Hong Kong (香港)

鍾翰林涉分裂國家洗黑錢等4罪保釋被拒　還押至6月再訊(Court denies bail to former Studentlocalism convenor Tony Chung charged with alleged secession and money laundering)
Ming Pao, March 25, 2021

被控 4 項煽動行為罪　「傑斯」高院申保釋被拒(Bail denied by High Court to Internet radio host Giggs’ Wan Yiu-sing with 4 charges of sedition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Police say most of eight fugitives sent back to Hong Kong from mainland China refusing counsel, lawyer claims
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong legislature tightens curbs on unruly members even though there are none left
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2021

本台查詢李宇軒下落　懲教署稱不會就個別個案作出評論(Andy Li has not been seen since return to Hong Kong; Correctional Services Department declines to comment on individual cases)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 25, 2021

修訂議事規則決議案通過　行為極不檢點議員將暫停職務(Legislative Council passes rules amendment proposal; lawmakers can be suspended for misconduct)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Related:
Resolution (Under Article 75 of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China)
決議 (根據《中華人民共和國香港特別行政區基本法》第七十五條)
HKSAR Legislative Council, March 25, 2021

建制派選舉呈請勝訴　高院裁定李軒朗非妥為當選　第二名民主派區議員被 DQ(A second pro-democracy district councillors disqualified after pro-establishment party won High Court election petition)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Hong Kong court grants justice department request to allow ‘joint enterprise’ prosecutions in riot, unlawful assembly cases
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2021

Related:
【赴湯杜火案】上訴庭：「合謀犯罪」原則適用於暴動罪　不在場者同可被控(Court of Appeal: “Joint enterprise” legal principle is applicable to rioting; those not physically present can face same charges)
Stand News, March 25, 2021

Exclusive: Hong Kong tells foreign governments to stop accepting special British passport
Reuters, March 25, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s EU Sanctions Are the Latest Proof: Beijing Doesn’t Understand Democracies
The Diplomat, March 25, 2021

Why Authoritarians Love the Olympics
Foreign Affairs, March 25, 2021

Beijing’s Schadenfreude Over the Capitol Riots Conceals Deep Anxiety
Foreign Policy, March 24, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

“北京在缓慢摧毁维吾尔民族” 新疆出生率暴跌的背后 (“Beijing is slowly destroying Uyghurs”—What's behind Xinjiang's declining birth rate?)
Voice of America, March 24, 2020

H&M's Xinjiang cotton ban sparks China backlash
Radio France Internationale, March 24, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

‘We’re in it together’, Antony Blinken tells Nato after flurry of China sanctions
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

专访：欧盟对华"能合作就合作，须对抗则对抗" (MEP Michael Gahler on EU's approach to China: "Cooperate when possible, compete when needed and confront when necessary.")
Deutsche Welle, March 23, 2021

China slams U.S. over racism, inequality, pandemic response
Associated Press, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police charge activist Andy Li under security law after release from Chinese prison
Hong Kong Free Press, March 24, 2021

Exclusive | Political neutrality does not mean supporting neither side, Hong Kong minister says
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong protests: part of legal bid against first police use of tear gas on demonstrators ‘reasonably arguable’, court says
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

Hong Kong teachers, school administrators responsible for ensuring materials ‘correct, impartial’; education minister pledges oversight
South China Morning Post, March 24, 2021

教育局接269社會動亂相關專業失德投訴　取消兩教師註冊　52教師收譴責信或書面警告(Education Bureau received 269 social movement-related complaints, cancelled 2 teachers' registration and issued reprimand or warning letters to 52)
Ming Pao, March 24, 2021

Related:
LCQ4: Ordering teachers alleged to have breached law to be suspended from duties
立法會四題：着令涉嫌違法教師停職
HKSAR Legislative Council, March 24, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China threat to invade Taiwan is 'closer than most think', says US admiral
The Guardian, March 23, 2021

Commentary (评论)

How to engage with China over its treatment of Uyghurs
The Conversation, March 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.S. sanctions two more Chinese officials over alleged Xinjiang abuses
Reuters, March 22, 2021

Related:
U.S. Joins Allies to Punish Chinese Officials for Human Rights Abuses
美国欧盟等因新疆问题制裁中国，中国反制
The New York Times, March 23, 2021

China sanctions 10 Europeans including parliamentarians after EU approves measures over Uighur crackdown
Agence France-Presse, March 23, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A Tale of Two Deltas: Worker resistance in Guangdong and Jiangsu
China Labour Bulletin, March 23, 2021

China prepares for Communist Party celebrations with crackdown on ‘illegal’ NGOs
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Russia and China hit back at Western sanctions
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2021

China’s vaccine diplomacy stumbles as clinical trial data remain absent
Washington Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s political future to be mapped out in Beijing next week
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong court denies bail to ex-lawmaker charged under national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

Related:
民主派初選案　尹兆堅向高院申請保釋被拒 (High Court denies bail appeal by Andrew Wan, one of the 47 pro-democracy defendants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong will distribute mainland books to schools to promote patriotism
Hong Kong Free Press, March 23, 2021

12港人關注組：李宇軒至今仍未能聯絡家屬 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group: Andy Li Yu-hin has not been able to contact family since return to Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Ex-lawmaker jailed for nine weeks after Hong Kong court deems community service not severe enough punishment for assaulting police
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Hong Kong protests: prosecutors sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020, marking fourfold increase, justice minister reveals
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

