Xinjiang (新疆)

US renews China 'genocide' claims over Uyghur treatment
美公布种族灭绝年度报告 中国与缅甸为高风险国 (U.S. publishes annual report on genocide, highlights China and Burma as high risk countries)
Deutsche Welle, July 12, 2021

Related:
2021 Report to Congress Pursuant to Section 5 of the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-441)
U.S. Department of State, July 12, 2021

The imprisonment of the ‘Lucky Family': How Chinese authorities detained and sentenced a whole birthday party
Global Voices, July 12, 2021

新疆专题遭中国大使馆威胁 法国少儿报纸拒绝撤回报导 (French newspaper for children, Mon Quotitien, refuses to take down its Uyghur special report despite pressure from Chinese embassy)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

Scattered Among the Himalaya, Glimpses of a Changing Tibet
漫游喜马拉雅，体验一个变化中的西藏
The New York Times, July 13, 2021

Macao (澳门)

China bans pro-democracy candidates in Macau elections
The Guardian, July 13, 2021

“一国两制”幻灭 澳门民主派无缘参选立法会 (The vanishing of “one country, two systems”: Macao democratic candidates are barred from Legislative Assembly election)
Voice of America, July 12, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Red Vs are after China’s queer community
Protocol, July 13, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US sanctions on China will continue but Beijing ‘unlikely to escalate’ amid decoupling fears
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

除中国大陆外 全球多地悼念刘晓波逝世4周年 (Multiple cities across the globe commemorate the 4th anniversary of Liu Xiaobo’s death, except in mainland China)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Big Tech crackdown has opened a new front: national security
Quartz, July 12, 2021

A third of Britons fear TikTok would share data with Chinese state
The Guardian, July 13, 2021

用户超百万境外上市须审查 中国网信办修法带来的影响 (The impact of the revised Cybersecurity Review Measures: Operators with 1 million or more users must be reviewed before publicly listed abroad)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 13, 2021

China Called Finance Apps the Best Thing Since the Compass. No Longer.
撞上监管高墙，中国金融科技业何去何从？
The New York Times, July 13, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Article 23 moves have to ensure protection of legitimate rights
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

Commemorate Liu Xiaobo, Remember July 21
Toronto Association for Democracy in China, July 13, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong electoral changes: candidates and members of powerful Election Committee must say if they or spouse hold BN(O) and other passports
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2021

Full steam ahead on oath-taking as Hong Kong leader insists fully functioning district councils ‘not a factor’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2021

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Hong Kong authorities have weak legal case for demanding disqualified councillors return pay, but ‘tactic worked’, government sources say
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2021

Hong Kong gets serious on cyber harassment, but are tech giants right that proposed anti-doxxing law is too wide, too tough?
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2021

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Hong Kong ‘doxing’ crackdown stirs further fears for business
Financial Times, July 13, 2021

Biden to warn U.S. companies of risks of operating in Hong Kong - FT
Reuters, July 13, 2021

Boy, 15, likely to be charged under Hong Kong’s national security law over alleged terrorist plot, police source says
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2021

University of Hong Kong axes all links to student union, hours after chief exec. urges further action over ‘mourning’ row
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2021

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林郑敦促香港大学整肃学生组织 建议警方介入调查 (Carrie Lam urges HKU to purge student organizations, suggests involving police)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2021

Academic Freedom on The Wane in Hong Kong, One Year After Security Law
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2021

Self-censorship expected as Hong Kong book fair held under national security law
Reuters, July 13, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong commerce chief dismisses lawmakers’ calls to censor online films
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

Hong Kong’s Lam compares top officials breaking Covid rules at dinner party to receiving parking fine
Hong Kong Free Press, July 13, 2021

【國安教育】全港幼稚園 7 月派《國安讀本》　教育局：助幼兒認識中國人身分 (National Security Law Reader to be distributed to all kindergarten in Hong Kong, in move to “help children recognize the Chinese identity,” says Education Bureau)
Stand News, July 13, 2021

羅健熙：民主黨不會解散 撥款支持離任議員繼續地區工作 (Lo Kin-hei, chair of Democratic Party: Party will not disband, will continue funding resigned council members' work in districts)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2021

【國安法首案】中大新傳院長李立峯出庭作供 稱「光時」意義取決於各人看法 (Francis Lee, director of Chinese University School of Journalism and Communication, in testimony in the first NSL case: The meaning of “liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” depends on “each individual’s perspective”)
inmediahk.net, July 13, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The US blacklists 23 more Chinese companies for suspected abuses in Xinjiang
Quartz, July 10, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China threat tempers Taiwan’s welcome of Hong Kong exiles
Financial Times, July 11, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s 709 Crackdown Is Still Going On
The Diplomat, July 9, 2021

