Missing Uyghur Brothers Confirmed Detained in Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2020
Thursday, March 19, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Coronavirus: Wuhan police ‘inappropriately’ punished whistleblower doctor Li Wenliang, Chinese gov’t probe concludes
Hong Kong Free Press, March 19, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美民间组织发起诉讼 控微信管制言论 (U.S. human rights organization considers class action suit against WeChat for censorship)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2020
人权组织：北京应收回对美国记者的禁令 (Human Rights Watch: Beijing should rescind ban on U.S. journalists)
Voice of America, March 19, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
汉王开发出戴口罩人脸识别技术 (Hanwang launches facial-recognition technology that seeks through masks)
The Financial Times, March 19, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
肺炎疫情：香港传染病专家袁国勇撤回《大流行缘起武汉》文章引发争议 (Controversy surrounding Yuen Kwok-yung's retraction of his article "The pandemic originated from Wuhan")
BBC, March 19, 2020
公民黨區議員遭撐23條人士襲擊 下顎及手臂受傷 (Democratic district council member, Janet Ng, attacked by Article 23 supporters)
inmediahk.net, March 19, 2020
【民間記者會】 香港人權監察：《反恐條例》定義太廣 圖將示威者污名為「恐怖分子」 (Hong Kong Human Rights Watch: Definition of terrorism is too broad, peaceful protest will fall under "terrorism")
The Stand News, March 19, 2020
Commentary (评论)
中国驱逐美国媒体记者：香港不能去，“一国两制”还在否？ (China expels U.S. reporters: If Hong Kong is not a place they can go, is "one country, two systems" still alive?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2020
驱逐美国记者背后，中国对叙事和宣传能力的自信 (Ousting U.S. Reporters, China Signals Confidence in Its Own Message)
The New York Times, March 19, 2020
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
‘The Thing I Feared Has Already Happened’: Daughter of Jailed Uyghur Civil Servant
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
黄琦狱中零用钱每月一百元 黄母病重禁探监已三年 (Huang Qi is allowed to spend only 100 yuan a month in prison; Huang's mother, seriously ill, has been barred from visiting son for 3 years)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2020
疫情中李明哲妻子恳求中国政府让丈夫通“亲情电话” (Amid epidemic, Li Mingzhe's wife pleads with Chinese authorities to allow phone calls with husband)
Radio France International, March 18, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Court rules MTR must release CCTV footage to student caught up in Prince Edward Station police raid
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2020
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Hong Kong court orders MTR Corp to disclose to student leader security footage from stations over August 31 police operation
South China Morning Post, March 18, 20208.31 被捕者入禀要求頒令勝訴 港鐵須披露 8.31 太子及荔枝角站 CCTV 片段 (High Court orders MTR to release August 31 CCTV footage in Prince Edward Station to arrestee)
The Stand News, March 18, 2020
Hong Kong district councillors told to stop posting signs linking police to ‘dogs’
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2020
China says within its rights to bar U.S. reporters from Hong Kong
Reuters, March 18, 2020
Exclusive: China's internal security force on frontlines of Hong Kong protests
Reuters, March 18, 2020
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路透社引外交消息：4,000 中國武警曾到港 參與警方前線工作 觀察反送中運動 (Reuters: 4,000 of China's military police were sent to join Hong Kong police frontlines and monitor protests)
The Stand News, March 18, 2020
李家超：立例針對蓄意散播謠言須社會深入討論 (Hong Kong government to consider new policy to target intentional rumor spreaders)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2020
北京禁《紐時》等美籍記者在港採訪 港府續避談會否配合 僅稱按法律處理 (Hong Kong government evades question on whether it would accommodate Beijing’s order banning American journalists from reporting in Hong Kong, says only it will handle situation according to law)
The Stand News, March 18, 2020
