Hong Kong (香港)

Two Hong Kong teens charged with murder after death of elderly man at protest clash
AFP, April 22, 2020

5 Hong Kong ministers replaced in cabinet reshuffle
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2020

Related:
国务院任免香港特别行政区政府主要官员 (State Council authorized the replacement of 5 HKSAR government officials)
Xinhua, April 22, 20202

Hong Kong democrat Dennis Kwok fears disqualification from legislature after fresh attack from Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2020

Coronavirus: Hong Kong protest organisers vow to defy police warning to cancel Labour Day event because of social-distancing rules
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2020

記者採訪遇警暴　香港新聞自由指數排 80　再跌 7 位 (Hong Kong ranks 80th in world press freedom index, dropping 7 places from last year, violence from police, pro-Beijing supporters against journalists a key factor)
The Stand News, April 21, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

世界新闻自由指数出炉 中国全球倒数第四 (2020 World Press Freedom Index: China is fourth from bottom)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2020

Related:
2020 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Border, April 21, 2020

国际特赦组织年度报告指中共执行死刑人数最多 (Amnesty International annual report: PRC topped world in number of executions in 2019)
Voice of America, April 21, 2020

Related:
Death Sentences and Executions 2019
Amnesty International, April 21, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hubei Woman Arrested For Protests Against Neighborhood’s Poor Management Amid COVID-19
SupChina , April 20, 2020

美国会议员将提出法案要求中国对新冠疫情负责 (U.S. senators to introduce bill to pursue Chinese government responsibility for COVID-19)
Voice of America, April 21, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

长沙公安推新APP 鼓励群众举报 (Changsha public security launches new app to encourage people to report on others)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing’s offices have no power to ‘supervise’ Hong Kong matters, says Bar Assoc.
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2020

Related:
HRIC Statement: Escalating Attacks on Hong Kong's Rule of Law and Freedoms
Human Rights in China, April 21, 2020

Beijing office owns more than 700 properties in Hong Kong – pro-democracy group
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2020

港澳辦連發三文續轟郭榮鏗　重申中央具監督權　支持警方拘黎智英等 15 人 (Three statements from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office: Attack Dennis Kwok, assert power of supervision in Hong Kong, and support the arrests of 15 democratic figures)
The Stand News, April 21, 2020

Related:
国务院港澳办新闻发言人：郭荣铿议员蓄意违背誓言、严重滥权行为涉嫌公职人员行为失当 (HKMAO spokesperson: Legco member Dennis Kwok deliberately broke his oath, seriously abused power)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, April 21, 2020

国务院港澳办新闻发言人：中央有权力有责任维护香港特别行政区宪制秩序 (HKMAO spokesperson: Central government has power, responsibility to maintain law and order in HKSAR)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, April 21, 2020

国务院港澳办新闻发言人：坚定支持香港警方依法拘捕黎智英等犯罪嫌疑人 (HKMAO spokesperson: Firmly support Hong Kong police's lawful arrests of Jimmy Lai and other suspects)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, April 21, 2020

特首：兩辦有權有責監督基本法落實　對港事務有發言權 (Carrie Lam: HKMAO and LOCPG have right and responsibility to supervise implementation of Basic Law, and right to comment on Hong Kong's affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 21, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709人权律师王全璋出狱遭强制“隔离检疫”后仍无自由 (Human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang is still far from freedom after being forced into “quarantine and isolation” following formal release from prison as part of the “July 9” crackdown)
Voice of America, April 19, 2020

公安部党委委员、副部长孙力军被查 (Deputy Public Security Minister and Party Committee Member Sun Lijun under investigation)
Beijing News, April 19, 2020

三名福州公民遭判刑 因放鞭炮迎接维权人士出狱 (Three Fuzhou citizens given prison sentences for lighting firecrackers in celebration of a rights defender being released from prison)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京须回应国际间要求调查其隐瞒疫情问题的最新呼吁 (Beijing must respond to the latest call from the international community demanding it answer for concealing key issues about the epidemic)
Voice of America, April 20, 2020

“People have been awakened”: seeking Covid-19 answers in Wuhan
The Guardian, April 19, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Explainer: Beijing’s five-day crackdown on Hong Kong’s opposition during covid-19
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2020

Related:
Hong Kong police arrest Martin Lee, 13 other pro-democracy figures
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2020

