Friday, May 17, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

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On This Day — May 17, 1989: Intellectuals’ response: Prominent intellectuals (incl. Yan Jiaqi, Bao Zunxin) draft declaration urging governm...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants Reuters, May 17, 2019 Western companies get tangled in China’s Muslim ...

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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河南男子坐牢15年后改判无罪：坚持申诉导致未减刑一天 (Henan man declared innocent after serving 15 years, claims he had been tortured to confess) Beijing News, May 1...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community Agence France-Presse, May 16, 2019 Related: Noteworthy Weibo moment: Qing...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions BBC, May 17, 2019 Related: Dressing up for gender equality: Taiwanese “men’s ...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Human rights in Tibet took downward turn in 2018: Report Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019 Related: Tibetan villagers evicted to make room...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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The Cybersecurity 202: Trump officials and lawmakers say China is the problem, not Huawei Washington Post, May 16, 2019 Related: How o...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Hong Kong extradition bill: How murder of a pregnant woman, the US-China trade war and a determined leader have cranked up the heat in city...

Commentary (评论)

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Hong Kong’s new extradition law will pass but the fight for the city’s autonomy is not lost South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019 The ...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

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A time for truth: 30th anniversary of June Fourth Human Rights in China, May 15, 2019 Related: The Unforgotten Human Rights in China,...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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“At least one million people in the camps full time”: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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Two Canadians detained in China, Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig, formally arrested Globe and Mail, May 16, 2019 中国709律师余文生疑被秘密审判 (Secre...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary Reuters, May 15, 2019 Outlet barred from Australia Labor press confere...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Poetry meets politics in photos of China The New York Times, May 15, 2019 Workers in China’s private sector earn less, protest more Ch...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Fears of China and WeChat as Australia heads to the polls South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019 The Netherlands unveils strategy to tac...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Trump orders national emergency on information security; Commerce Department follows with Huawei restrictions South China Morning Post, Ma...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong returns to jail after court hears Umbrella Movement appeal Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019 【...

Commentary (评论)

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一個北京同志的80年，「是那種人，我就要過那種人的生活」(An 80 year old gay man in Beijing: “I am that kind of man, so I want that kind of life”) The Initium, May 16, ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

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On This Day — May 15, 1989: Foreign dignitary visit to Beijing: On this day in 1989, Mikhail Gorbachev comes to Beijing for a summit meetin...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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Islamophobia in China ChinaFile, May 14, 2019 “Saved” by state terror: Gendered violence and propaganda in Xinjiang SupChina, May 14, ...