Hong Kong (香港)

“Something extraordinarily bad is about to happen”: Huge Chinese military build-up filmed on Hong Kong border amid airport clashes
Independent, August 13, 2019

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China moving troops to Hong Kong border, Donald Trump claims, citing US intelligence
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

U.N. urges Hong Kong to use restraint, investigate excessive force against protesters
Reuters, August 13, 2019

Related:
Press briefing note on Hong Kong, China
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 13, 2019

China hits back at UN rights boss over Hong Kong remarks
Channel News Asia, August 13, 2019

Clashes erupt at Hong Kong airport as flights disrupted
Al Jazeera, August 13, 2019

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Protesters force Hong Kong airport to cancel departing flights
Bloomberg, August 13, 2019

Thousands of Black-Shirted Protesters Bring Hong Kong Airport to a Standstill
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong Airport, a city’s symbol of pride, is now its hub of unrest
The New York Times, August 13, 2019

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Ten dramatic images from the Hong Kong airport protests and clashes with police
USA Today, August 13, 2019

Cathay manager Swire vows support for China; shares plumb 10-year lows
Reuters, August 13, 2019

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Cathay Pacific’s majority shareholder pressed into condemning “violent” Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Cathay warns staff as it hits heavy China turbulence
The Standard, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong police show off water cannon (video)
Bloomberg News, August 13, 2019

Protester may lose right eye
The Standard, August 13, 2019

Related:
記者圍攻質疑警暴　林鄭月娥：圖片有好多款　祝傷眼少女早日康復　籲報案調查 (Carrie Lam urges protester who was shot in the eye by bean bag round to report to police to commence investigation on what happened)
Stand News, August 13, 2019

Police to probe woman's eye injury
The Standard, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam defends police, criticises protests, dodges question over ‘autonomy’ of decision-making
Hong Kong Free Press, August 13, 2019

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Carrie Lam faces onslaught at combative press conference
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2019

Chinese state media ups ante over Hong Kong “mobsters”
Agence France-Presse, August 13, 2019

Undercover cops in radical ranks
The Standard, August 13, 2019

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Hong Kong police admit “disguising” themselves in protests
Channel News Asia, August 13, 2019

In photos: Hong Kong airport protests turn violent after standoff over suspected undercover officer
Channel News Asia, August 13, 2019

What do the Hong Kong protesters want?
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

"Chinese intervention in Hong Kong would be a “catastrophe,” says ex-governor Chris Patten
Agence-France Press, August 13, 2019

UK should give British nationality to Hong Kong citizens, Tugendhat says
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong protests on agenda in London talks between Boris Johnson and John Bolton
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Chinese pop star Lay Zhang Yixing calls off Hong Kong concert over security fears
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong NGO alliance calls for peaceful march on Sunday against police use of force, as medics stage sit-in
Hong Kong Free Press, August 13, 2019

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Medical professionals hold silent rallies in 13 hospitals to denounce police violence and government’s refusal to listen to society)
Stand News, August 13, 2019

Funds for “brutality” ads swiftly pile up
The Standard, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong leader says rule of law being damaged, city's recovery will take long time
Reuters, August 12, 2019

Canada's Trudeau extremely concerned about Hong Kong, urges China to be careful
Reuters, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong’s next crisis may be economic as protest fallout grows
Bloomberg News, August 12, 2019

【第三次民間記者會】譴責 8.11 警方武力　斥釀「人道災難」　涉酷刑罪 (August 11 Citizens’ Press Conference on Police Brutality: The police has created a humanitarian crisis)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

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警方使用催淚彈橡膠子彈屢違國際準則　強硬手挑起敵對情緒 (Amnesty International: Police’s use of tear gas and rubber bullets violates international standards and is inciting hostility)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Commentary (评论)

【逆權運動】烏克蘭女生在港首嚐催淚煙 憶Winter On Fire：警察隨時把你擊斃 就是人民革命的原因 (A Ukranian’s first taste of tear gas in Hong Kong: “When the police can shoot you any time, that’s a reason for revolution”)
Apple Daily, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong protesters: how could China intervene?
BBC News, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s future hangs by a thread
Financial Times, August 13, 2019

Views from behind bars: can Hong Kong’s imprisoned activists make their voices heard?
Hong Kong Free Press, August 13, 2019

Opinion: Chinese military intervention in Hong Kong would be costly
Deutsche Welle, August 13, 2019

Commentary: Why it’s not in Beijing’s interest to rock the Hong Kong boat
Channel News Asia, August 13, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Muslim women “sterilised” in China detention camps, say former detainees
Independent, August 12, 2019

China builds more secret “re-education camps” to detain Uighur Muslims despite global outcry over human suffering
Independent, August 12, 2019

探寻新疆拘禁营“关闭”真相
China said it closed Muslim detention camps. There’s reason to doubt that.
The New York Times, August 9, 2019

Uyghur mother, daughters deported to China from Turkey
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police question brother of detained “Changsha Three” activist after wife's complaint
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2019

