China bans BBC World News in retaliation for UK licence blow
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
Related:
China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the BBC ban
European Union, February 12, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Lunar New Year: mindful of national security law, Hong Kong festival market stalls opt for subtle messages on products
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中共四处收集基因数据 用DNA管控维族人遭诟病 (As China uses DNA technology for surveillance and control of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, its global DNA data collection sparks concerns)
Voice of America, February 16, 2021
人脸识别把人变成“透明人” 中共极权监控下人人自危 (With facial recognition, everyone is “naked” under CPC surveillance)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
网传中国协助缅甸军政府建防火墙 数字监控走出国门？ (Questions of China’s role in Myanmar Internet shutdown mount, along with those on China’s export of surveillance technology)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
Related:
US and WHO push China for data from early days of contagion
Agence France Presse, February 14, 2021
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
Associated Press, February 15, 2021
China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
At least 331 human rights defenders were murdered in 2020, report finds
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
US-China relations: Details released of Biden's first call with Xi
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally
Agence France Presse, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong protests: former opposition lawmakers plead guilty to roles in illegal 2019 march, face up to 5 years in jail
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong: alarm over proposed law that could ban anyone from leaving
Agence France Presse, February 13, 2021
Related:
Further Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 In respect of Clause 3 of the Bill
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK’s ban on BBC programming sparks questions over press freedom and ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
Explainer | National security law: what you need to know about the decision to hold a trial without a jury
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2021
台灣「促進轉型正義委員會」疑被港「封網」 經 VPN 仍可瀏覽 保安局、警方拒絕評論 (Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission website is reportedly blocked in Hong Kong; Security Bureau and Police refuse to comment)
The Stand News, February 12, 2021
奔向自由，香港青年只身跨越半个地球逃亡美国 (The Hong Kong youth who traveled half the globe to seek freedom in the U.S.)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Forget stability in the Year of the Ox, it’s time to challenge Hong Kong’s status quo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2021
Revoking of lawyers’ licences creates a chilling effect
South China Morning Post Editorial, February 13, 2021
The Long-Term Implications of the Jimmy Lai Bail Decision
The Diplomat, February 11, 2021
中共数字威权主义的最终目标：培养自我审查的“和谐新人类” (The ultimate agenda of China’s digital authoritarianism: Cultivate a self-censoring “new, harmonious humankind”)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“无国界记者”调查报告：中国至今至少拘捕10名揭露疫情记者 (Reporters without Borders report: To date, China has arrested at least 10 journalists and commentators for reporting on Covid-19)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2021
Related:
China: One year after the Covid-19 outbreak, seven journalists still detained for reporting on the issue
Reporters without Borders, February 8, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head
Reuters, February 9, 2021
新疆內蒙通過《民族團結》條例 倡官員繼續「結對認親」進駐民眾家中 (Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia pass new “ethnic unity” policies; continue the Civil Servant-Family Pair up policy; and accelerate use of Chinese language in education)
CitizenNews, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong opposition activists detained in mass national security law arrests have bail extended
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong radio host ‘Giggs’ denied bail ahead of trial for allegedly ‘seditious’ broadcast
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam honours police top brass sanctioned by US
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
U.S. senators revive bill to make refugee status easier for Hong Kong protesters
Reuters, February 9, 2021
反送中紀錄片《Do Not Split 不割席》 入選奧斯卡最佳紀錄短片十強名單 (Hong Kong protest film “Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar in “Documentary Short Subject” category)
The Stand News, February 10, 2021
Related:
Do Not Split
FIELD_OF_VISION, January 25, 2021
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权组织谴责针对藏人的强迫劳动政策 (Human rights organization condemns forced labor policy targeting Tibetans)
Voice of America, February 9, 2021
Related:
700,000 more Tibetans targeted under coercive labour programme
Free Tibet, February 9, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Jails Publisher Geng Xiaonan, Who Spoke in Support of Dissident Xu Zhangrun
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2021
Chinese Police Hold Women's Rights Activist Thousands of Miles From Home
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
How China's pandemic propaganda muzzles citizen journalists
Deutsche Welle, February 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam confirms no consular protection for dual nationals
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2021
Related:
Britain issues consular assistance warning after Hong Kong says it will no longer recognise dual nationality
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2021
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to remain in jail as landmark security law case continues
The Guardian, February 8, 2021
Monday, February 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2021
Related:
International Criminal Responsibility for Crimes Aagainst Humanity and Genocide Against the Uyghur Population in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Essex Court Chambers, February 8, 2021
新疆地方政府强逼少数民族过春节（Xinjiang local governments force ethnic minorities to celebrate Spring Festival）
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2021
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
内蒙古地方政府不顾反对声浪，进一步强化汉语教学改革（Dismissing opposition, local gov’ts of Inner Mongolia intensify Chinese-language teaching）
Radio France Internationale, February 7, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
This Chinese Businesswoman Was a Model of Success. Then She Angered the Party.
