Hong Kong (香港)

Democrat Alvin Yeung puts forward last-ditch plan to counter Hong Kong’s China extradition law update
Hong Kong Free Press, April 26, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】楊岳橋提私人草案　修例賦域外法權處理殺人案 (Civic Party’s Alvin Yeung files private bill proposing extraterritorial jurisdiction of Hong Kong courts to handle murder case that happened in Taiwan, as counter-proposal to government’s amendments)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2019

反同婚民建聯鄭泳舜　獲林鄭委任平機會成員 (Carrie Lam appoints pro-Beijing legislator who vocally opposes same-sex marriage as committee member of Equal Opportunities Commission)
The Stand News, April 26, 2019

Possible appeal for jailed Umbrella Movement activists as lawyers question long prison term
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2019

Related:
In pictures: Hundreds flock to in candlelight event in solidarity with jailed Umbrella Movement activists
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2019

接受內地官媒訪問　曾偉雄：若再聞違法達義，必直斥其非　裁決警醒市民 (Former police chief who oversaw Umbrella Movement says any future suggestions of “achieving justice by violating the law” must be criticized, conviction is a warning to Hong Kong citizens)
The Stand News, April 25, 2019

何君堯去信港大校委會主席李國章　要求立即革除戴耀廷 (Legislator Junius Ho writes to council of University of Hong Kong demanding immediate dismissal of Benny Tai following conviction)
The Stand News, April 25, 2019

Hong Kong’s new ombudsman tells government to get a move on with “freedom of information” law her office recommended
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2019

Related:
Paperwork destroyed by Hong Kong government would be five times higher than the world’s tallest building Burj Khalifa if stacked together
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2019

Amnesty International Hong Kong says it has been targeted by sophisticated state hackers
Hong Kong Free Press, April 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China’s Uyghur “re-education” centers and the ghosts of totalitarians past
War on the Rocks, April 25, 2019

吳宗鑾：九子量刑，「悔意」和「公民抗命」有待法庭釐清 (Court’s use of “regret” and “civil disobedience” in sentencing of Umbrella 9 calls for explanation, says Chris Ng of Progressive Lawyers Group)
The Initium, April 25, 2019

The missing voices at China’s Belt and Road summit
The Diplomat, April 25, 2019

谷歌前工程师：我为何反对“蜻蜓”项目
I used to work for Google. I am a conscientious objector
The New York Times, April 26, 2019

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

【六四三十】中學教師花十年寫「六四」書 真名出版不怕成「逃犯」(Hong Kong teacher to publish book on June Fourth under real name, has no fear of repercussion)
Inmediahk.net, April 25, 2019

八九学运人士张健传出因病去世 (1989 student movement activist Zhang Jian dies from sudden illness)
Deutsche Welle, April 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China places dissidents, petitioners under surveillance ahead of forum
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Widow of Mao Zedong’s secretary Li Rui sues in Chinese court to demand return of diaries from Stanford University
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2019

无法向微信好友发淘宝、抖音链接，腾讯被提反垄断诉讼 (Lawyer sues Tencent for infringement of freedom of communication, antitrust violations because he could not send Taobao and Douyin links within WeChat)
The Paper, April 24, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Microsoft employees add support to Chinese tech workers protesting “grueling” overtime culture
CNBC, April 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The Communist Youth League announces plans to send a new generation “down to the countryside”
Jamestown Foundation, April 24, 2019

Is this the end of Belt and Road, or just the beginning?
ChinaFile, April 24, 2019

Related:
China’s Belt and Road cracks down on corruption in image revamp
Bloomberg, April 23, 2019

China’s maritime ambitions are becoming more evident
The Economist, April 23, 2019

Related:
Xi proposes building maritime community with shared future
Xinhua, April 23, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Chinese state-owned tech company helping to keep the heart of Western capitalism beating
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2019

Made in China, exported to the world: The surveillance state
The New York Times, April 24, 2019

时事大家谈：解析华为所有权：它究竟是私企还是国企？(Experts discuss Huawei’s ownership: A truly private company, or effectively a state-owned enterprise?)
Voice of America, April 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

