Access to Information (信息公开)

《法兰克福汇报》网站也被中国屏蔽 (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung website banned by China in expanding censorship against German media)
Radio France Internationale, July 8, 2019

Press freedom in Hong Kong ‘at its worst’ with journalists attacked and berated by police and protesters on both sides of extradition bill clashes
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019

Related:
HKJA Annual Report 2019: Red line stifles freedoms
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 7, 2019

《香港01》引接近北京消息：認定香港傳媒「助攻」　青年工作、傳媒屬檢討重點 (Sources say Beijing sees Hong Kong media as “assisting” in protests, sets the study of its “ecosystem” as priority)
HK01, July 5, 2019

Minitrue: Fury at censorship of tycoon’s arrest
China Digital Times, July 7, 2019

Canadian ads blasted Hong Kong “radicals”, invoking blood loyalty to China. Was Beijing’s United Front involved?
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019

Summer censorship: Weibo launches “Project Sky Blue”
What’s On Weibo, July 6, 2019

China's contentious stake in Zambia's broadcast media
Deutsche Welle, July 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

反对建垃圾焚烧厂，武汉爆发街头抗议
Protests over incinerator rattle officials in Chinese city
The New York Times, July 8, 2019

內地維權律師唐荊陵讚揚香港人近日的抗爭將載入史冊 (“Hong Kong’s protests will be marked in history,” says 709 lawyer Tang Jingling in accepting human rights award in Taiwan)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 7, 2019

Chinese school forced to take down HIV poster that said gay people would die sooner than “normal” people
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese ambassador accuses Jeremy Hunt of “cold war mentality”
The Guardian, July 7, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: Police associations demand British MP apologises for exposing senior officer who authorised use of force
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi seeks eastern European support for Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019

In Chinese soccer, a tale of two nationalities: Or, the difference between Brazil and Tibet
SupChina, July 6, 2019

Taiwan's marriage law brings frustration and hope for LGBT China
The Guardian, July 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

警方旺角清場　拘 5 人涉襲擊、阻差辦公　記者採訪期間被警推撞、攻擊 (Police clear Mong Kok’s streets: 5 arrested for assault and obstructing police officers, journalist attacked by police during live-stream, officers’ IDs concealed)
The Stand News, July 8, 2019

Related:
九龍區反修例遊行，入夜後佔路，警察包抄示威者，推撞記者 (Nathan Road occupied after peaceful march in Kowloon; police box in protesters, journalists assaulted)
The Initium, July 7, 2019

Protesters and police fight pitched battles in late-night showdown after mass rally against Hong Kong extradition bill
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2019

九龍反送中大遊行 逾23萬人參與 (Photo chronology: Over 23,000 march in Kowloon in latest anti-extradition protest)
Inmediahk.net, July 7, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters march again, reaching out to Chinese visitors
Reuters, July 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters put AirDrop to ingenious use to breach China’s Firewall
Quartz, July 8, 2019

Explainer: How Hong Kong’s legislature was broken, long before protesters invaded the complex
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019

港大《學苑》：研究生會擬改憲章　刪須用正體中文規定 (HKU’s postgraduate student association to amend constitution: Activities must comply with Basic Law, requirement for traditional Chinese removed)
The Stand News, July 7, 2019

Mental health, the victim on all sides of Hong Kong’s extradition bill crisis
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019

How extradition bill protests have united locals and ethnic minorities in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019

Storming protesters were “like zombies”: a police officer’s view from inside the Hong Kong legislature
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2019

【逃犯條例】港媽8千人集會　冀告青年：父母願為你擋子彈 (8,000 parents attend “Hong Kong Mothers” assembly in support of young protesters: “We’ll take a bullet for you”)
HK01, July 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

制度的暴力與年輕人的善 (Violence of the system and the innocence of youth)
Inmediahk.net, July 8, 2019

The extraordinary power of Hong Kongers’ solidarity
The New York Times, July 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s missing leader: Whatever happened to the new-look Carrie Lam?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2019

Could psychology have helped Carrie Lam avoid Hong Kong’s extradition bill fiasco?
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Break their roots: Evidence for China’s parent-child separation campaign in Xinjiang
Journal of Political Risk, July 4, 2019

Related:
China Muslims: Xinjiang schools used to separate children from families
BBC, July 5, 2019

Turkish President Erdogan says solution possible for Muslims interned in Chinese camps
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

周勇军获转控寻衅滋事罪 但最高刑期相差不远 (1989 student leader Zhou Yongjun charge of inciting subversion changed to picking quarrels, fears of heavy sentence remain)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019

After arrest and isolation, China seizes Kovrig’s reading glasses
Globe and Mail, July 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese studios impose informal ban on American actors
Financial Times, July 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong singer & protest activist Denise Ho to address UN
Scoop, July 5, 2019

China’s academics join calls for reform and opening up
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019