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
Australian journalist arrested in China for ‘supplying state secrets’
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2021
China Formally Arrests Australian Journalist on Spying Charge
中国正式逮捕澳籍记者成蕾，指控其涉嫌泄露国家机密
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
Beijing’s move to disbar lawyers in Hong Kong fugitives case sends a chill through mainland human rights circles
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2021
被指顛覆國家維權律師常瑋平妻子發公開信 披露丈夫遭酷刑 家人被長期監控 (Open letter by lawyer Chang Weiping's wife: Chang is tortured in detention; family members under long-term heavy surveillance)
The Stand News, February 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“精英俱乐部”手机软件被封 中国网民感叹（Clubhouse app is blocked in China; Chinese netizens lament）
Radio France Internationale, February 8, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
布林肯與楊潔篪通電話 強調續捍衛新疆西藏香港人權 (In call with Yang Jiechi, Blinken stressed U.S. will continue to stand up for human rights in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 6, 2021
丁家喜许志永更多惊人酷刑曝光 李翘楚为许志永呐喊遭拘留（More shocking details about torture of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are exposed; Li Qiaochu is detained for advocating for Xu）
Voice of America, February 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Second Hong Kong radio host arrested under colonial era sedition law
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2021
No jury for Hong Kong's first national security trial: source
Radio France Internationale, February 8, 2021
A Talking Owl and Cheery Sounds: Children’s Video Targets Dissent in Hong Kong
猫头鹰叔叔和卡通动画：香港“国安教育”进小学
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
鲁比奥参议员谴责中共在香港实施教育改革 (Rubio condemns CPC's education reform in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2021
Friday, February 05, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China attacks BBC a day after British broadcast regulator Ofcom bans state media channel CGTN
Reuters, February 5, 2021
UK quietly expelled Chinese spies who posed as journalists
The Guardian, February 5, 2021
郭飞雄妻子张青致信联合国人权官员求救 接受VOA专访: 盼夫来美团聚 (Guo Feixiong's wife Zhang Qing seeks help from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on reuniting with husband)
Voice of America, February 5, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese Spam Network Aims to Discredit U.S. COVID Vaccine and Response, Report Finds
Public Broadcasting Service, February 5, 2021
Related:
Spamouflage Breakout
Graphika, February 4, 2021
人民币数字化 专家警告：小心政府监控每笔交易 (RMB goes digital; experts warn of gov’t monitoring of every transaction)
Voice of America, February 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong among group facing five years in jail over banned June 4 vigil after guilty pleas
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2021
【國安封網】《立場》引公開資料守則索封網詳情 保安局、警方拒絕提供 指披露損公眾安全 (Citing public security concerns, Security Bureau and police reject Stand News' request for details on the shutdown of “Hong Kong Chronicle” webite)
The Stand News, February 5, 2021
中聯辦網上新春酒會 駱惠寧：習主席關切港疫情 鄭雁雄：國安公署是香港安全使者 (In LOCPG virtual Spring Festival reception, Zheng Yanxiong, Director of Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in HKSAR: OSNS is Hong Kong’s guardian)
The Stand News, February 5, 2021
Canada offers Hong Kong graduates new immigration pathway, cites security law concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, February 5, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Power, Patriotism and 1.4 Billion People: How China Beat the Virus and Roared Back
威权、爱国主义和14亿人：中国对新冠的一场“人民战争”
The New York Times, February 5, 2021
Thursday, February 04, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国最高法：对严重危害国安等境外疑犯可缺席审判 充公财产 剑指谁？ (Supreme People’s Court: Suspects of serious endangerment of national security may be tried in absentia)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2021
