Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai denied bail
The Guardian, December 12, 2020

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黎智英下周三向高院申請保釋 (Jimmy Lai to apply for bail next Wednesday at High Court)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2020

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黎智英被加控勾结外国罪 国安法实施后首宗检控可送中审 (Jimmy Lai charged with collusion with foreign country in first such case under National Security Law; may be transferred to mainland)
Voice of America, December 13, 2020

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蓬佩奧要求釋放黎智英　律政司不點名批評：不尊重司法、企圖干預中國內政 (U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo urges release of Jimmy Lai; Secretary for Justice calls it an attempt to interfere in China's internal affairs, flouting justice)
Stand News, December 12, 2020

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港區國安法｜藍韜文籲香港當局停止針對黎智英 (UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab urges Hong Kong authorities to stop targeting Jimmy Lai)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2020

Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan acquitted of assaulting police, says case is proof of ‘indiscriminate arrests’
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2020

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警呈陳浩天15張不同角度相　官︰犯案人戴口罩無特徵、難證同一人判陳兩罪不成立 (Andy Chan To-tin acquitted of two charges; judge: identity of masked offender in 15 photos presented by police cannot be determined)
HKCnews, December 12, 2020

12港人家属再收家书要求请律师代认在港控罪 律师质疑中方套料 (Letters from 12 Hong Kongers detained in China ask families to hire lawyers to handle confession; lawyer fears ploy by Chinese authorities)
Voice of America, December 13, 2020

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朱凱廸稱部分官派律師聯絡12港人家屬講解案情 (Eddie Chu: Several appointed lawyers for the Hong Kong 12 contacted families members to discuss cases)
RTHK, December 14, 2020

港府将推公务员签效忠声明 据报道拒签可能被要求离职 (Hong Kong gov’t to push for allegiance statements from civil servants; refusal may lead to removal, according to sources)
Voice of America, December 14, 2020

Hong Kong student activist Tony Chung found guilty of desecrating flag, taking part in unlawful protest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020

Commentary (评 论)

香港通识教育“异化病”必须根治（香江观察）(Hong Kong’s General Studies suffers from psychological "alienation," must be cured)
People’s Daily, December 14, 2020

Why Jimmy Lai and Hong Kong’s democracy advocates need Biden’s public support right now
Washington Post, December 13, 2020

肥佬黎「勾結」了誰？(With whom did Jimmy Lai “collude”?)
Inmediahk, December 13, 2020

離開香港的路，也許早已注定 (My departure from Hong Kong had perhaps been preordained)
Stand News, December 14, 2020

專訪｜卸大律師公會主席　戴啟思：遺憾無法訪京　未定再戰立會否 (Philip Dykes, HKBA chair, in interview: Regret not being able to visit Beijing, unsure about standing for LegCo election next year)
HK01, December 14, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Australian man hugs son for first time, after China allows Uygur family to leave
Reuters, December 11, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

首宗网路国安案件 台湾人赴中国受训加入网军 假造公文传播 (In first online national security case, Taiwanese, trained in China’s “cyber army,” is accused of forging official documents)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member
Bloomberg News, December 11, 2020

“长沙富能”负责人程渊家属遭株连被监居半年 (Wife of Cheng Yuan, head of Changsha Funeng, has been under residential surveillance for more than half year)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2020

Access to Information (公众知情权)

传播圣经构成“非法经营”罪 中共当局垄断圣经出版发行 (In CPC monopoly, dissemination of Bible constitutes crime of "illegal business”)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美國務院制裁 17 名外國官員及其直系家屬　包括涉侵犯法輪功信眾人權的中國公安 (U.S. sanctions 17 foreign officials and their immediate family members, incl. public security official for rights violations of Falun Gong practitioners)
Stand News, December 11, 2020

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Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights
U.S. Department of State, December 10, 2020

疫情爆发一年后 武汉人民吐露心声(Wuhan residents speak out on anniversary of coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, December 11, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US FCC moves against Huawei and China Telecom, citing security
Bloomberg, December 11, 2020

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美国电信管理部门确认华为是国家威胁 将对中国电信展开审查 (U.S. FCC confirms Huawei as national threat, to scrutinize China Telecom)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020

FCC rejects Huawei appeal of national security threat designation
The Hill, December 10, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai charged with foreign collusion
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020

Disproportionate use of crowd-control gear by Hong Kong police akin to torture – Amnesty report
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2020

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Ending the Torture Trade: The Path to Global Controls on the 'Tools of Torture'
Amnesty International, December 11, 2020

