杀人嫌疑逃亡24年 却去自首 民众忧“健康码”如电子手铐 (Lack of “health code” forced murder suspect to turn himself in after 24 years on the run)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2020
Wednesday, May 06, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hong Kong (香港)
China calls Hong Kong protesters a 'political virus'
The Guardian, May 6, 2020
Hong Kong prisons need independent monitor, say activists, as ex-detainees allege abuse
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2020
發稿讚「再出發大聯盟」 港澳辦籲除「黑暴」「攬炒」 促公權力機構和人士行動 (In statement, HKMAO praises new pro-Beijing group Hong Kong Coalition, urges public power organizations and figures to eradicate “black violence” and end “mutual destruction”)
The Stand News, May 6, 2020
Related:
国务院港澳办新闻发言人：“黑暴”一日不除，香港一日不宁 (Spokesperson of HKMAO: No peace in Hong Kong until “black violence” is eradicated)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, May 6, 2020
天水圍和你Sing 防暴警持槍入商場驅散發「限聚令」告票 (Armed riot police disperse protesters in Tin Shui Wai shopping mall, issue tickets for social gathering ban violations)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2020
Commentary (评论)
讀者來函：「一國兩制」到了最危險的時候？ (Readers' mail: Is “one country, two systems” facing its most critical moment?)
The Initium, May 6, 2020
憲法未曾適用大陸 何以適用香港 (Constitution has never been applicable in China, how could it be applicable in Hong Kong?)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2020
香港民主党创党主席李柱铭专访：“新的一国两制”在破坏邓小平当年的承诺 (Interview with Martin Lee, founding chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party: The "new one country, two systems" is undermining Deng Xiaoping's promise)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2020
Tuesday, May 05, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong police chief accuses Apple Daily of running target campaign against him, reveals the newspaper is being investigated for alleged fraud
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2020
Former Hong Kong leaders draft in city’s wealthiest tycoons, university presidents and other top public figures for coalition bid to revive city
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2020
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai not allowed to leave Hong Kong as part of his bail condition related to intimidation case at 2017 vigil
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2020
林鄭月娥：內會恢復運作後會優先處理國歌法 (Carrie Lam: LegCo House Committee to prioritize second reading of the National Anthem Bill after resuming session)
Now News, May 5, 2020
Related:
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam backs move to let pro-Beijing lawmaker oversee committee and get anthem law passed
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2020
8.31案提堂 遭控方突加保釋條件 李卓人轟「政治決定」 (Labour activist Lee Cheuk-yan slams prosecutor’s adding multiple bail conditions near end of 8.31 protest hearing as “political decisions”)
inmediahk.net, May 5, 2020
有網民發起屯門市廣場「和你唱」 防暴警到場戒備 (Protesters return to Tun Mun Town Plaza, riot police on guard)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 5, 2020
Commentary (评论)
限聚令，警察政府怎捨得放手 (Social gathering ban—too good a weapon for police and government not to use)
inmediahk.net, May 5, 2020
Lord Alton: UK must impose sanctions on Hong Kong officials for human rights violations
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2020
專訪傅華伶x陳文敏：應對國家安全，我們想要怎樣的香港？(Interview with Fu Hualing, Johannes Chan: In response to national security, what kind of Hong Kong do we want?)
Initium, May 4, 2020
瑞幸、全球化与五四精神 (Luckin Coffee, globalization, and the May 4 spirit)
Caixin, May 4, 2020
Monday, May 04, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Coronavirus Survivors Want Answers, and China Is Silencing Them
New York Times, May 4, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
Associated Press, May 4, 2020
澳大学生遭开除威胁 全因他公开批判中国的人权迫害 (Australian university student faces expulsion for publicly criticizing China's human rights abuses)
Deutsche Welle, May 4, 2020
Deutsche Welle Freedom of Speech Award: 17 laureates from 14 countries
Deutsche Welle, May 3, 2020
HRIC Note: Chinese citizen journalists Chen Qiushi, Fang Bin, and Li Zehua, who were disappeared by the authorities for documenting Wuhan’s COVID-19 epidemic, are among the recipients.
