Virus Crisis Exposes Cracks in China's Facade of Unity
The New York Times, January 28, 2020
What if We All Get Sick?: Coronavirus Strains China's Health System
The New York Times, January 28, 2020
Coronavirus: Photos From Wuhan Under Quarantine
The Atlantic, January 27, 2020
Veteran Journalist Condemns Chinese Media Over Wuhan Coverage
Sup China, January 27, 2020
Unexploded IED found at Shenzhen border control point, after suspected bomb destroys second Hong Kong toilet in 24 hours
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020
Lead from the front in fight against Wuhan virus
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2020
The Truth about "Dramatic Action"
China Media Project, January 27, 2020
‘Orwell would be proud’: US defence chief says China is a ‘21st century surveillance state’ that represses Muslim minorities
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020
Uyghur Escape in Thailand Draws International Focus on Minority Muslim Group
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020
Two Uyghur Cadres Jailed Over Failure to Confiscate ‘Illegal Religious Text’
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020
In Japan, fears grow that Chinese academic has been detained on the mainland’
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020
Wife of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer: 'I Can Afford to Spend All my Spare Time Telling The World About This'
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2020
Chinese gov’t-backed media turns focus away from deadly pneumonia outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020
Why China’s LGBT hide their identities at Lunar New Year
BBC News, January 25, 2020
Mayor of China's Wuhan says city's governance 'not good enough' as virus spreads
Reuters, January 27, 2020
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The Diplomat, January 27, 2020Citizens from Chinese city on lockdown roar ‘Beijing has abandoned Wuhan!’
Global Voices, January 26, 2020
Myanmar warns sanctions over Rohingya genocide will push it closer to China and dismisses ‘debt trap’ concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020
China wakes up to wide web of online data leaks and privacy concerns
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020
Wuhan coronavirus: Fear of infection, lack of consultation drive defiance over quarantine plan in Hong Kong border town
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020
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Channel News Asia, January 26, 2020Hong Kong declares Wuhan virus outbreak ’emergency’ – the highest warning tier
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2020
More than 80 radical protesters wanted by Hong Kong police have taken refuge beyond their reach in Taiwan
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2020
Hong Kong action choreographer linked to bomb plot, charged with possessing array of weapons
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020
Hong Kong protests: applications pour in for government cash to research city’s civil unrest
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2020
Hong Kong protests: tear gas fired on first day of Lunar New Year as crowd gathers to mark fourth anniversary of Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020
Goodbye, by-elections: Hong Kong’s gov’t is weeding out undesirable candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2020
Is China still on an anti-corruption road to nowhere, despite Xi Jinping’s campaign?
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2020
A Historic Quarantine: China's attempt to curb a viral outbreak is a radical experiment in authoritarian medicine
The Atlantic, January 24, 2020
Commentary: Wuhan virus compounds challenges facing China
Channel News Asia, January 23, 2020
Ninety-Year-Old Uyghur Imam Confirmed Detained in Xinjiang But Condition Unknown
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020
山西维权人士郝劲松涉寻衅滋事诽谤遭逮捕 (Shanxi rights activist Hao Jinsong formally arrested on charges of picking quarrels and libel)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2020
Coronavirus: Wuhan to shut public transport over outbreak
BBC, January 23, 2020
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China coronavirus: as travel ban is issued for Wuhan, many in city rush to escape
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020China Silences Critics Over Deadly Virus Outbreak
The New York Times, January 22, 2020
Tsai urges WHO to include Taiwan after Wuhan virus case confirmed
Channel News Asia, January 22, 2020
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Foreign Policy, January 22, 2020中國外交部：關心台胞健康 參與世衛活動須按一中原則 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs says China cares about the health of Taiwan comrades, but Taiwan's participation in WHO must be based on One-China principle)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 22, 2020
武漢市實施佩戴口罩控制措施 不戴者或由公安依法處罰 (Wuhan authorities impose emergency facemask law demanding all citizens to wear facemasks in public or be penalized)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 22, 2020
U.S. State Department Appoints Envoy to Counter Chinese Influence at the U.N.
Foreign Policy, January 22, 2020
市民穿睡衣上街遭“羞辱”，中国人脸识别执法引争议
Chinese City Uses Facial Recognition to Shame Pajama Wearers
The New York Times, January 22, 2020
Hong Kong Education Bureau finds protest-related breaches by teachers in 60 per cent of complaints
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam reveals she is ‘facing a lot of pressure’ to rein in journalists as protests rock city
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020
醫療組織聯合聲明：武漢肺炎襲港 醫療組織促請政府立即拒絕旅客經由中國入境 (Medical workers organizations jointly urge Hong Kong authorities to impose border control in light of outbreak)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020
梁美芬批政府未提供「公平選舉環境」 落選區議員擬作選舉呈請 (Pro-establishment district councilor who lost seat in November elections to raise election petition, criticizes government for not providing "fair environment for election" because of protests)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020
鄧炳強叫市民唔好再講8.31：只有11.11同11.13慘案 (Police chief tells citizens not to talk about August 31 Prince Edward incident again)
Inmediahk.net, January 22, 2020
How has Hong Kong lost its freedoms? Let me count the ways
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2020
Why Macau matters to Hong Kong: how ‘one country two systems’ turns into one-party rule
Hong Kong Free Press, January 23, 2020
Is Russia getting its model for digital authoritarianism from China?