19 reactions to the Umbrella Movement sentences: Democrats, foreign gov’ts and int’l NGOs decry jailings
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2019

Related:
【佔中九子案】千人要求釋放政治犯 朱耀明重申爭取民主無罪 (A thousand attend candle-light vigil outside Lai Chi Kok detention center, demanding release of political prisoners)
Inmediahk.net, April 24, 2019

【佔中九子案】邵家臻入獄梁繼昌稱心情沉重 專業議政將助臻辦續運作 (LegCo “Professionals Guild” to assist Bottle Siu’s office in continuing work for remainder of term)
Inmediahk.net, April 24, 2019

佔中案記者手記：囚車載著他們離開那一刻 (Umbrella 9 case reporter’s note: The moment they were taken away)
The Initium, April 24, 2019

Alibaba boss Jack Ma urges Hong Kong to digitise governance in smart city push, saying data is like “golden sand”
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The Guardian view on Huawei: If May wants to trust, we must keep verifying
The Guardian, April 24, 2019

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

30 years ago: Violent protests reported in China
China Digital Times, April 24, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China using US-made satellites to boost its police and military power and quash protests in Tibet and Xinjiang, report says
Agence France-Presse, April 24, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

內地記者高瑜完成服刑　指自己從沒認罪 (Mainland journalist Gao Yu finishes prison term: “I never confessed”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 24, 2019

Related:
敢言媒体人高瑜刑满释放 被带离北京避一带一路峰会 ("Vocal" journalist immediately taken on “vacation” upon release from prison as Beijing amps up “peacekeeping” for BRI summit)
Voice of America, April 23, 2019

“保障无罪的人不受刑事追究”正式写入检察官法 (“Protect the innocent from criminal liability” now officially written in amended Procurators Law)
The Paper, April 23, 2019

《中华人民共和国法官法》修订通过，10月1日起施行 (Amendment to Judges Law of the People's Republic of China passed, effective October 1)
The Paper, April 23, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

全国“扫黄打非”办：国内最大涉黄直播平台之一“爱美人”被摧毁 平台运营团伙的7人被判刑 (Streaming platform "Aimeiren" closed down for spreading vulgar content, operators sentenced to imprisonment of 1 year or more)
Legal Daily, April 23, 2019

全国“扫黄打非”办：一定程度上软色情比真色情更可怕 (Office for “eradicating pornography and illegal publications” to expand work against “soft pornography” after Durex commercial, says vulgar ads “promote sexual hints” and are “discriminatory against women”)
Legal Daily, April 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Overseas tech workers warn of “race to bottom” in China overtime row
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

教堂被拆 庆祝活动受阻：不平安的复活节 (Turbulent Easter as church demolished and Christians warned against celebratory activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2019

最後一個月：台灣同婚將上路，跨國伴侶「一國三制」未解 (The last mile to same-sex marriage in Taiwan, yet “one country, three systems” obstacle for cross-strait couples remains unsolved)
The Initium, April 24, 2019

US accuses engineer Xiaoqing Zheng and businessman Zhang Zhaoxi of stealing secrets, spying on General Electric to aid China
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2019

Related:
被指受中国资助 美籍华裔工程师被控经济间谍 (Chinese American engineer charged with economic espionage and stealing trade secrets, with financial support and other aid from Chinese government)
Voice of America, April 24, 2019

China to recalibrate Belt and Road, defend scheme against criticism
Reuters, April 24, 2019

China’s Xi urges closer naval ties amid regional tensions
Associated Press, April 23, 2019

China: “Belt and Road” projects should respect rights
Human Rights Watch, April 21, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

May to ban Huawei from providing "core" parts of UK 5G network
The Guardian, April 24, 2019

China Unicom to launch 5G trial network in major cities
Sina English, April 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s leading Umbrella Movement activists handed jail sentences
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong Occupy leaders jailed over 2014 protests
Financial Times, April 24, 2019