武汉新洲万人抗议建垃圾焚烧发电厂
Thousands protest waste incinerator plans in China’s Wuhan
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019

Chinese and out in America — and only in America
SupChina, July 4, 2019

美多地华人泼墨中国领导人 向董瑶琼致敬 (Citizens organize “ink festival” across U.S. in solidarity with Dong Yaoqing, who threw ink on portrait of Xi Jinping)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

12 years behind bars for corrupt former boss of Chinese warship builder CSIC
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019

Kiwi teen's visa battle with China - over a game of football
New Zealand Herald, June 29, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Big Brother buildings are watching how people shop and live
Bloomberg, July 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“It wasn’t violence for violence’s sake”: The only unmasked protester at storming of Hong Kong’s legislature gives his account of the day’s drama
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019

第四宗反送中自殺個案　死者親友冀政府回應訴求　「真正能阻止年輕人絕望係政府」(Fourth individual commits suicide in anti-extradition movement; Family: “Only the government can truly stop youngsters’ despair”)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019

Related:
已絕食 24 小時表達對政府不滿　陳伯籲年輕人珍惜生命：我們路程還有很長 (“We have a long way to go”: 24 hours into hunger strike, 73 years old man urges youngsters to treasure their lives)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019

港媽周五再集會　促政府放下傲慢、尊重生命　籲港人參加與年輕人同行 (Hong Kong’s mothers rally again on Friday, calling on government to let go of its pride and value life)
The Stand News, July 5, 2019

【逃犯條例】大專學界提兩要求晤特首：允不追究示威者及公開會面 (Student unions criticize “publicity show,” raise 2 conditions for meeting with Carrie Lam: Promise no prosecution of protestors, meeting must be public)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong student leaders reject government’s offer of private meeting about extradition protests, calling it “too little, too late”
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2019

九巴特別班載包圍警總市民 遭運輸署要求詳細交代 (Authorities demand bus company explain why it sent extra buses to Wanchai area on the night protesters surrounded police headquarters)
Inmediahk.net, July 4, 2019

【逃犯條例】回望六月漫長抗爭　最少71人被捕　五人涉「暴動」 (71 arrested since June in anti-extradition protests, 5 on rioting charges)
HK01, July 3, 2019

Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Jeremy Hunt “keeping options open” over China
BBC, July 4, 2019

History of Hong Kong protests: Riots, rallies and brollies
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019

The Peacemaker at the center of Hong Kong’s turbulent protests
The New York Times, July 4, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The regime that devours its young souls: The testimony of a local journalist
Citizen News, July 4, 2019

吉漢：暴力抗爭先天有道德包袱嗎？(Is there an inherent moral burden on violent protests?)
The Initium, July 4, 2019

Society cannot afford to ignore wake-up call on youth suicides
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019

Suicides rock Hong Kong protest movement as despair grows over city's independence
The Telegraph, July 4, 2019

Censorship is closing China’s young minds: Students can resist Xi's crackdown, even in modest ways, with global support
Nikkei Asian Review, July 3, 2019

When the democratic world turned its back on Hong Kong’s freedom fighters
Maclean’s, July 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Requiem for the “living dead”: Ten years after 7-5
SupChina, July 3, 2019

Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

周永康儿媳公开发声后获准会见丈夫 (Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law granted meeting with husband after vocal pushback)
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2019

强化保障推进律师党建全规范 (Strengthen, safeguard, and promote comprehensive Party building for legal industry)
Legal Daily, July 3, 2019
HRIC Note: Currently, there are 977 Party organizations in the legal industry in Guangdong Province, encompassing 2,238 law firms and over 464 Party-building instructors. The Guangdong Department of Justice will receive regular working reports from Party officers in law firms, including an annual report. The Party officers will act as a “political core” and a gatekeeper for industry management, as well as recruitment and promotion of individuals.

Access to Information (信息公开)

As protests rock Hong Kong, Xi Jinping’s view of history shows he will dig in
The New York Times, July 3, 2019

China is ramping up its media abroad, and not just in Chinese
The Christian Science Monitor, July 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Environmental protest breaks out in China’s Wuhan city: Wuhan residents protested the construction of a waste-to-energy plant, repeating a pattern seen elsewhere in China in recent years
The Diplomat, July 4, 2019

China’s middle income claim causes uproar as Weibo users ask, “Why am I not that rich?”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan bars retired top officials from “political events” backed by Beijing
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

流亡西藏政府指控中国当局在西藏也设拘留营 (There are camps in Tibet too, says Lobsang Sangay of exiled Central Tibetan Administration)
Radio France Internationale, July 3, 2019

Zdeněk Hřib: The Czech mayor who defied China
The Guardian, July 3, 2019

UK summons China ambassador in row over Hong Kong protests
The Guardian, July 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

苹果公司去年下半年应中国政府要求下架517款应用程序 (Apple says it took down 517 apps from its Chinese app store in the second half of 2018 at government request)
Voice of America, July 4, 2019

