Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong authorities freeze assets of Apple Daily media tycoon Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's Taiwan paper to stop print edition
Reuters, May 14, 2021

《台灣蘋果日報》紙本5月18日起停刊(Taiwan print version Apply Daily to stop on May 18)
Ming Pao, May 14, 2021

網媒《852郵報》宣布「暫別」　遣散六員工　創辦人游清源：擬立假新聞法是導火線(Digital news media "Post 852" suspends operation, dismisses all six employees in face of "fake news" law)
Stand News, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong protests: chef jailed for more than six years over ‘senseless’ knife attack on student near Tai Po Lennon Wall in 2019
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Hong Kong internet radio host facing money-laundering, sedition charges denied bail over Taiwan connections, High Court judge says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

National security law: retired Hong Kong judge says it’s ‘reasonable’ for Beijing to take jurisdiction in exceptional cases
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

元朗區議員司徒博文辭職 稱以曾身為香港人的議員為榮(Szeto Pok-Man resigns from Yuen Long district councilor post)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021

香港民研：六成人指國安法限制學術自由 教育界憂現逃亡潮(Survey: 60% think national security law restricts academic freedom)
inmedia.hk, May 14, 2021

Related:
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum mini-policy forum about Academic Freedom
「我們香港人計劃」有關學術自由之新聞發佈會暨小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, May 14, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Censoring feminist discussions will not solve China’s population crisis
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN members call for ‘immediate, meaningful and unfettered access’ to Xinjiang for rights inquiry
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

Related:
美英德批新疆人权状况 中驳斥强迫劳动(U.S., Britain and Germany criticize human rights in Xinjiang, China refutes accusations of forced labor)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021

澳智库：中官方政策导致新疆少数民族出生率下降(Australian think tank: China's official policy leads to drop in birthrate of ethnic minorities in Xinjiang)
Deutsche Welle, May 13, 2021

China 'Using Population Claims' to Mask Effect of Mass Incarceration in Xinjiang Camps
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021

Uyghur imams targeted in China's Xinjiang crackdown
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021

US Secretary of State says China ‘criminalises religious expression’ as report on religious freedom is released
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities must investigate torture claims by detained web designer
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 13, 2021

中国人权律师赴美被限制出境 只能留下来“建设祖国”(Chinese human rights lawyer Liu Siwei is barred from leaving for U.S. fellowship program)
Voice of America, May 12, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China’s Information Warfare and Media Influence Sow Division in Thailand
Radio Free Asia, May 13, 2021

国际记者联盟报告：中国趁新冠疫情试图操控全球舆论给自己贴金(International Federation of Journalists: China takes advantage of Covid-19 to manipulate global public opinion)
Voice of America, May 13, 2021

Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US Sanctions Chinese Official for Role in Religious Persecution
Voice of America, May 13, 2021

Related:
UNITED STATES COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM：ANNUAL REPORT 2021
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, May 12, 2021

US warns China will use Olympics to gloss over abuses
Agence France-Presse, May 13, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s feminists protest against wave of online abuse with ‘internet violence museum’
The Guardian, May 13, 2021

Chinese Users Do Care About Online Privacy
Protocol, May 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Number of Hong Kong civil servants quitting government highest in at least 15 years
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021

Related:
Some Hong Kong pro-democracy district councillors to take oath of allegiance to gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2021

前兼職議員助理賄選罪成　李慧琼稱與職員無關及不知情(Former assistant of pro-Beijing party chairwoman Starry Lee convicted of bribery in election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 13, 2021

Britain’s rule of Hong Kong was ‘occupation’, say draft teaching materials for revamped liberal studies
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2021

Now TV keeps low cop profile
The Standard, May 13, 2021

Commentary (评论)

香港區議員被要求宣誓：辭職和留守的艱難決定(District councilors asked to take oath: To quit or to stay?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Drop in Xinjiang birthrate largest in recent history: report
The Washington Post, May 12, 2021

Related:
Family De-planning: The Coercive Campaign to Drive Down Indigenous Birth-rates in Xinjiang
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, May 12, 2021

UN: Governments Should Urge Xinjiang Inquiry
Human Rights Watch, May 12, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities must immediately end their prosecution of citizen journalists
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 11, 2021

人权律师余文生遭羁押1206天后 首次获准家属探视 (Human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is allowed family visit for the first time in 1,206 days of detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

成都中学生坠亡引众怒 警方打压已成白色恐怖 (Death of Chengdu middle schooler draws public outrage; police suppression turns into white terror)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021

悼念汶川地震遇難學生　家長按習俗燃點炮仗遭阻止 (Police stops parents from lighting firecrackers to commemorate students who died in 2008 Wenchuan earthquake)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Running Defense for China's Global Media Push
China Media Project, May 12, 2021

Related:
Army of Fake Fans Online Boosts China's Global Messaging
美联社调查：网上假粉丝大军提升中国全球信息传递能力
Associated Press, May 11, 2021

