Xinjiang (新疆)

Families of Activists Who Flee Xinjiang Pay a Heavy Price
Human Rights Watch, June 9, 2021

大赦国际：中国对新疆少数民族实施系统性暴力(Amnesty International: China commits systematic violence against ethnic minorities in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2021

Related:
China: Draconian repression of Muslims in Xinjiang amounts to crimes against humanity
Amnesty International, June 10, 2021

维吾尔女子丧命看守所 北京遭批行人质政策(Uyghur woman dies in detention center; China is accused of implementing hostage policy)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese President Xi Jinping tells officials to look to Qinghai as model for governing Tibet and Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

习近平视察青海藏区 地方官抓人、作秀(Xi Jinping visits Tibetan areas in Qinghai; authorities arrest at least 20 Tibetans in name of maintaining stability)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Police Detain Maoist Leftists Ahead of Ruling Party Centenary
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Secret Censored Words Lists
Protocol, June 9, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China passes anti-sanctions law, providing means to counter foreign measures
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

Can Xi Jinping make China look ‘credible, lovable and respectable’?
The Christian Science Monitor, June 9, 2021

中国人大常委会表决通过《反外国制裁法》(NPC Standing Committee passes "Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law")
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Related:
中华人民共和国反外国制裁法(Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law of the People's Republic of China)
Xinhua News, June 10, 2021

Biden Revokes and Replaces Trump Order That Banned TikTok
拜登撤销特朗普TikTok、微信行政令，签署新审查令
The New York Times, June 10, 2021

美参院通过《创新竞争法案》 中国强烈不满(U.S. Senate passes "United States Innovation and Competition Act"; China expresses strong dissatisfaction)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

Related:
Statement of President Joe Biden on Senate Passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
The White House, June 8, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Across China, AI ‘city brains’ are changing how the government runs
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2021

US-China tech war: American tech bill locks Huawei on Washington’s trade blacklist as the company plays up its cybersecurity credentials
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Down and out in Chinese tech
Financial Times, June 9, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Free HK’ sign appears atop Hong Kong’s Lion Rock, as police set to deploy for 2019 protest anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2021

Hong Kong teachers urge public broadcaster RTHK to restore deleted shows for use in classroom
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2021

楊潤雄指普通話教育是課程一部分　會繼續推行(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says Putonghua education is part of curriculum and will keep pushing)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 10, 2021

資深通識教師張銳輝提早退休　任教近 30 年　指「紅線」下教師失專業自主(Veteran liberal studies teacher Cheung Yui Fai takes early retirement: teachers are losing professional autonomy under the "red line")
Stand News, June 10, 2021

學生團體辦「反送中」兩周年活動被指無娛樂牌照　食環登門搜證(Student group is accused of organizing unlicensed 2nd anniversary Anti-ELAB movement event)
Ming Pao, June 10, 2021

欧盟谴责北京修改香港政制　考虑派高层官员访问香港(EU criticizes Beijing for reforming Hong Kong's political system, considers sending officials to visit Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2021

Two Years After Million-Strong Protest, Hongkongers 'Saddened' by Loss of Freedom
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

【反抗運動兩周年．案件統計】 警亂作供 88 警全紀錄　8 人屬督察級　7 人匿名作供(88 police made false statements on Anti-ELAB movement-related cases)
Stand News, June 10, 2021

Hong Kong still faces many political, social problems in the future despite national security law safeguards and electoral system overhaul, ex-city leader CY Leung says
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How China went from celebrating ethnic diversity to suppressing it
The Guardian, June 10, 2021

China’s Diplomacy Is Limiting Its Own Ambitions
Foreign Policy, June 9, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Beijing Plans a Slow Genocide in Xinjiang
Foreign Policy, June 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国民主党人、自由撰稿人吕耿松狱中健康恶化 (Committee to Protect Journalists urges China to release freelance writer Lü Gengsong in deteriorating health)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s justice sec. denies ‘upsurge’ in resignations from Dep’t of Justice
Hong Kong Free Press, June 9, 2021

ANTI-SANCTIONS LAW CARRIES EXTREME WEIGHT FOR LAM
The Standard, June 9, 2021

【反抗運動兩周年】網民號召 6.12 銅鑼灣聚集　消息：部署逾千警力應對(Netizens call for gathering in Causeway Bay on June 12 to mark 2nd anniversary of Anti-ELAB movement)
Stand News, June 9, 2021

