China bans BBC World News in retaliation for UK licence blow
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
Related:
China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the BBC ban
European Union, February 12, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Lunar New Year: mindful of national security law, Hong Kong festival market stalls opt for subtle messages on products
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中共四处收集基因数据 用DNA管控维族人遭诟病 (As China uses DNA technology for surveillance and control of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, its global DNA data collection sparks concerns)
Voice of America, February 16, 2021
人脸识别把人变成“透明人” 中共极权监控下人人自危 (With facial recognition, everyone is “naked” under CPC surveillance)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
网传中国协助缅甸军政府建防火墙 数字监控走出国门？ (Questions of China’s role in Myanmar Internet shutdown mount, along with those on China’s export of surveillance technology)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
Related:
US and WHO push China for data from early days of contagion
Agence France Presse, February 14, 2021
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
Associated Press, February 15, 2021
China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
At least 331 human rights defenders were murdered in 2020, report finds
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
US-China relations: Details released of Biden's first call with Xi
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally
Agence France Presse, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong protests: former opposition lawmakers plead guilty to roles in illegal 2019 march, face up to 5 years in jail
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong: alarm over proposed law that could ban anyone from leaving
Agence France Presse, February 13, 2021
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Further Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 In respect of Clause 3 of the Bill
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK’s ban on BBC programming sparks questions over press freedom and ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
Explainer | National security law: what you need to know about the decision to hold a trial without a jury
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2021
台灣「促進轉型正義委員會」疑被港「封網」 經 VPN 仍可瀏覽 保安局、警方拒絕評論 (Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission website is reportedly blocked in Hong Kong; Security Bureau and Police refuse to comment)
The Stand News, February 12, 2021
奔向自由，香港青年只身跨越半个地球逃亡美国 (The Hong Kong youth who traveled half the globe to seek freedom in the U.S.)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Forget stability in the Year of the Ox, it’s time to challenge Hong Kong’s status quo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2021
Revoking of lawyers’ licences creates a chilling effect
South China Morning Post Editorial, February 13, 2021
The Long-Term Implications of the Jimmy Lai Bail Decision
The Diplomat, February 11, 2021
中共数字威权主义的最终目标：培养自我审查的“和谐新人类” (The ultimate agenda of China’s digital authoritarianism: Cultivate a self-censoring “new, harmonious humankind”)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“无国界记者”调查报告：中国至今至少拘捕10名揭露疫情记者 (Reporters without Borders report: To date, China has arrested at least 10 journalists and commentators for reporting on Covid-19)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2021
Related:
China: One year after the Covid-19 outbreak, seven journalists still detained for reporting on the issue
Reporters without Borders, February 8, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head
Reuters, February 9, 2021
新疆內蒙通過《民族團結》條例 倡官員繼續「結對認親」進駐民眾家中 (Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia pass new “ethnic unity” policies; continue the Civil Servant-Family Pair up policy; and accelerate use of Chinese language in education)
CitizenNews, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong opposition activists detained in mass national security law arrests have bail extended
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong radio host ‘Giggs’ denied bail ahead of trial for allegedly ‘seditious’ broadcast
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam honours police top brass sanctioned by US
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
U.S. senators revive bill to make refugee status easier for Hong Kong protesters
Reuters, February 9, 2021
反送中紀錄片《Do Not Split 不割席》 入選奧斯卡最佳紀錄短片十強名單 (Hong Kong protest film “Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar in “Documentary Short Subject” category)
The Stand News, February 10, 2021
Related:
Do Not Split
FIELD_OF_VISION, January 25, 2021
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权组织谴责针对藏人的强迫劳动政策 (Human rights organization condemns forced labor policy targeting Tibetans)
Voice of America, February 9, 2021
Related:
700,000 more Tibetans targeted under coercive labour programme
Free Tibet, February 9, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Jails Publisher Geng Xiaonan, Who Spoke in Support of Dissident Xu Zhangrun
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2021
Chinese Police Hold Women's Rights Activist Thousands of Miles From Home
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
How China's pandemic propaganda muzzles citizen journalists
Deutsche Welle, February 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam confirms no consular protection for dual nationals
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2021
Related:
Britain issues consular assistance warning after Hong Kong says it will no longer recognise dual nationality
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2021
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to remain in jail as landmark security law case continues
The Guardian, February 8, 2021
Monday, February 08, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighurs: 'Credible case' China carrying out genocide
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2021
Related:
International Criminal Responsibility for Crimes Aagainst Humanity and Genocide Against the Uyghur Population in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
Essex Court Chambers, February 8, 2021
新疆地方政府强逼少数民族过春节（Xinjiang local governments force ethnic minorities to celebrate Spring Festival）
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2021
Inner Mongolia (内蒙古)
内蒙古地方政府不顾反对声浪，进一步强化汉语教学改革（Dismissing opposition, local gov’ts of Inner Mongolia intensify Chinese-language teaching）
Radio France Internationale, February 7, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
This Chinese Businesswoman Was a Model of Success. Then She Angered the Party.
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
Australian journalist arrested in China for ‘supplying state secrets’
Agence France-Presse, February 8, 2021
China Formally Arrests Australian Journalist on Spying Charge
中国正式逮捕澳籍记者成蕾，指控其涉嫌泄露国家机密
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
Beijing’s move to disbar lawyers in Hong Kong fugitives case sends a chill through mainland human rights circles
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2021
被指顛覆國家維權律師常瑋平妻子發公開信 披露丈夫遭酷刑 家人被長期監控 (Open letter by lawyer Chang Weiping's wife: Chang is tortured in detention; family members under long-term heavy surveillance)
The Stand News, February 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“精英俱乐部”手机软件被封 中国网民感叹（Clubhouse app is blocked in China; Chinese netizens lament）
Radio France Internationale, February 8, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
布林肯與楊潔篪通電話 強調續捍衛新疆西藏香港人權 (In call with Yang Jiechi, Blinken stressed U.S. will continue to stand up for human rights in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 6, 2021
丁家喜许志永更多惊人酷刑曝光 李翘楚为许志永呐喊遭拘留（More shocking details about torture of Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong are exposed; Li Qiaochu is detained for advocating for Xu）
Voice of America, February 8, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Second Hong Kong radio host arrested under colonial era sedition law
Agence France-Presse, February 7, 2021
No jury for Hong Kong's first national security trial: source
Radio France Internationale, February 8, 2021
A Talking Owl and Cheery Sounds: Children’s Video Targets Dissent in Hong Kong
猫头鹰叔叔和卡通动画：香港“国安教育”进小学
The New York Times, February 8, 2021
鲁比奥参议员谴责中共在香港实施教育改革 (Rubio condemns CPC's education reform in Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2021
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