Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority
The Guardian, April 11, 2019

新疆“十户联防” 普通人可棒杀“恐怖分子” (Xinjiang’s “10-household joint defense” regulations authorize citizens to beat “terrorists” to death; Muslims forced to memorize regulations, those late for rehearsals 3 times or who fail to recite articles accurately 10 times will be sent to camps)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

拒绝提供清真寺捐建名单 新疆人大代表命悬一线 (Imam and NPC delegate Nabigaly Askerbek jailed for refusing to disclose list of mosque donors, reportedly near death in prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

“CCP Orphans” in Kazakhstan: We want our parents back!
Bitter Winter, April 11, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人民法院报刊文：坚决防止人为拔高或降低恶势力犯罪认定标准 (Commentary from People’s Court Paper urges prevention of arbitrarily changing definition of “vicious force,” stresses continuity, perpetuity and repetition)
The Paper, April 12, 2019

Related:
请问习总书记 这是扫黑还是抹黑 (Dear Xi Jinping: Is this anti-triad, or just plain smearing?)
Radio France Internationale, April 12, 2019

维权律师余文生因言被捕一年 妻见欧美官员促保余免受酷刑 (Wife of detained human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng meets foreign diplomats and human rights officers, urges pressure on Chinese authorities to protect Yu from torture)
Radio France Internationale, April 11, 2019

加官员：康明凯和斯帕弗 遭中方不见天日拘禁 (No daylight for jailed Korvig and Spavor, says Canadian official after meetings with lawyers and family denied and no charges raised)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Chinese rights lawyer’s travel ban linked to defense of tortured colleague
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

国家网信办持续推进APP乱象专项整治，关停清理3万余个 (Cyberspace Administration of China bans 30+k apps, solidifies responsibility of Internet service providers, app-sharing platforms, and social media platforms to cut off spread of illegal apps)
The Paper, April 12, 2019

Chinese nationalist group stages two-hour “attack” on Uygur websites
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

去年转发“女主播衣着暴露戴红领巾”视频，三地3网民被训诫 (Citizens cautioned by police for July 2018 reblogging video of red-scarf-wearing woman)
The Paper, April 11, 2019

Censored on WeChat: How a fatal bus accident in Chongqing symbolized China’s “left turn”
Global Voices, April 10, 2019

瑞典研究：台灣遭外國政府假消息攻擊　受害全球最嚴重 (Swedish studies show Taiwan is worst victim of fake news from foreign governments)
Citizen News, April 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Catholics stage sit-in at second Shaanxi church threatened by demolition
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Millions of Chinese youth “volunteers” to be sent to villages in echo of Maoist policy
Agence France-Presse, April 12, 2019

China’s state pension fund to run dry by 2035 as workforce shrinks due to effects of one-child policy, says study
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

The mysterious case of the disappearing China sanctions
Foreign Policy, April 11, 2019

倡武力統一旅美學者李毅　應邀赴台演講遭撤銷簽證限即日出境 (Taiwan revokes tourist visa of Chinese scholar who advocates military unification of Taiwan, citing national security grounds)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2019

37 Chinese firms and universities added to U.S. “unverified list,” telling suppliers to handle them with care
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

Local trade union officials express desire to support workers but acknowledge limitations
China Labour Bulletin, April 11, 2019

Human rights off the table at E.U.-China summit
China Digital Times, April 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ban on TikTok app would harm free speech, China's Bytedance tells India's Supreme Court
Reuters, April 11, 2019

The man behind Huawei
Los Angeles Times, April 10, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Protecting rule of law in Hong Kong will be “uphill battle” says lawyers group, as they predict situation will get worse in city
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

Related:
法政匯思首份年度法治報告　批林鄭無視法治倒退質疑　「我們是否生活在兩個平行時空？」(In first annual rule-of- law report, Progressive Lawyers Group slams Carrie Lam’s indifference to receding rule of law in Hong Kong, claims she “lives in parallel universe”)
The Stand News, April 11, 2019

Hong Kong Rule of Law Report 2018: The Good Fight: Hong Kong’s Uphill Battle for the Rule of Law
Progressive Lawyers Group, 11 April, 2019

New chief of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunities Commission warns against “hastily made law” to protect sexual minority rights
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

威权协商：中国政治发展的协商转向（一）(Authoritative deliberation: The change in negotiation strategies in China’s political development)
Financial Times, April 12, 2019

佔中九子裁決現場側記：一場平靜風暴 (Sidenote at the scene of the OC9 verdict: A silent storm)
The Initium, April 11, 2019

How Hungary’s path leads to China’s Belt and Road
The Diplomat, April 11, 2019

在安全的名义下，被监视、被控制
Feeling safe in the surveillance state
The New York Times, April 11, 2019

《無聲的入侵》：中國在紐澳「大撒幣」，作為統治世界的試驗場 (“Silent Invasion”: China is raining gold in New Zealand and Australia as a test site for ruling the world)
The News Lens, April 11, 2019

《無聲的入侵》：中共如何在澳洲各大學進行「思想工作」？(“Silent Invasion”: How China conducts “ideology work” in Australia’s universities)
The News Lens, April 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority
The Guardian, April 11, 2019

This man’s aunt was jailed days after he met with Mike Pompeo over China’s Muslim crackdown
BuzzFeed, April 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Shenzhen police arrest soldier-turned-entrepreneur Zhang Wei, calling his China Create Capital a “mafia-like gang”
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

