Chinese academic under fire over ‘historical nihilism’ remarks
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
Thursday, June 24, 2021
CPC Centenary (中国共产党一百周年)
Xinjiang (新疆)
US sanctions Chinese solar firms for Uighur human rights abuses
Al Jazeera, June 24, 2021
US bans some imports of solar products from Xinjiang
美国禁止进口部分新疆产太阳能产品
Financial Times, June 24, 2021
白宫声明：美国将对新疆强迫劳役展开系列行动(White House Statement: U.S. to launch a series of actions against forced labor in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2021
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FACT SHEET: New U.S. Government Actions on Forced Labor in Xinjiang
The White House, June 24, 2021
德国议院人权委员会: 中国政府在新疆犯下了反人类罪(German Parliament Human Rights Committee: Chinese gov’t commits crimes against humanity in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
Why choosing the next dalai lama will be a religious – as well as political – issue
The Conversation, June 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China tries to turn tables on West after criticism by UN Human Rights Council members
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
Canadian lawmakers want audit of Hong Kong officials’ assets and ‘personal connections’ under Magnitsky sanctions programme
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
US says Chinese scientists asked for removal of virus records from database
美国称中国科学家曾要求删除新冠病毒数据
Financial Times, June 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Behind China’s Push To Make Data A National Asset
Protocol, June 23, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Voice of America, June 24, 2021
Related:
Taiwan’s Apple Daily says it will continue operations
Agence France-Presse, June 24, 2021What’s next for Next Digital, with the closure of its flagship Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021Hong Kong’s Apple Daily deletes social media accounts, but will live on free of censors in blockchain
Independent, June 24, 2021Apple Daily executives challenge Hong Kong police seizure of news articles during high-profile raid that led to their arrests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021科技園稱蘋果日報印刷涉違規已按契約採取相應行動(Hong Kong Science Park Limited takes action against Apple Daily for breach of leasing rules)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2021香港蘋果日報被迫停刊，國際齊聲譴責，中方回應：勿干涉內政，新聞自由不是免罪牌(Int’l community criticizes forced closure of Apple Daily; Beijing warns: Don't interfere with internal affairs, press freedom is not a free pass)
The News Lens, June 24, 2021
‘The blackest day’: Apple Daily’s demise comes as no surprise
The Guardian, June 23, 2021
Why are Hong Kong academics quitting newspaper columns, and what’s the fear over new ‘red lines’? Three words: national security law
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
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Hong Kong scholar quits writing newspaper column amid ‘very poor’ political climate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Education chief rejects ‘political propaganda’ in schools after teacher reportedly suspended over Apple Daily
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Police fired pepper balls at Tong Ying-kit’s speeding motorbike, court hears
Stand News, June 24, 2021
當局向2萬多名功能界別選民發信 或不再符合原有資格(Electoral office notifies more than 20,000 functional constituency electors they may be disqualified under the new election system)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2021
HK 'can cope with security cases'
The Standard, June 24, 2021
Hong Kong’s human rights record worsened sharply in 2020 – database
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2021
Wednesday, June 23, 2021
CPC Centennial (中国共产党一百周年)
China Mounts Massive Security Operation in Beijing Ahead of Centenary
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
修订新疆人口普查数据 中国否认“种族灭绝”指控 (China revises Xinjiang census data while denying genocide accusation)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021
中国曾承诺追查失联的维吾尔儿童 但两年后诺言仍未兑现 (Two years after promising to investigate cases of missing Uyghur children, China has yet to act)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 23, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
LINKEDIN CENSORS TIANANMEN CONTENT, AGAIN
China Digital Times, June 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
The Robber Barons of Beijing
Foreign Affairs, July/August 2021
中国外交部：涉疆、涉港、涉藏等不是人权问题 打压遏制中国“注定是徒劳的” (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Tibet affairs are not human rights issues; suppressing and containing China are “doomed to fail”)
Reuters, June 22, 2021
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外交部发言人就友好国家在人权理事会第47届会议做支持中方的共同发言答记者问
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the Statement by Friendly Countries in Support of China at the 47th Session of the Human Rights Council
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, June 22, 2021
人权报告：中国存在“广泛而系统的”的国家绑架行为 (New human rights report exposes “extensive and systematic” state-sanctioned kidnapping in China)
Voice of America, June 23, 2021
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New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
最新图像报告带领读者一探中国的RSDL秘密监狱
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021
加拿大带头与北京在联合国对抗 (Canada takes lead in holding China accountable at UN)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong’s embattled Apple Daily to stop publishing online at midnight, run last print edition on Thursday: sources
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2021
Related:
Hong Kong police arrest editorial writer at Apple Daily newspaper
The Guardian, June 23, 2021壹週刊宣布將結束營運 網站明日起停止更新(Next media's Next magazine will stop operation; its website will stop updating tomorrow)
Ming Pao, June 23, 2021Reddit users race to save Hong Kong Apple Daily content as sections begin to close
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021
Apple Daily closure: UK slams China over ‘chilling chilling blow to free expression’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021
Online news company prepared for potential raid
The Standard, June 23, 2021
中學生創辦 沙田區雜誌《沙燕》宣布無限期休刊(Secondary students-founded Shatin district community magazine will stop publication)
Stand News, June 23, 2021
RTHK union head blames 'politics' for resignation
The Standard, June 23, 2021
First national security trial in Hong Kong begins as activist pleads not guilty
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021
Hong Kong pro-Beijing legislators intervene in judicial appointment
Financial Times, June 23, 2021
New Hong Kong police watchdog chief pledges to act ‘without bias’ and protect officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2021
Commentary (评论)
缺乏勾結外國勢力的證據，以《港區國安法》對蘋果日報下手合理嗎？ (Does it make sense to crack down on Apple Daily under National Security Law despite lack of evidence of collusion with overseas forces?)