Related:
最高法发布《最高人民法院关于适用〈中华人民共和国刑事诉讼法〉的解释》 (Supreme People’s Court issues "SPC Interpretation of the Application of the Criminal Procedure Law of the People's Republic of China")
The Supreme People’s Court of China, February 4, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur camps: US, UK governments condemn reports of systematic rape
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2021
U.S. 'deeply disturbed' by reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps
Reuters, February 3, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Chinese Communist Party to Boost Political Indoctrination of Schoolchildren
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
郭飞雄事件跟踪：中国知识分子联名致信中共高层要求放人 (Guo Feixiong case update: Chinese intellectuals send open letter to CPC’s top leaders urging Guo’s release)
Voice of America, February 4, 2021
Related:
人命关天，人道悲剧必须坚决避免——国内人士就郭飞雄出国陪护病妻受阻事件致国家最高领导人公开信 (Open letter to China’s top leaders on banning Guo Feixiong from going abroad to be with his ailing wife: “Human life is of supreme value; humanitarian tragedies must be avoided”)
Yi Bao, February 4, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Western alarm as Canada says Hong Kong enforcing single nationality
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2021
Hong Kong schools given sweeping guidelines on bringing national security law into the classroom
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2021
US lawmakers nominate Hong Kong democracy movement for Nobel Peace Prize
Agence France-Presse, February 4, 2021
林鄭：將修例列「起底」為刑事罪行 賦權私隱專員提控 (Carrie Lam: New legislation will define “doxxing” as a crime, authorize privacy commissioner to prosecute)
inmediahk.net, February 4, 2021
將立法要求區議員宣誓 林鄭：違反誓言須負法律責任 (New legislation to require district councillors to swear allegiance; Carrie Lam: Violation will have legal consequences)
inmediahk.net, February 4, 2021
安全港计划第一步 加拿大对香港人开放新工签申请 (Canada launches new work permit scheme for Hong Kongers)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2021
Related:
Canada Launches Hong Kong Pathway that will Attract Recent Graduates and Skilled Workers with Faster Permanent Residency
Government of Canada, February 4, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
自由之家特别报告：中共海外镇压运动规模最大，波及350万人 (Freedom House: China leads world in scale, sophistication of global campaign of repression, affecting 3.5 million people)
Voice of America, February 5, 2021
Related:
Out of Sight, Not Out of Reach—The Global Scale and Scope of Transnational Repression
Freedom House, February 2021
Britain Revokes Chinese State Media’s Broadcasting License
Voice of America, February 4, 2021
U.S. State Department says U.S. "one-China" policy has not changed
Reuters, February 3, 2021
Commentary (评论)
The Rollback of Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
Jamestown Foundation China Brief, February 4, 2021
The Alarming Human Toll of Cheap Stuff ‘Made in China’
从马三家到你的衣柜：廉价“中国制造”敲响的人权警钟
The New York Times, February 4, 2021
電話實名制須兼顧私隱及營業需要 (Real name registration for phone services should keep privacy and business operation needs in mind)
HK01, February 4, 2021
中國紀錄片《殺馬特，我愛你》：對抗工廠的反叛力量 (“We Were Smart”: Rebellious young adults in Chinese factories)
The Stand News, February 4, 2021
Wednesday, February 03, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
'Their goal is to destroy everyone': Uighur camp detainees allege systematic rape
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 1, 2021
Related:
Report on evidence of the systematic rape of Uyghur women in Chinese concentration camps
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 3, 2021
Women systematically raped and tortured in Uighur ‘re-education’ camps, says report
Independent, February 3, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
异见人士郭飞雄赴美遇阻后失踪
A Chinese Dissident Tried to Fly to His Sick Wife in the U.S. Then He Vanished.
