Xinjiang (新疆)

Fear and oppression in Xinjiang: China’s war on Uighur culture
Financial Times, September 12, 2019

Reports of China’s repression in Xinjiang ‘100 percent true’: Jordanian journalist
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

US Senate passes legislation to hold China accountable for rights abuses in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

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美参议院通过维吾尔人权法案 中国会在意吗？ (Would China care about U.S. Senate’s passage of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act?)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

新疆数十名穆斯林 网传哈国歌曲被捕 (30 Muslims in Xinjiang arrested for sharing Kazakh songs on WeChat)
China detains dozens in Xinjiang for sharing songs from Kazakhstan
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tiananmen Square Tank Man photographer Charlie Cole dies in Bali
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2019

China’s transgender community risk self-surgery and illegal drugs
Agence France-Presse, September 12, 2019

Rights group calls for action on fate of missing Panchen Lama, other disappeared Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

Hong Kong singer calls on Taiwan to defend democracy against China
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2019

Burial reform: Exhumed bodies and forced cremations
Bitter Winter, September 10, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. lawmakers ask Pentagon for list of Chinese companies to curb ‘economic espionage’
Reuters, September 13, 2019

Chinese report ‘names and shames’Fortune 500 firms for mislabelling its territories
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2019

I won't stop meeting Chinese activists, says German foreign minister
Reuters, September 12, 2019

Muji says sorry after calling parts of Shanghai the “French Concession”
Inkstone, September 12, 2019

Kazakh President Tokayev goes to Beijing
The Diplomat, September 12, 2019

Related:
China, Kazakhstan agree to develop permanent comprehensive strategic partnership
Sina English, September 12, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ren Zhengfei may sell Huawei’s 5G technology to a Western buyer
The Economist, September 12, 2019

U.S. flags Huawei 5G network security concerns to Gulf allies
Reuters, September 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Police twice turned away fire services medics during Prince Edward MTR swoop, despite multiple injuries
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2019

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【8.31 太子站】消防：警方不只一次稱無傷者　救護員一小時後方可進站增援 (Police claimed “no one injured” more than once to emergency services and denied access them to station for an hour, says Fire Services Department)
Stand News, September 12, 2019

At least six hurt in Hong Kong as drain cleaner thrown from building at protesters singing songs and shouting slogans after anti-government rally
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2019

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Belting out protest song is latest act of Hong Kong movement
Associated Press, September 13, 2019

【逃犯條例】港大學生會署理會長黃程鋒遇襲後離港　辭學生會職務 (Acting president of Hong Kong University Student Union resigns and leaves Hong Kong after being attacked by masked man)
Ming Pao, September 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters launch series of legal challenges and ask city’s judges to remove riot label from early clashes with police
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2019

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Teacher claiming right eye hit by rubber bullet chases raptors
The Standard, September 13, 2019

Mid-Autumn Festival lantern protests to light up Hong Kong, protesters to target MTR
Reuters, September 12, 2019

港續膺最自由經濟體　菲沙研究所：內地干預及暴力鎮壓示威威脅法治 (Fraser Institute warns mainland interference and violent suppression on protests threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law)
Ming Pao, September 12, 2019

The Chief Executive ‘has to serve two masters,’ HK leader Carrie Lam; full transcript
Reuters, September 12, 2019

Experts warn tear gas residue can last 3 weeks, as US reps propose ban on crowd control gear to Hong Kong police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2019

Related:
Chinese suppliers ready to provide tear gas to Hong Kong as other sources dry up
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2019

香港民研：青年人感悲觀仍堅持 九成人撐獨立調查委員會 (Study finds over 90% of respondents support independent investigation by commission of inquiry; young people willing to persevere despite widespread pessimism)
Inmediahk.net, September 12, 2019

調查指何君堯與民建聯成學校政治壓力 教協：他們令社會矛盾惡化 (Professional Teachers’ Union investigation criticizes Junius Ho and DAB for exerting political pressure on schools, exacerbating conflict in society)
Inmediahk.net, September 12, 2019

Eight spared jail in Hong Kong over 2016 protest against Beijing’s interpretation of Basic Law
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

