Hong Kong (香港)

【引渡惡法】留學生回港聲援反送中 步出機艙即被警截查 (Overseas Hong Kong students who flew back to support anti-extradition questioned by police at airport)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2019

Activists in Hong Kong make pitch to extradition protesters: register to vote
Reuters, June 20, 2019

As Hong Kong erupted over extradition bill, city’s tycoons waited and worried
The New York Times, June 20, 2019

Anti-extradition row: Hong Kong gov’t must respond to demands or protests will escalate on Fri, student groups say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong shuts down government again as protesters' deadline passes
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2019

Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to “escalate action”
The Guardian, June 19, 2019

【反送中】「林鄭，不准殺害年輕人」　大學教授特首辦外手寫橫額抗議 (“Carrie Lam, don’t shoot our kids”: Parents and university professors rally outside government office to urge concession)
The Stand News, June 20, 2019

Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art
Al Jazeera, June 20, 2019

Hospital Authority vows to revive public trust as stories emerge of protesters arrested after personal details leaked by city-run facilities
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2019

Related:
速龍小隊無編號 李家超引述警方：無位置展示 (When asked why police officers who dispersed crowd with force did not display their officer numbers, police respond: “There is no space on the uniform”)
Inmediahk.net, June 19, 2019

Related:
Police chief vows action against those targeting officers with online abuse following Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019

Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019

【反送中】油麻地藝文空間播612警暴片　多名市民圍觀企出馬路 (Art space in Yau Ma Tei screens videos of police violence during June 12 forceful clearance)
The Stand News, June 19, 2019

HKFP Lens: Eye of the storm – Dan Garrett captures Hong Kong’s anti-extradition clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019

Hong Kong's “leaderless” protesters mull next move
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国之音专访达赖喇嘛：全世界70亿人是一家 (Interview with the Dalai Lama: All 7 billion people are one big family)
Voice of America, June 20, 2019

Cantonese is Hong Kong protesters’ power tool of satire and identity
Quartz, June 20, 2019

A policy U-turn puts Hong Kong’s leader in a precarious position
The Economist, June 20, 2019

Hong Kong in protest: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019

Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights
The Guardian, June 19, 2019

For Hong Kong’s leader, pressure isn’t just from protesters
Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019

What does the pause of Hong Kong’s extradition bill mean?
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019

【專訪】反送中的兩代港人：出走台灣的林榮基、留下抵抗的港獨青年 (Interview with two generations in anti-extradition: bookseller who fled, youngster who stayed)
The News Lens, June 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN terrorism chief heavily criticized for trip to China’s Xinjiang region
CNN, June 18, 2019

Scientists are aiding apartheid in China
Just Security, June 18, 2019

China’s Muslim minority seek sanctuary in Kazakhstan
Al Jazeera, June 18, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师摆地摊、看风水：荒唐吗？(From human rights lawyer to street vendor: After 709 Crackdown, Liu Xiaoyuan had few other options)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

无国界记者呼吁中国当局释放《新京报》前总编戴自更 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese authorities to release former chief editor of Beijing News)
Voice of America, June 19, 2019

An American reporter was denied a visa to China. She said it’s because she criticized the Communist Party
BuzzFeed News, June 18, 2019

Hainan orders local businesses to change their names into something less foreign
SupChina, June 18, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

VOA连线(莫雨)：活动人士再吁谷歌不要开发中国版搜索引擎 (Video: Activists renew urge for Google to not develop censored search engine for China)
Voice of America, June 18, 2019

Hong Kong was a refuge for mainland Chinese. The extradition bill could change that
The New York Times, June 18, 2019

Related:
Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China’s grasp, flee to Taiwan
Reuters, June 18, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rejects claims fracking caused Sichuan quake: State media
Reuters, June 19, 2019

Related:
China earthquake: At least 12 people killed as 6.0-magnitude earthquake hits southern region
Independent, June 18, 2019

Xi firmly backs Pyongyang's effort to solve Korea Peninsula issues: Rodong Sinmun
Reuters, June 19, 2019

China declines to confirm if it hosted Taliban’s Baradar
The Hindu, June 18, 2019

Russia, China vie for influence in Central Asia as U.S. plans Afghan exit
Wall Street Journal, June 18, 2019

Related:
China in Tajikistan: New report claims Chinese troops patrol large swaths of the Afghan-Tajik border
The Diplomat, June 18, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

A Chinese tech columnist is disputing that Huawei’s new phone can, literally, shoot the moon
Quartz, June 19, 2019

The gamification of social values: Alibaba experiments with behavior modification
Trivium China, June 18, 2019

China issues principles of next generation AI governance
Xinhua, June 18, 2019

Related:

Translation: Chinese expert group offers “governance principles” for “responsible AI”
New America, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【引渡惡法】留學生回港聲援反送中 步出機艙即被警截查 (Overseas Hong Kong students who flew back to support anti-extradition questioned by police at airport)
Apple Daily, June 20, 2019

Activists in Hong Kong make pitch to extradition protesters: register to vote
Reuters, June 20, 2019

As Hong Kong erupted over extradition bill, city’s tycoons waited and worried
The New York Times, June 20, 2019