The New York Times, February 3, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美國促請北京恢復 12 港人案兩律師執業資格 停止對台灣施壓 (U.S. urges Beijing to reinstate licenses for 2 lawyers related to the 12 Hong Kongers case, and cease pressure on Taiwan)
The Stand News, February 3, 2021
Rights groups urge world leaders to boycott Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse, February 3, 2021
春节将至 中国农民工的讨薪脱贫梦 (As Lunar New Year approaches, large numbers of Chinese migrant workers are still fighting for back wages)
Voice of America, February 3, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Exclusive: Suspected Chinese hackers used SolarWinds bug to spy on U.S. payroll agency – sources
Reuters, February 2, 2021
中國網絡大軍規模逼近10億 逾5成月入不足3000 (China’s Internet users now number nearly 1 billion; over 50% earn less than 3,000 yuan a month)
CitizenNews, February 3, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: ‘We are not a political organisation,’ Hong Kong Bar Association says after new chief comes under fire from Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2021
中共中央：全面加強新時代少先隊工作 增強港澳台少年兒童的國家認同 (CPC Central Committee: Strengthen overall work on China’s Young Pioneers of the new era; raise sense of national identity among youth in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan)
CitizenNews, February 3, 2021
How Hong Kong’s Lowliest Politicians Became Its Champions of Freedom
香港民主反对派的最后一道防线：区议员
The New York Times, February 3, 2021
Hong Kong locks down entire residential blocks without warning to contain Covid outbreaks
Independent, February 3, 2021
Hong Kong’s pro-establishment bloc moves to pull quorum calls, other delaying tactics from opposition’s Legco playbook
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2021
Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
美官员:中国通过监禁维吾尔活动人士在新疆的亲属来报复他们 (U.S. official: China punishes overseas Uyghur activists by imprisoning their relatives in Xinjiang)
Voice of America, February 2, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan lawmakers seek to remove references to Chinese unity from constitution
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
世卫官员呼吁让国际专家在武汉"自由访问" (WHO officials urge China to provide international experts unrestricted access in Wuhan)
Radio France Internationale, February 1, 2021
美国反情报收集中心报告：中国大量收集美国个人医疗数据威胁国家安全 (U.S. National Counterintelligence and Security Center report: China's mass collection of U.S. personal healthcare data poses risks to national security)
Voice of America, February 2, 2021
Related:
China's Collection of Genomic and Other Healthcare Data from America: Risks to Privacy and U.S. Economic and National Security
The National Counterintelligence and Security Center, February 2021
拜登上任後楊潔篪首談中美關係 籲恢復正常交往 香港西藏新疆問題「碰不得」 (Yang Jiechi, director of CPC Central Foreign Affairs Commission, calls for normalized U.S.-China relations but wants U.S. “hands off” Hong Kong, Xinjiang, Tibet issues)
Ming Pao, February 2, 2021
Related:
杨洁篪在同美中关系全国委员会举行视频对话时的讲话
Yang Jiechi Holds a Video Conversation with the National Committee on United States-China Relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, February 2, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
A Chinese Dissident Tried to Fly to His Sick Wife in the U.S. Then He Vanished.
The New York Times, February 2, 2021
郭飞雄妻呼吁帮助 美国务院在交涉中 (Guo Feixiong's wife seeks help for husband; U.S. State Dep’t in negotiation with China)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2021
代理12港人案被吊证 中国律师任全牛：没有丝毫后悔 (Lawyer Ren Quanniu on license revocation for representing 12 Hong Kongers: “I don't have a single regret”)
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China Signals Further Clampdown on Citizen Journalism With License Scheme
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Another 'Hong Kong 12' lawyer has license revoked
Agence France-Presse, February 2, 2021
Hong Kong liberal studies: content on national security, lawfulness, patriotism to be expanded under coming revamp
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2021
China’s new police point man takes charge in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong court gives Apple Daily more time to check whether police wrongly seized documents in high-profile operation
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2021
Monday, February 01, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwan says Chinese warplanes, US aircraft entered its air defence zone
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China releases Tibetan activist Tashi Wangchuk after five years in jail, but lawyer questions if he is ‘fully free’
Agence France-Presse, January 30, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
US slams Chinese flights over South China Sea
The Sydney Morning Herald, January 30, 2021
各界人士发联署信 呼吁各国政府促成郭飞雄尽快来美照顾病重妻子 (In joint letter, people from all walks of life call on governments to urge China to allow Guo Feixiong to come to U.S. to care for his ailing wife)
Voice of America, February 1, 2021
Related:
Open Letter by International Scholars to Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang on Guo Feixiong
International scholars of Chinese affairs, Sign-on until February 7, 2021
Worker Deaths Put Big Tech in China Under Scrutiny
拼多多员工猝死事件：中国年轻人只能“拿命换钱”？
The New York Times, February 1, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
立陶宛禁止机场使用中国监视设备 (Lithuania bans Chinese surveillance tech in airports)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2021
“少数派报告”中国版的另类现实 大数据预警真有那么神？(Minority Report in China: How reliable is big data early crime warning system?)