周永康儿媳维权案律师陈建刚披露为何举家逃亡 (“They put guns to my sons’ head”: Chen Jiangang, rights lawyer who represented Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law, explains why he fled to the U.S.)
Voice of America, August 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Fashion firms apologise for implying Taiwan and Hong Kong separate from China
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

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Versace in trouble for tops implying Hong Kong is not part of China, brand ambassador Yang Mi “outraged”
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

Versace apologizes for mislabeling HK, Macau as countries on T-shirt
Sina, August 12, 2019

Taipei protests over UN Women listing Taiwan as province of China
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Support for Hong Kong protesters lands Taiwan politician in hot water
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

China’s influence on campus chills free speech in Australia, New Zealand
The Washington Post, August 9, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

連登仔再眾籌　全球登報揭露香港警暴　一小時籌過百萬美元速達標 (Over USD 1 million raised in one hour: Hong Kongers start crowdfunded global ad campaign again to disclose police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters raise US$1.97 million for international ad campaign as they accuse police of “war crimes” and using “chemical weapons”
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

How Hong Kong’s young protesters learned on the hoof and built a reserve of protective gear, and a network of drivers to transport it to demonstrations
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

CoCo Bubble Tea in Hot Water over Pro-Hong Kong Text on Receipts
What’s On Weibo, August 9, 2019

How the Hong Kong Protests Are Discussed on Chinese Social Media
What’s On Weibo, August 9, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Any violent crackdown in Hong Kong would be “completely unacceptable”, says US Senate leader
Reuters, August 13, 2019

Beijing warns of “signs of terrorism” in violent unrest in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

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Protesters shut down Hong Kong airport as China warns of “terrorism,” raising fears of military crackdown
The Washington Post, August 12, 2019

China just labeled the Hong Kong protesters as “terrorists”
Vice News, August 12, 2019

Chinese armed police truck convoy rolls into city near Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

UK told to stop meddling in HK's affairs
Sina, August 12, 2019

Related:
“Simply wrong”: China slams Raab after call to Hong Kong chief executive
Independent, August 11, 2019

Chinese propaganda goes tech-savvy to reach a new generation
The Conversation, August 11, 2019

Beijing Blames Hong Kong Protests On American “Black Hands”
SupChina, August 9, 2019

Beijing Approves First Guardianship Case For Same-Sex Couple
SupChina, August 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Hong Kong police make bloody arrest, assisted by officers suspected to be undercover as protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

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銅鑼灣有穿黑衣男子協助警方拘捕示威者 警方暫未回覆 (Police disguised as protesters arrest bloodied protesters, refuse to show identification when questioned by journalists)
TVB News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Men disguised as demonstrators help police make arrests
Independent, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests: brutal undercover police tactics spark outcry
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong police unveil water cannon trucks after new protests
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

市民號召「警察還眼」集會　籲塞爆機場為女傷者「討回雙眼」(“An eye for an eye”: Hong Kongers to occupy airport after female protester was shot in eye by bean bag rounds)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Protesters call for mass Hong Kong airport demonstration after woman shot in eye during extradition bill unrest in Tsim Sha Tsui
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest
Al Jazeera, August 12, 2019

Closure of Hong Kong airport shines fresh light on protest movement
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

How a fourth day of protests at Hong Kong's airport crippled flights
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

港警強力清場致血腥場面：胡椒球槍掃射示威者，港鐵內發射催淚彈，女示威者右眼中布袋彈重傷 (Timeline of forceful dispersal resulting in bloodshed: Tear gas, pepper ball and rubber bullets in MTR stations; protester has eye ruptured by bean bag rounds)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong police shoot projectiles at close range in Tai Koo, as protester suffers ruptured eye in TST
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
Amnesty International, August 12, 2019

香港警民衝突燒進地鐵站：港警於葵芳、太古地鐵站內射催淚彈、濃煙瀰漫 (Tear gas and rubber bullets in MTR stations in Kwai Fong and Tai Koo as riot-squad chase protesters)
The News Lens, August 12, 2019

Related:
Police fire teargas into Hong Kong subway station – video
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong convulsed by protest as police fire tear gas into subway
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

荃灣二陂坊衝突　防暴警搜車未拘白衣人 (White-shirted gangs attack again in Tsuen Wan, no arrests made as police leave the scene to search citizens’ vehicles for protest gear)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2019

【8.12】東區醫院逾 200 醫護　戴頭盔、右眼裹紗布集會　抗議警察暴力 (Doctors and nurses rally in hospital wearing helmets and eyepatches to protest police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
一群盼望守護香港的醫療人員：將無限期罷工 (Group of medical professionals calls for indefinite strike in response to police brutality)
Inmediahk.net, August 12, 2019

【8.11 被捕者】多人遭移送文錦渡新屋嶺扣留　律師投訴被阻晤當事人　警方掛斷電話 (Lawyers denied meeting with arrested protesters for several hours, police hang up phone when lawyers demand meeting with duty officer)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

