Hong Kong (香港)

Commission of inquiry is possible but let’s not look into individual police officers’ conduct” IPCC chief Anthony Neoh
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019

【獨家】英領事館港職員　被指返內地失聯逾十日　警方駐粵辦調查 (British consulate’s local staff member missing for 10 days after trip to mainland China; customs confirms exit from Shenzhen but no entry into Hong Kong)
HK01, August 20, 2019

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Three people wounded in knife attack at Lennon Wall in Hong Kong
Shanghaiist, August 20, 2019

Related:
將軍澳連儂隧道斬人案　一女兩男受傷送院 (One woman, two men injured in knife attack at Tseung Kwan O Lennon Wall)
Stand News, August 20, 2019

Hong Kong authorities still searching for answers over young woman’s brutal eye injury at protest outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019

Related:
爆眼女生是「黎智英得力助手」　遲遲不肯報案　疑點重重 (Woman whose eye was injured at protest refuses to report her case; rumours abound, fueled by Global Times)
Stand News, August 20, 2019

Hong Kong readies for further protests after huge, peaceful rally
Reuters, August 18, 2019

Related:
Protesters call for pro-democracy “human chain” across Hong Kong on 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019

In pictures: New Hong Kong protest ads urging int’l help appear in 11 newspapers worldwide
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019

Related:
連登」首批籲關注警暴廣告，於全球十國共11份報章刊登 (LIHKG Internet forum crowdfunds second round of international newspaper ads, publishing in 11 newspapers in 10 countries)
Initium, August 19, 2019

Hong Kong campaigner who organises protests against parallel trading and opposes extradition bill beaten by stick-wielding gang in Sha Tin
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019

未成年抗爭：他們最漫長的暑假 (For young protesters, this is the slowest, longest summer holiday)
Initium, August 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Blinkered Chinese nationalists are trolling me - but once I was one of them
Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2019

Hong Kong protests need a political solution and that should start with withdrawing extradition bill, police watchdog chief Anthony Neoh says
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Serikjan Bilash, fiery critic of Xinjiang crackdown, spared jail in Kazakhstan but must end anti-China activism
Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2019

China claims “success at this stage” of Xinjiang internment camps amid global outcry
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Related:
新疆教培中心白皮书：反恐取得重要阶段性胜利 (Xinjiang white paper on reeducation centers: Counterterrorism has achieved an important stage of victory)
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2019

Uyghur inmate becomes sixth identified in photos of Xinjiang detention camp
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Donald Trump discusses China’s “wrongful detention” of two Canadians with Justin Trudeau
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

“12·9”成都秋雨圣约教案李英强取保获释 被刑拘的28人中仍有3人遭羁押 (Early Rain Covenant Church: Li Yingqiang released from prison, 3 of 28 still detained)
Weiquanwang, August 18, 2019

Li Hai’s list
China Change, August 16, 2019

Sister, niece of rights lawyer Chen Jiangang briefly detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese director Zhu Yu withdraws film from Taiwan’s Golden Horse awards
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong protest: What is mainland China hearing?
BBC, August 16, 2019

Related:
香港警察：港人眼里的“黑警”，大陆人心目中的“英雄” (Hong Kong police: In Hong Kongers’ eyes, they are dark forces, but mainlanders view them as heroes)
BCC, August 17, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong protests: Rival demonstrations spread across globe
BBC, August 18, 2019

Related:
全球30多城市集会声援香港示威者 澳洲等多地再现两派人马对峙 (Over 30 global cities hold events to support Hong Kong; several, including in Australia, involve confrontation)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong activists and British MPs join calls for Boris Johnson to intervene
Telegraph UK, August 16, 2019

Disney’s Mulan star sparks call for boycott with Hong Kong stance
The Guardian, August 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese embassy warns Canada to “immediately stop meddling” in Hong Kong and China affairs
Reuters, August 19, 2019

A bad year for Xi clouds PRC celebrations
Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2019

China pressures business over Hong Kong. Workers get caught in the middle.
The New York Times, August 18, 2019

Related:
These are the foreign brands apologizing to China amid Hong Kong tensions
What’s On Weibo, August 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei denies helping governments of Uganda and Zambia spy on political opponents
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

China plans to allow foreign investment in VPN services as part of Beijing trial in latest opening up move
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Baidu’s free-fall continues: No longer top 5 among Chinese Internet companies
SupChina, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Three nights of tear gas-free protests as Hong Kong’s anti-government movement gives peace a chance
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s dilemma: Fight or resist peacefully
The Guardian, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong: Three rallies mark 11th weekend of protests
The Guardian, August 17, 2019