Related:
The Sixth Anniversary of "709 Crackdown": A Tribute to the Women Who Resist
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2021

广西人权律师覃永沛严重超期羁押625天仍未开庭 母亲今去世 母子终未能见最后一面(Detained 625 days without trial, Guangxi rights lawyer Qin Yongpei was not allowed to see his mother before her passing)
Weiquanwang, July 11, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Chinese social media shutdown of LGBT student groups ‘highlights backlash against Western influences’
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021

China's Nationalistic ‘Wolf Warriors’ Blast Foes on Twitter
Wired, July 10, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

常玮平、丁家喜获2021年中国人权律师奖(Civil society groups honor Chang Weiping, Ding Jiaxi with 2021 China Human Rights Lawyer Awards)
Radio France Internationale, July 9, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

What to Expect From China’s New Anti-Sanctions Law
The Diplomat, July 10, 2021

欧盟启动“连接全球”基础设施计划 路透社：与中国 “一带一路 ”抗衡(EU launches global infrastructure plan linking Europe to world; Reuters: A plan to contend with China's "Belt and Road")
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2021

Related:
After G7 pledge, EU seeks to rival China's 'Belt and Road' with own infrastructure plan
Reuters, July 12, 2021

当“战狼”主导中国的外交声音(The Man Behind China’s Aggressive New Voice)
The New York Times, July 12, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Data, not arms, the key driver in emerging US-China cold war
The Guardian, July 10, 2021

Related:
China’s Big Tech face wake-up call as country’s web of data protection laws grows more elaborate
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021

Beijing tightens grip on China tech with proposal for cybersecurity reviews on all foreign public listings
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021

Why China is hobbling its tech sector
Agence France-Presse, July 11, 2021

中国出台《网络安全审查办法》：掌握百万以上用户信息运营商海外上市须审查(China promulgates Cyber Security Review Measures: Operators with personal information of more than one million users must be officially reviewed before listing in foreign exchanges)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室关于《网络安全审查办法（修订草案征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知Notice of Cyberspace Administration of China on Public Solicitation of Opinions on Cyber Security Review Measures (Revised Draft for Soliciting Comments)
Cyberspace Administration of China, July 10, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

China responds to UK’s call to boycott Beijing Olympics
SupChina, July 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s new no.2 John Lee to focus on national security, not poverty, youth or ethnic minority issues
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021

Security law: Hong Kong police arrest 5 more including teenager over ‘terrorist plan’
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021

Uncertainty ahead for Hong Kong district councils as arrests, mass resignations deplete opposition ranks
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Democratic Party leader Lo Kin-hei becomes latest opposition figure to quit district council seat
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2021

Hong Kong elections: candidates deemed ‘unpatriotic’ will be told disqualification reasons, No 2 official says, vowing transparency
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021

The mass arrest of Hong Kong’s opposition figures
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

Hong Kong No 2 says city weighing legal, regulatory options against ‘fake news’ as police chief blames it for stirring hatred against force
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021

‘Growing risks’: Hong Kong pro-democracy group scales down
The Guardian, July 11, 2021

Hong Kong Student Politicism activist seeks ‘to bring hope’ despite multiple arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2021

University of Hong Kong removes all posters from ‘Democracy Wall’ and student union premises
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2021

Hong Kong leader vows to push ‘patriotic education’ in city’s schools to stop children being misled
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2021

Communist Party moves increasingly centre stage during Hong Kong crackdown
Agence France-Presse, July 10, 2021

Outlawed, branded a cult in mainland China, Falun Gong faces calls to be banned under Hong Kong’s national security law
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2021

Hong Kong Migrants Seek Fresh Start in U.K. After Crackdown
The New York Times, July 12, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How My Father, Edgar Snow, Reported on China
斯诺之女：我父亲当年如何报道中国
The New York Times, July 12, 2021

Johannes Chan: Hong Kong University's Chilling Message
Jeromecohen.net, July 12, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Six Years After Crackdown, China's Rights Lawyers 'Struggling to Exist'
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2021

Related:
A Tribute to the Women Who Resist: On the Sixth Anniversary of the 709 Crackdown
Human Rights in China, July 8, 2021

“709大抓捕”六周年 维权律师：生存之路被堵死(Sixth Anniv. of 709 Crackdown: Road to survival of human rights lawyers is blocked)
Deutsche Welle, July 9, 2021

Rights Activist Formally Arrested Following Detention in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China opens more research centres dedicated to Xi Jinping Thought
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2021