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北京稱禁記者在港工作屬外交事務職權範圍 (Beijing: MFA has right to limit journalists' activities in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2020政府稱一直為各國媒體及記者在港採訪提供便利 (Hong Kong government: We've always facilitated the reporting work of all foreign media outlets and journalists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2020北京禁美媒於港澳採訪 民主派斥攬炒 邱騰華：按一國兩制行事 (Pan-Dem: Beijing limiting foreign journalists in Hong Kong is mutual destruction; Hong Kong government: we'll follow One Country, Two Systems principle)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2020記協促特區政府澄清外國傳媒簽證安排 (Hong Kong Journalists Association urges HKSAR gov't to clarify foreign media's visa arrangement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2020香港外國記者會要求特區政府澄清外媒記者在港工作情況 (HKFCC urges HKSAR to clarify context in which foreign journalists may work in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 18, 2020
17歲學生乘義載車回家遭警截查 事隔5個月被控無牌管對講機 (17-year-old student charged with illegal possession of Walkie-Talkie 5 months after Reclaim Tuen Mun Park protest)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2020
記協向個人資料專員反映記者被侵犯私隱問題 (Hong Kong Journalists Association to raise journalists' privacy concerns to Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2020
沙中綫超支至816億 含6億翻新警察遊樂設施 (Sha Tin to Central rail links is HKD 81.6 billion over budget, including 600 million for relocating Hong Kong police recreation facility)
inmediahk.net, March 18, 2020
炸彈案左腳骨折被告 終攙拐杖出庭 投訴被至少兩警毆打 還押候訊 (Defendant of bombing case alleges police torture in detention)
The Stand News, March 18, 2020
港大何栢良籲禁外國人入境 憂深切治療病床不敷應用 (Ho Pak-leung, HKU microbiology professor, urges border closure to foreign travelers, expresses deep concerns over insufficient availability of ICU beds)
The Stand News, March 18, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Holding Beijing Accountable For The Coronavirus Is Not Racist
Journal of Political Risk, March 17, 2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Announces That It Will Expel American Journalists
New York Times, March 17, 2020
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中方针对美方打压中国媒体驻美机构行为采取反制措施
China Takes Countermeasures Against Restrictive Measures on Chinese Media Agencies in the US
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, March 18, 2020HRIC Note: The move to prohibit New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Washington Post journalists with U.S. citizenship from working in Hong Kong, where there is no official registration requirement for journalists, directly contravenes the “one country, two systems” principle under which the Hong Kong Special Administration Region is governed. Last October, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam stated clearly: “We have no intention or plan to start a centralised registration system for journalists, not to mention doing any vetting on who can conduct reporting . . . . Freedom of speech is a core value of Hong Kong, and I completely agree that the media has a role as the ‘fourth estate’ in monitoring the government. So our job is to facilitate and assist the work of the media.”
中国人权注：禁止《纽约时报》、《华尔街日报》和《华盛顿邮报》拥有美国国籍的记者在香港工作的举动，直接违反了香港特别行政区在“一国两制”原则管辖下的规定；在香港，记者没有正式注册的要求。去年十月，香港行政长官林郑月娥明确表示：“我们没有打算或计划启动针对记者的集中登记制度，更不用说对谁可以作什么报道进行任何审查……言论自由是香港的核心价值，我完全同意媒体在监督政府方面扮演着‘第四产业’的角色。因此，我们的工作是促进和协助媒体的工作。”
网络文革？辩手邱晨为“港独”言论致歉退圈 (An Internet Cultural Revolution? Well-known debater Qiu Chen apologizes for 6-year-old remarks accused as supportive of “Hong Kong independence”)
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2020
中国赋予网警更大权力，压制有关疫情应对的愤怒和批评 (Muting coronavirus anger, China empowers its internet police)
The New York Times, March 17, 2020
面对当局对疫情报道的压制，中国记者发起反击 (As China cracks down on coronavirus coverage, journalists fight back)
The New York Times, March 16, 2020
中国称特朗普在推文中使用“中国病毒”是对中国的污名化 (China says Trump's use of "Chinese virus" in tweets is stigma over China)
Voice of America, March 17, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
新冠争议发酵 中美互怼“冠名权” (Dispute over origin of the coronavirus escalates into U.S.-China diplomatic crisis S.)
