Internment Camps in Xinjiang’s Aksu Separated by Crematorium
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2020
China Muslims: Volkswagen says 'no forced labour' at Xinjiang plant
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 13, 2020
Monday, November 16, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
被控煽动颠覆国家政权罪的重庆民营企业家李怀庆案将于2020年11月20日在重庆市第一中级法院宣判
(Detained for nearly 3 years, Li Huaiqing, Chongqing private entrepreneur charged with “inciting subversion of state power,” will be tried in Chongqing No.1 Intermediate Court on Nov. 20)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2020
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Private Chat on WeChat Is Criminalized——An Appeal by the wife of Li Huaiqing, a private entrepreneur in Chongqing
Human Rights in China, August 19, 2019
Her Abuse Was a ‘Family Matter,’ Until It Went Live
拉姆之死：当家暴在中国只是“家务事”
The New York Times, November 16, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China finds coronavirus on frozen meat, packaging from Latin America, New Zealand
Reuters, November 15, 2020
New Zealand's Ardern says no COVID on meat exports; checking Chinese claims
Reuters, November 15, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese spies 'trawling LinkedIn for espionage targets'
Australian Financial Review, November 12, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s controversial national security law tip line gets 10,000 messages in first week of operation
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2020
Hong Kong politicians face pro-democracy exodus
The Guardian, November 14, 2020
Hong Kong schools flooded with official ‘suggestions’ to promote national identity among students, with training for teachers too
South China Morning Post, November 14, 2020
Tightened security, unease over new national security law, as Hong Kong campuses mark first anniversary of protest violence
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2020
8.31暴動案開審 控方：無片段證被告實質行為 僅依賴被捕地點、裝備及逃避警方 (In trial of “8.31” rioting case, prosecution admits to lack of evidence of defendants’ actions, relying only on location, equipment, and flight from police)
inmediahk.net, November 16, 2020
港區國安法首案 正式交高院審理 (The first case under National Security Law is formally transferred to the High Court)
Stand News, November 16, 2020
8個傳媒工會批港府行政手段阻調查真相 要求見特首開放查冊傳媒選項 (In joint letter, 8 media unions criticize measures to restrict search of gov’t registration data, seek meeting with Chief Executive for special provisions for journalists)
HKCNews, November 16, 2020
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香港民研：逾4成非民主派支持者相信拘捕蔡玉玲有政治目的 (Poll shows more than 40% among non-democratic supporters believe the arrest of RTHK’s Bao Choy was politically motivated)
inmediahk.net, November 13, 2020
教育局稱被取消註冊教師可按機制上訴而非以政治施壓 (Education Bureau: Deregistered teachers can appeal; decisions not results of political pressure)
RTHK, November 16, 2020
特區政府強烈譴責多國對人大常委會決定作毫無根據指責 (Hong Kong SAR gov’t: Strongly condemn baseless accusations by many countries of the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress)
RTHK, November 14, 2020
香港已领取BNO人数急增至50万 人可移居英国但强积金未能同行 (Nearly 500,000 Hong Kongers have obtained BNO passports to reside in UK but have difficulty retrieving social security—or MPF—savings)
Radio France Internationale, November 15, 2020
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s security law has chilled dissent, but there are ways to keep the spirit of opposition alive
Hong Kong Free Press, November 14, 2020
Friday, November 13, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Detained Wuhan Citizen Journalist Loses Defense Attorney: Mother
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2020
参加“千人计划”的免疫学专家在法庭认罪 承认向美国政府撒谎 (Song Guo Zheng, immunologist who participated in the "Thousand Talent Plan," pleads guilty in court and admits to lying to the U.S. government)
Voice of America, November 13, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
爆粗口、传播假信息：中国媒体战狼登场 (Swearing, disseminating false information: Chinese media wolf warriors take the stage)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Trump Bars Investment in Chinese Firms With Military Ties
特朗普禁止美国人投资有军方背景的中国公司
The New York Times, November 13, 2020
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Executive Order on Addressing the Threat from Securities Investments that Finance Communist Chinese Military Companies
The White House, November 12, 2020
学生自杀频传 教育部规范研究生导师师德 (Ministry of Education regulates conduct of graduate tutors to address frequent suicide of students)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2020
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教育部关于印发《研究生导师指导行为准则》的通知 (Notice of the Ministry of Education: "Guiding Code of Conduct for Graduate Tutors")
Ministry of Education of the PRC, November 4, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
‘Legal certainty has been greatly impaired’: Hong Kong lawyers voice serious concern at ousting of 4 democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, November 13, 2020
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ACTION NO. 1847 OF 2020
The High Court of the H.K.S.A.R., November 13, 2020
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国务院港澳办发言人：严厉谴责香港特区立法会部分反对派议员辞职闹剧 (HKMAO spokesperson: Strongly condemn the farce of certain Hong Kong Legislative Council members' resignation)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, November 12, 2020
Journalists’ protest against producer’s arrest banned by Hong Kong chief sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, November 13, 2020
立法會議員被DQ｜蓬佩奧稱中共以扭曲愛國主義扼殺民主 (Pompeo on LegCo members’ disqualification: “CCP’s twisted vision of patriotism is a pretext to stifle freedom and the call for democracy”)
Ming Pao, November 13, 2020
Related:
Disqualification of Pan-Democratic Lawmakers in Hong Kong
U.S. Department of State, November 12, 2020
Canada announces new pathway to residency for Hong Kong youth
Aljazeera, November 12, 2020
Commentary (评论)
To Fight the Next Pandemic, the World Needs Chinese Activists
The Diplomat, November 13, 2020
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
China urges US to stop boosting ties with Taiwan
Al Jazeera, November 11, 2020
世卫脸书屏蔽台湾留言 回应为防网络攻击 (WHO blocks messages containing references to Taiwan from its Facebook page, says “to prevent cyberattacks”)
Deutsche Welle, November 12, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Xinjiang Authorities Detain Vocalist, Dozens of Others For Watching Turkish TV Series
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2020
Tibet (西藏)
Swiss, Canadian Ambassadors to China Make Rare Visit to Tibet
Radio Free Asia, November 11, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested
Channel News Asia, November 11, 2020
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中国农民企业家孙大午被警方带走，疑是因言获罪 (Chinese farmer entrepreneur Sun Dawu, who praised lawyers in social media, is taken away by police)
Voice of America, November 12, 2020Chinese farmer who praised lawyers amid crackdown arrested
Associated Press, November 11, 2020
公民记者张展被指“编造谎言” 公诉方建议量刑五年 (Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan accused of "fabricating lies"; prosecutor recommends 5-year sentence)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
沈志华直播被举报 中国历史研究的无奈 (Historian Shen Zhihua’s live broadcast is cut short—a victim of malicious reporting)
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
On Singles’ Day in China, Couriers Clamor for More
“双11”火爆依旧，中国快递员却在罢工抗议
The New York Times, November 12, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Trudeau Says Canada Will Not Bow to China's ‘Coercive Diplomacy’
Reuters, November 11, 2020
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