Families of missing Uighurs use Tiktok video app to publicise China detention
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
Uighurs can’t escape Chinese repression, even in Europe
The Atlantic, August 20, 2019
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Background: Cheng Yuan (程渊), Liu Dazhi (刘大志), Wu Gejianxiong (吴葛健雄)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 20, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
US conservative media outlet’s ties to Chinese spiritual movement put in spotlight
The Telegraph, August 20, 2019
China’s soft-power failure: Condemning Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Taiwan leader lauds Cathay CEO for listing self instead of giving names to CCP
Taiwan News, August 19, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
握紧中国“民间大使”的接力棒（侨界关注）(Gaining attention of overseas community: Chinese citizen ambassadors in Africa)
People’s Daily, August 21, 2019
China’s belt and road cargo to Europe under scrutiny as operator admits to moving empty containers
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
蔡英文：香港例子证明民主与独裁势不两立 台湾坚拒恐吓 (Tsai Ing-wen: Hong Kong’s example proves that dictatorship and democracy cannot coexist; Taiwan refuses to be intimidated)
Radio France Internationale, August 20, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Protest and authoritarianism in the Internet age
Christian Science Monitor, August 20, 2019
Instagram censors Melbourne artist's anti-Beijing post but ignores trolls
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
The trouble with trying to turn Hong Kong’s young people into “patriotic youth”
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
Journalist fights for life after Lennon wall stabbing
The Standard, August 21, 2019
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26-year-old woman in critical condition after knife attack at Hong Kong “Lennon Wall”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2019
“Worried sick”: Family urges China to release detained employee at UK consulate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 21, 2019
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Employee at UK’s consulate in Hong Kong detained in China
The Guardian, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong leader promises “open, direct” dialogue, offers no concessions to protesters’ demands
Hong Kong Free Press, August 20, 2019
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Hong Kong’s moment of calm is in danger of being squandered
Quartz, August 19, 2019內地女子偷拍記者 拒出示記者證 警員護送下離開 (Mainland woman at press conference who covertly took photos of journalists refused to present reporter badge, escorted away by police)
Inmediahk.net, August 20, 2019
The rule of law: Hong Kong vs China. How far apart are the two systems in how they apply the rule of law?
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
“We die together”: Hong Kong protests are being driven by a fearless young generation
The Conversation, August 20, 2019
Three Hong Kong policemen arrested over assault on elderly man held for drunken behaviour
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
Commentary (评论)
As Cathay feels the heat of political risk in China, it’s time to remember lessons of the Mao era
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
Hong Kongers can’t always tell cops from comrades
Foreign Policy, August 20, 2019
For Hong Kong protesters, the choice is clear: Be violent and fail, or use peaceful pressure and succeed
South China Morning Post, August 21, 2019
當局應公正調查酷刑案件 重整警隊紀律 杜絕酷刑歪風 (Authorities should investigate torture case of elderly man in hospital elevator, reorganize police discipline commission to ensure independent investigation)
Inmediahk.net, August 20, 2019
不要再把香港与天安门相提并论了
To understand Hong Kong, don’t think about Tiananmen
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Australian Uyghur gets surprise phone chat with incarcerated mother
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
国旗抛落海官媒发文批评裁决 试图命令法官证实港人恐惧 (People’s Daily intervenes in judicial process for Hong Kong citizens arrested for throwing Chinese flag into Victoria Harbour)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
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警察捉人法官放人 人民日报：唱的究竟是哪一出？(People’s Daily on Hong Kong: Police catch people, judges release them—what’s going on? )
Sina News, August 18, 2019
程渊家属发文促警方依法办案 (Family of detained NGO worker Cheng Yuan urges police to handle case according to law)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, August 16, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
The “post-truth” publication where Chinese students in America get their news
New Yorker, August 19, 2019
Chinese state media labels Hong Kong pro-democracy figures “new Gang of Four” in fresh attacks
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
Translation: Hong Kong and the “modern aphasia” of Chinese patriots
China Digital Times, August 19, 2019
Mainland Chinese netizens face “pink terror” of patriotic trolls amid Hong Kong protests
Global Voices, August 19, 2019
China’s state media compared Hong Kong’s protests to the Holocaust
Quartz, August 19, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
聲援香港默站取消 澳門逾百警仍然噴水池嚴密佈防 帶走七人 二人仍未獲釋 (In Macao, silent gathering in solidarity with Hong Kong cancelled; Over 100 police officers guarded area, took away 7 people, 2 still not released)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Canadian police escort worshippers as “bullying” pro-China protesters surround church holding prayers for Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019
支持香港反修例 陈云飞出狱后屡遭逼迁 (Sichuan dissident Chen Yunfei forced to move several times for supporting Hong Kong protesters through online posts)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
Chinese pop stars back Beijing over Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2019
