Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆自治區主席稱職業技能教育培訓中心學員已全結業 (Xinjiang chief says all "vocational training centers" have closed, cites no further information)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 9, 2019

中国再推新疆反恐宣传 指控东突黑手 (China renews counter-terrorism propaganda in new CGTN documentary on East Turkistan "separatist movement")
Radio France Internationale, December 8, 2019

‘I Have Told Everything,’ Says Whistle-Blower in China Crackdown
The New York Times, December 7, 2019

US likely to hit China over Uighur 'abuses' despite trade talks
Al Jazeera, December 5, 2019

Access to Justice, 司法公正

Canadians mark one year in Chinese detention as 'diplomatic hostages'
Telegraph, December 8, 2019

西藏环保人士阿亚桑扎获刑七年 罪名是“寻衅滋事” (Tibetan environmentalist sentenced to 7 years over "picking quarrels")
Voice of America, December 7, 2019

China: RSF calls for the release of citizen-journalist Lu Yuyu for medical reasons
Reporters Without Borders, December 6, 2019

广州世界律师大会禁中国维权律师参加 (Chinese rights lawyers barred from Global Lawyers Forum in Guangzhou)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

Related:
广州“世界律师大会”前夕 国际律师团体发公开信抨击中国 (19 international lawyers' organizations issue joint letter on eve of China's Global Lawyers Forum)
Voice of America, December 6, 2019

探望江天勇 李文足等人叹从小监狱到大监狱 ("From a small prison to a larger one": Wives of 709 lawyers visit Jiang Tianyong)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

China Formally Arrests Outspoken Human Rights Attorney, Denies Lawyer Visit
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

清查「傾向性」內容 圖書館高調焚書 章詒和斥「未過人大」 宣傳部：在調查中 (Library in Gansu caught burning books with “inclinations,” propaganda department says incident is "under investigation")
Ming Pao, December 9, 2019

網絡直播增監管 須延播至少3分鐘 (Mandatory delay for online livestreams, tightened content regulations on rap shows, talk shows, and modern dramas)
Ming Pao, December 9, 2019

A New Game in China Lets Players Attack the Hong Kong Protesters
Vice, December 6, 2019

Chinese Diplomats Take Their “Fighting Spirit” To Twitter, With Mixed Results
China Digital Times, December 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong tensions trigger meetings with Canadian school principals, after anonymous pro-communist letter warns pupil of ‘consequences’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2019

燒到韓國的香港事態—中國留學生破壞大學連儂牆並舉行支持警察集會 (Overseas Chinese students vandalize Lennon walls and hold pro-police rallies in Korean universities showing support for Hong Kong's movement)
Inmediahk.net, December 8, 2019

High-profile abuse victim criticized in China for forgiving ex-husband
Inkstone, December 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

间谍疑云搅动台湾政局，加深中共政治干预担忧
Claims of China’s Meddling Roil Taiwan Ahead of Elections
The New York Times, December 9, 2019

The Chinese Blacklist That Companies Pay $2,500-an-Hour to Avoid
Bloomberg, December 8, 2019

Hong Kong AmCham chairman and president denied entry to Macau
Reuters, December 7, 2019

When China came calling: inside the Solomon Islands switch
The Guardian, December 7, 2019

Related:
China and Taiwan offered us huge bribes, say Solomon Islands MPs
The Guardian, December 7, 2019

加拿大参议员将提动议 为香港新疆问题制裁中国 (Canadian senator to raise motion for sanctions on China over Hong Kong and Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

Related:
中國駐加大使警告若加方對華實施制裁將堅定反制 (Chinese consulate in Canada warns of retaliation if Canada sanctions China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 6, 2019

Refugees in Myanmar’s Shan State Fear Losing Untended Land to China Projects
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

Tibetan Nuns Undergo Forced 'Political Training' at Shugsep Nunnery Near Lhasa
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

US Lawmakers Urge Olympic Committee to Ensure Rights Protections Ahead of Beijing Winter Games
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2019

How does the world see China's rise? It's complicated
Inkstone, December 6, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tells government offices to remove all foreign computer equipment
The Guardian, December 8, 2019

Facial recognition: how China cornered the surveillance market
Financial Times, December 7, 2019

Related:
调查显示中国用户高度担忧面部识别
China survey shows high concern over facial recognition abuse
Financial Times, December 6, 2019

抖音究竟有多“政治”？(How political is TikTok?)
Deutsche Welle, December 7, 2019

Tiktok Ceo To Visit Washington Amid Privacy Lawsuits, Censorship Fears
China Digital Times, December 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

郭声琨会见香港警务处处长邓炳强 (CPC Secretary of Commission for Political and Legal Affairs meets Hong Kong's Commissioner of Police)
People's Daily, December 9, 2019

HK police to match tactics to protesters' behavior
ECNS, December 9, 2019

Huge turnout as Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters offer ‘last chance’ for leader Carrie Lam to meet demands
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2019