Related:
律政司去年提17宗覆核刑罰申請　16宗涉反修例(Department of Justice sought 17 sentencing reviews in 2020—16 are Anti-ELAB protests-related)
Ming Pao, March 23, 2021

Brief summary of some sentencing principles laid down by the Court of Appeal
簡要概述上訴法庭制定的一些判刑原則
HKSAR Department of Justice, March 23, 2021

Chief of Hong Kong’s troubled West Kowloon arts hub vows to handle inaugural exhibitions at flagship museum in accordance with national security law
South China Morning Post, March 23, 2021

香港民研：民主法治等五項指標全部下跌　均創今年新低 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: All 5 core social indicators including democracy and rule of law drop to new record low)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 23, 2021

Related:
POP releases five core social indicators
民研計劃發放五項核心社會指標
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 23, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China: Parents of missing Uyghur children describe horror of family separation
Amnesty International, March 19, 2021

Related:
The Nightmare of Uyghur Families Separated by Repression
Amnesty International, March, 2021

[Animated video] Reeducated: Inside Xinjiang’s Detention Camps
The New Yorker, March 19, 2021

EU agrees China sanctions over human rights abuses
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2021

Related:
Xinjiang sanctions not enough to convince China hawks to support EU investment deal
South China Morning Post, March 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canadian Michael Kovrig awaits verdict after trial in China
The Guardian, March 22, 2021

北京闭门庭审加拿大前外交官康明凯 近30名外交官庭外声援加拿大(Beijing court hears case of former Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig in closed trial; nearly 30 foreign diplomats show support for Canada outside of court)
Voice of America, March 22, 2021

张展已被转到上海女子监狱，家属要求探监遭拒(Citizen journalist Zhang Zhan is transferred to Shanghai Women’s Prison, denied family visits)
Weiquanwang, March 21, 2021

六四天网创始人、人权捍卫者黄琦狱中境况危殆 88岁母亲蒲文清肺肿瘤转移(Rights defender Huang Qi, founder of 64 Tianwang website, is in critical condition in prison; mother, Pu Wenqing, 88, has metastasized lung tumor)
Weiquanwang, March 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国网络审查内幕：一个前任微博审查员的自述(Inside China's internet censorship: Account by former Weibo censor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 20, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China to crack down harder on illegal social organizations
Xinhua, March 22, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

欧盟对中国启动人权制裁机制 北京强硬回应(EU activates human rights sanctions mechanism against China; hardline response from Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021

Related:
EU imposes further sanctions over serious violations of human rights around the world
Council of the EU, March 22, 2021

瑞士首发对中战略文件 北京批“贴恶意标签”(Switzerland releases strategy on China for first time; Beijing calls it "malicious labeling")
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2021

Related:
Swiss rebuke China over human rights but stop short of curbing investment
Reuters, March 19, 2021

Switzerland unveils its first China strategy
Swissinfo.ch, March 19, 2021

北约顶级科学家沦为中国间谍，直接涉及中共中央军委(Top NATO scientist becomes Chinese spy through recruitment traced back to CPC Central Military Commission)
Voice of America, March 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Data privacy: China defines for the first time ‘necessary’ information that apps can collect, closing ‘bundled consent’ loophole
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong, Its Elections Upended, Reconsiders Its Dream of Democracy
The New York Times, March 20, 2021

Eight Hongkongers return from China after 7 months in jail for illegal border crossing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2021

Related:
【12 港人】關注組批8人至傍晚未能見家屬　李宇軒無律師陪同已落口供 (Save 12 HK Youths Concern Group says families are still unable to meet the 8 returnees; Andy Li Yu-hin's statement was taken by police without lawyer’s presence)
Stand News, March 22, 2021

【閹割選舉】人大常委下周一、二開會　改基本法附件一、二　「完善」香港選舉(NPC Standing Committee is expected to amend Annexes I, II of Hong Kong Basic Law next Monday and Tuesday)
Stand News, March 22, 2021

Related:
Chinese lawmakers to deliberate bills on amending HK electoral system on March 29-30
Xinhua, March 22, 2021

Beijing knew national security law was not enough to control Hong Kong, which is why the electoral reforms had to kick in
South China Morning Post, March 22, 2021

What the Hong Kong Protesters’ Trial Reveals About Beijing
The Atlantic, March 22, 2021

設計師認暴動罪囚3年9月 官：一人犯事非一人當 整個家庭承擔(Designer gets 3-year and 9-month jail term after pleading guilty to rioting during 2019 protests)
inmediahk.net, March 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China has detained my young children. I don't know if I'll ever see them again
The Guardian, March 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Punishes Microsoft’s LinkedIn Over Lax Censorship
中国因内容审查不严惩罚领英
The New York Times, March 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China court hearing for detained Canadian Michael Spavor over in under 3 hours, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 19, 2021

中国法院开始闭门审理加拿大人斯帕弗和康明凯案 (In closed trials, Chinese courts begin hearing cases of two Canadians accused of espionage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 19, 2021

李明哲被关4年 妻子提假释、探监、通信3诉求 (On 4th anniversary of Taiwanese NGO employee Li Mingzhe’s detention in China, wife makes three appeals: parole, prison visits, correspondence)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2021