前北大保安因拍摄批评习近平的视频而被逮捕 (Former Peking University security staff arrested over video criticizing Xi Jinping and Xinjiang internment camps)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2019

张军在最高检首次知名法学期刊主编座谈会上指出 积极推动开展法官检察官律师共同培训 (Procurator-General urges coordinated training to achieve fusion of work among judges, procurators and lawyers, in a unified legal professional body)(
Legal Daily, April 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网军出征 维吾尔人权团体脸书遭洗版 (Cheered on by state media, China’s 50-cent army launches coordinated social-media spam attacks on Uyghur human rights organizations)
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2019

中国当局进一步钳制境内一部分推特用户 (Authorities further clamp down on Twitter users within China)
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Podcast: China’s exploited tech workers fight back
SupChina, April 10, 2019

Related:
中国“码农”维权 996模式引起国际关注 (“Code-farmers” start campaign on Github to boycott Internet service companies in fight for better working conditions)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2019

女权活动人士郑楚然发起“假装自由”行动与网友合照声援丈夫 (, “Feminist Five” member Zheng Churan starts “pretend to be free” social media campaign to call for release of husband Wei Zhili)
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

US urges China to let blocked lawyer travel for fellowship
Channel NewsAsia, April 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Nothing ever changes”: Life after one of China’s deadliest chemical disasters
Independent, April 11, 2019

中国全面放宽落户限制，能否终结“撕裂的城镇化” (Would relaxation of hukou policies put an end to China’s “family-splintering urbanization”?)
BBC, April 11, 2019

How Taiwan’s presidential candidates see China, their biggest external threat
Voice of America, April 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

What you may not understand about China’s AI scene
MIT Technology Review, April 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

As prison looms, convicted Umbrella Movement activists urge Hongkongers to soldier on
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2019

Related:
Video: UK MPs hold urgent debate on Hong Kong Umbrella Movement convictions and new China extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 11, 2019

Harsh charges used against Occupy leaders could have “chilling effect” on future of social movement in Hong Kong, legal experts warn
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2019

【逃犯條例】拒公開公眾諮詢意見書　保安局：涉第三者資料 (Security Bureau claims 3,000 out of 4,500 consultation submissions support extradition laws amendment, but refuses to disclose documents for inspection citing confidentiality)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】記協聯同十多傳媒機構　要求李家超公開會面 (Journalist organizations jointly demand public meeting with John Lee, Chief of Security Bureau, following letter on industry’s concerns over extradition laws amendment bill)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

【逃犯條例】隨律師會訪京　張達明：張曉明無回應王全璋案，僅籲要明白國家法治的進步 (Law Society visits Beijing to discuss concerns over amendment to extradition laws, says authorities refused to respond to Wang Quanzhang case)
The Stand News, April 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

李宇森：從佔中九子案判詞，再思考「公民抗命」還有甚麼可能性？(Further reflections on the possibilities of “civil disobedience” in light of Umbrella 9 verdict)
The Initium, April 11, 2019

公視專訪達賴喇嘛：談教育、生死、轉世和《病人自主權利法》(Interview with the Dalai Lama: Education, life and death, reincarnation, and the Patient Autonomy Act)
The Initium, April 10, 2019

认罪认罚从宽制度下如何防范错案 (Legal Daily commentary: How to prevent wrongful convictions under expedited procedures for criminals who plead guilty)
Legal Daily, April 10, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Hundreds rally in support of sanctions against Chinese officials over rights violations in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

留美维吾尔学生父母遭监禁 被关押哈萨克伊玛目处境糟糕 (Parents of Uyghur student studying in U.S. detained and incommunicado; health of jailed Kazakh imam continues to deteriorate)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist repeatedly interrogated in detention
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Woman arrested after video shows her disrespecting Chinese communist symbol, the red scarf
SupChina, April 9, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s largest newspaper is helping the government censor the internet, and investors are thrilled
Quartz, April 10, 2019

港人登苹果日报头版广告 批梁振英干预新闻自由的背后 (Hong Kongers crowdfund front-page ad highlighting former chief executive’s interference with press freedom)
BBC News, April 10, 2019

Maps of global influence
China Media Project, April 9, 2019

曾警告杨军勿入境中国 澳记者: 对澳政府失望 (John Garnaut is “disappointed in Australian government”; says he had warned Yang Hengjun not to enter China)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019

Confucius Institute a brainwashing program, say parents who pulled daughter from class
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

EU calls out Beijing on human rights but activists want harder line against China’s Xinjiang and Tibet policy
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

“A life in a sea of red”: Q&A with Pulitzer prize-winning photographer Liu Heung Shing
SupChina, April 10, 2019

国际知名汉学家敦促清华大学恢复许章润教职 (In joint letter, Han Studies scholars urge Tsinghua University to reinstate Xu Zhangrun)
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Before a joint statement, a threat: EU diplomats nearly walked out of talks with China
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

國台辦指民進黨拒認九二共識　台灣參與世衛前提不復存 (As Taiwan waits for invitation to WTO meeting, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office says participation in global platforms must be under “One China” policy)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2019

Protest in Manila against Chinese “invasion”
The Standard, April 10, 2019

Monks at Tibet’s Sera Monastery told to show “gratitude” to China, obey its laws
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft worked with Chinese military university on AI
Financial Times, April 10, 2019

Cameras linked to Chinese government stir alarm in UK parliament
The Intercept, April 9, 2019

