Xinjiang (新疆)

Data leak reveals how China 'brainwashes' Uighurs in prison camps
BBC, November 24, 2019

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How China brainwashes ethnic minority Uighurs in its mass detention camps
Quartz, November 24, 2019

Revealed: power and reach of China’s surveillance dragnet
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

【全文】外媒揭露新疆再教育營「教育方針」：完全改變信仰和語言，才能被釋放 (More leaked papers revealed on Xinjiang's camps: Detainees only released when they "fully change their behaviour, religion and language")
The News Lens, November 25, 2019

The man behind China’s detention of 1 million Muslims
Associated Press, November 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Countering China’s Forced Confessions
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Changing PR Strategy for the Hong Kong Protests
The Diplomat, November 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

People of Hong Kong awarded 2019 John McCain Prize for Leadership in Public Service – an honour that comes at delicate time in US-China relations
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

“黄雀行动”获救者发起救港人行动 (Chinese activists saved by "Yellowbird Operation" 30 years ago start rescue initiative for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Climate change: How China moved from leader to laggard
Financial Times, November 25, 2019

Claim of Chinese spy plot in Australia 'deeply disturbing', Scott Morrison says
The Guardian, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong protests: China trying to manipulate politics with covert intelligence operation, says whistleblower
Independent, November 23, 2019

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Would-Be Chinese Defector Details Covert Campaigns in Hong Kong and Taiwan
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

'Chinese spy' seeking asylum in Australia - reports
BBC, November 23, 2019

The Broken Promise of a Panda: How Prague’s Relations With Beijing Soured
The New York Times, November 23, 2019

香港动荡中再探六四：习与邓的一致性 (Revisiting June Fourth amidst turbulence in Hong Kong: The similarities between Xi and Deng)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong District Council election: Democrats take control of 17 out of 18 councils in landslide victory
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2019

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Hong Kong’s “referendum” has voted deafeningly for democracy—and against Beijing
Quartz, November 24, 2019

【建制覆沒】區選變公投　民主派贏近九成民選議席　控制十七區　總選票維持六四比 (Hong Kong District Council elections: Democrats take over 90% of seats, but total votes remain 6:4 ratio)
Stand News, November 25, 2019

警圍理大第八日　被困者：逾 30 人被困　有人驚恐、拒進食、失語言能力　斥警剝削投票權 (Over 30 still trapped in PolyU on eighth day of siege: Panic attacks, starvation, loss of speech)
Stand New, November 24, 2019

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理大圍城近尾聲，但人道災難才剛開始：部分示威者拒絕進食、失去說話能力 (As PolyU siege draws to a close, a humanitarian crisis has just begun)
The News Lens, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong university siege: two men trapped on campus for more than a week slam police for ‘depriving them of right to vote’
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2019

Hong Kong project strives to improve mental health after study reveals one in 10 have suspected depression in city
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

藏鐳射筆少年被改控罪後獲判入更新中心 (15 year-old protester sentenced to rehabilitation centre for carrying laser pointer)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2019

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Hong Kong man, 43, arrested over photos of elite ‘Flying Tigers’ police squad in action near PolyU clash
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2019

Top judge Geoffrey Ma reasserts Hong Kong’s judicial autonomy after Beijing criticism
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2019

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Hong Kong Court Reinstates Mask Ban Before Citywide Election
The New York Times, November 22, 2019

Commentary (评论)

讀者來函：作為內地生，留守中大是怎樣的體驗？(What was it like to be a mainland student guarding CUHK?)
The Initium, November 24, 2019

Thuggery and terror: How police violence fuelled the Hong Kong crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2019

評《緊急條例》司法覆核案判決 (Legal commentary on judicial review decision against Emergency Regulations Ordinance and anti-mask law)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Xinjiang Papers’ Leak Spurs Calls For Action on China’s Uyghur Camps
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

China Issues Contradictory Statements on Fate of Parents of Uyghur Activist in Exile
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

內地眼中的香港局勢：被刻意製造的「仇恨」輿論 (Hong Kong's situation in the eyes of the mainland: The purposefully crafted "hate speeches")
The Initium, November 21, 2019

New Chinese cybersecurity rules could delay release of threat alerts to business and public, tech specialists warn
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“30 years ago, you supported us”: Hong Kong campus sieges strike a chord with Chinese students
Quartz, November 21, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Illegal ‘conversion therapy’ still forced onto LGBT+ community in China
Independent, November 22, 2019

US’ Hong Kong democracy act slanders China to a level close to madness, Foreign Minister Wang Yi says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Ukraine in play: How Chinese investments change the game
Christian Science Monitor, November 21, 2019

China’s state-owned enterprises help protect economy from foreign pressure and risks, says Communist Party economist
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包　網民發起「和你食包」：食包唔可恥，Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者：校內非人生活 轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

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網民發表《連登共同宣言》：11.24 絕不破壞，齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音　至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

被捕人士庭上稱遭警狂毆 鄧炳強指非新鮮事：成日都有 ("Complaints like these happen all the time," says new Police Commissioner after hundreds of protesters brought to court claim beaten by police and magistrate urged authorities to act)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

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【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動　投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折　延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結　警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

15 學者、宗教人士宣布絕食　要求警方和平解決理大事件 (Scholars and religious leaders start hunger strike to demand independent investigation of police violence, peaceful resolution and dropping of rioting charges in PolyU crisis, and go-ahead for district council elections)
Stand News, November 21, 2019

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社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會　1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