上海维权人士陈建芳庭审 人权律师王宇遭警方控制 (Human rights lawyer Wang Yu is under police control for observing trial of Shanghai rights defender Chen Jianfang)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Five Hong Kong democrats facing national security charges back behind bars after bail challenge withdrawal
Hong Kong Free Press, March 19, 2021

Hong Kong electoral reform: lawmakers to start discussing coming shake-up even before full details of Beijing plan revealed
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021

國安教育殺入資助大學　教資會要求納必修　以爭學額資源 (National security education forces entry into universities; University Grants Committee calls it a requirement for receiving government subsidies)
Stand News, March 18, 2021

Related:
【香港文革】文匯星島狙擊科大教授李靜君　指參與「守護孩子」促嚴查　梁振英：盡快自首 (Pro-Beijing media outlet attacks Hong Kong University of Science and Technology professor Lee Ching Kwan for participating in volunteer group “Protect Our Kids Campaign”)
Stand News, March 19, 2021

【全面監控】建制再促課室裝閉路電視　鏡頭對焦教師　蔡若蓮：做法消極　恐教學變質 (Pro-government lawmakers push for CCTV surveillance cameras for monitoring teachers)
Stand News, March 19, 2021

終審法院法官韋彥德：倘香港法治受損　將離開終院 (Non-permanent judge of the Court of Final Appeal Lord Reed: I'll leave the Court if rule of law in Hong Kong is broken)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 19, 2021

調查指兩成人計劃永久離開香港 學者：冇自由就會好悲觀，諗住走 (Survey shows 20% plan to leave Hong Kong permanently; scholar: No freedom leads to pessimism and wish to leave)
inmediahk.net , March 19, 2021

Related:
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum our sixth mini-policy forum about Migration Tide in Hong Kong
「我們香港人計劃」有關香港移民潮的調查發佈會暨第六次小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 19, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Testy Exchange in Alaska Signals a More Confrontational China
The New York Times, March 19, 2021

Related:
In First Talks, Dueling Accusations Set Testy Tone for U.S.-China Diplomacy
美中高层会谈火药味十足，双方外交官互相指责
The New York Times, March 19, 2021

美议员提案撤销中国永久性正常贸易关系地位 (U.S. lawmakers propose to revoke China's Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) status)
Voice of America, March 19, 2021

Related:
COTTON, INHOFE, SCOTT INTRODUCE BILL TO END CHINA’S PERMANENT NORMAL TRADE STATUS
U.S. Senate.gov, March 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Clamps Down on Software Used to Disguise Voiceprints
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021

UK spy agencies push for curbs on Chinese ‘smart cities’ technology
英国拟限制地方政府使用中国“智慧城市”技术
Financial Times, March 19, 2021

Apple warns Chinese apps not to dodge its new privacy rules
苹果告诫中国应用不要设法绕开隐私新规
Financial Times, March 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Rising to the Challenge of China
美国该怎样有效应对中国挑战
The New York Times, March 19, 2021

If China’s Anti-Uyghur Campaign Isn’t Genocide, What Is?
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021

Beijing knows judicial independence is the last protection for Hong Kong’s future
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China accuses outspoken scholar on Xinjiang of fabrication
Associated Press, March 18, 2021

Xinjiang’s leaders must ‘optimise’ governance of region, Communist Party’s No 4 says
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)

China takes aim at corrupt cadres and officials in expanded Inner Mongolia campaign
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

不许访台湾？法国回绝中国警告：参议员想见谁就见谁(Not allowed to visit Taiwan? France rejects China’s warning: Senators will meet with whomever they wish)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Canadians held in China on spying charges face trial within days
BBC News, March 18, 2021

China: Immediately release Frontline Delivery Worker Chen Guojiang
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. Punishes 24 Chinese Officials on Eve of First Talks Under Biden
中美高层对话前夕，美国就香港问题制裁24名中共官员
The New York Times, March 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

With rising confidence, Xi Jinping wields the internet as a tool of empowerment and control, speeches reveal
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

China delivers on threats to rein in internet economy
Reuters, March 18, 2021

Beijing sours on facial recognition, unless it’s the one doing it
Protocol, March 18, 2021

网信办启动语音识别监控 约谈腾讯、字节跳动等企业(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China launches voice recognition monitoring, interviews Tencent, ByteDance and other companies)
Radio Free Asia, March 18, 2021

Related:
国家互联网信息办公室、公安部加强对语音社交软件和涉深度伪造技术的互联网新技术新应用安全评估(Office of Cyberspace Administration of China and Ministry of Public Security strengthen security assessment of social media voice software and new Internet technologies and applications involving deep forgery technology)
cpc.people.com, March 18, 2021

美国开始撤销中国通信公司在美国的经营权(U.S. begins to revoke rights of Chinese communications companies to operate in the U.S)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Related:
FCC moves against two Chinese telecoms firms operating in U.S.
Reuters, March 17, 2021

老挝签订电网特许协议，中国全面控管25年(Laos signs power grid concession agreement allowing China full control for 25 years)
Voice of America, March 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong prosecutor who complained about police has been suspended – reports
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021

Legal aid boss defends funding for protesters
The Standard, March 18, 2021

National Security Law Casts a Shadow Over Hong Kong’s Art Scene
The Diplomat, March 18, 2021

Who were the democrats said to have attended the closed-door consultation on Hong Kong’s electoral overhaul?
Hong Kong Free Press, March 18, 2021