U.S. reportedly no longer demands Huawei ban from Germany
CNet, April 9, 2019

Huawei wi-fi modules were pulled from Pakistan CCTV system
BBC, April 8, 2019

China’s digital rise: Challenges for Europe
MERICS, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s Occupy leaders granted bail and will learn of sentences in two weeks
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

Related:
“Altruistic and selfless motivation”: Hong Kong court hears sentencing arguments from Umbrella Movement 9
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019

【佔中九子案】休庭期間疑遭便衣警跟蹤 陳淑莊：我們被定罪但非走犯 (Granted bail but followed by undercover police, Tanya Chan urges explanation)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019

Who are the nine key leaders of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement and what have they been convicted of?
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019

Pan-democrats boycott China trip over extradition law fears and say top priority is stopping bill that would let Hong Kong send fugitives to the mainland
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

岑敖暉提司法覆核 阻政府中環割地建軍用碼頭 (Activist Lester Shum to challenge Hong Kong government’s decision to give harbor segment to build PLA military pier)
Inmediahk.net, April 10, 2019

Hong Kong gov’t concedes world’s largest air purifier broke shortly after it was unveiled
Agence France-Presse, April 10, 2019

Two Hong Kong village land projects suspended after small-house policy court ruling
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s Occupy protests five years on: After all the prosecutions, was the movement in vain?
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2019

Taiwan Relations Act at 40
Jerome A. Cohen, April 10, 2019

「言必稱法」的中國律師，怎麼敢與整個體制為敵？(China’s lawyers have become enemies of the law)
The News Lens, April 10, 2019

不许说话的中国如何崛起？(How can China rise up if it doesn’t let people speak?)
The New York Times, April 10, 2019

香港“占中三子”被判有罪前独家自白：雨伞运动的反思，公民抗命的代价 (Interview with the “Occupy Trio”: Reflection on Umbrella Movement and the price of civil disobedience)
BBC, April 9, 2019

Building a coalition of the willing to address human rights violations in Xinjiang
Forbes, April 8, 2019

Canada must take stronger action against China to free our “detainees”
Ottawa Citizen, April 8, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

研究者：新疆清真寺遭“铲除” 维族文化恐失根 (Uyghur culture risks eradication as Xinjiang’s mosques are systematically demolished, study shows)
Deutsche Welle, April 8, 2019

With pressure and persuasion, China deflects criticism of its camps for Muslims
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

The future of the fight to preserve Uyghur culture
SupChina, April 8, 2019

新疆“扫黑除恶”行动 前年被捕商人等13人被判刑 (13 businessmen sentenced to prison in Xinjiang’s anti-triad campaign, some Kazakhs challenge validity of charges)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

性感女主播戴紅領巾捕魚 涉尋釁滋事拘留12日 (Female streamer wearing red scarf in fishing video is seen as insulting to martyrs, is detained for 12 days for “picking quarrels” )
Ming Pao, April 9, 2019

辱罵四川山火殉職消防　汕頭網民涉尋釁滋事被捕 (Man arrested for “picking quarrels” after posting derogatory comments about Sichuan firefighters killed in rescue)
Ming Pao, April 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

扫黄打非办：要求网络企业彻底清理存量低俗信息 (Office for “Eradicating pornography and illegal publications” begins 8-month campaign to clean out inappropriate content)
Beijing News, April 9, 2019
HRIC Note: The campaign covers content that is: obscene or pornographic; contrary to marriage and family morals; “of low-class interest, such as parody and satire”; and brutal and violent. The campaign targets online literature, live-streams, short videos, games, and mobile app platforms such as Weibo and WeChat; and will urge Internet access service providers and app stores not to service those “lacking in quality.”

Chinese universities ordered to spy on staff, students in ideological crackdown
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

疑蠢人作怪 于建嵘六神磊磊童大焕遭微博禁言封号 (More scholars silenced on Weibo for “damaging messages about current affairs”)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2019

杨恒均中国“被失踪”案：澳大利亚媒体揭秘幕后原因 (Australian media uncover motive in China’s disappearance of Yang Hengjun)
BBC News, April 8, 2019

Why are Australian politicians intensifying their presence on Chinese social media platforms?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

数字时代的思想控制：“学习强国”席卷中国
The hottest app in China teaches citizens about their leader, and, yes, there’s a test
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands march in democratic Taiwan to reject Chinese rapprochement or rule
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Tech employees’ work schedule protest censored
China Digital Times, April 8, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to relax residency curbs, boost infrastructure in new urbanization push
Reuters, April 8, 2019

Related:
中国取消、放宽大中城市落户限制 (China to cancel, relax hukou transfer restrictions for mid-sized and large cities, respectively)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

哈媒：“一带一路”为哈萨克斯坦带来生态危机 (BRI brings ecological crisis for Kazakhstan, say local media)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2019

Chinese woman arrested at Mar-a-Lago had a hidden camera detector, prosecutors say
The New York Times, April 8, 2019

Chinese governments clear rural tombs for farmland
Financial Times, April 6, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei a “foreign power” or an “agent of a foreign power” under FISA? Insights from the sanctions case
LawFare, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

香港“占中”案今日宣判，“九子”均罪成
9 Hong Kong democracy advocates convicted for role in 2014 protests
The New York Times, April 9, 2019

British colonial gov’t was opposed to a Hong Kong-China extradition agreement, declassified files show
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2019

Hong Kong court partially upholds policy granting special land rights to male villagers
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The widening rift between the U.S. and China: Worsening relations between the two largest economies in the world could lead to disaster
The Nation, April 9, 2019

Closing the umbrella? The verdict on democracy in Hong Kong
Channel NewsAsia, April 9, 2019

