西藏那曲一藏人因拒绝悬挂国旗被捕狱中死亡 遗留六个孩子(Tibetan in Nagqu, Tibet, arrested for refusing to fly national flag, dies in prison, leaving six children)
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2021
Friday, May 07, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Family of Detained Chinese Rights Lawyer Turned Away After Making Torture Complaint
Radio Free Asia, May 7, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Human rights have no place in Swiss-Chinese trade deal
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2021
习近平：世界陷入乱局，中国应把握机遇(Xi Jinping: World is in chaos; China should seize the opportunity)
Deutsche Welle, May 7, 2021
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习近平：把握新发展阶段，贯彻新发展理念，构建新发展格局(Xi Jinping: Seize the stage for new development, implement new development concept, and construct a new development pattern)
Qiushi Journal, April 30, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Fugitive former lawmaker Ted Hui’s legal bid against withdrawal of protest cases quashed as he ‘despises’ court, judge says
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2021
Hong Kong court grants democrat Wu Chi-wai bail to attend father’s funeral
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2021
Five localists arrested in subversion case
The Standard, May 7, 2021
US calls on Hong Kong to release Tiananmen vigil activists
Agence France-Presse, May 7, 2021
District councillor quits Hong Kong Civic Party, saying its future is uncertain
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2021
Can Bar get itself out of its protest quagmire?
The Standard, May 7, 2021
【7.28 上環】被控暴動 12 人聯合申請「換法官」 指法官陳仲衡疑挖苦、嘲諷辯方(12 charged with rioting over protest in 2019 apply for recusal of judge Johnny Chan)
Stand News, May 7, 2021
被指應離任港終審法院非常任法官 廖柏嘉﹕未見法律被濫用至無法接受 《基本法》仍行之有效(British non-permanent judge David Neuberger says Basic Law "is still very much alive and effective" in response to view that British judges should leave high court)
Stand News, May 7, 2021
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The Times view on British judges in Hong Kong: True Justice
The Times, March 15, 2021
Hong Kong education authorities investigating administrators of school where teacher was stripped of registration for ‘bias’
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2021
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前大學教授馬路舉「五一」手勢 判監3個月(Former university professor sentenced to 3 months in jail over gesturing "five demands, not one less" in a 2020 anti-national security protest)
Ming Pao, May 7, 2021【清算教師】楊潤雄：研重推《專業守則》修訂 四年前擱置 倡師生禁談「無關教學」議題(Secretary for Education Kevin Yeung says Professional Conduct in Education Amendment, abandoned four years ago, is being considered)
Stand News, May 7, 2021
【DSE】歷史科老師：試題「重經濟輕政治」 問中國經濟現代化因素限年期 避考生引文革為例(Teacher: This year's DSE history exam focuses on economic, avoids political questions)
Stand News, May 6, 2021
RTHK Independence Called into Question Over Show Hosted by Hong Kong Leader
Voice of America, May 7, 2021
Interview: 'I Kept Wanting to Stay And Do a Bit More'
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
How China turned a prize-winning iPhone hack against the Uyghurs
MIT Technology Review, May 6, 2021
UK spies warn local authorities over ‘smart city’ tech risks
英国情报界就智慧城市技术风险向地方政府发出警告
Financial Times, May 7, 2021
Thursday, May 06, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
The Reciter: A Uyghur family’s pride — and downfall
SupChina, May 5, 2021
新西兰国会谴责中国新疆针对维吾尔族的人权打压(New Zealand Parliament condemns China's Xinjiang human rights suppression against Uyghurs)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2021
Taiwan (台湾)
Taiwanese academics and legislators call for University of Hong Kong head to be expelled from national academy
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
Taiwan-Macau gay couple win legal battle for marriage recognition
Agence France-Presse, May 6, 2021
台湾-澳门跨籍同性婚姻官司胜诉 户政机关需准许结婚登记申请(Victory for Taiwan-Macau cross-national same-sex marriage lawsuit—gov’t must approve household registration application)
Voice of America, May 6, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Beijing official makes a big show of understanding gig workers
China Labour Bulletin, May 6, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
DW reporters in China: Documenting the erosion of fundamental rights
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021
Authorities Shut Down Ethnic Minority Church in China's Yunnan
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021
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China ‘in a Category by Itself’ of Religious Rights Violators
The Diplomat, May 6, 2021
2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)
Olympics sponsors duck questions over Beijing 2022 as boycott calls grow
Financial Times, May 6, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
G7外长批中国侵犯人权 吁各国团结对抗新冠(G7 foreign ministers criticize China for human rights violations, call on all countries to unite against Covid-19)
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021
China hits out as G7 slams Beijing over human rights, backs Taiwan
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
Exclusive | European Union again drops plans for measures related to China’s Hong Kong actions
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
中欧关系：欧盟暂缓批准《中欧全面投资协定》，曾被誉为“历史性投资协定”( China-EU Relations: EU suspends ratification of investment deal with China, once known as a "historic")
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
The Downside of China’s Online Muscle-Flexing
Foreign Policy, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong court jails three on riot charges despite no evidence of rioting
The Guardian, May 6, 2021