邵家臻判刑 8 個月　梁君彥：謹慎處理任何禠奪議員資格議案 (“Will carefully handle any motion to disqualify legislators”, says LegCo chairman as lawmaker Bottle Siu receives 8-month prison sentence)
The Stand News, April 24, 2019

【九子判刑】陳淑莊判刑前驗出腦瘤　直徑4.2厘米　將做切除手術及放射治療 (Brain tumor diagnosed in Tanya Chan, judge adjourns sentencing until June 10 to allow for surgery and therapy)
The Stand News, April 24, 2019

【佔中九子案-圖輯】在囹圄高牆前 發出最後的自由之聲 (Umbrella 9 in pictures: on the eve of sentencing, a cry for freedom)
HK01, April 23, 2019

耶魯大學港生撐黃傘　校園地標奏《海闊天空》支持佔中九子 (They can’t jail us all: Yale University students rally in support of Umbrella 9)
The Stand News, April 24, 2019

Related:
亂世當中，誰能無責；海不能隔，公民呼應 — 台灣公民團體聲援佔中九子 (Who can remain blameless in troubled times?: Taiwan civil organizations’ joint statement in support of Umbrella 9)
The Stand News, April 24, 2019

【九子判刑】台灣陸委會深表遺憾：印證一國兩制未能尊重保障民眾政治權利 (Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council express “deep regrets” over Umbrella 9 sentencing: “proof that One Country, Two Systems fails to respect, protect political rights")
The Stand News, April 24, 2019

Hong Kong publishers fear intensified censorship as city’s biggest book distributor SUP announces move to mainland China
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2019

Judge in LGBT civil union legal challenge rejects bid by Hong Kong Catholic diocese and conservative groups to join litigation
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2019

晚報：港大民研將於7月起脫離香港大學，獨立後更名「香港民意研究所」(Top pollster program to leave University of Hong Kong and operate as independent body starting July, will turn to public donations and crowdfunding)
The Initium, April 23, 2019

Commentary (评论)

台灣理所當然的校園自治，被「黨」管的中國大學想都不敢想 (The natural self-governance in Taiwan’s universities is a bewildering taboo for party-ruled Chinese counterparts)
The News Lens, April 24, 2019

Protesting in the name of science: The legacy of China’s May Fourth movement
SupChina, April 24, 2019

Seeing the forest for the trees: Why a lawyers’ group published Hong Kong’s first Rule of Law Report
Progressive Lawyers Group, April 23, 2019

當「指鹿為馬」變成了「國民的身份意識」(When “saying the deer is a horse” becomes part of national identity)
The Stand News, April 23, 2019

US and China must stop “race to bottom” in blocking academic visas, say American scholars
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2019

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

认同六四镇压者 空函抗议纪念馆重开 (Hong Kong’s June Fourth memorial museum faces eviction demand by supporters of 1989 crackdown)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

【鐵腕治疆】中國大使：不懂普通話，有何人權？ (Zhang Xiao, Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan, on Xinjiang internment camps: “If you don’t know your own country’s language, what human rights do you have?”)
Apple Daily, April 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“六四酒案”三公民 遭即时监控 (Three “June Fourth liquor case” activists on suspended sentences forced to wear surveillance smart-watches with geo-location, voice-recording functions for full-time monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2019

时隔4个月后 李明哲妻子获准赴中国大陆探望丈夫 (After 4 months, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che finally allowed to visit husband in prison)
Radio France Internationale, April 20, 2019

參與江蘇山東示威 退伍軍人維權 18人判囚 (18 retired soldiers jailed for 2-6 years for participating in protests in Shandong)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2019

唐荆陵出狱倒计时 旧金山华人领馆发声 (Jailed rights lawyer Tang Jingling to be released end of April, wife protests outside Chinese embassy in San Francisco)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

管得极细：禁宗教算命 打斗游戏不能出现颜色液体 (New regulations on video games broaden content ban: no English in name, no religious superstition or fortune telling, no “colored liquids” in combat games; violators will be put on credit-blacklist for enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2019

Minitrue: Don’t report on Jasic sentencing
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019

Xi Jinping calls for more “political guidance” in bid to win over young Chinese
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2019

