Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

北京罕见政治抗议凸显焦虑和不确定性
A Protest? A Vigil? In Beijing, Anxious Crowds Are Unsure How Far to Go.
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

中国人的抗议表达：白纸、方程式和“对对对对”墙
Memes, Puns and Blank Sheets of Paper: China’s Creative Acts of Protest
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

Chinese cities under heavy policing after protests against zero-Covid
Agence France-Presse, November 29, 2022

China clamps down on ‘zero covid’ protests, loosens some pandemic measures
The Washington Post, November 29, 2022

专访上海乌鲁木齐中路抗议者：警察无差别抓人 多数是女性 (Interview with Shanghai Urumqi Middle Road Protesters: Police arrested people, mostly women, indiscriminately)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2022

China’s elite Tsinghua University meets students after weekend protest against Covid restrictions
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2022

Chinese bots flood Twitter in attempt to obscure Covid protests
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

Dating apps and Telegram: How China protesters are defying authorities
Reuters, November 29, 2022

中国民众利用被禁海外社媒及交友平台传递抗议信息 (Chinese use banned overseas social media and dating platforms to spread protest messages)
Voice of America, November 29, 2022

China Virus Protests Hit Hong Kong After Mainland Rallies
The Diplomat, November 29, 2022

中国留学生在纽约哥大举行大型集会声援中国抗议者 规模可与33年前抗议六四镇压时相比 (Chinese students hold large rally at Columbia University in New York to support Chinese protesters, in scale comparable to that of protests following Tiananmen crackdown 33 years ago)
Voice of America, November 29, 2022

在伦敦乌鲁木齐火灾悼念活动上的路牌 (Street signs at a memorial service for the Urumqi fire in London)
NGOCN, November 28, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

Jimmy Lai’s national security trial: Hong Kong justice department seeks ‘7-day adjournment’ amid wait for Beijing’s interpretation of law
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t asks top court to overturn photographer’s quashed unlawful assembly conviction
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2022

Seven prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists seek to appeal convictions, sentences over 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2022

涉民陣遊行當日藏對講機斧頭等　4人認罪分別囚12周至15個月(4 are sentenced to 12 weeks to 15 months after pleading guilty to hiding walkie-talkies, axes, etc. in demonstration organized by Civil Human Rights Front in 2020)
Ming Pao, November 28, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China targets older people in Covid-19 vaccination drive
The Guardian, November 29, 2022

大律師公會：釋法不會破壞司法獨立亦無常態化(Bar Association: Mainland interpretation of Hong Kong law will not undermine judicial independence nor normalize the practice)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

中国央视世界杯转播删减观众席镜头
China Appears to Limit Crowd Shots to Avoid ‘Zero-Covid’ Comparisons
The New York Times, November 29, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

我在成都：抗议日，长夜无需一个人 (I am in Chengdu: On protest day, there’s no need to be alone in the long night)
NGOCN, November 29, 2022

China faces moment of truth on its zero-Covid-19 policy amid public defiance, pandemic fatigue
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2022

China’s Massive Protests Are the End of a Once-Trusted Governance Model
Foreign Policy, November 28, 2022

Zero-Covid protests are spreading across China – but a violent crackdown will follow
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

China: Respect Right to Peaceful Protest
Human Rights Watch, November 28, 2022

Protests in China (中国：抗议活动)

After Deadly Blaze, Surge of Defiance Against China’s Covid Policies
The New York Times, November 27, 2022

Rare protests are spreading across China. Here’s what you need to know
CNN, November 28, 2022

Related:
China anti-lockdown protesters call for Xi to step down
Deustche Welle, November 28, 2022

Rare street protests across China: Is Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy turning people against their government?
GlobalVoices, November 27, 2022

China’s COVID protestors, censors play cat-and-mouse game online
Al Jazeera, November 28, 2022

The ‘Blank White Paper Protest’ in Beijing and Online Discussions on “Outside Forces”
What's on Weibo, November 27, 2022

China’s anti-lockdown protests spread to dozens of campuses
The Hindu, November 27, 2022

Police called after University of Hong Kong students put posters up on campus commemorating Xinjiang fire victims
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2022

BBC says Chinese police assaulted and detained its reporter at Shanghai protest
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

Apple hobbled a crucial tool of dissent in China weeks before widespread protests broke out
Quartz, November 28, 2022

China's Xinjiang loosens some restrictions after lockdown protests
Associated Press, November 26, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

