Hong Kong (香港)

Cathay Pacific advert showing same-sex couple banned from Hong Kong’s MTR and airport
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2019

邵家臻再向懲教署申請外出往立法會 (Jailed lawmaker Bottle Siu makes second application to attend LegCo meeting on employee working conditions)
Ming Pao, May 19, 2019

Hong Kong LGBT community calls on government to follow Taiwan’s lead on legalising same-sex marriage, but equality watchdog rejects move
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2019

Giant banner urging Carrie Lam to resign appears on Kowloon hilltop, as Hong Kong extradition row rolls on
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2019

【逃犯條例】譚惠珠：草案直上大會非常合理　時間上理所當然 (After meeting in Liaison Office, vice-chair of Committee for the Basic Law Maria Tam says: “Very reasonable” to for extradition bill to skip Bills Committee review)
Ming Pao, 20, 2019

Beijing’s top man in Hong Kong lashes out at international critics of contentious extradition bill and vows to “take them on all the way”
t South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong’s extradition proposal could undermine rule of law and competitiveness, says Tara Joseph of the American Chamber of Commerce
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

廿年前早批移交談判困難，專訪國際法專家凌兵：《逃犯條例》修訂相當激進 (Interview with international law scholar Ling Bing: Government’s proposed extradition law amendments are “very radical”)
The Initium, May 20, 2019

“Defeat the evil law”: How an unlikely coalition could spell trouble Hong Kong’s extradition law plan
Hong Kong Free Press, May 20, 2019

反996運動全紀錄：想通過代碼改變世界的人，為何難以改變加班現狀？ (Reflecting on anti-996 movement: Why those who seek to change the world through coding find it hard to change work hours)
The Initium, May 20, 2019

The demise of Hong Kong: An extradition law means the end of “one country, two systems”
Wall Street Journal, May 19, 2019

30 years on from Tiananmen Square crackdown, why Beijing still thinks it got it right
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019

Public’s right to information must be protected by law
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2019

China wants us to forget the horrors of Tiananmen as it rewrites its history
The Guardian, May 19, 2019

Comparing Hong Kong’s extradition bill with other international, law-abiding agreements is misleading
Hong Kong Free Press, May 19, 2019

The cruel irony of China’s celebration of Asian cultures
The Diplomat, May 18, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

On This Day — May 17, 1989: Intellectuals’ response: Prominent intellectuals (incl. Yan Jiaqi, Bao Zunxin) draft declaration urging government to recognize the legitimacy of the Students’ Autonomous Federation, promote political reform, eliminate corruption, and respect freedoms of press, thought, assembly

March of over one million: More than one million people march in Beijing, including workers, All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) officials, journalists, doctors, and nurses.
See HRIC chronology and resources.

30 years ago: Gorbachev meets Deng; protests grow
China Digital Times, May 16, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
Reuters, May 17, 2019

Western companies get tangled in China’s Muslim clampdown
Wall Street Journal, May 16, 2019

China’s effort to silence the sound of Uyghur: A key part of China’s campaign against Uyghur identity is a crackdown on the Uyghur language
The Diplomat, May 16, 2019

Related:
China marginalizing language in bid to “eradicate the ethnic identity” of Uyghurs: Uyghur Human Rights Project
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

河南男子坐牢15年后改判无罪：坚持申诉导致未减刑一天 (Henan man declared innocent after serving 15 years, claims he had been tortured to confess)
Beijing News, May 17, 2019

Two Canadians arrested on state secrets charges in China
China Digital Times, May 16, 2019

Related:
Justin Trudeau vows to stand up to Beijing over “unacceptable” arrest of two Canadians accused of spying in China
Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2019

Chinese activist jailed for supporting Hong Kong democracy protests redetained
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Fewer rainbows, less social media for China’s LGBT community
Agence France-Presse, May 16, 2019

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Noteworthy Weibo moment: Qingdao government account shows support for LGBT community
What’s On Weibo, May 16, 2019

“边疆党旗红”网络主题宣传活动启动 (Cyberspace Administration of China to hold investigative journalism tour in Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Xinjiang to promote broadcasting of party-building efforts in ethnic regions)
The Paper, May 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Taiwan gay marriage: Parliament legalises same-sex unions
BBC, May 17, 2019

