Access to Information (信息公开)

'Hero who told the truth': Chinese rage over coronavirus death of whistleblower doctor
The Guardian, February 7, 2020

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Wuhan Police’s Reprimand of Coronavirus Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang
Human Rights in China, February 6, 2020

Distrust and Despair on WeChat and Weibo after Death of Wuhan Whistleblower
What's on Weibo, February 7, 2020

China anti-corruption body to probe 'issues' related to Li Wenliang
Reuters, February 7, 2020

Minitrue: Control Temperature On Death Of Coronavirus Whistleblower
China Digital Times, February 6, 2020

環時社評稱李文亮去年警報沒被重視反被訓誡值得反思 (Global Times commentary says "reflection needed" for authorities' response to Li Wenliang's first warning of coronavirus)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 7, 2020

The battle of numbers in the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Global Voices, February 7, 2020

Internet Giants Warned Amid Coronavirus Crackdown
China Media Project, February 6, 2020

China is dispatching journalists to tell the coronavirus story it wants its people to hear
Quartz, February 6, 2020

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直播武汉疫情市民再遭公安滋扰传唤 (Wuhan citizen livestreaming situation online repeatedly summoned and harassed by public security officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

在“鬼城”武汉，被疫情颠覆的生活
Losing Track of Time in the Epicenter of China’s Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times, February 6, 2020

Coronavirus doctor dies of heart attack after working 10 days straight
Independent, February 7, 2020

新冠疫情带来的人道灾难和次生灾难 (The humanitarian crisis and secondary disaster triggered by the coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, February 6, 2020

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方舱医院医疗、后勤资源严重短缺 恐致人道灾难 (Shortage of medical supplies and resources in Wuhan's capsule hospitals is brewing a humanitarian disaster)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020

Taiwan, China argue over flights for stranded Taiwanese in Wuhan
Channel News Asia, February 7, 2020

The WHO can’t seem to figure out what to call Taiwan in its coronavirus updates
Quartz, February 6, 2020

中国要求意大利取消停止直航决定 意同意临时恢复部分商业航班 (Chinese government demands Italy to reverse decision to cancel direct flights, Italian government agrees to reinstate commercial flights)
Reuters, February 7, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics tell gov’t to offer more support or face mass resignations
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020

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【不斷更新】數千罷工醫護留守醫管局 要求與高層會面未果 (Thousands of doctors and nurses hold sit-in at Hospital Authority asking for negotiations on last day of strike; officials refuse to meet)
Inmediahk.net, February 7, 2020

【武漢肺炎】梁卓偉：輸入個案要零風險只能全面封關　家居隔離單靠自律不可行 (Doctor on government's advisory panel says only full border closure can ensure zero risk for imported cases, quarantine based on "self-discipline" is not viable)
Stand News, February 7, 2020

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Coronavirus: Hong Kong students and civil servants asked to help monitor people returning from mainland China as mandatory quarantine comes into force
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2020

宣佈強制檢疫　政府留兩天半空窗期　入境香港內地人數翌日急升 3 成　經深圳灣升一倍 (In window before mandatory quarantine, number of incoming visitors through border surges 30%)
Stand News, February 7, 2020

眾新聞4度追問出售口罩予哪些NGO　懲教署3日後答：涉及第三者資料，不會披露 (Authorities say they donated facemasks made by inmates to local NGOs, but refuse to disclose which ones)
Citizen News, February 7, 2020

台停辦港澳入台證 港府：無必要 (Hong Kong government says it is "unnecessary" for Taiwan to cease entry-visa applications from Hong Kong and Macau)
Ming Pao, February 7, 2020

Coronavirus: give street cleaners surgical masks or risk them walking off the job, Hong Kong warned
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

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Coronavirus: single mother uses same mask for five days as grass roots priced out of Hong Kong’s frantic panic buying or too weak to queue overnight
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