Hong Kong leader asks Beijing to interpret national security law after top court rules UK barrister can defend Jimmy Lai
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2022

Related:
Pro-China media issue 'veiled threat' over approval of Jimmy Lai's British lawyer
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

UK clamps down on Chinese Hikvision and Dahua surveillance cameras
Agence France-Presse, November 27, 2022

US bans sale of Huawei, ZTE tech amid security fears
BBC News, November 26, 2022

Coronavirus: European firms call for exit plan, vaccination roll-out to end China’s ‘dire’ Covid curbs
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

上海人权捍卫者、宪政民主追求者陈建芳女士遭中共当局构陷“煽动颠覆国家政权罪”获刑4年6个月 刑期至2023年10月21日（附：判决书）(Chen Jianfang, Shanghai human rights defender and advocate of constitutional democracy, is convicted of "inciting subversion of state power" and sentenced to 4.5 years in prison (Verdict attached))
Weiquanwang, November 28, 2022

Partner of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei hopeful of ‘compassionate and speedy resolution’
The Guardian, November 28, 2022

China jails political dissident who spoke out over chained woman in Jiangsu province
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2022

Hong Kong gov’t appeal against admission of UK lawyer for Jimmy Lai national security case dismissed
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2022

Hong Kong protests: 6 found guilty of rioting in first trial related to PolyU campus siege in 2019
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2022

Hong Kong woman jailed for 3 years and 5 months for rioting near gov’t headquarters during 2019 protest
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2022

工程師藏索帶及鐳射筆罪成判囚4個月 官：希望你以後集中建設，唔好集中破壞(Engineer is sentenced to 4 months in jail for hiding cable ties and laser pointer in 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, November 24, 2022

9.29政府總部外暴動 32歲資深市場經理判囚3年5個月(32-year-old senior marketing manager is sentenced to 3 years, 5 months in prison for rioting outside gov’t headquarters in 2019 protests)
Inmediahk, November 25, 2022

Retired Hong Kong Catholic leader Joseph Zen among 6 fined up to HK$4,000 each over failure to register legal defence fund set up for protesters
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2022

Hong Kong judge approves contempt of court proceedings against Joshua Wong and three other men involved in 2019 social unrest
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2022

陳振哲鄭仲恒2019區選前夕維園集會阻差辦公罪成　判240小時社服令(Former district councilor Richard Chan and district councilor Osman Cheng are sentenced to 240 hours of social service for obstructing police officers at Victoria Park rally on eve of 2019 District Council elections)
Ming Pao, November 25, 2022

Video: How Hong Kong film directors are navigating a new era of censorship
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2022

Law & Policy (法律与政策)

China COVID-19 lockdowns shut delivery workers out of their homes
Agence France-Presse, November 27, 2022

新版《公務員守則》將加入維護國家安全意識 楊何蓓茵指公務員不能因政治取向拒絕執行政策(New "Civil Servant Code" to include safeguarding national security awareness; Secretary for Civil Service Ingrid Yeung says civil servants cannot refuse to implement policies on ground of political stance)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

乌鲁木齐火灾致10死，民众质疑封控措施阻碍救援
Fire Kills 10 in Xinjiang, Raising Questions About Lockdown
The New York Times, November 26, 2022

Chinese TV cuts maskless World Cup scenes as COVID-19 anger mounts
Agence France-Presse, November 27, 2022

Part of the Problem: Anger in Lanzhou over Covid-Positive Nucleic Acid Testing Staff
What's on Weibo, November 27, 2022

iPhone workers protesting COVID rules attacked by security personnel
The China Project, November 23, 2022

Related:
What role does the Chinese government play in the latest Foxconn workers protest?
GlobalVoices, November 25, 2022

Hong Kong asks search engine to place correct national anthem info in top results following rugby row
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

中国多地“清零”抗议活动三个要点分析：特别之处、直接后果和政治影响 (Analysis of three key points of anti "zero COVID policy" protests in China: Special features, direct consequences and political impact)
BBC News, November 28, 2022

国事光析: 权利、共情、勇气 —— 对“白纸革命”的三点初步观察 (Rights, Empathy, Courage - Three Preliminary Observations on the "White Paper Revolution")
Voice of America, November 28, 2022

Xi unlikely to tolerate dissent as momentous protests shake China
The Guardian, November 27, 2022

China: Government must not detain peaceful protesters as unprecedented demonstrations break out across the country
Amnesty International, November 27, 2022