Related:
區議會選舉後香港人再上街，民陣發起「國際人權日遊行」稱80萬人參與 (800,000 Hong Kongers take to streets again in march for International Human Rights Day)
The News Lens, December 8, 2019

Hong Kong: mammoth rally marks six months of pro-democracy protests
The Guardian, December 8, 2019

【民陣12.8遊行】多個工會招會員 望組織罷工表達訴求 (Labor unions new and old push recruitment to bolster strikes)
Inmediahk.net, December 8, 2019

‘We Are Fleeing the Law’: Hong Kong Protesters Escape to Taiwan
The New York Times, December 8, 2019

警半年發1.6萬催淚彈　民權觀察批「如軍事行動」　監警會成員：驚訝但體諒 (16,000 canisters of tear gas fired in past 6 months)
Ming Pao, December 8, 2019

Related:
In Pictures: Thousands of Hongkongers demand halt to use of tear gas after over 10,000 rounds fired
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2019

催淚彈惹釋二噁英疑慮　政府官員有不同回應【短片】(Various responses by Hong Kong's government officials when asked on dioxins released by tear gas)
Ming Pao, December 9, 2019

Beijing’s Solution to Hong Kong’s Protests: More Patriotism
The Atlantic, December 8, 2019

‘Solidarity with Yuli’: Hundreds rally against deportation of migrant worker who wrote about Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2019

Related:
Deported Indonesian domestic worker claims Hong Kong authorities made her strip in front of male doctor
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Cardinal Zen's call on the Vatican to speak out
Jerome A. Cohen, December 9, 2019

抗爭半年記：香港人怎樣由初夏走到寒冬？ (Marking the half-year: Hong Kong's protests, from summer to winter)
Stand News, December 8, 2019

Come off it, Mr Law! Hong Kong’s tear gas recipe should not be a state secret
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2019

Why Indonesia and Hong Kong must resolve issues faced by domestic workers
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2019

别再向支持中国政府邪恶计划的公司投资
Stop Investing in China’s Brutality. It’s time for pension funds and others to stop supporting companies that abet Beijing’s crackdowns on China’s Uighurs and Hong Kong’s protesters.
The New York Times, December 6, 2019

Do No Harm in Hong Kong: What the United States Can—and Can’t—Do to Help Preserve the City’s Autonomy
Foreign Affairs, December 6, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

'Atrocity of the century': Uighur activist urges Australia to take tougher stance against China
The Guardian, December 5, 2019

U.S. Uighur bill's threat to surveillance economy puts China on offensive
Reuters, December 5, 2019

Related:
China summons U.S. embassy official, protests against U.S. House approval of Xinjiang-related bill
Sina English, December 5, 2019

China urges U.S. to learn lessons from 9/11 attacks, stop double standards on anti-terrorism
Sina English, December 5, 2019

中国针对少数民族的基因研究引发科学界反弹
China’s Genetic Research on Ethnic Minorities Sets Off Science Backlash
The New York Times, December 5, 2019

Uighur journalist Gulchehra Hoja on exposing China’s detention camps
Financial Times, December 4, 2019

Brother of Uyghur Linguist Confirmed Held in Xinjiang Internment Camp For Years
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2019

Missing Uyghur Tech Company Owner Confirmed Held in Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Former Chinese rights lawyer Tan Yongpei arrested for ‘inciting subversion’
Agence France-Presse, December 5, 2019

Tibetan Self-Immolator’s Family Are Held by Police For Questioning
Radio Free Asia, December 5, 2019

China urged to free Canadian Michael Kovrig after year of detention
Bloomberg, December 5, 2019

Related:
Why China must send Michael Kovrig home
Washington Post, December 3, 2019

China Has Invited 600 International Lawyers and Judicial Officials to its ‘Global Lawyers Forum,’ But These Chinese Lawyers Won’t Be Welcome
China Change, December 4, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

斥林心如「台獨」 網民判賠6萬 (Chinese netizen who criticized Taiwan actress as pro-independence fined by Beijing court for "unfounded" comments)
Ming Pao, December 6, 2019

Propaganda beyond the Great Firewall: Chinese party-state media on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
MERICS, December 5, 2019

A Literary Reference Backfires
China Media Project, December 5, 2019

CGTN Think Tank launched in Beijing
Xinhua, December 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese journalists at struggling media group ‘have not been paid all year’
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2019

Anonymous pro-China letter and a fight at Richmond high school prompt district-wide meetings
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

In the UN, China uses threats and cajolery to promote its worldview
The Economist, December 7, 2019

China needs people to have more children. So why punish those who do?
The Economist, December 5, 2019

對等反制 中國限美外交官行動 (China to limit activities of U.S. diplomats in retaliation for similar measures by U.S.)
Ming Pao, December 6, 2019

From Xinjiang to Ningxia, China’s ethnic groups face end to affirmative action in education, taxes, policing
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2019

意国会不满中国阻挠黄之锋作证通过调查香港警暴决议 (Italian parliament passes motion to support investigation of police violence in Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, December 5, 2019