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2020
伊朗因新冠疫情大赦囚犯，中国呢？ (Amid coronavirus outbreak, Iran amnesties prisoners, what about China?)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong loses ranking as world’s freest economy due to months of unrest
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2020
Attempts to probe alleged abuses by Hong Kong police fizzle as district councils told they are overstepping authority
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy camp split over holding internal ballots to maximise its chances in Legislative Council elections
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2020
林鄭：周四起所有抵港人士須隔離 14 天 將向全球地區發紅色旅遊警示 全面復課無期 (Hong Kong to require mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arriving travelers, except from mainland China, Macau, Taiwan; date for school reopening remains unclear)
The Stand News, March 17, 2020
警方拒出席會議 書面回覆錯字錯格式 北區區議會：龜縮卸責、極不尊重 (Police refuse to send representative to security briefing held by North District Council)
The Stand News, March 17, 2020
許智峯私人檢控西灣河開槍警及深水埗撞人的士司機 東區法院下月 7 日開庭處理 (Hui Chi-fung files private prosecution against police officer who shot a protester at Sai Wan Ho and the taxi driver who ran over pedestrian; Eastern District court to review filing on April 7)
The Stand News, March 17, 2020
葉劉淑儀認為全面禁入境挫經濟 政府抗疫已做得好 (Regina Ip fears market impact from full border closure border, says government is doing a very good job in containing the disease)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 17, 2020
Monday, March 16, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese tycoon Ren Zhiqiang goes missing after criticising Beijing’s response to coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2020
“722” NGO长沙富能案程渊、刘永泽、吴葛健雄3人今同时解除6位律师的代理委托 (After being denied access to clients for nearly 8 months, lawyers for three detained members of public interest NGO Changsha Funengare are dismissed)
Weiquanwang, March 16, 2020
HRIC Note: On March 16, without providing any written notifications, Changsha state security authorities and various Bureau of Justice authorities informed the lawyers representing the three detained members of the public interest NGO Changsha Funeng that they have been dismissed by their clients. The absence of formal written notices raises serious concerns about whether the detainees—Cheng Yuan, Liu Yongze, Wu GeJianxiong—have in fact authorized the dismissal. (One of the dismissed lawyers is Wu’s father, Wu Youshui, who is representing his son.)
In nearly eight months of detention since they were first taken into custody on July 22, 2019, the “Changsha Three” have not been granted access to their lawyers. In a de facto state of enforced disappearance, they face risks of being forced to make confessions under torture.
The police authorities have been extending the period of investigation multiple times, without bringing formal charges. Today’s “dismissal” may signal an impending secret trial in which the defendants are forced to be represented by government appointed lawyers.
中国人权注: 长沙公益仨（程渊、刘永泽、吴葛剑雄）的代理律师今日都接到当局的非正式通知，告知他们被解除代理，连吴葛剑雄的父亲吴有水律师也被通知已被其儿子解除委托。长沙公益仨在2019年7月22日被长沙国安带走后，一直被禁止会见律师，处于被强迫失踪的状态，面临被刑讯逼供的风险。该案在侦查期满后不断被延期，目前当局强迫解除当事人委托的律师，意在指定官派律师进行秘密审判。
余文生“煽颠案”司法延宕 其妻上书京官要求律师探访权 (Wife of lawyer Yu Wensheng appeals to Beijing officials for husband’s right to access to lawyers)
Voice of America, March 16, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Muting Coronavirus Anger, China Empowers Its Internet Police
The New York Times, March 16, 2020
As China Cracks Down on Coronavirus Coverage, Journalists Fight Back
The New York Times, March 14, 2020
秘鲁诺贝尔文学奖得主发表中国隐瞒疫情言论 外交部回应 (China’s Foreign Ministry attacks Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa for criticizing Chinese government’s attempts to cover up the truth of coronavirus outbreak)
Beijing News, March 16, 2020
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China is coming after author Mario Vargas Llosa for saying the coronavirus originated there
Quartz, March 16, 2020
任志强失联，曾撰文批评习近平 (Chinese tycoon who criticized Xi Jinping’s handling of coronavirus has vanished)
The New York Times, March 16, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese journalism ‘coronavirus crisis hero’ comes under attack online
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2020
3·15打假日，民主人士洛杉矶总领馆前喊“假的” (On China's Consumer Day, also known as " Anti-Counterfeiting Day," dozens of democracy advocates chant “fake, fake” in front of PRC consulate in Los Angeles to protest falsehoods in official Chinese narratives)
Voice of America, March 16, 2020
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