U.S. government staff told to treat Huawei as blacklisted
Reuters, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例】警拘12人最細14歲　「佔旺畫家」被捕 (12 arrested over clashes at LegCo, youngest is 14 years old)
Ming Pao, July 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police arrest 8 on suspicion of releasing officers’ personal information online
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019

撐警集會多人遇襲　 警：拘 5 男 1 女　涉襲擊、打架等 (Police arrest 6 in connection with assaults during pro-police rally on June 30)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

北大教授張千帆　倡香港推行真正政改　「把屬於港人的政治權利還給他們」(Peking University law professor urges true political reform for Hong Kong: “Return to the Hong Kong people the rights that belong to them”)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

Anger of the young at Hong Kong government now goes beyond the extradition bill, and targets the legitimacy of Carrie Lam’s administration
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Related:
牧師絕食促撤例 籲體諒年輕人 (Pastor to commence hunger strike outside government offices, urging understanding for youngsters)
Ming Pao, July 4, 2019

Flag-waving Grandma Wong gives Hong Kong protesters lesson in endurance
Reuters, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s “death fighters”: Young protesters with nothing to lose
The Guardian, July 3, 2019

網民擬發動 7.7 九龍區遊行　赴高鐵站向自由行宣揚反送中 (July 7 protests planned outside high-speed rail station)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

【採訪手記】「希望有朝一日，我哋可以除低口罩相見」(Journalist’s notes: “I hope that one day, we can take off our masks and meet each other”)
The Stand News, July 4, 2019

It’s easy to play the blame game. It’s harder – but necessary – for Carrie Lam to restart dialogue and negotiate Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2019

The disillusion and frustration of a new generation is fuelling Hong Kong’s protests
New Yorker, July 3, 2019

Bravery of Hong Kong shames the West
The Times UK, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters are not “radicals”; they just want to be heard
The Washington Post, July 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US, Germany slam China at UN Security Council over Xinjiang
Reuters, July 3, 2019

China snares tourists’ phones in surveillance dragnet by adding secret app
The New York Times, July 3, 2019

Related:
Chinese border guards put secret surveillance app on tourists' phones
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Chinese government loads surveillance app onto phones of visitors to Xinjiang: report
CNN, July 3, 2019

China says Turkey president offered support over restive Xinjiang
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Torture and show trial: Former CCP security tsar’s daughter-in-law steps up Twitter revelations
China Change, July 2, 2019

Related:
An American married into a political family in China and now she can’t leave
Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2019

Wife’s visit confirms fears Wang Quanzhang tortured
RSDL Monitor, July 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is cracking down on podcasts for this surprising reason
Quartz, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Chinese state media cover demonstrations for first time after month of censorship
The Telegraph, July 2, 2019

Related:
China slams Donald Trump’s “gross interference” after comment on Hong Kong protesters storming legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, July 2, 2019

Xi Jinping, leader of the G20
China Media Project, July 2, 2019

【還願】中國代理遭吊銷牌照　罪名：危害國家安全！(Chinese distributor of Devotion video game has license revoked for endangering national security)
HK01, July 1, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese religion official in corruption spotlight “in aftermath of mosque demolition protest”
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Britain tells China to honor Hong Kong freedoms
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Related:
Britain rejects Chinese view of Hong Kong declaration as “historic document”
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Donald Trump says he spoke “briefly” about Hong Kong protests with Xi Jinping during G20
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Evolving Made in China 2025: China’s industrial policy in the quest for global tech leadership
MERICS, July 2, 2019

China pressured London police to arrest Tiananmen protester, says watchdog
The Guardian, June 30, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

內地AI企業發布全球首個步態識別系統　能認出蒙面目標人物 (Mainland Artificial Intelligence developer announces first gait-recognition system for surveillance in public places)
Ming Pao, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

進擊的年輕人：七一這天，他們為何衝擊立法會？ (Glimpses of the “radical youth”: Why they broke into LegCo on July 1)
The Initium, July 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: City divided over storming of legislature
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

A flag of British Hong Kong, and other protest messages decoded
Inkstone, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong police tactics baffle the experts as legislature is trashed
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong lawmaker Tanya Chan appeals against Occupy Central convictions
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

監警會收過百宗投訴　主席梁定邦認可能將違法示威者資料交予警方 (Independent Police Complaints Commission confirms start of investigation of over 100 complaints; information, evidence of protesters found breaking the law will be passed on to police)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Related:
“Negligent” police strategy during Hong Kong protests sacrificed force morale and image, say frontline officers, while others praise restrained approach
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

【司機被捕】被警指涉「管有第一部毒藥」　譚文豪：實為哮喘藥，唔講以為搗破販毒大案 (Police arrest truck driver after LegCo break-in for possession of offensive weapons and poison, later confirmed to be scissors, gloves, and asthma medicine)
The Stand News, July 3, 2019