China has used pandemic to boost global image, report says
The Guardian, May 12, 2021

Related:
China: The Covid-19 Story: Unmasking China’s Global Strategy
International Federation of Journalists, May 12, 2021

China TV Network Accounts for Bulk of Beijing's Influence Spending in US
《外国代理人登记法》文件显示:电视占北京在美宣传影响活动开支大头
Voice of America, May 12, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

国家网信办：《汽车数据安全管理若干规定》公开征求意见 (China CAC seeks public comments on draft of Certain Provisions of the Management of Vehicle Data Security)
Beijing News, May 12, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill requiring public officers to pledge allegiance to gov’t; four district councillors to be ousted
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021

More pro-democracy Hong Kong politicians quit district council posts
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021

Related:
【區議員宣誓】逾百區議員傾向宣誓　已有 30 人表態不宣誓或辭職　民主派暫仍主導 17區議會(Over 100 district councilors will take oath, 30 will quit; Pro-democratic camp still controls 17 district councils)
Stand News, May 12, 2021

民主黨建議黨內區議員宣誓　民協全數區議員都會宣誓(Democratic Party suggests its members take oath; all district councilors of Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood will take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2021

區議員宣誓】再多兩人請辭　屯門區議員馬旗批國安紅線「飄移」　葵青區議員黃潤達憂不愛國成「罪行」(Kwai Tsing district councilor Ivan Wong and Tuen Mun district councilor Ma Kee quits in fear of shifting national security redlines)
Stand News, May 12, 2021

涉 47 人案被起訴　鄭達鴻、張可森、伍健偉辭任區議員(Among the 47 pro-democracy figures charged under the National Security Law, three more district councilors—Tat Cheng, Ng Kin-wai and Cheung Ho-sum—quit their posts)
Stand News, May 12, 2021

Top Hong Kong national security officer under investigation
The Washington Post, May 12, 2021

Related:
Organised crime bureau probes head of national security police over massage parlour scandal; police chief will not resign
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2021

Hong Kong’s proposed doxxing law is too broad and more safeguards are needed, legal experts say
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021

Shenzhen and Guangdong new landing spots for civil servants
The Standard, May 12, 2021

More American Chamber of Commerce members say they are considering leaving Hong Kong, with many citing national security law
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China demands cancellation of UN meeting on Uyghurs
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021

Record numbers of Chinese granted refugee status in Japan
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Another report of reproductive oppression in Xinjiang
SupChina, May 10, 2021

China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang
中国强迫穆斯林女性节育以降低出生率
The New York Times, May 11, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

2 face trial as China enforces online control amid pandemic
Associated Press, May 11, 2021

备份疫情被删文章惹祸 “端点星”案审结 (Trial ended for Chen Mei and Cai Wei, volunteers of Terminus2049, archive of censored COVID materials)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2021

China deletes 2 million online posts for ‘historical nihilism’ as Communist Party centenary nears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ‘Long Term Time Bomb’: Falling Births Drive Slow Population Growth
中国公布人口普查结果：出生率下降，老龄化加剧
The New York Times, May 11, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China app giant Meituan tumbles after CEO's poetic swipe at officials
Agence France-Presse, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police consider next steps against opposition group after it fails to cooperate with investigation
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Related:
鄧炳強斥假新聞引起國安罪行：想唔理都唔得(Police chief Chris Tang slams fake news as instigator of national security crimes)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

記協嚴厲譴責警務處長混淆視聽(Journalists Association criticizes police chief of obscuring the facts)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil to go ahead with ‘individual’ candlelit tributes
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

More casualties in ranks of pan-dem district councillors
The Standard, May 11, 2021

Related:
【區議員宣誓】新同盟北區區議員林淑菁辭職　向選民致歉 (Neo Democrats Mary Lam resigns from North district councilor post)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

大埔區議員林名溢辭職ㅤ籲同路人韜光養晦ㅤ留有用之軀(Tai Po district councilor Nick Lam resigns)
Stand News, May 11, 2021

劉珈汶宣佈退出公民黨 稱將於最後一刻辭任區議員(Carmen Lau quits the Civic Party and will resign as district councilor when term ends)
inmedia.hk, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong introduces new legal amendments to outlaw doxxing
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong leader attacks foreign media over coverage of ‘so-called peaceful’ protests
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong protester ‘raincoat man’ wrote note blaming government, took out life insurance ahead of fatal fall, inquest hears
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong radio host slapped with new dirty money and sedition-plotting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

Hong Kong journalist injured in ‘drive-by’ baseball bat attack
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2021

香港新移民抗争者妮珂返深圳探亲 至今下落不明(New immigrant activist's whereabouts unknown after visiting family in Shenzhen)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

China Targets Muslim Women in Push to Suppress Births in Xinjiang
The New York Times, May 10, 2021