Anti-extradition row: Hong Kong gov’t must respond to demands or protests will escalate on Fri, student groups say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong shuts down government again as protesters' deadline passes
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2019

Fears Hong Kong protests could turn violent amid calls to “escalate action”
The Guardian, June 19, 2019

【反送中】「林鄭，不准殺害年輕人」　大學教授特首辦外手寫橫額抗議 (“Carrie Lam, don’t shoot our kids”: Parents and university professors rally outside government office to urge concession)
The Stand News, June 20, 2019

Hong Kongers protest extradition bill through art
Al Jazeera, June 20, 2019

Hospital Authority vows to revive public trust as stories emerge of protesters arrested after personal details leaked by city-run facilities
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2019

Related:
速龍小隊無編號 李家超引述警方：無位置展示 (When asked why police officers who dispersed crowd with force did not display their officer numbers, police respond: “There is no space on the uniform”)
Inmediahk.net, June 19, 2019

Related:
Police chief vows action against those targeting officers with online abuse following Hong Kong’s extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 19, 2019

Hong Kong lawmakers grill security chief over protest violence
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019

【反送中】油麻地藝文空間播612警暴片　多名市民圍觀企出馬路 (Art space in Yau Ma Tei screens videos of police violence during June 12 forceful clearance)
The Stand News, June 19, 2019

HKFP Lens: Eye of the storm – Dan Garrett captures Hong Kong’s anti-extradition clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2019

Hong Kong's “leaderless” protesters mull next move
Channel NewsAsia, June 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

美国之音专访达赖喇嘛：全世界70亿人是一家 (Interview with the Dalai Lama: All 7 billion people are one big family)
Voice of America, June 20, 2019

Cantonese is Hong Kong protesters’ power tool of satire and identity
Quartz, June 20, 2019

A policy U-turn puts Hong Kong’s leader in a precarious position
The Economist, June 20, 2019

Hong Kong in protest: A ChinaFile conversation
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019

Hong Kong’s struggle is ours too. It’s a wake-up call to defend all basic human rights
The Guardian, June 19, 2019

For Hong Kong’s leader, pressure isn’t just from protesters
Christian Science Monitor, June 19, 2019

What does the pause of Hong Kong’s extradition bill mean?
ChinaFile, June 19, 2019

【專訪】反送中的兩代港人：出走台灣的林榮基、留下抵抗的港獨青年 (Interview with two generations in anti-extradition: bookseller who fled, youngster who stayed)
The News Lens, June 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Inside China’s “thought transformation” camps
BBC, June 18, 2019

A language under attack: China’s campaign to sever the Uighur tongue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019

A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian Embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 18, 2019

Prominent Uyghur writer dies after being deprived treatment in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

UN sidesteps tough US criticism on counterterrorism chief’s trip to Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

Related:
China’s anti-terrorism experience in Xinjiang useful to UN
Global Times, June 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing says US legalization of marijuana is a “threat to China”
CNN, June 17, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

A state-run Chinese newspaper is presenting alternative facts on Hong Kong’s protests
Quartz, June 17, 2019

Related:
China blocks news of Hong Kong mass protests, blames foreign interference
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2019

Minitrue: Delete content related to Hong Kong protests
China Digital Times, June 16, 2019

Beijing Culture’s Song Ge urges mainstream directors to toe government line
Variety, June 17, 2019

Related:
Propaganda films to dominate Chinese theaters in anniversary year
Variety, June 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why we are calling on the United Nations to act over the Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019

Related:
我们要求联合国调查中国政府天安门屠杀期间及续后30年对参与者和问责者的人权侵犯
We call on the Human Rights Council to take action over China’s 30 years of rights violations tied to 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 17, 2019

China’s firefighting agency slams a random internet user for criticizing its job
SupChina, June 17, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

香港两百万人示威加深台湾对中国的恐惧与不信任 (Protests in Hong Kong reinforce Taiwan’s fear and distrust of China)
BBC, June 18, 2019

China harvesting organs from Falun Gong detainees, tribunal claims
Independent, June 18, 2019

Related:

British government “ignored” Chinese organ harvesting, Tribunal rules
Telegraph, June 17, 2019

Chinese raids hit North Korean defectors’ “Underground Railroad”
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Related:
Xi Jinping is (finally) visiting North Korea
The Diplomat, June 18, 2019

China wants Hong Kong’s loyalty and love. What it’s getting: Distrust and disdain
Washington Post, June 17, 2019

Swedish court to consider extradition of Chinese official
Financial Times, June 17, 2019

Trump delayed Pence’s Tiananmen Square speech in hopes of landing Xi meeting
Bloomberg, June 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google appoints Stanley Chen as new China head
Financial Times, June 17, 2019

Related:
Appointment of Google’s new Greater China head reflects its interest in the Chinese market
Global Times, June 17, 2019

Huawei CEO dodges question about Chinese Internet censorship during awkward press event
Gizmodo, June 17, 2019

Related:

The US ban on Huawei will cost the company $30 billion in lost sales
Quartz, June 17, 2019

