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.

Friday, February 21, 2020

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur persecution: German politicians condemn China's 'modern slave exploitation machine'
Deutsche Welle, February 19, 2020

Related:
超生、留胡子、申请护照,第三批新疆文件曝光维吾尔人的16宗罪 (Violating the 2-children-policy, having a beard, and applying for a passport are considered crimes – among 16 others–listed in the Karakax County Document)
Voice of America, February 19, 2020

China's Biosecurity State in Xinjiang Is Powered by Western Tech
Foreign Policy, February 19, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

煽動顛覆國家政權罪成囚9年四川維權人士陳衛刑滿出獄 (Sichuan activist Chen Wei released today after 9 years in prison for inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 20, 2020

临沂监狱以疫情为由拒家属见王全璋 (Families denied meeting with lawyer Wang Quanzhang, Linjin prison blames Coronavirus)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

Amid the Epidemic, a Quiet Leap Forward for China's LGBT Community
Sixth Tone, February 19, 2020

The Communist Youth League Thought It Was Creating Patriotic Idols. Instead, It Started A Conversation About Women's Rights
Supchina, February 19, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China threatens further action against Wall Street Journal a day after kicking out three reporters
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

EU 'concerned' by China's expulsion of Wall Street Journal reporters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2020

敏感詞管制嚴苛 網課直播屢遭禁 (Online courses are struggling inside China's heavily censored Internet)
Mingpao, February 20, 2020

Fighting coronavirus and Trump, China escalates campaign against foreign journalists
The Washington Post, February 19, 2020

Are China's Coronavirus Figures Reliable?
Foreign Policy, February 19, 2020

Tencent's Boundary-Pushing Dajia Blog Abruptly Shuts Down
Supchina, February 19, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Coronavirus: Chinese censors kick teachers out of online classrooms for politics, profanity and smoking
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

中国女权: 被消费的抗疫英雌 (Is China finally advocating for women's rights?)
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

男子不想上班谎称女儿感染病毒 警方送他10天“假期”(Man detained for 10 days for lying his daughter was infected with Coronavirus to get out of work)
Beijing News, February 20, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus outbreak threatens to undermine China's drive to end extreme poverty
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

柳叶刀杂志发文悼念李文亮医生 (Article published in The Lancet Magazine in memory of Dr. Li Wenliang)
Radio France International, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong Airlines employees demand answers, transparency after embattled carrier makes 160 redundant in cost-saving move
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

受“封城”影响 中国百万艾滋病感染者恐断药 (Affected by the traffic restrictions, millions of AIDS patients in China may lose access to adequate medication)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2020

在孤城武汉,“陪着一个宏大的东西玩命”
She Left Wuhan to Become a Journalist. She’s Back in Time to Get the Story.

The New York Times, February 20, 2020

Removal of Hong Kong protest images from Sony World Photography Awards website raises censorship concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2020

Patients in China's Wuhan Struggle to Get Treatment Amid Tight Controls
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2020

The 2019 South-South Human Rights Forum: China Gathers Steam in Its Bid to Redefine the Concept of Human Rights
China Change, February 19, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Is London's LSE helping Huawei clean its reputation?
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

智能手机如何改变了隔离生活
Video Chats and Ordering In: Coronavirus Quarantine With a Smartphone

The New York Times, February 29, 2020

国内AI著作权第一案宣判:腾讯赢了 (Tencent won China's first AI copyright case)
Beijing News, February 20, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Mission impossible for disabled Hong Kongers hunting face masks
Hong Kong Free Press, February 19, 2020

香港電台是香港言論自由的橋頭堡 (RTHK is the major fortress in guarding Hong Kong's freedom of speech)
inmediahk.net, February 20, 2020

下班趕赴新公務員集會 參加者:不能被疫情淡化訴求 ("The Coronavirus outbreak can't stop us from pursuing our demands," say participants at the New Public Servants Rally)
inmediahk.net, February 20, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Amid the coronavirus crisis, China is paying a high price for its authoritarian system
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2020

Xi Jinping's coronavirus power grab is endangering public health in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2020

Opinion: Journalists' expulsion a sign of China's insecurity
Deutsche Welle, February 20, 2020

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Qaraqash List ‘Debunks’ China’s Claims of Combating Extremism in Xinjiang: Uyghur Whistleblower
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2020

China locks up Muslims in Xinjiang for their religion, not extremism, leaked data shows
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to expel WSJ journalists over 'malicious’ column
The Guardian, February 19, 2020

China’s military tightens secrecy rules as PLA steps up exchanges abroad
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

China is being accused of mistreating coronavirus nurses for propaganda
Quartz, February 18, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Movement restrictions in and out of China 'helping contain' virus
Al Jazeera, February 19, 2020

Malaysian firm offers AI-based profiling of Chinese visitors for virus
Reuters, February 19, 2020

China threatened to harm Czech companies over Taiwan visit: letter
Reuters, February 19, 2020

U.S. Designates China’s Official Media as Operatives of the Communist State
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

Quarantined passengers disembark ship in Japan; new China coronavirus cases fall
Reuters, February 18, 2020

China's handling of coronavirus is a diplomatic challenge for WHO
The Guardian, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