【專訪】許智峯：在澳洲，不浪費任何一刻的自由(Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui in exile: I won’t waste one more moment of my freedom in Australia)
Stand News, March 18, 2021

地盤工發帖稱「包圍新屋嶺」原判社服令 上訴庭指「十分嚴重」改判囚13個月(Construction worker’s initial sentence of community service order is changed to a 13-month jail term over social media post that mentioned “surround San Uk Ling Holding Centre” in 2019)
inmedia.net, March 18, 2021

Commentary (评论)

China’s political gender gap remains huge. So much for women holding up half the sky
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2021

Commentary: Is China too big to tame? No easy answers to Quad’s central challenge
Channel News Asia, March 18, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China scrubs evidence of Xinjiang clampdown amid ‘genocide’ debate
Washington Post, March 17, 2021

EU trip to Xinjiang ‘in stalemate’ over access to jailed Uygur academic Tohti, diplomat says
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021

Related:
China likely to respond in kind to EU sanctions on Xinjiang, observers say
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Uighur abuse: MPs criticise companies over China forced labour
BBC News, March 17, 2021

中国政府利用拘押或威逼家人向境外维吾尔记者施压 (China pressures Uyghur journalists overseas by detaining, threatening their families)
Voice of America, March 17, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rights Activist Held in Psychiatric Facility in China's Shandong Province
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2021

广州“11·12大抓捕”事件：范一平律师会见权被剥夺 赖见君监视居住期满获释 (Guangzhou 11.12 Arrests: Fan Yiping denied meeting with lawyer; Lai Jianjun released from house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

贵州人权研讨会成员申有连因致信联合国人权高专 遭拘留10天 (Guizhou Human Rights Forum member Shen Youlian released after 10-day detention for submitting letter to OHCHR)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US and Japan Name China as Threat to International Order
The Diplomat, March 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

After Alibaba, Beijing’s efforts to rein in fintech could center on rival Tencent
Quartz, March 17, 2021

How China wants to keep controlling the internet
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

US sanctions more senior Chinese officials for stifling Hong Kong freedoms, including national security police chief
Agence France-Presse, March 17, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Autonomy Act Update
U.S. Department of State, March 17, 2021

“Hong Kong-related Designations Updates”
U.S. Department of the Treasury, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong lawmakers chosen by hand-picked committee will outnumber others at legislature – Beijing official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

Related:
First Hong Kong demo against electoral overhaul as Beijing officials host closed-door ‘consultation’ in Wan Chai
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

【閹割選舉】蔡英文首回應：毀壞一國兩制承諾　香港民主自由大幅倒退 (Taiwan president Tsai Ing-Wen’s first response to “electoral overhaul”: It breaks the ”one country, two systems” promise; causes great regression of Hong Kong's democracy and freedom)
Stand News, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t puts district councillors’ new oath-taking requirement to legislature
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2021

【47 人案】宣布辭去區議員　范國威： 還押無法履行議會職務 (Gary Fan Kwok Wai, one of 47 pro-democracy activists remanded in custody, resigns from district councillor post)
Stand News, March 17, 2021

Pro-Protest Artists in Hong Kong to Lose Funding Under Security Law
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2021

Hong Kong leader vows to protect freedom of expression after pro-Beijing lawmaker asks if new museum will threaten national security
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

曾投訴警方「公然說謊」　檢控主任黃華芬疑遭停職　律政司：人員表達意見應中立 (Prosecutor who complained about police “lying publicly” in 2019 is suspended)
Ming Pao, March 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Can Hong Kong be run by patriotic officials who are not Beijing sycophants?
South China Morning Post, March 17, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China warns European Union against sanctions over Xinjiang
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China arrests girlfriend of detained legal activist Xu Zhiyong on subversion charge
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Myanmar Mess
The Diplomat, March 16, 2021

Related:
Why are Myanmar’s anti-coup protesters angry at China?
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's tech giants fall under regulator's pressure
BBC News, March 16, 2021

Related:
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
The Guardian, March 16, 2021

Messaging app Signal no longer working in China
Agence France-Presse, March 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong gov’t pledges full steam ahead as it awaits electoral overhaul details from Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2021

Related:
Beijing all ears to views on HK electoral changes
The Standard, March 16, 2021

New boss at Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK confirms he pulled plug on several episodes of shows and vows to take more visible management approach
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

港全球學術自由指數大倒退 C級變D級低過越南 學者被捕惹關注 (Hong Kong slid to D from C in global academic freedom index; arrest of scholars is a concern)
Apple Daily, March 16, 2021

Related:
Free Universities: Putting the Academic Freedom Index Into Action
Global Public Policy Institute, March 11, 2021

監警會：警員稱記者為「黑記」等6宗投訴屬實 (Independent Police Complaints Council confirms 6 complaints of police calling journalists “black journalists”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 16, 2021

Hong Kong protest film "Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar
The Standard, March 16, 2021

香港民研：林鄭月娥民望再跌僅 29.5 分　逾 4 成受訪者評 0 分　料因人大修改選舉制度 (Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute: Carrie Lam’s popularity drops to 29.5 with over 40% giving score of 0)
Stand News, March 16, 2021

