Hong Kong (香港)

Public, media barred from observing ballot counts at special Hong Kong-mainland border voting stations
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2021

Security law: Dozens of Hong Kong democrats to spend festive season in detention – subversion trial date still unclear
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2021

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民主派初選47人案押後明年3月4日提訊(National security case of 47 pro-democracy figures is adjourned until March 4 next year)
Ming Pao, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong schools must infuse civic, moral values into all subjects under new framework to be revealed soon
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2021

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【杜絕躺平？】教育局推價值觀課程架構　增培育「勤勞」價值　刪「尊重人權」、「以批判思維認識祖國」(In new values education framework, EDB removes "respect human rights,” "understand motherland through critical thinking" from guidelines)

曾代理「12 港人」案　內地人權律師梁小軍被釘牌(Mainland human rights lawyer Liang Xiaojun, who once represented case of "12 Hong Kongers," is stripped of license)
Stand News, November 30, 2021

Some opinion survey questions could breach Hong Kong law, anti-graft chief warns
Hong Kong Free Press, November 30, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

EU set to renew sanctions on Chinese officials for alleged Xinjiang abuses
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Sichuan rights activist Huang Qi's dying mother fears she will never see him again
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2021

CAPA Controversy Continued: Li Xuezheng Won’t Be Silenced
What's on Weibo, November 27, 2021

许志永律师梁小军被告知吊销执照 (Liang Xiaojun, Xu Zhiyong's lawyer, is told his license is suspended)
Radio France Internationale, November 27, 2021

郭飞雄妻子自感时日不多 希望中国释放丈夫 (Wife of Guo Feixiong is gravely ill, hopes China will release her husband)
Radio Free Asia, November 26, 2021

中国持不同政见诗人王藏夫妇被控“煽动颠覆”一案再度延期审理 (Dissident poet Wang Zang and his wife's “inciting subversion” trial is postponed again)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Beijing Keeps Trying to Rewrite History
The Atlantic, November 27, 2021

中国娱乐业正经历彻底改造，大明星小网红都要成为政治宣传员 (China is revamping its entertainment industry, requiring celebrities and online influencers to be part of its propaganda machine)
Voice of America, November 25, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s nominee wins Interpol seat despite concerns of human rights groups
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

全国妇联权益部发布《家庭暴力受害人证据收集指引》 (All-China Women's Federation Rights Department publishes “Domestic Violence Victim Evidence Collection Guideline”)
Beijing News, November 25, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

US-China tech war: Beijing draws up three-year plan to revamp state technology system
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Pressure over China’s human rights abuses mounts ahead of Beijing Olympics
The Washington Post, November 26, 2021

Do Sports Still Need China?
体育界的新问题：在中国做生意还值得吗？
The New York Times, November 25, 2021

In I.O.C.’s ‘Quiet Diplomacy,’ Critics See Whitewash of China’s Actions
被指帮助中国粉饰彭帅事件，国际奥委会遭抨击
The New York Times, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Functional constituencies in Hong Kong’s Legco will all be contested for first time, but is the competition just for show?
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong to deploy over 10,000 police to ensure ‘patriots-only’ legislative polls run smoothly
Hong Kong Free Press, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong elections: only 3 Legislative Council candidates identify as ‘pro democracy’, demand universal suffrage in official poll statements
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2021

廉署通緝許智峯及丘文俊　涉煽惑市民投白票及不投票(Exiled Ted Hui and Yau Man-chun wanted by ICAC for inciting citizens to cast blank votes and not vote)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 29, 2021

Hong Kong court to hear challenge to national security law conviction next March
Hong Kong Free Press, November 26, 2021

Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK does not have the right to freedom of expression, High Court rules
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2021

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法庭裁定通訊局對《頭條新聞》部分裁決不成立(Court rules Communications Authority's decision against RTHK's Headliner is wrong in part)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 25, 2021

Hong Kong protests: Telegram group administrator pleads guilty to 9 incitement charges tied to violent 2019 clashes
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021

National security law: why have Hong Kong’s activist groups fallen like dominoes? Who is to blame and can civil society rebuild itself?
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2021

鄒幸彤控煽動顛覆國家政權　第八次申請保釋被拒(Chow Hang-tung, charged with inciting subversion, is denied bail for the eighth time)
Ming Pao, November 26, 2021

Exclusive | Priscilla Wong, police watchdog chief, set to head governing body of University of Hong Kong, city’s top tertiary institution
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2021