U.S. chipmakers quietly lobby to ease Huawei ban
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

現身「向香港市民真誠道歉」　仍拒說「撤回」　林鄭重申已停修例工作無時間表 (“Sincere apology,” but no withdrawal: Carrie Lam says no schedule to resume legislative work on extradition amendments, refuses to accede to protesters’ demands)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protestors demand Lam's resignation
Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong's lame duck? Leader Lam faces fight for political life
Al Jazeera, June 17, 2019

In Hong Kong’s political heart, a semblance of normality after protests and clashes over extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2019

Police can access full details of injured protesters in hospital, says medical sector lawmaker following patient arrests
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2019

Related:
醫管局認急症室內電腦毋須登入可查資料　私隠專員指已介入調查 (Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data begins investigation of hospital privacy breach after protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Hong Kong Journalists Association files complaint to independent watchdog, accusing police of using “violence and intimidation” against media at extradition bill protests
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Related:
危害記者安全及損害新聞自由　26 宗警員濫權個案詳情 (26 reporters document police endangerment of journalists, impinging press freedom during protests)
The Stand News, June 18, 2019

Video: Level of force used by Hong Kong police to clear protests questioned, as video clips go viral
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2019

For Hong Kong’s youth, protests are “a matter of life and death”
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong mass protests against government’s extradition bill push more locals to seek psychological support
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong protests go global as marchers take to streets in US, Europe and Australia in show of solidarity
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong police deployed female cops to clean up their colleagues’ mess
Quartz, June 17, 2019

Lawyer for Demosisto’s Agnes Chow describes “chilling effect” on political speech in Hong Kong in court fight over by-election disqualification
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why these Hong Kong protests are different
The Atlantic, June 18, 2019

Taiwan stiffens resistance to China after Hong Kong crackdown
Financial Times, June 18, 2019

Beijing is treading lightly in Hong Kong, for now
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

Personal sacrifices? Understanding? Carrie Lam is hopelessly out of touch with Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, June 17, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China says reached “broad consensus” with U.N. after Xinjiang visit
Reuters, June 16, 2019

Related:
“Deep concerns”: US objects to UN counterterrorism chief's visit to Xinjiang
The Guardian, June 15, 2019

Rights czar visit to China contingent on “full access” to Xinjiang internment camps: UN
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

Belgium’s Beijing embassy calls Chinese cops on Uighur family: Belgian officials say their small country can't risk offending China
Foreign Policy, June 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

藏匿4年中国政治犯投案请求台湾庇护 (After hiding for 4 years, Chinese dissident seeks asylum in Taiwan, citing fears over Hong Kong extradition law)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

China’s love for online shopping goes behind bars
Inkstone, June 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Authorities call for incineration of legal journal
China Media Project, June 16, 2019

Communist Party journal lays out China’s trade war stance ahead of possible Xi-Trump talks
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

Shanghai film festival cancels “The Eight Hundred”
China Digital Times, June 14, 2019

Academic freedom: Universities must take a stance or risk becoming complicit with Chinese government interference
The Conversation, June 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activists seek U.N. investigation into Tiananmen crackdown
Reuters, June 17, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

“They killed my mother, they arrested my father”: Sister Zou Demei’s Father’s Day reflections
Bitter Winter, June 16, 2019

Hong Kong extradition protests spark fears in democratic Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2019

People in China are using song lyrics as code to voice support for Hong Kong
Quartz, June 14, 2019

“Rioters” or “fighters”? Hong Kong’s mainland Chinese are split by protests
Quartz, June 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Donald Trump to raise Hong Kong extradition protests with Xi Jinping at G20, Mike Pompeo says
Agence France-Presse, June 17, 2019

Macau set for vote on new leader
Standard, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s retreat chips away at Xi Jinping’s iron image
The New York Times, June 16, 2019

Related:

习近平治下中国最大的政治让步是如何发生的？
How Hong Kong’s leader made the biggest political retreat by China under Xi
The New York Times, June 17, 2019

At SCO Summit, India holds off on endorsing China’s Belt and Road project
Hindustan Times, June 16, 2019

Nepal schools make Mandarin compulsory after China offers to pay teachers’ salaries
Times of India, June 15, 2019

Why foreign governments are so worried about Hong Kong’s extradition law
Quartz, June 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Samsung’s last China smartphone factory closing, raising questions about China’s role in global value chains
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2019

China investigates FedEx over “misrouted” Huawei parcel deliveries
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Almost 2 million attended anti-extradition law demo, say organisers, as protesters bed in around gov’t HQ
Hong Kong Free Press, June 17, 2019

Related:
6.16 大遊行　再佔夏慤道　民陣：「二百萬零一人」參與遊行 (2 million + 1: Crowds take to streets again in largest march in Hong Kong’s history)
The Stand News, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Pressure builds on Carrie Lam as public rejects apology
Guardian, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong freed from jail, vows to join mass protests
Reuters, June 17, 2019

【6.16 大遊行】「黃雨衣」墮樓男子悼念者不絕ㅤ謹記逝者遺言 (“Man in the yellow raincoat”: Countless Hong Kongers mourn protester who fell to his death, take up his final plea)
The Stand News, June 17, 2019