元朗連儂牆遇襲者遭踢斷肋骨 指警察曾讚打得好 ("Good job": Victim of Yuen Long Lennon Wall beating says police officers praised attackers)
Inmediahk.net, February 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

在不正常的社會講「理性」變成了「最不理性」(In an abnormal society, talking "rationality" is the most irrational thing)
Inmediahk.net, February 10, 2020

Protest and punishment: How thousands of demonstrators are set to face Hong Kong’s court system
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020

China’s coronavirus might be the crisis Beijing can’t detain, spend, or censor away
Quartz, February 8, 2020

Coronavirus: China’s Xinjiang camps are a neglected high-risk area and should be closed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2020

The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
The Atlantic, February 8, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Translation: “Wuhan Police Said Don’t Post, I Laughed With Tears In My Eyes”
China Digital Times, February 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese scholar blames Xi Jinping, Communist Party for not controlling coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Chinese officials warn outbreak’s epicentre faces ‘severe’ hospital bed shortage
Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2020

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Coronavirus: Wuhan Communist Party official apologises for failure to provide patients treatment
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Who owns the coronavirus cure? China’s move to patent Gilead’s experimental drug for the novel virus could lead to legal wrangle
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

U.S. clashes with China over Taiwan's place at the WHO table
Reuters, February 6, 2020

China may delay annual meeting of parliament due to virus outbreak: sources
Reuters, February 6, 2020

從武漢返鄉後，他們被洩露隱私、被警察銬走、被酒店驅趕 (Handcuffed, kicked from hotels, privacy invaded: What happens when Chinese citizens return home from Wuhan)
The Initium, February 5, 2020

China’s Schools Pledge to Do Away with Religion
Bitter Winter, February 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition
Quartz, February 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘It’s crazy now’: Discrimination over coronavirus is worse than during SARS, says Hong Kong domestic worker activist
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020

【武漢肺炎】內地入境人士強制檢疫14日 拒全禁內地人來港 (Hong Kong authorities announce mandatory 14-dayquarantine for travelers from mainland, but refuse to impose entry-ban)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020

【罷工第四天】員工陣線促醫管局日內談判　不排除延長罷工 (Quarantine is not banning: Hospital staff union urges authorities to commence negotiations, or strike might continue after Friday)
Stand News, February 6, 2020

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【醫護罷工】4,600員工今缺勤 醫管局籲回崗位：暫停行動才有得傾 (After third day of strike, Hospital Authority says doctors and nurses "must return to posts before negotiations can begin", refuse to guarantee no reprisals)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020

武汉肺炎：香港罢工护士的内疚、恐惧与不安 (Guilt, fear and trepidation for Hong Kong's nurses on strike)
BBC, February 5, 2020

【武漢肺炎】新系統供醫護看病人外遊紀錄防瞞報　東區急症室試行 (Hospital to test electronic system that allows doctors to check patients' travel records amidst incidents of false-reporting on travel history)
HK01, February 6, 2020

Coronavirus: Taiwan restricts Hong Kong and Macau travellers amid outbreak crisis
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

WHO抗疫荒腔走板與聯合國的中共化，向世界背書並輸出「中國模式」(Endorsing and exporting the "China model": The laughable outbreak responses of WHO and the sinicization of the United Nations)
The News Lens, February 6, 2020

新冠病毒危机中，中国媒体和公民发声的力量
The Subtle Muckrakers of the Coronavirus Epidemic
The New York Times, February 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A county in China is offering people $140 to tell on neighbors who have visited Wuhan, and another is threatening the death penalty to anyone deliberately spreading the coronavirus
Business Insider, February 5, 2020

疫灾加滥权 中国律师为“造谣者”发声 (Human rights lawyer in Beijing speaks up for "rumor spreaders" during Wuhan virus outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Clamps Down on Independent Reporting of Epidemic as Cases, Deaths Keep Rising
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Bans on travellers from the mainland a risky ‘overreaction’, China’s UN envoy in Geneva tells WHO
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