Related:
Chinese Diplomacy Takes an Aggressive Turn
Foreign Policy, December 4, 2019

China’s man in Washington says US building ‘Berlin Wall’ against Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2019

Peru and U.S. close to signing deal to counter Chinese influence in region: diplomat
Reuters, December 5, 2019

China ‘world’s worst’ for invasive use of biometric data
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2019

Why is Germany silent on China's human rights abuses?
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2019

China envoy warns of 'destructive forces' trying to undermine US ties
The Guardian, December 4, 2019

Himalayan Buddhists Reject Beijing’s Claim of Control Over Tibet’s Dalai Lama
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Face-recognition spectacles to help Shenzhen customs
The Standard, December 6, 2019

China’s Huawei faces domestic backlash over detained ex-employee
华为因“251事件”受到国内舆论批评
Financial Times, December 6, 2019

Huawei cancels new phone launch in Taiwan after China row
Agence France-Presse, December 5, 2019

Related:
或因敏感议题 华为两项新品取消在台湾上市 (Huawei cancels launch of two products in Taiwan)
Deutsche Welle, December 5, 2019

Censored by a Chinese tech giant? Canadians using WeChat app say they're being blocked
National Post, December 4, 2019

China survey shows high concern over facial recognition abuse
Financial Times, December 4, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

科大學生校董當選無效　校方：學生會指控另一候選人「中共代理人」不當 (Elected student representative for HKUST management board disqualified for accusing another candidate of being "agent of CPC")
Stand News, December 6, 2019

荃灣遭警開槍擊中胸口少年被控暴動案件押至明年再訊 (Student shot in the chest by live rounds during October 1 protests charged with rioting)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 5, 2019

Motion to impeach Hong Kong Chief Exec. Carrie Lam rejected at legislature by pro-Beijing camp
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2019

Related:
立法會否決彈劾行政長官議案 (LegCo vetoes motion to impeach Carrie Lam)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

《願榮光》管弦樂MV　榮登YouTube年度熱門本地音樂影片榜首 (“Glory to Hong Kong” song takes first place in YouTube's local music chart)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

Hong Kong gives protesters green light for big march on Sunday
Reuters, December 5, 2019

撐成立獨立調查委員會　蔣麗芸：查 831 死人等指控　還警察清白 (Pro-Beijing legislator supports independent investigation to prove police's innocence)
Stand News, December 5, 2019

HK police chief to pay courtesy call to Beijing
Global Times, December 5, 2019

What Are Ukrainian Fascists Doing in the Hong Kong Protests?
Vice News, December 5, 2019

Hong Kong residents living with tear gas worry of effects
Associated Press, December 4, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Stop Investing in China’s Brutality: It’s time for pension funds and others to stop supporting companies that abet Beijing’s crackdowns on China’s Uighurs and Hong Kong’s protesters
The New York Times, December 5, 2019

Did Beijing’s echo chamber render it deaf to Hong Kong’s distress?
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Wanted: Chinese cadres to hold Beijing’s line in Xinjiang as Han Chinese head for the exits amid international furore over Uygur internment camps
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2019

A Xinjiang Scholar’s Close Reading Of The China Cables
SupChina, December 4, 2019

China Is Very Angry That Congress Pointed Out it Is Committing Massive Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang
Vice, December 4, 2019

Related:
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act Passes U.S. House in 407-1 Vote
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Prominent Uyghur Activist Dies Days After Release From Xinjiang Internment Camp
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

廣西人權律師覃永沛被指涉煽動顛覆國家政權罪正式逮捕 (Guangxi human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei arrested on charges of inciting subversion)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 4, 2019

前媒体人张贾龙案已移送法院 罪证或是给克里的信 (Former Tencent editor to be tried by year end after 4 months in detention)
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

Sharp Drop in Number of Juveniles Convicted by Chinese Courts
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, December 4, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

公民活動自由度調查：香港反送中引發關注，台灣是亞洲唯一被評為「開放」的國家 (Taiwan is only country listed as "open" in latest CIVICUS report on "people power under attack")
The News Lens, December 4, 2019

Cambodian Villagers Block Digging Work by Chinese Company
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Prague ditches Beijing for Taipei in new sister city deal
Hong Kong Free Press, December 5, 2019

Pakistan halts investigation into sale of 629 brides to China 'because of financial ties to Beijing'
Telegraph, December 4, 2019

Asian Governments 'Adopting China's Authoritarian Tactics': Report
Radio Free Asia, December 4, 2019

当心!政府推广“清洁煤” 河北多人中毒死亡 (6 villagers dead in mass-poisoning after burning "clean coal" provided by Hebei authorities in place of traditional coal at home during winter)
Radio France Internationale, December 4, 2019

Chinese Government Says it Will Sanction U.S. NGOs in Hong Kong
ChinaFile NGO Project, December 3, 2019

With Election On The Horizon, Taiwan Fights Back Against Beijing’s Influence
China Media Project, December 3, 2019