China’s thousandfold Guantánamos: With China's assault on scores of leading academics and intellectuals, business as usual is no longer possible
Inside Higher Ed, April 8, 2019

Book review: Oil and Water: Being Han in Xinjiang
Asia Dialogue, April 8, 2019

How should Europe handle relations with China?
ChinaFile, April 8, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s hard edge: The leader of Beijing’s Muslim crackdown gains influence
Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2019

A wave of Islamic countries started to stand up to China over its persecution of its Muslim minority, but then they all got spooked
Business Insider, April 8, 2019

Related:
批评中国新疆政策的伊斯兰国家被迫转变立场 (Islamic countries vocal against China’s Xinjiang policies forced to change their stance)
Voice of America, April 7, 2019

China confirms Xinjiang detention of Australian Uyghur’s wife, mother
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Five Australian children trapped in China amid Uyghur crackdown
The Guardian, April 5, 2019

How China turned a city into a prison: A surveillance state reaches new heights
The New York Times, April 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibet dissident's long jail sentence called “state secret”
Voice of America, April 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China interrogated Australian residents over ties to Turnbull government adviser
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 8, 2019

張學友《人間道》遭大陸 Apple Music 下架　疑因暗喻六四 (Jacky Cheung song released 30 years ago commenting on June Fourth is removed from Apple Music in China)
The Stand News, April 7, 2019

In China, an app about Xi is impossible to ignore, even if you try
The New York Times, April 7, 2019

How China’s consulate bullied local council, media over “anti-China ties”
Sydney Morning Herald, April 6, 2019

UK university removes reference to Taiwan as a country on map after Chinese student backlash
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2019

中国高校的“教学信息员”到底做什么？ (“Education information officers”: What do these university students who report on their teachers do?)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Related:
清华学生举报老师“反党违宪”，告密之风引中国文革忧虑 (Second Tsinghua University professor reported by student as “anti-party,” drawing concerns about another cultural revolution)
BBC News, April 5, 2019

高校收集学生社媒信息 管师生管网络不管隐私权？ (Chinese universities ask students for their social media account handles, sparking online uproar)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city calls in riot police as angry investors protest outside P2P lender’s headquarters
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2019

千名台湾人游行反“一国两制” 香港移民下跪吁守护港台民主 (1,000 Taiwan citizens march to oppose One Country, Two Systems)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2019

“My dream is that China splits up into 10 or so countries”: Beijing a “threat to world” says dissident writer Liao Yiwu
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019

Who’s Chinese? The farmer-turned-livestreaming star who’s challenging China’s ideas of racial identity
Radii China, April 5, 2019

民众清明悼念赵紫阳 “天安门母亲”遭监控 (Surveillance tighter than ever for Tiananmen Mothers and Zhao Ziyang’s family on tomb-sweeping day)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Civilizing China? A contentious social credit system moves boldly forward
Channel NewsAsia, April 8, 2019

新版个人征信报告将上线 拖欠水费也可能影响信用 (People’s Bank of China to implement new criteria for credit rating, including spouse information, bill payment records, administrative sanctions, rewards)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2019

U.S. prepares to open new de facto embassy in Taipei amid “policy shift” on Taiwan
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

“Province” tweet deleted by UN group amid ire
Taipei Times, April 6, 2019

China refuses to give up “developing country” status at WTO despite U.S. demands
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

China ousts reformist official who called Made in China 2025 “waste”
Nikkei Asian Review, April 5, 2019

UK lawmakers say China “subverts” global rights norms, erodes Hong Kong’s freedoms
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Related:
China and the Rules-Based International System
United Kingdom Parliament, April 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

By spying on Huawei, U.S. found evidence against the Chinese firm
Reuters, April 5, 2019

Chinese parents want students to wear dystopian brainwave-detecting headbands
SupChina, April 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong museum commemorating 1989 Tiananmen Massacre vandalized
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

“I am not afraid”: Hong Kong Occupy leader Benny Tai holds rally in Tung Chung as verdict looms for role in 2014 protests
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

A small change for a government website. A lot of symbolism for Hong Kong democrats
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

全體法律界選委發聲明　要求撤回逃犯條例修訂 (All 30 legal sector members of the Election Committee sign public statement urging retraction of extradition law amendments)
The Stand News, April 8, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s new China extradition law may affect current UK rendition agreement, British politicians say
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2019

Hong Kong’s proposed fugitive law allowing transfer of suspects to mainland China “needs cut-off date for past cases”
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2019

【遺失選民登記冊】選舉事務處：涉葵青區 8000 人　資料包括身份證、有否投票等 (Registration and Electoral Office kept quiet for 2 years about losing booklet containing personal information of 8,000 voters, including ID and voting records)
The Stand News, April 5, 2019

早報：港人眾籌登《蘋果日報》頭版廣告諷刺梁振英，支持他「取代」習近平 (Hongkongers crowdfund front-page ad in Apply Daily to deride CY Leung’s criticism of the paper’s advertisers)
The Initium, April 8, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Three ways Hong Kong can respond to UN human rights concerns: The world is watching
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2019

Bulldozing mosques: The latest tactic in China’s war against Uyghur culture
The Guardian, April 7, 2019

江蘇響水大爆炸，一場扭曲政績價值觀和輿論管控的「人禍」(The chemical explosion in Xiangshui: A man-made tragedy of twisted values about political achievement, control over public opinion)
The News Lens, April 7, 2019

Why Hong Kong’s young people are dropping out of the great debate on the city’s future
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2019