Related:
Dressing up for gender equality: Taiwanese “men’s skirt week” becomes a viral hit on Weibo
What’s On Weibo, May 16, 2019

What Taiwan’s slow march towards legalising gay marriage means for LGBT rights in Asia
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

獻給那些無人珍視的年輕人 —《中國青年行動者處境調研報告》研究團隊手記 (Research team describes experience producingreport on Chinese youth activists)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

Related:
《中国青年行动者处境调研报告》
Report on Current Situation Facing Chinese Youth Activists
China Youth Activists Development Concern Group, May 14, 2019

Journalist David Missal wins Human Rights Press award for HKFP video on rights lawyer Lin Qilei
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

The Chinese feminists fighting patriarchy in China from abroad
Public Radio International, May 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Human rights in Tibet took downward turn in 2018: Report
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Related:
Tibetan villagers evicted to make room for new airport
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Prefecture in Qinghai to drastically cut Tibetan language education
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Senior official stresses sharing experience on governance for Asia’s progress
Sina English, May 16, 2019

Related:
Asian Civilization Parade opens in Beijing
Sina English, May 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Cybersecurity 202: Trump officials and lawmakers say China is the problem, not Huawei
Washington Post, May 16, 2019

Related:
How other countries are responding to Trump’s Huawei threat
The Guardian, May 16, 2019

“Europe must maintain own course”: Germany distances itself from US blacklisting of Huawei while Netherlands investigates possible spying
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

美听证会：中国“数码专制国家”崛起威胁全球 (The rise of China as a “digital authoritarian country” is a threat to the world, says U.S. senator at congressional hearing)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2019

Microsoft opens largest artificial intelligence & internet of things lab in Shanghai
Xinhua, May 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong extradition bill: How murder of a pregnant woman, the US-China trade war and a determined leader have cranked up the heat in city’s political arena
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

【國歌法】民主黨議員提出多項修訂　倡剔除侮辱國歌刑事罪行　政府不支持 (Government opposes democrats’ proposed amendments to national anthem bill to remove criminal liability, obligatory teaching in schools)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

US Sec. of State Pompeo airs concern over China extraditions after meeting Hong Kong democrats
Agence France-Presse, May 17, 2019

【逃犯條例】中聯辦港澳辦撐修例　陸委會：彷彿披著羊皮的狼　居心叵測 (Taiwan reiterates opposition to Hong Kong extradition amendment bill, says it would “erase Taiwan’s sovereignty”; calls mainland Liaison Office in HK “wolf in sheep’s clothing”)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

Hong Kong court says deterrence only motive for sending protest leader back to jail
Reuters, May 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s new extradition law will pass but the fight for the city’s autonomy is not lost
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2019

The end of Hong Kong is almost here
Foreign Policy, May 16, 2019

This may be China’s worst assault yet on the rule of law in Hong Kong
Washington Post, May 15, 2019

The coming storm regarding asylum laws in Taiwan
New Bloom Magazine, May 16, 2019

June Fourth 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)

A time for truth: 30th anniversary of June Fourth
Human Rights in China, May 15, 2019

Related:
The Unforgotten
Human Rights in China, May 15, 2019

Hong Kong multimedia project commemorates the 30th anniversary of June 4 massacre in Beijing
Global Voices, May 15, 2019

六四新书发布会：从历史的书中站起来 (Citizen Power hosts book launch for two June Fourth publications)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

30 years ago: Students flood Tiananmen Square
China Digital Times, May 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

“At least one million people in the camps full time”: Deputy Assistant Secretary Scott Busby
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two Canadians detained in China, Michael Spavor, Michael Kovrig, formally arrested
Globe and Mail, May 16, 2019

中国709律师余文生疑被秘密审判 (Secret trial underway for 709 lawyer Yu Wensheng)
Voice of America, May 15, 2019

Related:
抗議秘密審訊余文生律師聲明 (Joint statement against secret trial of lawyer Yu Wensheng)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, May 15, 2019

曾聲援港佔領運動囚 4 年半　內地人王默疑再被警帶走 (Guangzhou activist Wang Mo, who was previously jailed for 4.5 years for openly supporting Occupy Central, arrested on unknown charges)
The Stand News, May 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wikipedia blocked in China ahead of Tiananmen Square anniversary
Reuters, May 15, 2019