Related:
習近平促加強研究五四精神　引導青年聽黨話跟黨走 (Xi Jinping urges deeper studies on spirit of May Fourth movement, guidance to youth to listen to and follow the Party)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2019

Leica regrets “misunderstandings or false conclusions” over Tiananmen Massacre “Tank Man” promo
Agence France-Presse, April 20, 2019

Related:
六四广告惊现“坦克人”走红 徕卡镜头惹争议 (Leica video sparks controversy for depicting June Fourth Tank Man; denounces ownership of video)
BBC, April 19, 2019

Minitrue: Delete all traces of “Tank Man” Leica ad
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019

微信发言入罪 南京学者郭泉再遭拘押 (Nanjing scholar Guo Quan detained again over messages on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

老子今译遭撤项 疑似影射习近平 (Laozi studies publication taken down for having “severe political problems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

微软员工力挺996.ICU 要求微软顶住中国政府压力 (Microsoft employees voice support for “996.ICU” campaign on GitHub, urge company to hold firm against pressure from PRC government)
Voice of America, April 23, 2019

“They’re not guilty, they have caring hearts”: Chinese workers demand release of labour rights activists
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2019

Related:
湖南尘肺工人上书呼吁释放帮助维权的自媒体编辑 (Hunan workers suffering from silicosis issue joint letter urging release of jailed rights activists)
Voice of America, April 22, 2019

“Separated again by a high wall”: The love story of Chinese feminist Zheng Churan and detained labour rights activist Wei Zhili
Made in China Journal, April 21, 2019

Construction worker loses job after exposing low-quality helmets
SupChina, April 22, 2019

【專訪】人權藝術獎得主蕭偉恒 以創作回應社會 (Interview with Siu Wai-Hang, winner of Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize)
Inmediahk.net, April 20, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Wary of Chinese espionage, Houston Cancer Center chose to fire 3 scientists
The New York Times, April 22, 2019

政院再修法：禁中資在台刊播公投廣告、散布假訊息可判3年 (Taiwan passes new law amendments banning China-funded entities from directly or indirectly publishing election-related material, new criminal penalty for spreading fake news)
The New Lens, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Death of Filipino helper whose chronic illness could have been treated with medication puts focus back on conditions for domestic workers in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2019

【逃犯條例】建制派研繞過法案委員會審議　楊岳橋：無所不用其極、歇斯底里 (As pro-democracy lawmakers stage filibuster, pro-Beijing camp rumored to consider bypassing bills committee review to resume second reading of extradition laws amendment bill)
The Stand News, April 18, 2019

Related:
Canada worried about implications of new extradition treaty between Hong Kong and China
The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2019

【民族黨禁運作】林鄭向中央提交報告：維護國安是香港應有之責 (Carrie Lam refuses to disclose contents of report already sent to Beijing on banning National Party, but says it’s incumbent upon Hong Kong to protect national security)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

When China and the US wage a visa war against each other’s scholars, nobody wins
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2019

The Occupy 9 trial shows Hong Kong’s judicial standards are out of line with the rest of the world’s
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2019

“I have revised my idea of what a Uighur heroine should be”
China File, April 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Scrutiny of ties to spreading Xinjiang surveillance intensifies
China Digital Times, April 18, 2019

Uyghur businessman dies following heart attack in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China sentences military veterans for protesting
Associated Press, April 19, 2019

Fears grow over health of detained Tiananmen protest veteran [Zhou Yongjun]
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Xizhe demands answers after he is refused entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Mother detained after Chinese vaccine protest
Channel NewsAsia, April 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s censored histories: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Global Voices, April 17, 2019

China Bans the Word “Leica” on Social Media
Gizmodo, April 19, 2019

Related:
Camera firm distances itself from Tiananmen Square advert
The Guardian, April 19, 2019

Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image
BBC, April 19, 2019

China exporting its media “black hole” to other territories: Press freedom report
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

Related:
2019 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, April 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Retired Chinese doctor incommunicado after calling Tiananmen massacre a “crime”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Office workers in China organise a rare online labour movement
The Economist, April 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