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Hong Kong: Joshua Wong jailed over banned Tiananmen vigil
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong prosecutors request national security law judge for Jimmy Lai fraud trial over office use
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
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Hong Kong: Critics slam Beijing crackdown ahead of Jimmy Lai trial
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong police arrest 3 students for alleged acts of secession and subversion on social media, more could face same charge
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
香港4名“国庆日暴动”市民遭判刑 法官以4年半作量刑起点(Four are sentenced for involvement in protests on 2019 National Day)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021
被指叫人刪示威照片 林卓廷等3人否認企圖妨礙司法公正等罪 明年11月開審(Pro-democracy ex-lawmaker Lam Cheuk Ting, two others plead not guilty of perverting the course of justice in asking others to delete 2019 protests photos)
inmedia.hk, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: lawyers file urgent bail application in bid to overturn ban on detained party chief attending his father’s funeral
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
RTHK’s Yuen Long doc and BBC’s Xinjiang reporting win Human Rights Press Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
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25th Human Rights Press Awards (2021) Winners
第二十五屆人權新聞奬（2021）得奬名單
Human Rights Press Awards, May 6, 2021第25屆人權新聞獎得主聯署聲明︰呼籲各界尊重及以行動守護新聞自由
The 25th Human Rights Press Awards Winners' Joint Statement
Citizen News, May 6, 2021
Top producer at embattled documentary series Hong Kong Connection quits RTHK – source
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
Hong Kong Pushes ‘Fake News’ Label as Media Face ‘Worst of Times’
The New York Times, May 6, 2021
中大取消8名朔夜前成員任校務委員會學生代表(Chinese University disqualifies eight student representatives from University affairs committee)
Ming Pao, May 6, 2021
Pro-establishment lawmakers take aim at Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s team, passing motion urging administration to improve its governance
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
National security law: ex-chief justice Geoffrey Ma defends role of foreign judges in Hong Kong, argues they should help enforce mini-constitution
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2021
Security law: Hong Kong police cordon off pro-democracy clothing store two days after opening
Hong Kong Free Press, May 6, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Show compassion to those in custody
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
Grim Image of India Prompts Debate Over China’s Swaggering Propaganda
点火”图讽刺印度疫情，中共民族主义宣传引争议
The New York Times, May 6, 2021
Wednesday, May 05, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
New Zealand slams China's treatment of Uyghurs, stops short of calling it genocide
Deutsche Welle, May 5, 2021
China Is Courting Middle Eastern Nations on Xinjiang
The Diplomat, May 5, 2021
Despite surveillance, Uyghurs around the world speak out online
The Christian Science Monitor, May 5, 2021
维吾尔人在纪录片里忏悔 家属喊冤 (Uyghurs “confess” in CGTN documentary; families cry foul)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
In China, Writing About Pandemic, Cultural Heritage Can Get You Arrested
Voice of America, May 4, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Feminism in China dates to communist revolution but today activists feel squeezed by the state
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Big Tech’s regulatory challenges in China include closer scrutiny of taxes, but many see this as long overdue
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Yuen Long mob attack victims drop civil case against Hong Kong police chief
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong journalist Bao Choy appeals conviction over accessing public data for documentary
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
2019 Hong Kong PolyU siege: 3 sought, 18 bailed on suspicion of helping protesters flee
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2021
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Hong Kong protests: four jailed for up to 56 months over National Day riot, judge says non-violent participants at scene share culpability
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021【12港人】郭子麟涉11.18暴動案 今遭加控管有攻擊性武器罪 月尾轉區院訊(Hong Kong 12 Case: Kwok Tsz-lun faces add’l charge of offensive weapon possession in November 18, 2019 protest)
inmedia.hk, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: ex-lawmaker in jail awaiting trial barred from attending father’s funeral, told he can watch online
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
陳皓桓：若民陣被取締 如何說明香港仍有結社自由(Civil Human Rights Front convener Figo Chan Ho-wun: If group is banned, how could we say Hong Kong still has freedom of assembly?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 5, 2021
National security law: University of Hong Kong student union hopefuls plan cautious approach to avoid flouting Beijing-decreed legislation
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2021
【清算學生會】 張崑陽、周永康等港大校友聯署 促台灣中研院撤張翔院士資格(In joint statement, HKU alumni, including activists-in-exile Sunny Cheung and Alex Chow, urge Taiwan’s Academia Sinica to rescind membership held by HKU president Zhang Xiang)
Stand News, May 5, 2021
Hong Kong Exiles Lobby For Political Asylum Seekers in Canada
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Calls for ‘fake news’ laws need strict scrutiny to ensure public’s rights are preserved
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2021
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