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

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

美国国家安全顾问指责中国隐瞒疫情耽误全球两月时间 (U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien accuses China of concealing the coronavirus, delaying world’s knowledge for two months)
Radio France Internationale, March 12, 2020

Chinese officials push conspiracy theory coronavirus originated abroad
The Guardian, March 12, 2020

肺炎疫情:新冠病毒影响男性生育?湖北政府官网刊文“被消失” (Article written by expert team and published on official website of Hubei Provincial Government on coronavirus’s adverse effect on male fertility and sexual function is removed after going viral)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2020

中国在新冠疫情下进一步加强审查制度 (China further strengthens censorship amid coronavirus epidemic)
Radio France Internationale, March 12, 2020

肺炎疫情:“发哨人”引发反审查战,中国人用创意接力反击 (Article interviewing the doctor who first issued photo of coronavirus test report is deleted, and netizens use various versions to restore it )
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

拒绝再沉默,武汉90后:我这辈子有义务为死者发声 (Refusing to be silenced again, Wuhan post-‘90: I have an obligation in my life to speak for the dead)
Voice of America, March 12, 2020

西藏人民抗暴日纪念活动在澳洲各城市举行 (Tibetans commemorate Tibetan National Uprising Day in many cities in Australia and other countries)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2020

逆行武汉 前央视主持人李泽华消失记 (How former CCTV host Li Zehua disappeared for Investigating coronavirus situation in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美国参议员提出议案,要求禁止联邦雇员使用TikTok (U.S. Senate members propose a bill prohibiting U.S. federal employees from installing TikTok on government-distributed phones)
Voice of America, March 12, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: 13-year-old arrested on suspicion of assaulting police officer is among seven seized in early morning raids
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2020

美國發表2019年人權報告 批中國侵犯人權 關注北京損香港自治權 (U.S. State Department report names police brutality as significant human rights issue in Hong Kong, slams Beijing encroachment on city's autonomy)
HK01, March 12, 2020

Related:
回應美人權報告批評警暴 政府:示威者暴力程度前所未有 警受死亡威脅 (Protester violence unprecedented and police faced deadly threats, says Hong Kong government in response to U.S. report on human rights violations)
Stand News, March 12, 2020

Hongkongers Converge on Washington to Call For Sanctions Against Police, Leaders
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2020

6人涉爆炸案提堂 辯方投訴被告受警方威嚇下作供 (Defendants charged with bombing report forced confession in custody, threats to girlfriend; two defendants hospitalized after arrest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 11, 2020

Related:
涉明愛醫院及兩口岸放炸彈促封關 6人被控串謀爆炸等罪 (Six charged over bombing incidents in late January after urging border closure)
Inmediahk.net, March 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

公民社会的缺失与重构:疫情下的民间捐助 (The deficit and reconstruction of civil society: civil donations in the epidemic)
Voice of America, March 13, 2020

让全球看清疫情是天灾抑或人祸,是很多人最大的疑惑或期望 (Letting the world see whether the coronavirus is natural or man-made is the biggest doubt or expectation among many people)
Radio France Internationale, March 12, 2020

灾难降临,中国更需要公民社会 (Facing disaster, China needs civil society even more)
The New York Times, March 11, 2020

十字架报:中国已开始改写武汉病毒历史 (LaCroix: China is rewriting the history of Wuhan coronavirus)
Radio France Internationale, March 11, 2020

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

US senator calls for action on forced labour in China's Xinjiang
Channel NewsAsia, March 11, 2020

‘Two-Faced’ Former Uyghur Forestry Official Sentenced to Life in Prison in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: How Chinese social media platforms controlled information on the outbreak
Global Voices, March 11, 2020

Beijing's coronavirus propaganda blitz goes global
Axios, March 11, 2020

Coronavirus: Wuhan doctor says officials muzzled her for sharing report on WeChat
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2020

Related:
Doctors Keep Dying in Wuhan and Beijing Is Still Trying to Silence Them
Vice, March 11, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Playing the victim’: Hong Kong democrat slams police force after top cop denies brutality accusations at UN
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2020

眾志發起公開信 促美國盡快制裁賣港官員及警察 (Demosistō urges US sanctions on Hong Kong officials and police force)
Inmediahk.net, March 11, 2020

UK parliamentarians launch probe into Hong Kong police over rights violations
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2020

Related:
New Parliamentary Inquiry Launched into Alleged Human Rights Abuses in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Watch, March 10, 2020

醫局:N95餘4周存量 令人擔心 稱「痛下決心」 限處理霧化程序用 (Hospital Authority reveals stock for N95 masks will last fewer than four weeks, "regrettably limits use" only for aerosol-generating procedures)
Ming Pao, March 11, 2020/p>

調查:約6成受訪市民因社會運動或疫情而失眠 (In latest poll, 60% of respondents say they suffered insomnia due to protests or coronavirus outbreak)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 11, 2020

民政處突取消東區監警會 民主派批警權凌駕區議會 (Home Affairs Department cancels district council meeting scheduled to discuss police violence after police department refuses to attend)
Inmediahk.net, March 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

醫護罷工的劃時代意義 (The historic meaning of Hong Kong's groundbreaking medical strike)
Inmediahk.net, March 10, 2020

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Psychological torture’: Uygurs abroad face mental health crisis over plight of relatives who remain in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2020

Xinjiang Authorities Quarantine Student Said to Have Infected First Uyghur Coronavirus Case
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

谢燕益:疫情应对之特赦刑事犯致全国人大公开法律意见书 (Lawyer calls on the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to release all political prisoners and provide amnesty to common criminals due to coronavirus outbreak in prison)
Weiquanwang, March 10, 2020

肺炎疫情:世卫删除“传统医药可能有害”建议引爆中国公众争议 (Coronavirus outbreak: WHO's deletion from website of 'Taking traditional medicine may be harmful' stirs great controversy among Chinese people)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

学者赵士林“庚子上书”:疫情首要责任在习近平 (Two open letters by scholar asking Xi Jinping to take primary responsibility for mishandling the coronavirus are blocked after going viral)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2020