The West must be prepared to face the growing global reach of China’s laws
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2022

Curiouser and curiouser: Hong Kong’s public discourse has a flavour of Alice in Wonderland these days
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China holds talks on policing with Pacific island officials
The Guardian, November 23, 2022

China wants to “sinicise” its Catholics
The Economist, November 22, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

Canada probes reports of Chinese ‘police service stations’ in Toronto as national security threats
Reuters, November 23, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

China's accidental activists: The women battling the Chinese state after their loved ones were jailed as dissidents
BBC News, November 17, 2022

丁建兵因帮助被精神病访民遭拘留（Ding Jianbing is detained for helping petitioner who was forced into psychiatric treatment）
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 22, 2022

崔群要求以唾液进行核检遭殴打（Cui Qun, woman in Shanghai, was beaten for demanding saliva PCR test）
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger remanded in custody on national security grounds after allegedly reposting footage of anthem blunder
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

Hongkonger who attempted to escape to Taiwan granted bail pending appeal against sentence in protest-related case
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2022

20-year-old Hongkonger sentenced to up to 3 years detention for illegal university protest where he chanted ‘seditious’ slogans
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2022

18歲男改國歌歌詞為「遲奶！我帶你環遊世界」及將國旗改圖加粗口　認罪候判(18-year-old man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to changing national anthem lyrics and adding swear words to national flag in online forum)
Ming Pao, November 23, 2022

Current Topics (热门话题)

Violent protests erupt at China’s largest iPhone factory over Covid-19 restrictions
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

Related:
河南富士康员工群起抗议并与警方对峙冲突（Foxconn employees in Henan protest and clash with police）
Radio Free Asia, November 23, 2022

Zhengzhou Community Blasts Warning over Loudspeaker: Outside Visitors Will Be “Executed on the Spot”
What's on Weibo, November 22, 2022

Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in zero-Covid China
Agence France-Presse, November 23, 2022

HONG KONG NATIONAL SECURITY COMES DOWN HARD ON RUGBY FANS, APPLE DAILY STAFF
China Digital Times, November 22, 2022

Commentary & Analysis (评论与分析)

法治的细节︱少捕慎诉，囹圄空虚，是刑法学者一直的追求 (Finer points of the rule of law: Fewer arrests, careful prosecutions, and empty prisons are the constant pursuit of criminal law scholars)
The Paper, November 23, 2022

China's Reach & Internal Control (中国：内控与外扩)

China’s Interference in Canada’s Elections
The Diplomat, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong deputies to be elected to China’s legislature to play bigger role in country’s governance, senior mainland official says
South China Morning Post, November 21, 2022

International Responses (国际反应)

EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights violations in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

中国领事馆香港示威者遭袭击事件 英国警方: 有人涉嫌触犯罪行(In case of HK protestor attacked in Chinese consulate, British police confirm they have a criminal suspect)
Voice of America, November 22, 2022

Human Rights Defenders & Civil Society (人权捍卫者与公民社会)

鲍彤逝世：曾参与推动中国政治改革，因“六四”事件入狱
Bao Tong, 90, Dies; Top Chinese Official Imprisoned After Tiananmen
The New York Times, November 22, 2022

Thai police hold Chinese dissident after lone Bangkok protest against Xi Jinping
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022

6 ex-Apple Daily staff plead guilty to conspiracy to collude with foreign forces in seeking sanctions on Hong Kong, Beijing officials
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

黎智英聘英御狀案　律政司直接向終院申上訴許可( DoJ appeals directly to Court of Final Appeal against appointment of UK lawyer in Jimmy Lai’s national security case)
Ming Pao, November 22, 2022

Hong Kong man arrested for sedition after allegedly posting clip of anthem blunder with message of thanks
Hong Kong Free Press, November 22, 2022

Police interview members of Hong Kong Rugby Union over national anthem blunders at overseas sports events
South China Morning Post, November 22, 2022

浸大傳理生辦在囚人士徵信活動 校方拒批場地兼展紀律聆訊(HKBU refuses to approve venue and holds disciplinary hearing on students organizing letters-sending activity to prisoners)
Inmediahk, November 22, 2022

7名社民連成員涉違限聚令　兩人認罪各罰款4500元(Two League of Social Democracy members are fined HK$4,500 each after pleading guilty to violating gathering restriction order)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 22, 2022

Three years on, Hong Kongers keep alive memory of Polytechnic University battles
Radio Free Asia, November 21, 2022