China tries to scupper UN talk on plight of Uyghurs?
The Guardian, May 8, 2021

How Xinjiang human rights controversy is souring relations between China and the West
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2021

Uyghur Editors’ Family Members Charge Chinese Documentary Misrepresents Them
Voice of America, May 9, 2021

德美英等国筹办联合国新疆人权会 北京愤怒称亵渎(Germany, U.S., Britain and other countries plan UN meeting on Xinjiang human rights; China slams it as “blasphemy”)
Radio France Internationale, May 10, 2021

Related:
China foreign ministry says planned U.N. event on Xinjiang an insult
Reuters, May 10, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

French Senate passes unanimous resolution supporting international presence for Taiwan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: Immediately Free Poet Wang Zang and His Wife Wang Li
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 7, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

‘China to restrict mobile app news notifications in Internet clampdown
Reuters, May 8, 2021

‘Are you sleeping well?’ How Europe’s China researchers are alarmed by efforts to stifle criticism
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2021

China plays down ‘leaked documents’ showing it discussed weaponising coronavirus in 2015
The Independent, May 10, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

基督教网络空间被挤压 习思想登堂入室渗透教会讲道(Christian cyberspace is squeezed as Xi thought seeps into preaching)
Voice of America, May 10, 2021

美众议员推出法案 要阻止中共在美大学从事间谍和盗窃活动(U.S. Congressman introduces bill to prevent CPC espionage, theft at American universities)
Voice of America, May 8, 2021

2019年中国碳排放量已超过经合组织国家总和(China's carbon emissions in 2019 exceed OECD total)
Voice of America, May 8, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Meituan’s CEO is in the hot seat over a classical Chinese poem about book burning
Quartz, May 10, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong national security law: trial without a jury unconstitutional, say lawyers for first person charged under new legislation
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2021

Hong Kong protests: judge declines request to withdraw from riot case over ‘bias’, says defendants had lost focus
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2021

支聯會設六四街站　警方到場指未經批准籌款(Hong Kong Alliance sets up June Forth street booth, is warned by police over unauthorized fundraising)
Hong Kong, May 9, 2021

Two more Hong Kong democrats quit district councils while in custody pending security law trial
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2021

Related:
區議員宣誓修例通過在即　公民黨周琬雯辭職　稱基於私人理由「明就明」(Civic Party member Eunice Chau resigns from Sham Shui Po district councilor post)
Stand News, May 7, 2021

尹兆堅、連桷璋、胡耀昌、徐子見、鍾錦麟辭任區議員　區議會網站顯示王百羽任期完結(Five district councilors—Andrew Wan, Dalu Lin, Max Wu, Andy Chui and Ben Chung—resign; Max Wu also quits Neo Democrats)
Ming Pao, May 10, 2021

【區議員辭職】尹兆堅、徐子見辭任區議員　今年共17人已辭職　區議員宣誓周三立會二讀(17 pro-democracy district councilors have resigned in 2021)
Citizen News, May 10, 2021

香港最新民调：近6成受访者反对修改香港选举制度(Survey: Close to 60% oppose electoral overhaul)
RFI, May 8, 2021

Related:
“We Hongkongers Survey” press conference cum mini-policy forum about Electoral Reform
「我們香港人計劃」有關選舉制度之新聞發佈會暨小型政策論壇
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, May 7, 2021

Hong Kong pulls more democracy books from library shelves citing security law concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2021

Four in 10 Hong Kong teachers want to leave the profession, most of them blame political pressure, survey finds
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2021

Related:
近兩成教師有計劃離開本港教育界　教協促政府改善施政，停止干預教育界(Nearly 20% teachers plan to leave education sector; Teachers' Union urges gov't to improve governance and stop interfering)
Hong Kong Professional Teachers' Union, May 9, 2021

UK university tells lecturers not to record classes about Hong Kong and China, citing security law risks
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2021

Publishing, Media Takeovers Part of China's Two-Pronged Grip on Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2021

Mainland Chinese lawyer delisted after taking up Hong Kong fugitives case barred from leaving country to join US fellowship programme
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Is Hong Kong facing an education crisis? Curriculum changes, ‘red lines’ and families rushing to leave
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2021

When Covid Hit, China Was Ready to Tell Its Version of the Story
中国正如何改变全球媒体格局？
The New York Times, May 10, 2021

“汉人是中国的白人吗?”：美国种族议题引发部分汉人反思(“Are Han Chinese the whites of China?”: American racial issues prompt reflections)
Voice of America, May 9, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Ramadan in China: Faithful Dwindle Under Limits on Religion
The Diplomat, May 7, 2021

China pushes back against critics of its policies in Xinjiang
The Economist, May 6, 2021

新疆集中营幸存者首度在美国国会作证(Survivor of Xinjiang concentration camp testifies for the first time in U.S. Congress)
Radio France Internationale, May 7, 2021