眾志調查：中聯辦在港擁逾 700 物業　兩成傘運後購入　黃之鋒：反映勢力正擴張 (Demosistō Report: The Liaison Office own more than 700 properties in Hong Kong, 20% are purchased after the Umbrella Movement; Joshua Wong: China is expanding their political power in Hong Kong)
The Stand News, April 20, 2020

美英及国际团体谴责港警大规模拘捕民主人士 (U.S., UK, and other members of the international community condemn Hong Kong police for the mass arrests of pro-democracy advocates)
Voice of America, April 19, 2020

民陣稱已入紙申請辦7．1大遊行　不會因4．18大搜捕退縮 (Civil Human Rights Front submits application for this year’s July 1 march, refuses to back down because of the 4/18 arrests
Ming Pao, April 19, 2020

15 Hong Kong pro-democracy figures arrested in latest police round up
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18, 2020

中聯辦稱兩辦不受基本法22條所限　港府：中聯辦須遵守基本法及香港法律 (Although the Liaison Office has stated explicitly it is not subject to limitations in Article 22 of the Basic Law, the Hong Kong government continues to state that "the Liaison Office should follow the Basic Law and Hong Kong law" in its latest webpage revision)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2020

Commentary (评论)

How to read the 4/18 mass arrests in Hong Kong
Jerome A. Cohen's Blog, April 19, 2020

Beijing’s latest outrageous crackdown on Hong Kong freedoms
New York Post, April 19, 2020

How China’s authoritarian system made the pandemic worse
Washington Post, April 17, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China denies cover-up as Wuhan coronavirus deaths revised up 50%
The Guardian, April 17, 2020

武汉在质疑声中修改了疫情死亡数字 (Facing rising questions, Wuhan revises COVID-19 death toll)
Voice of America, April 17, 2020

“武汉病毒来自美国”已深入民间 反向宣传病毒论民信以为真 (Chinese people believe government propaganda: “COVID-19 originated from U.S.")
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2020

"北京有点热” 网民曲笔嘲讽中国言论空间受限 (Critic of government restrictions on speech posts message: “Beijing is a little bit hot"; netizens attack her as spreading rumor)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

黑龙江：对疫情防控不力18名党员干部和公职人员追责问责 (Heilongjiang: 18 cadres, public officials held accountable for weak prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic)
The Paper, April 17, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police have duty to aid, not hinder media, journalist union argues before High Court
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2020

Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow mount legal challenge over warrants obtained by police to search phones and Facebook office
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2020

中聯辦：「兩辦」不受基本法廿二條限制　可在香港行使監督權　警告議員要為損香港利益「埋單」 (Liaison Office says it and State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office are not “departments” but “representatives” of the central government, thus have power of supervision over Hong Kong; warns LegCo members of “the price” of harming HK's interests)
The Stand News, April 17, 2020

油尖旺區議會通過「重組警隊」議案 　警方代表離場　斥議員仇警、食人血饅頭 (Police representative accuses motion passed by Yau Tsim Mong District Council to rebuild Hong Kong Police Force as “hate-filled” and “making political gains on police's misfortune”)
The Stand News, April 17, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Post-Coronavirus: Signs of Life, Censorship and Paranoia
中国的后疫情时代：复苏、审查与仇外
The New York Times, April 16, 2020

台湾抗疫超前部署 原来是看到了李文亮的贴文 (Taiwan's proactive anti-epidemic deployment can be credited to Li Wenliang's post)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

百余名世界政治领袖、学者联署公开信 抨击中共隐瞒疫情引爆全球危机 (In open letter, more than 100 world political leaders, scholars condemn CPC for concealing COVID-19 epidemic and triggering global crisis)
Voice of America, April 16, 2020

批中隐瞒疫情 加拿大掀起制裁中国官员声浪 (Rising calls among Canadian politicians for sanctions against Chinese officials involved in coverup of COVID-19 epidemic)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.N. Backs Down on Partnership With Chinese Firm for 75th Anniversary
Foreign Policy, April 15, 2020

美与人权团体施压奏效 联合国暂缓腾讯合作计划 (U.S. and human rights groups put pressure on UN to suspend Tencent cooperation plan)
Deutsche Welle, April 16, 2020

中央网信办网络安全应急指挥中心2020年度面向社会公开招聘公告 (Cyberspace Administration of China’s cybersecurity emergency command center issues public recruitment notice for 2020)
Beijing News, April 16, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist loses legal challenge over police watchdog probe into handling of protests
Hong Kong Free Press, April 16, 2020

