Holocaust Memorial Day: Jewish figures condemn Uighur persecution
Aljazeera, January 27, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Tibet (西藏)
藏人僧侣死亡背后的暴力镇压 (The violent persecution behind a Tibetan monk's death)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist threatens hunger strike if he’s barred from leaving China to care for ailing wife in US
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
国际人权组织“保护卫士”最新报告：中国的伪释放 (International human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, releases latest report on China's non-release release)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2021
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Non-Release Release turns freedom in China into an illusion
伪释放做法使中国的自由成为幻想
Safeguard Defenders, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities
The Guardian, January 27, 2021
Relative of Virus Victim Asks to Meet WHO Experts in Wuhan
The Diplomat, January 27, 2021
Merkel backs Xi on need to avoid new cold war, but presses China on human rights, transparency
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
習近平：只有愛國者治港中央對港全面管治權才有效落實 (Xi Jinping: The central government’s comprehensive jurisdiction over the SAR can only be achieved if patriots rule Hong Kong)
Patriots must rule HK, Xi Jinping tells Carrie Lam
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Reuters, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong Activists Feel Pressure as Chinese Authorities Approach Relatives in Mainland China
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
被封锁的“棺材房”：禁足令暴露香港社会不平等
The New York Times, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Investment Deal
Der Spiegel, January 25, 2021
100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe’s strategic dependency on China”
Hong Kong Watch, January 25, 2021
Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
以自焚做最后抗争 维权之路“难于上青天” (Lack of rights defense avenues force laborers in China to self-immolate)
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
State Department says Biden to ensure U.S. technology does not support China's 'malign activities'
美国国务院称拜登将确保美国的科技不会支持中国的“邪恶行动”
Reuters, January 25, 2021
“技术崇拜”导致人脸识别泛滥，须建立防火墙机制 (Legal scholars call for mechanisms against unchecked use of facial recognition technology)
Beijing News, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Chinese state-run media blasts new Hong Kong Bar Association head for two days in a row over comments
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Families of Hongkong fugitives jailed on mainland are finally allowed to visit
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong courts order arrest of fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui over protest incident, throw out his appeal in phone-snatching case
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
National security law: tears, fears, but a new life? Hong Kong early birds who have taken BN(O) path to Britain
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
US concerned after Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Steps up Charges Against Activists Who Called For Political Change
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2021
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丁家喜罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见丁家喜的情况通报） (Ding Jiaxi charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Ding Jiaxi for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021许志永罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见许志永情况通报） (Xu Zhiyong charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Xu Zhiyong for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrest of Hong Kong opposition figures a ‘fairly obvious’ abuse of law, says new head of city’s Bar Association
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New head of top Hong Kong legal body wants government to amend national security law so countries will reinstate extradition agreements
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong protests: ‘joint enterprise’ doctrine urged by prosecutors could implicate those not at scene of illegal gathering, riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
Hong Kong university suspends student leaders over banned memorial for undergraduate who fell to his death near site of protest
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
「賢學思政」召集人王逸戰稱逾10內地親友被公安問話 發聲明斷絕關係 (Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-Chin cuts ties with relatives and friends in mainland China who were reportedly questioned by public security)
Ming Pao, January 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Leader Attacks His Greatest Threat
The Atlantic, January 25, 2021
Voices From China’s Covid-19 Crisis: ‘If I Survive This, What Will I Do?’
“痛苦还在”：武汉封城一周年，来自亲历者的声音
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage
北京如何把新冠悲剧变为“中国优势”
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
香港隕落記之三：成立網絡心戰團隊 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 3: Establish online army of psychological warfare)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
香港隕落記之四：建立智囊統戰各界人士 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 4: Use think tanks to control people of different domains)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Trump’s outgoing UN ambassador infuriates China with ‘Taiwan bear’ tweet in final swipe at Beijing
Independent, January 22, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权观察：四川藏人僧侣疑狱中受虐致死 (Human Rights Watch: Tibetan monk in Sichuan dies suspected of being tortured in prison)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2021
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China: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody
Human Rights Watch, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美英德加等14国发声明 吁中国释放张展 结束媒体审查 (In joint statement, 14 countries, including U.S., UK, Germany, Canada call on China to release Zhang Zhan and end media censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
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Statement from Media Freedom Coalition members
Government of the Netherlands, January 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
北京制裁蓬佩奥等前特朗普政府官员 拜登政府称“徒劳无益” (Beijing sanctions former Trump administration officials including Pompeo; Biden administration calls the act "futile")
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2021
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