Global Voices, January 21, 2020
广东维权人士李碧云被判刑四年 (Rights defender in Guangzhou, Li Biyun, sentenced to four years imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020
孟宏伟被判刑 中国式“反腐”越演越烈？ (Is Meng Hongwei's sentencing a sign that Chinese style "anti-corruption" is growing uglier?)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020
Coronavirus: China unveils measures to rein in spread of 'mutating' disease
The Guardian, January 22, 2020
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How political tensions between Taiwan and mainland China could hamper efforts to fight Wuhan virus
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020First case of SARS-like virus in Hong Kong – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2020
Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over criticism of country and media
Agence France-Presse, January 22, 2020
林鄭：習近平保證不會收緊對港管治 (Xi Jinping promised not to tighten control on Hong Kong because of protests, says Carrie Lam)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hails President Xi Jinping’s support for city as she rejects suggestions Beijing is exploiting the anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
旺角初一衝突四周年 警禁「香港本土起義」辦「勿忘魚蛋」集會 (Police ban all promotion, organization, and attendance of rally on Chinese New Year in remembrance of "Fishball Revolution" in 2016)
Stand News, January 22, 2020
被控煽惑非法集結及拒服從警命令 劉頴匡：據《公安條例》申集會之路將盡 ("The path of lawful assemblies under Public Order Ordinance is reaching its end," says Ventus Lau, organizer of lawful rally on Sunday now charged with inciting unlawful assembly)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong protests: did police use Israel’s Cellebrite hacking tech to crack protesters’ smartphones?
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
Hong Kong protests: hundreds gather at peaceful rallies to mark Yuen Long MTR station attack six months on
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
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Police officers ‘received verbal warnings’ for holding reporters’ identity cards in front of live-streaming cameras during Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
香港大律師公會就成立獨立調查委員會的意見書 (Full text: Hong Kong Bar Association's Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
大埔區議會通過建議保留連儂牆 政府部門書面稱不適合 (Tai Po District Council passes motion to keep iconic Lennon Tunnel; authorities skip meeting, deliver written dissent instead)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2020
制度性謊言下的武漢肺炎（文：呂秉權） (A Wuhan pneumonia outbreak under China's systemic lies)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020
Beijing’s new man in Hong Kong must succeed where others have failed in explaining the city to his Communist Party bosses
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
Uyghur Real Estate Magnate Confirmed Jailed Along With Brothers, at Least 20 Employees
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020
新疆穆斯林被逼喝酒吸烟 (Xinjiang's Muslims forced to smoke and drink to prove they have renounced "religious extremism")
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020
Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft
Reuters, January 21, 2020
被捕內地維權律師余文生 妻被問話不准飲食脫衣搜身 (Still no news for jailed lawyer Yu Wensheng; wife to persist for justice despite inhumane questioning by authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020
China Releases #MeToo Activist Who Covered Hong Kong Protests
The New York Times, January 18, 2020
China Keeps Arresting Hong Kong Protesters for ‘Soliciting Prostitution’
Vice News, January 17, 2020
China warns Communist Party officials: cover up spread of Wuhan virus and be ‘nailed on pillar of shame for eternity’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
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Xi Jinping Warns That China’s Coronavirus Outbreak Must Be Taken Seriously
The Diplomat, January 21, 2020China confirms human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
The Guardian, January 21, 2020
China and Myanmar’s growing closeness could help forge united front against international critics
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
China’s ambassador to Sweden summoned after he hit out at ‘smears’ in latest outburst against Beijing critics
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2020
Propaganda and sexism prove powerful contraceptives for Chinese women
The Guardian, January 17, 2020
Exporting China’s Social Credit System to Central Asia
The Diplomat, January 17, 2020
Huawei executive's extradition hearing to start in Vancouver
The Guardian, January 20, 2020
Yuen Long mob attack victims file civil suit against Hong Kong police chief over ‘failure to protect residents’
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2020
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7.21元朗恐襲半年 八傷者入稟控鄧炳強失職 哭訴患創傷後遺 (On half-year anniversary, victims of 7.21 Yuen Long attacks raise lawsuit against Police Commissioner David Tang)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fairs exhibit protest-themed goods
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2020
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Gov’t hygiene officer kicks pro-democracy party out of Hong Kong’s New Year fair for breaching ban on politics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong by-elections for seats vacated in wake of candidate ban row ‘will not be held’ ahead of Legislative Council 2020 polls
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
張建宗指將營造氣氛推行23條立法：極之有憲制責任 ("It’s our constitutional duty": Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung says government to "create atmosphere" to push for article23 national security legislation)
Economic Digest, January 21, 2020
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Citing President Xi Jinping, Beijing’s Hong Kong envoy Luo Huining says lack of national security law allows ‘sabotage’
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
不足四成中文科教師有信心教非華語生 平機會促教局增津貼、設專責教師 (Equal Opportunities Commission urges more government funding needed to help schools teach Chinese to ethnic minority students)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest rally organiser accusing him of failing to maintain order
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
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Police Arrest Protest Organizer For 'Obstruction' After He Calls on Crowd to Leave