Ousted lawmaker ‘Long Hair’ Leung Kwok-hung stabbed while protesting outside Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2020

法律界選委促中央尊重《基本法》對司法獨立的莊嚴承諾 (HK Election Committee legal functional constituency urges central government to respect the solemn promise of judicial independence in Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 15, 2020

警四獲手令搜警總被捕者手機、闖 FB 辦公室查周庭專頁資料　黃之鋒周庭提申司法覆核 (Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow apply for judicial review of search warrant that allowed Hong Kong police to obtain user information from Facebook)
The Stand News, April 16, 2020

公民黨憂中央繞過立法程序　借《緊急法》為 23 條立法　吳靄儀籲港人「多手準備」同抗爭 (Civic Party fears central government will push through Article 23 legislation under Emergency Regulations Ordinance; Margaret Ng urges Hong Kongers to prepare to fight)
The Stand News, April 16, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Doctor Says She is Safe And Well Amid Concern She Was Detained
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

被解封的中国使馆帐号批评推特搞言论自由“双标” (Through its unblocked account, Chinese embassy criticizes Twitter for "double standards" on freedom of speech)
Deutsche Welle, April 15, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Coronavirus pandemic and protests highlight need for national security legislation in Hong Kong, says Beijing’s top official in city
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China didn’t warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days
Associated Press, April 15, 2020

四部门：外籍人员集中隔离产生的费用由个人负担 (Four-ministry joint announcement: foreigners in collective quarantine to be responsible for their own expenses)
Beijing News, April 15, 2020

对话美威州议长 中国外交官"私信"求称赞始末 (Head of Wisconsin State Senate: Chinese consulate seeks praise for China’s coronavirus control)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2020

Related:
Chinese Consulate Asked Wisconsin State Senate to Praise CCP for ‘Sharing Key Information’ about Coronavirus, Emails Show
National Review, April 14, 2020

法媒：疫情下广州排斥非洲人种族主义浪潮激怒非洲舆论 (French media: Guangzhou's discrimination of Africans in epidemic ignites anger across continent)
Radio France Internationale, April 14, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong top judge denies ‘any form of interference’ by Beijing over city’s judicial independence
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2020

駱惠寧：香港維護國安機制不完善　違法者得不到懲治惹仿效 (Luo Huining: national security mechanism in Hong Kong is imperfect, lack of punishment against violators will attract imitators)
Stand News, April 15, 2020

Realted:
中聯辦駱惠寧主任就「全民國家安全教育日」網站開通致辭 (Speech of Luo Huining, head of Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, at launch of National Security Education Day 2020 website)
Hong Kong Policy Research Institute - Hong Kong Vision Project, April 15, 2020

林鄭：反修例示威引發大量暴力事件　近乎恐怖主義　不有效遏制可能危害國家安全 (Carrie Lam: numerous terrorist-like violent incidents during anti-extradition protests can harm national security if not contained)
Stand News, April 15, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

美国纪录片暗访新疆：官员直言，维吾尔人没有人权 (In footage shot undercover, U.S. documentary shows official saying: Uyghurs have no human rights)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2020

Related:
China Undercover
Frontline (PBS), April 7, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国导演拍许志永纪录片遭“煽颠”监居 家人打破沉默要求公义 (Chinese director of Xu Zhiyong documentary is put under residential surveillance on "incitement" charges; family speaks out, seeks justice)
Voice of America, April 15, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing tightens grip over coronavirus research, amid US-China row on virus origin
CNN, April 13, 2020

China clamping down on coronavirus research, deleted pages suggest
The Guardian, April 11, 2020

中媒: 当局曾告诫医院“注意政治影响” (Chinese media: Authorities warned hospital on "political impact" of information on coronavirus)
Deutsche Welle, April 13, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student carrying two petrol bombs arrested outside police station
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2020

Hong Kong barristers call on Beijing to 'exercise restraint' in comments
Reuters, April 14, 2020

Special Report: Hong Kong judges battle Beijing over rule of law as pandemic chills protests
Reuters, April 14, 2020

港澳辦譴責內會拖延選主席　中聯辦點名批郭榮鏗 (State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office condemns delay of election of LegCo House Committee chair and deputy chair, Liaison Office accuses Dennis Kwok)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2020

Related:
林鄭月娥：港澳辦中聯辦非干預　郭榮鏗阻撓內會選主席「鐵證如山」 (Carrie Lam: Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and Liaison Office are not interfering in Hong Kong's affairs, evidence of Dennis Kwok delaying election is solid)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2020

