Xinjiang (新疆)

EU parliament ‘freezes’ China trade deal over sanctions
The Guardian, May 20, 2021

Related:
China-EU investment deal suspension seen as more politically symbolic than economic, but risks to trade exist
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2021

China slams EU’s ‘confrontational approach’ after investment deal blocked
Agence France-Presse, May 21, 2021

The Costs of Separating Investment from Human Rights: The EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment with China as Exhibit A
U.S.-Asia Law Institute, May 21, 2021

Uniqlo shirts were blocked at the U.S. border amid concern over forced labor in China.
美国海关因新疆棉问题拦截一批优衣库衬衫
The New York Times, May 21, 2021

Chinese authorities order video denials by Uyghurs of abuses
Associated Press, May 20, 2021

美联社：中国政府要求维吾尔人录视频否认被虐待(AP: Chinese gov’t orders Uyghurs to record videos denying abuse)
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Australian writer detained in China on spying charges set for May trial, says friend
Reuters, May 21, 2021

Chinese Rights Lawyer Still Under House Arrest on 50th Birthday
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

Man Jailed Over Photo of Chinese Leader's Daughter 'Soon to be Transferred'
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

专家视点(龙大瑞): 耶鲁法律专家：中国法庭体系为性骚扰受害者设置障碍(Yale legal expert Darius Longarino: China's court system creates barriers for victims of sexual harassment)
Voice of America, May 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

How disgruntled Chinese people talk about you-know-who
The Economist, May 22, 2021

王靖渝质疑中印冲突被迫流亡 传恐遭遣返回中国(Chinese teenager, forced into exile for questioning Sino-Indian border conflict, fears refoulement)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2021

中国网信办通报105款App违法违规收集使用个人信息 抖音、快手遭点名(China Cyberspace Administration names 105 apps—incl. Douyin, Kuaishou—that illegally collect and use personal information)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2021

Related:
关于抖音等105款App违法违规收集使用个人信息情况的通报(Notice on the Illegal Collection and Use of Personal Information by 105 Apps Including Douyin)
Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, May 21, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tech chiefs in retreat
Financial Times, May 20, 2021

Related:
Bytedance boss exits at time of uncertainty for Chinese tech firms
The Guardian, May 21, 2021

Chinese Cars to Teach Occupants About Xi Jinping Thought
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Oath-taking rules extended to Hong Kong government staff on non-civil service contracts; two district councillors ousted as new law takes effect
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2021

【區議員宣誓】傳初選非名單首位或 DQ　涉 19 名現職區議員　劉頴匡名單 8 沙田區議員有份(19 district councilors may be disqualified over joining the 2020 LegCo primaries)
Stand News, May 21, 2021

Hong Kong says Taiwan’s ‘gross interference’ in the city led to closure of its office in Taipei
Hong Kong Free Press, May 21, 2021

Hong Kong Protests, Silenced on the Streets, Surface in Artworks
The New York Times, May 20, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong artistic freedoms caught in Beijing’s tightening grip
Financial Times, May 21, 2021

Two Hong Kong protest documentaries applauded at South Korean film festival
SupChina, May 21, 2021

Canada’s new immigration path for Hongkongers attracts strong interest
Reuters, May 21, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

立陶宛议会认定中国对维吾尔人犯下“种族灭绝”(Lithuanian parliament terms China’s repression of Uyghurs a "genocide")
Radio Free Asia, May 20, 2021

Related:
Lithuanian parliament latest to call China's treatment of Uyghurs 'genocide'
Reuters, May 20, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

端点星案开庭未宣判刑期 家属：北京只允许一种声音(Trial of Terminus2049 members ends with no verdict; family members: Only one voice is allowed in Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Student Flees China After Questioning Over Sharing of VPN Login
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

BEIJING USES GLOBAL LEAD ON VACCINATIONS FOR DIPLOMATIC LEVERAGE
China Digital Times, May 20, 2021

欧盟议会敦促北京：要投资协议，就要马上取消制裁(European Parliament to Beijing: Lift sanctions immediately if you want investment agreement)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021

Related:
EU parliament freezes China deal ratification until Beijing lifts sanctions
Reuter, May 20, 2021

疫情造成加拿大2.5万人死亡 向中国追责声浪不断(As COVID-19 death toll in Canada reaches 25,000, calls for holding China accountable mount)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

First person charged under Hong Kong’s national security law loses bid for a jury trial
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