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2020Police under fire for displaying journalist’s Hong Kong ID card during live stream again
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020記協促請警方停止以謊言掩飾前線警員濫暴行為 (Hong Kong Journalists Association calls on police to stop using lies to cover up abuse by frontline officers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong protests: ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin accused of damaging police officer’s hearing during Yau Ma Tei stand-off
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong police chief tried to ‘publicly discredit’ woman accusing officers of gang rape – lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
Simon Cheng: Hongkonger who was held in mainland China optimistic he can stay in Britain
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
民權觀察發表6.12調查報告 轟警光天化日狂毆市民零刑責 (Civil Rights Observer releases investigative report on June 12, condemns police violence with utter lack of accountability)
Inmediahk.net, January 19, 2020
The ominous metaphors of China’s Uighur concentration camps
The Conversation, January 20, 2020
沒有街頭衝突的香港，日子可以更難過 (A quieter Hong Kong? Days can be tougher ahead without "violent clashes" in the streets)
Inmediahk.net, January 18, 2020
Lawyers Told They Cannot Claim Xie Jiao Members Are Innocent
Bitter Winter, January 15, 2020
Some people in China help the party police the internet
The Economist, January 18, 2020
New Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture to be erected outside Danish Parliament
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
Coronavirus: second death in China after Sars-like outbreak
The Guardian, January 17, 2020
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“武汉肺炎”蔓延 舆论质疑政府隐瞒 (Public questions whether authorities withheld information as Wuhan pneumonia spreads to other countries)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
基督教迫害监察组织报告称中国迫害情况加剧 (Report from watchdog on religious oppression says persecution in China is worsening)
Voice of America, January 17, 2020
Report on alleged Chinese corruption in Maldives due by June: minister
Reuters, January 17, 2020
China President Xi’s Visit to Myanmar Raises Economic Hopes, Political Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
Police Hunt for and Persecute Buyers of Religious Books
Bitter Winter, January 17, 2020
China Renews Its ‘Belt and Road’ Push for Global Sway
The New York Times, January 15, 2020
Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition
Channel News Asia, January 17, 2020
Shanghai introduces facial recognition drug collection terminals to combat abuse by patients and pharmacists
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2020
Hong Kong student who helped found volunteer protest medic group arrested in China, classmates say
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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「國難忠醫」負責人被公安帶走 文匯引校方：涉嫖娼被捕且供認不諱 (Founder of volunteer medic group helping Hong Kong's protesters detained in Guangzhou, university says he is arrested on prostitution charges)
Stand News, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong police watchdog postpones report on unrest following legal challenge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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監警會剎停發表批評警方報告 張達明：「等埋司法覆核」理由奇怪 料非法律原因 ("Waiting for judicial review" is strange reason to postpone release of IPCC investigative report, says legal expert)
Stand News, January 17, 2020
Ted Hui files court challenge on tear gas chemicals
The Standard, January 17, 2020
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清潔工硬食催淚彈 不准離開崗位 「眼都矇曬」(Government cleaners forced to brace for tear gas without protective equipment, as lack of guidelines and fear of salary deductions pressure them to stay on duty)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020
鄧炳強：從誤導警員等方向調查指控警署內遭強姦案件 (Police chief says case of alleged rape in police station is being investigated on grounds of "misleading police officers" and perjury)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
‘Police apologise?’ No, Hong Kong rioters should say sorry for chaos they brought to the city, force chief Chris Tang says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
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Hong Kong district councillors grill police chief Chris Tang
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2020動議譴責警暴 鄧炳強即走 民政專員同離席：政府不認同 (Police commissioner and government staff walk out mid-meeting when District Councillors raise motion to condemn police violence)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020政府不認同中西區區議會譴責鄧炳強動議 (Government "disagrees" with district council motion to condemn police violence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
Transitional housing for Hong Kong’s poor not just a job for charities and developers, human rights groups says, urging more government involvement
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
在海外，抖音與微信為何成為「中國威脅論」的延伸？ (How did Douyin and Weixin become the extension of China's threat overseas)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
將香港議題推進美國政治：反修例運動的華府遊說者 (Bringing Hong Kong into American politics: The lobbyists for the anti-extradition movement in Washington D.C.)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之一】與家人斷絕關係 鄭文傑：收母親不尋常短訊電話 特別提醒小心女友安危 (Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 1): A phone call from his mother prompted him to cut ties with family to keep them safe)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之二】內地嚴刑逼供 鄭文傑四肢被鎖木板 被罵「國家的敵人」(Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 2): Cheng reveals details of his torture: tiger chair, body tied on cross, officials revealed there are other Hong Kongers caught)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
Documenting the Tragedy in Xinjiang: An Insider’s View of Atajurt
The Diplomat, January 16, 2020
Mass detentions, surveillance, and ethnic repression in China’s far west: the situation right now
SupChina, January 15, 2020
Targeted by Chinese Smear Campaign, Uyghur Leader Learns of Father’s Death
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
人权组织敦促中国释放人权律师 停止新一轮围捕行动 (Rights group urges China to release human rights lawyers and cease fresh round of arrests)
Voice of America, January 15, 2020
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China: Release Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping & End the Current Round of Arrests