Related:
最新民意調查 結果發佈會 (Results of newest public opinion survey)
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, March 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Electoral reform a time for Hong Kong’s democrats to reinvent themselves
South China Morning Post, March 16, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Australian parliament refuses to label China’s Xinjiang actions as genocide
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Uyghur Women Are China's Victims—And Resistance
Foreign Policy, March 12, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan’s Referendum Mayhem
The Diplomat, March 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

女权主义者李翘楚女士今被正式批准逮捕 (Feminist activist Li Qiaochu is formally arrested today)
Weiquanwang, March 15, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

中国是如何影响德国出版商收回一童书的？(How does China influence German publisher to pull a children's book?)
Deutsche Welle, March 15, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese Feminist, Anti-Camps Campaigner Honored With Rights Prize
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court approves bail for three more democrats facing national security charges
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Related:
National security law: Hong Kong judge revokes bail for two ex-lawmakers in subversion case
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong’s largest opposition party joins exodus from mass protest organiser Civil Human Rights Front
South China Morning Post, March 15, 2021

Activists in exile launch ‘2021 Hong Kong Charter’ solidarity movement to unite Hongkongers overseas
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Related:
2021 Hong Kong Charter
2021hongkongcharter, March 2021

Hong Kong elections reform: Beijing to reveal detailed plan for overhaul so changes to local laws can be completed ‘by May’
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Hong Kong elections reform: why Beijing wants total control in Legislative Council and removal of risk and uncertainty
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Related:
Video: ‘We must recalibrate’: Hong Kong opposition considers next move after arrests and political changes
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

China trying to ‘erode democratic elements’, ‘eliminate dissenting voices’ in Hong Kong with electoral reform, G7 says
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong’s ‘alarming political deterioration’ criticised in scathing EU annual report
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2021

Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration
The Guardian, March 13, 2021

Related:
Ex-Taiwan president says One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong is ‘history’ amid election overhaul
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Hong Kong campus protest documentary screening cancelled hours before showing following attack by pro-Beijing paper
Hong Kong Free Press, March 15, 2021

Hong Kong brain drain threat as nearly quarter of university-educated under-35s say they plan to quit city for work overseas
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

前賢學思政發言人任幹事長　浸大學生會內閣 6 人退選　失選舉資格 (6 Baptist University Students' Union cabinet members withdraw from election, relinquishing eligibility)
Stand News, March 13, 2021

理大衝突　警拘5人涉串謀暴動(5 more arrested over conspiracy to riot over PolyU protests in 2019)
Ming Pao, March 15, 2021

律政司國安檢控科負責人成謎　拒公開人手編制　消息指內部抽調人手組成　傳接觸退休高層回巢(Authorities refuse to disclose personnel of Dep’t of Justice’s national security division)
Stand News, March 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ireland Reexamines Relations With China
Voice of America, March 13, 2021

美国在联合国人权理事会谴责中国虐待维吾尔和藏族人 (At UN Human Rights Council, U.S. condemns China for abuse of Uyghurs and Tibetans)
Voice of America, March 13, 2021

Related:
U.S. condemns China at UN rights forum for abuse of Uighurs, Tibetans”
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ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China asks Alibaba to curtail media assets: Report
Channel News Asia, March 15, 2021

Related:
Ant issues self-disciplinary rules, CEO resigns
SupChina, March 12, 2021

Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC
Reuters, March 12, 2021

How tech workers feel about China, AI and Big Tech’s tremendous power
Protocol, March 15, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong election system overhaul reveals Beijing’s displeasure with the pro-establishment camp
South China Morning Post, March 14, 2021

Biden Goals Converge in Asia: Rebuilding Alliances and Countering China
拜登亚洲外交策略：重建盟友关系，联手对抗中国
The New York Times, March 15, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

Chinese pressure upends Uighur refuge in Turkey
Radio France International, March 11, 2021

全球最大“挪威主权财富基金”：对可能涉及新疆强制劳工问题企业进行调查(Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, world’s largest, will probe companies for involvement in Xinjiang forced labor)
Radio Free Asia, March 11, 2021

Related:
Norway wealth fund to probe whether firms could be using forced labour from China's Xinjiang
Reuters, March 10, 2021

Tibet, 西藏

China for decades waged campaign to destroy Tibet’s proud culture, history: Pelosi
The Hindu, March 11, 2021

佩洛西议长发表声明纪念西藏起义62周年 美国务院说北京不应参与达赖喇嘛转世问题(In statement, U.S. House speaker Pelosi marks 62nd anniversary of Tibetan Uprising; State Dep’t urges Beijing to not interfere in question of Dalai Lama’s reincarnation)
Voice of America, March 11, 2021

Related:
Pelosi Statement on the 62nd Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day
Speaker of the House, March 10, 2021

Department Press Briefing – March 9, 2021
U.S. Department of State, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

Foreign correspondents in China face growing restrictions
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

US–China Talks and the Chinese Reaction
The Diplomat, March 11, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

欧委会副主席：支持以民主联盟对抗“数据独裁”( European Commission vice-chair: Support the democratic alliance against "data dictatorship")
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

Beijing approves resolution to impose electoral overhaul on Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021

Related:
全国人民代表大会关于完善香港特别行政区选举制度的决定 (Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System)
Xinhua News Agency, March 11, 2021

How China Plans to Control Hong Kong’s Elections and Elevate ‘Patriots’
The New York Times, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong court grants bail to democrat arrested under security law rejecting justice dep’t appeal, revokes bail for another
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2021