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus – sources
Reuters, May 4, 2020
美國會跨黨去信特朗普 要求正視中國言論審查 促北京釋放被囚記者 (In letter, cochairs of bipartisan U.S. congressional commission on China urge President Trump to advocate for detained journalists in China)
The Stand News, May 3, 2020
Related:
World Press Freedom Day: Chairs Ask POTUS to Advocate for Detained Journalists
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, May 1, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Beijing loyalist urges Hong Kong to pass national security law by next August
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2020
Hong Kong lawmaker Starry Lee to take leadership of ‘urgent’ matters at legislative committee amid row over chair
Hong Kong Free Press, May 1, 2020
壁屋懲教職員被指酷刑虐打抗爭者 有人稱遭撼頭埋牆、唱《榮光》被掌摑 (Pik Uk Correctional Institution officer is accused of torturing protesters, smashing their head against wall, and slapping those who sing "Glory to Hong Kong")
The Stand News, May 4, 2020
連續兩日發稿評香港政局 中聯辦斥「西方反華政客」干涉港事務、抹黑一國兩制 (In 2 statements over 2 days, LOCPG condemns "Western anti-China politicians" for interfering in Hong Kong’s affairs, defaming "One country, two systems")
The Stand News, May 3, 2020
Related:
香港中联办发言人强烈谴责西方反华政客和组织干预香港事务 (LOCPG spokesperson strongly condemns anti-China politicians and organizations interfering HKSAR affairs)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R, May 3, 2020香港中联办发言人：严厉谴责极端激进分子无视民生疾苦再启“暴力揽炒” (LOCPG spokesperson: Harshly condemn the extremist radical elements relaunching violent mutual destructive protests, ignoring the great sufferings of the people)
Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong S.A.R, May 2, 2020
【反送中一周年】多個團體擬五、六、七月發起遊行集會 籲港人毋忘初衷 (Civil society groups plan rallies in May, June, July; urge Hong Kongers not to give up the struggle)
The Stand News, May 2, 2020
Friday, May 01, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese Authorities Threaten COVID-19 Victims & Families Seeking Compensation
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 30, 2020
湖南民运人士谢文飞被捕 疑涉武汉疫情 (Hunan democracy activist Xie Wenfei detained, possibly in connection with speech on COVID-19)
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2020
国际特赦发紧急呼吁 关注李翘楚 (Amnesty International issues emergency appeal on case of Li Qiaochu, in custody in connection with “12.26” case)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美国务院批中国封杀推特 却翻墙传播虚假讯息 (U.S. State Department slams China for blocking Twitter while actively using it to spread false information)
Voice of America, May 1, 2020
文革阴魂传新刮 多间大学恶启调查 罪挺方方连带扒底反送中 (In resurgence of Cultural Revolution tactics, academics in universities are investigated/sanctioned for supporting Wuhan diary author Fang Fang)
Radio France Internationale, May 1, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Anti-government protests return to Hong Kong on Labour Day as police pepper spray crowd
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2020
Related:
Riot police fan out but Hongkongers eschew May Day rallies
AFP, May 1, 2020Labour Party vice-chair arrested during failed march
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 1, 2020
港府再發聲明：「兩辦」有權責關注香港 依法拘控民主派 外國官員政客言論不負責任 (Hong Kong government: HKMAO and LOCPG have supervisory power over Hong Kong, arrests of pan-democrats are legal, foreign politicians' allegations are “irresponsible”)
The Stand News, May 1, 2020
Related:
HKSAR Government strongly refutes foreign politicians' recent remarks on Hong Kong
The Government of Hong Kong SAR, May 1, 2020
Thursday, April 30, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
著名媒体人陈杰人因言获罪被湖南省桂阳县法院判处有期徒刑15年 (Well-known journalist Chen Jieren sentenced to 15 years in prison by Hunan court)
Weiquanwang, April 30, 2020
国际记联呼吁中国立即释放因记录疫情被拘押的媒体工作者 (International Federation of Journalists calls for immediate release of compilers of COVID-19 documentation)
Voice of America, May 1, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Police arrest trio over online threats made to Hong Kong media companies TVB and Oriental Press Group
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2020
Hong Kong protesters plan mini ‘golden week’ hijack to boost yellow businesses as city reels from economic impact of coronavirus
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2020
‘The strong and fearless’: Hong Kong’s pro bono protest lawyers run for Law Society election
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2020
彭定康斥中國趁疫情向港施壓 破壞港法治 促英政府關注 (Chris Patten slams Beijing for using pandemic to "turn the screws on Hong Kong" and destroy rule of law; urges close attention by U.K. government)
The Stand News, April 30, 2020
蓬佩奧：反對香港就23條立法 (U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo: Article 23 is inconsistent with "one country, two systems" and will impact American interests in Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 30, 2020
Hong Kong security chief pushing for tougher action against local extremism by using anti-terrorism legislation to prosecute those involved in bomb plots
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2020
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan High Court Overturns Acquittals, Finds Sunflower Movement Protesters Guilty
The Diplomat, April 30, 2020
Commentary (评论)
法国《观点》周刊：不是中国病毒 是中共病毒，习近平的党对三件事应该负责 ("Le Point": Not a Chinese but a CPC virus, Xi Jinping's party should be responsible for three things)
Radio France Internationale, April 30, 2020
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
最高人民法院院长周强：要深刻认识人民法院首先是政治机关，切实把党的政治建设摆在首位 (Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court: We must deeply understand that people's courts are first and foremost political institutions, and prioritize Party’s political construction)