Voice of America, January 30, 2021
英媒:提供新冠试剂的中国基因公司曾与军方合作 (English media: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military)
Deutsche Welle, January 30, 2021
Related:
Exclusive: China gene firm providing worldwide COVID tests worked with Chinese military
Reuters, January 30, 2021
病毒可怕，个人隐私被泄露更可怕 (Personal privacy’s leaks are worse than the virus)
Voice of America, February 1, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China’s internet watchdog intensifies campaign against independent content creators, says regulators must have ‘teeth’
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
China Is Now Sending Twitter Users to Prison for Posts Most Chinese Can’t See
The Wall Street Journal, January 29, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Biden’s Nightmare May Be China
中国可能会是拜登的噩梦
The New York Times, February 1, 2021
在最壞的時代搬回香港——夏博義 (Returning to Hong Kong at its worst moment—interview with Paul Harris)
CitizenNews, January 30, 2021
Why Are There No Biographies of Xi Jinping?
The Atlantic, January 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Britain launches new visa for millions of Hongkongers fleeing China's crackdown
The Guardian, January 30, 2021
Related:
China condemns Britain's BNO passport policy for HK residents
Xinhua, January 31, 2021Hong Kong BN(O): Britain stands firm on visa offer after Beijing declares the passports will no longer be recognised for travel, identification
South China Morning Post, January 30, 2021
美國務卿布林肯：中國破壞對港承諾 將向受逼壓港人提供避風港 (U.S. Secretary of State Blinken: China has broken its commitments to Hong Kong; U.S. to open doors to those fleeing crackdown)
The Stand News, February 1, 2021
Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong praises police as ‘loyal guardians’ of stability and national security
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
National security law: Jimmy Lai back in prison while Hong Kong’s top judges consider bail provision in legislation
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2021
【專訪】紫荊黨創辦人黃秋智：黨員是否共產黨「唔係咁 care」 為港做好事中央「無理由」不祝福 (Interview with Bauhinia Party founder, Charles Wong Chau-chi: We “don't really care” whether our members are CPC members; we are doing good for Hong Kong; CPG has “no reason” not to give its blessing)
The Stand News, February 1, 2021
Friday, January 29, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
台湾同性婚姻修法将容许民众与跨国同性伴侣结婚 (Taiwan's same-sex marriage amendment will allow people to marry same-sex partners in other countries)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 29, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
China releases Tibetan activist after five years in jail
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist detained at airport barred from leaving China to care for ill wife, contact cut off
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件（中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧）
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
报告：中共靠言论审查“打败”疫情 (Report: CPC "defeats" epidemic with censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
Party Watch Annual Report 2020: Covid-19 and Chinese Communist Party Resilience
Center for Advanced China Research, January 25, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
英国保守党发布最新报告：中国共产党对人权实施全面打压 (UK Conservative Party‘s latest report: CPC implements comprehensive suppression of human rights)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
Related:
The Darkness Deepens: The Crackdown on Human Rights in China 2016-2020
The British Conservative Party, January 15, 2021
透明国际公布全球腐败感知指数，称腐败让民主倒退 (Transparency International global Corruption Perceptions Index: Corruption pushes back democracy)
Voice of America, January 29, 2021
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CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX
Transparency International, January 28, 2021
如何对抗中国假讯息？ 美国智库：可学习台湾 (How to fight against China's disinformation? U.S. think tank: Learn from Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, January 29, 2021
Related:
Protecting Democracy in an Age of Disinformation: Lessons from Taiwan
Center for Strategic & International Studies, January 27, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Inside a Pro-Huawei Influence Campaign
华为如何在海外开展影响力宣传攻势
The New York Times, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
China will ‘no longer recognise’ UK-issued BNO passports for Hongkongers
Agence France-Presse, January 29, 2021
Hong Kong mulls mainland-style real name SIM card registration for mobile phones
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Related:
聯合國專家反對電話實名制 指匿名攸關言論自由 歐洲人權法庭去年開綠燈 (UN expert opposes real name registration for phone services citing freedom of speech; European Court of Human Rights limits German authorities to collecting only subscriber names and addresses)
CitizenNews, January 29, 2021
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, David Kaye
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, May 22, 2015CASE OF BREYER v. GERMANY
European Court of Human Rights, January 12, 2020
Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to taking part in 2019 unauthorised assembly
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2021
Beijing expands liaison office in Hong Kong as it seeks to tighten supervision, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
National security law: Beijing’s top agencies overseeing Hong Kong affairs blast new Bar Association chief just days after state media launch attack