There's no quarantine Plan B, Lam insists
The Standard, February 19, 2020

Coronavirus: confirmed Hong Kong cases now 65 as mother-in-law of infected engineer becomes one of three more struck down in virus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Anti-government protesters’ slogan spray-painted outside Chinese army base in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s strikes and panic are symptoms of an ailing ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2020

The three mistakes the Chinese government has made in its mishandling of the coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2020

Talking Out of Both Sides of the Face Mask: Propaganda and Practice in the Age of Coronavirus
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2020

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur whistleblower: China is 'arresting people without any reason'
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2020

Related:
China detains Uighurs for growing beards or visiting foreign websites, leak reveals
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

China Seeks to Divert Attention From Virus Mishandling With Dancing Xinjiang Minorities: Uyghur Exiles
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

How China Tracked Detainees and Their Families
The New York Times, February 14, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Police Track Down Dissident Xu Zhiyong Using Facial Recognition
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2020

Related:
China Detains Activist Who Accused Xi of Coronavirus Cover-Up
Radio France Internationale, February 14, 2020

Dr. Xu Zhiyong, a well-known human rights defender and advocate of the New Citizens Movement exiled in China, taken away by police in Guangzhou
Weiquanwang, February 16, 2020

Gansu Government’s Head-Shaving Publicity Stunt Backfires
Supchina, February 18, 2020

China asylum claims to Germany more than double
Deutsche Welle, February 16, 2020

Tibetan Nun Expelled From Buddhist Center Commits Suicide in Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is paying a heavy price for coronavirus because of lack of free speech, says leading professor
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

As Wuhan’s desperate and sick beg for help, China shuts them down
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

Missing Chinese citizen journalists highlight risks of telling Wuhan’s story during coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Dissident artist known as ‘China’s Banksy’ takes aim at Beijing – from Australia
The Washington Post, February 18, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

To Tame Coronavirus, Mao-Style Social Control Blankets China
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

Related:
Talking Out of Both Sides of the Face Mask: Propaganda and Practice in the Age of Coronavirus
Human Rights in China, February 14, 2020

Facial recognition: Concerns over China's widespread surveillance
The New York Times, February 19, 2020

China reports 1,300 more coronavirus cases among medical workers
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

Related:
China's Doctors, Fighting the Coronavirus, Beg for Masks
Radio France Internationale, February 15, 2020

Coronavirus: vital to stop human-to-human spread in Wuhan, says China’s top expert as death toll hits 1,868
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

'Don't be kidnapped by China': Taiwan tells WHO in bid for separate virus tally
Reuters, February 18, 2020

广西网民订购4000只口罩 竟来自“武汉总工会”及“救援物资” (Guangxi netizens order 4,000 masks and “rescue materials” from Wuhan Federation of Trade Unions
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2020

As Wuhan’s desperate and sick beg for help, China shuts them down
The Guardian, February 17, 2020

China sees fall in coronavirus deaths but WHO urges caution
Reuters, February 17, 2020

Scared and exposed: Rise in virus cases among China's medics
Al Jazeera, February 17, 2020

China's Leader, Under Fire, Says He Led Coronavirus Fight Early On
Reuters, February 16, 2020

Coronavirus: China enacts tighter restrictions in Hubei
BBC, February 16, 2020

Coronavirus: 70 more cases on Japan cruise ship as China infections pass 68,000
The Guardian, February 15, 2020

Nepal Border Agreement With China Sparks Fears Among Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2020

Li Wenliang’s death exposes the costs of China’s authoritarianism
The Economist, February 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国电信5G技术助力首次新冠肺炎远程超声诊疗实施 (China Telecom's 5G technology assists in the first remote ultrasound diagnosis and treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia)
Xinjingbao, February 18, 2020

China's facial-recognition giant says it can crack masked faces during the coronavirus
Quartz, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong armed gang steals toilet rolls as coronavirus panic-buying spreads
The Guardian, February 16, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong police on a roll as third suspect in toilet paper heist flushed out
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2020

Hong Kong Protesters Build Barricades, Set Fire to Railway Station Amid Anger Over Virus
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2020

Commentary (评论)

In Coronavirus Fight, China Sidelines an Ally: Its Own People
The New York Times, February 18, 2020

Red Flag: Impacts of Coronavirus in China and the World
The Diplomat, February 18, 2020

The Li Wenliang Storm
China Media Project, February 18, 2020

China: Detention of activist shows unrelenting assault on freedom of expression
Amnesty International, February 17, 2020

Holding China’s trade unions to account
China Labour Bulletin, February 17, 2020

The coronavirus outbreak has only heightened Hong Kong’s hostility towards Beijing
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Friday, February 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Student Held in Coronavirus Quarantine Near Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: Why have two reporters in Wuhan disappeared?
BBC, February 14, 2020

Three things the Chinese government tried to hide during the novel coronavirus outbreak
Quartz, February 13, 2020

關於中國的輿論, 我們應了解什麼?(What do we need to know about China's narrative?)
The News Lens, February 14, 2020

美国教育部调查哈佛与武汉理工大学关系 (Harvard and Yale investigated over funding from China)
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

‘One Thousand Families’: Intimate Portraits Of Chinese Lives During Coronavirus
SupChina, February 14, 2020

Translation: A Poem For Dr. Li Wenliang, And A Call For Free Speech
China Digital Times, February 13, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says 1,716 health workers infected by coronavirus, six dead
Reuters, February 14, 2020