國泰內部電郵　警告員工不得支持或參與機場「違法示威」　否則或被解僱 (Cathay Pacific issues internal staff email warning support or participation in “illegal protests” could cause dismissal)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Cathay Pacific to comply with China’s “safety” rules over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong’s rise, now reflects China’s grip
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific shares slump after China cracks down on staff protests
Reuters, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protesters increasingly sympathise with radical action, survey finds, after months of anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Young, educated and middle class: first field study of Hong Kong protesters reveals demographic trends
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests take toll on city’s tourism workers as earnings slump 74 per cent on average over past two months
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

【多圖】機場萬人集會　市民辦展覽展抗爭文宣 (Protesters holds weekend-long rally in Hong Kong International Airport to urge solidarity from foreigners)
Stand News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protesters turn airport into art workshop
Al Jazeera, August 10, 2019

“P is for protest”: Hong Kong families take to the streets in pro-democracy rally
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2019

Hong Kong Chief Executive rules out concessions to pro-democracy demonstrators
RFI, August 9, 2019

Beijing’s loyalists from Fujian province vow to beat up anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong
Global Voices, August 9, 2019

Hong Kong delegation invited by UK to attend arms fair in London
The Guardian, August 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters versus the police: understanding the psychology of hate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong shows the flaws in China’s zero-sum worldview
The Atlantic, August 12, 2019

Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

Why fashion brands are rushing to apologize in China
Quartz, August 12, 2019

傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記（六）：從傘運到反修例，「升級」的萬千可能 (Protest vocabularies: From Umbrella Movement to anti-extradition, the endless possibilities of “escalation”)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Rules of the game have changed in Hong Kong’s protest crisis
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

In Hong Kong, what happens now that Beijing has called the protests a “color revolution”?
The Washington Post, August 10, 2019

【特寫】掟磚、放火、塗鴉　警署外的抗爭者們：我們反威權，不是反社會 (Interview with protesters who threw bricks and set fire outside police stations: We are anti-authoritarian, not anti-society)
Stand News, August 10, 2019

Universities are turning a blind eye to Chinese bullies
Foreign Policy, August 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

As loved ones in China disappear amid crackdown, Uighurs in Japan speak out
Japan Times, August 8, 2019

Uyghur arrived in US cites deportations, frozen assets in Pakistan as impetus for asylum bid
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Prominent activist Guo Feixiong released from prison in China’s Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China raises reward for informants in Tibet
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2019

Hong Kong policeman filmed aiming gun at protesters hailed as a hero by Chinese state media
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why I translate all of Trump's tweets into Chinese
BBC News, August 9, 2019

佳士工運周年 港團體籲警覺唇亡齒寒 (Hong Kong NGOs march to Liaison Office on anniversary of crackdown against Jasic workers)
Ming Pao, August 9, 2019

“人道中国”将为遭暴力镇压的香港“反送中”民众提供人道救援 (Humanitarian China begins fundraising to aid Hong Kong protesters)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2019

Sexual harassment at China’s elite Nanjing University in survey spotlight
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China is trying to browbeat Taiwan by keeping its tourists away
The Economist, August 8, 2019

德国联邦议会不改变访华团名单 (German parliament will not change list of visiting delegates for China visit, despite Beijing’s threat to ban member vocal on human rights violations)
Radio France Internationale, August 8, 2019

NATO needs to address China’s rise, says Stoltenberg
Reuters, August 7, 2019

Guangdong police take saliva samples amid fears of nationwide DNA program
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese cyberhackers “blurring line between state power and crime”
The Guardian, August 8, 2019

Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices
The Guardian, August 8, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Hong Kong police make bloody arrest, assisted by officers suspected to be undercover as protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

Related:
銅鑼灣有穿黑衣男子協助警方拘捕示威者 警方暫未回覆 (Police disguised as protesters arrest bloodied protesters, refuse to show identification when questioned by journalists)
TVB News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Men disguised as demonstrators help police make arrests
Independent, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests: brutal undercover police tactics spark outcry
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong police unveil water cannon trucks after new protests
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

市民號召「警察還眼」集會　籲塞爆機場為女傷者「討回雙眼」(“An eye for an eye”: Hong Kongers to occupy airport after female protester was shot in eye by bean bag rounds)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Protesters call for mass Hong Kong airport demonstration after woman shot in eye during extradition bill unrest in Tsim Sha Tsui
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong airport cancels Monday flights amid sit-in protest
Al Jazeera, August 12, 2019

Closure of Hong Kong airport shines fresh light on protest movement
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

How a fourth day of protests at Hong Kong's airport crippled flights
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

港警強力清場致血腥場面：胡椒球槍掃射示威者，港鐵內發射催淚彈，女示威者右眼中布袋彈重傷 (Timeline of forceful dispersal resulting in bloodshed: Tear gas, pepper ball and rubber bullets in MTR stations; protester has eye ruptured by bean bag rounds)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong police shoot projectiles at close range in Tai Koo, as protester suffers ruptured eye in TST
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence
Amnesty International, August 12, 2019

