The HRIC Daily Brief is a daily selection of news stories and commentary related to human rights in China, drawn from Chinese- and English-language news and online media sources that we monitor daily. In addition to headlines and source links, HRIC also provides English translation of Chinese headlines.

Thursday, August 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

As China cracks down on Uighurs, a Uighur American joins the White House
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of disappeared human rights lawyer speaks of “endless suffering” for family
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Tibetan monk sentenced, two others missing in detention
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

许艳:余文生律师案情况通报 (Xu Yan: Yu Wensheng’s case report)
Weiquanwang, August 14, 2019

內地騰訊財經頻道前編輯涉尋釁滋事被刑事拘留 (Former editor of Tencent media detained in Guiyang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Some Hong Kongers have phones checked for protest photos at mainland China border amid anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

China is keeping a closer eye on citizens traveling to Hong Kong
Bloomberg, August 14, 2019

中国官媒造谣?香港抗议的不同版本 (Official Chinese whispers: Differing versions of Hong Kong protests)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Lay Zhang Yixing, Chinese K-pop star, warns Calvin Klein to respect “one China” policy
Korea Times, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: The propaganda is working
SupChina, August 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong airport attacks trigger nationalist frenzy in mainland China
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Australian universities become battleground over Hong Kong extradition bill protests
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

多家律师团体联署声明 促中国停止行政打压维权律师 (Lawyers’ associations issue joint statement condemning revocation of Chinese human rights defenders’ law licenses, including that of Li Jinxing)
Voice of America, August 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Germany’s Angela Merkel, France’s foreign minister call for dialogue to defuse Hong Kong tensions after China rejects EU statement on protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
法政府望香港问题得到和平解决 (France urges peaceful resolution in Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, August 15, 2019

State Dept. “deeply concerned” by China threats as unrest in Hong Kong grows
Politico, August 14, 2019

Related:
US politician to introduce law to suspend sale of crowd control gear to Hong Kong, as UN criticises police use of force
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2019

US lawmakers vow “swift consequences” if Chinese military cracks down in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Chinese hospital staff accused of illegal organ harvesting
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

国民党派员赴北京洽谈恢复赴台个人游国台办表示为难 (Taiwan officials meet with Beijing representatives regarding individual travel ban to Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

日本向香港發出旅遊警示 香港回歸以來首次 (Japan issues travel warning for Hong Kong for first time since handover)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 15, 2019

“Risks still too big” for China to send in troops to quell Hong Kong unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

“Frightened, angry and exhausted”: Hong Kong protesters apologise for airport violence
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Related:
香港机场示威者就冲突事件致歉 (Hong Kong airport demonstrators apologize for conflict)
Voice of America, August 15, 2019

Extradition bill crisis: How the Hong Kong government had the “perfect” listening mechanisms, but turned a deaf ear to public sentiment
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong police fire tear gas as anti-government protesters gather outside Sham Shui Po station, pointing laser beams and chanting “black cops” and “return the eye”
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong pair go to High Court to challenge need for anti-government protesters to ask police permission before demonstrating
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong watchdog urges mainland Chinese reporters to show credentials clearly, after journalist accosted
Hong Kong Free Press, August 14, 2019

300多屯院醫護實名聯署 譴責警方鬧市開槍草菅人命 (Over 300 medical professionals sign open letter condemning police use of weapons in populated areas)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2019

Young, educated and furious: A survey of Hong Kong’s protesters
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

“Retake Hong Kong”: A movement, a slogan and an identity crisis
The New York Times, August 14, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s crisis: What do lawyers have to do with it?
Jerome A. Cohen, August 15, 2019

台灣看待香港「反送中」運動的四個謬誤 (Taiwan’s view of the extradition movement: Four fallacies)
The News Lens, August 15, 2019

To tackle China’s hidden epidemic of child sex abuse, a national child protection network is needed
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

How Carrie Lam could end the Hong Kong turmoil in a single speech – with an amnesty for protesters and police, an independent inquiry and more social welfare
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint
Human Rights Watch, August 14, 2019

How close is Hong Kong to a second Tiananmen?
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2019

Beijing’s game plan for crushing the Hong Kong protests is now clear
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur man held after leaking letters from Xinjiang camp inmates, says family
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

China, Kyrgyzstan conclude joint counter-terrorism drill
Xinhua, August 14, 2019

Aussie varsities under scrutiny over research with China entities
The Straits Times, August 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Court in China's Hubei jails activists after altercation with state security police
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2019

高智晟再度失踪两周年,耿和要求中共公布丈夫的下落 (At second anniversary of rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng disappearance, wife demands information from authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 13, 2019