媒体自由不自律 台湾政府能否驱离红色阴影? (With the media free but not self-disciplined, can Taiwan’s government eradicate the “red shadow”?)
Deutsche Welle, April 4, 2019

依信而治：社會信用作為一種統治工具的解析和傷害 (“Rule of Trust”: Dissecting social credit as a tool of tyranny, and the harm it brings)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China’s top Xinjiang official Chen Quanguo should face sanctions over alleged abuses, US lawmakers say
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Congress Urged to Do More to Protect China's Uighurs
Voice of America, April 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“He Snatched my Phone Out of my Hand And Smashed it on The Ground”
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

Tiananmen Square “Tank Man liquor label” protester sentenced to 3½ years in prison
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Court in China's Sichuan Jails Fourth Man Over Tiananmen Massacre Liquor
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Four Chinese activists sentenced over liquor labels
Channel NewsAsia, April 4, 2019

Tibetan Villagers Forced From Their Homes in Gonjo County
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan Plans Restrictions on Chinese Video Streaming
China Digital Times, April 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese workers freed from Big Brother style monitoring after public stink
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Related:
Nanjing Is Using Location-Tracking Smartwatches To Spy On Street Cleaners
SupChina, April 4, 2019

Tiananmen anniversary prompts raised security at Zhao Ziyang’s family home
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Rights Lawyer Barred From Flying to U.S.
China Digital Times, April 4, 2019

Hongkongers protest Beijing’s jailing of activists who made Tiananmen Massacre alcohol label
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China orders party members to celebrate "political" birthday
The Guardian, April 5, 2019

China Clamps Down in Beijing Ahead of Tomb-Sweeping Festival
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2019

UK putting trade with China above security and human rights abuses
The Independent, April 4, 2019

Chinese workers could lose social credit for switching jobs too often
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

EU: Make China’s Rights Crisis a Summit Priority
Human Rights Watch, April 4, 2019

Taipei complains about London university’s decision to alter artwork and portray Taiwan as part of China
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

MIT cuts funding ties with Huawei and ZTE citing US investigations
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Two Filipino domestic workers cannot stay in Hong Kong despite children having resident status, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2019

A draft bill would allow Hong Kong to hand suspects to China’s police
The Economist, April 4, 2019

Fears over Hong Kong extradition plans "laughable and absurd", former justice chief Elsie Leung says
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Moves Forward With Controversial China Extradition Deal
Voice of America, April 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Exiled dissident laments China a “threat to world”
Agence France-Presse, April 6, 2019

Hong Kong’s extradition bill should strike fear in all who do business in China, exemptions notwithstanding
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

June 4 has become an ideological prism
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2019

Why China’s Economic Reforms Often Backslide
The Diplomat, April 5, 2019

Are Confucius Institutes Good for American Universities?: A ChinaFile Conversation
ChinaFile, April 4, 2019

Uber but for Xi Jinping
The New York Times, April 4, 2019

Alphabet should resist the urge to return to China
Financial Times, April 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

澳籍维吾尔人想回新疆探监：中国政府把我的心弄死了 (Despite threat of arrest, Australian Uyghur wants to return to Xinjiang to find jailed wife)
Voice of America, April 4, 2019

Uyghurs don’t need to be saved; their stories need to be mainstreamed
SupChina, April 3, 2019

Beijing calls for “objective” assessment of Xinjiang policy as EU takes China to task over human rights
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

Related:
EU and China dialogue on human rights
European Interest, April 2, 2019

Lawmakers implore Trump administration to sanction China over abuse of Muslims
CBS News, April 3, 2019

Thousands of Uyghurs detained in a Gansu prison
Bitter Winter, April 2, 2019

Ghost world: In northwest China, the state is using technology to pioneer a new form of terror capitalism
Logic Magazine, Issue 7: China

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Where is China’s Interpol chief?
Made in China Journal, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s efforts to curb Australia’s academic freedom: What universities can do
Australia Strategic Policy Institute, April 4, 2019

早報：「達明一派」音樂專輯在 Apple Music 大陸區被清空 (Apple Music China takes down band with Umbrella Movement-supporting member)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

中国监管“未成年人节目” 引发左倾担忧 (China issues new regulations on television shows for minors, sparking concerns about ideology, censorship, second cultural revolution)
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2019

People’s Daily rides boom in censorship for hire
China Digital Times, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China tech worker protest against long working hours goes viral
Financial Times, April 3, 2019

Related:
朝九晚九每週六天：大陸程序員GitHub上抗議996血汗加班，能否凱旋歸來？(Will Chinese programmer protesting on GitHub about 12-hour day/6-day week succeed?)
The Initium, April 4, 2019

For China’s workers, the boom in clean energy comes at a cost
China Labour Bulletin, April 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Death of the “Golden Era”? UK report demands rethink of China policy as Beijing gets tough
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2019

Bolton builds anti-China campaign at the U.N.
Foreign Policy, April 3, 2019

Chinese cadres told how to celebrate political “birthdays”
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

China moves to define “Belt and Road” projects for first time
Bloomberg News, April 3, 2019

China to revise laws, regulations related to foreign investment law
Xinhua, April 3, 2019

以习近平总书记重要讲话精神为指导 奋力推进新时代西藏政法工作长远发展 (Tibet Party official: “‘Following the Party’ is the unchanging root and soul of political and legal work”; Tibetan authorities must stand firm against separatism through hardships)
Legal Daily, April 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Inside Grindr, fears that China wanted to access user data via HIV research; In leaked emails, Grindr's president wrote, “We can’t let people say this is about ‘sharing user data with the Chinese government.’”
NBC News, April 2, 2019