South China Morning Post, January 29, 2021
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
美国会跨党派议员再次推出《防止强迫维吾尔人劳动法》（Bipartisan members of U.S. Congress re- introduce "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act"）
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence 'means war'
Reuters, January 28, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
郭飞雄在上海浦东宣布绝食抗议当局不准出关 (Rights defender Guo Feixiong announces hunger strike at Shanghai Pudong Airport to protest prohibition from travel)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Interview: Chinese Rights Activist Guo Feixiong Begins Hunger Strike Over Travel Ban
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2021
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HRIC Urges China to Lift Travel Ban on Guo Feixiong and Not Create More Family Tragedies
国际社会应严重关注郭飞雄事件（中国政府不要再制造更多的家庭悲剧）
Human Rights in China, January 28, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
报告称与中国有关的推特账户组织网络试图干预美国大选 (Report says a network of China-related Twitter accounts tried to interfere with U.S. election)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
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Hundreds of Fake Twitter Accounts Linked to China Sowed Disinformation Prior to the US Election, With Some Continuing To Amplify Reactions to the Capitol Building Riot
Crime and Security Research Institute, January 27, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
WHO team exits Wuhan quarantine to start Covid fact-finding mission
The Guardian, January 28, 2021
Assimilation of Chinese minorities is not just a Uyghur thing
The Economist, January 30, 2021
China’s state-run economic model is not the answer to all future problems, despite coronavirus success, prominent economists warn
South China Morning Post, January 28, 20201
中国想尽办法获取引擎技术 再有俄科学家被判刑 (Two Russian engineers are sentenced for providing China with sensitive engine manufacturing technology)
Voice of America, January 28, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: boost for Britain, blow to Hong Kong? How the BN(O) ticket may affect fortunes of both sides
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021
Hong Kong student sent back to jail after appeal court finds his original sentence for weapons possession was too lenient
South China Morning Post, January 28, 2021
律政司上訴成功 20歲學生認藏改裝金屬棍 原囚 10 天 改判囚 3 個月(Court rules in favor of Justice Department appeal, changes 10-day sentence to 3 months for 20-year-old on weapons possession)
The Stand News, January 28, 2021
Video: RTHK staff union stages silent demo in support of journalist Nabela Qoser who grilled gov’t officials
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2021
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Holocaust Memorial Day: Jewish figures condemn Uighur persecution
Aljazeera, January 27, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
藏人僧侣死亡背后的暴力镇压 (The violent persecution behind a Tibetan monk's death)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Activist threatens hunger strike if he’s barred from leaving China to care for ailing wife in US
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
国际人权组织“保护卫士”最新报告：中国的伪释放 (International human rights organization, Safeguard Defenders, releases latest report on China's non-release release)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2021
Related:
Non-Release Release turns freedom in China into an illusion
伪释放做法使中国的自由成为幻想
Safeguard Defenders, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Families of Wuhan Covid dead say chat group deleted by authorities
The Guardian, January 27, 2021
Relative of Virus Victim Asks to Meet WHO Experts in Wuhan
The Diplomat, January 27, 2021
Merkel backs Xi on need to avoid new cold war, but presses China on human rights, transparency
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
習近平：只有愛國者治港中央對港全面管治權才有效落實 (Xi Jinping: The central government’s comprehensive jurisdiction over the SAR can only be achieved if patriots rule Hong Kong)
Patriots must rule HK, Xi Jinping tells Carrie Lam
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 27, 2021
Exclusive: Hong Kong police obtain financial records of arrested democracy activists
Reuters, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong Activists Feel Pressure as Chinese Authorities Approach Relatives in Mainland China
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong’s First Covid-19 Lockdown Exposes Deep-Rooted Inequality
被封锁的“棺材房”：禁足令暴露香港社会不平等
The New York Times, January 27, 2021
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Experts Demand Suspension of EU-China Investment Deal
Der Spiegel, January 25, 2021
100+ China experts and human rights activists slam “naïve” EU-China deal for “entrenching Europe’s strategic dependency on China”
Hong Kong Watch, January 25, 2021
Wuhan doctor: China authorities stopped me sounding alarm on Covid
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
Xi Jinping warns of 'new cold war' if US keeps up protectionism
The Guardian, January 25, 2021
以自焚做最后抗争 维权之路“难于上青天” (Lack of rights defense avenues force laborers in China to self-immolate)
Voice of America, January 26, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
State Department says Biden to ensure U.S. technology does not support China's 'malign activities'
美国国务院称拜登将确保美国的科技不会支持中国的“邪恶行动”
Reuters, January 25, 2021
“技术崇拜”导致人脸识别泛滥，须建立防火墙机制 (Legal scholars call for mechanisms against unchecked use of facial recognition technology)