「千禧後」世代非隨便支持勇武（文：趙永佳）(Hong Kong millennials do not take radical protest actions lightly)
Ming Pao, September 13, 2019

A Bubble Tea Summit brings together pro-Hong Kong and pro-China protesters in Vancouver
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s protests are just the tip of the iceberg: capitalism is in crisis across the globe
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2019

Chinese propaganda paints Hong Kong as a spoiled brat
Foreign Policy, September 12, 2019

Hong Kong students: why we’re still protesting
Amnesty International, September 12, 2019

專訪劉細良：中港是命運共同體，是我們那一代最錯誤的信念 (Interview with Simon Lau: “Thinking mainland and Hong Kong share a common destiny is the biggest mistaken belief of my generation”)
The Initium, September 12, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆数十名穆斯林 网传哈国歌曲被捕 (30 Muslims in Xinjiang arrested for sharing Kazakh songs on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains man who reportedly shared images of troops at Hong Kong border
The Guardian, September 11, 2019

Related:
Taiwanese man who disappeared in China is under investigation, Beijing says
The New York Times, September 11, 2019

“Two Restraints, One Leniency”: Part I, China’s ethnic minorities and criminal law
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, September 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Beijing pushes TV, media in Pakistan alongside Belt and Road
Christian Science Monitor, September 11, 2019

China’s internet regulator orders online AI algorithms to promote “mainstream values”
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2019

Related:
CAC releases Internet rule targeting terrorism, subversion messages
China News Service, September 11, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

「撐港，反極權！」　台團體發起 9.29 遊行聲援香港 (Taiwan groups organize march on September 29 to support Hong Kong)
Stand News, September 12, 2019

“老大哥”在空中：国泰航空员工的压力与恐惧
“Big Brother” in the sky: Cathay Pacific workers feel China’s pressure
The New York Times, September 12, 2019

You may now bring your own food to Shanghai Disney (but no durians, please)
Inkstone, September 11, 2019

Related:
Consumers question Shanghai Disney’s bag check policy, citing encroachment of privacy
Global Times, August 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Sen. Cruz urges Trump administration to block China’s next UN power play
Fox News, September 11, 2019

China summons German ambassador to Beijing
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2019

Related:
北京召见德驻华大使 谴责德国政界人士见黄之锋 (Beijing summons German ambassador to condemn meeting with Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong)
Voice of America, September 12, 2019

Hong Kong activist to Germany: stop selling riot control kit to city
The Guardian, September 11, 2019

New Zealand opposition leader criticised for “alarming” stance on China
The Guardian, September 11, 2019

Philippine official: China sought to block foreign powers in South China Sea
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2019

JPMorgan tells staff: Make it clear Taiwan is part of China
Bloomberg News, September 11, 2019

Nepal deports 6 Tibetan asylum seekers to China
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China “must clean up its cyber act” for Huawei to be used in 5G network
The Guardian, September 11, 2019

China orders code-sharing app GitHub to take down posts in latest censorship attempt
Epoch Times, September 10, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

民陣 9.15 集會遊行　警方發反對通知書 (Police once again ban Civil Human Rights Front march)
Stand News, September 12, 2019

港鐵宣佈中秋夜平常時間關站　不提供通宵服務 (MTR announces no overnight service on Mid-Autumn Festival)
Stand News, September 12, 2019

Govt weighing up using emergency law: Teresa Cheng
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 11, 2019

毛孟靜踢爆消防處8.31晚一小時三改傷者人數 (Legislator Claudia Mo obtains internal records of Fire Services Dept showing 3 revisions of number of casualties at Prince Edward Station on Aug. 31, urges official explanation and full release of MTR surveillance footage)
Inmediahk.net, September 11, 2019

Related:
【最新update】8.31太子消防指揮官疑擅改傷者人數　有被捕者稱點算前一昏迷男遭帶走 (Alterations of MTR internal records on casualties at Prince Edward Station on Aug. 31 renew questions on three persons)
Stand News, September 11, 2019