【逃犯條例】催淚彈擊中急救站　陳沛然：警可區別救護員與示威者 (Medical sector legislator condemns police for firing tear gas at citizens’ first aid stations)
HK01, June 15, 2019

周庭代表律師指選舉主任無權拒絕接納已簽署確認書 (Disqualified legislator Agnes Chow’s lawyer argues: Returning Officer had no right to reject signed confirmation that she will uphold the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 17, 2019

LGBT couple in landmark Hong Kong case say coming forward was vital to give encouragement to others who still feel the need to hide their sexuality
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

How did one of the safest cities in the world descend into violence?
CNN, June 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

方志信：612清場，香港警察的戰略和戰術失當 (Forced dispersal on June 12: The strategic and tactical mistakes made by police)
The Initium, June 17, 2019

Hong Kong is not China yet, but that feared day is coming ever nearer
Guardian, June 16, 2019

Why I marched against the extradition bill alongside a million Hong Kong people
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2019

“The Shanghai Free Taxi” delves deep into China’s troubles
NPR, June 16, 2019

After the Hong Kong extradition bill row, will a national security law be next on the cards?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2019

What does Hong Kong people’s refusal of the extradition bill mean for China’s global extradition agenda and international image?
Jerome A. Cohen, June 15, 2019

Chinese youth can’t be blamed for their missing sense of history
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2019

Up the creek with Carrie the crocodile
Hong Kong Economic Journal, June 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang visit by U.N. counterterrorism official provokes outcry
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2019

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet welcome to visit Xinjiang, Chinese ambassador says
Reuters, June 13, 2019

Parents of drowned Uyghur child likely held in “political” re-education camp
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain two for spreading “false rumours” about Huawei: Report
Reuters, June 14, 2019

Anbang’s jailed former chief not seen by lawyers for a year
Financial Times, June 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Debating contests teach Chinese students an argument has two sides
The Economist, June 15, 2019

What China is saying about the Hong Kong protests
The Diplomat, June 14, 2019

Related:
China says Hong Kong extradition protests were “riots” sparked by foreign interference
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

微博搜索封杀“香港加油”酒店NHK及CNN新闻亦被断线 (“Go Hong Kong” censored from Weibo; NHK and CNN blocked in hotels in mainland China for covering Hong Kong protests)
Radio France Internationale, June 13, 2019

Taiwanese man faces Thai trial for allowing radio broadcasts into China
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Hotels in Chinese cities near North Korean border forced to block access to South Korean TV
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2019

Beijing issues teacher's ethics guideline to raise standard
China News Service, June 13, 2019
HRIC note: The teachers’ ethics guidelines include a provision forbidding “revealing national secrets and endangering national security and authority of the Communist Party of China.”

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Report: Chinese students target Hong Kong activism in South Korea
United Press International, June 13, 2019

Chinese Nobel laureate Mo Yan awarded Oxford honorary fellowship
Sina, June 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong protests raise stakes for Xi’s hard-line agenda
The New York Times, June 13, 2019

Canadian minister dismisses suggestion to block Huawei CFO’s extradition
The Guardian, June 13, 2019

China to boost social credit system with new market regulatory measures
China News Service, June 13, 2019

US customs supervisor had “highly suspicious” contact with Chinese officials, prosecutors say
CNN, June 13, 2019

With classified filing, feds eye national security case against Mar-a-Lago intruder
Miami Herald, June 12, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“It would become like Xinjiang”: Surveillance-savvy Hong Kong protesters go digitally dark
Agence France-Presse, June 14, 2019

Related:
Why Hong Kong’s protesters were afraid to use their metro cards
Quartz, June 13, 2019

Chinese ambassador warns Britain over blocking Huawei: BBC
Reuters, June 13, 2019

Facial recognition to cover Beijing Daxing International Airport
China News Service, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

香港逃犯条例修订争议 一张图看完全过程 (Chronology: Hong Kong’s extradition amendment bill controversy)
BBC, June 13, 2019

Related:
HKFP Lens: The final throes of Hong Kong’s day-long street occupation, as anti-extradition law protesters dispersed to Central
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2019

Scrap proposed amendments to extradition laws, guarantee the right to peaceful assembly
FIDH, Human Rights in China, June 13, 2019

Foreign gov’ts and politicians urge restraint and dialogue over Hong Kong anti-extradition law clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2019

Related:
Freedom House urges US Congress to pass Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
Freedom House, June 13, 2019

Why Taiwan is the most outspoken critic of Hong Kong’s extradition law
Quartz, June 13, 2019

醫生組織：懇切提醒警盡量避免醫院拉人　免病者害怕求診　加重傷勢 (Medical professionals urge police not to make arrests in hospitals, which will deter those injured and needing prompt treatment)
The Stand News, June 14, 2019

Related:
添華夏慤現場重組：第一枚催淚彈發射前後，他們經歷了什麼？ (Reenacted: What protestors went through after the first use of tear gas)
The Initium, June 14, 2019