香港警民衝突燒進地鐵站：港警於葵芳、太古地鐵站內射催淚彈、濃煙瀰漫 (Tear gas and rubber bullets in MTR stations in Kwai Fong and Tai Koo as riot-squad chase protesters)
The News Lens, August 12, 2019

Related:
Police fire teargas into Hong Kong subway station – video
The Guardian, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong convulsed by protest as police fire tear gas into subway
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

荃灣二陂坊衝突　防暴警搜車未拘白衣人 (White-shirted gangs attack again in Tsuen Wan, no arrests made as police leave the scene to search citizens’ vehicles for protest gear)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2019

【8.12】東區醫院逾 200 醫護　戴頭盔、右眼裹紗布集會　抗議警察暴力 (Doctors and nurses rally in hospital wearing helmets and eyepatches to protest police violence)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
一群盼望守護香港的醫療人員：將無限期罷工 (Group of medical professionals calls for indefinite strike in response to police brutality)
Inmediahk.net, August 12, 2019

【8.11 被捕者】多人遭移送文錦渡新屋嶺扣留　律師投訴被阻晤當事人　警方掛斷電話 (Lawyers denied meeting with arrested protesters for several hours, police hang up phone when lawyers demand meeting with duty officer)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

國泰內部電郵　警告員工不得支持或參與機場「違法示威」　否則或被解僱 (Cathay Pacific issues internal staff email warning support or participation in “illegal protests” could cause dismissal)
Stand News, August 12, 2019

Related:
Cathay Pacific to comply with China’s “safety” rules over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific, icon of Hong Kong’s rise, now reflects China’s grip
The New York Times, August 11, 2019

Cathay Pacific shares slump after China cracks down on staff protests
Reuters, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protesters increasingly sympathise with radical action, survey finds, after months of anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Young, educated and middle class: first field study of Hong Kong protesters reveals demographic trends
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests take toll on city’s tourism workers as earnings slump 74 per cent on average over past two months
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

【多圖】機場萬人集會　市民辦展覽展抗爭文宣 (Protesters holds weekend-long rally in Hong Kong International Airport to urge solidarity from foreigners)
Stand News, August 11, 2019

Hong Kong protesters turn airport into art workshop
Al Jazeera, August 10, 2019

“P is for protest”: Hong Kong families take to the streets in pro-democracy rally
Agence France-Presse, August 10, 2019

Hong Kong Chief Executive rules out concessions to pro-democracy demonstrators
RFI, August 9, 2019

Beijing’s loyalists from Fujian province vow to beat up anti-extradition protesters in Hong Kong
Global Voices, August 9, 2019

Hong Kong delegation invited by UK to attend arms fair in London
The Guardian, August 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s anti-government protesters versus the police: understanding the psychology of hate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2019

Hong Kong shows the flaws in China’s zero-sum worldview
The Atlantic, August 12, 2019

Would China risk another Tiananmen in Hong Kong?
Agence France-Presse, August 12, 2019

Why fashion brands are rushing to apologize in China
Quartz, August 12, 2019

傘運關鍵詞書寫筆記（六）：從傘運到反修例，「升級」的萬千可能 (Protest vocabularies: From Umbrella Movement to anti-extradition, the endless possibilities of “escalation”)
The Initium, August 11, 2019

Rules of the game have changed in Hong Kong’s protest crisis
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2019

In Hong Kong, what happens now that Beijing has called the protests a “color revolution”?
The Washington Post, August 10, 2019

【特寫】掟磚、放火、塗鴉　警署外的抗爭者們：我們反威權，不是反社會 (Interview with protesters who threw bricks and set fire outside police stations: We are anti-authoritarian, not anti-society)
Stand News, August 10, 2019

Universities are turning a blind eye to Chinese bullies
Foreign Policy, August 9, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur love in a time of interethnic marriage
SupChina, August 7, 2019

Western academia helps build China’s automated racism
Coda, August 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China strips rights lawyer Li Jinxing of licence over “improper” social media comments
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Authorities dismiss petitioning mother’s police brutality claims
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019

Related:
What the Li Xiujuan story says about petitioning rights in China
Sixth Tone, August 7, 2019

黄琦和母亲提出上诉 代理律师被公安借故刁难 (Huang Qi and his mother Pu Wenqing intend to file appeal against 12-year sentence, lawyer harassed)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mainland China to boycott Golden Horse awards in latest attempt to squeeze Taiwan
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

29家世界500强企业官网“问题地图”被整改 (29 Fortune 500 companies have websites “corrected” over “problematic world maps”)
Xinhua, August 7, 2019

China troll army’s battle expeditions leap Great Firewall to target Hong Kong anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The Chinese internet is in love with Budweiser’s Qixi ads featuring same-sex couples
SupChina, August 7, 2019

A student attended a protest at an Australian uni. Days later Chinese officials visited his family
Sydney Morning Herald, August 7, 2019

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong’s “manifesto for global democracy” to be launched in 2020 by British publisher
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US lawmakers are watching Hong Kong, and China isn’t happy about that
The Diplomat, August 8, 2019