Related:
【首宗國安法案】唐英傑覆核不設陪審團敗訴　判詞指陪審制度非憲法權利　律政司司長是唯一決定人 (In first National Security Law case, Tong Ying-Kit loses appeal for jury trial; judge: Jury trial is not a constitutional right, Secretary of Justice the sole decision-maker)
Stand News, May 20, 2021

林鄭月娥簽署區議員宣誓規定的條例　明天刊憲後生效 (Carrie Lam signs the Public Offices Bill 2021 to require district councilors to take oath)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 20, 2021

Related:
區議員宣誓︱沙田區議員丁仕元辭職：不想家人活在惶恐中 西貢區議員柯耀林宣誓 (Sha Tin district councilor Ting Tsz-yuen resigns before oath-taking requirement takes effect; Ting: I don't want my family to live in fear; Sai Kung district councilor Ricky Or to take oath)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong security chief says host nations may find fugitives ‘disposable,’ silent on national security spending
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021

羅冠聰、黃台仰等逾 50 名流亡人士聯署　呼籲歐盟成員國暫停與中國引渡條約 (in Joint statement, more than 50 activists, including Nathan Law, Ray Wong, urge EU to suspend extradition agreement with China)
Stand News, May 20, 2021

Four Hongkongers to become Shenzhen civil servants
The Standard, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong activist quits politics, saying he faces long prison term
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2021

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47民主派被控︱朱凱廸結束新西團隊 不再參政：不會忘記與戰友奮鬥的美好時光 (47 pro-democratic activists case: Eddie Chu ends election campaign and politics; Chu: I will never forget the good times with comrades)
Apple Daily, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong company founded by CY Leung accuses education minister of wanting to ‘keep public in dark’ over teachers guilty of professional misconduct
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

Hong Kong protests: HK$470 million funding bid for school at centre of political row to proceed ‘as soon as possible’
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Full Story of the Stunning RSA Hack Can Finally Be Told
Wired, May 20, 2021

The Almost Unimaginable Price Of Defying China’s Government
Protocol, May 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

红色现象引人注目，文革是否会卷土重来？(As things become conspicuously “red,” is the Cultural Revolution making a comeback?)
Voice of America, May 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Sterilisation and Xinjiang's shrinking population
Financial Times, May 19, 2021

Xinjiang solar industry launches charm offensive as sanctions loom
新疆太阳能行业驳斥强迫劳动指控
Financial Times, May 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Agriculture Mogul Sun Dawu Could Face 25 Years in Jail: Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

A Letter to My Editors and to China’s Censors
ChinaFile, May 18, 2021

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

澳門學生團體發起六四穿黑衣戴黑口罩行動　籲毋忘六四捍衛民主自由 (Macao student group launches black masks and shirts action for June Fourth, urges remembrance and defense of democracy and freedom)
Stand News, May 19, 2021

助人翻墙遭遇取保候审：一位旅韩中国学生的故事 (Arrested for assisting others to circumvent China's Internet censorship: Story of a Chinese student in Korea)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2021

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China’s cyber police accuse foreign forces of stoking protests after Chengdu student’s death
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, irked by the Quad, faces up to a world of adversaries
The Washington Post, May 19, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

DESPITE RHETORIC, APPLE COMPROMISES ON DATA SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS IN CHINA
China Digital Times, May 18, 2021

Ant’s road to redemption: How the fintech giant can save itself
SupChina, May 18, 2021

日本调查地方政府遭网络攻击事件 警方：与中国军方指挥黑客有关 (Japan investigates cyberattacks on local gov’t; police: hackers may be directed by China’s military)
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Pelosi calls for China Winter Olympics boycott
新疆问题与北京冬奥会：美国众议院议长佩洛西呼吁“外交杯葛”
BBC News, May 19, 2021

Related:
China hits back at Pelosi 'lies' over Beijing Olympics boycott call
Radio France Internationale, May 19, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong chief justice urged to implement national security law, ensure ‘patriots’ govern city in first Beijing meeting with China’s top judge
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021

Hong Kong police national security director could still face criminal charges over massage parlour visit, experts say, after file passed to justice department
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021

South China Morning Post documentary China’s Rebel City earns prestigious Webby Award for coverage of 2019 Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2021

刘光源被任命为外交部驻香港特别行政区特派员公署特派员 (Liu Guangyuan is appointed head of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Commission in Hong Kong)
Xinhua, May 19, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Still Waiting for a Serious Debate on Taiwan
Foreign Policy, May 19, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

