019Cathay Pacific shares slump after China cracks down on staff protests
Reuters, August 12, 2019
Hong Kong protesters increasingly sympathise with radical action, survey finds, after months of anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019
Young, educated and middle class: first field study of Hong Kong protesters reveals demographic trends
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019
Hong Kong protests take toll on city’s tourism workers as earnings slump 74 per cent on average over past two months
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019
【多圖】機場萬人集會 市民辦展覽展抗爭文宣 (Protesters holds weekend-long rally in Hong Kong International Airport to urge solidarity from foreigners)
Stand News, August 11, 2019
Hong Kong protesters turn airport into art workshop
Al Jazeera, August 10, 2019
“P is for protest”: Hong Kong families take to the streets in pro-democracy rally
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2019
Hong Kong Chief Executive rules out concessions to pro-democracy demonstrators
RFI, August 9, 2019
Beijing’s loyalists from Fujian province vow to beat up anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong
Global Voices, August 9, 2019
Hong Kong delegation invited by UK to attend arms fair in London
The Guardian, August 9, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters versus the police: understanding the psychology of hate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019
Hong Kong shows the flaws in China’s zero-sum worldview
The Atlantic, August 12, 2019
Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019
Why fashion brands are rushing to apologize in China
Quartz, August 12, 2019
傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記（六）：從傘運到反修例，「升級」的萬千可能 (Protest vocabularies: From Umbrella Movement to anti-extradition, the endless possibilities of “escalation”)
The Initium, August 11, 2019
Rules of the game have changed in Hong Kong’s protest crisis
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019
In Hong Kong, what happens now that Beijing has called the protests a “color revolution”?
The Washington Post, August 10, 2019
【特寫】掟磚、放火、塗鴉 警署外的抗爭者們：我們反威權，不是反社會 (Interview with protesters who threw bricks and set fire outside police stations: We are anti-authoritarian, not anti-society)
Stand News, August 10, 2019
Universities are turning a blind eye to Chinese bullies
Foreign Policy, August 9, 2019
Thursday, August 08, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uyghur love in a time of interethnic marriage
SupChina, August 7, 2019
Western academia helps build China’s automated racism
Coda, August 6, 2019
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
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