Chinese visa for Kailash Mansarovar yatris
Deccan Chronicle, August 8, 2019

China urges Kyrgyzstan to punish villagers who attacked gold mine over environmental concerns
Agence France-Presse, August 7, 2019

New Zealand rebukes China over freedom of speech after student scuffle
Reuters, August 7, 2019

China’s envoys try to rally Europe to Beijing’s side on Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

The CCP secret plan revealed: Eradicate house churches in two years
Bitter Winter, August 6, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US agencies barred from buying Huawei equipment
Financial Times, August 7, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

拒譴責警方　拒赴警總投訴　錢大康：譴責有咩益處？ 　浸大學生會發動「罷 Reg」(Baptist University student union, student societies suspend Registration Day procedures for new students, as headmaster refuses to condemn police over arrest of union president)
Stand News, August 8, 2019

Journalists union condemns attack on Hong Kong TV station vehicle by protesters during clashes at Wong Tai Sin
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Chinese official warns Hong Kong Protesters against “color revolution”
The New York Times, August 7, 2019

Related:
消息稱張曉明指本港示威似顏色革命　現不宜獨立調查 (Liaison Office: Not appropriate to establish independent commission of inquiry, protests have characteristics of color revolution)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019

Hong Kong’s justice department denies prosecution of protesters is politically motivated; 3,000 legal professionals take part in second silent march
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong's lawyers march against “political prosecutions”
The Guardian, August 7, 2019

一群政府律師：作為法治守護者一員，必須為良知、為公義發聲 (Government counsels issue joint public letter criticizing “rule by law”: “As guardians of rule of law, we must speak out for conscience and justice”)
Stand News, August 7, 2019

Laser pointers are in the spotlight in Hong Kong’s protests and selling briskly. But are they “offensive weapons” and can you be arrested for carrying one?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019

Related:
Hongkongers create own harbourfront light show after activist arrested over laser pointer “offensive weapon”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019

警記者會用「鐳射槍」證物示範燒燶紙 否認妨礙司法公正 (Police criticized for perverting the course of justice in conducting public “laser gun experiment” using evidence of burning paper
Inmediahk.net, August 7, 2019

“Prepared to die”: Hong Kong protesters embrace hard-core tactics, challenge Beijing
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2019

Commentary (评论)

If Beijing is considering deploying the PLA in Hong Kong, it should heed the legacy of the Hungarian Revolution and act with care
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019

Can Carrie Lam, or anyone, defuse the Hong Kong rebellion before the National Day fireworks on October 1?
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2019

Hong Kong’s protests: The political bill for impunity must be paid sooner or later
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s protests: No end in sight, and little hope
The Guardian, August 7, 2019

Will Hong Kong unravel?
ChinaFile, August 7, 2019

Hong Kong police given carte blanche to suppress unrest
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

“China is in uncharted territory with Hong Kong protests”: Ai Weiwei
Deutsche Welle, August 7, 2019

鏗鏘集：時代革命？(Documentary: What does “revolution of our time” mean for protesters and for Hong Kong as conflict continues to escalate?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2019

Hong Kong strikes, and strikes a nerve in Beijing
The New York Times, August 7, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur man threatened with deportation to China arrives in US after urgent appeal
SBS News, August 6, 2019

China, Kyrgyzstan hold joint counter-terrorism exercise
Xinhua, August 6, 2019

Xinjiang authorities detained Uyghur official who quit due to injury in Yarkand incident
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist held in China’s Chongqing over social media comment about Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019

李金星律师吊证听证会遭维稳　禁证人作供阻民众旁听 (Closed hearing on rights lawyer Li Jinxing’s license revocation: Audience barred from entering, witness prevented from testifying)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

大陸暫停影片及人員參加今年台灣金馬獎 (Beijing bans mainland films, actors from participating in Taiwan’s movie awards)
Ming Pao, August 7, 2019

“New McCarthyism” feared in U.S. academy
China Digital Times, August 7, 2019

Taming those migrant bandits
China Media Project, August 6, 2019

Related:
Chinese police mass 12,000 anti-riot officers in Shenzhen for drill
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong, mainland Chinese tensions flare again at New Zealand university
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Flag desecration in Hong Kong sparks backlash in China
Inkstone, August 6, 2019

Harry Potter website changes listing from “Taiwan” to “Taiwan, China” following online uproar
Shanghaiist, August 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Reincarnation issue solely rests with Dalai: Tibetan head
The Asian Age, August 7, 2019

Related:
America is a strong supporter of Tibet: His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Nepal 24 Hours, August 7, 2019

【逃犯條例】佩洛西籲美對港停售彈藥　華春瑩斥美包庇和縱容罪犯 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizes Pelosi for “supporting criminal activities” and “harboring criminals” over her calls for export ban on munitions, crowd control equipment to Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, August 7, 2019

Related:
Pelosi statement in support of Hong Kong protestors
U.S. Speaker of the House, August 6, 2019