Hong Kong TV watchdog defends warning given to public broadcaster RTHK, and calls judicial challenge ‘overdramatised’
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

港大閉門會議討論《國安法》　傅景華：教職員對條例有憂慮　促港大公布保障員工措施(HKU Assoc. Professor Fu King-wa says teaching staff is worried about security law, urges university to announce protective measures))
Stand News, June 9, 2021

Hong Kong lawmakers to be fined HK$3,400 for skipping Legislative Council meetings under proposed rule changes
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Two new paths to permanent residence launched for Hongkongers in Canada as minister cites ‘deteriorating human rights situation’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 9, 2021

6.9香港反送中抗争2周年 张昆阳吁阻拦习近平连任 (On the 2nd anniv. of Hong Kong anti-extradition protests, activist Sunny Cheung urges blocking Xi Jinping from another term in office)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US Senate passes broad US$250 billion legislation to counter and compete with China
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Related:
China accuses US of 'paranoid delusion' over huge innovation Bill
Agence France-Presse, June 9, 2021

European businesses express alarm over China’s anti-sanctions law that could turn companies into ‘sacrificial pawns’
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2021

Australian PM calls for WTO reform as tensions with China mount
Reuters, June 9, 2021

中国酝酿《反外国制裁法》 应对美国“工具箱”的四个看点 (4 takeaways from China's looming anti-foreign sanctions law)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 9, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s Tried-and-Tested Plan to Hollow out Hong Kong’s legislature
The Diplomat, June 9, 2021

當光亮成為一種罪名 (When lighting a light becomes a crime)
The News Lens, June 9, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Uyghur Tribunal’ hears allegations of rampant China abuses
Agence France-Presse, June 8, 2021

Chen Quanguo, Architect of Xinjiang Crackdown, Likely to be Rewarded With Central Position in 2022
The Diplomat, June 8, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China unveils new legal weapon to hit United States and other Western rivals with tougher sanctions
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Related:
Beijing’s anti-sanctions law will give US, others ‘a taste of their own medicine’, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Make China 'Lovable,' Xi Said. But Don't Expect Softening.
The New York Times, June 8, 2021

China’s Leader Wants a ‘Lovable’ Country. That Doesn’t Mean He’s Making Nice.
习近平的舆论斗争“药方”能塑造“可爱”中国吗？
The New York Times, June 8, 2021

China’s new envoy to Britain calls for reset in relations amid Hong Kong, Xinjiang tensions
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Japan takes aim at China-backed Confucius Institutes
Nikkei, June 6, 2021

美国出手防堵中国在中美洲”有害活动” (U.S. to block China's “harmful activities” in Central America)
Deutsche Welle, June 8, 2021

打击北京盗窃美国科技 司法部“中国行动计划”首宗诉讼案开审 (Trial opens on China stealing U.S. technologies in first case under Dep’t of Justice's “China Initiative”)
Voice of America, June 8, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

被判刑8年的人权捍卫者吴淦狱中情况通报 (Case update on rights defender Wu Gan serving 8-year prison term)
Weiquanwang, June 7, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

苹果公司称其隐私保护新功能将无法在中国等地使用 (Apple says its new privacy feature will not be available in China and some other countries, regions)
Voice of America, June 8, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

抵制北京冬奥会？美国酝酿盟友协商 (U.S. to negotiate with allies to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics)
Radio France Internationale, June 8, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: school clerk, student remanded over conspiring to create leaflets advocating independence
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Hong Kong protests: two men who took part in demonstration aimed at breaking PolyU siege plead guilty to rioting
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2021

Hong Kong universities ‘penetrated by foreign forces’ intent on ‘indoctrinating’ students, claims Chief Exec. Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2021

D-Day approaches for Democrats
The Standard, June 8, 2021

Facebook refused all 202 Hong Kong gov’t user data requests since onset of security law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2021

CCP-Linked Figure Calls on Tiananmen Vigil Group to Disband
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2021

Commentary (评论)

A new children’s film about Zhou Enlai reveals a lot about China today
The Economist, June 5, 2021