【反送中的人】基督徒：神教我們守護公義，並非政權 (A Christian among protestors: God taught us to guard justice, not the government)
Inmediahk.net, June 13, 2019

Protesters disrupt Hong Kong’s MTR train services with non-cooperation campaign in new front against controversial extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong activist Avery Ng loses appeal against sentence for divulging details of corruption investigation into former government official
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

If the extradition bill is not withdrawn, Carrie Lam must resign for the sake of Hong Kong and its people
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2019

A question of conscience: In doing the bidding of their political masters, how far are Hong Kong police willing to go?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2019

Hong Kong leader turns deaf ear to people's cries
Union of Catholic Asian News, June 13, 2019

I’m in prison because I fought for my city's freedom. Hong Kong’s extradition law would be a victory for authoritarianism everywhere
TIME, June 13, 2019

When Hong Kong police hurt our children, rather than protect them, they shatter our trust in good governance
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

WeChat is watching: Living in China with the app that knows everything about me
Nautilus, June 13, 2019

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

On This Day — June 13, 1989: Most wanted: The Chinese authorities broadcast the list of the 21 most wanted student leaders.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Xinjiang (新疆)

Risky partner: Top U.S. universities took funds from Chinese firm tied to Xinjiang security
Reuters, June 13, 2019

Well-known Uighur scholar Nurmuhammed Tohti dies in Chinese concentration camp
Uighur Times, June 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China frees church leader after 6 months in detention
The New York Times, June 13, 2019

China snubbed Justin Trudeau’s request for talks about detained Canadians
Agence France-Presse, June 13, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

河南叶县警方：一车主发九千余条微博辱骂抹黑警方，已被批捕 (Man in Henan arrested for Weibo posts insulting police)
The Paper, June 13, 2019

China launches new web cleanup campaign amid fresh takedowns
Reuters, June 12, 2019

Indoctrination classes for disobedient Catholic clergy
Bitter Winter, June 11, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

台公民团体声援香港 林飞帆：今日香港、今日台湾 (Taiwan students and organizations rally to support Hong Kong: “Today Hong Kong, today Taiwan”)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan’s Koumintang to send delegation to mainland China forum despite “warning” from Taipei
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2019

Philippines accuses Chinese vessel of sinking fishing boat in disputed waters
The New York Times, June 12, 2019

China’s Belt and Road Initiative criticised for poor standards and “wasteful” spending
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2019

CPPCC launches training class for national political advisors of ethnic minority groups, religious circles
Xinhua, June 12, 2019

U.S. “gift” to China shows North Korea sanctions going unenforced
Associated Press, June 12, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Telegram CEO pins cyber-attack on China hackers during Hong Kong extradition unrest
Agence France-Presse, June 13, 2019

Related:
From Facebook and Twitter to Telegram, WhatsApp and Signal: How protest technology has evolved since Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

8 key China highlights from Mary Meeker’s influential 2019 Internet trends report
Radii China, June 12, 2019

Huawei cancels laptop launch because of US trade blacklist
BBC, June 12, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Protest Live Updates: Police Violence Puts Government on Defensive
The New York Times, June 13, 2019

Extradition bill debate postponed for second time after Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s young protesters have learned the lessons of the past. They are tolerant of different views, careful with their identities and freed by a lack of leadership
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters are defiant in the face of police rubber bullets: “We have to do something”
Independent, June 12, 2019

Related:
【警暴合輯 ‧ 不斷更新】警向 6.12 手無寸鐵示威者施暴　人權組織、大律師公會批評 (Compilation: Police violence against unarmed protestors during clash on June 12, human rights organizations and Bar Association speak out on abuse and violation of international standards) The Stand News, June 13, 2019

兩醫生工會譴責警方濫用暴力　布袋彈橡膠子彈瞄準頭部　並非驅散人群手段 (Two doctors’ associations condemn excessive violence of the police, citing grave concerns about rubber bullets and bean-bag rounds aimed at heads of protestors and journalists and unrestrained use of tear gas, as reckless actions not aimed at crowd control)
The Stand News, June 13, 2019

特首選委聯署要求林鄭月娥下台、停止警方暴力及撤回逃犯修例 (Over 200 members of Election Committee ask Carrie Lam to step down, cease police violence, and retract extradition amendments)
Inmediahk.net, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong extradition bill should be dropped because of “serious risk of human rights violations” in mainland China, say foreign lawyers
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2019

Telegram 群組管理員被捕　楊岳橋：罪行備受質疑　被捕者無責任解鎖手機 (Coordinator of protester chatgroup arrested on public nuisance charges)
The Stand News, June 12, 2019

In battle for Hong Kong, the field has tilted toward Beijing
The New York Times, June 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

李峻嶸：無大台、去中心化和「三罷」，能幫「反送中運動」走多遠？(Leaderless, decentralized, cross-sector strikes: Can these features carry Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement?)
The Initium, June 13, 2019

Hong Kong is on the frontlines of a global battle for freedom
TIME, June 12, 2019

Britain failed Hong Kong: The U.K. owes Hong Kongers fighting for democracy a moral debt
Foreign Policy, June 12, 2019