习近平戒备森严中抵武汉考察疫情 没有人再喊全是假的 (Wuhan under heavy guard shouts of “all fake” during Xi Jinping visit)
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2020

疫情封锁中,被遗忘与被损害的中国弱势群体 (In fight against coronavirus , China’s vulnerable falls through the cracks)
The New York Times, March 10, 2020

李文亮案调查一个月后为何还没有结果? (Why is there still no result after one month of investigation into Li Wenliang’s case)
Voice of America, March 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: deputy police chief Oscar Kwok fends off accusations of brutality in rare appearance at UN Human Rights Council
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2020

Related:
警務處副處長郭蔭庶聯合國發言 指責別有用心者抹黑警隊 (Accusations of police brutality are a "comprehensive effort to villify Hong Kong Police," says deputy commissioner at UN Human Rights Council)
Stand News, March 9, 2020

【逃犯條例】鄧炳強︰憂年輕人守法意識薄弱 要防範本土恐怖主義 (Police commissioner says Hong Kong to be on guard against "domestic terrorism" efforts to blackmail government)
HK01, March 6, 2020

7.21 不計入 999 求救總數  警再解畫:有人別有用心號召報案 僅聽 1,100 來電 約 30 宗被納入達標率 (24,000 unanswered emergency calls during July 21, 2019 Yuen Long attacks not counted towards response rate; police say they were "deliberate spam calls to paralyze the force")
Stand News, March 10, 2020

智慧燈柱將移除攝錄鏡頭 當局冀下一步獲區議會支持 (Government agrees to remove cameras from smart lamps and "replace them with other technology" amidst privacy concerns, but will proceed with pioneer scheme)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 10, 2020

Hong Kong electoral body mulls priority voting for elderly and limits on public ballot count observers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2020

【武漢肺炎】裝備指引「彈出彈入」 醫管局道歉指溝通上有誤會 (Hospital Authority apologizes for "misunderstanding" over constantly changing guidelines for protective gear for frontline medics)
Stand News, March 9, 2020

被指監視「好鄰舍北區教會」 警:不會監察個別宗教團體 惟有責任了解公眾活動 ("Will not monitor individual religious groups but obligated to oversee public activity," say police after being accused of surveying pro-protest church)
Stand News, March 9, 2020

Commentary (评论)

廖天琪:新冠病毒的传播反映了中共体制的特色 (Liao Tianqi: The spread of the novel coronavirus reflects the characteristics of the CPC system)
Radio France Internationale, March 10, 2020

Monday, March 09, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

许志永涉嫌煽颠遭监居 女友失联恐被视为筹码(Xu Zhiyong is under residential surveillance for “inciting subversion of state power”; his girlfriend’s whereabouts is still unknown)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2020

Relate:
China activist who called Xi clueless on coronavirus faces years in jail for 'subversion'
The Guardian, March 7, 2020

《新京报》元老戴自更被“双开”( Dai Zigeng, founder and former president of the "Beijing News" , was expelled from the party and public office)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

性别不平等是现代社会最大人权挑战之一 (Gender inequality is one of the biggest human rights challenges in modern society)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

‘Coronavirus quarantine hotel’ collapses in southeast China
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2020

武汉书记促市民感恩 激怒民众已撤回 (Facing public anger, authorities remove Wuhan Municipal Party Secretary’s speech exhorting citizens to be grateful to the Communist Party)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Even mask-wearers can be ID'd, China facial recognition firm says
Reuters, March 9, 2020

Related:
在中国即使戴着口罩也逃不了人脸识别 (A new technology has been developed to enable face recognition for people wearing masks)
Voice of America, March 9, 2020

制脑权、基因攻击…… 中国军方研究的新领域 (Chinese military takes important new research direction: Using cognitive science to master "brain control," "genetic attacks")
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2020


Minds at War: China’s Pursuit of Military Advantage through Cognitive Science and Biotechnology
Elsa B. Kania, PRISM No. 8, Vol. 3

Hong Kong (香港)

【周梓樂離世4個月】防暴警將軍澳拘逾 40 人 被捕者 26 男 15 女涉非法集結 (Police crashes memorial for four-month anniversary of Chow Tsz-Lok's death, over 40 arrested for unlawful assembly)
Stand News, March 8, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police and protesters stand off at Tseung Kwan O memorial for deceased student
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2020

HKFP Lens: Hongkongers pay tribute to man who fell to his death after unfurling protest banner
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2020

Pepper spray and arrests as Hong Kong police halt anti-coronavirus clinic demo
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2020

Related:
大埔水晶之夜 2.0:三名區議員被捕 指涉非法集結 (Three district councillors arrested during march in Tai Po)
Inmediahk.net, March 9, 2020

警方凌晨拘 17 人涉三宗炸彈案 斥市民、區議員阻撓行動 (Police arrest 17 in connection with chemical bombs, slam residents and district councillors for obstructing operations)
Stand News, March 8, 2020

Same-sex couples’ newly opened path to public housing still has a roadblock – getting married in the first place
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2020

Coronavirus-battered NGOs say Hong Kong’s charity sector needs government aid to keep doing their work, avoid redundancies
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2020

社民連、工黨3.8婦女節遊行 批林鄭「扮睇唔到」警察性暴力 (Rights group march on International Women's Day, criticizes administration for turning a blind eye on sexual violence by police)
Inmediahk.net, March 8, 2020

和理非師奶辦手足廚房 「仔女」賣曲奇自食其力 (Housewife opens cookie shop, hires young protesters in financial difficulty)
Inmediahk.net, March 7, 2020

Arrest follows suspension for Hong Kong police officer accused of smashing homeless man’s possessions in Sham Shui Po park
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2020

【武漢肺炎】袁國勇改口:去年除夕通知陳肇始 中國正爆發疑似沙士疫情 (Hong Kong authorities warned of SARS-like outbreak as early as end of December 2019 but failed to reduce border influx, expert says)
Apple Daily, March 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