Pence signals openness to sanctions over China's human rights abuses
Axios, August 6, 2019

Related:
Pence meets with representatives of religious groups persecuted in China
The Epoch Times, August 6, 2019

Chinese policeman under investigation for allegedly beating woman appealing for compensation
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

China “encroaching” on Germany’s parliament: Green lawmaker
Deutsche Welle, August 6, 2019

Popular Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je offers “another choice” with launch of new political party
Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How people in China are trying to evade Beijing’s digital surveillance
Quartz, August 6, 2019

Chinese scholars establish own academic evaluation system following IEEE’s Huawei ban
Global Times, August 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Angry protests and tear gas in Sham Shui Po after arrest of Hong Kong student leader for possessing laser pens
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2019

Related:
浸大學生會長被捕　O 記：休班警搜出十支「鐳射槍」　男子試圖逃走　有合理懷疑犯罪 (Student leader arrested for possessing “offensive weapon” after buying laser pointer)
Stand News, August 6, 2019

Masked protesters hold own press con as Hong Kong NGOs condemn alleged police abuses
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s protesters fight a new battlefront: PR
Quartz, August 6, 2019

China warns Hong Kong protesters not to “take restraint for weakness”
The New York Times, August 6, 2019

Related:
Defend your home against radical protesters, Beijing urges Hongkongers amid ongoing extradition bill unrest
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

香港警方宣布8.5抓捕148人 最小13岁 (148 arrested in strike, clashes on August 5, youngest 13 years old)
Radio France Internationale, August 6, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s peace prospects recede amid teargas and smoke
The Guardian, August 6, 2019

Hong Kong police fire 800 tear gas rounds, arrest 148 people during city-wide chaos on Mon
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2019

跨部門繼續譴責 張建宗「學精咗」撐警：警隊代表法律 (“Police represent the law”: Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung criticizes police station sieges)
Inmediahk.net, August 6, 2019

What “liberate Hong Kong” really means
Inkstone, August 6, 2019

动漫、好莱坞与列侬墙：香港抗议中的流行文化
Fueling the Hong Kong protests: A world of pop-culture memes
The New York Times, August 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Turmoil gives Hong Kong its best chance for badly needed political and economic reforms since 1997
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2019

Interview: Why China won't deploy its army in Hong Kong before National Day
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2019

China’s paramilitary police could crush Hong Kong
Foreign Policy, August 6, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uygurs locked up as doors open to tourists
Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese rights lawyer Chen Jiangang flees to US to escape “persecution” in China
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hit Chinese TV show Go Go Squid! investigated for showing map without Taiwan and Hainan
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hongkongers support protests from afar as flash mobs across US and Canada add oil
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

New foreign NGO offices in Tianjin, Guangdong, Shandong; Raising legal awareness in Tibet
ChinaFile NGO Project, August 5, 2019

Same-sex couples in mainland China are naming their partners as legal guardians
SupChina, August 5, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. designates China as currency manipulator for first time in decades
Reuters, August 5, 2019

China may halt French police cooperation over Interpol case: source
Agence France-Presse, August 5, 2019

Stop interfering in New Zealand’s internal affairs: Act party leader to Chinese consulate general
New Zealand Herald, August 5, 2019

In China, high-tech racial profiling is social policy
Mind Matters News, August 5, 2019

FARA [Foreign Agents Registration Act] should apply to Confucius Institutes
The Hill, August 5, 2019

Related:
美议员：孔子学院威胁学术自由和国家安全 (Confucius Institutes endanger academic freedom and national security, says US senator)
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2019

Meeting with China’s top academics marks the start of annual Beidaihe summit
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Leaked email details corruption cases at Chinese Internet giant
Caixin, August 5, 2019

Promotions and patriotism: “Battle Mode” Huawei sees China smartphone sales surge
Reuters, August 5, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

「民間記者會」：抗衡政府一言堂　促請政府停止鎮壓　回應五大訴求 (LIHKG holds press conference to counter government’s control of public narrative)
Stand News, August 6, 2019

Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s reframing of battle with protesters as about sovereignty will fuel anger, observers and pro-Beijing lawmakers warn
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

Related:
“Liberate Hong Kong; revolution of our times”: Who came up with this protest chant and why is the government worried?
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2019

市民再到天水圍警署外示威　防暴警拘 76 人 (Citizens rally outside Tin Shui Wai police station to support female protester whose skirt was torn off by police; police arrests 76)
Stand News, August 5, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police fire tear gas following protest against treatment of female protester
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2019

8.5 七區罷工集會 下午起各區衝突 (Transport paralyzed in the morning; strike-rallies in 7 districts, turn to clashes all around the city)
Inmediahk.net, August 5, 2019

Related:
City on the brink: Hong Kong rocked by clashes, transport bedlam, tear gas in 8 districts and mob attack in North Point
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2019

【8.5】荃灣持棍白衣藍衣漢　襲擊示威者　雙方毆鬥遺大量血跡 (Police refuse to arrest mobsters in Tsuen Wan who attack protesters with sticks and knives, protesters fight back)
Stand News, August 6, 2019