Hong Kong wants democracy: More than one million people took to Hong Kong's streets on Sunday to protest the new extradition-to-China law. What they're calling for is totally legitimate
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2019

Hong Kongers won’t bow to Beijing. But their leaders will.
Foreign Policy, June 12, 2019

“Little fresh meat” and the changing face of masculinity in China: The embrace of a more fluid form of masculinity shows that many Chinese are frustrated with the traditional ideas pushed by the establishment
The New York Times, June 12, 2019

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

Erasing history: Why remember Tiananmen
ChinaFile, June 11, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Access to Justice (司法公正)

担忧人权问题，新西兰法院驳回中国引渡嫌犯请求
New Zealand court, blocking extradition, is latest to rebuke China’s judiciary
The New York Times, June 12, 2019

Cyber police lists fighting extremism as priority
Global Times, June 11, 2019

Top court releases outline to strengthen enforcement of judgments
Xinhua, June 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

新闻自由系列：记者在中国频遭暴力骚扰恐吓 (Reporters Without Borders warns of violence and harassment against journalists in China)
Voice of America, June 12, 2019

Sensitive words: “Let’s go Hong Kong!”
China Digital Times, June 11, 2019

China launches activity to promote Long March spirit
Xinhua, June 11, 2019

Chinese celebrity's Weibo account blocked after criticizing Huawei
Global Times, June 11, 2019

Chinese blogger addresses Weibo’s “elephant in the room”
What’s On Weibo, June 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Polls are open as Taiwan’s president tries to fend off primary challenger
The Diplomat, June 11, 2019

Translation: “What’s the Point of Further Discussion?”
China Digital Times, June 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A world safe for autocracy? China’s rise and the future of global politics
Foreign Affairs, June 11, 2019

China accused of using “Made in Vietnam” labels to dodge US tariffs
Sky News, June 11, 2019

China mobilises diplomats to drum up global support ahead of G20
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

Chinese Communist Party chief in Inner Mongolia’s capital becomes latest “tiger” snared in corruption crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

The latest targets of China’s anti-gang campaign? Hospitals
Caixin, June 11, 2019

要赢民心？中国官定十一世班禅喇嘛首次出访 (Panchen Lama takes first foreign trip in visit to Thailand)
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2019

Related:
China says its Panchen Lama visited Thailand in May
Reuters, June 11, 2019

Is China’s college entrance exam testing political loyalty?
Inkstone, June 8, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google moving some hardware production out of China to avoid US tariffs and increasingly hostile government in Beijing
Bloomberg, June 12, 2019

Apple’s U.S. iPhones can all be made outside of China if needed
Bloomberg, June 11, 2019

Taiwan bans China-made semiconductors from cable TV boxes, in line with new cybersecurity law
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2019

Top Japanese chip gear firm to honor U.S. blacklist of Chinese firms: Executive
Reuters, June 11, 2019

Inside Huawei’s secretive plans to develop an operating system to rival Google’s Android
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

Related:
Huawei ships 1 million devices with its HongMeng OS
GS Marena, June 11, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Strikes, class boycotts and “picnics”: How ordinary people across Hong Kong are mobilising to take action against extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2019

Related:
【不斷更新】示威者成功佔據夏慤道　佔領運動場面重現 (Live updates: Occupation reemerges in fight against extradition bill as protestors seize major roads in Admiralty)
The Stand News, June 12, 2019

Police and protesters clash as mass protests escalate in Hong Kong
Vox, June 12, 2019

Hong Kong police declare China extradition protest 'a riot' as rubber bullets and tear gas fired at crowd
CNN, June 12, 2019

文化界接力絕食抗議反送中 楊雪盈、黎明冀引起更多港人關注 (Three cultural groups go on hunger strike to protest extradition amendment bill)
Inmediahk.net, June 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s journalism watchdog says police “trampled on reporters’ rights” during extradition protest clashes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 12, 2019

Police in Central Hong Kong stop, search subway passengers ahead of vote
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2019

If Hong Kong extradition bill passes, what will happen?
USA Today, June 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong's extradition law: Not just “Hong Kong people” have reason to fear Chinese “justice”!
Jerome A. Cohen, June 12, 2019

Why the British government must speak up for the people of Hong Kong
New Statesman, June 11, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s extradition protests: An essential stand
The Guardian, June 11, 2019

鄭煒：欠缺政治機會和組織的香港，為何突然走出社運低潮？ (Without political opportunity and proper mobilization, how did Hong Kong reinvigorate its social movements?)
The Initium, June 11, 2019

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

30 Years Ago: Revenge of the Old Guard
China Digital Times, June 11, 2019

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Beyond Beijing: What China's 1989 Democracy Movement was like in Changsha
Global Voices, June 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US envoy decries lack of response from Islamic world to China's attacks on Uighurs
The Guardian, June 11, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New Zealand blocks extradition of murder suspect Kyung Kim to China, claiming torture is “systemic” and “widespread”
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

维权律师彭永和会见王默后遭威胁殴打 (Human rights lawyer Wei Yong beaten up after meeting with detained activist Wang Mo)
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

「華爾街見聞」涉違《網安法》關網整改 (Finance news website shut down for violation of Cybersecurity Law)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2019

