Another citizen journalist covering the coronavirus has gone missing in Wuhan
Quartz, February 12, 2020
李文亮事件后续：更多“吹哨人”遭中国当局打压 (More whistleblowers face crackdown after Li Wenliang's death)
BBC, February 11, 2020
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting on coronavirus
Reuters, February 12, 2020
Cities in Guangdong, China to allow temporary seizure of private properties to control spread of coronavirus
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2020
Beijing pins hopes on ‘guy with the emperor’s sword’ to restore order in coronavirus-hit Hubei
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020
Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources
Reuters, February 11, 2020
At least 500 Wuhan medical staff infected with coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
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鍾南山指李文亮背後有數百醫生冀說出真相 有需要聆聽 (China's health expert says hundreds more doctors other than Li Wenliang waiting to speak the truth, urges authorities to listen)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2020
肺炎疫情：种族歧视开始蔓延全球 (Racism spreads globally along with virus)
BBC, February 11, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
【武漢肺炎】政黨團體悼李文亮遊行至中聯辦 郭家麒：中國打壓言論自由害死人民 (Hong Kong groups march to Liaison Office mourning Li Wenliang, urge authorities to cease persecution of whistleblowers)
Ming Pao, February 12, 2020
Coronavirus: Hong Kong reliving Sars nightmare as outbreak spreads
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020
24個人權組織聯署：香港政府拘捕人權觀察員違反國際責任 (Joint letter by 24 human rights groups criticizes Hong Kong police's arrest of rights observers as violating international obligations, urges withdrawal of charges)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020
護士協會發起「工業行動」 僅促醫管局提供足夠裝備 不接力罷工 (Nurses union urges Hospital Authority to secure sufficient protective gear, but stops short of potential strike)
Stand News, February 11, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Defending Human Rights in the Era of Dystopia: The Situation of Defenders in China (2019)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 12, 2020
Hong Kong’s coronavirus panic buying isn’t hysteria, it’s unresolved trauma
Quartz, February 12, 2020
【武漢疫情觀察】普通人李文亮在不普通的國度 (Li Wenliang: An ordinary man in an abnormal country)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang’s Hui Muslims Were Swept Into Camps Alongside Uighurs
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
China Arrested a Whistleblower Who Shot Viral Video of Coronavirus Corpses in Wuhan
Vice News, February 11, 2020
Related:
China Detains, Harasses Journalist, Academics Over Reports, Comments on Coronavirus
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020Seven Detained in Tibet For ‘Spreading Rumors’ on the Coronavirus Threat
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020
李文亮去世之后 中国变本加厉加紧言论管控力度 (China steps up control of speech after Li Wenliang’s death)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020
Related:
China's online censors tighten grip after brief coronavirus respite
Reuters, February 11, 2020CDT Censorship Digest, January 2020: Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak
China Digital Times, February 10, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Denmark defends Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue following Chinese pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020
勇于发声唤起良知 公民合力为李文亮讨公道 (Wuhan citizens join hands in pursuit of justice for Li Wenliang)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials 'removed' as death toll hits 1,000
BBC, February 11, 2020
SARS、禽流感、新冠病毒：为何很多流行病暴发在中国？
Coronavirus Outbreak Risks Reviving Stigma for China
The New York Times, February 11, 2020
Questions on China’s coronavirus response can wait, says former WHO official
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
Taiwan hits out at China coronavirus travel bans
Channel News Asia, February 11, 2020
Xi Visits Hospital In Beijing And Video Chats With Wuhan Doctors
SupChina, February 10, 2020
Related:
Coronavirus: China's Xi visits hospital in rare appearance amid health crisis
BBC, February 10, 2020
Beijing and Shanghai impose new controls on residents as China battles to contain coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Clergy Trained to Suppress ‘Foreign Religious Infiltration’
Bitter Winter, February 9, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China denies US Equifax hacking claims and insists it does not engage in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
林鄭月娥：封關「已經無乜意思」 跨境人流已降至最低 (Carrie Lam says border closure is "no longer meaningful" as cross-border traffic is "reduced to minimum")
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020
Hong Kong woman in breach of coronavirus quarantine order by visiting Kowloon Bay office and attending Sha Tin business meeting says system is ‘waste of time’
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
Hong Kong gov’t says no plans to enact laws to control supply and prices of surgical masks
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020
Related:
【刻意隱瞞？】醫護停罷工翌日 醫管局改口防護裝備存量「劇跌」 外科口罩存量不足1個月 眾新聞三問醫管局拒答各項目存量 (Day after medical strike ends, Hospital Authority reveals stock of surgical masks for public hospitals will last less than a month)
Citizen News, February 11, 2020Hong Kong’s public investigating authorities under pressure to probe unauthorised use of masks meant for civil servants
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
‘Hotbeds of disease’: call for government aid for Hongkongers in subdivided flats, as fears over coronavirus in sewage systems mount
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020