Commentary (评论)

新华社“疫情纪事”距离真相有多远?(2) (国际合作篇) (How far is Xinhua News Agency's "epidemic chronicle" from the truth? (2) (International Cooperation))
Voice of America, April 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Classroom Instruction Switch From Tibetan to Chinese in Ngaba Sparks Worry, Anger
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

方方日记将在欧美出版 网民抨击“给西方递刀” (Netizens slam forthcoming publication of Fang Fang ’s Wuhan diary in Europe and U.S. as “handing the knife to the West”)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

瑞幸咖啡遭遇做空 疫情危机下中概股受到的放大镜式狙击 (At heels of Luckin Coffee fraud scandal, China stocks come under magnified scrutiny in epidemic crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 10, 2020

数千美国人加入诉讼 要求中国政府赔偿新冠病毒损失 (Thousands of Americans join lawsuit to seek COVID-19-related damages from Chinese gov’t)
Voice of America, April 10, 2020

联合国前环境署长：冠状病毒大流行责任在中国 (In “Le Monde” article, former UNEP director join others to highlight China’s role in COVID-19 pandemic)
Radio France Internationale, April 9, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

UN’s partnership with Tencent at odds with its push for global unity
Financial Times, April 10, 2020

The UN is partnering with China’s biggest surveillance software company
Quartz, April 2, 2020

Some 'Animal Crossing' players in China are using the game to protest government policies, and now the Chinese government is banning the game
Business Insider, April 10, 2020

《动物森友会》全网下架，疑用户“自主创作”引祸 (High degree of creative freedom might cause Animal Crossing to be taken off shelf in China)
AI Finance Economic, April 10, 2020

与中国关系千丝万缕 Zoom安全隐患受关注 (Heightened scrutiny of Zoom security risks that are inextricably tied to China)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

【獨家】向警取個人資料片　事主稱被索五至十萬 (Woman seeks police footage showing her being strip-searched, gets charged HKD100,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Letting a wolf in the sheep pen
Taipei Times, Apr 11, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆立法预防禁止家庭暴力 “去极端化“无孔不入 (Xinjiang domestic violence prevention law allows state intrusion into families in name of "de-radicalization")
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Signs that coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan earlier than thought, study finds
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Appointed to Influential UN Human Rights Council Panel
The Diplomat, April 8, 2020

China's Appointment to U.N. Human Rights Panel Sparks Global Outcry
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2020

爱奇艺遇到“狼群” 被曝财务造假 (Chinese video streaming site iQiyi exposed for financial fraud)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Lesson We Are Learning From Zoom
使用Zoom，风险自负
The New York Times, April 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Appeal court rules Hong Kong’s mask ban is constitutional at unauthorised protests
Hong Kong Free Press, April 9, 2020

Hong Kong protests: society will judge police officers over Occupy convictions, say top officials, who stop short of apologising
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2020

Commentary (评论)

新冠疫情：一场民主的压力测试 (COVID-19: A stress test of democracy)
Deutsche Welle, April 9, 2020

China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not.
一场宣传拉锯战：中国的新冠疫情叙事能成功吗？
The New York Times, April 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

宁波男子派出所死亡6辅警获刑，家属申请抗诉被检方驳回 (Six auxiliary policemen get light sentences after Ningbo man died inside police station, family's appeal for heavier sentences is rejected)
Beijing News, April 8, 2020

四川政治犯李必丰2020年4月7日刑满出狱 又遭当局安排到某宾馆隔离 (Sichuan political prisoner Li Bifeng is kept in isolation at unspecified hotel after prison release on April 7)
Weiquanwang, April 8, 2020

China Confirms Party Probe Into Outspoken Property Tycoon
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2020

Related:
任志强下落公开 习近平或下重手 (Authorities admit they have Ren Zhiqiang, retribution from Xi Jinping is feared)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2020

Lawyer Wang Quanzhang Moved From Prison into New Isolation
China Digital Times, April 7, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Inside China’s victory over coronavirus: Family separations, door sensors – and belly buttons massages
Independent, April 8, 2020

A New Covid-19 Crisis: Domestic Abuse Rises Worldwide
疫情中的“亲密恐怖主义”：全球家暴事件激增
The New York Times, April 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court rejects police group’s application to keep voter details under wraps over doxxing concerns
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2020