Hong Kong film on 2019 protests wins prize for best documentary at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards
South China Morning Post, November 28, 2021

Commentary (评论)

Xi Is Bending Chinese Law to His Will
Foreign Affairs, November 24, 2021

中共需要的不是更多「歷史決議」，而是權力制衡 (The CPC needs checks and balances, not more historical resolutions)
Voicettank, November 22, 2021

What Future for International NGOs in China?
ChinaFile, November 24, 2021

The Death Knell for Hong Kong’s Democracy
“国殇之柱”被移除：香港民主的丧钟
The New York Times, November 25, 2021

People’s disconnection from Legco election could spell trouble for Beijing, Hong Kong officials
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

紧急关注：谢阳律师11月23日晚上在上海失联 (Urgent update: Lawyer Xie Yang lost contact in Shanghai on the night of November 23)
Weiquanwang, November 23, 2021

黄琦母亲癌症晚期病情恶化 盼见儿最后一面 (Mother of jailed activist Huang Qi is suffering from last stage cancer—seeing her son is her last wish)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2021

After 4 Years as Pawn in China-US Game, Seattle Man Is Home
The Diplomat, November 24, 2021

「彭帥事件」連鎖效應 專家聚焦北京「強迫失蹤」作法 (The ripple effect from Peng Shuai's disappearance: Experts focus on Beijing's “enforced disappearance”)
Deutsche Welle, November 24, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Keep out fake news in age of Covid-19, Chinese propaganda chief urges world media
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Quest for Greater ‘Discourse Power’
The Diplomat, November 24, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese tech philanthropy in the age of ‘common prosperity’
SupChina, November 23, 2021

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics (2022北京冬奥)

Peng Shuai: Human Rights Watch accuses IOC of sportswashing in case of Chinese tennis star
CNN, November 23, 2021

Peng Shuai to Xinjiang - the issues dogging the Beijing Olympics
Agence France-Presse, November 24, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Poll finds only half of Hongkongers inclined to vote in upcoming legislative race – a record low
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2021

Related:
【立法會爭位】《大公報》點名追擊民研　斥民調煽惑不投票　鍾劍華：學術研究沒理由構成煽動(Pro-Beijing newspaper accuses HKPORI LegCo election survey of inciting to not vote)
Stand News, November 24, 2021

HKPOP releases the first round of LegCo Election Survey results, the latest popularities of CE and SAR Government along with PSI and GGPI
香港民研發放發放第一輪立法會選舉調查結果、特首及政府民望、民情指數以及限聚指數
Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute, November 23, 2021

Hong Kong to revive bill bolstering copyright law as minister warns satire and parodies must toe national security line
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

欧盟今再敦促中国释放张展 (EU again urges China to release Zhang Zhan)
Radio France Internationale, November 23, 2021

江西“国保”凌驾于法律之上，律师要求会见肖青山遭拒 (Domestic security denies lawyer's visit to rights activist Shao Qingshan)
Weiquanwang, November 22, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

响应印太战略哈利法克斯国际安全论坛移师台湾 (In response to the Indo-Pacific framework, Halifax Forum will be held in Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, November 23, 2021

Related:
HFX ANNOUNCES WINTER 2022 TAIPEI FORUM
Halifax International Security Forum, July 21, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Why Peng Shuai Frustrates China's Propaganda Machine
The New York Times, November 23, 2021

Related:
彭帥微笑現身等於沒事? 外界不買單 (Peng Shuai re-emerging with a smile means she's safe? People aren't buying it)
Deutsche Welle, November 23, 2021

中国召开“网络文明大会” 何谓“网络文明”？ (China hosted Internet Civilization Conference, but what is “Internet Civilization”?)
Radio Free Asia, November 22, 2021

Little red children and ‘Grandpa Xi’: China’s school textbooks reflect the rise of Xi Jinping’s personality cult
The Conversation, November 23, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

國際刑警組織選舉新領導 阿聯酋、中國人選受質疑 (Interpol new leader election: UAE and China candidates spark concerns)
Deutsche Welle, November 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

National security law: student activist who advocated Hong Kong independence jailed for 43 months
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2021

唐英傑就定罪及刑期上訴　周五開庭索取法庭指示(Tong Ying Kit, first person sentenced under national security law, to appeal conviction and sentence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, November 23, 2021

Hong Kong to set up polling booths at border checkpoints; Lam evades question over legality of protest votes
Hong Kong Free Press, November 23, 2021