催淚彈殘留社區可達21日 化學工程師促警方「源頭減廢」(Chemical engineers say toxins from tear gas can remain in communities for up to three weeks, urge police to cease using expired tear gas and refrain from firing it in dense areas)
Inmediahk.net, September 11, 2019

A Hong Kong-London stock exchange bid ties 2 cities in turmoil
The New York Times, September 11, 2019

Hong Kong protesters pause to mark Sept. 11
Reuters, September 11, 2019

Hong Kong police are now routinely insulting the city’s people as “cockroaches”
Quartz, September 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Ban on Tibet religious activity toughened
Human Rights Watch, September 11, 2019

修例風波撞上中美博弈，他們為何爭取《香港人權民主法》？(When the anti-extradition controversy meets the US-China trade war: Why do Hong Kongers want the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act)
The Initium, September 12, 2019

Why Gladys Liu must answer to parliament about alleged links to the Chinese government
The Conversation, September 11, 2019

Hong Kong stock exchange’s bid for LSE deserves to fail
The Guardian, September 11, 2019

China lost the United States first: Beijing’s hostility started long before the trade war
Foreign Policy, September 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Former Xinjiang University president at risk of “imminent” execution: Amnesty International
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2019

Related:
China: Uyghur academic faces execution in China: Tashpolat Tiyip
Amnesty International, September 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李孟居赴港證實被中共拘捕 家人：羅織入罪 人人自危 (Taiwan citizen disappeared after flying to Hong Kong, mainland authorities confirm his arrest on charges of inciting subversion, whereabouts unknown)
Liberty Times, September 11, 2019

新疆被捕近一年后，摄影师卢广家人首报平安 (Family of photographer Lu Guang says he has returned home, nearly one year after he was arrested in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, September 10, 2019

穗作家「因帖獲罪」 國保逼搬家 (Police summon author for “picking quarrels,” force him to delete Twitter posts and vacate home)
Ming Pao, September 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Daily newspaper criticised over claim Hong Kong protesters are planning 9/11 terror attack
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2019

美媒体权益组织列出全球新闻审查十大最恶劣国家 (Committee to Protect Journalists lists China among top 10 most censored countries in latest report)
Voice of America, September 10, 2019

Related:
Eritrea, North Korea, Turkmenistan top CPJ’s 10 most censored list
Committee to Protect Journalists, September 10, 2019

Why China went on a global media blitz over the Hong Kong protests, and why it probably won’t work
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2019

Internet watchdog solicits public opinion on draft Internet management regulation
Xinhua, September 10, 2019

New York Times apologizes for sharing previous obituary referring to China’s Mao as “one of history's great revolutionary figures”
Fox News, September 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

‘We can't do anything’: China accused of muffling voices of Hong Kong supporters
The Guardian, September 10, 2019

HKFP Lens: Hundreds gather in New York in support of Hong Kong and Taiwanese autonomy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2019

China angered after German foreign minister meets HK activist
Reuters, September 10, 2019

Why Chinese are traveling to Africa, and why Africans are traveling to China
Quartz, September 9, 2019

Political cartoonist Badiucao unveils new ‘Lennon Wall flag’ for Hong Kong democracy movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

KMT presidential candidate finishes last in poll of local Taiwan leaders
Taiwan News, September 10, 2019

Tuvalu election puts Taiwan ties in play
Reuters, September 10, 2019

Taiwan hosts top Solomon Islands official amid reports of a diplomatic switch to Beijing
The Diplomat, September 10, 2019

藏人驻台代表：中共严控香港人进入西藏 (Beijing restricts Hong Kong tourists from entering Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2019

Avoid irresponsible remarks on Hong Kong, China warns UK MPs
The Guardian, September 9, 2019

Questions raised about Liberal MP Gladys Liu amid claims of links to Chinese political influence operations
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, September 9, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US senators warn China could gain sensitive tech via Hong Kong
Financial Times, September 10, 2019

We tested a messaging app used by Hong Kong protesters that works without an Internet connection
Abacus News, September 10, 2019

Sharper eyes: surveilling the surveillers (part 1)
China Digital Times, September 9, 2019