Related:/
Hearing: The Atrocities Against Uyghurs and Other Minorities in Xinjiang (Testimony of Tursunay Ziyawudun at 23:37-32:58)
U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, May 6, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

法国参议院压倒性多数通过支持台湾参与国际组织法案(By overwhelming majority, French Senate passes bill supporting Taiwan's participation in international organizations)
Radio France Internationale, May 6, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

西藏那曲一藏人因拒绝悬挂国旗被捕狱中死亡 遗留六个孩子(Tibetan in Nagqu, Tibet, arrested for refusing to fly national flag, dies in prison, leaving six children)
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Family of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Turned Away After Making Torture Complaint
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Human rights have no place in Swiss-Chinese trade deal
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2021

习近平：世界陷入乱局，中国应把握机遇(Xi Jinping: World is in chaos; China should seize the opportunity)
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2021

Related:
习近平：把握新发展阶段，贯彻新发展理念，构建新发展格局(Xi Jinping: Seize the stage for new development, implement new development concept, and construct a new development pattern)
Qiushi Journal, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui’s legal bid against withdrawal of protest cases quashed as he ‘despises’ court, judge says
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2021

Hong Kong court grants democrat Wu Chi-wai bail to attend father’s funeral
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2021

Five localists arrested in subversion case
The Standard, May 7, 2021

US calls on Hong Kong to release Tiananmen vigil activists
Agence France-Presse, May 7, 2021

District councillor quits Hong Kong Civic Party, saying its future is uncertain
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2021

Can Bar get itself out of its protest quagmire?
The Standard, May 7, 2021

【7.28 上環】被控暴動　12 人聯合申請「換法官」　指法官陳仲衡疑挖苦、嘲諷辯方(12 charged with rioting over protest in 2019 apply for recusal of judge Johnny Chan)
Stand News, May 7, 2021

被指應離任港終審法院非常任法官　廖柏嘉﹕未見法律被濫用至無法接受　《基本法》仍行之有效(British non-permanent judge David Neuberger says Basic Law "is still very much alive and effective" in response to view that British judges should leave high court)
Stand News, May 7, 2021

Related:
The Times view on British judges in Hong Kong: True Justice
The Times, March 15, 2021

Hong Kong education authorities investigating administrators of school where teacher was stripped of registration for ‘bias’
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2021

Related:
前大學教授馬路舉「五一」手勢　判監3個月(Former university professor sentenced to 3 months in jail over gesturing "five demands, not one less" in a 2020 anti-national security protest)
Ming Pao, May 7, 2021

【清算教師】楊潤雄：研重推《專業守則》修訂　四年前擱置　倡師生禁談「無關教學」議題(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says Professional Conduct in Education Amendment, abandoned four years ago, is being considered)
Stand News, May 7, 2021

【DSE】歷史科老師：試題「重經濟輕政治」　問中國經濟現代化因素限年期　避考生引文革為例(Teacher: This year's DSE history exam focuses on economic, avoids political questions)
Stand News, May 6, 2021

RTHK Independence Called into Question Over Show Hosted by Hong Kong Leader
Voice of America, May 7, 2021

Interview: 'I Kept Wanting to Stay And Do a Bit More'
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China turned a prize-winning iPhone hack against the Uyghurs
MIT Technology Review, May 6, 2021

UK spies warn local authorities over ‘smart city’ tech risks
英国情报界就智慧城市技术风险向地方政府发出警告
Financial Times, May 7, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The Reciter: A Uyghur family’s pride — and downfall
SupChina, May 5, 2021

新西兰国会谴责中国新疆针对维吾尔族的人权打压(New Zealand Parliament condemns China's Xinjiang human rights suppression against Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese academics and legislators call for University of Hong Kong head to be expelled from national academy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Taiwan-Macau gay couple win legal battle for marriage recognition
Agence France-Presse, May 6, 2021

台湾-澳门跨籍同性婚姻官司胜诉 户政机关需准许结婚登记申请(Victory for Taiwan-Macau cross-national same-sex marriage lawsuit—gov’t must approve household registration application)
Voice of America, May 6, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing official makes a big show of understanding gig workers
China Labour Bulletin, May 6, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

DW reporters in China: Documenting the erosion of fundamental rights
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

Authorities Shut Down Ethnic Minority Church in China's Yunnan
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021

Related:
China ‘in a Category by Itself’ of Religious Rights Violators
The Diplomat, May 6, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Olympics sponsors duck questions over Beijing 2022 as boycott calls grow
Financial Times, May 6, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

G7外长批中国侵犯人权 吁各国团结对抗新冠(G7 foreign ministers criticize China for human rights violations, call on all countries to unite against Covid-19)
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

China hits out as G7 slams Beijing over human rights, backs Taiwan
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Exclusive | European Union again drops plans for measures related to China’s Hong Kong actions
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