人民日報轟港法院判刑輕　倡設特別法庭快審快判　再斥高院廢《禁蒙面法》(People's Daily urges setting up special court to speed up prosecution of protesters, slams Hong Kong courts for light sentencing and "exceeding authority" in anti-mask law ruling)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

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北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么？
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

成都教會牧師王怡下周一受審 (Early Rain Covenant Church pastor Wang Yi to be tried on Nov. 25, "sensitive" individuals warned not to attend hearing)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Is China Detaining Hong Kong Protesters on the Mainland?
Foreign Policy, November 20, 2019

Related:
U.K. Summons Chinese Ambassador in 'Outrage' Over Tortured Consular Employee
Radio Free Asia, November 20, 2019

China: UK consulate worker allegations fit pattern of endemic torture on mainland
Amnesty International, November 20, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese State Media Runs Facebook Ad With Bill Gates Talking About How Great China Is Doing
Gizmodo, November 20, 2019

NYU Shanghai Quietly Added Pro-Government Course at Behest of Chinese Government
Vice, November 20, 2019

Students in China Indoctrinated to Abhor Hong Kong Protestors
Bitter Winter, November 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Prominent Chinese-American Artist Is the Latest to Fall Afoul of China’s Censors
The New York Times, November 20, 2019

Carleton student group warns members to avoid upsetting Chinese officials in upcoming embassy visit
Globe and Mail, November 20, 2019

Tibetans Cast Alarm on High-Tech Persecution of Faiths in China
Bitter Winter, November 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

香港人权法案获美国两院通过，将提交总统批准
U.S. Bill Supporting Hong Kong Rights Heads to Trump’s Desk
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

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China summons U.S. Embassy official to lodge protest against U.S. Senate's passing of HK-related bill
Xinhua, November 20, 2019

特區政府：美眾院通過涉港法案　無助香港局勢降溫 (U.S. bill will not help de-escalate the situation, says HKSAR government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 21, 2019

Pence Warns Trade Deal ‘Very Hard’ If Hong Kong Uses Violence
Bloomberg, November 20, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei: US grants more exemptions to Chinese phone ban
BBC, November 20, 2019

China's Megvii seeks approval for Hong Kong IPO despite U.S. blacklist: sources
Reuters, November 19, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Despair and destruction at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University - in pictures
The Guardian, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】警開咪嘲留守者要食生命麵包　網民發起「和你食包」：食包唔可恥，Popo 你食屎 (Daily "Lunch With You" protesters eat plain bread today to show solidarity after police mock starving students trapped in PolyU)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

民間記者會引述理大抗爭者：校內非人生活 轟警「想殺死我哋」("They're trying to kill us": Letter from trapped PolyU student slams inhumane treatment by police, "peaceful resolution" just ends in over 200 arrests)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Abuse and acrimony as crisis-hit Hong Kong holds district polls
Channel NewsAsia, November 22, 2019

Related:
網民發表《連登共同宣言》：11.24 絕不破壞，齊齊投票 (Joint declaration circulated on LIHKG urging protesters to vote on district elections on Sunday)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

'Police election presence needed to make voters feel safe'
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

趙家賢永世記得耳廓被扯甩聲音　至今仍感陣痛頭暈 ("I will always remember the sound": District elections candidate who had ear bitten off by attackers leaves hospital, prepares for election)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2019

被捕人士庭上稱遭警狂毆 鄧炳強指非新鮮事：成日都有 ("Complaints like these happen all the time," says new Police Commissioner after hundreds of protesters brought to court claim beaten by police and magistrate urged authorities to act)
Inmediahk.net, November 22, 2019

Related:
【圍困理大】首批被告 19 人控暴動　投訴警毆打推倒至手掌骨折　延 42 小時送院 (First batch charged with rioting in PolyU siege raise complaints of police brutality and 42-hour delay in being sent to hospital)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Hong Kong hospitals find themselves on protest frontlines
Reuters, November 22, 2019

西灣河被槍傷男子被控非法集結　警方不排除加控罪行 (Protester shot in abdomen by live round charged with illegal assembly)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2019

15 學者、宗教人士宣布絕食　要求警方和平解決理大事件 (Scholars and religious leaders start hunger strike to demand independent investigation of police violence, peaceful resolution and dropping of rioting charges in PolyU crisis, and go-ahead for district council elections)
Stand News, November 21, 2019

Related:
社福界下月罷工3日促查警暴設獨立調查委員會　1215遊行路線待定 (Social welfare sector to go on strike for three days in December urging establishment of independent commission to investigate police violence)
Ming Pao, November 21, 2019

Hong Kong protests: call for peace from son of Luo Changqing, killed by brick hurled during Sheung Shui clash
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2019

人民日報轟港法院判刑輕　倡設特別法庭快審快判　再斥高院廢《禁蒙面法》(People's Daily urges setting up special court to speed up prosecution of protesters, slams Hong Kong courts for light sentencing and "exceeding authority" in anti-mask law ruling)
Stand News, November 22, 2019

Related:
北京警告可能干预香港司法裁决
In Warning to Hong Kong’s Courts, China Shows Who Is Boss
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China Must Free Huang Xueqin and End Harassment Against Women Human Rights Defenders
Frontline Defenders, November 21, 2019

International humanitarian norms are violated in Hong Kong
The Lancet, November 21, 2019

“新疆文件”说明了什么？
Between the Lines of the Xinjiang Papers
The New York Times, November 21, 2019

In Hong Kong, Beijing’s tough talk could spark a constitutional crisis: The rule of law is at the heart of the protests
Washington Post, November 21, 2019