眾籌登報全球報紙集合展　盼在絕望中感受團結 (Art space hosts exhibition on crowdfunded G20 ad campaign)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

China's outrage over Hong Kong violence may prompt tighter embrace
Reuters, July 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s PLA garrison held a drill last week on “emergency dispatches”
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Hong Kong gov’t accused of omitting “tough questions” in official transcript of Carrie Lam’s 4am press con
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2019

Related:
Carrie Lam’s Regrets: A transcript of the Hong Kong leader’s remarks during a day of violent protests
Foreign Policy, July 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

It isn’t just Carrie Lam who needs to listen to the people. So does the whole of Hong Kong’s civil service
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2019

Why is the UN ignoring China’s concentration camps and the fate of 2m people?
Independent, July 3, 2019

The fight for democracy in Hong Kong is the defining struggle of our age
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Joshua Wong : Dear world... about what happened in Hong Kong
The Stand News, June 2, 2019

Hong Kong has nothing left to lose
The New York Times, July 2, 2019

從情緒創傷理論看「抗爭者」如何被逼瘋了 (Emotional trauma: How protesters are being forced into a corner)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Interview: “I wanted to stand with the people of Hong Kong”
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Malaysian minister Mujahid Yusof Rawa under fire for calling Xinjiang Uygur camp a "training institution" on China visit
Agence France-Presse, July 2, 2019

Brainwashing, police guards and coercive internment: Evidence from Chinese government documents about the nature and extent of Xinjiang’s “Vocational Training Internment Camps”
Journal of Political Risk, July 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police issue statement following death of detained man
Sixth Tone, July 1, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan to crack down on unauthorized research collaborations with mainland China
Nature, July 1, 2019

China says Hong Kong violence "totally intolerable"
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高智晟妻走到最前戰線 (Wife of 709 lawyer Gao Zhisheng marches at helm of Hong Kong protest)
Apple Daily, July 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

British PM hopeful Jeremy Hunt urges Xi Jinping to keep Hong Kong’s freedoms
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests may give Taiwan’s leader a boost vs China
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei sanctions relief draws criticism from US lawmakers
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

金鐘宣言 / 香港人民爭取其應有之普世價值及社會制度宣言 (“Admiralty Manifesto”: Statement of Hong Kongers fighting for universal values and rule of law)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

民陣秘書處家書：不要指責不要割蓆ㅤ永遠站在雞蛋的一方 (Civil Human Rights Front writes letter to Hong Kongers: Don’t condemn, don’t ostracize, always side with the oppressed)
The Stand News, July 2, 2019

Trashed Hong Kong legislature out of action for two weeks because of damage caused by protesters, says council president Andrew Leung
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Carrie Lam condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
The Guardian, July 2, 2019

林鄭凌晨四點見記者 揚言對衝擊立會人士追究到底 (Government will “pursue liability to the fullest,” says Carrie Lam on protesters that barged into LegCo)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Photos of destruction and debate in the Hong Kong protests
The New York Time, July 1, 2019

The difference between Occupy and extradition protests: More Hongkongers now believe the use of violence is justified
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong: A timeline of mounting protests
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Related:
2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 28, 2019

Commentary (评论)

To win the “battle for Hong Kong,” Beijing must stop treating it as just another Chinese city
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Hong Kong’s fortune is slipping out of its hands – that’s the message of its historic protests
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

承認我們的無知，讓出一條道路給年輕人吧 (Admit ignorance, give way to youngsters)
The Initium, July 2, 2019

好意思說要「深切反省」？你連記者的問題都不懂答 (“Deeply reflect?” Carrie Lam doesn’t even know how to answer journalist questions)
Inmediahk.net, July 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur parents say China is ripping their children away and brainwashing them
Vice News, July 1, 2019

They come for us at night: Inside China’s hidden war on Uighurs
Vice News, June 29, 2019

Uyghur chauffeur dies following interrogation in Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No joy for corrupt officials as China announces amnesty to mark nation’s 70th anniversary
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

“I finally got to see my husband Wang Quanzhang”
China Digital Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Chinese human rights lawyer “totally changed man” after being jailed
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Jailed China rights lawyer allowed to see wife after four years
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

China tries army veteran, evictee who drove car at demolition gang
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's censored histories: The evolving blacklist on Tiananmen Massacre
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New film shows painful legacy of China's one-child policy
Channel NewsAsia, June 29, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tells Britain to stop “gesticulating” about Hong Kong
Reuters, July 1, 2019

World watches China's reaction to Hong Kong protests as fears of military involvement grow
The Telegraph, July 1, 2019

Thousands of monks, nuns “politically re-educated” after eviction from Sichuan’s Yachen Gar
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Six Chinese nationals wanted by Beijing for internet scam arrested on Pacific island of Vanuatu
Reuters, June 29, 2019