中欧关系：欧盟暂缓批准《中欧全面投资协定》，曾被誉为“历史性投资协定”( China-EU Relations: EU suspends ratification of investment deal with China, once known as a "historic")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
Foreign Policy, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong court jails three on riot charges despite no evidence of rioting
The Guardian, May 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Joshua Wong jailed over banned Tiananmen vigil
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong prosecutors request national security law judge for Jimmy Lai fraud trial over office use
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong: Critics slam Beijing crackdown ahead of Jimmy Lai trial
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 3 students for alleged acts of secession and subversion on social media, more could face same charge
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

香港4名“国庆日暴动”市民遭判刑 法官以4年半作量刑起点(Four are sentenced for involvement in protests on 2019 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021

被指叫人刪示威照片 林卓廷等3人否認企圖妨礙司法公正等罪 明年11月開審(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk Ting, two others plead not guilty of perverting the course of justice in asking others to delete 2019 protests photos)
inmedia.hk, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: lawyers file urgent bail application in bid to overturn ban on detained party chief attending his father’s funeral
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

RTHK’s Yuen Long doc and BBC’s Xinjiang reporting win Human Rights Press Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Related:
25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) Winners
第二十五屆人權新聞奬（2021）得奬名單
Human Rights Press Awards, May 6, 2021

第25屆人權新聞獎得主聯署聲明︰呼籲各界尊重及以行動守護新聞自由
The 25th Human Rights Press Awards Winners' Joint Statement
Citizen News, May 6, 2021

Top producer at embattled documentary series Hong Kong Connection quits RTHK – source
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Hong Kong Pushes ‘Fake News’ Label as Media Face ‘Worst of Times’
The New York Times, May 6, 2021

中大取消8名朔夜前成員任校務委員會學生代表(Chinese University disqualifies eight student representatives from University affairs committee)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2021

Pro-establishment lawmakers take aim at Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s team, passing motion urging administration to improve its governance
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

National security law: ex-chief justice Geoffrey Ma defends role of foreign judges in Hong Kong, argues they should help enforce mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021

Security law: Hong Kong police cordon off pro-democracy clothing store two days after opening
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Show compassion to those in custody
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

Grim Image of India Prompts Debate Over China’s Swaggering Propaganda
点火”图讽刺印度疫情，中共民族主义宣传引争议
The New York Times, May 6, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

New Zealand slams China's treatment of Uyghurs, stops short of calling it genocide
Deutsche Welle, May 5, 2021

China Is Courting Middle Eastern Nations on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, May 5, 2021

Despite surveillance, Uyghurs around the world speak out online
The Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2021

维吾尔人在纪录片里忏悔 家属喊冤 (Uyghurs “confess” in CGTN documentary; families cry foul)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

In China, Writing About Pandemic, Cultural Heritage Can Get You Arrested
Voice of America, May 4, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Feminism in China dates to communist revolution but today activists feel squeezed by the state
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Big Tech’s regulatory challenges in China include closer scrutiny of taxes, but many see this as long overdue
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Yuen Long mob attack victims drop civil case against Hong Kong police chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy appeals conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021

2019 Hong Kong PolyU siege: 3 sought, 18 bailed on suspicion of helping protesters flee
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong protests: four jailed for up to 56 months over National Day riot, judge says non-violent participants at scene share culpability
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

【12港人】郭子麟涉11.18暴動案 今遭加控管有攻擊性武器罪 月尾轉區院訊(Hong Kong 12 Case: Kwok Tsz-lun faces add’l charge of offensive weapon possession in November 18, 2019 protest)
inmedia.hk, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: ex-lawmaker in jail awaiting trial barred from attending father’s funeral, told he can watch online
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

陳皓桓：若民陣被取締　如何說明香港仍有結社自由(Civil Human Rights Front convener Figo Chan Ho-wun: If group is banned, how could we say Hong Kong still has freedom of assembly?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 5, 2021

National security law: University of Hong Kong student union hopefuls plan cautious approach to avoid flouting Beijing-decreed legislation
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2021

【清算學生會】 張崑陽、周永康等港大校友聯署　促台灣中研院撤張翔院士資格(In joint statement, HKU alumni, including activists-in-exile Sunny Cheung and Alex Chow, urge Taiwan’s Academia Sinica to rescind membership held by HKU president Zhang Xiang)
Stand News, May 5, 2021

Hong Kong Exiles Lobby For Political Asylum Seekers in Canada
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Calls for ‘fake news’ laws need strict scrutiny to ensure public’s rights are preserved
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

因报道疫情而身陷囹圄的公民记者张展荣获比利时自由大学言论自由奖 (Zhang Zhan, imprisoned citizen journalist who covered coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is awarded Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression by Free University of Brussels-VUB)
Radio France Internationale, May 4, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU efforts to ratify China investment deal on ice after sanctions
Agence France-Presse, May 4, 2021

EU trade chief says efforts to ratify China deal ‘suspended’
Politico, May 4, 2021