Outlet barred from Australia Labor press conference for “anti-China” stance
The Australian, May 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Poetry meets politics in photos of China
The New York Times, May 15, 2019

Workers in China’s private sector earn less, protest more
China Labour Bulletin, May 15, 2019

“One seed can make an impact”: An interview with Chen Hongguo
New York Review of Books, May 14, 2019

Taiwan’s LGBT community protests ahead of vote
Japan Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Fears of China and WeChat as Australia heads to the polls
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

The Netherlands unveils strategy to tackle China’s “unfair trading practices”)
Bloomberg, May 15, 2019

Related:
The Netherlands & China: A New Balance
Kingdom of Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, May 15, 2019

【中共滅佛】貴州大佛被水泥填平 當局狡辯：恢復自然原貌 (Guizhou Buddha statue’s face found smeared with cement; officials claim it’s restoration of rock’s natural look)
Apple Daily, May 15, 2019

Beijing slams Paris as wife of ex-Interpol chief granted asylum
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping warns of disaster if one civilisation imposes its will on another
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Related:
China’s Xi rallies Asia by appealing to shared culture — with subtle dig at U.S.
Washington Post, May 15, 2019

Highlights of Xi's speech at opening of CDAC
Xinhua, May 15, 2019

报告：美国需谨防中国通过国际组织输出其意识形态 (Report: U.S. must be wary of China exporting its ideology to international organizations)
Voice of America, May 16, 2019

Related:
People’s Republic of the United Nations: China’s emerging revisionism in international organizations
Center for a New American Security, May 14, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Trump orders national emergency on information security; Commerce Department follows with Huawei restrictions
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2019

How 9/11 and China’s plan for blanket surveillance created a wave that CCTV camera makers Hikvision and Dahua rode to huge success
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2019

Foreign companies in China face cyber security crackdown
Financial Times, May 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong returns to jail after court hears Umbrella Movement appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

【逃犯條例】民主派促撤回修例、確認涂謹申為主席 建制派斥民主派無誠意 (Bipartisan negotiation lasts only 15 minutes: Pan-Dems insist on confirmation of James To as chairman, retraction of amendment bill; pro-establishment slams them for having “no sincerity to negotiate”)
Inmediahk.net, May 16, 2019

Related:
堅持合憲會議 提防談判陷阱—— 就《逃犯條例》各黨派協商之嚴正聲明 (“Stand firm on constitutionality of meeting and beware of negotiation trap”: Statement by Demosisto to LegCo parties)
Inmediahk.net, May 15, 2019

【逃犯條例】林鄭：工作未做完ㅤ無咩可撤回ㅤ修例有社會支持 (Carrie Lam: Work on extradition law amendment is not finished and there is nothing to retract; amendment supported by society)
The Stand News, May 16, 2019

北京就修订《逃犯条例》表态 表明要尊重“一制” (Beijing speaks up on extradition law amendment: Hong Kong must respect mainland’s “one system” as part of One Country Two Systems)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2019

Related:
“Necessary, appropriate, lawful and reasonable”: Beijing renews pressure on Hong Kong to pass extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2019

中聯辦明晤人代政協挺修例 建制：將聽重要指示 胡志偉：變政治硬任務 (Hong Kong Liaison Office calls urgent meeting with Hong Kong’s National People Congress and Political Consultative Conference delegates to give directions on extradition law amendment, reports say Beijing officials urging patriotic groups to start narrative campaign to support government to get bill passed)
Ming Pao, May 16, 2019

Avery Ng and other pro-democracy activists convicted over 2016 clashes outside Beijing office
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2019

New deputy director role proposed for public broadcaster RTHK, but critics fear gov’t influence
Hong Kong Free Press, May 15, 2019

HKJA regrets the obstruction of news coverage by Legco security guards, and demands Legco president to clarify his position
Hong Kong Journalists Association, May 15, 2019

Commentary (评论)

一個北京同志的80年，「是那種人，我就要過那種人的生活」(An 80 year old gay man in Beijing: “I am that kind of man, so I want that kind of life”)
The Initium, May 16, 2019

How Uyghurs are silenced from sharing their suffering with the world
TRT World, May 15, 2019