Hong Kong police made 420 arrests since June 9; 1,000 tear gas rounds, 160 rubber bullets fired during protests
Hong Kong Free Press, August 5, 2019

Related:
多區衝突造成41人受傷求醫其中2人嚴重 (Hospital Authority reports 41 injured in clashes on August 5)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 6, 2019

深水埗警署射催淚彈 擊中記者頭部 大公報記者一度被指襲警 (Journalist hit in the head by tear gas canister; Ta Kung Pao reporter briefly detained for protecting him)
Inmediahk, August 5, 2019

Commentary (评论)

論林鄭的新論述 (Carrie Lam’s new narrative on Hong Kong’s protests)
Stand News, August 6, 2019

Lessons from Moscow: How China might handle Hong Kong
The Atlantic, August 5, 2019

「香港人接受了我，讓我和他們一起憤怒，一起流淚。」(“Hong Kong accepted me, let me rage and cry with them”)
Stand News, August 5, 2019

Hong Kong protests broaden despite police crackdown
Human Rights Watch, August 5, 2019

Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics brings China’s human rights record into focus
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2019

Rioting charges strip away our everyday normality, says HK activist Johnson Yeung
The News Lens, August 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Activists scramble to prevent Uighur man’s deportation to China
The Guardian, August 3, 2019

Related:
Uyghur man in Qatar fears forced return to China
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2019

Retired Uyghur finance bureaucrat, 75, “graduates” from Xinjiang internment camp
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2019

Interview: “Anyone resisting orders will be sent to a concentration camp”
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2019

“Once their mental state is healthy, they will be able to live happily in society”
ChinaFile, August 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s mysterious “Bian Kong” system that can bar anyone from entering or leaving the country
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

China’s “greatly improved” legal system still depends on confessions extorted by torture
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2019

代理周永康儿媳案遭打压 陈建刚律师逃抵美国 (Rights lawyer Chen Jiangang faces reprisal for representing Zhou Yongkang’s daughter-in-law, flees to U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2019

Translation: “Linyi Prison, what are you afraid of?”
China Digital Times, August 5, 2019

Canada raises detained citizens with China
Agence France-Presse, August 2, 2019

Jailed Tibetan language rights advocate is refused visits from his lawyers
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Beijing stands behind Hong Kong police in state media while local officials insist anti-extradition protests are under control
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

黑衣游行声援反送中 台湾街头剧重演香港示威场 (Taiwan activists reenact Hong Kong protests in support of anti-extradition movement)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2019

After vandals trash Canadian university’s Hong Kong-protest Lennon Wall, student society blasts “bullying” and vows to set up mobile replacement
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2019

A boy, a girl and two mothers: How a trailblazing Chinese lesbian couple are creating a family
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

长年关注中国人权 德国议员遭北京抵制 (Beijing blocks German MP from delegation to China for speaking out on human rights issues)
Deutsche Welle, August 4, 2019

10 萬白宮聯署達標　兩黨議員正式去信國務卿　要求美國停止出售武器予香港黑警 (U.S. senators urge Secretary of State to ban export of crowd control equipment to Hong Kong police after 100,000 signed White House petition)
Stand News, August 3, 2019

China’s ambassador to US blames “ill-intentioned” external forces for Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2019

Taiwan slams China’s decision to freeze individual travel to Taiwan
The Diplomat, August 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: Strike disrupts subways and leads to canceled flights
The New York Times, August 4, 2019

Related:
Strike grips Hong Kong as leader warns protests challenge China’s sovereignty
Reuters, August 5, 2019

0804 將軍澳及港島西示威：入夜示威者包圍多區警署，在多處堵路 (Timeline: Protests and marches in Hong Kong Island and Tseung Kwan O scatter into roadblocks and police station sieges across Hong Kong)
Stand News, August 5, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters use flashmob tactics to evade police
The Guardian, August 4, 2019

有警員由觀塘警署高位向地面開槍　疑發射海綿彈 (After protesters hold police station under siege, police fire sponge rounds from window without warning, )
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 5, 2019

8.3 旺角遊行 示威者轉彌敦道遊行 凌晨黃大仙衝突 (Timeline: Saturday’s march in Mongkok turns into clashes in Wong Tai Sin)
Inmediahk.net, August 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: police arrest more than 20 after violent clashes
The Guardian, August 3, 2019

The night quiet Hong Kong working-class neighbourhood of Wong Tai Sin became a smoking battleground
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

無人擲物零威脅 無警示向天橋開槍捱轟 (Police filmed firing pepper ball rounds at passersby in Ma On Shan, as nearby residents protest at police station after arrests)
Ming Pao, August 4, 2019

Related:
警搜「武器庫」檢獲汽油彈 稱有理由相信作對付警員 (Police arrest 11 before march over suspected “weapons warehouse” containing molotov cocktails)
Inmediahk.net, August 2, 2019

Hong Kong civil servants protest in defiance of loyalty order
The Guardian, August 2, 2019