Related:
Intervention by Sharon Hom at Exchange of Views on “Comprehensive Agreement on Investment” (CAI) between EU and China Convened by the European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, February 25, 2021

“一带一路”背后中国劳工的血泪：强迫劳动 惨死他乡 (Chinese workers' ordeal behind the Belt and Road Initiative: Forced labor, miserable death away from home)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021

中美关系：布林肯谴责中国对外好斗、对内压制 警告军事冲突违背美中利益 (U.S. Sec’y of State Blinken condemns China for combative actions abroad, increased suppression at home; warns that military conflict is against U.S.-China interests)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 3, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese smart TVs are snooping on their owners
Protocol, May 3, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Two more teachers banned from Hong Kong schools over links to ‘social turmoil’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong protests: students say lifetime ban on teacher over ‘biased’ materials unfair and disproportionate
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Largest protest group in Hong Kong rejects police request for records and funding details in face of probe
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021

Related:
7.1遊行 8名民主派被控煽惑集結等罪 押後至7月再訊(Eight pro-democracy figures charged over an unauthorized anti-national security law protest in 2020)
inmedia.hk, May 4, 2021

New Data Show Hong Kong’s National Security Arrests Follow a Pattern
ChinaFile, May 4, 2021

Embattled Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK is still free to criticise government, Lam says, provided it is ‘objective, fair’
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2021

Related:
港台節目製作人員工會回應管理層刪片聲明：昔日節目是公共資源　是港人共同財產(RTHK Programme Staff Union's statement on management's decision to delete clips from YouTube & Facebook: Previous programmes are public resources and Hong Kong people's shared assets)
RTHK Programme Staff Union, May 3, 2021

【47人案】梁晃維辭任中西區區議員(Fergus Leung Fong-wai, one of the 47 pro-democracy figures arrested, resigns from Central and Western district councilor post)
Stand News, May 4, 2021

理大衝突涉助示威者離開　21人被控其中3人缺席提訊(21 charged over assisting protestors to leave at PolyU siege in 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 4, 2021

Beijing to oversee election body
The Standard, May 4, 2021

Legal experts launch advice website for Hongkongers amid growing number of arrests and charges
Hong Kong Free Press, May 4, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Why Martin Lee’s Arrest Is Such a Worrying Sign
The Diplomat, May 3, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Beyond Xinjiang: Xi Jinping’s Ethnic Crackdown
The Diplomat, May 1, 2021

China steps up defence of Xinjiang policies and says sanctions are an ‘industry genocide’ designed to hurt business
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Press Freedom Day: Missing citizen journalists in China
Deutsche Welle, May 3, 2021

China pledges to improve conditions of delivery workers. Arrest of a labor activist suggests otherwise.
GlobalVoices, May 1, 2021

全国联署追查郭宏伟死亡真相 维权人士签名遭警方调查(Rights defenders launch country-wide joint appeals urging probe into Guo Hongwei's death; activist is investigated by police after signing)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Czechia: A Case Study of China’s Changing Overseas Propaganda Efforts
The Diplomat, April 30, 2021

世界新闻自由日30周年 无国界记者：中国是新闻和言论自由的最大敌人(Reporters Without Borders on 30th anniv. of World Press Freedom Day: China is the greatest enemy of freedom of press, speech)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2021

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Biden leaves China a Xinjiang terrorism problem with US exit from Afghanistan
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Communist Party of China social media account faces backlash in China after mocking India’s COVID deaths
The Hindu, May 3, 2021

Differences with China Over Human Rights Record 'Harder to Reconcile', New Zealand PM Says
Voice of America, May 3, 2021

国际科学家再次呼吁世卫组织进一步调查新冠病毒起源(WHO receives 3rd letter from int’l scientists, scholars urging further investigation into COVID-19 origin)
Voice of America, May 1, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Central Bank Works with Ant, Tencent to Develop Digital Currency
Voice of America, May 2, 2021

China’s regulator names 33 apps including Baidu, Sogou, iFlytek, Tencent for unauthorised data collection
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021

China makes ‘world’s largest satellite image database’ to train AI better
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

China’s Big Tech legal teams are unbeatable on their home courts, literally
Protocol, April 30, 2021

国资委启动专项行动 提升在线监管能力水平(State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission launches special program to raise online supervision capabilities)
Xinhua News, May 2, 2021

中国再度上榜美国知识产权“黑名单”(China gets on U.S. intellectual property blacklist again)
Voice of America, May 1, 2021

Related:
2021 Special 301 Report
Office of the United States Trade Representative, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law blamed as Hong Kong press freedom slumps to all-time low in journalists’ survey
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Press Freedom Index for journalists hits record low; HKSAR blamed as Hong Kong’s press freedom plunges to worst record
香港新聞自由指數業界評分再創新低 特區政府被視為元兇
Hong Kong Journalists Association, May 3, 2021