30 years ago: Thousands chant for democracy
China Digital Times, April 19, 2019

Guangzhou encourages citizens to report illegal religious activities, including Foreign NGO Law violations
ChinaFile, April 19, 2019

China takes aim at Swedish activist as it ramps up ‘foreign infiltration’ propaganda
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019

China asks Britain for help to boost image of Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019

Related:
[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns
Reuters, April 19, 2019

Related:
[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019

Larung Gar Buddhist Academy closes to new enrollment as China tightens controls
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019

China’s credit system stops the sale of over 26 million plane and train tickets
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

U.S. Scholar Who Advises Trump Says China Blocked His Visa Application
The New York Times, April 18, 2019

How China’s Canadian lobbyists blurred the lines of PR, journalism and political activism
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Chinese culture gradually penetrates Indonesia
The Diplomat, April 18, 2019

Airline employee pleads guilty to working as agent for Chinese government
The Washington Post, April 17, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei’s claim of 100% employee ownership false, may be state-owned: paper
TechNode, April 19, 2019

“Haters like to pick on China”: Huawei exec defends video surveillance
Sydney Morning Herald, April 19, 2019

Celebrating cybersecurity
China Media Project, April 19, 2019

Where is Huawei banned from working on critical networks?
The Guardian, April 19, 2019

Amazon admits defeat against Chinese e-commerce rivals like Alibaba and JD.com
The Verge, April 18, 2019

Related:
Amazon’s e-commerce adventure in China proved too much of a jungle
Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

New China extradition law delayed at Hong Kong legislature as democrats stall debate"
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Benny Tai:]"There will be darker times ahead for Hong Kong but the sun will rise again"
Amnesty International, April 19, 2019

In full: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam submits report to Beijing on banning pro-independence party, makes doc public
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

Related:
Crackdown on Hong Kong independence will continue, city’s leader Carrie Lam vows in report to Beijing on banning of separatist party
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Hong Kong journalists “pressured not to mention independence”: Survey
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China's political system helps advance its artificial intelligence
Voice of America, April 19, 2019

Taiwan LSE row: Censoring the ‘World Upside Down’ would be no way to treat a work of art
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019

[Minxin Pei:] Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“Surviving China”: Uyghur voices from Xinjiang and Guantanamo
Bitter Winter, April 15, 2019

Holocaust survivor: “The past is repeating itself”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese rights lawyer's wife uses birthday to mark “disappearance”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

新浪多个应用被下令停止更新下架一个月 (Sina apps suspended for failing to censor “viral, vulgar, and fake” content)
Voice of America, April 17, 2019

Weibo reverses ban on lesbian content amid uproar
China Digital Times, April 17, 2019

Chinese actor Zhao Lixin banned from Weibo over comments on second Sino-Japanese war
What’s On Weibo, April 17, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

法国出版连环画纪念六四30年 亲历者张伦教授现身说法 (1989 Democracy Movement participant Zhang Lun publishes graphic novel in France to commemorate 30th anniversary)
Radio France Internationale, April 18, 2019

六四临近，揭萨斯疫情军医蒋彦永被失联 (Military medic vocal about June Fourth held incommunicado in hospital as anniversary draws near)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

广州土地交易疑贪 酿警民冲突
Police in China's Guangzhou detain eight after demolition standoff
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

More businesses fall victim to “Anti-Halal” campaign
Bitter Winter, April 15, 2019

全面提高宗教工作水平 切实维护宗教领域和谐稳定 (Wang Yang, NPPCC chairman: Party to step up leadership in “work on religion,” to maintain harmonious stability in religious sector)
People’s Daily, April 18, 2019
HRIC Note: Wang stresses “active exploration into effective ways to sinify reglion.”