湖北省委、武汉市委书记双双下台意味着什么?
China Ousts 2 Party Officials Amid Outrage About Coronavirus Response
The New York Times, February 14, 2020

Related:
武汉一疫 政权声名狼藉 习近平开始清洗 (As authorities' reputation crumbles in outbreak, Xi Jinping begins cleanse)
Radio France Internationale, February 14, 2020

中国究竟有多少新冠病毒确诊病例?
How Many Coronavirus Cases in China? Officials Tweak the Answer
The New York Times, February 13, 2020

Related:
Huge rise in coronavirus cases casts doubt over scale of epidemic
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

China Under Xi Jinping is a 'Dystopian Digital Surveillance State': Rights Group
Radio Free Asia, February 13, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Blockchain Is Booming, But Can The Industry Survive Government Support?
SupChina, February 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong doctor battles fear and separation on virus 'dirty team'
Channel News Asia, February 14, 2020

Hong Kong government wins appeal over limiting access to ‘Civic Square’
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2020

Coronavirus: new mask guidelines rankle union as Hospital Authority urges longer use amid citywide shortage
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2020

【武漢肺炎】食環清潔工收家居隔離者垃圾 工會批欠明確指引 (Cleaners sent to collect trash of residents under quarantine without guidelines or protection)
Inmediahk.net, February 13, 2020

【武漢肺炎】滯留湖北港人返港無期 譚文豪轟政府無心救人,叫人白等 (No date in sight and no plan in place for Hong Kongers stranded in Hubei to return, legislators criticize government inaction)
Inmediahk.net, February 13, 2020

China's new Hong Kong chief a hardliner known for crusade against Christian churches
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

她在香港工作,却因疫情旅行禁令被困在故乡菲律宾
A Job Overseas, but Stranded by Coronavirus Travel Bans
The New York Times, February 13, 2020

Hong Kong’s protest art shifts from street clashes to virus panic. But the leaders remain the villains.
Washington Post, February 13, 2020

Commentary (评论)

不封關是恐懼的源頭(文:曾志豪)(Not closing the border to travelers from mainland is the source of Hong Kong's panic)
Ming Pao, February 14, 2020

Where Does China’s ‘One Country, Two Systems’ Stand in 2020?
The Diplomat, February 13, 2020

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Here’s How China Is Silencing Coronavirus Critics in the U.S.
Vice News, February 12, 2020

China to relax its internet restrictions for 100,000 students hit by Australia's coronavirus travel ban
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Coronavirus “Rumor” Crackdown Continues With Censorship, Detentions
China Digital Times, February 12, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Coronavirus: The volunteer putting himself at risk in Wuhan
BBC, February 12, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus death toll leaps in China's Hubei province, party bosses sacked
Reuters, February 12, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China purges regional leaders hours after spike in deaths and new cases
The Guardian, February 13, 2020

Coronavirus infections skyrocket as China refines diagnostic methods
Deutsche Welle, February 13, 2020

Related:
Why the number of coronavirus cases in China surged by more than 33% in one day
Quartz, February 13, 2020

China accused of under-reporting coronavirus outbreak
Financial Times, February 13, 2020

Chinese public dial in for support as coronavirus takes mental toll
Reuters, February 13, 2020

Shut out: Virus pushes China's seriously ill to back of queue
Al Jazeera, February 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Unions urges medics to halt work if Hong Kong Hospital Authority cannot provide adequate protective gear
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2020

China replaces senior Hong Kong official Zhang Xiaoming
Financial Times, February 13, 2020

Related:
China replaces head of its Hong Kong and Macau affairs office
Reuters, February 12, 2020

About 100 people protest in Hong Kong over plan to use Fo Tan public housing estate as quarantine site
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

Semi-quarantined: Living with the coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong
Global Voices, February 12, 2020

銀髮族遊行 要求林鄭月娥交代 CSI 口罩去向 「病毒可怕,但林鄭管治更可怕」 ("Silver-hair" protesters march to demand Carrie Lam explain where face masks made by Correctional Services were sent to)
Stand News, February 12, 2020

抗爭者傷勢相 入圍 Sony 世界攝影獎 港攝記高仲明:願更多人知道香港事 (Photos depicting Hong Kong protesters' injuries enter global photography competition)
Stand News, February 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Why a coronavirus-fuelled revolution in China is unlikely, despite Western commentators’ fondest hopes
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2020

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Another citizen journalist covering the coronavirus has gone missing in Wuhan
Quartz, February 12, 2020

李文亮事件后续:更多“吹哨人”遭中国当局打压 (More whistleblowers face crackdown after Li Wenliang's death)
BBC, February 11, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan says it didn't need China's permission for WHO meeting on coronavirus
Reuters, February 12, 2020

Cities in Guangdong, China to allow temporary seizure of private properties to control spread of coronavirus
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2020

Beijing pins hopes on ‘guy with the emperor’s sword’ to restore order in coronavirus-hit Hubei
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

Xi warned officials that efforts to stop virus could hurt economy: sources
Reuters, February 11, 2020

At least 500 Wuhan medical staff infected with coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Related:
鍾南山指李文亮背後有數百醫生冀說出真相 有需要聆聽 (China's health expert says hundreds more doctors other than Li Wenliang waiting to speak the truth, urges authorities to listen)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 11, 2020