疫情危机损害国际形象,中国打响外交反击战 (China Pushes Back as Coronavirus Crisis Damages Its Image)
The New York Times, March 9, 2020

世卫小粉红?WHO被批中国特色浓 (WHO accused of possessing strong Chinese characteristics)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2020

世卫专家:全世界真的欠了武汉人民的情 (WHO experts: The world really owes the people of Wuhan)
People's Daily, March 8, 2020

Related:
Hu Ping: Xi Jinping Owes an Apology to the Chinese People and the World
Human Rights in China, March 6, 2020

Friday, March 06, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

鲁比奥:新疆拘留营情况比任何地方都糟 (Video: U.S. Congress, European Parliament co-host event focusing on Uyghur human rights in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

Xinjiang Camps: A Book Exposes CCP’s Lies
Bitter Winter, March 5, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

学者:中国以防疫之名 行社会监控和打压异己之实 (Scholars and human rights groups: China monitors, suppresses dissidents in name of coronavirus prevention)
Voice of America, March 5, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

‘Noodles’ and ‘Pandas’: Chinese People Are Using Secret Code to Talk About Coronavirus Online
Vice, March 6, 2020

Coronavirus: China seeks to recast itself from virus pariah to helping hand
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2020

蓬佩奥敦促中国公平对待外国媒体 (U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo urges China to treat foreign media working in China more fairly)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

疫中访问中国,WHO专家组组长看到了什么? (What did WHO expert team leader see on visit to China during the coronavirus outbreak) The New York Times, March 5, 2020

Tibetan Online Chat Groups Shut Down in Qinghai for Spreading Virus 'Rumors'
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

外国人永居条例:遭斥“汉奸” 发改委专家否认曾称“外国人命更值钱” (China’s "Regulations on the Management of Permanent Residence of Foreigners" (draft ) causes uproar online for treating foreigners more favorably than natives)
Radio France Internationale, March 6, 2020

新冠疫情 中国屏蔽哪些词? 习近平 去武汉 李克强均在列 (China's official network supervision has risen to a new level with blocked words including Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, March 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

'Fake, Fake': senior Chinese leader heckled by residents on visit to coronavirus city
The Guardian, March 6, 2020

“吹哨人” 李文亮获授“防疫先进”称号 真相和道歉付诸阙如 (China’s National Health Commission bestows "Whistleblower" Li Wenliang title of "Vanguard of Coronavirus Epidemic Prevention" without apologies)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2020

中国律师呼吁政府承担不当防疫的赔偿责任 (Chinese lawyer calls on government to compensate victims of improper coronavirus prevention)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2020

肺炎疫情:武汉居民向中央高官孙春兰举报政府抗疫工作有假(Wuhan residents shout "It's fake! It's fake!" at leader of central government guiding group inspecting a community in the COVID-19 epicenter)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: Hong Kong Correctional Services officers decry watchdog’s probe into handling of masks as ‘outrageous’
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong’s TVB axes RTHK programmes after watchdog’s rule change but smaller rivals likely to continue airing shows
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2020

只有中国能做?中国呼吁联合国阻止他国进行电子监控 (China closely surveilles its citizens and yet calls on UN to prevent certain countries from conducting large-scale electronic surveillance worldwide to collect personal information)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

英国保守党要员拟推修正案彻底排除华为 (Senior Conservative MPs seek to pass amendment to ensure that UK networks are free of equipment provided by Huawei after 2022) Financial Times, March 5, 2020

鄭松泰指有囚犯調柙至最高級別監倉 《香港01》稱為梁天琦 (Edward Leung moved to maximum-security prison, sources say)
Stand News, March 5, 2020

Related:
Ex-localist leader Edward Leung transferred to maximum-security prison – report
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2020

Hong Kong’s police watchdog lacks power, impartiality and falls shorts of int’l standards, says Amnesty
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

指還押人士口罩不足 團體送口罩受阻 收押所衛生欠佳 區議員:似衛生地獄 ("A hygiene hell": District Councillor criticizes poor condition for arrestees in custody, groups blocked from delivering facemasks)
Stand News, March 5, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hu Ping: Xi Jinping Owes an Apology to the Chinese People and the World
Human Rights in China, March 6, 2020

Related:
胡平:习近平欠中国人民一个道歉,欠世界一个道歉
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2020

观察人士:面对疫情失控追责 中共试图改换话题(Observers: Facing demand for accountability for coronavirus epidemic, CPC tries to change the topic)
Voice of America, March 6, 2020

Why China's cruel imprisonment of my father should terrify us all
Washington Post, March 4, 2020

Thursday, March 05, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Coronavirus In Xinjiang — ‘Auxiliary Police To Visit Each Household’
Sup China, March 4, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

1226案(厦门聚会案)通报8:北京公安承认许志永在他们手中 网上大举抹黑 (As Xu Zhiyong is smeared online, Beijing police admit they have him)
Weiquanwang, March 5, 2020

被“首富黑老大”收买的省高院原副院长,开除党籍 (Former vice president of Shanxi provincial high court known for taking bribes from “the richest triad boss” is expelled from the Party)
Beijing News, March 5, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

武汉疫情惊疑 治愈病人出院复发猝死 消息尽删 (“Cured” coronavirus patient suddenly dies in relapse, all related news deleted)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2020

陈秋实友人徐晓东披露被当局噤声 (Authorities muzzle family of disappeared citizen journalist Chen Qiushi who police claim is under 4-week quarantine)
Voice of America , March 5, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Proposed Immigration Changes Spark Xenophobic Backlash Online
The Diplomat, March 5, 2020

中国首席生化武器专家陈薇亲试第一支新冠肺炎疫苗造假照中国疯传 (Photo of faked story about China's chief biochemical weapon expert personally trying the first new coronavirus vaccine goes viral)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan language learning eroded under China's 'bilingual education': rights group
Reuters, March 5, 2020

Coronavirus: China struggling to deal with mountain of medical waste created by epidemic
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

北京将立法,禁止买卖食用野生动物 (Beijing to legislate against wildlife trade and consumption)
Beijing News, March 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