The improbable rise of Huawei: How did a private Chinese firm come to dominate the world’s most important emerging technology?
Foreign Policy, April 3, 2019

“Back door” on Huawei laptops could have let in Chinese spies
The UK Times, April 3, 2019

Semiconductor group urges more research funding to counter China
Reuters, April 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Legco votes down pan-democrats’ motion to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

Related:
立法會否決「毋忘六四，平反八九民運」無約束力議案 (LegCo vetoes motion to commemorate June Fourth; Pro-Beijing legislator says entanglement with incident is a bad move)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 3, 2019

Joshua Wong appeals against prison term
RTHK, April 3, 2019

【移交逃犯擬修例】民主黨首促林鄭下台　批強推修例 (Democratic Party asks Carrie Lam to step down over barbaric push for extradition law amendments)
Ming Pao, April 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam refuses to say if she trusts mainland’s legal system, as gov’t tables China extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

New extradition law would enable China to capture journalists in Hong Kong, warns media watchdog
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

中国平安夺香港数码身份服务合约港人私隐恐送羊入虎口 (Amid privacy concerns, China’s Ping An Technology wins contract for developing Hong Kong’s eID as part of smart city plan)
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2019

HK $624 billion to reclaim land off Lantau Island: One think-tank asks, how will Hongkongers benefit?
Hong Kong Free Press, April 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong needs the world’s help: The steady erosion of freedoms is too serious for Hong Kongers to deal with alone
The Diplomat, April 4, 2019

Why Europe is getting tough on China, and what it means for Washington
Foreign Affairs, April 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Former chairman of China’s Xinjiang region arrested for graft
Agence France-Presse, April 2, 2019

U.S. resident may be one of a million people imprisoned in China’s secretive detention camps
Newsweek, March 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Second man sentenced in China's Chengdu over Tiananmen Massacre liquor
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2019

Related:
六四酒案次被告緩刑4年 (Second activist in “June Fourth liquor case” sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, suspended for 4 years)
Ming Pao, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

下載量破億的「學習強國」，到底是個什麼App（內附漫畫+視頻）？(More than 10 billion downloads: What exactly is the “Study Xi” app?)
The Initium, April 3, 2019

黑龙江出台“师德失范”处理办法 强调党权威 (Heilongjiang issues new regulations for punishing teachers’ “misconduct,” including “undermining authority of the Party in education or other scenario s,” “going against Party’s direction” and “publishing or forwarding wrong views”)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2019

Taiwan warns of “rampant” fake news amid China interference fears
Financial Times, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Speaking up for a man who dared to speak out: Xu Zhangrun and Tsinghua University
China Heritage, March 31, 2019

Related:
海内外发起联署声援遭停课调查的清华法学教授许章润 (Hundreds sign global petition to support Xu Zhangrun, decry Tsinghua University over suspension)
Voice of America, April 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. says will not send high-level officials to China’s Silk Road summit
Reuters, April 3, 2019

信用分制泛滥 中国专家警告造假与弊端 (As China’s social credit system expands across sectors, experts warn of risks of fabrication, government abuse)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Chinese woman carrying “malware” arrested at Mar-a-Lago heading to a Cindy Yang event
Miami Herald, April 2, 2019

New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern talks Uyghurs and Huawei with Chinese President Xi Jinping
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, April 2, 2019

Chinese villagers assured their “milky” water is fine but doubts remain
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Dutch security agency warns against Chinese, Russian technology
Reuters, April 3, 2019

Who is leading the race to develop 5G?
Statista, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

逃犯条例：中港拟互相移交嫌犯的种种忧虑 (Extradition law amendments: The various concerns in rendition of suspects between Hong Kong and China)
BBC News, April 3, 2019

Related:
【移交逃犯擬修例】林鄭：不適合評價內地司法　籲議員「撫心自問」應否唱衰港制度 (Carrie Lam when questioned in LegCo on extradition law amendment bill: Inappropriate for Hong Kong authorities to comment on mainland’s legal system)
Ming Pao, April 3, 2019

Hong Kong Bar Association wants overhaul of national anthem bill, saying five of 14 clauses deviate from city’s common law traditions
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

司法制度對自閉症人士欠保障 團體促加強識別支援 (Group highlights lack of legal protection for persons with autism, urges strengthened recognition and support)
Inmediahk.net, April 2, 2019

New deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office makes first public remarks: Calls on Hongkongers to be patriotic, study Chinese history and help develop nation
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2019

Hong Kong needs to address int’l concerns over declining rights and freedoms, says ex-No.2 Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, April 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

「學習強國」走紅後⋯⋯製造回音壁與網絡無菌室，會培養出怎樣的下一代？(As “Study Xi” app goes viral, how will echo chambers and a quarantined Internet affect the next generation?)
The Initium, April 3, 2019

People need to wake up to dangers of AI, warns Google ethics adviser
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2019

观点：“我将无我”和习近平的“新词”治国 (Viewpoint: Xi Jinping’s “new vocabulary” governance strategy)
BBC News, April 2, 2019

Discussing Huawei in a Chinese coffee shop
TechNode, April 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur exile group calls for U.S. intervention in case of toddler stranded in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

On Xinjiang, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan bend to Beijing’s will
The Diplomat, April 1, 2019

Families of missing Uyghurs terrified to search for their loved ones
Amnesty International, March 31, 2019