Related:
轟政治中立遭片面解釋 王永平：公務員效忠的是體制和市民，不是特首 (“I wrote this rule”: Former Secretary of Civil Service criticizes government for abusing “political neutrality,” says civil servants serve the system and citizens, not the government)
Inmediahk.net, August 2, 2019

影像回顧：從反修例運動到空前管治危機，燃燒的香港七月 (Photo essay: From anti-extradition to full blown governance crisis, Hong Kong’s fiery July)
The Initium, August 3, 2019

香港示威浪潮中的撑警派：“警察执法没问题” (“Nothing wrong with law enforcement”: Supporters of police amid Hong Kong’s protests)
BBC News, August 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

In China, Big Brother is watching you even as you sort your trash
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2019

醫療界為什麼頻頻發聲，為什麼這麼憤怒？(Why the medical sector is furious at the handling of protests)
Stand News, August 4, 2019

If China hears the Hong Kong people, it must let Carrie Lam go
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2019

The gov’t has handed Hong Kong over to the police force, who are now beyond reproach
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2019

Lawmaker Charles Mok: Hong Kong needs a long-term strategy for sociopolitical justice and democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2019

Hong Kong has seen three kinds of violence, all facets of one fundamental problem
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Police, Uyghur Twitter campaign contradict China’s claim to have emptied camps
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2019

Related:
“This isn’t true”: Uighur families angered by China claim relatives freed
The Guardian, August 1, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

US and Britain join other nations in criticising China’s jailing of “cyber dissident” Huang Qi
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Related:
Sentencing of Huang Qi
U.S. Department of State, August 1, 2019

“Spiritually Japanese” artist held in China’s Anhui over pig-head cartoons
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2019

国际组织要求释放长沙三名维权人士 (International organizations demand release of detained Changsha activists)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2019

李文足稱為王全璋向監獄提交保外就醫申請書 (Li Wenzu applies for medical parole for jailed husband, Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 31, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

No period dramas or pop idols: Chinese censors say patriotic shows must mark 70th anniversary of People’s Republic
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2019

Related:
100 days of boring television to celebrate China’s 70th anniversary
SupChina, August 1, 2019

CCP launches nationwide investigations to prevent leaks on religions persecutions
Bitter Winter, July 30, 2019

American graduates of China's Yenching Academy are being questioned by the FBI
NPR, August 1, 2019

Revised high-school history books highlight territorial integrity
Global Times, August 1, 2019

A welcome message, or a warning?
Inside Higher Ed, July 31, 2019

Related:
How should the U.S. government treat Chinese students in America?
ChinaFile, August 1, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong extradition bill protesters win rare support from mainland China as supportive social media posts go viral
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Re-writing the rules: Assessing civil servants’ “political quality” will influence the rules they make for NGOs
ChinaFile, August 1, 2019

China in the 1980s, when people felt free to speak their minds
Gold Thread, August 1, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Why Chinese officials like useless meetings in over-stuffed chairs
The Economist, August 1, 2019

UK’s new foreign secretary calls on China to respect “peaceful protest” in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Taiwan rebukes China for tourism ban amid rising tension
Reuters, August 1, 2019

Related:
蔡英文指大陸將觀光客當作政治工具　只會讓台灣人反感 (Tsai Ing-wen criticizes China for using tourists as a political tool)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2019

How Beijing and others weaponized Interpol and the Magnitsky Act
The Diplomat, August 2, 2019

Chinese envoy in New Zealand lauds students in anti-Hong Kong scuffle
Agence France-Presse, August 1, 2019

Exorbitant fines imposed on landlords of religious venues
Bitter Winter, July 31, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Canada puts off decision on Huawei’s 5G role until after election
Caixin, August 1, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

「畫家」潘浩超涉向警總外牆及7警員掟雞蛋 遭加控至9項罪名 (Detained protester, “painter” Pun Ho-chiu, receives additional charges for throwing eggs at police during protest outside headquarters in June)
Inmediahk.net, August 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong riot charges pushed ahead in unprecedented hardline move as justice chief forgoes usual written advice
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2019

How Hongkongers end up in the dock: everything you need to know about how the justice department decides who gets charged
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Heavy jail sentences for rioting will not solve city’s political crisis, former Civil Human Rights Front convenor says
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2019

遭何君堯抹黑毀墳 朱凱廸接黑幫暗殺恐嚇 (Lawmaker Eddie Chu received death threats from triads after Junius Ho accused him of vandalizing parents’ graves)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2019

Hong Kong police restrict protest for third time as Mong Kok march banned
Hong Kong Free Press, August 1, 2019

The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic, and this unnerves Beijing
The Conversation, August 1, 2019

香港公务员发起集会，声援抗议者
Next to protest against Hong Kong’s government: its employees
The New York Times, August 1, 2019

Related:
【逃犯條例】政府：絕不接受衝擊公務員政治中立行為　公務員：基本法賦予公民權 (Civil servants stress fundamental rights protected under Basic Law, government criticizes rally as challenging neutrality)
Ming Pao, August 2, 2019