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Amazon to exit China this week
Pandaily, April 17, 2019

美国FCC主席反对中国移动在美提供电信服务
FCC chairman opposes China Mobile’s effort to enter US
Financial Times, April 18, 2019

Related:
F.C.C. Chair plans to block China Mobile from U.S. market
The New York Times, April 17, 2019

商汤科技退出新疆安全业务
China’s SenseTime sells out of Xinjiang security joint venture
Financial Times, April 17, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

商人、社工、民運人士，《逃犯條例》修訂後，誰將成為「逃犯」？ (Businessmen, social workers, democracy activists: who will become “fugitives” after amendment to Hong Kong’s extradition laws?)
The Initium, April 18, 2019

JUST IN: Hong Kong stumbles in Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, down 25 places in 10 years
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18m, 2019

Commentary (评论)

在“没有为什么”的中国，边被跟踪边报道新闻
Being tracked while reporting in China, where “there are no whys”
The New York Times, April 17, 2019

中國廣電禁令事件簿：不合時宜即封殺，歌手李志只是冰山一角 (Logbook of censorship: Singer Li Zhi is just the tip of the iceberg)
The News Lens, April 18, 2019

Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18m, 2019

Hope remains for Western solidarity. Look at embassies in Beijing
The Economist, April 17, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“扫黑除恶”入疆 少数民族被“黑”? (As anti-triad campaign enters Xinjiang, Muslims fear retroactive prosecution of minor offenses as “triad” crimes)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

HRIC note: Article also reports that Internet police imposed “ten prohibitions” on WeChat groups, vowing prosecution of dissemination of any content or speech “unfavorable to state, Party, society . . . anytime, anywhere.”

Successful Uyghur developer confirmed detained by Xinjiang authorities
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities detain Tibetan student who decried lack of government jobs in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

国际特赦呼吁中国公安部长立即释放高智晟 (In open letter, Amnesty International urges China’s Minister of Public Security to immediately release rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Related:
Urgent action update: Disappeared activist at risk of torture
Amnesty International, April 16, 2019

Chinese police hold another ethnic Mongolian writer over protest
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博封殺女同志群組　性小眾團體恐審查變本加厲 (Weibo bans lesbian chat topic, gender minorities fear worsening censorship)
The Stand News, April 16, 2019

国家网信办启动小众即时通信工具专项整治，关停9款APP (Cyberspace Administration of China shuts down 9 messaging apps, says anonymous registration and private groups functions enable fraud and sexual solicitation)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Dissidents, petitioners under house arrest, silenced for Xi Jinping's Chongqing trip
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

澳門中聯辦主任傅自應晤宋楚瑜　盼親民黨堅決反對台獨 (Macau’s Liaison Office meets with Taiwan presidential candidate James Soong, hopes his party will firmly oppose Taiwan independence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2019

蔡英文：赴台宣揚一國兩制、武力統一者　必要時拒絕入境 (Tsai Ing-wen: Where necessary, Taiwan will ban entry of promoters of One Country, Two Systems and military unification)
The Stand News, April 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers prepare for tug of war over extradition law update as gov’t sets July deadline
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】民主派倡日落條款修例取代政府方案　「特事特辦」移交陳同佳 (Democrats urge “sunset clause” to handle Taiwan murder case in place of controversial amendment as LegCo Bills Committee holds first meeting)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2019

【逃犯條例】民陣本月底再辦遊行抗議「送中條例」 (Rights group to organize second march to protest extradition law amendments)
Inmediahk.net, April 17, 2019

香港各界商會聯席會議倡移交門檻升至判監7年以上罪行 (Hong Kong Business Community Joint Conference proposes raising threshold for amended rendition requests to crimes with 7-year prison sentences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2019

1 in 5 journalists say they were pressured to report less on Hong Kong independence – survey
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2019

中联办主任称香港维护国安“只有一国之责，没有两制之分” (Liaison Office: On national security, Hong Kong only has the responsibility of One Country, but not the difference of Two Systems)
Voice of America, April 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

中国缺乏的不是自由精神，而是保障自由的制度安排 (What China lacks is not liberalism, but systemic arrangements to protect freedom)
Financial Times, April 17, 2019

US and China in ideological battle for the future, defence official says
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2019