“I felt like a slave”: Inside China’s complex system of incarceration and control of minorities
Globe and Mail, March 31, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sentences maker of liquor marking Tiananmen protests
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

Related:
六四酒案宣判 惩3年监禁 (Activist sentenced to 3 years imprisonment, suspended for 5 years, in “June Fourth liquor case,” charges changed from "inciting subversion" to “picking quarrels”)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2019

飘扬在高原律所的那一抹党旗红 (In Tibetan law firms, lawyers wear “Party lawyer” badge; vice-chief of TAR Judicial Department: “Tibet’s legal profession shows comprehensive strengthening in Party-building work”)
Legal Daily, April 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

担心政治渗透 台湾拟禁“爱奇艺” (Concerned with infiltration and soft power, Taiwan considers ban on AiQiYi, Tencent Video to combat propaganda from Beijing-friendly media platforms)
Deutsche Welle, April 1, 2019

Related:
Taiwan to block Tencent and Baidu streaming sites on security risk
Nikkei Asian Review, March 29, 2019

习近平查谣追谣盯上中央和国家机关 (Xi issues new opinion on Party-building, warning central and national institutions to not spread “political rumors”)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

大陸維權律師陳建剛　赴美交流被禁出境 (Rights lawyer Chen Jiangang, who represented 709 lawyers, banned from leaving country for legal scholarship program in U.S.)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Related:
A statement by lawyer Chen Jiangang, blocked today from leaving China to take part in the Humphrey Fellowship Program
China Change, April 1, 2019

裸照、流言与内讧：中国海外异见人士遭抹黑攻击
Chinese dissidents feel heat of Beijing’s wrath, even in Canada
The New York Times, April 1, 2019

China’s labor activists “hold fast to freedom”: National crackdown engulfs workers’ rights advocates in Shenzhen
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2019

The late writer Yangdon: “Tibetan Women and My Literature”
High Peaks Pure Earth, March 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UN diplomats and activists describe Chinese pressure and “threats” over Uyghur event at UN rights council
Agence France-Presse, April 2, 2019

Related:
UN: China responds to rights review with threats
Human Rights Watch, April 1, 2019

Jacinda Ardern keeps quiet on comments to Chinese Government about human rights abuses
News Hub, April 2, 2019

高雄市长韩国瑜接受市议会质询 公开否认支持“一国两制” Amid pro-China accusations, Kaohsiung mayor denies he supports “one country, two systems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Social credit: Point-scoring and popularity
China Digital Times, April 1, 2019

关于坚持和发展中国特色社会主义的几个问题 (Xi Jinping’s 2013 speech published: Upholding and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics)
Qiushi, March 31, 2019

Related:
习近平为什么重申两个不能否定 (Why did Xi Jinping bring up controversial “two undeniables” again after 6 years?)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2019

Why China released a speech Xi Jinping gave 6 years ago
The Inkstone, April 1, 2019

雄安新区智慧生活建设：数字城市实现对现实城市透明化管理 (Xiong’an New Area: China’s newest smart city that integrates AI, biometrics, facial recognition, e-currency, smart cars, and big data integration)
The Paper, April 1, 2019

Myanmar stuck between Beijing’s demands, public opposition as it weighs big China dam plan
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

Another deadly explosion in Jiangsu claims at least seven lives
China Labour Bulletin, April 1, 2019

China’s global construction boom puts spotlight on questionable labor practices
NPR, March 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美中谈判聚焦中国《网络安全法》 (U.S.-China trade talks may shift to China’s Cybersecurity Law)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】大律師公會再轟政府「漏洞」之說誤導、未回應質疑　無理倉卒立法 (Hong Kong Bar Association on extradition law amendments: “No reason for the government to rush into these controversial and worrying proposals,” government narrative of “closing a loophole” is misleading)
The Stand News, April 2, 2019

Related:
大律師公會詳析《逃犯條例》修訂草案問題　促政府擱置 (In full: Observations of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019
The Stand News, April 2, 2019

回應逃犯條例　特首稱從善如流不等於每個意見都接納 (Carrie Lam says administration is open about extradition law amendments: “We will accept opinions if they do not contradict government’s principles and would smooth the process”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 2, 2019

傳北京不滿　港府要求台灣撤回法務部調查局駐港人員 (Hong Kong asks Taiwan to withdraw law officer from Office of Hong Kong Affairs amid rumors of Beijing’s dissatisfaction)
HK01, April 1, 2019

Commentary (评论)

别让教育成为桎梏：从高校里的“告密者”谈起 (Don’t let education become your chains: “Tattletales” who report their teachers highlight problem with one-dimensional, binary thinking in China’s educational system)
Financial Times, April 2, 2019

There

一周世界舆论聚焦：世界随中国变化和重组，中国自身亦必须变革 (Weekly focus: As the world begins to reshuffle around China, China itself must also change)
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

As Facebook looks to WeChat, China’s digital world is wowing the West, and globalization is no longer a one-way street
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Kyrgyz students vanish Into Xinjiang’s maw
Foreign Policy, March 31, 2019

Chinese authorities accused of intimidating Uyghurs in Australia
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2019

Pressure on Jacinda Ardern to raise her voice in China against treatment of Uyghur Muslims
New Zealand Herald, March 31, 2019

Uyghur man bids to save “most extraordinary mom in the world” from Chinese camp
Global Voices, March 31, 2019

China’s crackdown on Muslims is being felt beyond its borders
Vox, March 30, 2019