Related:
China’s internet censor shuts financial news aggregator wallstreetcn.com amid worsening US relations over trade and tech
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s feminist fight: #MeToo in the middle kingdom
Foreign Affairs, June 11, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s fragmented health care system under increasing pressure as nation rapidly ages
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

China’s aid to African leaders’ home regions nearly tripled after they assumed power
Quartz, June 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“You're a moral vacuum”: Huawei executive confronted in astonishing scenes
Sydney Morning Herald, June 11, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democrat Ted Hui sentenced to community service for snatching gov’t officer’s phone at legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, June 11, 2019

梁君彥僅留66小時審議送中惡法 料下周四表決 (LegCo chairman schedules only 66 hours of meeting over 7 continuous days for reviewing extradition bill; final voting expected on June 20)
Inmediahk.net, June 11, 2019

Hong Kong businesses vow to strike as anger over extradition bill grows
The Guardian, June 11, 2019

Related:

【反送中】中學生紛發起網上聯署罷課　英華學生：我們決定爭取屬於自己的未來 (Secondary school students jointly petition to postpone exams and start class boycott as extradition amendments LegCo reading set to resume)
The Stand News, June 11, 2019

【逃犯條例】教協周六辦集思會　籌備全港教師罷課 (Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union to plan city-wide class boycott)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2019

【逃犯條例】52個社福、宗教團體發起6.12罷工　張超雄：迫不得已 (52 social-work and religious groups to strike on Wednesday and rally outside LegCo)
HK01, June 11, 2019

US State Department and UK’s Asia minister express support for Hongkongers protesting extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2019

Related:
U.S. warns extradition law changes may jeopardize Hong Kong's special status
Reuters, June 11, 2019

Armed radicals or indecisive and leaderless – who are the protesters who clashed violently with police after Hong Kong extradition bill march?
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

A world safe for autocracy? China’s rise and the future of global politics
Foreign Affairs, June 11, 2019

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

On This Day — June 9, 1989: In a speech, Deng Xiaoping states that the government has suppressed a “counterrevolutionary rebellion . . . determined by the international and domestic climate” where the “dregs of society” had sought to “establish a bourgeois republic entirely dependent on the West.”
See HRIC chronology and resources.

Related:
HRIC’s “Unforgotten” project: profiles of June Fourth Victims
‐ Project subsite homepage
‐ HRIC statement
‐ Profiles of the “Unforgotten”

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Kazakhstan: Serikzhan Bilash remains under house arrest
Bitter Winter, June 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Western news sites blocked amid chill on Chinese media
China Digital Times, June 9, 2019

Related:
China adds Washington Post, Guardian to 'great firewall' blacklist
Sydney Morning Herald, June 9, 2019

CCP-launched online game promotes fear of religions
Bitter Winter, June 7, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

#ChinaWakeUp a call to action as women expose Twitter accounts selling date-rape drugs, porn
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

重返聯合國氣象大會突遭註銷資格，彭啟明：像健康的人突然罹癌 (Taiwan’s civil representative has “observer” status revoked in the middle of UN’s World Meteorological Organization meeting)
The News Lens, June 9, 2019

Related:
Taiwanese meteorology experts blocked from Geneva summit at last minute
Taipei Times, June 9, 2019

河南教堂遭强拆 官方反强逼教徒支付强拆费 (After Christians in Henan refuse to “donate” church to government, authorities raze church at congregations' expense)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2019

Smart locks in rental properties also monitor believers
Bitter Winter, June 7, 2019

Xi Jinping warns that resistance to globalisation, power politics are threatening world order
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Stanford historian shows millions of relocated gravesites in China in new, interactive website
Stanford News, June 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese state media calls new tech export controls a shield “against certain countries”
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2019

China summons tech giants to warn against cooperating with Trump ban
The New York Times, June 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan handed suspended sentence over Umbrella Movement charges
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2019

抗议《逃犯条例》，香港爆发大规模游行
Hong Kong march: Vast protest of extradition bill shows fear of eroding freedoms
The New York Times, June 9, 2019

Related:
HKFP Lens: Hong Kong Island comes to a standstill as hundreds of thousands protest extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 9, 2019

【圖輯】6.10 凌晨的衝擊與驅散 (In pictures: The violent clash and dispersal after peaceful march against extradition)
The Stand News, June 10, 2019

【 6.12 逃犯條例二讀】民陣號召周三起立法會外集會　召集人岑子杰：有會議就會有行動 (Civil Human Rights Front calls for rally outside LegCo when bill resumes second-reading on Wednesday)
The Stand News, June 10, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong will not withdraw extradition bill: Carrie Lam
Al Jazeera, June 10, 2019

聲援香港遊行　羅哲斯：絕食 36 小時　抗議港府無視反送中遊行 (Benedict Rogers to conduct 36-hour hunger strike in response to Hong Kong government’s indifference to massive protests)
The Stand News, June 10, 2019

High Court judge gets warning from Hong Kong’s chief justice after name appears on petition against extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2019

Beyond #MeToo: three Hong Kong academics’ quest to challenge sexist attitudes in society and encourage victims to speak up
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

“Never bet against the people of Hong Kong”: Why I won’t abandon this city, even as its politics deteriorate
Hong Kong Free Press, June 9, 2019

Same-sex couple benefits ruling a step forward, but equality remains far off in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2019

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

On This Day — June 9, 1989: In a speech, Deng Xiaoping states that the government has suppressed a “counterrevolutionary rebellion . . . determined by the international and domestic climate” where the “dregs of society” had sought to “establish a bourgeois republic entirely dependent on the West.”