肺炎疫情:种族歧视开始蔓延全球 (Racism spreads globally along with virus)
BBC, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【武漢肺炎】政黨團體悼李文亮遊行至中聯辦 郭家麒:中國打壓言論自由害死人民 (Hong Kong groups march to Liaison Office mourning Li Wenliang, urge authorities to cease persecution of whistleblowers)
Ming Pao, February 12, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong reliving Sars nightmare as outbreak spreads
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2020

24個人權組織聯署:香港政府拘捕人權觀察員違反國際責任 (Joint letter by 24 human rights groups criticizes Hong Kong police's arrest of rights observers as violating international obligations, urges withdrawal of charges)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

護士協會發起「工業行動」 僅促醫管局提供足夠裝備 不接力罷工 (Nurses union urges Hospital Authority to secure sufficient protective gear, but stops short of potential strike)
Stand News, February 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Defending Human Rights in the Era of Dystopia: The Situation of Defenders in China (2019)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, February 12, 2020

Hong Kong’s coronavirus panic buying isn’t hysteria, it’s unresolved trauma
Quartz, February 12, 2020

【武漢疫情觀察】普通人李文亮在不普通的國度 (Li Wenliang: An ordinary man in an abnormal country)
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang’s Hui Muslims Were Swept Into Camps Alongside Uighurs
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Arrested a Whistleblower Who Shot Viral Video of Coronavirus Corpses in Wuhan
Vice News, February 11, 2020

Related:
China Detains, Harasses Journalist, Academics Over Reports, Comments on Coronavirus
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

Seven Detained in Tibet For ‘Spreading Rumors’ on the Coronavirus Threat
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

李文亮去世之后 中国变本加厉加紧言论管控力度 (China steps up control of speech after Li Wenliang’s death)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020

Related:
China's online censors tighten grip after brief coronavirus respite
Reuters, February 11, 2020

CDT Censorship Digest, January 2020: Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak
China Digital Times, February 10, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Denmark defends Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ statue following Chinese pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020

勇于发声唤起良知 公民合力为李文亮讨公道 (Wuhan citizens join hands in pursuit of justice for Li Wenliang)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Senior Chinese officials 'removed' as death toll hits 1,000
BBC, February 11, 2020

SARS、禽流感、新冠病毒:为何很多流行病暴发在中国?
Coronavirus Outbreak Risks Reviving Stigma for China
The New York Times, February 11, 2020

Questions on China’s coronavirus response can wait, says former WHO official
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Taiwan hits out at China coronavirus travel bans
Channel News Asia, February 11, 2020

Xi Visits Hospital In Beijing And Video Chats With Wuhan Doctors
SupChina, February 10, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China's Xi visits hospital in rare appearance amid health crisis
BBC, February 10, 2020

Beijing and Shanghai impose new controls on residents as China battles to contain coronavirus
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Clergy Trained to Suppress ‘Foreign Religious Infiltration’
Bitter Winter, February 9, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China denies US Equifax hacking claims and insists it does not engage in cybercrimes
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥:封關「已經無乜意思」 跨境人流已降至最低 (Carrie Lam says border closure is "no longer meaningful" as cross-border traffic is "reduced to minimum")
Inmediahk.net, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong woman in breach of coronavirus quarantine order by visiting Kowloon Bay office and attending Sha Tin business meeting says system is ‘waste of time’
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong gov’t says no plans to enact laws to control supply and prices of surgical masks
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2020

Related:
【刻意隱瞞?】醫護停罷工翌日 醫管局改口防護裝備存量「劇跌」 外科口罩存量不足1個月 眾新聞三問醫管局拒答各項目存量 (Day after medical strike ends, Hospital Authority reveals stock of surgical masks for public hospitals will last less than a month)
Citizen News, February 11, 2020

Hong Kong’s public investigating authorities under pressure to probe unauthorised use of masks meant for civil servants
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

‘Hotbeds of disease’: call for government aid for Hongkongers in subdivided flats, as fears over coronavirus in sewage systems mount
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2020

滯留武漢港人:最後半粒藥今早服完 冀政府接港人回家 (Hong Kong residents stranded in Wuhan hope government will make arrangements to take them home as meds for long term illnesses run out)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The World Can Benefit From Taiwan’s WHO Participation
The Diplomat, February 11, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak: Hong Kong is facing a shortage of masks, toilet paper and leadership
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Xi Jinping May Lose Control of the Coronavirus Story
Foreign Policy, February 10, 2020

Hong Kong Is Showing Symptoms of a Failed State
Bloomberg, February 8, 2020

China’s rulers see the coronavirus as a chance to tighten their grip
The Economist, February 8, 2020

Monday, February 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms
The Guardian, February 9, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: China’s state media calls for police to explain charges brought against ‘rumour-mongers’
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

陈秋实采访疫情疑遭强制隔离 南京学者郭泉公开谈肺炎被拘留 (Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi reportedly held incommunicado, other scholars detained, as authorities clamp down on coronavirus news)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2020

Related:
Chen Qiushi: A citizen journalist on the frontline of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020

China Is Erasing Tributes to Coronavirus Whistleblower Doctor Li Wenliang
Vice News, February 7, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

纽约悼念李文亮:要言论自由、要真相 (Commemoration of Li Wenliang in New York: Seeking freedom of expression, truth)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020

Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2020

Related:
The Right to Freedom of Speech Starts Today — An Open Letter to the National People’s Congress and the NPC Standing Committee
China Change, February 7, 2020

The China Human Rights Lawyers Group’s Proposal to Declare February 6 ‘People’s Day of Truth’
China Change, February 7, 2020

Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor
The Telegraph, February 7, 2020

不少武漢人拍短片求助信息 維權組織設群組揭如何自救 (Wuhan residents trapped in quarantine send video messages asking for help, rights group rallies citizens to coordinate relief efforts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese cities try to flush out coronavirus patients by stopping cough medicine sales
Quartz, February 10, 2020

Coronavirus: China resorts to 'wartime' measures in Wuhan, sparking fears city is being sacrificed for greater good
The Independent, February 8, 2020

Related:
武汉进入“战时状态”:封锁力度加强,恐面临人道灾难
China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
The New York Times, February 7, 2020

‘It does not look good’: Wuhan doctors press on in dire conditions after coronavirus whistle-blower’s death
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

China locked down millions in coronavirus-hit Hubei. Has it done more harm than good?
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020

Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine
Washington Post, February 9, 2020

‘Innocent, but Implicated’: Wuhan Native Is in Limbo During Epidemic
The New York Times, February 8, 2020

China's ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
The Guardian, February 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei: UK 5G concerns 'a witch-hunt' says Chinese ambassador
BBC, February 9, 2020

Related:
China warns France against treating Huawei differently from European competitors for 5G contracts
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: teachers who criticised government on social media say they are living in fear
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Related:
教師 FB 評政府遭截圖「篤灰」 校方判無專業失德 教育局拒接納 裁定投訴成立 (Teacher who questioned government's handling of protest on Facebook sanctioned by Education Bureau, even though school ruled there was no misconduct)
Stand News, February 10, 2020

報道指江永祥郭嘉銓酒家設宴 14K 成員同場 警方:報道失實 無與鄰房顧客溝通 (Prominent senior police officers caught dining in the same restaurant as triad elders, claim "no communication with guests in the next room")
Stand News, February 9, 2020

將軍澳行動警拘 119 人 最細僅 13 歲 兩記者被指盜竊、阻差辦公 (119 arrested, including 2 journalists, in Tseung Kwan O on 3-month anniversary of Chow Tsz-lok's death)
Stand News, February 9, 2020

Coronavirus: Hongkongers in outbreak epicentre running low on medicine, masks and food, but government has no plans for flights out while lockdown continues
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Coronavirus: the frontline workers left to keep Hong Kong safe without adequate protection against deadly infection
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020

Related:
港鐵新工會向公司要求安全保障不果 通過表決擬進行工業行動 (MTR workers' union passes motion to consider strike after corporation fails to promise better protection for workers against coronavirus)
Inmediahk.net, February 9, 2020

港龍工會通過隨時發起工業行動 要求國泰全停內地航班 (Cathay Dragon to pass motion to start labor action pressing parent company, Cathay Pacific, to fully suspend mainland flights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 2020

Commentary (评论)

在不正常的社會講「理性」變成了「最不理性」(In an abnormal society, talking "rationality" is the most irrational thing)
Inmediahk.net, February 10, 2020

Protest and punishment: How thousands of demonstrators are set to face Hong Kong’s court system
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020

China’s coronavirus might be the crisis Beijing can’t detain, spend, or censor away
Quartz, February 8, 2020

Coronavirus: China’s Xinjiang camps are a neglected high-risk area and should be closed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2020

The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
The Atlantic, February 8, 2020

Friday, February 07, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

'Hero who told the truth': Chinese rage over coronavirus death of whistleblower doctor
The Guardian, February 7, 2020

Related:
Wuhan Police’s Reprimand of Coronavirus Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang
Human Rights in China, February 6, 2020

Distrust and Despair on WeChat and Weibo after Death of Wuhan Whistleblower
What's on Weibo, February 7, 2020

China anti-corruption body to probe 'issues' related to Li Wenliang
Reuters, February 7, 2020

Minitrue: Control Temperature On Death Of Coronavirus Whistleblower
China Digital Times, February 6, 2020

環時社評稱李文亮去年警報沒被重視反被訓誡值得反思 (Global Times commentary says "reflection needed" for authorities' response to Li Wenliang's first warning of coronavirus)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 7, 2020

The battle of numbers in the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Global Voices, February 7, 2020

Internet Giants Warned Amid Coronavirus Crackdown
China Media Project, February 6, 2020

China is dispatching journalists to tell the coronavirus story it wants its people to hear
Quartz, February 6, 2020

Related:
直播武汉疫情市民再遭公安滋扰传唤 (Wuhan citizen livestreaming situation online repeatedly summoned and harassed by public security officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

在“鬼城”武汉,被疫情颠覆的生活
Losing Track of Time in the Epicenter of China’s Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times, February 6, 2020

Coronavirus doctor dies of heart attack after working 10 days straight
Independent, February 7, 2020

新冠疫情带来的人道灾难和次生灾难 (The humanitarian crisis and secondary disaster triggered by the coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, February 6, 2020

Related:
方舱医院医疗、后勤资源严重短缺 恐致人道灾难 (Shortage of medical supplies and resources in Wuhan's capsule hospitals is brewing a humanitarian disaster)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020