RTHK plan to delete content spurs online push
The Standard, May 3, 2021

Interview: Hong Kong’s ‘fragile’ freedoms had never taken root, says journalist Bao Choy following conviction over documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2021

港台工會獲確認電視部員工利君雅不獲續約(RTHK will not renew contract of Nabela Qoser, journalist who posed tough questions to gov’t officials during 2019 protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2021

National security law: with members behind bars or facing jail, Hong Kong June 4 vigil organisers weigh uncertain future
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong activists clean Pillar of Shame in first Tiananmen commemoration event since national security law imposed
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

陳志全退黨及辭去主席　人民力量：尊重及理解並已接納(Ex-lawmaker Raymond Chan Chi-chuen quits People Power and as party chair)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 2, 2021

林卓廷辭任民主黨副主席(Ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting steps down as Democratic Party's vice-chairperson)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 3, 2021

Former Hong Kong lawmaker Raymond Chan announces he is quitting politics
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2021

李軒朗facebook發文：已身處海外　繼續信守民主本土理念(Disqualified district councilor Timothy Lee Hin Long has left Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, May 3, 2021

香港大學學生會就校方聲明之回應(Hong Kong University Students' Union responds to statement of University authorities)
inmedia.hk, May 1, 2021

Related:
香港大學學生會就校方聲明之回應 | Response from the Hong Kong University Students’ Union regarding the Statement of the University
The Hong Kong University Students' Union, May 1, 2021

港大封殺學生會　候選內閣「薪燧」表明繼續參選：有燈就有人 (“Defiance,” HKU students union’s proposed cabinet, will continue to run by-election)
Stand News, May 1, 2021

Hong Kong protests: student accused of rioting at Chinese University tells court he went there to attend his sister’s graduation ceremony
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong protests: youth pleads guilty to rioting, admits he was part of group that attacked police officer in Mong Kok last year
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Electoral overhaul: Hong Kong Legco to have second debate on reform bill on May 26
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2021

Hong Kong labour unions lead campaign against amendments to immigration bill
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2021

Elderly targeted in security law scams
The Standard, May 3, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Killing Hong Kong’s Free Press Will Harm Its Economy
Foreign Policy, May 3, 2021

Beijing’s double speak: Why China owes the United Nations more than mere lip service
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang Cotton and the Shift in China’s Censorship Approach
The Diplomat, April 29, 2021

Related:
China Expands Disinformation Campaign to Undermine International Xinjiang Outcry
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

CHRD Follow-Up Communiqué Alleging Torture or Cruel, Inhumane or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of former Chinese lawyer Ding Jiaxi, activists Xu Zhiyong, Li Qiaochu, and lawyer Chang Weiping during periods of their Enforced Disappearance and Arbitrary Detention in reprisals against them for Exercising their Freedom of Expression, Peaceful Assembly and Association
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, April 30, 2021

常玮平案：陕西省检察院拒绝受理刑讯逼供指控(Case of Shaanxi human rights lawyer Chang Weiping: Procuratorate refuses to accept case filing alleging torture)
Radio France Internationale, April 29, 2021

央视澳籍主播成蕾戴眼罩、手铐与领事视讯 曝光遭警告要求家人封口(Blindfolded and handcuffed, former CCTV Australian anchor Cheng Lei tells Australia's ambassador in video meeting authorities warned her family from speaking out)
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021

Related:
Australian mother marks nine months in Chinese prison as curious online posts emerge
ABC News (Australia), April 29, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

台外长：中共没有统治台湾一天，如若犯台 台湾将战斗到底(Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs: CPC never rules Taiwan for one day. If it invades, Taiwan will fight to the end)
Voice of America, April 30, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China's Ruling Party Takes More Direct Control of Colleges, Universities
Radio Free Asia, April 30, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Feminists thwarting China's population goals
Politico, April 29, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Cracks appear in China's New Silk Road
Deutsche Welle, April 30, 2021

Related:
Chinese workers allege forced labor, abuses in Xi’s ‘Belt and Road’ program
The Washington Post, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021

Hong Kong’s High Court unanimously rejects appeal against Occupy convictions by Benny Tai, eight others
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

Nine Hong Kong pro-democracy activists who fled city by boat face new charge of perverting justice
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s Joshua Wong and trio of fellow activists plead guilty to partaking in banned Tiananmen Massacre vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Planned Hong Kong elections rule for delaying specific Legislative Council contests dropped in government U-turn
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

Deja vu on half-baked bill
The Standard, April 30, 2021

Related:
Lau voices fears new law will slam BNO door shut
The Standard, April 30, 2021

Rights groups slam Hong Kong lawmaker for ‘biased, racist and xenophobic remarks’ on refugees
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Security law 'sometimes necessary'
The Standard, April 30, 2021

Related:
警國安處拘兩人與理大生藏械案有關　28歲男涉煽動分裂國家(Police national security department arrests two for possession of firearms, one suspected of secession)
Ming Pao, April 30, 2021

