Monday, May 27, 2019

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

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On This Day — May 27, 1989: Debates on whether to stay in the Square: The Capital Joint Liaison Group, a group consisting of workers, stude...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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China released a Uyghur mother to silence her U.S. son—then sent her back to detention the next day Newsweek, May 25, 2019 Rights group...

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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內地維權人士陳啟棠四年半刑滿出獄後　被安排旅遊 (Rights defender Chen Qitang on forced “vacation” after serving 4.5 years in prison) Radio Television Hong Kong, Ma...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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China’s robot censors go into overdrive in run-up to Tiananmen anniversary Reuters, May 26, 2019 How Chinese tech workers are organizin...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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同性婚姻法：中国大陆LGBT群体的艰难抗争 (Legalizing same-sex marriage: The tough battle for China’s LGBT community) BBC, May 24, 2019 “If I disappear”: Ch...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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百名全国宗教界代表人士齐聚曲阜，致敬中华优秀传统文化 (100 “religion representatives” join in United Front activity to “experience Chinese culture”) The Paper, May 27...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Huawei accused of “theft and dubious ethics,” but that's not the worst of it Forbes, May 25, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

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Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui guilty of assault after snatching public official’s phone, dashing to men’s toilet and emailing files to himself ...

Commentary (评论)

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The earlier Hong Kong acts on protecting sexual minorities the better South China Morning Post, May 25, 2019 China’s ethnic cleansing m...
Friday, May 24, 2019

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

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Why Tiananmen Square protests still cast shadow over Hong Kong politics even after 30 years South China Morning Post, May 24, 2019 【多圖】《...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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Kazakh and Uyghur detainees of Xinjiang “re-education camps” must “eat pork or face punishment” Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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China to set demonstration areas on rule-of-law for gov'ts Xinhua, May 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Chinese officials tell foreign journalists in Hong Kong how to cover renditions plan Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2019 Related: 【逃犯條例】外交部駐...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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China’s teachers stage protests over long-standing injustices China Labour Bulletin, May 23, 2019 林榮基料在兩星期後在台灣計劃開書店 (Hong Kong booksell...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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China leads with 75% share in total foreign loans to Pakistan Express Tribune, May 23, 2019 A political economist on how China sees Tru...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Behind Grindr’s doomed hookup in China, a data misstep and scramble to make up Reuters, May 22, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

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Hong Kong extradition law: Beijing-friendly legal heavyweight Albert Chen breaks silence to call for extra safeguards on contentious propos...

Commentary (评论)

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学者马嶽：香港已失掉国际社会的信任 (Political science scholar: Hong Kong has lost the trust of the international community) Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2019 ...
Thursday, May 23, 2019

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

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On This Day — May 23, 1989: Defacing of Mao portrait: Mao Zedong’s portrait on the Tiananmen Gate is defaced by Yu Zhijian, Yu Dongyue, and...

Xinjiang (新疆)

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How China uses high-tech surveillance to subdue minorities The New York Times, May 22, 2019 US Senate panel passes bill to address Chin...