China’s public security ministry warns its bureaus to be on guard against “political risks” caused by influence of protest-hit Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Catholic Church accuses China of intimidating Vatican loyalists
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Related:
Vatican urges China not to intimidate underground Catholics
Channel NewsAsia, June 28, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is Huawei’s offer one India cannot refuse?
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

China dominates digital infrastructure in Uzbekistan
The Diplomat, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

US calls for calm following Hong Kong protesters’ break-in of Legco building
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2019

Live updates: Carrie Lam, Hong Kong leader, condemns violence
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader condemns “extremely violent” storming of parliament
Channel NewsAsia, July 2, 2019

Angry core of Hong Kong protesters storms legislature, dividing the movement
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: Hong Kong protesters storm government headquarters
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2019

香港示威者冲入立法会 指没有暴徒只有暴政 (Hong Kong protestors storm LegCo, declare “there are no rioters, only tyranny”)
Radio France international, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong demonstration turns angry as rally gathers pace
Financial Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police evict protesters who stormed parliament
BBC, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong police fire teargas and charge at protesters
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong leader says police exercised restraint with latest protests
Reuters, July 1, 2019

Jeremy Hunt backs Hong Kong citizens' right to protest
The Guardian, July 1, 2019

On Hong Kong handover anniversary, many fear loss of freedoms
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

港府七一升旗改室内举行 示威者冲击立法会 (Hong Kong’s July 1 flag-raising ceremony held indoors, demonstrators storm LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s deputy leader promises to be “humble and patient” in dealing with city’s younger generation
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2019

Hong Kong protesters block roads before handover ceremony
Associated Press, June 29, 2019

21-year-old Hong Kong student falls to her death in Sheung Shui, leaving message opposing extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2019

“Hong Kong Reddit”: how leaderless extradition protests took a lead from social media
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2019

Many Hong Kong youths look to flee amid extradition bill fury
Reuters, June 28, 2019

Chinese military gets Hong Kong harbour dock, despite tensions
Agence France-Presse, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong: Independently investigate police use of force
Human Rights Watch, June 28, 2019

Related:
Open letter from 35 NGOs calling for an independent commission of inquiry into use of force by Hong Kong police on June 12, 2019
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, June 30, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Why Hong Kong has grown increasingly fearful of Chinese control
The Washington Post, July 1, 2019

What the Hong Kong protests are really about
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

Hong Kong’s muzzled generation cries out
Foreign Affairs, July 1, 2019

Why many in China oppose Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, July 1, 2019

I felt the fear of abduction by China in Hong Kong. Appeasing Beijing has to stop
The Guardian, June 28, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

US senators urge Donald Trump to end delay and proceed with sanctions over Xinjiang internment camps
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Fake tourists and car crashes: How China blocks reporters in Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in China’s Chongqing jails WeChat foreign news service moderator
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Gone for 100 days: Three labour activists “disappeared” in China
China Labour Bulletin, June 27, 2019

Tibetan monk released from Drapchi prison after serving full term
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Beijing Internet court launches AI judge
Xinhua, June 27, 2019

UN must seize historic opportunity to stop equipping torturers
Amnesty International, June 26, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taiwan set for pro-mainland fake news deluge before its presidential election
Agence France-Presse, June 27, 2019

China launches official website, Wechat account for Party education campaign
Xinhua, June 26, 2019

Will tech giants and “Internet films” save China’s film industry from capital winter?
Radii, June 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“What I’m always doing is escaping, escaping, escaping”: A conversation with Liu Xia and Ai Weiwei
ChinaFile, June 27, 2019

Celebration for exiled Tibetan religious figure kept low-key to avoid Chinese clampdown
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping sees protests in Hong Kong as a threat to the party
Economist, June 29, 2019

Nike chief states his commitment to doing business in China
Financial Times, June 28, 2019

Related:
Nike pulls shoes over Hong Kong Instagram post
China Digital Times, June 27, 2019

Abe hails China ties, raises tough issues as Xi visits Japan
Bloomberg, June 28, 2019

北京九部门联合印发通知：招聘时禁问妇女婚育情况 (Beijing bans job interview inquiries into marital status, family plans; fines imposed for gender discrimination in recruitment ads)
Legal Daily, June 28, 2019

Related:
Beijing introduces new rules: Employers can no longer ask female candidates about marital or childbearing status
What’s On Weibo, June 27, 2019

【逃犯條例】德國跨黨議員聯署聲明　促默克爾G20向習近平提香港高度自治 (9 German parliament members co-sign statement urging Merkel to raise Hong Kong’s autonomy at G20)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2019

Anti-Chinese protests in a Gambian fishing village show conflict of foreign investment in Africa
Quartz, June 28, 2019

捷克官员入境中国遭拒 外传因参加台湾庆典 (Two high-ranking Czech officials denied visas to enter China for joining Taiwan cocktail event)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why China’s data regulations are a compliance nightmare for companies
The Diplomat, June 27, 2019

