Xinjiang (新疆)

Thousands of Xinjiang mosques destroyed or damaged, report finds
The Guardian, September 25, 2020

澳智库：中国政府对维族文化进行改造 拆除1.6万座清真寺 (Australian think tank: Chinese gov’t remakes Uyghur culture, demolishes 16,000 mosques)
Voice of America, September 25, 2020

Related:
Cultural erasure: Tracing the destruction of Uyghur and Islamic spaces in Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, September 25, 2020

Uyghurs Under 65 Now Banned From Daily Prayers Required by Their Faith
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

人权组织和国际社会谴责中共对藏人的强迫劳动政策 (Human rights organizations, int’l community condemn CPC forced labor policy against Tibetans)
Voice of America, September 25, 2020

Related:
Global parliamentarians demand action as China forces Tibetans into mass labour camps
Phayul.com, September 23, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陈秋实在青岛续遭监控 张展数度绝食健康堪忧 (Citizen journalists who reported on epidemic: Chen Qiushi under surveillance in Qingdao, Zhang Zhan in poor health following hunger strikes)
Deutsche Welle, September 25, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据 -- 中国监控国民和提高军力的利器 (Big data: China's weapon for monitoring citizens and boosting military power)
Voice of America, September 25, 2020

Related:
Chinese Views of Big Data Analytics
RAND Corporation, September, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police refuse to allow mass march, citing Covid-19 restrictions and threat of ‘violent acts’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2020

National security law: pair arrested over weapons haul suspected of inciting secession, Hong Kong police say
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2020

林鄭月娥凌晨發文支持警方修訂傳媒代表定義　記協極度失望 (Carrie Lam posts on social media in early morning to support police's redefinition of media; Hong Kong Journalists Association: extremely disappointed)
HK01, September 25, 2020

據了解部分港人家屬申請取保候審　內地律師料機會不大 (Family members of some of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland reportedly applied for bail; mainland lawyer: chances are low)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China Has a New Plan to Tame Tibet
中国对西藏的强制同化必将失败
The New York Times, September 25, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆维族仍受关押? 澳洲智库揭北京四级监控 (Xinjiang Uyghurs still in custody? Australian think tank reveals Beijing's four levels of incarceration)
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2020

Related:
Exploring Xinjiang's detention system
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, September 24, 2020

新疆穆斯林被要求接受喝酒培训 以磨灭其民族特 (Xinjiang Muslims are required to receive drinking training to erase their national identity)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

台灣智庫民調 僅2％民眾認為自己是中國人 (Taiwan think tank polls show only 2% of respondents think they are Chinese)
Newtalk, September 24, 2020

Related:
【台灣智庫】「推動國家正常化」修憲民調記者會－會後新聞稿 (Press release on constitutional amendment polls for “Promoting National Normalization")
Taiwan Thinktank, September 24, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

西藏农牧民培训计划被指“强迫劳动”　中国强烈否认 (China strongly denies accusation of “forced labor” through program on training Tibetan farmers and herdsmen)
BBC, September 24, 2020

Related:
Xinjiang’s System of Militarized Vocational Training Comes to Tibet
The Jamestown Foundation, September 22, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Australian academics Clive Hamilton and Alex Joske banned from entering China
The Guardian, September 24, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Draft Data Security Law: A Practical Review
The Diplomat, September 24, 2020

Facebook移除大量中国假帐号 重点关注东南亚及南海 (Facebook removes large number of fake Chinese accounts focused on Southeast Asia, South China Sea)
BBC, September 24, 2020

Related:
Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior
Facebook, September 22, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong arrested over attending ‘unauthorised’ 2019 demo and mask ban
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2020

Joshua Wong: Hong Kong police release activist on bail
Deutsche Welle, September 24, 2020

新聞業界三大訴求　促警取消修訂「傳媒」定義、停設採訪區 (Journalists' associations raise 3 demands to police: Cancel revised definition of the “media,” eliminate restricted briefing and interview areas, respect press freedom)
Ming Pao, September 24, 2020

外交部：在港媒體只要遵守法律　各項合法權利都獲保障 (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: All lawful rights will be fully guaranteed foreign media and journalists compliant with laws and regulations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2020

Related:
2020年9月24日外交部发言人汪文斌主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin's Regular Press Conference on September 24, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, September 24, 2020

Commentary (评论)

'Don't Fall For the Chinese Communist Party's Divide-And-Rule Tactics'
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US House passes forced labour bill that would bar Xinjiang imports
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China pledges to become carbon neutral before 2060
The Guardian, September 22, 2020

川普狠批中國 法籲聯合國訪新疆 (At UN 75th General Assembly session: Trump sharply criticizes China; Macron urges UN delegation to visit Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, September 23, 2020

淮安一高校称已回收“被指歧视同性恋卫生手册”：确有不妥 (Huai'an high school, Jiangsu Province, recalls health handbook with homophobic messages)
The Paper, September 23, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Lawyers for 12 Hongkongers captured at sea jointly demand mainland Chinese authorities grant them access
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2020

警改《警察通例》　 加入「不影響行動效率」下配合傳媒工作 (Police General Orders revision: Police will cooperate with media only if “operational efficiency is not compromised”)
CitizensNews, September 23, 2020

外交部驻港公署正告香港外国记者会立即停止插手香港事务 (Office of the Commissioner of MFA in Hong Kong urges FCC to immediately stop meddling with Hong Kong affairs)
The Paper, September 23, 2020

Related:
外交部驻港公署正告香港外国记者会立即停止插手香港事务
Commissioner's Office urges FCC Hong Kong to immediately stop meddling with Hong Kong affairs
Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, September 23, 2020

居德港人鄺頌晴向德國國會請願委員會提案　呼籲就《港區國安法》制裁中國 (Hong Kong activist living in Germany urges Bundestag to impose sanctions on China over National Security Law)
The Stand News, September 23, 2020

民陣擬十一遊行　已向警方申請不反對通知書 (Civil Human Rights Front plans marches on October 1, seeking authorization from police)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 23, 2020

Commentary (评论)

‘I Live Like an American Here!’
为什么中国人应该在乎人权
The New York Times, September 23, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang government confirms huge birth rate drop but denies forced sterilization of women
CNN, September 21, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan tells China to 'back off' after official denies marine boundary
The Guardian, September 22, 2020

Tibet (西藏)

Exclusive: China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet
Reuters, September 22, 2020