Taiwan, China argue over flights for stranded Taiwanese in Wuhan
Channel News Asia, February 7, 2020

The WHO can’t seem to figure out what to call Taiwan in its coronavirus updates
Quartz, February 6, 2020

中国要求意大利取消停止直航决定 意同意临时恢复部分商业航班 (Chinese government demands Italy to reverse decision to cancel direct flights, Italian government agrees to reinstate commercial flights)
Reuters, February 7, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics tell gov’t to offer more support or face mass resignations
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020

Related:
【不斷更新】數千罷工醫護留守醫管局 要求與高層會面未果 (Thousands of doctors and nurses hold sit-in at Hospital Authority asking for negotiations on last day of strike; officials refuse to meet)
Inmediahk.net, February 7, 2020

【武漢肺炎】梁卓偉:輸入個案要零風險只能全面封關 家居隔離單靠自律不可行 (Doctor on government's advisory panel says only full border closure can ensure zero risk for imported cases, quarantine based on "self-discipline" is not viable)
Stand News, February 7, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Hong Kong students and civil servants asked to help monitor people returning from mainland China as mandatory quarantine comes into force
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2020

宣佈強制檢疫 政府留兩天半空窗期 入境香港內地人數翌日急升 3 成 經深圳灣升一倍 (In window before mandatory quarantine, number of incoming visitors through border surges 30%)
Stand News, February 7, 2020

眾新聞4度追問出售口罩予哪些NGO 懲教署3日後答:涉及第三者資料,不會披露 (Authorities say they donated facemasks made by inmates to local NGOs, but refuse to disclose which ones)
Citizen News, February 7, 2020

台停辦港澳入台證 港府:無必要 (Hong Kong government says it is "unnecessary" for Taiwan to cease entry-visa applications from Hong Kong and Macau)
Ming Pao, February 7, 2020

Coronavirus: give street cleaners surgical masks or risk them walking off the job, Hong Kong warned
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: single mother uses same mask for five days as grass roots priced out of Hong Kong’s frantic panic buying or too weak to queue overnight
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

元朗連儂牆遇襲者遭踢斷肋骨 指警察曾讚打得好 ("Good job": Victim of Yuen Long Lennon Wall beating says police officers praised attackers)
Inmediahk.net, February 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

在不正常的社會講「理性」變成了「最不理性」(In an abnormal society, talking "rationality" is the most irrational thing)
Inmediahk.net, February 10, 2020

Protest and punishment: How thousands of demonstrators are set to face Hong Kong’s court system
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020

China’s coronavirus might be the crisis Beijing can’t detain, spend, or censor away
Quartz, February 8, 2020

Coronavirus: China’s Xinjiang camps are a neglected high-risk area and should be closed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2020

The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
The Atlantic, February 8, 2020

Thursday, February 06, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Translation: “Wuhan Police Said Don’t Post, I Laughed With Tears In My Eyes”
China Digital Times, February 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese scholar blames Xi Jinping, Communist Party for not controlling coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Chinese officials warn outbreak’s epicentre faces ‘severe’ hospital bed shortage
Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Wuhan Communist Party official apologises for failure to provide patients treatment
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Who owns the coronavirus cure? China’s move to patent Gilead’s experimental drug for the novel virus could lead to legal wrangle
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

U.S. clashes with China over Taiwan's place at the WHO table
Reuters, February 6, 2020

China may delay annual meeting of parliament due to virus outbreak: sources
Reuters, February 6, 2020

從武漢返鄉後,他們被洩露隱私、被警察銬走、被酒店驅趕 (Handcuffed, kicked from hotels, privacy invaded: What happens when Chinese citizens return home from Wuhan)
The Initium, February 5, 2020

China’s Schools Pledge to Do Away with Religion
Bitter Winter, February 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition
Quartz, February 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘It’s crazy now’: Discrimination over coronavirus is worse than during SARS, says Hong Kong domestic worker activist
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020

【武漢肺炎】內地入境人士強制檢疫14日 拒全禁內地人來港 (Hong Kong authorities announce mandatory 14-dayquarantine for travelers from mainland, but refuse to impose entry-ban)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020

【罷工第四天】員工陣線促醫管局日內談判 不排除延長罷工 (Quarantine is not banning: Hospital staff union urges authorities to commence negotiations, or strike might continue after Friday)
Stand News, February 6, 2020

Related:
【醫護罷工】4,600員工今缺勤 醫管局籲回崗位:暫停行動才有得傾 (After third day of strike, Hospital Authority says doctors and nurses "must return to posts before negotiations can begin", refuse to guarantee no reprisals)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020

武汉肺炎:香港罢工护士的内疚、恐惧与不安 (Guilt, fear and trepidation for Hong Kong's nurses on strike)
BBC, February 5, 2020

【武漢肺炎】新系統供醫護看病人外遊紀錄防瞞報 東區急症室試行 (Hospital to test electronic system that allows doctors to check patients' travel records amidst incidents of false-reporting on travel history)
HK01, February 6, 2020

Coronavirus: Taiwan restricts Hong Kong and Macau travellers amid outbreak crisis
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

WHO抗疫荒腔走板與聯合國的中共化,向世界背書並輸出「中國模式」(Endorsing and exporting the "China model": The laughable outbreak responses of WHO and the sinicization of the United Nations)
The News Lens, February 6, 2020