專訪憲法學者張千帆：憲政文明的暖流會融化中國體制的堅冰 (Interview with constitutional scholar Zhang Qianfan: The warmth of constitutionalism will melt the ice of the Chinese system)
The Initium, April 16, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“I was always in fear – I thought they would kill me”: Muslim women describe torture at hands of Chinese authorities in Xinjiang
The Telegraph, April 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Rainbow victory for China’s online lesbian community
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2019

为国家、民族铸魂，习近平提出四点希望 (Xi Jinping puts forward “four hopes” for “soul-forging” for the country, urging art and culture workers to “keep pace with the times, put people at the center, offer the best work to the people, and use virtue to set trends”)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

发布时政有害信息！@演员赵立新等29个头部账号被微博处置 (29 Weibo accounts shut down for spreading harmful messages on current affairs)
The Paper, April 16, 2019

The U.S. is losing a major front to China in the new Cold War
Bloomberg, April 15, 2019

港大研究：中国人工逐条审查删除“六四”等敏感信息 (Hong Kong University study reveals China used human censors to remove 1,000+ June Fourth-related photos from Weibo in 2012-2018)
Voice of America, April 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

No Short Skirt On Campus? Chinese Internet Users Are Waging War On A University’s Sexist Dress Code
SupChina, April 15, 2019

Communist Party reformer Hu Yaobang remembered in low-key ceremony
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2019

Related:
胡耀邦逝世30年：官方的沉默和网友自发悼念 (30th anniversary of Hu Yaobang’s death: Commemoration online, and silence from authorities)
BBC, April 15, 2019

刘晓波雕像揭幕典礼在布拉格举行 (Liu Xiaobo statue unveiled in Prague, in homage to Charta 77)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

我的六四：清华学生89年国庆跳楼自杀 (My June Fourth: Wang Debang speaks of 1989 Democracy activist Tang Juzie and his suicide)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese woman who entered Trump's Mar-a-Lago pleads not guilty
Reuters, April 16, 2019

Related:
New revelations in case of Chinese businesswoman arrested at Mar-a-Lago
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

China police detain 17 people after deadly chemical blast
Reuters, April 15, 2019

China’s mass rural youth volunteer program “aims to avoid unrest”
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2019

修订后的《中华人民共和国政府信息公开条例》公布 (Amended “PRC Regulation on the Disclosure of Government Information” to go into effect May 15)
The Paper, April 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

单月50万次人脸识别：中国如何用AI监控维族人
One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using A.I. to profile a minority
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

從「唔見得光」至鎂光燈下 傳媒充權或污名化性小眾？ (From unseen corners to under the spotlight, are sexual minorities empowered or smeared by the media?)
Inmediahk.net, April 16, 2019

記協：公眾對去年香港新聞自由評分創新低 (Hong Kongers’ score for city’s press freedom reaches new low, says journalist organization)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 16, 2019

China facing its worst national security threats since cold war, says Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong, as he attacks unnamed political groups for foreign links
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2019

“Sham election”: Chaotic scenes as Indonesian expats storm Hong Kong polling station, claiming thousands denied vote
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

由“六四”造就的今日中国 (Today’s China, as made from June Fourth)
The New York Times, April 16, 2019

胡耀邦与中国未竟的现代性转型 (Hu Yaobang and the unfinished modernization of China)
Financial Times, April 16, 2019

The Taiwanese populist advancing China’s interests
The Atlantic, April 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

澳大利亚维族穆斯林呼吁政府向中国施压
In Australia, Muslims call for pressure on China over missing relatives
The New York Times, April 15, 2019

As many as 1,200 Uyghur detainees held in Gansu prison after secret transfer from Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

张扣扣死刑二审维持 争论质疑不止 (Death sentence upheld on appeal for “vengeance murderer” Zhang Koukou, controversy follows as court allows no mitigation on guilty plea)
Voice of America, April 14, 2019

China tries ethnic Mongolian historian for genocide book, in secret
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

[Rights lawyer Li Yuhan’s brother]: “We know that she is in very poor health”
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo is taking down posts hashtagged #Les, short for lesbian
SupChina, April 15, 2019