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 15, 2020China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
‘LOL!’: China’s informal, confrontational Twitter diplomacy
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2020
Chinese protesters angle for Liu He’s attention as his motorcade whizzes past
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
US lawmakers propose sanctions over Chinese exit bans on Americans
Reuters, January 15, 2020
Top Chinese intelligence agency, former EU ambassador embroiled in German spy investigation
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
Mystery pneumonia outbreak could have been spread between family members – Chinese officials
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020
New Law Requiring 'Ethnic Unity' in Tibet Raises Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
林鄭月娥：一國兩制行穩致遠 2047後都不會改變 ("There is reason to believe" One Country, Two Systems could continue after 2047 if it is implemented properly, says Carrie Lam)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
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Carrie Lam says Hong Kong’s capitalist system can only survive beyond 2047 if ‘one country, two systems’ is fully respected
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
林鄭：不接受有指香港出現警暴 強調自己「非常愛護青年人」(Carrie Lam says she "does not accept allegations of police violence in Hong Kong")
Stand News, January 16, 2020
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林鄭出席立法會答問會 下月成立A貨「獨立檢討委員會」("Independent Review Committee" to be established next month)
Hong Kong protests: if people behaved, police wouldn’t have to use force, government says, as it hits back at critical Human Rights Watch report
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong teachers living in fear over protest support
Agence France-Presse, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong security chief defends police tactics amid reports of electroshock weapons being introduced
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020
11.18營救理大 哈薩克籍浸大生藏汽油彈 還柙57天終獲保釋 (Kazakhstan student remanded in custody for 57 days over PolyU protests finally obtains bail)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020
Legal challenges filed after Hong Kong police obtain warrants to search seized digital devices
Hong Kong Free Press, January 15, 2020
Sexual minorities in need of equal rights
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020
Taiwan Deserves to Be a Normal Country
Foreign Police, January 15, 2020
The state of labour relations in China, 2019
China Labour Bulletin, January 13, 2020
威脅傷害新疆家人 世維會主席稱遭噤聲 (Family members of Xinjiang chief, Shohret Zakir, threaten harm to family members of Dolkun Isa, president of World Uyghur Congress, if Isa continues to criticize Zakir for complicity in war crimes against Uyghurs.)
Ming Pao, January 15, 2020
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Chinese Government Threatens, Intimidates And Slanders WUC
World Uyghur Congress, January 13, 2020
China fears CAA could have repercussions in Xinjiang
The Hindu, January 13, 2020
Court in Beijing Hears Lawsuit From Evicted Family of Rights Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2020
Freedom House calls for oversight on China's efforts to influence media abroad
Reuters, January 15, 2020
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自由之家：中共正扩大在全球的媒体影响力 (Communist Party of China is broadening influence on media worldwide, Freedom House warns)
Voice of America, January 14, 2020
赴武漢醫院採訪肺炎疫情 無綫等港媒遭公安扣查 要求刪除攝錄片段 (Public security detain Hong Kong journalists reporting in Wuhan, demand deletion of footage taken inside hospitals)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
'Existential threat': Report warns on China risk to human rights
Al Jazeera, January 14, 2020
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人权组织称中国利用影响力压制海外批评
China Uses Growing Clout to Stifle Critics Abroad, Rights Group Says
The New York Times, January 14, 2020Chinese Government Poses Global Threat to Human Rights
Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2020
China is blaming everyone but itself for Taiwan’s presidential election result
Quartz, January 14, 2020
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China needs to show Taiwan respect, says president
BBC, January 14, 2020
State Media Outlines Eight Key Missions for State-owned Enterprise Reforms in 2020
China Banking News, January 13, 2020
Johnson: Huawei critics 'must tell us what's the alternative'
The Guardian, January 14, 2020
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United States presents Britain with fresh intelligence on Huawei risks in last-ditch attempt to block deal
The Telegraph, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong’s ‘yellow economy’ rewards protester-friendly businesses
Agence France-Presse, January 15, 2020
Hong Kong police consider arming officers with electroshock devices and net guns amid protests
South China Morning Post, January 15, 2020
Hong Kong police defuse pipe bomb, arrest four for manufacturing explosives
Reuters, January 14, 2020
大律師公會再促設獨立委員會 徹查 7.21、8.31等事件 建議由終院法官任主席 (Hong Kong Bar Association issues public proposal to Chief Executive, renews call for independent commission of inquiry and offers suggestions)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
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Hong Kong Bar Association offers city leader Carrie Lam blueprint for independent inquiry into protests
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020Letter to Chief Executive dated 14 January 2020 and Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Bar Association, January 14, 2020
港大將啟動審理解除教席 師生校友明日集會聲援戴耀廷 抗議程序不公 (Students and alumni to rally in support of Benny Tai, criticize procedural injustice as HKU management set to commence hearing to review tenure)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
District councillors slam Hong Kong minister over refusal to halt work on controversial HK$50 million musical fountain
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020
Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
政府無法無天是社會亂象的根源 (Government impunity is the source of Hong Kong's turmoil)
Inmediahk.net, January 15, 2020
大選人潮中的香港示威者：我不值得這種自由和平靜 (Hong Kong protester in Taiwan: "I don't deserve this freedom and peace")
The Initium, January 14, 2020
Listening should be first job for Beijing's new man in Hong Kong
Nikkei Asian Review, January 14, 2020
Why Aren’t More Countries Confronting China over Xinjiang?
