Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan says China is an ‘authoritarian’ threat in the Pacific
Reuters, October 7, 2019

Carrie Lam should resign over Hong Kong protests: Malaysian leader Mahathir Mohamad
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

UK urges Hong Kong not to aggravate tensions as new laws invoked
Reuters, October 4, 2019

Listen to the people, Taiwan’s president urges Hong Kong authorities on eve of mask ban
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

China says it supports anti-mask law in Hong Kong
Reuters, October 4, 2019

Related:
Beijing gives 10 reasons for supporting Carrie Lam’s ban on masks in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2019

US Senator Rick Scott accuses Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam of being Beijing’s puppet
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

China removes former head of securities regulator from government post after corruption probe
Reuters, October 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hong Kong gov’t would not rule out internet controls to curb protests, says top adviser Ip Kwok-him
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

China’s military warns protesters they may be arrested for targeting Hong Kong barracks with laser light
Reuters, October 6, 2019

Hong Kong journalist hit by petrol bomb recovering in hospital
Reuters, October 7, 2019

First Hong Kongers appear in court for defying mask ban
Al Jazeera, October 7, 2019

Hong Kong Rallies Turn Violent After Thousands Defy Face Mask Ban
The New York Times, October 6, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protesters defy the mask ban - in pictures
The Guardian, October 6, 2019

Hong Kong’s MTR, banks and malls close down after mask ban sparks city-wide unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2019

Video: Taxi rams into pro-democracy protesters outside local Hong Kong gov’t officers, driver beaten
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2019

Hong Kong court rejects second attempt to get mask ban overturned, but calls for urgent hearing into opposition lawmakers judicial challenge
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2019

U.N. calls for probe into violence related to Hong Kong protests
Reuters, October 5, 2019

Related:
UN rights chief ‘troubled and alarmed’ by Hong Kong violence
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2019

A Provocateur of the Hong Kong Protests Gains Growing Stature
The New York Times, October 5, 2019

14-year-old shot by plainclothes Hong Kong police officer as protesters attack vehicle
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2019

Related:
‘Hong Kongers, resist!’: a new cry as 14-year-old is shot by a cop and masks are banned at protests
Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2019

Hong Kong court grants bail to 18-year-old student protester still in hospital recovering from gunshot wound inflicted by police officer
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

One Tweet From the Rockets’ GM Proved Just How Desperate the NBA Is for China’s Money
Vice News, October 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

How to soothe a divided city: Hong Kong needs a change of leadership
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2019

Brutal Hong Kong police creating a cycle of violence in protest-torn city
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2019

Without Democracy, China Will Rise No Farther: Beijing Can’t Compete With Washington Until It Reckons With Its People
Foreign Affairs, October 4, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Belgium-based Uighur fears for family in China after visa hitch
Agence France-Presse, October 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Detains Activists Over Criticism of The Ruling Communist Party
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2019

National Day Arrests, Forced Singing of China’s Praises Rankle Tibetans
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Entertainment Future Is Guns, Trains, and Loving the Party
Foreign Policy, October 3, 2019

India restricts universities from tie-ups with Chinese institutions, days before Modi expected to meet Xi
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Canadian police go undercover as Hong Kong protest tensions rise in Richmond, the world’s most-Chinese city outside Asia
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

Hong Kong protests: Clashes in Sheffield as rival groups stand off in city centre
Independent, October 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Hong Kong Versus Shenzhen: Two Competing Visions of China's Future
Bloomberg, October 4, 2019

Will the drive to ‘beautify’ Beijing's historic areas leave older residents behind?
The Guardian, October 3, 2019

Vietnam Reasserts South China Sea Claims Amid Chinese Ship Onslaught
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2019

Xi Jinping Has Embraced Vladimir Putin, for Now
Foreign Policy, October 3, 2019

Xi’s embrace of false history and fearsome weapons is worrying
The Economist, October 3, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple reviews rejected Hong Kong app again amid controversy over whether it will be used by protesters
Bloomberg, October 4, 2019

Getting a new mobile number in China will involve a facial-recognition test
Quartz, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong Takes Symbolic Stand Against China’s High-Tech Controls
The New York Times, October 3, 2019

Huawei has a plan to create a telecoms rival in the US, but Washington won’t be buying it
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

‘Aggressive and obstructive’: Hong Kong Journalists Association files legal challenge against police over treatment of press at protests
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2019

Related:
Prosecution of journalist for entering Hong Kong Legco amid July 1 protest sparks ‘extreme concern’ from city’s biggest press body
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

Anti-mask law for protesters would be tough to enforce in streets and courtrooms, Hong Kong police and legal experts say
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong leader to ban face masks as she activates colonial-era powers
The Guardian, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin charged with assaulting police using loudspeaker
Hong Kong Free Press, October 4, 2019

Hong Kong Police, Seen as ‘Hounds After Rabbits,’ Face Rising Rage
The New York Times, October 3, 2019

Tear gas and pepper spray in Tai Koo as anti-government protesters hold rallies across Hong Kong in protest to reports of law banning face masks
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong police change guidelines on use of force in protests: documents
Reuters, October 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police relaxed guidelines for using lethal force a day before officer shot student—reports
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong police ‘depriving underage demonstrators of their rights’ activists say, vowing to make report to United Nations
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