Related:
香港再现大规模“反送中”集会，民阵称不满港警“中国式镇压” (Hong Kong holds another mass rally against the extradition bill, expresses dissatisfaction with Hong Kong police’s use of “Chinese-style suppression) China’s suppression of Hong Kong police)
BBC, August 18, 2019

Organisers say 1.7 million joined Hong Kong pro-democracy rally against police use of force, as protesters reiterate 5 demands
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong teachers rally in thunderstorm at start of weekend of protests
Reuters, August 17, 2019

Thousands rally at Chater Garden in Hong Kong, call on UK and US to take action
Channel NewsAsia, August 16, 2019

Several intercepted and refused entry to Hong Kong through border points as groups of men arrive from mainland China, government source says
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

香港民调95%支持独立调查委员会底线 周日民阵维园“流水式”集会 (Online opinion poll shows that 95% support protesters’ demands for independent investigation)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong police: We don’t need Beijing’s help
BBC, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing breaks silence on crisis: love good, violence bad
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

Cathay CEO quits after airline caught in Hong Kong protests
Bloomberg, August 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s protests have cemented its identity
The Atlantic, August 18, 2019

The Observer’s view on China’s reaction to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
The Guardian, August 18, 2019

China business or human rights? Hong Kong protests leave Cathay facing a tough balancing act
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

Carrie Lam can defuse the Hong Kong protests by taking on the property tycoons
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

Lawmaker Charles Mok: Who needs the law when Hong Kong authorities no longer follow it?
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

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

Xinjiang (新疆)

China releases white paper on vocational education and training in Xinjiang
Xinhua, August 16, 2019

White House appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to top China policy advisory job
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

前媒体人张贾龙妻子：丈夫被抓犹如“晴天霹雳” (Zhang Jialong’s wife speaks out on his detention: “It was a bolt from the blue”)
Deutsche Welle, August 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong protests: Brand “witch hunt” takes over Chinese internet
BBC News, August 15, 2019

Related:
The People’s Daily wants to censor Amazon
SupChina, August 16, 2019

Chinese youth, fed “officially sanctioned fake news,” vilify Hong Kong peers
The Washington Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
China steps up information war targeting Hong Kong protests, media
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Five more foreign NGOs de-register representative offices
The China NGO Project, August 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US Congress support for Hong Kong protests adds to pressure on White House to take firmer stance towards Chinese government
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Related:
Trump’s Hong Kong caution isolates him from Congress, allies and advisers
The New York Times, August 15, 2019

Why Chinese officials imagine America is behind unrest in Hong Kong
The Economist, August 15, 2019

Tibetan horse-race festival draws large crowds, undercover police
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese champion Huawei under fire for calling Taiwan a country
Bloomberg, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Blindsided: Why does Beijing keep getting Hong Kong wrong?
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

It’s not the economy, stupid: Hong Kong lawmakers and laymen say goodies won’t cool political heat or desire to protest
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s poetic call for peace blocked on Chinese social media
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

卧底阴霾下的抗争：示威者见招拆招？(Protesters tell account of suspected undercover police officer at airport)
Deutsche Welle, August 15, 2019

Existing Hong Kong law can put end to crisis, Beijing’s legal advisers say
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: Envoy says China has “power to quell unrest”
The Guardian, August 15, 2019

Police ban marches as Hong Kong readies for 11th weekend of mass anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police say 748 arrested during summer’s anti-gov’t protests, as weekend demos banned again
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong police watchdog says force turned down requests for information on handling of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

“Disgusted” Hong Kong civil servants warn of strike in second petition to government over handling of protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Jailed Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leader Benny Tai released on bail pending appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2019

Arrested protesters accuse police of ill-treatment in detention and denial of access to lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2019

What are Beijing’s best options for ending Hong Kong protests?
The Christian Science Monitor, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong response “won't repeat” Tiananmen: Chinese state media
Agence France-Presse, August 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Seeing through the violence
China Media Project, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong: The orchid and the great stone wall
The Diplomat, August 15, 2019

Beijing is moving to stamp out the Hong Kong protests – but it may have already lost the city for good
The Conversation, August 15, 2019

Some thoughts on China’s response to Hong Kong’s protests
Jerome A. Cohen, August 15, 2019

”The bravest lawyer in China” – Gao Zhisheng
Jerome A. Cohen, 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

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

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

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

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