Xinjiang authorities free “model Chinese” parents of Uyghur exile following media interviews
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2019

Chinese camp system evolving into Xinjiang archipelago? An individual’s level of religious devotion and Chinese-language skills are factors determining the severity of punishment, a researcher says
Eurasia Net, March 29, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No escape? Chinese VIP jail puts AI monitors in every cell “to make prison breaks impossible”
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

Liu Xiaoyuan and at least two other Fengrui lawyers face imminent disbarment
China Change, March 31, 2019

Should a 12-year-old who killed his mother face the courts? China debates age of criminal responsibility
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

公开支持许章润的学者增加，当局加紧封锁 (Authorities tighten censorship as scholars speak up for fired Tsinghua University professor)
Voice of America, March 31, 2019

Related:
高校鼓励大学生告密 老师危机四伏 (Teachers in peril as universities encourage students to report their professors)
Radio France Internationale, March 30, 2019

《求是》杂志发表习近平总书记重要文章 (“Only socialism with Chinese characteristics can save China,” says Xi Jinping in latest Qiushi article: “Marxism must evolve with times, implementation, and development of technology”)
The Paper, March 31, 2019

Police in China’s Sichuan issue warning to man over smartphone VPN
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2019

“学习强国” APP积分制民怨漫天 压力下遭取消 (“Study Xi” propaganda app no longer mandatory, ranking function removed as CPC officials complain about undue pressure)
Radio France Internationale, Mach 29, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China offering no proof against ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, wife says
Agence France-Presse, March 31, 2019

Don’t mind the haters: Tibetan-Canadian student Chemi Lhamo brushes off pro-China cyberbullying campaign
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

藏人导演、前政治犯日内瓦获颁勇气奖 (Tibetan filmmaker and former political prisoner receives 2019 Courage Award at Geneva human rights summit)
Voice of America, March 30, 2019

中國足協新規定　入籍球員須學國歌、明國情、讀黨史、培養愛國情懷 (New regulations say soccer players must learn national anthem, accept education on Chinese culture, study CPC history, and be patriotic)
The Stand News, March 30, 2019

Pneumoconiosis workers prevented from showing support for detained labor activist Wei Zhili
China Labour Bulletin, March 29, 2019

China bans another major protestant church in weekend raid
World Magazine, March 29, 2019

Chinese gay rights activists out to challenge censored cut of Freddie Mercury movie Bohemian Rhapsody
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2019

Chinese university strips dean of duties amid sexual misconduct investigation
South China Morning Post, March 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Call for UK to ban patients traveling to China for “organ tourism”
The Guardian, April 1, 2019

Overreaction to China threat could turn into McCarthyite Red Scare, says former U.S. official
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2019

“Too few jobs and too much debt”: UN rights envoy warns Laos of favoring China’s belt and road over its people
Associated Press, March 29, 2019

Why do some Chinese-Australians feel targeted by the Government’s new foreign influence laws?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation, March 29, 2019

Swine fever tests China's transparency credentials
Reuters, March 29, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google blocks China adverts for sites that help bypass censorship
Financial Times, April 1, 2019

美国准备对海康威视等中国监控设备公司采取强硬立场 (U.S. to toughen stance against Chinese surveillance tech companies, including Hikvision)
Financial Times, March 29, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

港独青年的自白：政治与文化的中港撕裂 (Confessions of a pro-independence Hong Konger: The rift across the border is in both politics and culture)
BBC News, April 1, 2019

“Renowned scholar” to help Hong Kong activists win court case in Japan over Tokyo Yasukuni Shrine protest, lawyers say
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2019

被捕後疑在警車遭毆打　四社運人士向警方索償近90萬 (Four activists file lawsuit against police, claiming to have been beaten in police van after arrest)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Thousands march in Hong Kong over proposed extradition law changes
Reuters, March 31, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: 12,000 Hongkongers march in protest against “evil” China extradition law, organizers say
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

【移交逃犯擬修例】回應反修例遊行　林鄭：有別有用心者鼓吹港獨　不會容忍 (Carrie Lam: Government will not retract extradition law amendment, people with “ulterior motives” are using public activity to incite independence)
Ming Pao, April 1, 2019

Open Letter: Dear Carrie Lam, Hongkongers risk unfair trials, torture and ill-treatment under new China extradition plan
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2019

劉鑾雄申司法覆核　逃犯條例修訂 (Joseph Lau, billionaire and former CEO who was convicted in Macau, files judicial challenge against proposed extradition law amendment)
The Stand News, April 1, 2019

Related:
【移交逃犯】稱必在修例前離港　林榮基：不信港府會保障我人身安全 (“Will leave Hong Kong before amendment goes through,” says Causeway Bay bookseller Lam Wing-kee, citing lack of trust in Hong Kong government to protect him)
The Stand News, March 31, 2019

Only ministry-level mainland Chinese bodies will request extraditions from Hong Kong, says security chief John Lee
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

Occupy activists invoke spirit of Christian persecution as hundreds march in Hong Kong ahead of court judgment day
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

“Politically neutral” student union group rejected in by-election at Shue Yan University
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China and the Dalai Lama play endgame for Tibet, and it’s going to be an unholy mess
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2019

「捍衛學術自由」還是「邊緣人出局」？荷蘭萊頓大學停辦孔子學院風波背後 (Behind Leiden University’s decision to close its Confucius Institute: Defending academic freedom, or simply eliminating risk?)
The Initium, March 29, 2019

In EU-China discussions, it’s time human rights took center stage
The Diplomat, March 29, 2019