Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police broke with protocol on body cameras at protests, rights group says
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2018

Activists slam decision not to prosecute Leung
The Standard, December 17, 2018

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Lawmaker threatens legal challenge against Hong Kong Dept. of Justice after it drops ex-leader CY Leung’s prosecution
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018

Trial ends for nine Umbrella Movement activists, judgment expected in April
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2018

Chinese national anthem to play before Hong Kong lawmakers swear in to legislature under anti-abuse law
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong must accept China with all its flaws to keep its privileges, says Christine Loh
Hong Kong Free Press, December 16, 2018

Disqualifying Eddie Chu from a minor office has major implications
Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

中国新疆拘留营：“扣留”维族人的“模糊准则” (Pakistanis tell stories of Chinese authorities forcibly removing and detaining their Xinjiang wives)
BBC News, December 14, 2018

倡导组织：中国监禁47名记者，半数是维吾尔人(Committee to Protect Journalists report: 47 journalists, half of whom are Uyghurs, imprisoned in China)
Voice of America Chinese, December 14, 2018

中国摄影师卢广在新疆喀什被捕
Acclaimed photographer arrested in far west China, wife says
The New York Times, December 14, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China approves request by jailed activist's wife to visit: Mainland Affairs Council
Focus Taiwan, December 13, 2018

Chinese pastor Wang Yi’s wife Jiang Rong accused of inciting subversion and held in unknown location after Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

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Repression of Christian church intensifies: Protestant pastor, dozens of congregants detained
Human Rights Watch, December 13, 2018

China’s “Banksy” and associate go on trial for defacing city walls with graffiti
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police shut down “water army” of internet trolls paid U.S. $4.3 million to blitz websites and social media
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Chinese major generals send message of peaceful rise, saying Beijing won’t be “hijacked by populism”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hard cell: Chinese vocational school’s clean-up campaign draws comparison with prison life
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Dutch court rejects Chinese villagers claim to have their Buddha mummy returned
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU resolution supports bigger role for Taiwan
Taipei Times, December 14, 2018

北京监察对象达到77.1万人 (771,000 people in Beijing have been identified as targets for monitoring by dynamic identification)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018

中国人权白皮书：仍强调“生存权”(China publishes white paper on human rights, still emphasizes the "right to survive")
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018

China says two Canadians suspected of harming state security
Reuters, December 13, 2018

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Role reversal: China cites human rights in spat with Canada
The Conversation, December 14, 2018

两名加拿大公民被采取强制措施(Two Canadians detained, suspected of engaging in activities endangering China’s national security)
Beijing News, December 14, 2018

Three Chinese teachers detained for “stabbing kindergartners with toothpicks”
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How the “Five Eyes” cooked up the campaign to kill Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, December 13, 2018

Beijing no longer requires local governments to work on “Made in China 2025,” but hi-tech ambitions remain
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

审查新角度：中国对质疑科技的艺术作品说“不”
Their art raised questions about technology. Chinese censors had their own answer:
The New York Times, December 14, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government to appeal High Court decision removing restrictions on protests outside its headquarters
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

Binding power of decisions by China’s top legislative body on Hong Kong still open to debate despite court ruling on joint checkpoint, legal experts say
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2018

香港政府将出台《国歌法》 条例草案(Hong Kong government to introduce National Anthem Bill)
Voice of America, December 14, 2018

佔中九子案明年4月9日裁決 鍾耀華：運動在生活中繼續實踐 (“Occupy Nine” ruling to be made on April 9, 2019)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Who’s afraid of China’s influence?
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, December 13, 2018

What’s going on with Huawei, China, Canada and the U.S.?
Jerome Cohen, December 14, 2018

大陸強拆十字架的兩個原因(Two reasons why mainland authorities demolish church crosses)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

示威集會權利和私有產權之一：公民廣場案(Right to freedom of assembly versus private property rights: the case of Civic Square)
inmediahk.net, December 14, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang authorities “preparing” re-education camps ahead of expected international monitors
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

误遭遣返维族难民被控分裂国家 (Uyghur mistakenly repatriated now charged with splittism)
Deutsche Welle, December 13, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Protestant pastor Wang Yi detained and facing charges in China after raid on his church in Christian crackdown
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

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教会遭查封 牧师王怡被控“煽颠” (After raid on his church, pastor Wang Yi charged with inciting subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2018

Chinese boy, 12, who stabbed mother to death after row over smoking escapes punishment
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国是全球监禁新闻工作者第二多的国家 (China ranks second in the number of journalists jailed)
Voice of America, December 13, 2018

Pressure mounts on Chinese Twitter users
China Digital Times, December 12, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国逮捕第二名加拿大人，外交争端升级
Second Canadian arrested in China, escalating diplomatic feud
The New York Times, December 12, 2018

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Detained Canadian in China probed for harming national security
Al Jazeera, December 11, 2018

Canadian Michael Spavor “missing” in China after detention of Michael Kovrig
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Foreign NGO employee detained in Beijing
ChinaFile, December 12, 2018

美国国会通过《西藏旅行对等法》(U.S. Senate passes Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act in response to travel limitations to the region)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

China “expanding” persecution of religious believers: U.S. ambassador
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s government AI research has risen 400% since 2007
Quartz, December 13, 2018

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

U.S. officials: China tops list of security threats
Voice of America, December 12, 2018

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Senate bill targets Chinese economic espionage
Foreign Policy, December 12, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

判一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴　接納大陸專家意見　法官周家明：人大常委決定約束港法院 (Court rejects judicial challenge on co-location agreement: NPCSC decisions are binding on Hong Kong courts, judges have no jurisdiction to challenge)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018

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West Kowloon joint checkpoint court judgement erodes Basic Law protections, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2018

一地兩檢司法覆核敗訴 梁國雄表明上訴 (Long Hair to appeal court's decision on co-location agreement)
Inmediahk.net, December 13, 2018

律政司就封公民廣場違憲案上訴　堅持業權屬政府　有權設限 (DOJ appeals against Court ruling that closing of "Civic Square" was unconstitutional, argues government has property right)
The Stand News, December 13, 2018

Hong Kong Democrats lose 59 members after row over district council elections
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Is China winning its fight against rights at the UN?
Human Rights Watch, December 12, 2018

On “dama,” “daye,” and China’s sexist double standard
Sixth Tone, December 12, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

旅居美國内地著名環境攝影師盧廣於新疆被公安拘捕 (Photographer Lu Guang confirmed arrested by Xinjiang authorities, denied family visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2018

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消失的摄影师：卢广镜头下的中国
A photographer goes missing in China: Lu Guang’s images have shown the world China’s dark side.
The New York Times, December 11, 2018

Concerns rise as Muslim crackdown broadens
China Digital Times, December 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

International Crisis Group adviser Michael Kovrig detained in China, NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

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美国谴责中国拘捕加拿大人，再发赴中旅游警告 (U.S. condemns arbitrary detention of Canadian ex-diplomat, warns visitors of possible reprisals)
Voice of America, December 12, 2018

Canada working to secure release of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2018

当局压黄琦认罪 黄母疑遭软禁 (Huang Qi pressured to make confession, mother Pu Wenqing is suspected under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

What does the Supreme People’s Court’s new judicial transparency policy mean?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, December 11, 2018