區議員黃文萱宣佈退出公民黨兼不宣誓：做到最後一刻(Leticia Wong Man Huen quits Civic Party, refuses loyalty oath, and resigns as Shatin district councilor)
inmedia.hk, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK axes more content – documentary on newspapers CitizenNews and HKFP scrapped after month-long vetting
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong’s top university cuts ties with student union over national security ‘legal risk’
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Hong Kong visual arts teacher facing disciplinary action over ‘inappropriate’ lopolitical cartoons shared online
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

Related:
Two more Hong Kong teachers deregistered for life, one for ‘defaming the nation’ and the other for a protest-related crime
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2021

US cartoonist accuses Hong Kong publisher of theft over ‘McInvasion’ artwork in liberal studies textbook
Hong Kong Free Press, April 30, 2021

Majority of Hong Kong youth want to leave the city: survey
Apple Daily, April 29, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China summons Internet firms to warn over unfair competition
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021

Related:
Tencent Music: antitrust blitz introduces ominous theme
Financial Times, April 30, 2021

China’s Paper Tiger Surveillance State
The Diplomat, April 30, 2021

Chinese regulators tell fintech groups to fix ‘problems’
中国监管机构要求金融科技公司“整改”
Financial Times, April 30, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Biden Calls for U.S. to Enter a New Superpower Struggle
The New York Times, April 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

The CCP Hand Behind China’s Xinjiang Cotton Backlash
The Diplomat, April 29, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

China Renews Crackdown on Online Feminist Groups
Voice of America, April 28, 2021

China’s Propaganda Machine Misses Its Soft Power Moment
Protocol, April 28, 2021

中国人口“有增无减” 国家统计局欲盖弥彰？(China's population "is only increasing": Is National Bureau of Statistics covering up the truth?)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021

为配合百年党庆宣传 禁完网络论坛再禁脱口秀(On eve of 100th anniv. of founding of CPC, authorities ban online forums, talk shows)
Radio Free Asia, April 29, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Exclusive | China-EU investment deal casts long shadow over Beijing’s vague sanctions against Europeans
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021

Related:
Germany’s Merkel Presses Chinese Prime Minister on Human Rights
Voice of America, April 28, 2021

Antony Blinken defends Trump-era moves against Chinese media outlets in the US
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021

欧盟：中俄意图透过疫苗假讯息分裂西方国家(EU: Russia, China use disinformation on vaccines made in West to sow distrust)
Deutsche Welle, April 29, 2021

Related:
Russia, China sow disinformation to undermine trust in Western vaccines: EU
Reuters, April 28, 2021

布林肯：把中国官媒列为外国使团不是封锁 是为让公众了解真相(U.S. Secretary of State: Classifying Chinese official media as foreign missions is aimed at public disclosure, not information control)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021

默克尔促北京恢复人权对话，李克强：不要干涉中国内政(Merkel urges Beijing to resume human rights dialogue Li Keqiang: Do not meddle in China's internal affairs)
Voice of America, April 29, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China to fine internet giant Tencent in antitrust blitz: Report
Reuters, April 29, 2021

Related:
Government official working a shift as Meituan courier is featured in new Communist Party documentary
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021

Fines Aren’t Alibaba’s Problem — Competition Is
China Film Insider, April 28, 2021

‘Dog Biting Dog’: China’s Online Fight Could Further Empower Beijing
中国科技巨头的“狗咬狗”式竞争
The New York Times, April 29, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Judges in Hong Kong’s first national security law trial rule that ‘great harm to society’ must be proven to secure terrorism conviction
South China Morning Post, April 29, 2021

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heaps praise on Beijing-imposed electoral overhaul as she chats with guests on debut TV talk show
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2021

‘Not what I said’: Hong Kong Bar Assoc. chief Paul Harris clarifies security law comments
Hong Kong Free Press, April 29, 2021

【清算教師】視藝教師「vawongsir」被裁專業失德　或成釘牌第三人　教局指諷警暴漫畫為「無理指控」(Accused of professional misconduct, visual arts teacher may become 3rd educator to lose license over protests in 2019)
Stand News, April 29, 2021

12港人案｜已回港9人加控妨礙司法公正明早提堂　消息：李宇軒除外 (12 Hong Konger case: 9 returnees to Hong Kong—excluding Andy Li—face additional charges of perverting the course of justice)
Stand News, April 29, 2021

民主黨吳兆康辭任中西區區議員　未交代是否與宣誓有關(Democratic Party member Ng Siu Hong resigns as Central and Western district councilor, unclear if related to oath-taking)
Stand News, April 29, 2021

US sounds alarm over fears of China-style ‘exit bans’ in Hong Kong
Agence France-Presse, April 29, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s Crackdown on Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Hong Kong
The National Bureau of Asian Research, April 28, 2021

What a Crackdown Looks Like From Jail
The Atlantic, April 29, 2021