外交部谈海外中国公民参加涉港游行：情理之中，要理性守法 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges overseas Chinese citizens participating in activities related to Hong Kong to abide by law)
The Paper, August 19, 2019
78岁高龄异议人士姚凯文流亡美国 (78-year-old dissident Yao Kaiwen in exile in U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
“A haven sheltering criminals”: China lashes Taiwan over asylum offer to Hong Kong protesters
Agence France-Presse, August 20, 2019
Pence urges China to respect Hong Kong laws amid protest
Reuters, August 20, 2019
“妈，我被卖了”：被贩卖到中国的缅甸新娘
Teenage brides trafficked to China reveal ordeal: “Mom, I’ve been sold”
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
Xi calls on Party members to progress along Long March of new era
Sina English, August 18, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Facebook and Twitter Say China Is Spreading Disinformation in Hong Kong New York Times, August 20, 2019
Twitter and Facebook take down covert Chinese accounts that tried to undermine Hong Kong demonstrators
CNN, August 20, 2019
China’s disinformation on Hong Kong protests is on Twitter and Facebook
Quartz, August 20, 2019
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Information operations directed at Hong Kong
Twitter, August 19, 2019Removing coordinated inauthentic behavior from China
Facebook, August 19, 2019
美国商务部将46家华为子公司列入“实体清单” (U.S. adds 46 Huawei subsidiaries to entity list)
Voice of America, August 19, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Commission of inquiry is possible but let’s not look into individual police officers’ conduct” IPCC chief Anthony Neoh
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
【獨家】英領事館港職員 被指返內地失聯逾十日 警方駐粵辦調查 (British consulate’s local staff member missing for 10 days after trip to mainland China; customs confirms exit from Shenzhen but no entry into Hong Kong)
HK01, August 20, 2019
Three people wounded in knife attack at Lennon Wall in Hong Kong
Shanghaiist, August 20, 2019
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將軍澳連儂隧道斬人案 一女兩男受傷送院 (One woman, two men injured in knife attack at Tseung Kwan O Lennon Wall)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong authorities still searching for answers over young woman’s brutal eye injury at protest outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
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爆眼女生是「黎智英得力助手」 遲遲不肯報案 疑點重重 (Woman whose eye was injured at protest refuses to report her case; rumours abound, fueled by Global Times)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong readies for further protests after huge, peaceful rally
Reuters, August 18, 2019
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Protesters call for pro-democracy “human chain” across Hong Kong on 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019
In pictures: New Hong Kong protest ads urging int’l help appear in 11 newspapers worldwide
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019
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連登」首批籲關注警暴廣告，於全球十國共11份報章刊登 (LIHKG Internet forum crowdfunds second round of international newspaper ads, publishing in 11 newspapers in 10 countries)
Initium, August 19, 2019
Hong Kong campaigner who organises protests against parallel trading and opposes extradition bill beaten by stick-wielding gang in Sha Tin
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019
未成年抗爭：他們最漫長的暑假 (For young protesters, this is the slowest, longest summer holiday)
Initium, August 16, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Blinkered Chinese nationalists are trolling me - but once I was one of them
Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong protests need a political solution and that should start with withdrawing extradition bill, police watchdog chief Anthony Neoh says
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Serikjan Bilash, fiery critic of Xinjiang crackdown, spared jail in Kazakhstan but must end anti-China activism
Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2019
China claims “success at this stage” of Xinjiang internment camps amid global outcry
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019
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新疆教培中心白皮书：反恐取得重要阶段性胜利 (Xinjiang white paper on reeducation centers: Counterterrorism has achieved an important stage of victory)
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2019
Uyghur inmate becomes sixth identified in photos of Xinjiang detention camp
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Donald Trump discusses China’s “wrongful detention” of two Canadians with Justin Trudeau
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019
“12·9”成都秋雨圣约教案李英强取保获释 被刑拘的28人中仍有3人遭羁押 (Early Rain Covenant Church: Li Yingqiang released from prison, 3 of 28 still detained)
Weiquanwang, August 18, 2019
Li Hai’s list
China Change, August 16, 2019
Sister, niece of rights lawyer Chen Jiangang briefly detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese director Zhu Yu withdraws film from Taiwan’s Golden Horse awards
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019
Hong Kong protest: What is mainland China hearing?
BBC, August 16, 2019
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香港警察：港人眼里的“黑警”，大陆人心目中的“英雄” (Hong Kong police: In Hong Kongers’ eyes, they are dark forces, but mainlanders view them as heroes)
BCC, August 17, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Hong Kong protests: Rival demonstrations spread across globe
BBC, August 18, 2019
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全球30多城市集会声援香港示威者 澳洲等多地再现两派人马对峙 (Over 30 global cities hold events to support Hong Kong; several, including in Australia, involve confrontation)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2019Hong Kong activists and British MPs join calls for Boris Johnson to intervene
Telegraph UK, August 16, 2019
Disney’s Mulan star sparks call for boycott with Hong Kong stance
The Guardian, August 16, 2019
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