The teen protester shot by Hong Kong police faces charges of assault and rioting
Quartz, October 3, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Brutal Hong Kong police creating a cycle of violence in protest-torn city
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2019

China: Release Supporters of Hong Kong Protests: Authorities Crack Down on Activism, News in the Mainland
Human Rights Watch, October 3, 2019

It Is Time for the United States to Stand Up to China in Hong Kong
Foreign Policy, October 3, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Xinjiang Education Reform And The Eradication Of Uyghur-Language Books
SupChina, October 2, 2019

Malaysia Slams News Article on China’s Uyghur Camps
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese men held under cybersecurity laws for chat group threats and insults to National Day troops
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2019

Related:
內地兩名網民發表侮辱國慶閱兵言論　被行政拘留 (Two under administrative detention for posting “inappropriate speeches” about National Day military parade)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s state broadcaster urges Hong Kong’s youth to work with Beijing to make their city great
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

How China is legally recognising same-sex couples, but not empowering them
The Conversation, October 2, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Mainland Chinese who destroy Hong Kong ‘Lennon Walls’ in Taiwan will be barred from reentry, says official
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2019

Related:
Taiwan Condemns Attack on Hong Kong Activist Denise Ho and Destroyed Lennon Walls
The Diplomat, October 2, 2019

Donald Trump’s UN speech about patriotism and sovereignty proves a hit – in China
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

China’s Global Message: We Are Tough but Not Threatening
The New York Times, October 2, 2019

Related:
Monopolized past and future struggle as PRC turns 70
China Digital Times, October 1, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-Australia rift deepens as Beijing tests overseas sway
Associated Press, October 3, 2019

Myanmar Sticks With Huawei For Telecoms Buildout Despite China Concerns
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

昨離深切治療部今午即提堂　荃灣中槍中五生被控暴動、襲警 (Student protester shot in Tsuen Wan discharged from intensive care on Oct. 2, charged with rioting and to appear in court on Oct. 3)
Stand News, October 3, 2019

Related:
18-year-old shot by Hong Kong police in stable condition as students stage protest
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2019

早報：香港昨晚多區出現集會和暴力破壞，抗議警察實彈射擊示威者 (Protests and vandalization in multiple districts after police shoot protester with live ammunition on October 1)
The Initium, October 3, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong office workers, schoolmates denounce police shooting of teen
Reuters, October 1, 2019

Hong Kong police relaxed guidelines for using lethal force a day before officer shot student—reports
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2019

Related:
【中五生中槍】消息指警方 9.30 改容許開實彈定義　「相當可能」死亡或嚴重受傷可開槍 (Police relaxed guidelines on use of lethal force, rubber bullets and tear gas the night before protester was shot)
Stand News, October 3, 2019

China Thinks It's ‘Totally Appropriate’ for Police to Shoot an 18-Year-Old Schoolboy in the Chest
Vice, October 2, 2019

【槍轟學生】警涉插贓嫁禍中槍男生畫面曝光！ 搜證警換4呎長削尖鐵枝作「武器」(Livestream video shows police framed protester who was shot by switching PVC tube he was carrying earlier with sharpened iron rod)
Apple Daily, October 3, 2019

Related:
民主黨許智峯：將向開槍警員提出私人檢控 (Democratic Party legislator Ted Hui considers private prosecution of police officer who shot protester)
Inmediahk.net, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong protests: journalist blinded in one eye as attacks on media escalate
The Guardian, October 3, 2019

Related:
為中槍印尼記者急救員：領事館已聯絡 或將香港警察告上國際法庭 (First-aider who assisted Indonesian reporter says Indonesian consulate considers lodging case against Hong Kong Police Force in International Court of Justice)
Inmediahk.net, October 3, 2019

辯方大狀庭上問「誰要求見被告遭警拖延？」 幾乎全部律師舉手 (Protesters charged with rioting in Sunday’s anti-totalitarian march appear in court, defense lawyers allege deliberate delay in access to arrested persons)
Inmediahk.net, October 3, 2019

Defiant Occupy leaders released from Hong Kong prison and immediately vow to join new anti-government protest movement
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

Hong Kong police set new single day record with no. of arrests, projectile rounds and tear gas fired on Tue
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2019

Hong Kong pro-Beijing lawmakers urge gov’t to enact emergency law and set up special courts to handle protests
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong government faces calls to enact emergency law; Pro-Beijing politicians and police urge harder line as US lawmakers condemn violence
Financial Times, October 2, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Give Hong Kong democracy: do you hear the angry people sing?
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2019

The Rising Costs of Protest in Hong Kong: When the protests first began, talk of dying for the movement seemed outlandish. Now it is all too real.
The Atlantic, October 2, 2019

5 Bad Things in China’s Future (and 3 Good Ones)
Foreign Policy, October 2, 2019

Hong Kong’s fight for freedom: The western democratic world must back the protesters, says Janet Nichol, while Esther Cheo Ying Samson remembers parading in Beijing on 1 October 1949
The Guardian, October 2, 2019