China Targets Muslim Communities Around the Country With 'Ethnic Unity' Policies
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2021
US reintroduces bill to ban forced-labour products from Xinjiang
Aljazeera, February 18, 2021
Friday, February 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
共和党参众议员再次推出《防止台湾遭侵略法》(U.S. Republican Senate, House members re-introduce "Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act ")
Voice of America, February 19, 2021
Related:
Taiwan Invasion Prevention Act
U.S. Congress, July 29, 2020
台大教授违法参与中国“千人计划” 台湾开罚 (National Taiwan University professor is fined for illegally participating in China’s "Thousand Talents Program")
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China population: plan to lift birth restrictions in the northeast panned for not tackling economic roots of crisis
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2021
多个非政府组织联名致信拜登总统 敦促将中国人权纳入美中政策优先考虑 (In joint letter, NGOs urge President Biden to prioritize human rights in U.S.-China policy)
Voice of America, February 19, 2021
Realted:
Joint Letter to Biden Administration: Make Human Rights a Priority in China Policy
Human Rights in China, February 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Security law: Hong Kong police arrest another CUHK student over peaceful pro-democracy campus demo last Nov
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2021
Hong Kong’s Move to Overhaul Broadcaster Fans Fears of Media Crackdown
The New York Times, February 19, 2021
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商經局檢討報告建議加強管治港台 記協憂編輯自主受損 (CEDB's review report on governance and management threatens RTHK's editorial freedom)
Hong Kong Journalists Association, February 19, 2021
Hong Kong protests: six cleared of conspiracy to riot and gather illegally, after judge rules lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Anti-Asian Racism Isn’t New
针对亚裔的种族主义并不新鲜
The New York Times, February 19, 2021
许颖婷：流亡者需扪心自问离开香港的意义 (Frances Hui: Emigres should ask themselves the meaning of leaving Hong Kong)
Voice of America, February 19, 2021
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Two Arrests, Two Outcomes Tell a Tale of Xi Jinping’s China
孙大午的两次被捕与习近平的威权中国
The New York Times, February 18, 2021
三百多中国公民联署：尽快出台《政府法》惩治冤假错案 (Joint appeal by more than 300 Chinese citizens: Promulgate "Government Law" as soon as possible to hold those accountable for unjust prosecution)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
A W.H.O. Researcher on His Trip to China Seeking Origins of the Virus
WHO调查团队成员：我亲历的武汉病毒溯源调查
The New York Times, February 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist publisher Jimmy Lai denied bail again
Associated Press, February 18, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong student arrested over independence calls at Chinese University protest
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2021
羅冠聰、許智峯視像出席加拿大國會聽證會 籲助抗爭者赴加 (In testimony before Canadian House Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration, Nathan Law, Ted Hui urge Canada to provide assistance to protesters)
The Stand News, February 18, 2021
国安法如何威胁香港互联网自由？ (How does the National Security Law threaten Hong Kong's Internet freedom?)
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2021
拒絕宣誓 新公務員工會主席顏武周辭職 「無必要繼續自欺欺人地留在政府」 (Refusing to swear allegiance, chairman of Union for New Civil Servants Michael Ngan resigns: “No need to continue to stay in government, deceiving myself and others”)
The Stand News, February 18, 2021
Covid-19: Some Hongkongers shun gov’t tracking app over privacy concerns as new rules rolled out at eateries
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2021
Forced to Pledge Allegiance, Hong Kong Civil Servants Wary About Future
Voice of America, February 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国压制穆斯林行动延伸至三亚
China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island
The New York Times, February 18, 2021
中国民政部开展新一轮严打 “非法”民间组织 (Ministry of Civil Affairs of China launches new round of crackdown on "illegal" civil society organizations)
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2021
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民政部公布2021年第一批涉嫌非法社会组织名单 (Ministry of Civil Affairs announces first group of suspected illegal civil society organizations in 2021)
China News Service, February 18, 2021
China lashes out at Canada for signing declaration against arbitrary detention
The Guardian, February 18, 2021
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Canada weighs calling China's Uighur treatment a genocide
Agence France-Presse, February 17, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Steps Up Online Controls With New Rule for Bloggers
The Diplomat, February 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China-US relations: Xi knows there will be ‘repercussions’ for human rights violations, Biden says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2021
海外华人智库：“中国式抗疫“对公民社会造成致命打击 (Overseas Chinese think tank: “Chinese style quarantine” has deadly impact on civil society)
Radio France Internationale, February 17, 2021
Related:
研究报告 新冠疫情对中国人权的影响 (Research report: Covid-19 epidemic and human rights in China)
Institute for China Democratic Transition, February 17, 2021
美专家：中国国家资本主义威胁全球市场 (U.S. experts: China's state capitalism is a threat to the global market)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
柬埔寨要引入“中国式”防火墙 (Cambodia to import “China style” firewall)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested in connection with case of 12 fugitives who tried to flee to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2021
National security: Hong Kong paralegal faces collusion charge as media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested again in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, February 17, 2021
Related:
【國安法第五案】29歲律師助理被控勾結外國勢力及協助罪犯 涉安排眾籌、外國遊說工作 (Paralegal, 29, is accused under NSL of conspiracy to collude with overseas forces and assist criminals through crowdfunding and lobbying foreign governments)
CitizenNews, February 17, 2021
Hong Kong court rejects admission of UK policing expert’s report in protest-related case against 9 democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, February 17, 2021
政府建議修訂《仲裁條例》 與國際慣例接軌 大律師公會表示歡迎 (Hong Kong Bar Ass’n welcomes gov’t suggestion to amend Arbitration Ordinance to align with international norms)
HK01, February 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Why Western Companies Should Leave China
Foreign Policy, February 17, 2021
讨论：中国汉人了解的新疆是真实的新疆吗？ (Discussion: Do Han Chinese know about the real Xinjiang?)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US-China relations: forced labour to keep pressure on Chinese textile firms as American firms cut orders
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2021
Japan's Muji Stops Short of Ban on Cotton From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor is Rife
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2021
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