新冠疫情中国线上上课 创新与屏蔽及封网进行时 (Teachers censored for posting "inappropriate pictures" in teaching online course on coronavirus outbreak)
Radio France International, March 5, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong TV channels no longer required to air programmes from public broadcaster RTHK
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

Related:
【免費台不播港台節目】民主派議員斥通訊局「政治封殺」 促政府重新考慮 (Pro-democracy legislators slam Communications Authority for "political persecution" over decision to retract requirement that TV channels must air RTHK programs)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

免費電視台毋須播港台節目 呂秉權:針對港台是策略 傳媒清洗報復正進行 (Reprisal and censorship targeting Hong Kong media underway, warns veteran Bruce Lui over decision on RTHK)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

警方再去信港台投訴「驚方訊息」 指內容令人誤解警隊 (Police send second complaint to Communications Authority, claiming satirical RTHK show "causes the public to misunderstand the police force")
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong group hands out masks donated by Shenzhen government but recipients are required to provide contact details online
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

Coronavirus: as food runs low, calls to speed up help for Hong Kongers stranded in Hubei province increase
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2020

醫管局員工陣線指局方臨床資訊反覆 前線醫護無所適從 (Hospital workers union criticizes the lowering of standards for bedside work in guidelines)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 4, 2020

外籍牧師主持同性婚姻儀式被捕 申司法覆核 今遭高院駁回 須付訟費 (Pastor of pro-LGBT church, arrested after holding marriage ceremony for same-sex couple, has application for judicial review rejected)
Stand News, March 4, 2020

PTU增1500人 消息:防暴隊常規化 (Police to hire 1500 more PTU officers, equivalent to regularizing riot police to handle protests)
Ming Pao, March 3, 2020

鄧炳強:運動至今共拘逾 7700 人 四成是學生 刑事毁壞案逾半犯案人未成年 (Over 40% of 7,700 protest arrests are students, and half of criminal =cases involving damage to property involve underage arrestees, police says)
Stand News, March 2, 2020

Commentary (评论)

时事大家谈:疫情蔓延全球,世界应该“感谢中国”吗?(Current Affairs: Should the world “thank China” for spreading coronavirus globally?)
Voice of America , March 6, 2020

Scrap the IPCC – we need a police complaints body Hongkongers can trust
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2020

《消失的真相,消失的公義》——警察暴力缺乏問責將為動盪火上加油 (Hong Kong: Missing Truth, Missing Justice -- The Case And International Legal Framework For The Establishment Of A Commission Of Inquiry Into The 2019 Protests (summary))
Amnesty International, March 5, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong: Missing Truth, Missing Justice -- The Case And International Legal Framework For The Establishment Of A Commission Of Inquiry Into The 2019 Protests (full report)
Amnesty International, March 5, 2020

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Mother, Daughter Handed Lengthy Sentences in Xinjiang Prison for Overseas Ties
Radio Free Asia, March 03, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

西藏青年企业家多吉扎西案最新动向 (Updates on Dorje Tashi, young Tibetan entrepreneur serving a life sentence since 2010)
Voice of America, March 04, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国出任联合国安理会轮值主席 分享"反恐经验" (China will share "counterterrorism experience" during its UN Security Council presidency in March)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A Chinese Doctor Injected Herself With an Untested Coronavirus Vaccine
Vice, March 04, 2020

TRANSLATION: “AS LONG AS WE SURVIVE,” BY FANG FANG
China Digital Times, March 03, 2020

自由之家年度报告批评中共过去一年加剧压制公民自由 ("China keeps turning screw on civil liberties and free speech," says U.S.-backed campaign group Freedom House)
Voice of America, March 4, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

微信早于12月屏蔽疫情消息 "习近平"成敏感词 (Citizen Lab report: WeChat censors words, including “Xi Jinping,” related to the COVID-19 outbreak since December 2019)
Deutsche Welle, March 4, 2020

Related:
How Information on the Coronavirus is Managed on Chinese Social Media
The Citizen Lab, March 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Refusal to give married same-sex Hong Kong couple public housing ‘unconstitutional’, rules High Court
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2020

Hong Kong police lodge complaint with Communications Authority over RTHK’s satirical show
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2020

Related:
We interrupt this programme: Hong Kong watchdog scraps decades-old mandate that free-TV channels air RTHK shows
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2020

Doing it ourselves: How Hongkongers innovate to tackle coronavirus shortages
Hong Kong Free Press, March 04, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How can Hong Kong hope to be a smart city when the government can’t even distribute a HK$10,000 handout effectively?
South China Morning Post, March 04, 2020

轉傳假新聞是「顛覆國家政權」?以防疫為名的中國網路監控 (During coronavirus outbreak, is China fighting misinformation or threats to political stability?)
The News Lens, March 4, 2020

China’s Coronavirus Crisis Is Just Beginning
中国的疫情危机才刚刚开始

The New York Times, March 4, 2020

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆多名伊玛目被重判 疫情隔离措施持续 (Heavy sentences for Imam and followers in Xinjiang; ethnic minorities lose contact with family members as strict quarantine continues)
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2020

Chinese Embassy in Turkey Confirms Detentions of Exiled Uyghur Family Members in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

长沙富能案程渊妻子施明磊因发呼救丈夫视频遭警方威胁 (Shi Minglei, wife of Changsha rights activist Cheng Yuan, threatened by police for posting video appeal for her husband’s release)
Weiquanwang, March 3, 2020

来自伍雷律师的呼吁:全国每一名律师连续三天转发安徽蒙冤律师吕先三案件!(Lawyer Wu Lei appeals to all lawyers in China to disseminate information on the case of lawyer Lu Xiansan who has been framed)
Weiquanwang, March 3, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China censored COVID-19 news for weeks, say researchers
Channel News Asia, March 3, 2020

Chinese citizens are racing against censors to preserve coronavirus memories on GitHub
Quartz, March 3, 2020

How WeChat censored even neutral messages about the coronavirus in China
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

