立陶宛议会认定中国对维吾尔人犯下“种族灭绝”(Lithuanian parliament terms China’s repression of Uyghurs a "genocide")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021
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Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
Reuters, May 20, 2021
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Student Flees China After Questioning Over Sharing of VPN Login
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
BEIJING USES GLOBAL LEAD ON VACCINATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE
China Digital Times, May 20, 2021
欧盟议会敦促北京：要投资协议，就要马上取消制裁(European Parliament to Beijing: Lift sanctions immediately if you want investment agreement)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021
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EU parliament freezes China deal ratification until Beijing lifts sanctions
Reuter, May 20, 2021
疫情造成加拿大2.5万人死亡 向中国追责声浪不断(As COVID-19 death toll in Canada reaches 25,000, calls for holding China accountable mount)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law loses bid for a jury trial
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
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【首宗國安法案】唐英傑覆核不設陪審團敗訴 判詞指陪審制度非憲法權利 律政司司長是唯一決定人 (In first National Security Law case, Tong Ying-Kit loses appeal for jury trial; judge: Jury trial is not a constitutional right, Secretary of Justice the sole decision-maker)
Stand News, May 20, 2021
林鄭月娥簽署區議員宣誓規定的條例 明天刊憲後生效 (Carrie Lam signs the Public Offices Bill 2021 to require district councilors to take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 20, 2021
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區議員宣誓︱沙田區議員丁仕元辭職：不想家人活在惶恐中 西貢區議員柯耀林宣誓 (Sha Tin district councilor Ting Tsz-yuen resigns before oath-taking requirement takes effect; Ting: I don't want my family to live in fear; Sai Kung district councilor Ricky Or to take oath)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong security chief says host nations may find fugitives ‘disposable,’ silent on national security spending
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021
羅冠聰、黃台仰等逾 50 名流亡人士聯署 呼籲歐盟成員國暫停與中國引渡條約 (in Joint statement, more than 50 activists, including Nathan Law, Ray Wong, urge EU to suspend extradition agreement with China)
Stand News, May 20, 2021
Four Hongkongers to become Shenzhen civil servants
The Standard, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong activist quits politics, saying he faces long prison term
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021
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47民主派被控︱朱凱廸結束新西團隊 不再參政：不會忘記與戰友奮鬥的美好時光 (47 pro-democratic activists case: Eddie Chu ends election campaign and politics; Chu: I will never forget the good times with comrades)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong company founded by CY Leung accuses education minister of wanting to ‘keep public in dark’ over teachers guilty of professional misconduct
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
Hong Kong protests: HK$470 million funding bid for school at centre of political row to proceed ‘as soon as possible’
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told
Wired, May 20, 2021
The Almost Unimaginable Price Of Defying China’s Government
Protocol, May 19, 2021
Commentary (评论)
红色现象引人注目，文革是否会卷土重来？(As things become conspicuously “red,” is the Cultural Revolution making a comeback?)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021
Wednesday, May 19, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Sterilisation and Xinjiang's shrinking population
Financial Times, May 19, 2021
Xinjiang solar industry launches charm offensive as sanctions loom
新疆太阳能行业驳斥强迫劳动指控
Financial Times, May 19, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Agriculture Mogul Sun Dawu Could Face 25 Years in Jail: Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
澳門學生團體發起六四穿黑衣戴黑口罩行動 籲毋忘六四捍衛民主自由 (Macao student group launches black masks and shirts action for June Fourth, urges remembrance and defense of democracy and freedom)
Stand News, May 19, 2021
助人翻墙遭遇取保候审：一位旅韩中国学生的故事 (Arrested for assisting others to circumvent China's Internet censorship: Story of a Chinese student in Korea)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China’s cyber police accuse foreign forces of stoking protests after Chengdu student’s death
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China, irked by the Quad, faces up to a world of adversaries
The Washington Post, May 19, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
DESPITE RHETORIC, APPLE COMPROMISES ON DATA SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA
China Digital Times, May 18, 2021
Ant’s road to redemption: How the fintech giant can save itself
SupChina, May 18, 2021
日本调查地方政府遭网络攻击事件 警方：与中国军方指挥黑客有关 (Japan investigates cyberattacks on local gov’t; police: hackers may be directed by China’s military)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott
新疆问题与北京冬奥会：美国众议院议长佩洛西呼吁“外交杯葛”
BBC News, May 19, 2021
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China hits back at Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olympics boycott call
Radio France Internationale, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong chief justice urged to implement national security law, ensure ‘patriots’ govern city in first Beijing meeting with China’s top judge
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
Hong Kong police national security director could still face criminal charges over massage parlour visit, experts say, after file passed to justice department
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
South China Morning Post documentary China’s Rebel City earns prestigious Webby Award for coverage of 2019 Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021
刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员 (Liu Guangyuan is appointed head of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commission in Hong Kong)
Xinhua, May 19, 2021
Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
女儿病危 北京维权律师唐吉田要求前往日本照顾被“踢皮球” (China stalls on rights defense lawyer Tang Jitian's request to leave for Japan to care for critically-ill daughter)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US Senate advances bill to fund tech development to counter China
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
审查、监控与利润：为做生意，苹果向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021
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Apple’s Compromises in China: 5 Takeaways
五个关键要点，迅速了解苹果如何向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021
Poetic social media post costs founder of China’s Meituan super app $2bn
Financial Times, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: six opposition figures remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for 2019 National Day rally
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong leader says freezing media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets will hopefully reinforce financial hub status
Reuters, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
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Hong Kong Rights Group Leaders Say They Are Prepared For Jail
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021
【12 港人】李宇軒違國安法案再提訊 改由大狀沈仲平代表 被問及何時接手：No comment(Former senior prosecutor Alain Sham now representing Andy Li in national security case dodges question on whether he was appointed by Li’s family)
Stand News, May 18, 2021
中大學生會前會長等5人非法集結罪成 還柙候判 建築系男生獲候任主教周守仁撰求情信(CUHK student union ex-chair and four others found guilty of unlawful assembly in 2019 protests, remanded in custody)
inmedia.hk, May 18, 2021
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非法集結蒙面罪成還押 前中大學生會會長區倬僖求情信：生而為人，最大價值就是命運自主(CUHK student union ex-chair Owen Au writes in mitigation letter: “Self-determination is the greatest value of being human”)
Stand News, March 31, 2021
Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
鏗鏘集選舉專題不播出編導請辭 港台稱近期無抽起節目(Producer quits after RTHK pulled plug on another Hong Kong Connection episode about election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021
香港電影界流傳「國務院」公開信 促合力禁止鼓吹暴力、推翻政權電影上映 (Hong Kong filmmakers receive open letter from China’s “State Council” urging ban on movies that promote violence and regime overthrow)
Stand News, May 18, 2021
Developing | Hong Kong police national security director caught during raid on unlicensed massage parlour cleared of any illegal or immoral conduct
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021
Hong Kong suspends operations at representative office in Taiwan as tensions rise
Reuters, May 18, 2021
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在台灣香港經貿文辦暫停運作 陸委會遺憾(Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan stops operation; Mainland Affairs Council expresses regret)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021
New leader of Hong Kong’s 400,000 Catholics says church will ‘passively cooperate’ in city politics
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021
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