Coronavirus: eight Hong Kong opposition activists get suspended jail sentences over breach of ban on public gathering
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong activist Ted Hui welcome to campaign in Australia, says official
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong activists urge EU not to ratify new deal with China
The Guardian, March 11, 2021

【太空卡實名制】政府倡囚逾 3 年屬「嚴重罪案」　可毋需手令索資料　人權組織斥定義籠統(Real-name registration for mobile SIM cards: Gov’t suggests 3+ years’ jail term and warrantless search for “serious crimes”; rights group slams definition as too broad)
Stand News, March 11, 2021

Related:
Real-name Registration Programme for SIM Cards Consultation Paper
電話智能卡實名登記制度諮詢文件
Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of HKSAR Gov’t, February 8, 2021

Commentary, 评论

Commentary: Taiwan’s national security depends on a highly sought-after product
Channel News Asia, March 11, 2021

香港政制改造：北京是否過於自信？(Is Beijing too confident about remaking Hong Kong’s political system?)
Initium Media, March 11, 2021

Hong Kong’s Illusionist: Financial Secretary Paul Chan invokes a system that no longer exists.
Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2021

客座评论：后疫情时代的“东升西降”("East rises and west falls" in the post-epidemic era)
Deutsche Welle, March 11, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

中国出新招反制国际有关新疆的谴责：法律诉讼 (China’s new measure to counter international condemnation of Xinjiang: Lawsuits)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

逾八成加拿大国民认同新疆正遭受中国种族灭绝 (More than 80% of Canadians agree that China is committing genocide in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Xinjiang: China violated ‘each and every act’ prohibited by UN Genocide Convention, says report from int’l experts
Agence France-Presse, March 10, 2021

Taiwan, 台湾

China could invade Taiwan in next six years, top US admiral warns
The Guardian, March 10, 2021

From safety of Taiwan, new magazine reaches out to Hong Kong diaspora
Channel News Asia, March 10, 2021

Tibet, 西藏

Why the Chinese Communist Party Sees Tibetan Monks as ‘Troublemakers’
The Diplomat, March 10, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Chinese Rights Lawyers Incommunicado After Filing Torture Complaint
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Concerns Grow For 'Disappeared' Wuhan Citizen Journalist
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

人权律师丁家喜、许志永狱中境况严峻危困 (Human rights lawyers Ding Jiaxi, Xu Zhiyong in grave conditions in prison)
Weiquanwang, March 10, 2021

维权人士李美青被逼吃药生死不明 (Rights defender Li Meiqing fate unknown after force-feeding of medications)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article
Reuters, March 9, 2021

Related:
UK’s envoy to China Caroline Wilson defends press freedom article after scolding from foreign ministry
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

Children’s book pulped over claim Covid-19 originated in China
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

信息战：中国采用苏联克格勃惯用的假新闻手法 (Information warfare: China adopts fake news tactics used by Soviet KGB)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

欧盟指责中俄把疫苗当作宣传工具 (EU accuses China, Russia of using vaccines as propaganda tools)
Radio France Internationale, March 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

Xi’s Gambit: China Plans for a World Without American Technology
习近平的棋局：一个不受制于美国的技术强国愿景
The New York Times, March 10, 2021

China’s courts use data analytics and blockchain evidence storage on the way to first AI-integrated legal system
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

中国两大电信巨头合并 意在躲避美国制裁？(Merger of two of China’s telecom giants—CETCG and Potevio—a move to avoid U.S. sanctions?)
Voice of America, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

Hong Kong patriotism includes party loyalty: Chinese official
Agence France Press, March 9, 2021

Related:
全國政協會議閉幕　通過堅定支持全面落實愛國者治港 (NPPCC concludes in firm support for “patriots ruling Hong Kong”)
RTHK, March 10, 2021

香港“爱国者”如何定义？京官与林郑月娥不同调 (On definition of Hong Kong "patriots"—Carrie Lam differs from Beijing officials)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-establishment heavyweights push elections overhaul on eve of endorsement, call it key to rebuilding Beijing’s trust
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong gov’t vows to ‘track down’ fugitive democrat Ted Hui after move to Australia
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

Activist on bail flies to Taiwan
The Standard, March 10, 2021

Hong Kong protests: media tycoon Jimmy Lai, six former opposition lawmakers have case to answer over unauthorised procession, court says
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong protests: pensioner slapped with HK$400,000 legal bill after pleading guilty to breaking airport injunction
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

立會衝突　四男非法集結罪成判囚 7 個月　23 歲世界武術賽冠軍獲減刑　聞求情淚灑法庭 」(4 convicted of unlawful assembly outside Legco in 2019 and sentenced to 7 months, including 23-year old martial arts champion)
StandNews, March 10, 2021

Two acquitted of protest charges at court; charges against musician who played Hong Kong protest anthem dropped
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2021

社民連工黨共8人參與受禁群組聚集罪成判囚　緩刑執行(8 League of Social Democrats and Labour Party members convicted of prohibited group gathering with suspended sentences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 10, 2021

BNO Visa holders not eligible for early withdrawal of MPF
The Standard, March 10, 2021

Commentary, 评论

北京兩手掏空香港，習近平不能容忍這「小小的地方」出現對抗中央的勢力 (No tolerance from Xi Jinping for anti-CPG forces from this “little place” as Beijing came up empty-handed in Hong Kong)
The News Lens, March 10, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