陈秋实、方斌失联 网友发起白宫请愿 (Netizens launched White House petition on the 3-week-long disappearances of citizen journalists Chen Qiushi and Fang Bin)
Deutsche Welle, March 3, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China doctors seek tougher discharge criteria after positive COVID-19 tests
Channel News Asia, March 2, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Authorities Track People's Phones as Some Return to Work
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2020

中國200個城市推行「健康碼」,人權團體:防疫軟體之後可能成為「監控工具」 (As 200 cities in China implement "health codes," human rights group warns of "monitoring tool" in the guise of anti-epidemic software)
The News Lens, March 3, 2020

中国网络管控新规上路 部分北京市民表示无奈 (China sets new rules for network management and control, some Beijing residents feel helpless)
Voice of America , March 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

'Unprecedented' mental health issues seen in Hong Kong amid COVID-19 fears
Channel News Asia, March 3, 2020

In Pictures: Officers ‘moved some objects,’ say police after force accused of destroying tributes to dead student
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2020

Hong Kong’s face mask shortage highlights injustice inflicted on vulnerable communities
Hong Kong Free Press, March 3, 2020

預算案評分跌至40分創新低 香港民研鍾劍華:派錢買唔到人心 (Public opinion polls show 40% approval of the Hong Kong budget for 2020-2021, a historic low; expert: you can't buy support )
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

Related:
接受《彭博》專訪 陳茂波稱不排除開徵銷售稅 (Hong Kong government to consider collecting sales tax)
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

深水埗露宿者稱遭便衣警毀家當、踩下陰 團體轟警可恥促道歉賠償 (Homeless in Sham Shui Po who were attacked and shamed by police demand apology and compensation)
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

隔離中心冇招標 中資食水特別深?(Are Chinese contractors profiting inequitably from no-bid contracts for t building emergency quarantine facilities?)
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

林鄭未否認向中央呈「篤背脊」「利用抗疫翻盤」報告 (Carrie Lam denies “blaming the protests for the failures of the anti-outbreak policies” and “accusing pro-establishment camp for abandoning her” in leaked report to Beijing)
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

滯留湖北其他地區港人冀政府加快安排協助返港 (Hong Kongers trapped in Hubei and other regions in mainland China urge government to speed up evacuation process)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 3, 2020

Hong Kong Journalists Hit Out at Police After Weekend of Renewed Protests
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

Hong Kong Has Contained Coronavirus So Far — But At A Significant Cost
NPR, March 1, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China’s Coronavirus Crisis Is Just Beginning
The New York Times, March 3, 2020

思想病毒啟示錄 (The Chinese government is incubating a new virus to kill your critical thinking)
The Stand News, March 3, 2020

中国任联合国安理会轮值主席 北京国际影响力引关注 (China takes month-long presidency of UN Security Council, its international influence draws attention)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2020

周雪光专访:新冠疫情暴露“刚性”体制弊端 (Interview with Zhou Xueguang: Novel Coronavirus epidemic exposes flaws of a rigid system)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2020

小端網絡觀察:中國網友抵制外國人永居權立法,非我族類其心必異? (Online discussions of the Chinese immigration rule amendment exposes racism and xenophobia in China)
The Initium, March 1, 2020

Monday, March 02, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Big name brands accused of using Uygur ‘forced labour’ by Australian think tank
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

残疾聋女(无耳)何方美: 就爱女因疫苗致残无人负责的事实情况下,所进行的募捐维权控诉行为,被当局冠以寻衅滋事罪的法庭最后陈述 (Final statement of He Fangmei, mother of baby who received defective vaccine, charged with “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” for soliciting donations to cover her daughter's treatment in Huixian City.)
Weiquanwang, February 28, 2020

回到大监狱一年了 江天勇仍被软禁中 (Jiang Tianyong is still under house arrest since his release from prison 1 year ago)
Weiquanwang, February 28, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

China censors report of how authorities hid COVID-19 genome sequence test result for 14 days
Global Voices, March 02, 2020

China cracks down on 'sexual innuendo' and 'celebrity gossip' in new censorship rules
The Guardian, March 02, 2020

Related:
网信办最严新规生效 大陆网上只剩下正面消息 (The Cyberspace Administration of China enacted the toughest censorship rules to date, cracks down on negative content online)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

网信办禁“九类信息” 标题也要有规定 ( The CAC forbids "9 types of contents" and regulates content titles)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2020

China using visas for foreign reporters as a weapon, group says
Reuters, March 02, 2020

中国官方严控舆论 公民记者相继失联 “防火墙”失守? (China tightens up information control during the novel Coronavirus outbreak)
Voice of America, February 29, 2020

李文亮调查未果,遗孀采访全网被删 (Authorities remove interview of Dr. Li Wenliang's widow from the Internet)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

【武漢肺炎】於《刺針》發文求援國際 廣東醫護被指造假 據報遭降職 (Medical staff in Guangdong punished for requesting assistance from the international community in well-known medical journal, the Lancet)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

外交部︰中國反對酷刑決心堅定不移 (China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: China steadfast against torture)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 3, 2020

中国制造业指数创历史新低 民企被强制复工 (China's PMI at all time low, private companies are forced to go back to work)
Radio Free Asia, March 2, 2020

《大國戰「疫」》未出版先下架 (The book celebrating China's great achievements in the COVID-19 outbreak is taken off the shelves before its publication)
Mingpao, March 2, 2020

In China’s War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged
The New York Times, February 28, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing rolls out colour-coded QR system for coronavirus tracking despite concerns over privacy, inaccurate ratings
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

美参议院批准10亿美元供农村运营商更换华为设备 (U.S. Congress approves billion-dollar proposal to replace Huawei devices in rural area)
Voice of America, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Coronavirus: mask shortage among city’s most vulnerable has wealthy Hongkongers taking matters into their own hands
South China Morning Post, March 02, 2020

「只影警不影暴亂群眾」 馬逢國批部分傳媒不持平 (LegCo member, Ma Fung-kwok, criticizes some media outlets for being biased)
Mingpao, March 2, 2020