The Supreme People’s Court of The People’s Republic of China, April 25, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
世界现有8国向中国索疫情赔偿775万亿 北京怒斥 (Beijing slams RMB 775 trillion demand by eight countries for COVID-19 compensation)
Radio France Internationale, April 29, 2020
肺炎疫情：多国防范中国“抄底”资产 “去全球化”之战打响? (COVID-19 pandemic: Countries vigilant against China's "bargain" asset hunting—a prelude to "de-globalization"?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 29, 2020
中国两会五月下旬召开，特殊时期的大会有何看点 (All eyes on key issues to emerge from China's annual “Two Session”—National People's Congress and CPPCC—rescheduled from March to May 22, 21)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 29, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
央行：数字人民币正在四地内测 (Central Bank: Digital currency is being piloted in four cities)
Xinhua News, April 20, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Edward Leung loses appeal against 6-year jail term over 2016 unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2020
Rights Group Details Litany of Police Violence, Abuses During Hong Kong Protests
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2020
Hong Kong urged to review terrorism and sedition legislation after United Nations experts say they can be used against lawful protests
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2020
Related:
UN Special Rapporteurs’ Joint Communication to China
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, April 23, 2020
Hong Kong press associations condemn arrest of journalists carrying out investigative reporting in Clear Water Bay
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2020
US lawmakers want Mike Pompeo to highlight democracy activists’ arrests in Hong Kong autonomy evaluation
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2020
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国“吊照门”十年 维权律师生存艰难 (China’s rights lawyers face desperate times after ten years of “license stripping”)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2020
病情恶化恐无缘再见儿子 黄琦母亲撰写“最后告白” (Huang Qi's mother, in deteriorating condition, writes “final statement”; fears no chance to say goodbye to imprisoned son)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Lawmakers introduce legislation to combat global censorship, boost internet freedom
The Hill, April 27, 2020
武汉称新冠肺炎住院患者清零 有居民怀疑为政治任务而作假 (Wuhan declares zero COVID-19 cases in hospitals, residents suspect false claim for political purpose)
Voice of America, April 28, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Federal Government calls Chinese ambassador about comments on trade boycott over coronavirus inquiry
Australian Broadcasting Company, April 28, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Top lawyer asks government if Beijing could control Hong Kong’s prosecutors and judiciary, after justice chief says liaison office has supervisory powers
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2020
Decision not to reappoint opposition legislator Dennis Kwok to Hong Kong’s competition watchdog was based on merit, city leader Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2020
Hong Kong protests: more than 100 people gather at luxury mall in Central to stage singalong violating social-distancing laws amid coronavirus
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2020
聯合國去信港府關注反恐法例、煽動罪定義過闊 憂侵犯人權 (UN Special Rapporteurs voice concern over counterterrorism policy in Hong Kong regarding overbroad definition of sedition, human rights violations)
The Stand News, April 28, 2020
Related:
UN Special Rapporteurs’ Joint Communication to China
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, April 23, 2020
逾百區議員發聯合聲明 籲泛民議員內會勿退讓 (Joint statement by more than 100 district councilors urging pan-dem not to back down on LegCo House Committee)
HK01, April 28, 2020
Commentary (评论)
A decade after Chinese human rights lawyers Tang Jitian and Liu Wei were disbarred, much has changed – for the worse
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2020
Monday, April 27, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国续打压新冠言论 北京三志愿者遭捕 (China continues to crackdown on speech regarding COVID-19 outbreak, detains three Beijing volunteers)
Deutsche Welle, April 27, 2020
China Police Detain Three Linked to Censored Coronavirus Archive
New York Times, April 27, 2020
‘A dream come true’: Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang reunited with family
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
发文挺方方的湖北大学教授梁艳萍遭“校方调查” (Liang Yanping, Hubei University professor who supported writer Fang Fang in article, is "investigated" by school)
Radio France Internationale, April 27, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
12部门联合制定网络安全审查办法，自6月1日起实施 (“Cybersecurity Censorship Measures” jointly issued by 12 government departments to take effect June 1, 2020)
Beijing News, April 27, 2020
网络安全审查办法 (Cybersecurity censorship measures)
Cyberspace Administration of China, April 27, 2020
Zoom不但涉嫌充当北京海外耳目还被指打压国内宗教 (Zoom—not only suspected of acting as Beijing’s eyes and ears, but also accused of suppressing domestic religions)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong judge barred from anti-government protest cases after Cultural Revolution remark about demonstrators, sympathising with Lennon Wall knifeman
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2020
太古城「和你Sing」 警限聚為名清場 狂斥區議員只為政治利益 (Police disperse Tai Koo protesters in name of social distancing, accuse district councillor of caring only for political gains)
inmediahk.net, April 27, 2020
Related:
In Pictures: ‘Time to return’ – Hong Kong police disperse protesters at shopping mall amid coronavirus restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2020
‘Taiwan is a place with freedom’: Hong Kong dissident reopens bookshop in Taipei, defying Beijing
AFP, April 25, 2020
Friday, April 24, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China prosecutes first overseas national for Hong Kong interference
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2020
Residents of Chinese Cities Fear Ongoing Virus Transmission as Man Sues Province
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2020
中国人权律师团律师：关于律师陈秋实、公民方斌被强迫失踪的声明 (China Human Rights Lawyers Group: Statement on the enforced disappearance of lawyer Chen Qiushi and citizen Fang Bin)
Weiquanwang, April 24, 2020
中国拒加拿大探监 特鲁多吁释放公民 (China denies visits to detained Canadian citizens, Trudeau calls for their release)
Deutsche Welle, April 24, 2020
西藏人权团体要求公平复审藏人森卓 (Tibetan human rights group urges fair trial for anti-corruption and environmental activist A-Nya Sengdra)
Voice of America, April 24, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
More arguments as Hong Kong’s gridlocked House Committee meets for 16th time and again is unable to elect chair
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2020
Community service for ex-Hong Kong lawmaker convicted of assault after using loudhailer near cop
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2020
Commentary (评论)
After Beijing’s dizzying two-week crackdown, is Hong Kong’s autonomy dead or terminally ill?
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2020
China’s Coming Upheaval: Competition, the Coronavirus, and the Weakness of Xi Jinping
Foreign Affairs, May/June 2020
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China coronavirus cases may have been four times official figure, says study
The Guardian, April 23, 2020
微博大V“棒棒医生”因言获罪 成李文亮第二？(A new “Dr. Li Wenliang”? Hubei doctor is punished for criticism of government policy on COVID-19)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2020
中共审查延伸至Youtube？“财经冷眼”被封号 (CPC censorship reaching Youtube? "Financial Cold Eye" commentary account shut down)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2020
方方：“我最愿意在国内出版” (Fang Fang, author of Wuhan Diary: "I wish above all to be published in China")
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
澳大利亚呼吁世卫成员国支持对新冠病毒大流行展开调查 (Australia urges WHO member states to support investigation of COVID-19 pandemic)
Voice of America, April 23, 2020
经历桂民海事件和疫情 瑞典下决心关闭所有孔子学院 (Sweden to close all Confucius Institutes in wake of Gui Minhai incident and COVID-19 pandemic)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Pro-China trolls fake accounts to hound foreign media over coronavirus
The Sydney Morning Herald, April 22, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Dozens marking Yuen Long thug attack fined over ban
The Standard, April 23, 2020
《鏗鏘集》、now新聞《經緯線》反修例7．21元朗節目 「紐約電視電影節」獲獎 (RTHK, Now TV receives New York Festivals of TV & Film Award for Yuen Long documentaries)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2020
陳方安生：中聯辦從無監督權 促「兩辦」克制勿成治港太上皇 (Anson Chan: Liaison Office has never possessed power to supervise Hong Kong; urges HKMAO and LOCPG not to come Hong Kong’s overlords)
The Stand News, April 23, 2020
Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Missing Wuhan citizen journalist reappears after two months
The Guardian, April 22, 2020
Related:
90后公民记者、前央视7频道主持人李泽华2月26日遭武汉警方传唤后 连续被当局在武汉、老家强制隔离 现已获释 (Li Zehua, citizen journalist and former CCTV Channel 7 host, in Wuhan police custody since February 26, is released after enforced quarantine in Wuhan and his hometown)
Weiquan Wang, April 22, 2020
专访王全璋：当年法官明显违法的行为令人无法接受 (Interview with Wang Quanzhang: Judges’ obviously illegal behavior was unacceptable)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China rattles sabres as world battles coronavirus pandemic
Reuters, April 21, 2020
In a first, Missouri sues China over coronavirus economic losses
Reuters, April 21, 2020
肺炎疫情：为何女性领导人处理新冠疫情更成功些？ (Pneumonia epidemic: Why are female leaders more successful in handling Covid-19 epidemic?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2020
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
Tuesday, 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
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
Monday, April 20, 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
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
Friday, 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
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
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
Thursday, April 16, 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
Wednesday, April 15, 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
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
Tuesday, April 14, 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 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
Friday, April 10, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Classroom Instruction Switch From Tibetan to Chinese in Ngaba Sparks Worry, Anger
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 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
Thursday, April 09, 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
Wednesday, April 08, 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
Tuesday, April 07, 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 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
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
Monday, April 06, 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
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