Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang imams paraded to deny criticism of China’s human rights
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2021

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EID CELEBRATIONS UNDERSCORE RELIGIOUS REPRESSION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, May 13, 2021

新疆：中国如何镇压维吾尔族伊玛目(Xinjiang: How China Suppresses Uyghur Imams)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2021

专访：中国打压维吾尔人产生的影响将延续好几世代(Interview: Influence of China's suppression of Uyghurs will last for generations)
Deutsche Welle, May 14, 2021

Xinjiang: no family planning policy targeting Uygurs, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

As protesters flee Hong Kong, Taiwan quietly extends a helping hand
The Washington Post, May 14, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

“萨嘎达瓦”期间 西藏当局以疫情为由严控宗教活动(During Saga Dawa festival, Tibetan authorities strictly control religious activities in name of preventing Covid-19)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing removes 90 apps in crackdown on information collection, flexing new data regulation muscles
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Vows Retaliation Against Journalists Unless U.S. Relents
Bloomberg, May 14, 2021

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China says US trampling on right of athletes to compete in Winter Games
Radio France Internationale, May 13, 2021

China looks to Central Asia on security to create ‘safe Silk Road’
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

领先科学家称，不能排除COVID-19实验室泄漏理论(Leading scientists state that COVID-19 laboratory leak theory cannot be ruled out)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

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Investigate the origins of COVID-19
Science, May 14, 2021

匈牙利计划建立第一所中国在欧洲的大学，引发安全和宣传恐惧(Hungary plans to establish first Chinese university in Europe, triggering fears of safety and propaganda)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美参议院委员会一致通过禁止联邦政府设备使用TikTok的法案(U.S. Senate committee unanimously passes bill banning use of TikTok by federal gov’t devices)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

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Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
Reuters, May 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong authorities freeze assets of Apple Daily media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's Taiwan paper to stop print edition
Reuters, May 14, 2021

《台灣蘋果日報》紙本5月18日起停刊(Taiwan print version Apply Daily to stop on May 18)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2021

網媒《852郵報》宣布「暫別」　遣散六員工　創辦人游清源：擬立假新聞法是導火線(Digital news media "Post 852" suspends operation, dismisses all six employees in face of "fake news" law)
Stand News, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong protests: chef jailed for more than six years over ‘senseless’ knife attack on student near Tai Po Lennon Wall in 2019
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong internet radio host facing money-laundering, sedition charges denied bail over Taiwan connections, High Court judge says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

National security law: retired Hong Kong judge says it’s ‘reasonable’ for Beijing to take jurisdiction in exceptional cases
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

元朗區議員司徒博文辭職 稱以曾身為香港人的議員為榮(Szeto Pok-Man resigns from Yuen Long district councilor post)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021

香港民研：六成人指國安法限制學術自由 教育界憂現逃亡潮(Survey: 60% think national security law restricts academic freedom)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021

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“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum mini-policy forum about Academic Freedom
「我們香港人計劃」有關學術自由之新聞發佈會暨小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, May 14, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Censoring feminist discussions will not solve China’s population crisis
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN members call for ‘immediate, meaningful and unfettered access’ to Xinjiang for rights inquiry
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

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美英德批新疆人权状况 中驳斥强迫劳动(U.S., Britain and Germany criticize human rights in Xinjiang, China refutes accusations of forced labor)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021

澳智库：中官方政策导致新疆少数民族出生率下降(Australian think tank: China's official policy leads to drop in birthrate of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021

China 'Using Population Claims' to Mask Effect of Mass Incarceration in Xinjiang Camps
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021

Uyghur imams targeted in China's Xinjiang crackdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021

US Secretary of State says China ‘criminalises religious expression’ as report on religious freedom is released
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 13, 2021

中国人权律师赴美被限制出境 只能留下来“建设祖国”(Chinese human rights lawyer Liu Siwei is barred from leaving for U.S. fellowship program)
Voice of America, May 12, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Information Warfare and Media Influence Sow Division in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2021

国际记者联盟报告：中国趁新冠疫情试图操控全球舆论给自己贴金(International Federation of Journalists: China takes advantage of Covid-19 to manipulate global public opinion)
Voice of America, May 13, 2021

Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US Sanctions Chinese Official for Role in Religious Persecution
Voice of America, May 13, 2021

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UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM：ANNUAL REPORT 2021
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2021

US warns China will use Olympics to gloss over abuses
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s feminists protest against wave of online abuse with ‘internet violence museum’
The Guardian, May 13, 2021

Chinese Users Do Care About Online Privacy
Protocol, May 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Number of Hong Kong civil servants quitting government highest in at least 15 years
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021

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Some Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillors to take oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2021

前兼職議員助理賄選罪成　李慧琼稱與職員無關及不知情(Former assistant of pro-Beijing party chairwoman Starry Lee convicted of bribery in election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 13, 2021

Britain’s rule of Hong Kong was ‘occupation’, say draft teaching materials for revamped liberal studies
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

Now TV keeps low cop profile
The Standard, May 13, 2021

Commentary (评论)

香港區議員被要求宣誓：辭職和留守的艱難決定(District councilors asked to take oath: To quit or to stay?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
The Washington Post, May 12, 2021

Related:
Family De-planning: The Coercive Campaign to Drive Down Indigenous Birth-rates in Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, May 12, 2021

UN: Governments Should Urge Xinjiang Inquiry
Human Rights Watch, May 12, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 11, 2021

人权律师余文生遭羁押1206天后 首次获准家属探视 (Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed family visit for the first time in 1,206 days of detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

成都中学生坠亡引众怒 警方打压已成白色恐怖 (Death of Chengdu middle schooler draws public outrage; police suppression turns into white terror)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021

悼念汶川地震遇難學生　家長按習俗燃點炮仗遭阻止 (Police stops parents from lighting firecrackers to commemorate students who died in 2008 Wenchuan earthquake)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Running Defense for China's Global Media Push
China Media Project, May 12, 2021

Related:
Army of Fake Fans Online Boosts China's Global Messaging
美联社调查：网上假粉丝大军提升中国全球信息传递能力
Associated Press, May 11, 2021

China has used pandemic to boost global image, report says
The Guardian, May 12, 2021

Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021

China TV Network Accounts for Bulk of Beijing's Influence Spending in US
《外国代理人登记法》文件显示:电视占北京在美宣传影响活动开支大头
Voice of America, May 12, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

国家网信办：《汽车数据安全管理若干规定》公开征求意见 (China CAC seeks public comments on draft of Certain Provisions of the Management of Vehicle Data Security)
Beijing News, May 12, 2021