The News Lens, June 23, 2021
Hong Kong: Apple Daily closure is dark day for press freedom
Amnesty International, June 23, 2021
Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
More than 40 countries call on China to give UN human rights chief access to Xinjiang
Reuters, June 22, 2021
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新疆人权恶化信息不断 联合国人权事务高级专员盼年内成行 (In face of continuous information on rapid human rights deterioration in Xinjiang, UN human rights chief calls for visit this year)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2021北京稱一直與聯合國人權高級專員就訪疆溝通 (Beijing claims it has been in communication with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Xinjiang visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021
Joe Biden weighs ban on solar material from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labour
POLITICO, June 22, 2021
China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
BBC News, June 22, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns
The Guardian, June 22, 2021
Related:
New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021覃永沛律师案不审不判 严重超期羁押 (Lawyer Qin Yongpei has spent 600 days in detention without trial)
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2021不满无理解聘劳动仲裁被驳回 清华大学前讲师吴强状告校方 (Beijing political scientist Wu Qiang who studied Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement sues Tsinghua for dismissal without labor arbitration)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s ambassador to the US to leave after eight years
The Guardian, June 22, 2021
Influencers, Activists and Diplomats
China Media Project, June 22, 2021
军人武装待命 “七一”中共党庆如临大敌 访民形容 “空前严厉” (Military on high alert before CPC Founding Day; petitioners say “level of restrictions is unprecedented”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021
中共建党百年纪念日将至 当局加强宣传造势捍卫“中国模式” (As CPC centennial approaches, Beijing steps up “China model” propaganda)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
屏蔽多个帐号 领英中国称依法执行 (LinkedIn is blocking contents of multiple accounts from view in China, citing gov’t requirements)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2021
数据安全法或成为美中地缘政治引爆点 (China's Data Security Law might be the breaking point of Sino-U.S. geopolitics)
Voice of America, June 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong leader places national security law onus on journalists; says media must not subvert gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021
Related:
Crackdown brings resignations at Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2021Thousands Watch Last Online TV News From Hong Kong's Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021
Hong Kong electoral changes: no more than 30,000 voters will take part in Election Committee race, authorities estimate, down from 246,000 in 2016
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2021
Hong Kong must also pass its own security legislation to ‘plug loopholes,’ says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021
Hong Kong’s first national security law trial will have no jury, Court of Appeal rules
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021
Hong Kong court grants bail to activist Owen Chow pending national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021
Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker in last-ditch bid to overturn conviction for storming Legislative Council meeting
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021
Hong Kong man arrested after passer-by calls police over protest banner hanging on drying rack
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021
An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail.
The Washington Post, June 22, 2021
【12 港人】廖子文擬認管玻璃樽、乙醇及汽油等 2022年 5 月正式答辯 羈押最少 16 個月(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man pleads guilty to possession of raw materials to make molotov cocktails, remanded in custody for at least 16 months)
Stand News, June 22, 2021
監警會已收警方484宗涉反修例公眾活動的投訴報告(Independent Police Complaints Council receives 484 anti-ELAB protest-related complaints against the force)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021
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監警會新任主席主持公開會議後未接受傳媒提問離去(Independent Police Complaints Council new head left public meeting without answering questions from media)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021<
消息：英華書院 15 教師將離職 佔全校教師約兩成 現職教師：憂被清算損士氣(15 teachers to quit Ying Wa College, nearly 20% of teaching staff)
Stand News, June 22, 2021
Goodbye, Hong Kong: protesters seeking asylum abroad from national security law vow to fight on, but feel ‘survivor’s guilt’
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021
港區國安法｜聯合國人權專員：國安法產生「寒蟬效應」 中方：自由不能突破國安底線(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says national security law produces "chilling effect")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2021
国际律师协会称香港未来黯淡 呼吁英、欧采针对性制裁 (IBAHRI urges targeted sanctions against Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
评论 | 王丹：如何认识中国共产党（一） (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China Part 1)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021
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