China hacked eight major computer services firms in years-long attack
Reuters, June 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“Stand with Hong Kong”: G20 appeal over extradition law crisis appears in over 10 int’l newspapers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019

Related:
G20 峰會前夕　港人大阪舉行集會　爭取國際關注 (Hong Kongers rally in Osaka on eve of G20 in bid for international attention on anti-extradition protests and police violence)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Students and uniformed groups will not attend July 1 flag raising ceremony due to “safety concerns”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2019

Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters gather outside justice secretary’s office demanding dialogue
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

醫管局：警方須有足夠理據　方可取病人資料　將成立三人小組審視電腦系統 (Hospital Authority to set up working group to review security of computer systems, stresses sufficient cause for police requests of patient information)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Related:
“Temporary” closure of police posts at two Hong Kong hospitals is because of “political hatred,” says commissioner
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

林鄭月娥會見四警察協會代表　表揚警隊高度專業克制　不偏不倚執法 (Carrie Lam meets with police groups, thanks them for “highly professional and restrained” execution of duty in difficult times)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

Related:
Nothing independent about Hong Kong police complaints process say critics, as watchdog floats idea of special panel to investigate extradition bill violence
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

Part of Hong Kong harbourfront to be given to Chinese army as pro-Beijing lawmaker accused of blocking opposition
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

Hong Kong journalist groups rebuke protesters for harassing TVB cameraman at anti-extradition rally
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

中共重施老把戏被指散播“假新闻”企图离间反送中群众 (Fake news videos used to drive a wedge among protestors)
Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How to defuse the extradition crisis: Start by fixing Hong Kong’s social ills and end with democracy
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Can Beijing let Hong Kong be Hong Kong and allow the city the room it needs to breathe?
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2019

Technology aids unity of Hong Kong movement
Financial Times, June 27, 2019

Beijing will not rest until it controls Hong Kong. We must keep fighting
The Guardian, June 27, 2019

What will it take to combat digital authoritarianism in Southeast Asia?
Global Voices, June 27, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Pomegranate propaganda: A Chinese government official’s UN speech
Human Rights Watch, June 26, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China mulls prisoner amnesty for 70th anniversary of People’s Republic
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

最高检：监狱假释适用率偏低，有一些罪犯劳动报酬配比不合理 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate observes unsatisfactorily low rates of parole from prisons, disproportionate allocation of funds in inmate accounts)
The Paper, June 27, 2019

Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan’s statement regarding the revocation of his license
China Change, June 26, 2019

王全璋姊姊：當局要求她今午晤弟弟　否則視為放棄會見 (Providing inadequate notice, authorities require Wang Quanzhang’s sister to visit him today or else forfeit visitation rights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 27, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Re-made in China: From Marxism to hip hop, China’s appropriations from the West show that globalisation makes the world bumpy, not flat
Aeon, June 26, 2019

Patriotic movie apparently falls afoul of China’s censors
The New York Times, June 26, 2019

Related:
“The Eight Hundred” cancels its China release
China Digital Times, June 26, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

在香港被封杀的《习近平与他的情人们》一书在洛杉矶出版 (“Xi Jinping and His Lovers”: The book behind Hong Kong booksellers' enforced disappearances published in Los Angeles)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China urges Britain to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Reuters, June 26, 2019

“Today, Hong Kong; tomorrow, Taiwan”: Resistance to China spreads
Nikkei Asian Review, June 26, 2019

Related:
Chinese cyber-operatives boosted Taiwan’s insurgent candidate
Foreign Policy, June 26, 2019

“Our God is China”: Pro-Beijing groups step up offensive to win over Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Telegram is not a strong security choice, use Signal instead
Medium, June 27, 2019

Huawei personnel worked with China’s military on research projects
Bloomberg, June 27, 2019

Why America is worried about DJI and Chinese drones
SupChina, June 26, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【不斷更新】數百人包圍律政中心 促釋放義士 (Hundreds rally outside Department of Justice building demanding release of arrested protestors)
Inmediahk.net, June 27, 2019

香港抗议者呼吁G20领导人向中国施压
Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help
The New York Times, June 27, 2019

Related:
愛丁堡廣場數萬港人聚集反《逃犯條例》修訂 多國語言籲國際支持 (Tens of thousands gather in “Free Hong Kong, Democracy Now” rally to urge global support for Hong Kong at G20)
The Initium, June 26, 2019

“Democracy now, Free Hong Kong”: Thousands of protesters urge G20 to back anti-extradition law movement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Thousands of anti-extradition law protesters descend upon Hong Kong police HQ again
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2019

Related:
【再包圍警總】楊逸朗涉襲警被捕　警記錄 60 人身份證跟進 (1 arrested, 60 identified for follow-up; police clear protests outside headquarters)
The Stand News, June 27, 2019