Related:
《立場》向警提 10 宗投訴 半數涉警無理動粗 鏡頭展示記者身分證 警指待私隠署調查 (The Stand News has submitted a total of 10 complaints against the Hong Kong Police Force )
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

香港攝影記者協會 強烈譴責警方襲擊記者 (Hong Kong Press Photographers Association condemns the Hong Kong Police Force for attacking journalists)
The Stand News, March 1, 2020

In Pictures: Tear gas, pepper spray, 115 arrests during clashes in Mong Kok, as police officer pulls gun on protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 01, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as black-clad protesters return to streets
Reuters, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest 115 after biggest outbreak of protest violence since coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2020

拒設公眾「連儂牆」 食環署:令社會更分化 衍生違法事件損國際形象 (Islands District Council rejects plan for Lennon Wall in Tung Chung, cites concern over worsening social segregation and damage to Hong Kong's international image resulting from unlawful incidents)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

美國國務院關注黎智英被捕 中國外交部︰粗暴干涉香港事務 促停止為反中亂港分子撐腰 (U.S. State Department is monitoring Jimmy Lai's arrest; China MFA: This is interfering with Hong Kong's affairs, stop supporting people who oppose China and stirring trouble in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, March 2, 2020

Related:
李卓人被捕後獲准保釋 批評警方「大算帳」(Lee Cheuk-yan released on bail)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 28, 2020

香港每一千個年輕人就有四個曾經被捕 (4 in 1,000 of young people in Hong Kong have arrest records)
The Stand News, February 29, 2020

Hong Kong asylum seekers hit by Taiwan’s coronavirus travel ban
South China Morning Post, February 29, 2020

Commentary (评论)

To Take On the Coronavirus, Go Medieval on It
中世纪式铁拳是对抗病毒的答案吗?

The New York Times, March 2, 2020

Friday, February 28, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN demands 'unfettered access' for China Uighur region visit
Aljazeera, February 27, 2020

Xinjiang Authorities Sending Uyghurs to Work in China’s Factories, Despite Coronavirus Risks
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2020

‘Don’t Forget Tibet,’ Group Urges UN Human Rights Chief Ahead of Proposed China Visit
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2020

Released from Xinjiang Camps but Forced to Lie About Them
Bitter Winter, February 24, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese laboratory that first shared coronavirus genome with world ordered to close for ‘rectification’, hindering its Covid - 19 research
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

公民记者李泽华在武汉播报疫情实况后失联 (Former CCTV reporter incommunicado after reporting on Wuhan outbreak situation)
Voice of America, February 27, 2020

Related:
A Chinese Citizen Journalist Covering Coronavirus Just Live-Streamed His Own Arrest
Vice, February 28, 2020

Virus game Plague Inc. app pulled in China over ‘illegal’ content, developer says
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus Censorship And Spin Draw Public Backlash
China Digital Times, February 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s coronavirus epidemic shows strengths, flaws of one country, one system
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Coronavirus threat shows ‘unacceptability’ of Beijing isolating Taiwan, US official says
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Moscow asks China to respect its coronavirus curbs after discrimination complaint
Channel News Asia, February 28, 2020

新冠疫情冲击全球化,世界重新审视对中国的依赖
Spread of Virus Could Hasten the Great Coming Apart of Globalization
The New York Times, February 27, 2020

Wuhan Medics Lavished With Praise, But Lack Supplies, Transparency
China Digital Times, February 27, 2020

Sinicization of Islam: Xi Jinping Thought Instead of Quran
Bitter Winter, February 25, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

To curb covid-19, China is using its high-tech surveillance tools
The Economist, February 27, 2020

Apple to require licenses for games in China App Store
TechNode, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested on charges of illegal assembly
The Guardian, February 28, 2020

Related:
香港媒体大亨黎智英因参与“反送中”集会被捕
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Media Baron, Is Arrested Over Role in Protests
The New York Times, February 28, 2020

黎智英李卓人楊森被捕 警方稱沒有政治考慮 ("No political considerations," say police over arrests of democracy leaders)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 28, 2020

【前線點打仗?】瑪嘉烈醫護投訴:院方限每天一個 N95、防護衣降級兼重用、清潔工穿「次貨」 (Prince Margaret Hospital reveals limitations on hospital using protective gear: One face mask per day, reusing protective suit)
Stand News, February 27, 2020

Hong Kong lawmakers approve pay rise for civil servants despite opposition’s calls to block deal for police over their handling of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

Passenger got on to high-speed rail tracks and escaped through emergency exit, evading immigration clearance into Hong Kong, city’s legislature told
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How China’s coronavirus health care workers exposed the taboo on menstruation
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

China Says There’s No Risk of a COVID-19 Outbreak in Xinjiang Camps. Don’t Believe It.
The Diplomat, February 28, 2020

Can the coronavirus crisis break Hongkongers out of their echo chambers?
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2020

病毒、革命和極權:中國病毒的政治學 (Virus, revolution, and tyranny: The politics of viruses in China)
The Initium, February 27, 2020

Thursday, February 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.N. rights boss expected in China, including restive Xinjiang region, this year: envoy
Reuters, February 26, 2020

Uighur activists say China’s coronavirus measures are causing widespread hunger
Agence France-Presse, February 27, 2020

Uyghur Former Detainee of Xinjiang Internment Camp Denied Treatment Amid Coronavirus Quarantine
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Gui Minhai's daughter says China 'buried' his sentence amid coronavirus outbreak
The Guardian, February 27, 2020

Related:
Call for pressure on China to free Swedish publisher jailed for ten years
Reporters Without Borders, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国宣传机器在新冠疫情中受挫
Coronavirus Weakens China’s Powerful Propaganda Machine
The New York Times, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus: China tries to contain outbreak of freedom of speech, closing critics’ WeChat accounts
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

肺炎疫情繼續蔓延 中國官民網絡博弈成拉鋸戰 (As coronavirus spreads in China, online fight between government and the people becomes tug-o-war)
BBC, February 24, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Social Media Profile of the Late Dr. Li Wenliang: From a Liberal-leaning Student, to a Party Adherent, to a Whistleblower Who Believes a Society Should Have More Than One Voice
China China, February 26, 2020

