Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Ambassador Threatened Faroe Islands Over Huawei Contract — Leaked Tape
SupChina, December 11, 2019

China hits out at United States for ‘stirring up colour revolutions and chaos’ to ‘under banner of human rights’ in apparent reference to Xinijang camps and Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019

北京取消了今年的德中人权对话 (Beijing cancels annual human rights dialogue with Germany)
Radio France Internationale, December 11, 2019

人頭協會助5000中國觀光客「假交流之名來台」，其中包括中國官方人士 (Over 5,000 mainland visitors entered Taiwan under "exchange programs" in the past two years, including Chinese officials)
The News Lens, December 11, 2019

As China's investments in Germany grow, so do the ethical pitfalls
The Christian Science Monitor, December 11, 2019

China steps in as Zambia runs out of loan options
The Guardian, December 11, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Battle-scarred: the lasting impact of the PolyU campus siege on Hong Kong’s protest movement
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2019

牛頭角港鐵站凌晨遭擲汽油彈　彌敦道巴士被按緊急死火掣、打裂車窗　3人被捕 (December 11: Molotov at MTR station, emergency stop activation stalled buses on Nathan Road , three arrested)
Stand News, December 12, 2019

Hong Kong protests: health care activists rally at Edinburgh Place to threaten government with strikes from new trade unions
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2019

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愛丁堡廣場醫護界集氣大會　有工會不排除回應三罷 (1,800 doctors and nurses rally in central to encourage unionization, consider participating in general strike)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019

會計師公會理事改選 7 席　民主派大勝取 6 席 (Pro-democracy candidates take record-breaking 6 seats out of 7 in Institute of Certified Public Accountants election)
Stand News, December 12, 2019

Who will police the Hong Kong police?
Quartz, December 11, 2019

The people sing: ‘Les Mis’ soothes, breaks Hong Kong hearts
Washington Post, December 11, 2019

被捕教師即時停職　教育局強調不等於「定罪」(Education Bureau suspends teacher arrested in protests)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 11, 2019

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蔣麗芸：應懲處違法教師　倡課室裝閉路電視監察教師操守 (Pro-Beijing legislator urges punishment for teachers and surveillance cameras in classrooms to monitor teachers' conduct)
Stand News, December 11, 2019

民主派區議員周偉雄：返內地奔喪遭拒入境ㅤ被指「危害國家安全」(Pro-democracy district councillor barred from entering mainland for family funeral for “endangering national security”)
Stand News, December 11, 2019

民主派動議譴責何君堯無人反對　將交調查委員會處理 (LegCo motion to condemn Junius Ho passes without objection, to proceed to internal investigation)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019

First Hong Kong protest riot trial to be held in March as prosecutors criticised for ‘not disclosing evidence’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2019

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鄭若驊：不排除調動更多人手處理公眾活動案件 (More prosecutors might be allocated to handle vast number of protests cases, says Secretary of Justice Teresa Cheng)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Europe is no pushover. If China doesn’t back off, the EU might take a tough stance on Hong Kong, too
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China hands over cases of detained Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig to prosecutors
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2019

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加拿大人康明凯和斯帕弗被拘押一周年 中加“人质外交”依然无解 (A year after detention of Korvig and Spavor, China's "hostage diplomacy" remains unresolved)
BBC, December 11, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

警方今年曾621次要求社交平台移除帖文 (Hong Kong police requested social media platforms to remove posts 621 times in 2019)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 11, 2019

China to punish library officials for burning books - but only because they did it in public
Independent, December 10, 2019

Chinese photo agency websites go dark over licence violations
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019

China’s rare nod for Korean war film seen as boost to nationalism
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

人权日彭培奥批中国侵权 访民到美使馆多人被带走
China Detains Activists Heading to U.S. Human Rights Event
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2019

Hong Kong democracy protester says he was ambushed by masked Chinese men in Australia
The Guardian, December 10, 2019

Translation: Netizens voice support for Hong Kong protesters
China Digital Times, December 10, 2019

Hong Kong reporters inspired The Life and Death of a Journalist
The Guardian, December 10, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada parliament votes for committee to probe China relations in defeat for Trudeau
Reuters, December 10, 2019

Government vows to protect workers as protests over pneumoconiosis grow
China Labour Bulletin, December 10, 2019

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尘肺病重点行业职工将全面纳入工伤保险 (Jobs with high risk of pneumoconiosis to be fully included in employment injury insurance)
Beijing News, December 10, 2019

Taiwan may help if Hong Kong violence expands
Associated Press, December 10, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei’s CFO Meng Wanzhou wins Canada court fight to see more documents related to her arrest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

張曉明：23條未立法加劇「港獨」　建維護國安制度成緊迫任務 (Head of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office says absence of Art.23 legislation aggravated pro-independence trends, national security an urgent mission)
Ming Pao, December 11, 2019

逾900名反修例示威被捕人士未成年　涉暴動毁壞等 (Security Bureau reveals over 900 arrested protesters are underage, charges include rioting, illegal assembly, and assaulting police officers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 12, 2019

Foreign experts quit Hong Kong police brutality inquiry over lack of powers
The Guardian, December 10, 2019