【逃犯條例】與李家超見傳媒　盧偉聰籲勿因政治紛爭「將仇恨放在警隊上」(Commissioner of Police urges Hong Kongers not to transfer “political hatred” from government to police after officers removed from two hospitals due to “hostility” from hospital staff)
Ming Pao, June 27, 2019

Lowest rating yet for a Hong Kong leader: Popularity of Carrie Lam plunges to historic low – HKU poll
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Scholars and religious figures urge for investigation into anti-extradition law clashes, as Beijing decries protester “violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2019

Pan-democrats thwarted in last bid to stop Hong Kong government’s plan to give People’s Liberation Army a prime slice of Central waterfront
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s tightening grip is suffocating freedom-loving Hongkongers. It’s no wonder they keep rising up in protest
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2019

正視問題才能修補撕裂——制度性崩壞的香港警隊，需如何汲取國際改革經驗？ (Facing the problem is the first step to mending the rift: How can the Hong Kong police force use global experience to reform systemic problems?)
The Initium, June 27, 2019

中国地名问题和出路 (A way out for China’s foreign names controversy)
Financial Times, June 27, 2019

Hong Kong extradition law: The fallout
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019
HRIC Note: This is a conversation between columnist Mercy Kuo and Johns Hopkins professor Dr. Ho-Fung Hung.

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang vice-governor defends centers for Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Reuters, June 25, 2019

Related:
Xinjiang Vice Governor paints internment camps as “vocational centers” at UN Rights Council
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

在国际社会的批评下 新疆自治区副主席为再教育营辩护 (Xinjiang Vice Governor defends camps amid international criticism)
Voice of America, June 25, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad, Part II of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 25, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s war on Western names
China Media Project, June 25, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东民众维权成功 垃圾焚烧厂选址取消 (Guangdong protests succeed in halting plans for garbage incineration facility)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

As officials mull China's new vaccine law, parents fear it won't help
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

Related:
人大常委会第十一次会议审议多部法律草案 (National People’s Congress to review multiple draft laws, including vaccine regulations and community correction procedures)
People’s Daily, June 26, 2019

Abused as “dirty,” same-sex newlyweds in Taiwan fear backlash
Straits Times, June 25, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Nike reportedly halted a shoe release in China after its co-designer supported Hong Kong protesters
Quartz, June 26, 2019

Nike pulls line of shoes from China over Instagram post
Financial Times, June 26, 2019

国际劳工组织敦促中国释放所有工人维权者 (International Labour Organization urges China to release all labor rights defenders)
Radio France Internationale, June 25, 2019

The underrated influence of modern neo-Maoists on China’s Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

Letter from Africa: Kenya's love-hate relationship with Chinese traders
BBC, June 25, 2019

“贫困县”坑公款内幕 呈现畸形贪腐 (Corruption revealed in China’s touted “poverty province”: Hebei’s Zhangjiakou Wanquan district government spent millions on video project)
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese technology moguls’ latest obsession: Red tourism
Bloomberg, June 25, 2019

U.S. tech companies sidestep a Trump ban, to keep selling to Huawei
The New York Times, June 25, 2019

Global telecom carriers attacked by suspected Chinese hackers
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

【逃犯條例．不斷更新】逾百人出發赴領事館請願　促G20集團峰會向習近平施壓 (Hundreds of protestors on “marathon march” visit over a dozen diplomatic missions, urging pressure on China at G20 summit)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019

Related:
RH: ADDING MORE RECENT NYT COVERAGE https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/world/asia/hong-kong-protests.html Why Hong Kong’s protesters are turning to G-20 leaders for help The New York Times, June 26, 2019 More anti-extradition protests planned in Hong Kong and Japan ahead of Osaka G20 summit
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

Hong Kong activists crowdfund for anti-extradition bill voice at G20
Reuters, June 25, 2019

【曾蔭權上訴得直】曾蔭權公職失當案終極上訴得直獲撤控 (Former chief executive Donald Tsang’s convictions quashed in successful appeal to final court)
Ming Pao, June 26, 2019

Defiant Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam sticking to her guns over refusal to withdraw extradition bill
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong extradition bill crisis: government’s relationship with pro-establishment camp takes a hit, as Carrie Lam accused of going it alone
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

不合作運動惹部分市民不滿，示威人士發起道歉行動 (Protestors take public action to apologize to citizens inconvenienced during civil disobedience campaign)
The Initium, June 25, 2019

LGBT couples in Hong Kong are treated differently by the law in nearly 100 ways, report finds
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2019

Head of Hong Kong photojournalist union resigns amid row over professional conduct and police “tip-off”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

UK halts sale of teargas to Hong Kong amid police brutality claims
The Guardian, June 25, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police urge Court of Appeal to relax warrant requirement for mobile phone searches in hearing that has implications for extradition bill protesters and criminal suspects
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