China File, January 14, 2020
Interview: ‘As Human Beings, Everyone Should Care About This Issue’
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2020
HRIC note: An interview with Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old Muslim-American high school student, who posted a 40-second video about eyelash curling on the Chinese social media app TikTok in November as a ruse to discuss China’s oppression and maltreatment of the Uyghur Muslim minority.
Beijing says Taiwan's unification with China is 'inevitable' despite election result
The Guardian, January 14, 2020
China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
The Diplomat, January 13, 2020
CCP Goes All out Forcing Catholic Clergy Into Official Church
Bitter Winter, January 13, 2020
China says NGO chief barred from entering Hong Kong is 'paying price' for inciting protests
Independent, January 14, 2020
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Denial of Entry to Hong Kong? Our Call, Says Beijing
Human Rights Watch, January 13, 2020
恐襲、海嘯、疫潮：香港人的精神創傷禁忌 (Psychological trauma suffered by Hong Kongers similar to that of victims of natural disasters, terror attacks, or epidemics)
Stand News, January 14, 2020
理大重開須拍卡進出 學生批如監獄、不敢於飯堂進食 ("Like a prison": Students criticize new electronic gates at PolyU entrance, stay away from canteen)
Inmediahk.net, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong protests: High Court test for warrants that let police search phones
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
鄧炳強周四赴中西區議會 回應警方執法質疑 議員網上徵集問題 (Police Commissioner to attend District Council meeting for Q&A on law enforcement conduct, councilors gather questions online)
Stand News, January 13, 2020
Take ‘public interest’ into account on whether to bring cases to court, instead of just sufficient evidence, head of Hong Kong Bar Association says in speech
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
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Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong pledges deeper integration with mainland China province Guangdong amid months of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
【民間記者會】辦另類年宵 30東區黃店集合「和你宵」 消費贈印花換福袋 (Over 30 shops join protest-themed Chinese New Year markets)
Stand News, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong must heal what the protest-crisis has torn apart, not just relationships but also our minds
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2020
Capitalism and ‘Culturecide’
The New York Times, January 13, 2020
Lord Alton: Hong Kong is the new frontline of freedom
The House, January 13, 2020
香港人的“催泪弹”冰淇淋和“加油”月饼
Tear-Gas Gelato, Foulmouthed Mooncakes and Other Foods Fit for a Revolution
The New York Times, January 13, 2020
Do you hear the (young) people sing? How politics in Hong Kong and Taiwan show it’s time to empower the next generation
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
First Xinjiang, now Tibet passes rules to promote ‘ethnic unity’
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2020
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Stand News, January 13, 2020
新疆维族夫妇被判刑18年 罪名是儿子获瑞典政治庇护 (Uyghur man receives political asylum in Sweden, parents in Xinjian sentenced to 18 years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020
China’s Uygur policy, human rights defended by Wang Yi during Africa trip, amid latest US call for sanctions
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
Uyghurs in Xinjiang Ordered to Replace Traditional Décor With Sinicized Furniture
Radio Free Asia, January 9, 2020
China human rights activist Ding Jiaxi under investigation for ‘incitement of subversion’
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
饶舌歌手在中国为何不挑战权力 (Why rappers in China don't challenge authority)
BBC, January 12, 2020
The Moral Hazard of Dealing With China
The Atlantic, January 11, 2020
China’s biggest independent film festival forced to suspend operations indefinitely
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
蔡英文高票连任，台湾选民对北京说不
In Blow to Beijing, Taiwan Re-elects Tsai Ing-wen as President
The New York Times, January 12, 2020
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Reuters, January 12, 2020
China says will not change position on Taiwan after landslide election
Reuters, January 11, 2020
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Financial Times, January 11, 2020
Wuhan pneumonia: First death reported by mystery Chinese virus
Independent, January 12, 2020
Mainland Chinese authorities to allow two Taiwan specialists to visit Wuhan to gather information on pneumonia outbreak
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Prague mayor hits out at ‘unreliable’ China, as Czech capital switches from Beijing to Taipei in twinning deal
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Foreign Students and China’s Soft Power: The Case of Uganda
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020
The Costs Of The Belt And Road Initiative
China Digital Times, January 10, 2020
China facial-recognition case puts Big Brother on trial
Agence France-Presse, January 12, 2020
【抗暴之戰】提供施襲者相片警仍稱無證據中止調查 鍾翰林：唔係hea查而係索性唔查 ("No evidence": Police drop investigations into attack on pro-independence student leader)
Apple Daily, January 13, 2020
Hong Kong Bars Human Rights Watch Head
Human Rights Watch, January 12, 2020
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Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2020