A Chinese doctor was one of the first to warn about coronavirus. He got detained — and infected.
Washington Post, February 4, 2020

Coronavirus Crisis Shows China’s Governance Failure
The New York Times, February 4, 2020

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驱逐、围堵、举报：数百万武汉人经历了什么？
China, Desperate to Stop Coronavirus, Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
The New York Times, February 4, 2020

Wuhan medic: 'Many more infections than official numbers show'
Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei promises ‘made in Europe’ 5G, as it announces plans for new manufacturing bases
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

China Marshals Its Surveillance Powers Against Coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police arrest mall security guard for allegedly spreading virus rumours
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2020

Coronavirus: why won’t Carrie Lam shut Hong Kong’s border with mainland China?
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

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天水圍居民上街促封深圳灣 警發逾10催淚彈 (Tin Shui Wai citizens conduct temperature checks for cross-border arrivals in bus station, urge full border closure; police fire tear gas)
Ming Pao, February 5, 2020

【武漢肺炎】何栢良：留意下階段或現商場傳播　香港仍有救籲全面封關　政府不可無常識 ("Hong Kong can still be saved," says academic as he urges full border closure; warns of outbreak through malls and calls on Hong Kong government to use common sense)
Stand News, February 5, 2020

台灣向港澳發黃色旅遊警示　籲如非必要不要前往(Taiwan issues travel warning on Hong Kong and Macau)
Now News, February 5, 2020

【罷工第三天】醫護到政總遞請願信促封關　林鄭未現身　醫管局：緊急服務受嚴重影響 (Medical strike enters third day, workers rally outside gov't headquarters to submit appeal, but Carrie Lam refuses to meet)
Stand News, February 5, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics escalate strike to demand a full shutdown of Chinese border
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2020

Hong Kong’s Striking Health Workers Pose New Threat to Beijing
Bloomberg, February 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China’s Global Human-Rights Whitewash
Project Syndicate, February 5, 2020

China’s dreams of world leadership are fading as its belt and road projects start to sour
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

許章潤〈憤怒的人民已不再恐懼〉(Xu Zhangrun: The angry people are no longer afraid)
Citizen News, February 5, 2020

Coronavirus: how health and politics have always been inextricably linked in China
The Conversation, February 4, 2020

How the coronavirus crisis has brewed a ‘revolt of the professionals’ in China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

Stuck in Central China on Coronavirus Lockdown
The New York Review of Books, February 4, 2020

U.N. Chief Faces Internal Criticism Over Human Rights
Foreign Policy, February 4, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China accuses Pompeo of 'slander' over Xinjiang comments
Channel News Asia, February 4, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese Officials Can’t Help Lying About the Wuhan Virus
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2020

一场疫情 能促生中国的新闻自由吗? (Can a coronavirus outbreak be the catalyst for press freedom in China?)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020

Chinese Student Detained For Tweets He Made In Minnesota
SupChina, February 3, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The workers striving behind the scenes to combat the coronavirus in Wuhan
China Labour Bulletin, February 4, 2020

Women’s Rights Advocate Calls Out Sexist Coverage Of Wuhan Outbreak In Chinese Media
SupChina, February 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: China revives output of medical supplies but shortages persist on front line
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

Related:
Chinese woman detained for hiding virus contact - Xinhua
Reuters, February 4, 2020

More surveillance, tighter controls: China's coronavirus crackdown
The Guardian, February 3, 2020

Coronavirus: China dismisses officials after boy with cerebral palsy dies while father quarantined
Independent, February 4, 2020

Taiwan calls China 'vile' for restricting island's access to WHO on coronavirus
Reuters, February 4, 2020

Related:
Shut out of WHO, Taiwan faces flight bans, delays in virus updates
Reuters, February 3, 2020

China says it shared 'latest information' with Taiwan about coronavirus outbreak
Channel News Asia, February 3, 2020

‘More Than Outraged’: Chinese Citizens Are Getting Angry About Beijing's Handling of Coronavirus
Vice News, January 31, 2020