Anti-extradition bill protesters continue pressure tactics against Hong Kong government as calls mount for independent inquiry into June 12 violence
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

The Hong Kong celebrities risking careers to join protests
Al Jazeera, June 25, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What is Hong Kong for?
SupChina, June 25, 2019

No longer an apolitical technocrat, Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam must learn to engage critics
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese student responses to the mass internment of Turkic Muslims
Living Otherwise, June 24, 2019

Young Uyghur tour director dies under questioning by Xinjiang authorities: Mother
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

Increased security to prevent leaks on mosques’ demolition
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019

Why Indonesia’s muted response to China’s Xinjiang Uyghur internment camps is in stark contrast to anger over Rohingya crisis
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋周五有望见家属 江天勇身体状况恶化
Family of jailed Chinese rights lawyer promised visit after long delays
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

Lawyer Jiang Tianyong freed from prison but not free, health deteriorating
China Change, June 24, 2019

CCP fabricates evidence against pastor Wang Yi
Bitter Winter, June 24, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s long, hot summer of censorship
The Diplomat, June 24, 2019

Protesters gather in Taipei, asking “red media” to leave Taiwan
Focus Taiwan, June 23, 2019

Related:
中国暗中渗透台湾 信息透明是解答吗？(Is information transparency the answer to China’s infiltration of Taiwanese media?)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2019

Red Infiltration: The reality of China’s global media expansion (Part 1)
Ketagalan Media, June 23, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sichuan trade union kept busy with poverty alleviation projects while workers go unpaid
China Labour Bulletin, June 24, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

审议《中国共产党机构编制工作条例》和《中国共产党农村工作条例》(Politburo to review working regulations on Party work on villages: Prioritize urbanization of agricultural villages, convert grassroots CPC bodies into “battle fortresses” that promote and uphold CPC’s ideals and decisions)
People’s Daily, June 25, 2019

Chinese ex-official Qiao Jianjun arrested again in Sweden; this time at request of US
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019

Related:
瑞典释放中国通缉犯，中国全球反腐受挫 (After Sweden’s police arrested a fugitive Chinese official wanted for bribery, its courts refused to extradite him)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2019

China says will not allow Hong Kong issue to be discussed at G20 summit
Reuters, June 24, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters want attention at G-20 to Beijing’s dismay
Bloomberg, June 24, 2019

Australia accused of being too “quiet” on UN Human Rights Council over abusive nations
The Guardian, June 23, 2019

China’s Qu Dongyu beats EU candidate for United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization leadership
Euractiv, June 24, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为CFO孟晚舟的律师团要求加拿大撤销引渡程序 (Meng Wanzhou’s lawyer urges Canada to drop extradition proceedings)
Reuters, June 25, 2019

Huawei staff are banned from US offices as research arm Futurewei seeks split from Chinese parent after trade-war blacklist
Reuters, June 25, 2019

大疆将在美生产新无人机，规避制裁风险
Chinese drones made in America: One company’s plan to win over Trump
The New York Times, June 24, 2019

Baidu offers more news search options after journalist accuses it of bias
Caixin, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

2019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019

G20前民間多個抗議行動 (Multiple anti-extradition protests before G20 summit, calling for international attention on Hong Kong)
Citizen News, June 25, 2019

民權觀察收35宗警察濫權個案 受害人警棍、盾牌傷痕清晰可見 (Civil Rights Observer online platform receives 35 reports of police brutality; urges independent inquiry and criminal liability)
Inmediahk.net, June 24, 2019

Related:
法政匯思：獨立調查委員會查6.12事件非針對警隊 (Independent investigation of June 12 clashes is not a police witch hunt, says Progressive Lawyers Group)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019

“Lying has become a norm”: Hong Kong police falsely accused protesters of blocking ambulances, democrats say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

鄭若驊：無論任何人有否定性為暴動　不影響律政司檢控 (Prosecutorial decisions will not be affected by “riot” label, says Secretary of Justice)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 24, 2019

Hong Kong should consult widely on extradition bill: U.N. rights boss
Reuters, June 24, 2019

Related:
Dialogue with Hong Kong government over extradition bill “not realistic,” Joshua Wong and fellow student leader say
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2019

Five Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protesters were arrested at public hospitals while seeking treatment
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019

How Hong Kong’s leaderless protests are organized
Inkstone, June 24, 2019

Commentary (评论)

橡膠子彈與Hallelujah的鬥爭（文：黎恩灝）(The struggle between “Hallelujah” and rubber bullets)
Ming Pao, June 25, 2019

“Less-lethal” weapons such as rubber bullets and beanbag rounds can be deadly, too
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2019

When a China propaganda campaign infiltrated the United States
The Diplomat, June 25, 2019

What thoughts should be inspired by the prosecution of Meng Hongwei, the former Interpol chief from China?
Jerome A. Cohen, June 24, 2019