异见艺术家华涌发起三不运动 接连遭死亡威胁 (Dissident artist receives repeated death threats after calling for movement to not resume work amidst outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China investigates release of coronavirus-infected inmate in Hubei
Reuters, February 27, 2020

Shaved Heads, Adult Diapers: Life as a Nurse in the Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times, February 26, 2020

Related:
Wuhan nurses' plea for international medics to help fight coronavirus
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

Beijing to quarantine people if they visited countries seriously hit by coronavirus
Reuters, February 26, 2020

Related:
China Tightens Screening of Travelers, Fearing Reinfection From Abroad
The Wall Street Journal, February 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

消息指瑪嘉烈醫院部門主管拒交罷工醫護名單 辭職轉任顧問醫生 院方不評論 (Head of radiology at Prince Margaret Hospital refuses to submit list of doctors who joined strike to Hospital Authority, quits as a result)
The Stand News, February 27, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority targets medics who went on strike to urge border closure
Hong Kong Free Press, February 27, 2020

Contrite Hong Kong educator demoted but keeps job after sharing acrostic poem that wished death on city police, their families
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2020

地盤工被指元旦遊行藏砂糖與汽油彈相關 今獲撤控兼得訟費 批控方「誣衊」 (Construction worker arrested during January march for carrying sugar has charges dismissed)
Inmediahk.net, February 26, 2020

Commentary (评论)

China’s Military Can’t Deliver on Humanitarian Promises
Foreign Policy, February 26, 2020

Dear Chairman Xi, It’s Time for You to Go
China File, February 26, 2020

What Ails The People’s Daily?
China Media Project, February 24, 2020

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur woman says she was threatened by Chinese police after husband appeared on Q&A
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

桂民海判刑惹议 欧盟要求释放 (EU urges release of Gui Minhai after heavy 10-year sentence)
Deutsche Welle, February 26, 2020

Related:
Gui Minhai is Swedish, says Stockholm, following claim jailed bookseller sought to reinstate Chinese citizenship
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

Coronavirus: China tries to contain outbreak of freedom of speech, closing critics’ WeChat accounts
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

World Health Organization: China not sharing data on coronavirus infections among health-care workers
Washington Post, February 26, 2020

“武汉肺炎”养老院11长者死 官方威胁造谣可囚7年 (Caixin News reports 11 dead in elderly home, authorities threaten 7-year imprisonment for spreading rumors)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How one man is giving hope and free HIV drugs to China’s coronavirus patients
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

Wuhan nurses' plea for international medics to help fight coronavirus
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

国际学者联名致信习近平:释放许志永,让中国人说话 (International scholars issue letter to Xi Jinping, urging release of Xu Zhiyong and freedom of speech)
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China: child found home alone with dead grandfather amid coronavirus lockdown
The Guardian, February 26, 2020

“我每天想哭一百次”:疫情令中国孕产妇陷入困境
‘I Felt Like Crying’: Coronavirus Shakes China’s Expecting Mothers
The New York Times, February 26, 2020

武汉肺炎治疗“免费”吗? 疫情暴露出中国卫生投入的短板 (Is treatment for coronavirus free? The shortcomings of China's healthcare)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

湖北武汉“封城”月余 学者关注心理创伤 (Scholars concerned over psychological trauma as Hubei lockdown stretches enters second month)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

醫管局向罷工醫護發信 稱考慮下一步跟進 「繼續支付工資,但不表示放棄追究權利」(Hong Kong Hospital Authority issues letter to medics who took part in strike and threatens follow-up action)
Stand News, February 26, 2020

政府獎券基金建檢疫中心 繞過立法會審批 (Government bypasses LegCo screening, uses lotteries fund designated for social welfare by NGOs to build quarantine center)
Inmediahk.net, February 26, 2020

Hong Kong budget to hit record deficit of HK$139 billion with relief measures of HK$10,000 per individual and full loan backing for small firms, up to HK$2 million
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong budget 2020: HK$10,000 cash handout does nothing tackle systemic injustice, says democrat
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2020

Show me the money: Hongkongers welcome HK$10,000 handout but wonder when they will actually get it
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2020

西貢區議會動議 將軍澳兩公園以周梓樂陳彥霖命名 設紀念碑、壁畫、連儂牆 (District Council proposes to name parks after Chow Tsz-lok and Chan Yin-lam, with memorials and Lennon Walls)
Stand News, February 25, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong Is Still Waiting for Its Feminist Uprising
The Nation, February 25, 2020

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Q&A: Chinese diplomat grilled over Uighurs and coronavirus response
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai jailed for 10 years in China
The Guardian, February 25, 2020

Related:
香港书商桂民海在中国被判处10年监禁
China Sentences Hong Kong Bookseller Gui Minhai to 10 Years in Prison
The New York Times, February 25, 2020

China says all rights, interests of Gui Minhai fully guaranteed
Reuters, February 25, 2020

China: Bookseller handed outrageous 10-year sentence must be released
Amnesty International, February 25, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

U.S. Considers Expelling Chinese Journalists After Americans Barred
Bloomberg, February 25, 2020

Related:
China says WSJ reporter in Wuhan can remain in country until end of epidemic
Reuters, February 25, 2020

外媒群起质疑 北京捍卫驱逐记者决定 (Beijing defends decision to expel Wall Street Journal journalists)
Deutsche Welle, February 25, 2020

Here's How China Is Hunting Down Coronavirus Critics
Vice, February 24, 2020

Party Propaganda Machine Wants 'Heartwarming’ Tales From Virus-Hit Central China
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

'The losses are substantial': the NBA's trouble with China, four months on
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan Protests Close Down China Propaganda Outreach in New York
Radio Free Asia, February 24, 2020

China Is Censoring Coronavirus Stories. These Citizens Are Fighting Back.
The New York Times, February 23, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China postpones top annual political meetings amid coronavirus epidemic
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