F.B.I. bars some China scholars from visiting U.S. over spying fears
The New York Times, April 14, 2019

Chinese Game of Throne fans resigned to final season censorship
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2019

曾被官方批评“行为不端” 民谣歌手李志被三大音乐平台下架 (Folk singer Li Zhi banned on all three major online music platforms after Sichuan authorities halt concert tour for “improper behavior”)
Radio France Internationale, April 13, 2019

中国《新编学生字典》有“自慰”无“自由” (Definition of “freedom” removed from China’s student dictionary)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

台湾艺人点赞遭贴台独标签 新戏传遭换角 (Taiwan actress is boycotted online after giving ‘thumbs up’ to Weibo post criticizing mainlanders, rumored being dropped from upcoming film despite apology)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong NGO Dialogue in the Dark is changing the game to help young Chinese disabled people shine in the workplace
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2019

胡耀邦逝世周年前夕 故居追思会忆故人 (At memorial of Hu Yaobang’s death, citizens call for his rehabilitation)
Deutsche Welle, April 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

梵蒂岡國務卿冀中梵臨時協議「後有來者」(Vatican expresses hope that temporary agreement with China will have “successors”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 14, 2019

傳國際刑警組織不邀請參加大會　台方強烈不滿 (Taiwan urges recognition of separate jurisdiction and separate representation on international forums from China in response to reports that Interpol will not invite Taiwan to annual conference)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 13, 2019

Related;
英、美、歐盟、加拿大都表態挺台灣參加WHA，WHO堅持先「兩岸諒解」(UK, U.S., EU, and Canada voice support for Taiwan’s attendance in World Health Assembly, but WHO insists “cross-strait understanding” before invitation is extended)
The News Lens, April 13, 2019

Videos: New mosque destroyed for being “too Arabic”
Bitter Winter, April 13, 2019

Many Chinese suffer discrimination based on their regional origin
The Economist, April 11, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

One month, 500,000 face scans: How China is using A.I. to profile a minority
The New York Times, April 14, 2019

China tells WTO that Australia’s ban on 5G technology is “obviously discriminative”
Reuters, April 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【六四三十】逾百人長跑悼六四 陳健民同參與 (100 Hong Kongers take part in jogging event to commemorate 30th anniversary of June Fourth)
Inmediahk.net, April 15, 2019

林鄭：短期內提交民族黨報告予中央 (Carrie Lam says she will soon submit report to central government on National Party ban, with public disclosure within legal limits)
The Stand News, April 15, 2019

社區報眾籌再啟動 目標區選前助四區出版 (Community newspaper starts new round of crowdfunding call following success last year, aims to publish in 4 new districts before upcoming elections)
Inmediahk.net, April 13, 2019

台方三提台港司法互助請求無回應　陸委會籲香港簽署 (Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council urges long-term, systematic cooperation mechanisms with Hong Kong, says SAR gov’t had ignored three previous requests for assistance on murder case)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 12, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】不會撤回草案　李家超冀盡快立法：我哋非常心急 (Security Bureau chief John Lee says gov’t is “very anxious” to pass amendment on extradition laws to deal with Taiwan murder case, will not retract bill)
The Stand News, April 12, 2019

法律界團體「法政匯思」發表《法治報告》，指「香港法治威脅來自北京」，提出60項建議 (Lawyers group publishes report on Hong Kong rule of law, says threat comes from Beijing, raises 60 recommendations)
The Initium, April 12, 2019

Related:
Progressive Lawyers Group urges reform for Hong Kong’s anti-graft law, Societies Ordinance and police practices
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2019

New Hong Kong equality watchdog chief says it should be “neutral” on gay rights, drawing ire from LGBT community
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

佔領者的罪名（文：黎恩灝）(The crimes of the Occupiers)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2019

威权协商：中国政治发展的协商转向（二）(Part 2: Authoritative deliberation—the change in negotiation strategies in China’s political development (2))
Financial Times, April 15, 2019

Interview: Unrepentant Umbrella Movement activist Tommy Cheung says people know what was right and wrong
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2019

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