Hong Kong party Demosisto drops support for self-determination after Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow’s election bans
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Democrat says pro-Beijing protesters are ‘repeating a lie’ that he was behind Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2020
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珍惜群組等元朗遊行 「沒有林卓廷，沒有 721 」 稱當晚白衫人減輕警察工作量 (Pro-Beijing group rallies in Yuen Long, urges police to arrest Democratic Party legislator Lam Cheuk Ting for "inciting" rioters to cause attacks in Yuen Long on July 21)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020明報記者元朗採訪期間受襲 編輯部譴責野蠻行為 (Ming Pao journalist attacked while covering pro-Beijing protest in Yuen Long)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 12, 2020
逾 3 萬人參與「天下制裁集氣大會」集會 大批防暴警截查 帶走至少兩人 (Over 30,000 attend pre-march rally calling for international sanctions to push for universal suffrage; police carry out stop-and-search, arrest two)
Stand News, January 12, 2020
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Hong Kong Protesters Rehearse for ‘Anti-Communist March’
Bloomberg, January 12, 2020青年英領館外佈置文宣 警拘一少女 疑在領館範圍內執法 保守黨成員關注 (Teenager arrested for putting up posters outside British consulate, UK legislators concerned about law enforcement in consulate area)
Stand News, January 11, 2020
學界辯論賽辯「重組警隊」等政治議題 19 中學退賽 辯聯：教育局曾致電中學施壓 (19 secondary schools quit inter-school debate after pressure from Education Bureau to avoid "sensitive topic"; schools remaining in competition asked to release students' names)
Stand News, January 11, 2020
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A touchy subject: Hong Kong government accused of stifling debate in city by organisers of schools’ competition
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
人道支援中醫組織「國難忠醫」負責人廣州被帶走 母親指音訊全無 (Chinese medicine doctor offering humanitarian aid during protests incommunicado since January 8, roommate says he is held under administrative detention in Guangzhou)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
Interviews: 'I Don't Think I Can Go Back to Hong Kong'
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2020
《禁蒙面法》違憲律政司上訴 陳文敏：警無差別放催淚彈 參與和平遊行亦需防毒面具保護 (Indiscriminate use of tear gas means gas-masks are needed even in peaceful protests, argues Johannes Chan in Court hearing for anti-mask law appeal)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
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Hong Kong anti-mask law: ban on face coverings would deal blow to freedom of expression, lawyer argues
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2020
Hong Kong gov’t not required to set up new offence to criminalise human trafficking, top court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
Never mind the praise for Carrie Lam, here come the conditions set for Hong Kong by Beijing’s new envoy
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2020
Claims of ‘fake news’ over Hong Kong police conduct should be backed by facts
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2020
Lin Fei-fan: Taiwan’s sense of ‘national doom’ and the expansion of Xi’s imperialist vision
Stand News, January 11, 2020
The impact of Hong Kong protests on Taiwan’s presidential election and cross-strait relations
Global Voices, January 10, 2020
Many Han Chinese don’t mind the gulag for their Uighur neighbours
The Economist, January 11, 2020
被指煽動顛覆國家政權判囚 9 年 王怡不再上訴 準備赴監獄服刑 (Pastor Wang Yi, jailed for inciting subversion, to give up appeal and serve prison term of 9 years)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
央视令妻旧知己芮成钢传快要出狱了 (Jailed CCTV host to finish prison term in 2020, currently in charge of "ideology education work" in prison)
Radio France Internationale, January 9, 2020
【17 年歷史終被取締】中國獨立影像展昨宣佈「無限期停辦」 組委會：在腐朽前告別，是對歷史的最大尊重 (China Independent Film Festival announces indefinite suspension amidst crackdown; committee says organizing an "effective film festival with true independent spirit" is no longer possible in current climate)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
“扫黄打非”办公布去年十大数据 (Office for “eradicating pornography and illegal publications” releases statistics for 2019: Over 10 million messages censored, 80 thousand websites taken down)
People's Daily, January 10, 2020
Tear gas and water cannons: Hong Kong students brave the front lines to livestream the protests
Reuters, January 10, 2020
World’s biggest debate contest axed livestream of Hong Kong topic as Chinese spectators staged walkout
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
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Mainland Chinese spectators, participants ‘walk out’, names redacted as topic on Hong Kong democracy in world’s largest university debate causes stir
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
Video: China's Top Private Health-Care CEO Says Chinese Employers Discriminate Against Young Women
Bloomberg, January 10, 2020
Does China’s response to LGBT couple in Tmall advert signal acceptance?
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
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Alibaba Features Gay Couple In Chinese New Year Ad Campaign For Tmall
SupChina, January 9, 2020
‘I Could Never Trust Them’: The China Factor in Taiwan’s Youth Vote
The Diplomat, January 10, 2020
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Taiwan Is the Last Free Place in the Chinese-Speaking World. Can President Tsai Ing-wen Preserve Its Democracy?