「服務為本」變「忠誠勇毅」　警隊改座右銘花 20 萬設計印刷宣傳 (Hong Kong Police spent HKD200,000 to change motto from “Service is Fundamental” to “Loyalty and Courage”)
The Stand News, April 7, 2020

警方：反修例運動用逾 1.6 萬枚催淚彈　 1400 樽胡椒噴劑　實彈 19 發　用警棍僅 104 次 (Hong Kong police used more tear gas than baton against anti-government protesters; every frontline officer will be equipped with bodycam in 2021)
The Stand News, April 7, 2020

Commentary (评论)

留美中國問題專家裴敏欣：處理疫情進退失據增民怨　習近平專權令中共陷重大危機 (Pei Minxin on China and COVID-19: inapt handling of epidemic triggers popular resentment; Xi Jinping's dictatorial ways land CPC in major crisis)
The Stand News, April 8, 2020

Related:
China’s Coming Upheaval Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping
Foreign Affairs, April 3, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Lack of Answers Makes ‘Clear’ Missing Academics Are Detained in Xinjiang Camps: Exile Group
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京地产大亨任志强被纪委调查 此前曾发文批习近平 (Authorities say Beijing real estate tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is investigated by the Commission for Discipline Inspection, make no mention of his article critical of Xi Jinping)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 7, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Publishes Sanitized Timeline Of Its COVID-19 Response
SupChina, April 6, 2020

伊朗官员质疑中国疫情数据造假 战狼外交官闻风而至 (Iranian health official questions validity of China’s official COVID-19 data, immediate push back from Chinese diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2020

网上转发武汉排队领骨灰情景 河南女律师遭律协处分 (Henan lawyer is punished by Lawyers Association for circulating photos of Wuhan residents in long line to obtain relatives’ ashes from funeral home)
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国海外民运人士发起联署书 要求习近平下台 (In signature campaign, 21 Chinese overseas democracy activists ask Xi Jinping to step down)
Voice of America, April 7, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Justice delayed is justice denied’ says Hong Kong activist after top court denies appeal bid by cops who assaulted him
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2020

林鄭月娥：香港電台作為公營廣播機構必須維護一國兩制 (Carrie Lam: As a public broadcasting entity, RTHK should follow the "one country, two systems" principal)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 7, 2020

Commentary (评论)

瑞幸造假：愚人节的黑咖啡 (Luckin Coffee’s fabricated sales: Bitter coffee for April Fools' Day)
Financial Times, April 6, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang’s new rules against domestic violence expand China’s ‘extremism’ front to the home
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

'Shameless': anger as China quarantines freed human rights lawyer 400km from home
The Guardian, April 5, 2020

Related:
王全璋和維權律師李和平通電話　透露聽力受損門外有人看守 (In phone call, Wang Quanzhang tells his lawyer Li Heping his hearing is damaged, and guards are outside his room)
The Stand News, April 6, 2020

记者不断失踪 中方强硬对怼 (Reporters keep disappearing in China, MFA spokesperson goes on offensive)
Deutsche Welle, April 4, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

430,000 People Have Traveled From China to U.S. Since Coronavirus Surfaced
The New York Times, April 4, 2020

究责北京？美国会起草《李文亮法案》制裁瞒报外国官员 (A move to hold Beijing reponsible? U.S. to draft the "Li Wenliang Act" to sanction foreign officials for concealing information on COVID-19)
Radio Free Asia, April 3, 2020

China Pushes for Quiet Burials as Coronavirus Death Toll Is Questioned
中国真实死亡人数遭质疑，武汉新冠逝者被悄声埋葬
The New York Times, April 5, 2020

印度上联合国人权理事会控告中国隐瞒病毒致全球蔓延 索赔20万亿美元 (India files complaint at UN Human Rights Council against China over concealing COVID-19 infection causing global spread, seeks $20 trillion)
Radio France Internationale, April 5, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Zoom admits some calls were routed through China by mistake
TechCrunch, April 3, 2020

Related:
Move Fast and Roll Your Own Crypto - A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings
The Citizen Lab, April 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

美国国会议员批评中国官员加入联合国人权理事会协商小组 (U.S. Congressman criticizes appointment of Chinese official to UN Human Rights Council Consultative Group)
Voice of America, April 6, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李文足：我很自豪有这样的丈夫 (Li Wenzu: I am proud to have such a husband)
Deutsche Welle, April 3, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

风向或闯祸? 财新陷“卖国媒体”口水浪尖 (Wind direction or trouble? Caixin is accused of being "traitorous")
Radio France Internationale, April 3, 2020