See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Legions of soldiers encircling Beijing
China Digital Times, June 7, 2019

30 years ago: Beijing chiefs face opposition
China Digital Times, June 6, 2019

Video: “Not double standards” – UN chief spokesperson refuses to condemn 1989 Tiananmen Massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2019

In the Mojave Desert, Crazy Horse keeps company with Tiananmen’s Tank Man
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2019

As world remembers Tiananmen deaths, China says it's the victim
Bloomberg, June 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

法新社确认新疆清真寺被毁传闻 开斋节信徒在停车场祷告 (AFP confirms rumors of Xinjiang mosque destruction, believers celebrating the last day of Ramadan forced to pray in parking lot)
Radio France Internationale, June 7, 2019

US Speaker Pelosi says Uyghur Crackdown Bill “moving in a positive direction”
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

美议员：中国要承担新疆迫害行径的后果 (US Officials: China has to take responsibility for the consequences of the persecution of people in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

94 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects extradited from Spain arrive in Beijing
Agence France-Presse, June 7, 2019

Related:
94名台湾嫌犯被西班牙遣送至中国大陆 (94 Taiwanese suspects extradited from Spain to China)
Deutsche Welle, June 7, 2019

Canada denies abusing Meng Wanzhou’s rights, saying border officers used “usual customs processes” when they took her phones at airport
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Huawei CFO will challenge extradition, company says
Voice of America, June 6, 2019

Related:
孟晚舟引渡美国案明年1月展开聆讯 (Extradition case hearing for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou set January 1, 2020)
Radio France Internationale, June 7, 2019

A belt-and-road court dreams of rivalling the West’s tribunals
The Economist, June 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

For China’s leading investigative reporter, enough is enough
The New York Times, June 7, 2019

China social media: WeChat and the Surveillance State
BBC, June 7, 2019

China censors financial blogs amid propaganda blitz
Financial Times, June 7, 2019

Related:
六四后仍风声唳 多个财经自媒体微信号被封 (Tightened control in effect beyond June Fourth as many financial media WeChat accounts are blocked)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Cartoonist Badiucao unmasked amid Twitter emoji drought
China Digital Times, June 6, 2019

Related:
Chinese cartoonist Badiucao slams Twitter for refusing Tiananmen Massacre emoji
Agence France-Presse, June 6, 2019

刘强东案引发中国强奸文化讨论 (Liu Qiangdong’s case triggers debate about rape culture in China)
The New York Times, June 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan put on US defence department list of “countries” in latest move likely to goad China
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

U.N.'s Guterres says China, U.S. must not slip into new Cold War
Reuters, June 7, 2019

美国在推动取消中国在WTO的发展中国家地位 (United States pushes for cancellation of China’s “developing country” status at WTO)
Voice of America, June 7, 2019

How national anthem law is being applied more strictly in Hong Kong than in Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Lenovo branded “unpatriotic” by Chinese consumers in nationalistic backlash
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Huawei’s PR Campaign Comes Straight From the Party’s Playbook
Foreign Policy, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

HKFP Voices: Hong Kong’s extradition law plan is a threat to human rights, say over 70 NGOs in open letter
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

“You are not alone”: Hongkongers abroad mobilise to oppose extradition law changes
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

“The last fight for Hong Kong”: Activists gear up over extradition law
The Guardian, June 6, 2019

Related:
Why Hong Kong's extradition law changes are fuelling fears
Reuters, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong lawyers protest "polarizing" extradition bill in rare march
Reuters, June 6, 2019

Related:
“Record 3,000” Hong Kong lawyers in silent march against controversial extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong's lawyers march in silence, black clothes over renditions to China
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2019

法律界黑衣遊行創回歸以來人數新高，民調顯示主流民意反對修例 ( Lawyers in black in record turnout protest extradition amendment, polls show large majority opposes bill)
The Initium, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong: Extradition changes threaten civil society
Human Rights Watch, June 6, 2019

Hong Kong: Court ruling a huge step forward for same-sex equality
Amnesty International, June 6, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s landmark LGBT ruling on spousal benefits clouded by concerns over implementation
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Is China’s Belt and Road Initiative undermining human rights?
The Diplomat, June 7, 2019

Xi Jinping has muzzled Chinese social sciences, says French sinologist Chloé Froissart
Global Voices, June 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s first political refugees: This is how others see us
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2019

Fake news: The China trademark version
China Film Insider, June 6, 2019

June 4 heralds a re-energised opposition
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2019

A memorial To Uyghur civil rights and the legacy of Tiananmen
SupChina, June 5, 2019