Monday, May 20, 2019

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

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On This Day — May 20, 1989: Martial law takes effect at 10:00 a.m.: PLA units are ordered to clear Tiananmen Square and return order to the...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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China pushes inter-ethnic marriage in Xinjiang assimilation drive Agence France-Presse, May 18, 2019 Diplomat confirms limits on Ramada...

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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狱中维权律师王全璋妻子将赴山东临沂监狱抗议要求依法探视 (Li Wenzu, wife of jailed 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, to protest at prison, demand visit) Voice of America, May...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Hong Kong media must “tell the Greater Bay Area story well,” says Chief Exec. Carrie Lam and China propaganda chief Hong Kong Free Press, ...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Taiwan’s LGBT+ community celebrates historic same-sex marriage ruling: “First in Asia!” Independent, May 18, 2019 Related: 台湾同性婚姻合法化的背...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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证监前主席刘士余传违法 中媒列举特殊之处 (Former chief of China Securities Regulatory Commission surrenders to investigation by Central Commission for Discipli...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source Reuters, May 20, 2019 Related: Intel and Qualcomm reportedly ...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Cathay Pacific advert showing same-sex couple banned from Hong Kong’s MTR and airport South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019 邵家臻再向懲教署申請...

Commentary (评论)

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廿年前早批移交談判困難，專訪國際法專家凌兵：《逃犯條例》修訂相當激進 (Interview with international law scholar Ling Bing: Government’s proposed extradition law amendments ar...
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