US lawmakers aren’t buying what Beijing is selling about reality of Xinjiang detention camps
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2019
Xinjiang’s New Slavery
Foreign Policy, December 11, 2019
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China is biggest jailer of journalists, says a press watchdog group
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2019
中国律师陈秋实世界人权日当天被边控 (Chen Qiushi, rights lawyer who visited Hong Kong to document protests, barred from leaving country)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Belgian university closes its Chinese state-funded Confucius Institute after spying claims
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
Why Is China Burning Books?
Foreign Policy, December 11, 2019
China launches PR blitz to combat ‘foreign interference’ in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
709律师王全璋之妻李文足获2019法德人权奖 (Li Wenzu, human rights defender and wife of jailed lawyer Wang Quanzhang, dodges Chinese surveillance to receive human rights prize at French Embassy)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2019
Canada’s opinion of China worsens as Huawei, detention rows drag into second year
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2019
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九成加拿大人觉得中国缺乏法治人权 七成认为人权高於经贸 (90 per cent of Canadians think China lacks human rights and rule of law, while 70 per cent believe human rights more important than trade)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China Ambassador Threatened Faroe Islands Over Huawei Contract — Leaked Tape
SupChina, December 11, 2019
China hits out at United States for ‘stirring up colour revolutions and chaos’ to ‘under banner of human rights’ in apparent reference to Xinijang camps and Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
北京取消了今年的德中人权对话 (Beijing cancels annual human rights dialogue with Germany)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2019
人頭協會助5000中國觀光客「假交流之名來台」，其中包括中國官方人士 (Over 5,000 mainland visitors entered Taiwan under "exchange programs" in the past two years, including Chinese officials)
The News Lens, December 11, 2019
As China's investments in Germany grow, so do the ethical pitfalls
The Christian Science Monitor, December 11, 2019
China steps in as Zambia runs out of loan options
The Guardian, December 11, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Battle-scarred: the lasting impact of the PolyU campus siege on Hong Kong’s protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2019
牛頭角港鐵站凌晨遭擲汽油彈 彌敦道巴士被按緊急死火掣、打裂車窗 3人被捕 (December 11: Molotov at MTR station, emergency stop activation stalled buses on Nathan Road , three arrested)
Stand News, December 12, 2019
Hong Kong protests: health care activists rally at Edinburgh Place to threaten government with strikes from new trade unions
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2019
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愛丁堡廣場醫護界集氣大會 有工會不排除回應三罷 (1,800 doctors and nurses rally in central to encourage unionization, consider participating in general strike)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019
會計師公會理事改選 7 席 民主派大勝取 6 席 (Pro-democracy candidates take record-breaking 6 seats out of 7 in Institute of Certified Public Accountants election)
Stand News, December 12, 2019
Who will police the Hong Kong police?
Quartz, December 11, 2019
The people sing: ‘Les Mis’ soothes, breaks Hong Kong hearts
Washington Post, December 11, 2019
被捕教師即時停職 教育局強調不等於「定罪」(Education Bureau suspends teacher arrested in protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 11, 2019
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蔣麗芸：應懲處違法教師 倡課室裝閉路電視監察教師操守 (Pro-Beijing legislator urges punishment for teachers and surveillance cameras in classrooms to monitor teachers' conduct)
Stand News, December 11, 2019
民主派區議員周偉雄：返內地奔喪遭拒入境ㅤ被指「危害國家安全」(Pro-democracy district councillor barred from entering mainland for family funeral for “endangering national security”)
Stand News, December 11, 2019
民主派動議譴責何君堯無人反對 將交調查委員會處理 (LegCo motion to condemn Junius Ho passes without objection, to proceed to internal investigation)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019
First Hong Kong protest riot trial to be held in March as prosecutors criticised for ‘not disclosing evidence’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2019
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鄭若驊：不排除調動更多人手處理公眾活動案件 (More prosecutors might be allocated to handle vast number of protests cases, says Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Europe is no pushover. If China doesn’t back off, the EU might take a tough stance on Hong Kong, too
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China hands over cases of detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to prosecutors
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2019
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加拿大人康明凯和斯帕弗被拘押一周年 中加“人质外交”依然无解 (A year after detention of Korvig and Spavor, China's "hostage diplomacy" remains unresolved)
BBC, December 11, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
警方今年曾621次要求社交平台移除帖文 (Hong Kong police requested social media platforms to remove posts 621 times in 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 11, 2019
China to punish library officials for burning books - but only because they did it in public
Independent, December 10, 2019
Chinese photo agency websites go dark over licence violations
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
China’s rare nod for Korean war film seen as boost to nationalism
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
人权日彭培奥批中国侵权 访民到美使馆多人被带走
China Detains Activists Heading to U.S. Human Rights Event