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Foreign Panel Steps Down From Probe of Hong Kong Police
The Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2019

監警會副主席謝偉銓　否認國際專家組「辭職」　稱是「現階段工作吿一段落」 (IPCC Vice Chair claims expert panel did not quit, only “finished current stage of work”)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

Hong Kong Education Bureau ‘considering penalties’ for around 30 teachers over protest-related conduct complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2019

All eyes on President Xi Jinping as Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam heads to Beijing to collect her report card
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2019

Court of Appeal rules Hong Kong mask ban to remain unconstitutional, with full appeal hearing due next month
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2019

國際人權日集會　悼爭取人權犧牲者　聲援香港抗爭者 (Rally on International Human Rights Day mourns lives lost in fight for human rights and voices support for Hong Kong protesters)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

【工運要人．1】前言：當街頭抗爭到瓶頸　工運是否一條新戰線？ (As street protests reach bottleneck, is labour movement a new frontier?)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Female frontliners upend Hong Kong gender stereotypes
Agence France-Presse, December 11, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China says people held in Xinjiang camps have 'graduated', condemns U.S. bill
Reuters, December 8, 2019

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中国反击针对新疆拘禁营的国际批评
Facing Criticism Over Muslim Camps, China Says: What’s the Problem?
The New York Times, December 10, 2019

新疆宣布「教培中心」學員全結業 不願透露受訓人數 下步推廣至農牧民 (Xinjiang officials refuse to disclose number of "trainees," says vocational training will spread to local residents next)
Ming Pao, December 10, 2019

China: Government must show proof that Xinjiang detainees have been released
Amnesty International, December 9, 2019

“我已经说出了一切”：新疆拘禁营文件报料者发声
‘I Have Told Everything,’ Says Whistle-Blower in China Crackdown
The New York Times, December 9, 2019

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Uyghurs Speak Out About Camps At Risk Of Death
China Digital Times, December 9, 2019

“中国电文”吹哨者身份曝光 荷籍维族女：我必须冒险 ("It is a risk I must take," says whistleblower of Xinjiang papers)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2019

US bill on China's Xinjiang violates international law: Official
Al Jazeera, December 8, 2019

Deutschland AG sticks with Xinjiang despite Uighurs mistreatment
Financial Times, December 9, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Swedish diplomat faces trial for trying to free China dissident
The Guardian, December 9, 2019

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瑞典起訴前駐華大使　涉安排桂民海女兒密會「中方代表」(Sweden to prosecute former diplomat for arranging secret meeting between jailed bookseller Gui Minhai's daughter and Chinese representatives)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

高智晟律師妻子耿和給世界律師大會的公開信 (Wife of detained lawyer Gao Zhisheng issues public letter to Global Lawyers' Forum in Guangzhou)
Inmediahk.net, December 9, 2019

Why Taiwan Won’t Welcome China’s Dissidents
The Nation, December 6, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Book burning by Chinese county library sparks fury
The Guardian, December 9, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Trans woman puts Chinese law to the test in landmark case
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2019

Toronto rally calls on feds to address human rights violations in China
Global News, December 8, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Doing Business with Hong Kong? Expect to Be Punished
Bitter Winter, December 8, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国下令政府部门3年内换用国产电脑及软件
Beijing orders state offices to replace foreign PCs and software
Financial Times, December 9, 2019

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英媒： 中国政府机关三年内淘汰所有外国电脑 (China to replace all foreign-made government computers and software with domestic products within 3 years)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

星島：晤工聯會落選區議員ㅤ林鄭當面致歉ㅤ承諾派公職 (Carrie Lam apologizes to pro-establishment district councillors and promises to offer them employment in government positions)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

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不否認將向落選建制區議員派公職　林鄭：敗選與政府有直接關係，不因無議席視為陌路人 (Government directly related to defeat of pro-establishment camp, should not "treat them like strangers" because they lost their seats, says Carrie Lam)
Stand News, December 10, 2019

林鄭月娥稱重新審視立法會特首質詢環節是否仍屬有意義 (Carrie Lam says she will review whether Chief Executive Q&A session in LegCo is "still meaningful" in light of confrontations from legislators)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2019

警搜出手槍子彈　五被告提堂　投訴遭警拳打腳踢　一度情緒激動抽泣 (Police find handgun and live-ammo a day before march on Sunday; defendant says he was beaten in dark room after arrest, forced to unlock his phone and make statement under physical threat)
Stand News, December 9, 2019

Hundreds of democrats and district councillors urge Hong Kong gov’t to scrap police pay rise plans
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2019

Hong Kong Justice Dep’t denies Justice Sec. Teresa Cheng tried to resign and stay in UK
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2019

Behind huge Hong Kong march, a dramatic show of public support
Christian Science Monitor, December 9, 2019

Commentary (评论)

What Does Beijing Want from the Pacific Islands?
ChinaFile, December 9, 2019

When ‘Chinese People’s Feelings’ are the Only Feelings That Matter
The Diplomat, December 10, 2019

‘Human rights with Chinese characteristics’ are not human rights at all
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2019

Human rights are universal, which is why the United States stands with Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2019

A Hong Konger’s message to CSSA
University of Rochester Campus Times, December 8, 2019

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

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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