女儿病危 北京维权律师唐吉田要求前往日本照顾被“踢皮球” (China stalls on rights defense lawyer Tang Jitian's request to leave for Japan to care for critically-ill daughter)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US Senate advances bill to fund tech development to counter China
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Censorship, Surveillance and Profits: A Hard Bargain for Apple in China
审查、监控与利润：为做生意，苹果向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021

Related:
Apple’s Compromises in China: 5 Takeaways
五个关键要点，迅速了解苹果如何向中国政府妥协
The New York Times, May 18, 2021

Poetic social media post costs founder of China’s Meituan super app $2bn
Financial Times, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protests: six opposition figures remanded in custody ahead of sentencing for 2019 National Day rally
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong leader says freezing media tycoon Jimmy Lai's assets will hopefully reinforce financial hub status
Reuters, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong leader refuses to say if attending Tiananmen Massacre vigil is illegal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

Related:
Hong Kong Rights Group Leaders Say They Are Prepared For Jail
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021

【12 港人】李宇軒違國安法案再提訊　改由大狀沈仲平代表　被問及何時接手：No comment(Former senior prosecutor Alain Sham now representing Andy Li in national security case dodges question on whether he was appointed by Li’s family)
Stand News, May 18, 2021

沙田區議員陳運通議辦遭國安處搜查　曾借議辦予「光城者」開記者會(Shatin district councilor Mozam Chan’s office raided by national security police over providing press conference venue to localist student group “Returning Valiant” whose members were arrested under NSL in early May))
Ming Pao, May 18, 2021

中大學生會前會長等5人非法集結罪成 還柙候判 建築系男生獲候任主教周守仁撰求情信(CUHK student union ex-chair and four others found guilty of unlawful assembly in 2019 protests, remanded in custody)
inmedia.hk, May 18, 2021

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非法集結蒙面罪成還押　前中大學生會會長區倬僖求情信：生而為人，最大價值就是命運自主(CUHK student union ex-chair Owen Au writes in mitigation letter: “Self-determination is the greatest value of being human”)
Stand News, March 31, 2021

Authorities may prosecute Hong Kong staff or ban overseas websites if they fail to remove doxxing content
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

鏗鏘集選舉專題不播出編導請辭　港台稱近期無抽起節目(Producer quits after RTHK pulled plug on another Hong Kong Connection episode about election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021

香港電影界流傳「國務院」公開信　促合力禁止鼓吹暴力、推翻政權電影上映 (Hong Kong filmmakers receive open letter from China’s “State Council” urging ban on movies that promote violence and regime overthrow)
Stand News, May 18, 2021

Developing | Hong Kong police national security director caught during raid on unlicensed massage parlour cleared of any illegal or immoral conduct
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Hong Kong suspends operations at representative office in Taiwan as tensions rise
Reuters, May 18, 2021

Related:
在台灣香港經貿文辦暫停運作　陸委會遺憾(Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taiwan stops operation; Mainland Affairs Council expresses regret)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 18, 2021

New leader of Hong Kong’s 400,000 Catholics says church will ‘passively cooperate’ in city politics
Hong Kong Free Press, May 18, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

AP Exclusive: Full-blown boycott pushed for Beijing Olympics
Associated Press, May 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong news media’s fight for survival needs the support of society
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2021

Why Hong Kong’s Democrats Should Still Run in Legislative Council Elections
The Diplomat, May 18, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

‘I can’t be that careless’: Australian Uyghur activist targeted online
The Guardian, May 15, 2021

北京如何窃取维吾尔族人Iphone手机数据(How Beijing steals Uyghurs’ Iphone data)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Rights Lawyer Calls For End to Travel Ban, Daughter in ICU
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2021

人权律师常玮平妻子续控告当局非法取证与酷刑(Wife of human rights lawyer Chang Weiping proceeds with suit against authorities over illegal evidence collection and torture)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2021

广西人权律师覃永沛被捕561天 至今不开庭(Still no trial for Guangxi human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei 561 days after arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

第七次人口普查数据存在严重造假(Data of China's seventh census are seriously falsified)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2021

美国和欧盟联合声明: 让中国等支持扭曲贸易政策的国家承担责任(In joint statement, U.S., EU say they will hold countries like China that support trade-distorting policies accountable)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2021

Related:
EU, U.S. say they can partner to hold China to account on "trade-distorting policies"
Reuters, May 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's streaming platforms are a new headache for Beijing
Protocol, May 16, 2021