All civil servants will have to pledge allegiance to Hong Kong, Basic Law from as early as next month – and could face dismissal for refusing
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020

Chinese officials linked to Hong Kong arrests escape UK sanctions
The Guardian, December 10, 2020

【黃盔黑旗飄揚國會】梁頌恆出獄後遭跟蹤　赴華盛頓尋庇護　盼參與影子議會延香港民主理念 (Former LegCo member Baggio Leung Chung-hang seeks asylum in U.S., looks forward to joining shadow council to promote democracy in Hong Kong)
CitizenNews, December 12, 2020

鄭文傑組織英國港僑協會　發表港人赴英調查報告　指9成受訪者憂國安法下人身安全 (Report by Hongkongers in Britain finds 90% of interviewees fear for personal security under National Security Law)
CitizenNews, December 11, 2020

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Coming for Hope: Policy Study on British National (Overseas) Holders Intending to Come to the UK - Project Result Findings and recommendations
Honghongers in Britain, December 11, 2020

Commentary (评论)

客座评论：香港正笼罩墓地般沉寂 (Hong Kong is shrouded in grave silence)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

“阿克苏名单” 披露更多新疆监控内情 (Leaked "Aksu List" reveals more internal information about repression in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2020

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中国：新疆穆斯林成为大数据计划目标 (China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims)
Human Rights Watch, December 8, 2020

Taiwan (台湾)

China launches 'grey-zone' warfare to subdue Taiwan
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Citizen journalist detained over Wuhan reporting 'restrained and fed by tube'
The Guardian, December 10, 2020

Chinese human rights lawyers grounded ahead of Human Rights Day
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2020

China: Canadians Kovrig and Spavor 'tried for spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2020

For Canadians Held in China, Two Years of Isolation and Uncertainty
被中国拘留两年后，两名加拿大人仍命运难料 (Two years into detention in China, fate of two Canadians still hangs in balance)
The New York Times, December 10, 2020

山西维权人士郝劲松案“人权日”开庭遭取消 (Shanxi rights defender Hao Jinsong's trial on Human Rights Day is cancelled)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions
Reuters, December 9, 2020

美国制裁中共政协委员兼有组织犯罪集团首领 (U.S. sanctions CPPCC member, leader of organized crime group)
Voice of America, December 10, 2020

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Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Actors in Africa and Asia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, December 9, 2020

中国外交部回应“战狼外交”：就做战狼又何妨？ (China Foreign Ministry spokesperson responds to “wolf-warrior diplomacy” label: So what?)
Reuters, December 10, 2020

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2020年12月10日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on December 10, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, December 10, 2020

美国当选总统拜登在国际人权日发布声明 (U.S. President-elect Biden issues statement on International Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020

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Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on Human Rights Day
Biden-Harris Transition, December 10, 2020

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为内部报告坐实参与族群歧视人工智能系统测试 (Huawei's internal report shows test of AI system for ethnic discrimination)
Radio France International, December 9, 2020

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Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says
The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

China strikes back at US diplomats after fresh national security law sanctions
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2020

中國取消美國持外交護照人員臨時港澳免簽
China revokes HK visa exemption for US diplomats
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2020

Exiled HK protest leader Nathan Law holds first meeting with UK government
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2020

UN rights chief decries Hong Kong’s ‘shrinking civic space’ under security law
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2020

Xinjiang (新疆)

Uighur detentions in China 'turbocharged' by technology
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020

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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, December 9, 2020

Access to Justice (司法公正)

世界人權日在即　多名維權律師家屬被堵門禁足　李文足帶家人赴醫院受阻 (In lead up to Human Rights Day, rights defense lawyers blocked from leaving home; Li Wenzu and family prevented from going to hospital)
Stand News, December 9, 2020

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2020

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail pending appeal against 10-month jail term over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020

Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020

More than 90 per cent of 500 Hong Kong teachers polled say liberal studies reform politically motivated
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2020

《香港国安法》如何改变民主活动人士的生活？ (How has the National Security Law changed activists' lives?)
BBC, December 9, 2020

Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2020

全國人大常委會發言人：將向美方相關人員實施對等制裁 (NPC Standing Committee spokesperson threatens to impose reciprocal sanctions on U.S. officials)

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全国人大常委会发言人就美国国务院宣布制裁全国人大常委会副委员长发表谈话 (Spokesperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee responds to announced U.S. sanction of vice chair)
Xinhua, December 9, 2020