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2019
Hong Kong democracy protester says he was ambushed by masked Chinese men in Australia
The Guardian, December 10, 2019
Translation: Netizens voice support for Hong Kong protesters
China Digital Times, December 10, 2019
Hong Kong reporters inspired The Life and Death of a Journalist
The Guardian, December 10, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Canada parliament votes for committee to probe China relations in defeat for Trudeau
Reuters, December 10, 2019
Government vows to protect workers as protests over pneumoconiosis grow
China Labour Bulletin, December 10, 2019
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尘肺病重点行业职工将全面纳入工伤保险 (Jobs with high risk of pneumoconiosis to be fully included in employment injury insurance)
Beijing News, December 10, 2019
Taiwan may help if Hong Kong violence expands
Associated Press, December 10, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou wins Canada court fight to see more documents related to her arrest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
張曉明：23條未立法加劇「港獨」 建維護國安制度成緊迫任務 (Head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says absence of Art.23 legislation aggravated pro-independence trends, national security an urgent mission)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019
逾900名反修例示威被捕人士未成年 涉暴動毁壞等 (Security Bureau reveals over 900 arrested protesters are underage, charges include rioting, illegal assembly, and assaulting police officers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2019
Foreign experts quit Hong Kong police brutality inquiry over lack of powers
The Guardian, December 10, 2019
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Foreign Panel Steps Down From Probe of Hong Kong Police
The Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2019監警會副主席謝偉銓 否認國際專家組「辭職」 稱是「現階段工作吿一段落」 (IPCC Vice Chair claims expert panel did not quit, only “finished current stage of work”)
Stand News, December 10, 2019
Hong Kong Education Bureau ‘considering penalties’ for around 30 teachers over protest-related conduct complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2019
All eyes on President Xi Jinping as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads to Beijing to collect her report card
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019
Court of Appeal rules Hong Kong mask ban to remain unconstitutional, with full appeal hearing due next month
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2019
國際人權日集會 悼爭取人權犧牲者 聲援香港抗爭者 (Rally on International Human Rights Day mourns lives lost in fight for human rights and voices support for Hong Kong protesters)
Stand News, December 10, 2019
【工運要人．1】前言：當街頭抗爭到瓶頸 工運是否一條新戰線？ (As street protests reach bottleneck, is labour movement a new frontier?)
Stand News, December 10, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Female frontliners upend Hong Kong gender stereotypes
Agence France-Presse, December 11, 2019
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
China says people held in Xinjiang camps have 'graduated', condemns U.S. bill
Reuters, December 8, 2019
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中国反击针对新疆拘禁营的国际批评
Facing Criticism Over Muslim Camps, China Says: What’s the Problem?
The New York Times, December 10, 2019新疆宣布「教培中心」學員全結業 不願透露受訓人數 下步推廣至農牧民 (Xinjiang officials refuse to disclose number of "trainees," says vocational training will spread to local residents next)
Ming Pao, December 10, 2019China: Government must show proof that Xinjiang detainees have been released
Amnesty International, December 9, 2019
“我已经说出了一切”：新疆拘禁营文件报料者发声
‘I Have Told Everything,’ Says Whistle-Blower in China Crackdown
The New York Times, December 9, 2019
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Uyghurs Speak Out About Camps At Risk Of Death
China Digital Times, December 9, 2019“中国电文”吹哨者身份曝光 荷籍维族女：我必须冒险 ("It is a risk I must take," says whistleblower of Xinjiang papers)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2019
US bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law: Official
Al Jazeera, December 8, 2019
Deutschland AG sticks with Xinjiang despite Uighurs mistreatment
Financial Times, December 9, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident
The Guardian, December 9, 2019
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瑞典起訴前駐華大使 涉安排桂民海女兒密會「中方代表」(Sweden to prosecute former diplomat for arranging secret meeting between jailed bookseller Gui Minhai's daughter and Chinese representatives)
Stand News, December 10, 2019
高智晟律師妻子耿和給世界律師大會的公開信 (Wife of detained lawyer Gao Zhisheng issues public letter to Global Lawyers' Forum in Guangzhou)
Inmediahk.net, December 9, 2019
Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents
The Nation, December 6, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
Book burning by Chinese county library sparks fury
The Guardian, December 9, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Trans woman puts Chinese law to the test in landmark case
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2019
Toronto rally calls on feds to address human rights violations in China
Global News, December 8, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Doing Business with Hong Kong? Expect to Be Punished
Bitter Winter, December 8, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中国下令政府部门3年内换用国产电脑及软件
Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software
Financial Times, December 9, 2019
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英媒： 中国政府机关三年内淘汰所有外国电脑 (China to replace all foreign-made government computers and software with domestic products within 3 years)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2019
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