Chinese businessman with links to Steve Bannon is driving force for a sprawling disinformation network, researchers say
The Washington Post, May 17, 2021

China’s Overseas Tech Talent Is Torn Over Going Home
Foreign Policy, May 16, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai and 9 other democrats plead guilty over 2019 National Day protest
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021

Future of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily is on the line after founder Jimmy Lai’s assets are frozen under national security law
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2021

Related:
Freezing of assets belonging to media tycoon Jimmy Lai not a press freedom issue, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021

Risk to doing business in Hong Kong increased after Jimmy Lai asset freeze, says Taiwan
Agence France-Presse, May 15, 2021

10,250 arrests and 2,500 prosecutions since 2019 Hong Kong protests, as security chief hails fall in crime rate
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021

Depriving Hongkongers of platform to voice their grievances could trigger mass protests, rally organiser says
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2021

Hong Kong labour activists fear ‘political purge’ as gov’t says trade unions must comply with national security law
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2021

「18區民主派聯絡會議」停止運作　稱功成身退之時(18 District Councils Liaison stops operation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 15, 2021

Related:
再多兩人辭任區議員 ：身心狀況出現問題 陳嘉言：宣誓令前景不明(District councillors—Manson Yu of Tai Po, Chris Chan of Kwun Tong—resign)
inmedia.hk, May 17, 2021

鏗鏘集《7.21 誰主真相》奪金堯如新聞獎　港台拒領　編導蔡玉玲、鄭思思自行到場領獎(RTHK rejects Kam Yiu-yu Press Freedom Award for "Hong Kong Connection” program, “7.21: Who Owns the Truth"; producers Bao Choy and Cheng Sze Sze accept award on behalf of production team)
Stand News, May 15, 2021

Test balloon, warning shot, attack dog: Is Hong Kong witnessing a rebirth of the ‘mainland mouthpiece’?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2021

Government vacancies still attract jobseekers, Hong Kong civil service chief says after about 2,000 resignations in the past year
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2021

Hong Kong marathon commemorating Tiananmen Square crackdown proceeds in diminished form
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

As Xi offers vaccines to Tokyo Olympics, China hopes to avoid a boycott of Beijing’s 2022 Winter Games
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Only an international effort can put an end to China’s crimes in Xinjiang
The Guardian, May 16, 2021

Hong Kong immigration bill: baseless rhetoric on refugees only hurts the most vulnerable
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2021

Convicted of rioting despite no evidence of rioting? How will this work with the Poly U siege?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang imams paraded to deny criticism of China’s human rights
The Sydney Morning Herald, May 14, 2021

Related:
EID CELEBRATIONS UNDERSCORE RELIGIOUS REPRESSION IN XINJIANG
China Digital Times, May 13, 2021

新疆：中国如何镇压维吾尔族伊玛目(Xinjiang: How China Suppresses Uyghur Imams)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2021

专访：中国打压维吾尔人产生的影响将延续好几世代(Interview: Influence of China's suppression of Uyghurs will last for generations)
Deutsche Welle, May 14, 2021

Xinjiang: no family planning policy targeting Uygurs, Beijing says
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

As protesters flee Hong Kong, Taiwan quietly extends a helping hand
The Washington Post, May 14, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

“萨嘎达瓦”期间 西藏当局以疫情为由严控宗教活动(During Saga Dawa festival, Tibetan authorities strictly control religious activities in name of preventing Covid-19)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing removes 90 apps in crackdown on information collection, flexing new data regulation muscles
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Vows Retaliation Against Journalists Unless U.S. Relents
Bloomberg, May 14, 2021

Related:
China says US trampling on right of athletes to compete in Winter Games
Radio France Internationale, May 13, 2021

China looks to Central Asia on security to create ‘safe Silk Road’
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2021

领先科学家称，不能排除COVID-19实验室泄漏理论(Leading scientists state that COVID-19 laboratory leak theory cannot be ruled out)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

Related:
Investigate the origins of COVID-19
Science, May 14, 2021

匈牙利计划建立第一所中国在欧洲的大学，引发安全和宣传恐惧(Hungary plans to establish first Chinese university in Europe, triggering fears of safety and propaganda)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

美参议院委员会一致通过禁止联邦政府设备使用TikTok的法案(U.S. Senate committee unanimously passes bill banning use of TikTok by federal gov’t devices)
Voice of America, May 14, 2021

Related:
Bill to ban TikTok on U.S. government devices passes committee
Reuters, May 12, 2021

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