新冠病毒危机中,中国媒体和公民发声的力量
The Subtle Muckrakers of the Coronavirus Epidemic
The New York Times, February 6, 2020

Wednesday, February 05, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A county in China is offering people $140 to tell on neighbors who have visited Wuhan, and another is threatening the death penalty to anyone deliberately spreading the coronavirus
Business Insider, February 5, 2020

疫灾加滥权 中国律师为“造谣者”发声 (Human rights lawyer in Beijing speaks up for "rumor spreaders" during Wuhan virus outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Clamps Down on Independent Reporting of Epidemic as Cases, Deaths Keep Rising
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Bans on travellers from the mainland a risky ‘overreaction’, China’s UN envoy in Geneva tells WHO
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

A Chinese doctor was one of the first to warn about coronavirus. He got detained — and infected.
Washington Post, February 4, 2020

Coronavirus Crisis Shows China’s Governance Failure
The New York Times, February 4, 2020

Related:
驱逐、围堵、举报:数百万武汉人经历了什么?
China, Desperate to Stop Coronavirus, Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
The New York Times, February 4, 2020

Wuhan medic: 'Many more infections than official numbers show'
Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei promises ‘made in Europe’ 5G, as it announces plans for new manufacturing bases
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

China Marshals Its Surveillance Powers Against Coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal, February 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police arrest mall security guard for allegedly spreading virus rumours
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2020

Coronavirus: why won’t Carrie Lam shut Hong Kong’s border with mainland China?
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

Related:
天水圍居民上街促封深圳灣 警發逾10催淚彈 (Tin Shui Wai citizens conduct temperature checks for cross-border arrivals in bus station, urge full border closure; police fire tear gas)
Ming Pao, February 5, 2020

【武漢肺炎】何栢良:留意下階段或現商場傳播 香港仍有救籲全面封關 政府不可無常識 ("Hong Kong can still be saved," says academic as he urges full border closure; warns of outbreak through malls and calls on Hong Kong government to use common sense)
Stand News, February 5, 2020

台灣向港澳發黃色旅遊警示 籲如非必要不要前往(Taiwan issues travel warning on Hong Kong and Macau)
Now News, February 5, 2020

【罷工第三天】醫護到政總遞請願信促封關 林鄭未現身 醫管局:緊急服務受嚴重影響 (Medical strike enters third day, workers rally outside gov't headquarters to submit appeal, but Carrie Lam refuses to meet)
Stand News, February 5, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics escalate strike to demand a full shutdown of Chinese border
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2020

Hong Kong’s Striking Health Workers Pose New Threat to Beijing
Bloomberg, February 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China’s Global Human-Rights Whitewash
Project Syndicate, February 5, 2020

China’s dreams of world leadership are fading as its belt and road projects start to sour
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

許章潤〈憤怒的人民已不再恐懼〉(Xu Zhangrun: The angry people are no longer afraid)
Citizen News, February 5, 2020

Coronavirus: how health and politics have always been inextricably linked in China
The Conversation, February 4, 2020

How the coronavirus crisis has brewed a ‘revolt of the professionals’ in China
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020

Stuck in Central China on Coronavirus Lockdown
The New York Review of Books, February 4, 2020

U.N. Chief Faces Internal Criticism Over Human Rights
Foreign Policy, February 4, 2020

Tuesday, February 04, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

China accuses Pompeo of 'slander' over Xinjiang comments
Channel News Asia, February 4, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese Officials Can’t Help Lying About the Wuhan Virus
Foreign Policy, February 3, 2020

一场疫情 能促生中国的新闻自由吗? (Can a coronavirus outbreak be the catalyst for press freedom in China?)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020

Chinese Student Detained For Tweets He Made In Minnesota
SupChina, February 3, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The workers striving behind the scenes to combat the coronavirus in Wuhan
China Labour Bulletin, February 4, 2020

Women’s Rights Advocate Calls Out Sexist Coverage Of Wuhan Outbreak In Chinese Media
SupChina, February 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: China revives output of medical supplies but shortages persist on front line
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

Related:
Chinese woman detained for hiding virus contact - Xinhua
Reuters, February 4, 2020

More surveillance, tighter controls: China's coronavirus crackdown
The Guardian, February 3, 2020

Coronavirus: China dismisses officials after boy with cerebral palsy dies while father quarantined
Independent, February 4, 2020

Taiwan calls China 'vile' for restricting island's access to WHO on coronavirus
Reuters, February 4, 2020

Related:
Shut out of WHO, Taiwan faces flight bans, delays in virus updates
Reuters, February 3, 2020

China says it shared 'latest information' with Taiwan about coronavirus outbreak
Channel News Asia, February 3, 2020

‘More Than Outraged’: Chinese Citizens Are Getting Angry About Beijing's Handling of Coronavirus
Vice News, January 31, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Artificial intelligence applications surge as China battles to contain coronavirus epidemic
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms first virus death as hospital strike enters second day
Independent, February 4, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong Tightens Border as Medical Workers Call for Shutdown
The New York Times, February 3, 2020

Coronavirus: top Hong Kong medical school chief questions government response to health crisis
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