Counterterrorism (反恐)

肺炎疫情将如何改变国家安全和间谍活动 (How COVID-19 epidemic will change national security and espionage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 2, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

C.I.A. Hunts for Authentic Virus Totals in China, Dismissing Government Tallies
CIA称中国官方疫情数据严重失实
The New York Times, April 3, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

肺炎疫情：大数据监控公民留下的隐忧 (COVID-19 epidemic: Hidden worries left by big data monitoring of citizens)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Teenagers remanded over petrol bomb attack on Hong Kong police station
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong police fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in an ‘uncontrolled and allegedly malicious manner’, UN-appointed experts claim
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2020

Hong Kong official reprimands TV station over WHO interview that mentioned Taiwan
The Guardian, April 3, 2020

聯合國去信質疑港警無差別使用化武　港府逾兩月無回覆 (UN inquiry on Hong Kong police's use of chemical weapons against protesters met with two months of silence from HKSAR gov’t)
The Stand News, April 3, 2020

中央駐港機構去年購入 22 個物業　獲豁免 8000 萬印花稅 (Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong bought 22 properties in 2019 with HK$80 million tax exemption)The Stand News, April 3, 2020

Commentary (评论)

The Virus Comes for Democracy
面对疫情，专制比民主更有优势？
The New York Times, April 3, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆哈萨克族人被判刑19年 狱中患白血病官拒保 (Two years into 19-year sentence, Xinjiang Kazakh is denied medical parole after diagnosis of leukemia)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

武汉李文亮医生被“烈士”，“发哨人”艾芬医生疑失踪 (As Hubei authorities laud Dr. Li Wenliang as “martyr,” Dr. Ai Fen, who sounded the first alarm about coronavirus, is feared missing)
Voice of America, April 2, 2020

记者无疆界敦促中国大使们停止攻击媒体报道新冠病毒 (Reporters Without Borders urges Chinese diplomats to stop attacking media for coverage of COVID-19)
Radio France Internationale, April 2, 2020

Related:
China’s diplomats must stop attacking media over coronavirus reporting
Reporters without Borders, April 1, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Concealed Extent of Virus Outbreak, U.S. Intelligence Says
Bloomberg, April 1, 2020

彭博：美国情报机构称中国蓄意隐瞒疫情 (Bloomberg: US intelligence agency says China deliberately conceals epidemic)
Deutsche Welle, April 2, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Inside China’s controversial mission to reinvent the internet
Financial Times, March 27, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong pan-democrat Howard Lam jailed after losing appeal against conviction in torture claim
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2020

42 Hong Kong civil servants suspended over protest arrests, even with ‘no guilt presumed’ and legal proceedings under way, authorities say
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2020

Hong Kong police win broader powers to search arrestees’ phones
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2020

Related:
無搜令不能查被捕者手機　警上訴得直須按條件　法庭重申禁警逼供手機密碼 (Hong Kong police can now search arrestees' cell phone without warrant; but Appeal Court stresses prohibition against forcing arrestees to hand over passcode)
Mingpao, April 2, 2020

Commentary (评论)

来自西方学者的观察：疫情之下如何反思世界 (Observations of Western scholars: How to reflect on the world in the epidemic)
Beijing News, April 2, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Chinese Rights Lawyer May Not Gain Freedom on Release
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2020

家属接何观娇失败，疑似公安联手精神病院拘禁访民谋财 (Family fears petitioner He Guanjiao a victim of money-making scheme between mental hospital and public security, tries but fails to bring her home)
Weiquan Wang, April 1, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

A Wuhan Writer Takes On China’s Communist Machine and Becomes an Online Star
Wall Street Journal, April 1, 2020

中国首次公布无症病毒感染人数，外界质疑数字失真 (China announces number of asymptomatic COVID-19 infections for first time, many question its accuracy)
Voice of America, April 1, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

江西萍乡访民集体起诉萍乡市信访局和萍乡日报制造虚假政绩宣传 (Petitioners in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, sue municipal Letters and Visits Bureau, Pingxiang Daily for false performance report and propaganda)
Weiquan Wang, March 30, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新冠病毒美国追责北京 再捆绑世卫组织 (U.S. wants Beijing investigated for delayed disclosure of Covid-19, and probe into WHO’s role)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2020

