Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s warning to schools over teaching of ‘fallacious arguments’ draws fire from union
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2020

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Carrie Lam blames Hong Kong education system for fuelling protests
The Guardian, May 11, 2020

Hong Kong paramedics found suspect was not breathing and had no pulse in police vehicle, department reveals
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2020

230 arrests and pepper spray in Mong Kok, as Hong Kong lawmaker injured during arrest and journalist ‘choked’
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2020

七大傳媒工會聯署抗議：警隊一再踐踏採訪自由 (Statements from 7 press unions: Hong Kong police trample on press freedom again)
inmediahk.net, May 11, 2020

一個香港兩種母親節：反送中「大集結」遭鎮壓、林鄭臉書貼文曬包包 (Two different Mother’s Days in Hong Kong: Police crackdown on democratic protests as Carrie Lam displays luxury handbag from sons on Facebook)
The News Lens, May 11, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国际疫情追责升级 意大利要求赔偿 (Italy seeks compensations as calls for accountability for COVID-19 pandemic mount)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2020

Commentary (评论)

全面管治之後，香港人再次面對「三年零八個月」 (Hong Kongers should prepare for a Japanese-occupation style authoritarian government after China takes full control)
The News Lens, May 11, 2020

中国多所大学取消外籍学生入学试 吸引外国学生来华接受洗脑 (Many universities in China cancel foreign students entrance exams, in effort to attract foreign students to come for brainwashing?)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

新疆伊斯兰斋月土政策 穆斯林饭桌子须与汉人相同 (Ramadan policy in Xinjiang: Muslims’ dining table must be same as Hans’)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A son’s plan to build a memorial to his father and Wuhan’s coronavirus victims has come to an abrupt end
Quartz, May 7, 2020

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

废除中共高干待遇终身制话题此刻被重提 (Discussion of abolishing life tenure of senior CPC officials resurfaces)
Radio France Internationale, May 8, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

We Chat, They Watch: How International Users Unwittingly Build up WeChat’s Chinese Censorship Apparatus
Citizen Lab, May 7, 2020

China’s military is tied to new cyberattack tool
中国军方被指与一款新型黑客软件有关
The New York Times, May 8, 2020

海外微信监控 加拿大报告提下架 (Author of report on WeChat monitoring overseas users recommends removal of app from Google, Apple stores)
Radio France Internationale, May 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong parliament in chaos as politicians fight for chair
The Guardian, May 8, 2020

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香港立法會內會風波：李慧琼登主席台重開會議，民主派議員被逐 (Storm in LegCo Committee: Starry Lee Wai-king restarts session by taking over the chair, and expels democratic members)
The Initium, May 8, 2020

Hong Kong police arrest 10 people after fight broke out at a Lennon Wall over political differences
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2020

【和你sing】ifc百人聚集　逾100警入商場驅散　記者中胡椒噴劑 (Hundreds of police storm into Central's shopping mall, disperse protesters and pepper spray journalists)
HK01, May 8, 2020

【抗暴之戰】18警鎮壓反送中示威獲「指揮官嘉獎」 8.25荃灣鳴槍警被讚「英勇」 (18 police officers receive Commander's Commendation Award for courageous performance in quelling riots, Tsuen Wan police officer who fired gun shot praised for leadership, courage, resilience, and devotion to duty)
Apple Daily, May 8, 2020

Commentary (评论)

高度發達的公民社會VS滯後的管治意識和「國王的新衣」 (Mature civil society verses stale management ideology, and the emperor's new clothes)
CitizenNews, May 8, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

“人质外交”?维族学者消失三年后突现身 (“Hostage diplomacy"? Uyghur scholar reappears after being missing for three years)
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

上海杨浦区法院原院长任湧飞被双开：充当黑恶势力保护伞 (Former head of Shanghai Yangpu District Court is fired and stripped of Party membership for shielding criminal elements)
Beijing News, May 7, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Coronavirus may have jumped to humans as early as October, study says
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2020

欧盟：中国日报删除欧洲27国大使联名文章部分内容令人遗憾 (EU: China Daily deletes part of joint article by 27 European ambassadors, “EU-China ties vital amid global crisis”)
Voice of America, May 7, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

新冠维权路漫漫，逝者家属受监控威胁 (COVID-19 rights protection arduous, family members of deceased under threat of surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hong Kong’s mass arrests are giving police crucial intelligence: people’s phones
Quartz, May 6, 2020

WeChat's surveillance of international users boosts censorship in China, researchers say
CBC News, May 7, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Mike Pompeo says US report assessing Hong Kong autonomy to be delayed until after Chinese legislative session; maintains coronavirus claims
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2020

北京逼香港法官表态“用实际行动”严惩黎智英等 (Beijing openly asks Hong Kong court to "use practical actions" to severely punish media tycoon Jimmy Lai and others)
Radio France Internationale, May 7, 2020

Hong Kong gov’t slams pro-democracy district councillors for protesting meeting cancellation
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2020

立法會審議民主派提出削減警隊開支及官員薪酬等修正案 (Democratic LegCo members propose reducing police budget and government officials' salaries)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 7, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

只求「死也瞑目」的黃琦母親 (Mother of imprisoned June Fourth activist Huang Qi asks government to allow visit with her son before illness takes her away)
The Stand News, May 6, 2020

Related:
Grant a Dying Mother’s Wish
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, May 6, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Coronavirus Survivors Want Answers, and China Is Silencing Them
中国新冠幸存者寻求答案和公正，政府却令他们噤声
The New York Times, May 6, 2020

回声报：国际社会要求调查新冠病毒源的呼声高涨 (International calls for investigations into the source of COVID-19 mount)
Radio France Internationale, May 6, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

杀人嫌疑逃亡24年 却去自首 民众忧“健康码”如电子手铐 (Lack of “health code” forced murder suspect to turn himself in after 24 years on the run)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China calls Hong Kong protesters a 'political virus'
The Guardian, May 6, 2020

Hong Kong prisons need independent monitor, say activists, as ex-detainees allege abuse
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2020

發稿讚「再出發大聯盟」　港澳辦籲除「黑暴」「攬炒」　促公權力機構和人士行動 (In statement, HKMAO praises new pro-Beijing group Hong Kong Coalition, urges public power organizations and figures to eradicate “black violence” and end “mutual destruction”)
The Stand News, May 6, 2020

Related:
国务院港澳办新闻发言人：“黑暴”一日不除，香港一日不宁 (Spokesperson of HKMAO: No peace in Hong Kong until “black violence” is eradicated)
Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, May 6, 2020

天水圍和你Sing　防暴警持槍入商場驅散發「限聚令」告票 (Armed riot police disperse protesters in Tin Shui Wai shopping mall, issue tickets for social gathering ban violations)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2020

Commentary (评论)

讀者來函：「一國兩制」到了最危險的時候？ (Readers' mail: Is “one country, two systems” facing its most critical moment?)
The Initium, May 6, 2020

憲法未曾適用大陸 何以適用香港 (Constitution has never been applicable in China, how could it be applicable in Hong Kong?)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2020

香港民主党创党主席李柱铭专访：“新的一国两制”在破坏邓小平当年的承诺 (Interview with Martin Lee, founding chair of Hong Kong’s Democratic Party: The "new one country, two systems" is undermining Deng Xiaoping's promise)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2020