‘We won’t be silent’ while others smear us, Beijing official vows amid furore over US newspaper headline deemed racist
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Not done yet’: Virus delivers blow to Hong Kong protests but rage remains
Agence France-Presse, February 25, 2020

葵涌連儂牆 15 人貼文宣被捕 包括一名教師及多名學生 (15 arrested in Kwai Chung for posting on Lennon Wall, including teachers and students)
Stand News, February 25, 2020

In Pictures: Hundreds protest against Tuen Mun’s ‘dancing aunties’ as police deploy pepper spray
February 24, Hong Kong Free Press, 2020

Commentary (评论)

With no trust in their government, Hongkongers have to take care of themselves in coronavirus chaos
South China Morning Post, February 25, 2020

Time for sanctions on individuals in China and Hong Kong who abuse their power
Hong Kong Free Press, February 25, 2020

Monday, February 24, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆“再教育营”:新文件揭穆斯林如何因蓄须、蒙面和上网被拘留
China Uighurs: Detained for beards, veils and internet browsing
BBC, February 21, 2020

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陳秋實續失聯 社交專頁新帖文指被當局「強制隔離」(Citizen reporter Chen Qiushi still incommunicado, new post on Twitter says he is under "compulsory quarantine")
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 22, 2020

Access to Information (信息公开)

说了真话 新华社的天塌了?(Xinhua commentary on doctors' fear of speaking the truth in virus outbreak taken down hours after it is posted)
Deutsche Welle, February 23, 2020

Countering China’s Influence Campaigns at European Universities
The Diplomat, February 22, 2020

真实的武汉在哪里?“暖新闻”是这样吞噬真实的声音 (Where is the real Wuhan? How "warm news" swallows up voices of truth)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2020

Chinese censorship demonstrates it can afford the cost of ‘the death of media’
Global Voices, February 21, 2020

敏感詞管制嚴苛 網課直播屢遭禁 (During virus outbreak, online homework and livestreamed classes are blocked by China's firewall)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2020

Discovering Twitter: China finds a use abroad for Twitter, a medium it fears at home
The Economist, February 20, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Academics Around the World Write to Xi Jinping: Give Freedom of Speech Back to the Chinese People
China Change, February 22, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: Wuhan eases lockdown then U-turns 3 hours later, while China’s daily deaths rise 55 per cent
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: China postpones National People's Congress
The Guardian, February 24, 2020

China considers 'complete ban' on wildlife trade
Channel News Asia, February 24, 2020

Coronavirus: Wuhan to quarantine all cured patients for 14 days after some test positive again
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Despite Government Assurances, Medical Workers in Hubei Say They Lack Supplies
China File, February 22, 2020

湖北山东浙江监狱爆发疫情 逾五百人感染 (Over 500 infected in Hubei prisons)
Radio Free Asia, February 21, 2020

Related:
Coronavirus: prisons must learn from outbreak, China’s top legal official says
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【 10.6 深水埗】撞人的士司機至今未被起訴 許智峯提私人檢控危險駕駛 (Legislator Ted Hui files private prosecution against taxi driver who drove into protest crowd but has not been subject to criminal investigation)
Stand News, February 24, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police watchdog has no power to scrutinise complaint about officer ‘ramming’ motorbike into protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2020

Acting vice-principal at Hong Kong school suspended for sharing poem with death on police and their families embedded
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2020

何君堯等發起聯署促 23 條立法 聲稱逾 10 萬人參與 光頭警長微博籲全國全民聯署 (Junius Ho starts public petition to push forward Article 23 legislation)
Stand News, February 24, 2020

《蘋果》指林鄭向北京呈報告 賴暴亂、醫護罷工阻抗疫 篤建制派、行會成員背脊 (In leaked report to Beijing, Carrie Lam blames protests for failures in anti-outbreak policies; accuses pro-establishment camp for abandoning her; orders Hospital Authority to fire medical staff who took part in strike; and says outbreak in Hong Kong is "precious chance for U-turn for September elections")
Stand News, February 22, 2020

Related:
港《蘋果》密件揭林鄭向北京獻計 藉抗疫令建制選情轉危為機 (Leaked report reveals Carrie Lam proposed to Beijing to use coronavirus outbreak as opportunity to help pro-establishment camp win September LegCo elections)
Apple Daily, February 22, 2020

醫管局降低隔離病房保護衣規格 Dirty team醫生黃任匡:打擊前線士氣 埋身護理Level 1未必夠阻隔病毒 (Hospital Authority lowers standards for protective clothing worn in quarantine wards but denies shortage)
Citizen News, February 23, 2020

Related:
【武漢肺炎】員工陣線批抗疫物資數字不盡不實 醫管局:數字準確 裝備夠一個月使用 (Union slams Hospital Authority for misleading figures on shortage of protective gear, concerned that procedural standards are lowered to make up for lack of supplies, risking patient and staff safety)
Stand News, February 20, 2020

張超雄斥300億抗疫基金「救市不救人」 朱凱廸:香港俾功能組別害死 (Funding aid from government saves the market not the people, slams pan-dems)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2020

Related:
政府斥15億資助本地生產口罩 民主派質疑明益工聯會 (Government allots funding for local face masks production, but faces accusations of profiting pro-Beijing camp)
Inmediahk.net, February 21, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s low-income families struggling to afford masks and disinfectant, new study claims
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020

Protests over Yuen Long feature beer, champagne as some celebrate Hong Kong police officer’s coronavirus infection
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The coronavirus outbreak exposes the truth about socialism with Chinese characteristics
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2020

Hong Kong protests: It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s the politics
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2020

Off with their heads! Beijing names new men to run Hong Kong affairs, but will there be change?
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2020

The coronavirus is no Chernobyl, but a wake-up call for China’s top-down autocratic rule
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2020

How China is losing global trust and goodwill over its handling of the coronavirus crisis
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2020

李立峯:社會運動下的抗疫和抗疫下的社會運動 (Combatting viral outbreak amid a social movement, and undergoing a social movement in a viral outbreak)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2020

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