中国出口医疗物资被国际抵制 中方急推措施图挽回国际形象 (Exported Chinese medical supplies meet worldwide boycott, China pushes measures to restore international image)
Radio Free Asia , April 1, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为威胁美国将受中国反制 (Huawei threatens U.S. with China’s counter-sanctions)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police are using coronavirus restrictions to clamp down on protesters
Quartz, April 1, 2020

Related:
關注香港警察濫用公共衛生條例打壓和平集會 (Statement on Hong Kong police’s misuse of Public Health Ordinance to suppress freedom to assembly)
Civil Rights Observer, April 1, 2020

Three teens arrested after early-morning firebombing at Hong Kong police station, the 17th such attack since January
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Quarreling in Quarantine and Bridging a Generational Divide
饭桌上的争吵：当中国年轻人在疫情期间与父母谈政治
The New York Times, April 1, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang Returns to Work, but Coronavirus Worries Linger
新疆全面复工，但疫情真实情况引发外界猜疑
The New York Times, March 31, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

卫健委：中国至少有1541名无症状感染者 (PRC National Health Commission: China has at least 1,541 cases of asymptomatic infection)
Deutsche Welle, March 31, 2020

Estimates Show Wuhan Death Toll Far Higher Than Official Figure
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

山东青年受香港、台湾人启发 实名呼吁习近平下台安全堪忧 (Inspired by Hong Kong and Taiwanese, Shandong youth calls for Xi Jinping to step down)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2020

Related:
Fears Grow For Chinese Student Who Told President to Step Down
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

武汉到底多少人死于新冠疫情 法国媒体集体质疑 (French press question official death toll in Wuhan from COVID-19)
Radio France Internationale, March 31, 2020

从黑马到诺奖得主—刘晓波纪念文集英文版4月1日在美出版 (To be published on April 1: “The Journey of Liu Xiaobo: From Dark Horse to Nobel Laureate” edited by Leedom-Ackerman is published)
Radio France Internationale, March 31, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: Remand in jail for student, 17, who was caught with hammer, petrol bomb in his backpack
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2020

Hong Kong student arrested after forum at University of Science and Technology turned violent
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2020

憂引入電槍助長警暴酷刑　民權觀察：將聯署促全球供應商　勿售電槍予港警 (Due to increasing concerns over police brutality, Civil Rights Observer presses suppliers not to sell stun guns to Hong Kong police)
The Stand News, March 31, 2020

Commentary (评论)

瘟疫時代之監控樂園 (Encroaching surveillance technology in the age of pandemic)
Allan Au Ka-lun, March 31, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur High School Teacher Detained in Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

武汉“解封”在即 当地居民质疑官方数字 (Wuhan to end lockdown, but local residents question official figures)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“抗疫外交”遇退货潮？ 中国疑外销劣质医疗品 (“Anti-epidemic” diplomacy yields returned goods? China is suspected of selling inferior medical products)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2020

中国厂商扬言“制作假测温枪害美国人” 事后称出于“爱国情怀 (Chinese manufacturer backtracks from vow to "make fake thermometer to harm Americans," says he spoke out of "patriotism")
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: Telegram group operator faces incitement charges over ‘provoking others to murder officers and bomb police stations’
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2020

Black-clad men hurl petrol bombs at Hong Kong police station
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2020

港台記者四問 世衛高層堅持不講Taiwan (WHO official dodges Hong Kong reporter’s question about Taiwan four times)
inmediahk.net, March 29, 2020

【8.31 事件】獲法庭頒令港鐵交出CCTV片 8.31 被捕者：長逾 90 小時能辨部份警員 (Police officers identifiable in 90 hours of CCTV footage of August 31 attack at Mong Kok MTR Station released by court order)
The Stand News, March 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s terrorism alert: A credible and serious threat, or a bid to smear the protest movement?
Hong Kong Free Press, March 28, 2020

肺炎疫情：中国“口罩外交”如何重塑“倒下的大国形象” (COVID-19 epidemic: How China's "mask diplomacy" has reshaped "fallen power image")
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 28, 2020

廿三條、辱警罪借殼上市 (Article 23 and “contempt of police” legislation already in effect under another name)
The Stand News, March 27, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘Individual Lives Are The Price of The Ethnocide’: Son of Imprisoned Uyghur Comedian
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Chinese Lawyers Sue U.S. Over 'Coronavirus Cover-up'
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

武汉七大殡仪馆骨灰盒数量暴露死亡人数 与官方死亡数字相差甚远 (Cremation urns at 7 Wuhan funeral homes show number of deaths far exceeding official figure)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2020