人权组织呼吁中国释放劳工权利活动人士危志立 (Rights group calls for release of jailed labor activists)
Voice of America, August 12, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Swarovski becomes latest luxury brand to apologise to China for calling Hong Kong separate country on website
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Related:
From Versace to Calvin Klein: Major brands apologize for undermining China’s territorial sovereignty
SupChina, August 13, 2019

The impossible politics of doing business in “China”
SupChina, August 13, 2019

Free speech over HK protests stifled in Australia, New Zealand
China Digital Times, August 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sanitation worker protests escalate in China over the summer
China Labour Bulletin, August 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rejects US request for American warships to visit Hong Kong as protests rock city
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Inside China’s vast influence network – how it works, and its reach in Australia
The Conversation, August 13, 2019

Donald Trump accused of being soft on China over Hong Kong protests
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Court order bans protests at Hong Kong airport, apart from designated areas, as airlines in recovery mode after demonstration chaos
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong: flights resume at airport after clashes between protesters and police
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: airport protests descend into violence – video report
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

《環時》記者機場被圍遇襲 總編引述記者現場稱:我支持香港警察,你們可以打我了(Global Times journalist attacked by protesters: “I support Hong Kong police, you can hit me”)
Stand News, August 14, 2019

【機場集會】被質疑是公安 男子遭包圍數小時 警到場後起衝突 被毆警曾拔槍 (Police officer on scene to rescue man surrounded by protestors is ambushed and pulls out revolver)
Stand News, August 14, 2019

民陣星期日總動員「和理非」再遊行 岑子杰:今日不是政見分歧,是良知問題 (Civil Human Rights Front calls peaceful march on August 18: “Not a matter of political differences, but a matter of conscience”)
Inmediahk.net, August 13, 2019

Carrie Lam’s PR chief pays price for Hong Kong leader’s plummeting reputation amid anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong protests: As police and protesters change tactics, is more violence inevitable?
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

China flaunts military muscle as it seeks to quell Hong Kong's “colour revolution”
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Related:
Beijing unlikely to intervene in Hong Kong but police under pressure to end protests, analysts say
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

More than 1,000 health care staff stage sit-in to condemn “excessive use of force” by Hong Kong police on anti-government protesters
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

香港困局:极端立场下,抗议者与中共难和解
Protests put Hong Kong on collision course with China’s Communist Party
The New York Times, August 13, 2019

Commentary (评论)

不要叫他們「細路」(文:黃任匡)(Don’t call them “kids”: Trust, diversity, unity in Hong Kong’s protests)
Ming Pao, August 14, 2019

To end the violence, both sides must step back but it’s up to Carrie Lam, as Hong Kong’s leader, to broker a ceasefire
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

China must pick the least bad option to resolve Hong Kong crisis. A PLA crackdown is not it
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

End impunity for state-sanctioned violence in Hong Kong
Human Rights in China, August 13, 2019

The Guardian view on Hong Kong: On the brink
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong’s protesters have shown courage, creativity and thoughtfulness. Will the city still have a place for them when this is over?
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Refuse Hong Kong’s protesters everything, and they will fight to the bitter end
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Beijing’s paranoia sees the CIA under every rock
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2019

Australia has too few home-grown experts on the Chinese Communist Party. That’s a problem
The Conversation, August 12, 2019

Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Protest art to highlight Chinese urban village dwellers’ plight earns Shenzhen artist a visit from police
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

China's top court issues new guidelines for death penalty
China Daily, August 10, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is waging a disinformation war against Hong Kong protesters
The New York Times, August 13, 2019

In Africa, China is the news
Foreign Policy, August 13, 2019

China’s online army shows foreign brands who’s in charge
Bloomberg News, August 13, 2019

Related:
Versace’s Chinese brand ambassador quits over a t-shirt
Bloomberg, August 13, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

One Child Nation: looking back at China's horrifying policy
The Guardian, August 13, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy protest message sparks online storm in a Starbucks coffee cup
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Rights group slams police
The Standard, August 13, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tells U.S. to back off after lawmakers condemn Hong Kong violence
Reuters, August 13, 2019

Related:
China urges U.S. to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs
Sina News, August 13, 2019

Australian university staff refuse China’s request for passport information to teach joint class in Sydney
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2019

Australian prime minister disputes Chinese claim that HK protests showing “signs of terrorism”
Sydney Morning Herald, August 13, 2019

Surge in arrests, deportations of foreign teachers in China
Channel News Asia, August 13, 2019

China child models strut into controversy
The Standard, August 13, 2019

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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Related:
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

Monday, August 12, 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

Related:
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

Related:
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

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

Friday, August 09, 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

Thursday, August 08, 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

Wednesday, August 07, 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

Tuesday, August 06, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

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