China breaching every act in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
The Guardian, March 9, 2021

Human rights in China: Beijing endorses legal action against German scholar over Xinjiang abuse claims
Bloomberg, March 9, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Concerns grow for Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu after she misses International Women’s Day awards
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

China Expands Tracking of Online Comments to Include Citizens Overseas
Voice of America News, March 8, 2021

UK watchdog fines banned Chinese broadcaster CGTN over ‘forced confessions’ and Hong Kong protest coverage
Agence France-Presse, March 8, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

中国安全形势不稳定性不确定性较大 全军要做好随时应对复杂局面准备--习近平 (Xi Jinping: China's unstable and uncertain security situation calls for military preparedness)
Reuters, March 9, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

微软数十万邮箱遭窃 称黑客总部在中国 租美国服务器作案 (Hundreds of thousands of Microsoft email accounts compromised by hackers based in China renting U.S. servers)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2021

全国人大代表黎霞：建议开发未成年人专用手机 (NPC deputy proposes development of special mobile phones for minors)
The Paper, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

200 Hong Kong civil servants could face the sack after refusing to sign oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Beijing to use ‘combination punches’ when it comes to overhauling Hong Kong electoral system, says top Chinese official
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021

Related:
Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa urges pro-establishment camp to stand on its own feet after electoral system overhaul
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student cleared of riot charge over lack of evidence
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

Hong Kong’s top judges to examine lawmaker freedoms in Legislative Council, after allowing ex-member ‘Long Hair’ to challenge contempt charge
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2021

香港疫苗：三人接种科兴疫苗后死亡 港府未叫停接种计划(Hong Kong government continues with vaccination programme despite 3 deaths after receiving China's Sinovac vaccine)
BBC News, March 9, 2021

What you need to know about the historic trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

Following the Trial of the 47 HK pro-democracy activists charged under NSL
The Stand News, March 9, 2021

美议员批中国修改港选制 北京称70国挺其策略 (U.S. senators slam China for Hong Kong’s “electoral reform”; Beijing says 70 countries support its strategy)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2021

Fugitive Hong Kong activist Ted Hui quits UK for Australia in ‘tactical’ move to boost global pro-democracy effort
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2021

Commentary, 评论

不做 “政治花瓶”：说了实话的政协委员 (Refusing to be political ornaments: CPPCC members who told the truth)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021

时事大家谈：北京主导香港选举，“一国两制”曲终人散？(Current Affairs Discussion: Is a Beijing-led Hong Kong electoral system the death knell of “one country, two systems”?)
Voice of America, March 9, 2021

Xinjiang, 新疆

Uighurs: Chinese foreign minister says genocide claims 'absurd'
BBC News, March 7, 2021

Turkey Cracks Down on Uighur Protesters After China Complains
Voice of America News, March 5, 2021

新疆：中国智库报告背后的维吾尔人转移就业计划(Xinjiang: Uyghur employment transfer program behind China's think tank report)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2021

中国政府发出抱怨后 土耳其压制维吾尔抗议者(After Chinese government complains, Turkey suppresses Uyghur protesters)
Voice of America, March 6, 2021

Inner Mongolia, 内蒙古

China’s Xi Jinping tells authorities in Inner Mongolia to ‘solve ethnic problems’ and promote use of Mandarin
Agence France-Presse, March 7, 2021

内蒙中小学全面使用国家统编教材？习近平人大最新表态(Xi Jinping urges use of textbooks compiled by state gov’t in Inner Mongolia high schools, primary schools)
Radio France Internationale, March 7, 2021

Taiwan, 台湾

Interview: The Taiwanese politician on the frontline of democracy, 17 km from mainland China
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2021

Access to Justice, 司法公正

最早曝光武汉肺炎现场惨状 方斌被以“寻衅滋事罪”刑拘(Fang Bin, first citizen journalist who exposed Covid-19 tragedy in Wuhan, is formally detained for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2021

Access to Information, 公众知情权

Nomadland references censored in China over critical comments by Chloé Zhao from 2013
The Guardian, March 8, 2021

China’s Media Repression Extends to Hong Kong, Report Finds
Voice of America News, March 5, 2021

In China, a Backlash Against the Chinese-Born Director of ‘Nomadland’
赵婷被指“辱华”，《无依之地》在中国遭抵制审查
The New York Times, March 6, 2021

武汉新冠受害者要求卫健委和外交部：公开世卫专家组行程及拒绝提供数据理由(Relative of Wuhan Covid-19 victim requests gov’t disclosure of WHO expert group itinerary and reasons for refusing to provide data)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2021

Citizen Participation, 公民参与

Activist Hounded After Standing For Village Election in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021

Government Accountability, 政府问责

US Senate backs bill to clamp down on China-funded Confucius Institutes
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights, 信息技术与人权

Chinese Hacking Spree Hit an ‘Astronomical’ Number of Victims
Wired, March 6, 2021

安全专家：中国黑客大举入侵美国逾3万组织(Security expert: China’s hackers invade more than 30,000 organizations in U.S.)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2021

Hong Kong, 香港

Beijing and Hong Kong officials say election overhaul necessary to defend against ‘separatists’
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong can still move towards greater democracy after changes to election system, Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021

China’s military ‘resolutely supports’ reform of Hong Kong electoral system
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2021

EU urges Beijing to tread carefully on Hong Kong electoral reform
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