北京大外宣移师推特 中文大号成招揽目标 (China’s external propaganda finds perch on Twitter using stolen, fake accounts)
Deutsche Welle, March 27, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

江西警察禁湖北人入境 九江桥省界爆群体冲突 (Jiangxi police block Hubei people from entry, clash at Jiujiang Bridge)
Voice of America, March 27, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus: China promotes bile from caged bears to treat pandemic 'caused by exploiting wildlife'"
Independent, March 26, 2020

中国劣质测试剂错误率达80% 捷克寻求与台湾合作 (Spain says made-in-China COVID-19 test agent shows 80% error rate, Czech authorities seek cooperation with Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

'Funny' cash video leads to cop claims
The Standard March 27, 2020

Government adviser Ronny Tong defends Hong Kong police’s use of sedition laws, after arrest of opposition politician Cheng Lai-king
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2020

Commentary (评论)

中国抗疫“抄作业”之说的出现与消失 (The talk of foreign countries “copying” China's epidemic prevention measures: how it appeared and vanished)
Voice of America, March 27, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese academic at Japan university detained by China for spying
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

User Data Stolen From Weibo, Prompting Chinese Regulatory Probe
SupChina, March 25, 2020

中国或倾力消灭武汉肺炎词 涉清删旧日官报遗迹包括英文稿 (China may try to eliminate “Wuhan pneumonia” phrase, removing traces in past editions of state-controlled newspapers including in English)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2020

记者无疆界：中国若有新闻自由或能避免新冠大流行 (Reporters Without Borders: If China had freedom of the press, it could have avoided coronavirus pandemic)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic – International experts

UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 19, 2020

Related:
国际专家联合声明：各国政府必须促进和保护在2019冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行病期间信息的获取和自由流通 (COVID-19: Governments must promote and protect access to and free flow of information during pandemic – International experts)
Human Rights in China (translation), March 25, 2020

China to suspend entry of foreigners with visas, residence permits due to coronavirus
National Post, March 26, 2020
学者：武汉或有近六成感染病例未被发现 (Scholar: Nearly 60% of infected cases in Wuhan have not been detected)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2020
新冠已回零 他们仍失联 (The novel coronavirus infected cases have reached zero, but citizen reporters are still missing)
Deutsche Welle, March 26, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: opposition politician arrested under colonial-era offence of sedition after Facebook post about police officer
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2020

Beijing’s expulsion of US journalists has only deepened distrust among Hongkongers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2020

中西區主席鄭麗琼被捕 逾百區議員警署外聲授 許智峯斥公報私仇 (More than 100 legislators gather at Police Headquarters to protest arrest of chair of Central and Western District Council Cheng Lai-king arrested, Democrat Ted Hui Chi-fung slams act of revenge)
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2020

聯合國批評煽動罪定義太闊，多次促港府修例 (UN criticizes overbroad definition of sedition, urges revision by HK govt )
inmediahk.net, March 26, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uyghur Singer Rashida Dawut Sentenced to Prison Term by Xinjiang Authorities
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China set to indict Australian academic Yang Hengjun on espionage charges
The Guardian, March 25, 2020

Related:
杨恒均遭正式指控间谍罪 案或送最高检 (China formally accuses Australian writer Yang Hengjun of espionage; case to be submitted to Supreme Procuratorate)
RFI, March 25, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

美媒称平头百姓红二代大亨无处躲 任志强传遭列重案 (U.S. media reports Chinese tycoon Ren Zhiqiang is taken away after calling Xi a "clown," criticizing government's handling of COVID-19)
RFI, March 25, 2020

709案维权律师王全璋出狱倒计时 (Countdown to prison release of human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang)
VOA, March 25, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问题)

新冠疫情损失惨重 美国议会提议案向中国索赔 (GOP lawmakers introduce bipartisan resolution calling for international investigation to quantify harm caused by CPC's cover-up of initial COVID-19 outbreak and compensations to affected nations)
RFI, March 25, 2020

欧盟警告：中国在利用疫情扩大其政治影响力 (EU warns: China is exploiting pandemic to expand political clout)
VOA, March 25, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美国专家发现近期中国针对美国的黑客活动趋于频繁 (U.S. experts observe recent increase in China's hacking attempts against U.S.)
VOA, March 25, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Pair arrested over attack on Hong Kong activists who tried to intervene in fracas on street
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2020

Hong Kong democrats raise concerns over gov’ts choice of new chief justice, Andrew Cheung
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2020