逃兵還是抗爭者?罷工香港醫護到底在爭取什麼 (Fighters or deserters? What Hong Kong's medical workers want from strike)
The Initium, February 3, 2020

Related:
醫管局稱約 4400 醫護罷工 包括 360 醫生 2500 護士 強調和員工睇法一致 (Hospital Authority announces 4,400 medical workers absent from duty in second wave of strikes)
Stand News, February 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong faces escalated medical strike despite government move to expand border closures
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020

【醫護罷工】向罷工員工發電郵 醫管局:促返回崗位 罷工須按法律行事 (Hospital Authority "earnestly urges" striking medical workers to return to stations, disapproves labor action "without Authority's consent")
Stand News, February 3, 2020

【武漢肺炎】林鄭月娥認採購口罩困難要「慳啲使」 官員不符內部指引不准戴 (Amid supply shortage, Chief Executive Carrie Lam says officials must meet internal guidelines before wearing face masks, demands journalists do same)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Carrie Lam orders Hong Kong officials not to wear masks to save stocks for medical workers
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

【武漢肺炎】懲教署趕製口罩加開通宵更 女囚友稱被強制加班 (Prisoner says she was forced to work overtime as Correctional Services crank up production of facemasks)
Ming Pao, February 4, 2020

‘It’s chaos’: Hong Kong’s domestic workers call for help amid coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2020

Explainer: 7 reasons Hongkongers are angry about the gov’t response to the coronavirus
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2020

Commentary (评论)

抗爭八個月了,要理解政府表面「瘋狂抗疫」之下的盤算 (8 months into protests, we must understand the schemes behind Hong Kong government's outrageous anti-outbreak measures)
Stand News, February 4, 2020

China coronavirus outbreak: the plague of fear and prejudice could be just as lethal
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak highlights cracks in Beijing’s control
Christian Science Monitor, January 31, 2020

Monday, February 03, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Pompeo Urges Kazakhstan to Press China Over Xinjiang Crackdown
Voice of America, February 2, 2020

Students from Xinjiang Indoctrinated for ‘Stability Maintenance’
Bitter Winter, February 3, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

How the Coronavirus Outbreak Played out on China’s Social Media
The Diplomat, January 31, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

無法抵達的物資:民間救援為何遲遲送不到一線醫生手上? (The supplies that never got there: Why aid from civil society struggles to reach frontline doctors fighting coronavirus outbreak)
The Initium, January 31, 2020

Coronavirus: China Red Cross under fire over poor distribution of masks, medical supplies
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

在武汉,那些无法被确诊和得不到治疗的人
Coronavirus Pummels Wuhan, a City Short of Supplies and Overwhelmed
The New York Times, February 3, 2020

Related:
还原肺炎疫情关键七周:中国为何未能及时控制病毒传播
As New Coronavirus Spread, China’s Old Habits Delayed Fight
The New York Times, February 3, 2020

China opens virus hospital, steadies markets as toll grows
Associated Press, February 3, 2020

Coronavirus infections predicted to grow exponentially; first death outside China; outbreak becomes political
Washington Post, February 3, 2020

Quieter Response to Coronavirus in Countries Where China Holds Sway
The New York Times, February 2, 2020

Related:
Ethiopians are slamming their government for not stopping China flights
Quartz, February 2, 2020

China’s Israel envoy compares virus travel bans to Holocaust
Associated Press, February 2, 2020

Related:
China criticizes U.S. border closure as coronavirus death toll rises
NBC News, February 1, 2020

Coronavirus fears fuel racism and hostility, say British-Chinese
The Guardian, February 1, 2020

China struggling to engineer a baby boom after scrapping one-child policy
The Telegraph, February 1, 2020

Related:
Why many Chinese women are giving motherhood a miss – it’s not just the high cost of raising a child
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中國化?澳門「天眼」將增人臉識別 民主派議員質疑 (Macau to use facial recognition in city's surveillance cameras)
Liberty Times Net, February 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

香港醫護罷工首日:早上約千人參與,工會要求林鄭月娥公開談判 (Thousands of hospital staff join five-days strike, union demands border closure and public negotiation)
The Initium, February 3, 2020

Related:
武汉肺炎:香港医护人员罢工 要求“封关”防止疫情扩散 (Hong Kong's doctors and nurses go on strike, demand border closure to prevent further spread of coronavirus)
BBC, February 2, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong public hospitals brace for workers’ strike
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020

政府:懇請罷工醫護重新考慮 (Hong Kong government asks medical workers planning to join strike to "reconsider")
Inmediahk.net, February 2, 2020

‘We have no choice’: Hong Kong medical workers agree strike over mainland border closures
Agence France-Presse, February 2, 2020

All Hongkongers returning from mainland China should be quarantined, city’s largest pro-Beijing party says as pressure piles on government to step up coronavirus fight
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says total border shutdown with mainland China discriminatory, but will ramp up quarantine measures
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2020

Fearing virus, Hong Kong residents stock up on food, essentials
Reuters, February 2, 2020

Calls for street cleaners to get better protective gear, as rest of Hong Kong hunkers down for coronavirus storm
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2020

29歲港人石賈墨德國會發言投訴警暴 辭工程師正職開拓歐洲抗爭戰線 (Hong Kong engineer quits job to support lobbying work for protests, gives testimony in German parliament over police violence)
Citizen News, February 2, 2020