National security law: judge puts bail decision for 11 opposition figures on hold, says more time needed to weigh prosecutors’ bid
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021

Related:
吳敏兒辭去職工盟主席職務(One of the 47 pro-democracy defendants Carol Ng steps down as chairwoman of Confederation of Trade Unions)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 6, 2021

民主派初選47人案｜高院外市民被票控違限聚令　區議員：都要等㗎嘛，咁去邊度等？(Supporters waiting to enter High Court to hear cases of 47 pro-democracy defendants get ticketed)
Ming Pao, March 6, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing politicians turn into ‘wolf warriors’ on Twitter, defending China against criticism
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2021

Japanese firms are ‘afraid’ and will leave Hong Kong due to China crackdown, SBI boss Yoshitaka Kitao says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2021

紫荊黨將爭取參與立法會　李山冀學廣東話與港人交流(Bauhinia Party is running for Legco; founder Li Shan hopes to learn Cantonese to interact with Hong Kong people)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 8, 2021

Commentary, 评论

2022 Winter Olympics will help Beijing ‘sportwash’ its human rights record
The Conversation, March 8, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

ON CLUBHOUSE, YOUTH SHARE THE TRUTH ABOUT XINJIANG
China Digital Times, March 4, 2021

专访：中国透过新疆强迫劳动项目“撕裂”一个民族 (Interview: China "rips apart" an ethnic group through Xinjiang forced labor project)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Australian broadcaster suspends China's CGTN citing human rights complaint
Reuters, March 5, 2021

Related:
澳大利亚媒体因收到人权组织投诉暂停播放中国官媒节目 (Australian broadcaster suspends China’s state media programs following human rights complaints)
Voice of America, March 5, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

张展在狱中继续绝食抗议 (Zhang Zhan, first Chinese citizen journalist sentenced for reporting Covid-19 in Wuhan, continues hunger strike in prison)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2021

Related:
China citizen journalist Zhang Zhan, who filmed bedridden Wuhan Covid patients, protests silently in jail
Agence France-Presse, March 5, 2021

中国强拆清真寺运动扩及云南 学者：穆斯林被逼向绝境 (China's demolitions of mosques extend to Yunnan; scholar: Muslims are forced into desperation)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021

中国维权律师王宇获美国务院本年度国际妇女勇气奖 (Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu is an honoree of 2021 International Women of Courage Award by U.S. State Department)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2021

Related:
2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced
U.S. Department of State, March 4, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

China says it will deter Taiwan independence but seek peaceful ties
Channel News Asia, March 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing vows to overhaul Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, tightening grip on elections
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2021

Draft decision on improving HK electoral system submitted to China's top legislature for review
Xinhua News Agency, March 5, 2021

Related:
关于《全国人民代表大会关于完善香港特别行政区选举制度的决定（草案）》的说明 (Explanation of the "Decision of the National People's Congress on Improving the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's Electoral System (Draft)")
Xinhua News Agency, March 5, 2021

HRIC Note: Following recent announcements by Beijing authorities that only “patriots” should be allowed to hold government offices in Hong Kong, the “Draft Decision” on Hong Kong’s “electoral reform” was submitted on Friday, March 5, 2021, to the National People’s Congress for deliberation. The move is widely recognized and denounced by the pro-democracy camp in Hong Kong as a blatant step to demolish political opposition in the city, stripping away any pretense that the Chinese authorities still abide by the “one country, two systems” principle of governing Hong Kong.

The “Explanation” was delivered as a speech by Wang Chen, Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of National People’s Congress, on the same day, at the opening meeting of the fourth annual session of the 13th NPC. The speech points to the “chaos” in Hong Kong as indicative of the shortcomings in Hong Kong’s electoral system which “provides an opportunity for anti-China forces to seize the power of governance in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.”

Hong Kong electoral reforms: aspiring candidates for city’s next Legislative Council polls will need establishment’s blessing to run
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

Hong Kong: Statement by the Spokesperson on possible electoral reform
European Union External Action Service, March 5, 2021

National security law: surprise U-turn as Hong Kong prosecutors drop challenge to four defendants receiving bail in case of 47 opposition activists
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong national security law: marathon bail hearing triggers complaints from the 47 defendants over authorities’ handling of the subversion case
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

張舉能指示即時檢視各級法院處理涉及多名訴訟人的安排 (Chief Justice Andrew Cheung orders prompt review of arrangements for hearings involving multiple defendants)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 5, 2021

【47 人案】前公民黨 5 子、梁晃維、劉穎匡等 10 人疑刪除 FB　伍健偉、王百羽停更新專頁 (10 of the 47 defendants appear to have deleted Facebook pages and 2 stopped updating)
Stand News, March 5, 2021

Hong Kong’s public universities should reflect national security law in curricula by new academic year, be ready to ‘suppress’ acts that violate it: education minister
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

Penniless Hong Kong BN(O) visa holders in Britain could be given financial aid under modified immigration policy
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2021

【取締民陣？】召集人陳皓桓：從未領外國資助　只靠市民捐款　對被指涉違國安法不明所以 (Convenor of the Civil Human Rights Front Figo Chan denies receiving foreign funding, puzzled by allegation of violating National Security Law)
Stand News, March 5, 2021

Related:
Statement in Response to Allegations of American Funding and Disbandment
回應被指收取美國捐款及被取締聲明
Civil Human Rights Front, March 5, 2021