Beijing News, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Chinese state-run media blasts new Hong Kong Bar Association head for two days in a row over comments
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Families of Hongkong fugitives jailed on mainland are finally allowed to visit
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2021
Hong Kong courts order arrest of fugitive ex-lawmaker Ted Hui over protest incident, throw out his appeal in phone-snatching case
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
National security law: tears, fears, but a new life? Hong Kong early birds who have taken BN(O) path to Britain
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2021
Monday, January 25, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
US concerned after Chinese warplanes fly over Taiwan airspace
Deutsche Welle, January 24, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Steps up Charges Against Activists Who Called For Political Change
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2021
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丁家喜罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见丁家喜的情况通报） (Ding Jiaxi charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Ding Jiaxi for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021许志永罪加一等改控颠覆罪；首获见律师称遭酷刑（附：2021年1月21日律师首次会见许志永情况通报） (Xu Zhiyong charged for “inciting subversion of state power”; meet with lawyer for the first time; reportedly tortured in jail (Attachment: Lawyer's note after meeting with Xu Zhiyong for the first time on January 21, 2021)
Human Rights in China, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Arrest of Hong Kong opposition figures a ‘fairly obvious’ abuse of law, says new head of city’s Bar Association
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New head of top Hong Kong legal body wants government to amend national security law so countries will reinstate extradition agreements
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong protests: ‘joint enterprise’ doctrine urged by prosecutors could implicate those not at scene of illegal gathering, riot
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
Hong Kong university suspends student leaders over banned memorial for undergraduate who fell to his death near site of protest
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2021
「賢學思政」召集人王逸戰稱逾10內地親友被公安問話 發聲明斷絕關係 (Student Politicism convener Wong Yat-Chin cuts ties with relatives and friends in mainland China who were reportedly questioned by public security)
Ming Pao, January 23, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Leader Attacks His Greatest Threat
The Atlantic, January 25, 2021
Voices From China’s Covid-19 Crisis: ‘If I Survive This, What Will I Do?’
“痛苦还在”：武汉封城一周年，来自亲历者的声音
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage
北京如何把新冠悲剧变为“中国优势”
The New York Times, January 25, 2021
Commentary (评论)
香港隕落記之三：成立網絡心戰團隊 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 3: Establish online army of psychological warfare)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
香港隕落記之四：建立智囊統戰各界人士 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 4: Use think tanks to control people of different domains)
CitizenNews, January 23, 2021
Friday, January 22, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Trump’s outgoing UN ambassador infuriates China with ‘Taiwan bear’ tweet in final swipe at Beijing
Independent, January 22, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权观察：四川藏人僧侣疑狱中受虐致死 (Human Rights Watch: Tibetan monk in Sichuan dies suspected of being tortured in prison)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2021
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China: Tibetan Monk Dies from Beating in Custody
Human Rights Watch, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
美英德加等14国发声明 吁中国释放张展 结束媒体审查 (In joint statement, 14 countries, including U.S., UK, Germany, Canada call on China to release Zhang Zhan and end media censorship)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Related:
Statement from Media Freedom Coalition members
Government of the Netherlands, January 20, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
北京制裁蓬佩奥等前特朗普政府官员 拜登政府称“徒劳无益” (Beijing sanctions former Trump administration officials including Pompeo; Biden administration calls the act "futile")
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
歐洲議會通過決議要求港府釋放被捕民主派 點名促制裁林鄭月娥駱惠寧等 中方批顛倒黑白 (European Parliament passes resolution to urge release of democratic arrestees and sanctions against Carrie Lam, Luo Huining, and others; China: EP confuses right and wrong)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2021
Install CCTV in Hong Kong classrooms to monitor teachers, urges pro-Beijing lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2021
RTHK terminates long-term contact of journalist known for hard-nosed approach, union says
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
Hong Kong judge overturns police officers’ convictions for making false statements
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2021
New Hong Kong Bar Chair Vows to ‘Protect the Independence of the Judiciary’
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
In Hong Kong, COVID-19 and Racism Make an Ugly Mix
The Diplomat, January 22, 2021
客戶要求「不要印巴外賣速遞員」 戶戶送：永久終止賬戶 零容忍種族歧視 (Deliveroo terminates customer who requested “no Indian/Pakistani driver,” citing zero tolerance for racism)
The Stand News, January 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
I Grew Up Witnessing Forced Labor. U.S. Companies Must Step Up.