TIME, January 9, 2020
中国民办养老院困局
China’s private nursing homes out of reach for most of elderly
Financial Times, January 10, 2020
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s Busy Day in Cairo
China Africa Project, January 9, 2020
China-US ties – from Hong Kong to Xinjiang – dogged by lies, ‘fake news’, ‘capitalist dogma’, Chinese ambassador says
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
港大精神健康研究刊《刺針》：去年每5人有1人疑患抑鬱或創傷後壓力症 近半不求助反映不信任 (Medical study estimates one in five Hong Kongers have depression or PTSD, "comparable to conflict zones": 37.4% show symptoms of depression, 31.6% show symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder)
Citizen News, January 10, 2020
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The Lancet, January 9, 2020
鄭文傑發帖：與香港內地家屬斷絕關係 望家人不被騷擾 (Former British consulate staff Simon Cheng cuts ties with family in hopes they can "live in tranquility and peace, without external harassment and threat")
Stand News, January 10, 2020
王婆婆去年 811 後未露面 電郵透露在深圳被關押個半月 (Elderly protester "Grandma Wong" detained for 1.5 months in Shenzhen and still not free after release, email reveals)
Stand News, January 10, 2020
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‘Inside the big cage’: Hong Kong protester ‘Grandma Wong’ reportedly awaiting trial in Shenzhen
Hong Kong Free Press, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong protests: 31 arrested civil servants suspended from posts
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
梁美芬指國歌法如未能本地立法程序 唯有直接宣布實施 (Pro-Beijing legislator says "no choice but to directly announce implementation" if National Anthem Bill cannot pass LegCo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong workers flock to labour unions as new protest tactic
Channel News Asia, January 10, 2020
Hong Kong anti-mask law: government starts appeal against court’s decision to declare the ban unconstitutional
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
涉管理 Telegram 頻道有汽油彈、弓箭等訊息 24 歲女被控兩項煽惑 須還押 (Telegram channel administrator charged with incitement, bail denied)
Stand News, January 9, 2020
去信鄧炳強感謝帶領警隊 林鄭：警員傑出表現 值得高度讚賞 (Carrie Lam issues letter to Police Commissioner praising force's "outstanding performance")
Stand News, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong police aren’t even doing their real jobs any more. Carrie Lam must restore discipline in the force
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2020
China Steps Up Its Information War in Taiwan
Foreign Affairs, January 9, 2020
Rising to the China challenge: The case for an enhanced all-government China strategy group
King's College London, January 7, 2020
Fighting Fake News And Disinformation In Taiwan: An Interview With Puma Shen
New Bloom Magazine, January 6, 2020
China's Actions in Xinjiang May Amount to 'Crimes Against Humanity,' Says US Rights Report
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2020
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Congressional-Executive Commission on China, January 9, 2020China contributes to global anti-terror cause with deradicalization efforts in Xinjiang: Foreign Minister
Sina, January 9, 2020
林榮基將於3月在台北開設新銅鑼灣書店 (Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wingkee to open new "Causeway Bay Bookstore" in Taipei in March)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 7, 2020
Latent grievances erupt in massive taxi driver protests across China
China Labour Bulletin, January 6, 2020
Taiwan's China-friendly presidential hopeful faces backlash in divided south
Reuters, January 9, 2020
China province of 80 million claims only 17 people in poverty, sparking debate about official data
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
Recant or die: Alleged threat to self-confessed Chinese spy Wang Liqiang
The Age, January 8, 2020
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Taiwan KMT official allegedly tried to bribe Chinese spy into fake confession blaming DPP
Taiwan News, January 9, 2020
TikTok被曝存在严重安全漏洞
Major TikTok Security Flaws Found
The New York Times, January 9, 2020
New Rules, Who Dis: TikTok Overhauls Its Community Guidelines
Wired, January 8, 2020
Tencent and state-owned UnionPay to merge QR code systems for mobile payments in China
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
美國國會報告批評中國侵蝕香港自治 建議執行人權法案 (U.S. Congressional-Executive Committee on China criticizes China's erosion of Hong Kong's autonomy in new report, urges sanctions under new act)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 9, 2020
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美國會報告：港自由人權繼受侵蝕 港府：不應干預內部事務 ("Don't interfere with internal affairs," says Hong Kong government on new U.S. report slamming violation of human rights)
Ming Pao, January 9, 2020
‘Completely groundless’: Hong Kong democrat Claudia Mo slams gov’t claim protesters received foreign training
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
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李家超：相信有暴徒曾在外地受訓 每次行動都有目標及劇情 (Secretary for Security John Lee accuses protesters of having "received foreign training" because posters had different languages, protests were very organized and had clear themes)
Stand News, January 8, 2020
Ordinary laundry cycles can handle tear gas residue, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong police seized more than 3,700 mobile phones from protesters in space of five months and had devices broken into to read contents, security chief reveals
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
周梓樂逝世兩個月市民悼念 廣明苑釀衝突 警拘議員助理 (Citizens gather to commemorate Chow Tsz-lok's death; clashes break out as police clear blockade, district councilor’s assistant pepper-sprayed and arrested over straw hat "weapon")
Ming Pao, January 8, 2020