滯留武漢港人：最後半粒藥今早服完 冀政府接港人回家 (Hong Kong residents stranded in Wuhan hope government will make arrangements to take them home as meds for long term illnesses run out)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020
Commentary (评论)
The World Can Benefit From Taiwan’s WHO Participation
The Diplomat, February 11, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong is facing a shortage of masks, toilet paper and leadership
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Xi Jinping May Lose Control of the Coronavirus Story
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020
Hong Kong Is Showing Symptoms of a Failed State
Bloomberg, February 8, 2020
China’s rulers see the coronavirus as a chance to tighten their grip
The Economist, February 8, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms
The Guardian, February 9, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
Coronavirus: China’s state media calls for police to explain charges brought against ‘rumour-mongers’
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020
陈秋实采访疫情疑遭强制隔离 南京学者郭泉公开谈肺炎被拘留 (Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi reportedly held incommunicado, other scholars detained, as authorities clamp down on coronavirus news)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2020
Related:
Chen Qiushi: A citizen journalist on the frontline of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020
China Is Erasing Tributes to Coronavirus Whistleblower Doctor Li Wenliang
Vice News, February 7, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
纽约悼念李文亮：要言论自由、要真相 (Commemoration of Li Wenliang in New York: Seeking freedom of expression, truth)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020
Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2020
Related:
The Right to Freedom of Speech Starts Today — An Open Letter to the National People’s Congress and the NPC Standing Committee
China Change, February 7, 2020The China Human Rights Lawyers Group’s Proposal to Declare February 6 ‘People’s Day of Truth’
Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor
China Change, February 7, 2020
The Telegraph, February 7, 2020
不少武漢人拍短片求助信息 維權組織設群組揭如何自救 (Wuhan residents trapped in quarantine send video messages asking for help, rights group rallies citizens to coordinate relief efforts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese cities try to flush out coronavirus patients by stopping cough medicine sales
Quartz, February 10, 2020
Coronavirus: China resorts to 'wartime' measures in Wuhan, sparking fears city is being sacrificed for greater good
The Independent, February 8, 2020
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武汉进入“战时状态”：封锁力度加强，恐面临人道灾难
China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
The New York Times, February 7, 2020‘It does not look good’: Wuhan doctors press on in dire conditions after coronavirus whistle-blower’s death
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020China locked down millions in coronavirus-hit Hubei. Has it done more harm than good?
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020
Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine
Washington Post, February 9, 2020
‘Innocent, but Implicated’: Wuhan Native Is in Limbo During Epidemic
The New York Times, February 8, 2020
China's ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
The Guardian, February 8, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei: UK 5G concerns 'a witch-hunt' says Chinese ambassador
BBC, February 9, 2020
Related:
China warns France against treating Huawei differently from European competitors for 5G contracts
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: teachers who criticised government on social media say they are living in fear
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Related:
教師 FB 評政府遭截圖「篤灰」 校方判無專業失德 教育局拒接納 裁定投訴成立 (Teacher who questioned government's handling of protest on Facebook sanctioned by Education Bureau, even though school ruled there was no misconduct)
Stand News, February 10, 2020
報道指江永祥郭嘉銓酒家設宴 14K 成員同場 警方：報道失實 無與鄰房顧客溝通 (Prominent senior police officers caught dining in the same restaurant as triad elders, claim "no communication with guests in the next room")
Stand News, February 9, 2020
將軍澳行動警拘 119 人 最細僅 13 歲 兩記者被指盜竊、阻差辦公 (119 arrested, including 2 journalists, in Tseung Kwan O on 3-month anniversary of Chow Tsz-lok's death)
Stand News, February 9, 2020
Coronavirus: Hongkongers in outbreak epicentre running low on medicine, masks and food, but government has no plans for flights out while lockdown continues
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Coronavirus: the frontline workers left to keep Hong Kong safe without adequate protection against deadly infection
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
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港鐵新工會向公司要求安全保障不果 通過表決擬進行工業行動 (MTR workers' union passes motion to consider strike after corporation fails to promise better protection for workers against coronavirus)
Inmediahk.net, February 9, 2020港龍工會通過隨時發起工業行動 要求國泰全停內地航班 (Cathay Dragon to pass motion to start labor action pressing parent company, Cathay Pacific, to fully suspend mainland flights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 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
Friday, February 07, 2020
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
Related:
Wuhan Police’s Reprimand of Coronavirus Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang
Human Rights in China, February 6, 2020Distrust and Despair on WeChat and Weibo after Death of Wuhan Whistleblower
What's on Weibo, February 7, 2020China anti-corruption body to probe 'issues' related to Li Wenliang
Reuters, February 7, 2020Minitrue: 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
Related:
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
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