不要做中国在新疆暴行的同谋
The New York Times, January 22, 2021
香港隕落記之二：建立「敵對勢力」資料庫 (The fall of Hong Kong Part 2: Building database of “hostile forces”)
CitizenNews, January 22, 2021
BNO由旅遊證件變歸化條件 田飛龍：中央或「二次釋法」反制 (BNO morphs from travel document to naturalization condition; Tian Feilong: Beijing may issue “second interpretation”)
HK01, January 22, 2021
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Twitter Says It Locked Account of China's US Embassy Over Xinjiang-Related Tweet
Reuters, January 20, 2021
Related
称新疆推文违规 推特锁中驻美使馆帐号 (Twitter disables account of Chinese Embassy in U.S. over posts on Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, January 21, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Video: Taiwan invited to US inauguration for first time since 1979
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2021
欧洲议会通过决议案 关切台海紧张局势 (European Parliament passes two resolutions expressing concerns about tensions across Taiwan Strait)
Voice of America, January 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, fellow activist set to face stiffer charge, sources say
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
中国“新公民运动”发起人许志永首次获准与律师视频会见 (More than a year in detention, Xu Zhiyong, founder of China's "New Citizens Movement," is allowed video meeting with lawyer for the first time)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
审核工作表现及过往言论 中国记者将接受年度考核 (Chinese journalists to be subjected to annual assessments of work performance and past remarks)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
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新闻记者证年度核验工作开始 擅自开设自媒体将被重点核查 (Journalists to undergo annual inspection for work permit renewals; unauthorized “self-media” accounts a key focus)
People's Daily, January 20, 2021
“公民力量”正式提告“微信监控言论案”集体诉讼 (U.S. NGO Citizen Power Initiatives for China files class action suit against WeChat over speech surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Pompeo among key Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘disrupting China-US relations’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
Related
中國制裁蓬佩奧等28人 指嚴重侵犯主權負主要責任 禁入境中港澳 (Beijing bans Pompeo and 28 others from entering mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao for violating China's sovereignty)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
地方立法规定民族学校用民族语言教学，全国人大：不合宪 (NPC Standing Committee says ethnic minority school teaching in ethnic language is unconstitutional)
The Paper, January 20, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong district councillors have to swear loyalty to gov’t, top official says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2021
British government blasts Beijing over threat to stop recognising Hong Kong BN(O) passports
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2021
香港首次引《国安法》封锁网站，港版“防火长城”近在眼前？ (Is GFW coming to Hong Kong as authorities block website for the first time citing NSL?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 21, 2021
夏博義當選大律師公會主席 關注國安法部分規例違基本法倡修改 (Paul Harris elected chair of Hong Kong Bar Associations, urges amendment of National Security Law provisions that violate the Basic Law)
HK01, January 21, 2021
Commentary (评论)
China’s Oppression of Muslims in Xinjiang, Explained
美国称中国在新疆犯“种族灭绝”罪意味着什么
The New York Times, January 21, 2021
香港隕落記之一：誰率先破壞和分化香港？ (The fall of Hong Kong Part 1: Who is first to destroy and divide Hong Kong?)
CitizenNews, January 21, 2021
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US: China 'committed genocide against Uighurs'
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 20, 2021
U.S. Says China’s Repression of Uighurs Is ‘Genocide’
美国务院称中国对维吾尔人犯下种族灭绝罪
The New York Times, January 20, 2021
Related
驻美使馆发言人就美国务卿蓬佩奥涉疆声明发表谈话
Remarks by Spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy on Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's Statement
Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America, January 20, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Police in China's Shaanxi Place Elderly Parents of Detained Lawyer Under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2021
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