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Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2020
Hong Kong protests: teachers warned online comments are subject to regulations as education chief urges schools to suspend those arrested for serious crimes
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
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教協眾籌一千萬支援受打壓老師 馮偉華：作為工會保護會員責無旁貸！(Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union starts crowdfunding campaign to offer legal and financial assistance to teachers facing reprisals)
Inmediahk.net, January 8, 2020
民政少理區議會 觀塘音樂噴泉照去 觀塘區議會民主派：極度憤怒 (Kwun Tong's Home Affairs Department to go ahead with fountain construction despite District Council motion to suspend project)
Inmediahk.net, January 8, 2020
Carrie Lam is no longer Hong Kong’s real boss, but that’s less worrying than the man who now is
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2020
Taiwan’s Election Is a Referendum on Its Identity
Foreign Policy, January 8, 2020
Persecution of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang meets with silence on the arab street
Daily Herald, January 8, 2020
內地搜捕律師維權人士 許志永逃亡中揭真相 (On the run, Rights defender Xu Zhiyong explains the "Xiamen Meeting" behind arrests of lawyers and activists)
Ming Pao, January 8, 2020
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关注新一轮大抓捕 卫小兵再遭刑拘工厂被关闭 (Activist Wei Xiaobing under criminal detention for calling attention to mass arrest of rights defense lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2020呼籲國際社會ㅤ關注中國維權律師及公民元旦前夕被大規模打壓 (Calling for international community's attention to large-scale crackdown on rights defense lawyers and citizens)
Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, January 7, 2020
China Bans Imported Textbooks for Primary, Middle Schools
Sixth Tone, January 7, 2020
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China Aims For Total Control of People's Thinking From Primary Level Upwards
Radio Free Asia, January 7, 2020
台湾担忧中国散布虚假信息影响大选
Awash in Disinformation Before Vote, Taiwan Points Finger at China
The New York Times, January 7, 2020
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【台灣大選・反赤】《中國時報》記者親述台灣媒體如何被染紅 (China Times journalist recounts how Taiwanese media "turned red" under mainland influence)
Stand News, January 8, 2020Ahead of Taiwan's presidential elections, KMT accuses DPP of ‘green terror’ and Beijing echoes
Global Voices, January 8, 2020
Chinese state media seizes on US killing of Iranian commander to paint Beijing as a force for stability
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
China cements Communist Party’s role at top of its SOEs, should ‘execute the will of the party’
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
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China Steps Up Communist Party Control in State-Owned Firms
Bloomberg, January 7, 2020
Taiwan to vote in shadow of China pressure, Hong Kong protests
Reuters, January 7, 2020
China releases regulation on guaranteeing wages for migrant workers
Sina, January 8, 2020
Be vigilant, Chinese embassy in Jakarta says as fishing row adds to anti-Beijing sentiment
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
China tried to threaten Taiwan by weaponizing tourism, but it didn’t work
Quartz, January 7, 2020
China’s Reach Tests the Pacific’s Fragile Island Democracies
Foreign Policy, January 7, 2020
Megvii takes big step towards $500m Hong Kong listing
Financial Times, January 7, 2020
50蒙面人梨木樹拆連儂牆 街坊稱遭追打 (Residents say they were chased and beaten as 50 masked individuals demolished Lennon Wall in Kwai Chung; police made no arrests, and helped attackers get taxis)
Ming Pao, January 8, 2020
Opposition to LGBT+ legal rights in Hong Kong at historic low – CUHK survey
Hong Kong Free Press, January 8, 2020
Hong Kong protests: district council sets up task force to investigate mob attack at Yuen Long MTR station
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2020
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Tough to find people to join review committee on police behaviour, says Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7 2020林鄭月娥︰不應走獨立調查委員會這條路 ("We should not walk down the path of an independent commission of inquiry," says Carrie Lam)
【元朗 7.21】建制組織成員法院外聲援 61 歳被告 斥林卓廷「勾引」白衫人犯法 (Pro-establishment groups rally to show support for seven people charged for participating in Yuen Long attacks, saying democratic legislator "seduced" white-clad attackers into breaking the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 7, 2020
Stand News, January 7, 2020
旺角衝突暴動罪成在囚 盧建民攝影集料 2 月面世 部分收入捐 612 基金、星火等 (Lo Kin-man, photographer jailed for 7 years in 2016's "Fish Ball" protests, publishes photo album to raise funds for protests and appeal)
Stand News, January 7, 2020
‘I will fight tyranny’: Newly-elected Hong Kong localist, 25, becomes chair of North District Council
Hong Kong Free Press, January 7, 2020
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葵青區議會唱《願榮光》 譴責警暴促林鄭下台 建制離席抗議 (Kwai Ching District Council sings "Glory to Hong Kong" in first meeting, condemns police violence and urges Carrie Lam to step down)
Inmediahk.net, January 7, 2020民建聯「議會監察」四成員旁聽南區區議會 盼全新定位破舊立新 (Pro-Beijing party DAB sets up group to sit-in and monitor district council meetings and functions after defeat in elections)
Inmediahk.net, January 7, 2020
As India finds, and Hong Kong’s protesters should learn, the good fight is fought over an inclusive moral vision
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2020
【專訪】何韻詩 國際舞台上言說香港抗爭 (Interview with Denise Ho: Telling the story of Hong Kong's fight on the global stage)
Stand News, January 7, 2020
Hong Kong: Create Independent Investigation of Police
Human Rights Watch, January 7, 2020