Access to Justice (司法公正)

甘肃玛曲藏人政治犯雪努班丹去世 (Gansu political prisoner dies, Central Tibetan Administration accuses China of torture and CERD violations)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Nine members of a family imprisoned by Xinjiang authorities
China Aid, October 4, 2018

新疆“再教育营”摇身变成工厂 (Re-education camps in Xinjiang transformed into quasi-factories)
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Interview: “We give them a warning before ordering them to stand as punishment”
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

China political refugees face forcible repatriation from Thailand, Taiwan
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo’s most influential users can now silence their critics
Sixth Tone, September 27, 2018

China shutters WeChat account listing historical grievances against Moscow
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2018

How the Chinese Government works to censor debate in Western democracies
NPR, October 3, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

高智晟律师遭强迫失踪1年多生死不明 众维权人士再次发起联署：强烈要求中共执政当局无罪释放高智晟律师 (Over 100 human rights defenders sign open letter calling for release of disappeared rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, October 3, 2018

Why protests are so common in China
The Economist, October 4, 2018

China's netizens push back on “Xi Thought”
Voice of America, October 4, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Key U.S. allies are sending people to China's secret Muslim internment camps
Huffington Post, October 5, 2018

Cui Tiankai denies existence of camps in Xinjiang
SupChina, October 4, 2018

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Transcript: NPR's interview with China's ambassador to the U.S.
NPR, October 3, 2018

Pence’s speech on China
SupChina, October 4, 2018

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Vice President Mike Pence's remarks on the administration's policy towards China
Hudson Institute, October 4, 2018

China dismisses U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence’s “extremely ridiculous” claim it is trying to meddle in US elections
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The big hack: How China used a tiny chip to infiltrate U.S. companies
Bloomberg, October 4, 2018

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Did China successfully hack hardware at the CIA, Apple, Amazon, and nearly 30 major American companies?
SupChina, October 4, 2018

Apple, Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack
Reuters, October 4, 2018

U.S. extends watch over ZTE violation
The Standard, October 5, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong refuses visa renewal for foreign press club vice-pres. who chaired independence talk
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2018

“This is part of the plan”: New train blurs line between China and Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 4, 2018

PolyU students warn of open day protest as talks with university over “democracy wall” on campus in Hong Kong take unruly turn
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2018

China tightens grip on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement
Deutsche Welle, October 4, 2018

Commentary (评论)

范冰冰「被失蹤」，揭露中國司法體系潛規則 (Movie star Fan Bingbing's disappearance raises questions about the Chinese justice system)
Time, October 5, 2018

China’s influence operations are pinpointing America’s weaknesses
Foreign Policy, October 4, 2018

The Uyghurs and the Han: 1 World, 2 Universes
The Diplomat, October 4, 2018

北京回族家庭三代：信仰是怎樣走向真空的？(Three generations of Hui people in Beijing: how their religion got pushed into vacuum)
The Initium, October 3, 2018

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北京牛街：改造後，穆斯林聚居區已快變成小吃街 (How did a Muslim neighborhood in the heart of Beijing transform into a snack-street by urban renewal)
The Initium, October 4, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Vaccine campaigner detained on Tiananmen Square after protest of “despair”
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccine-campaigner-detained-on-tiananmen-square-10032018115317.html

Interview: “They detained her because she had studied Islam in a foreign country”
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/detention-10032018160139.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

瑞典记者：中国如何抹黑桂民海 (Swedish reporter explains China’s smear campaign on captured bookseller Gui Minhai)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hx-10032018101453.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“They are not livestock but people with rights”: Kazakh families torn apart in China’s Xinjiang crackdown
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/04/not-livestock-people-rights-kazakh-families-torn-apart-chinas-xinjiang-crackdown/

Hong Kong bishop fears Chinese Catholic “suppression” to continue despite Vatican pact
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-vatican-hongkong/hong-kong-bishop-fears-chinese-catholic-suppression-to-continue-despite-vatican-pact-idUSKCN1MD0YS?

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Pence speech to string together a narrative of Chinese aggression
The New York Times, October 3, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/politics/china-pence-trade-military-elections.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Data in China is safe, says Apple
Agence France-Presse, October 4, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=200809&sid=6&sid=6

ZTE will be monitored by U.S. compliance officer for two extra years for breaking probation, judge orders
Reuters, October 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2166879/zte-will-be-monitored-us-compliance-officer-two-extra-years

Hong Kong (香港)

Top Beijing official delays retirement to help rein in pro-independence calls in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166735/top-beijing-official-delays-retirement-help-rein-pro

Hong Kong NGOs to highlight China’s suppression of lawyers, labour groups at United Nations
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/hong-kong-ngos-highlight-chinas-suppression-lawyers-labour-groups-united-nations/

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香港多个团体将赴联合国 吁关注中国人权状况倒退 (Hong Kong civil society organizations to attend pre-session of China’s UPR, call for attention on deterioration of human rights conditions in China)
Voice of America, October 3, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-ngos-will-attend-pre-session-of-un-commission-meeting-20181003/4597995.html

“Democracy wall” covered up again as PolyU president hits out at student union for arbitrarily changing rules regarding Hong Kong independence messages
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166766/democracy-wall-covered-again-polyu-president-hits-out

Politician “Long Hair” to appeal conviction for 2015 protest against Carrie Lam despite escaping jail term
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/politician-long-hair-appeal-conviction-2015-protest-carrie-lam-despite-escaping-jail-term/

Commentary (评论)

After the National Party’s ban and new calls for Article 23 legislation, Demosisto should watch its back
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/hong-kong/article/2166760/after-national-partys-ban-and-new-calls-article-23

China is treating Muslims like drug addicts
Foreign Policy, October 3, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/10/03/china-is-treating-muslims-like-drug-addicts/

One Hong Kong railway station, two Chinese systems
Financial Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/150d76c6-c631-11e8-ba8f-ee390057b8c9

Belt and Road is globalisation with Chinese characteristics
Financial Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/3c437b42-c6f8-11e8-ba8f-ee390057b8c9

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Xinjiang Authorities Secretly Transferring Uyghur Detainees to Jails Throughout China
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/transfer-10022018171100.html

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集中營再現？新疆停售火車票疑為大規模「秘密轉移」穆斯林 (Xinjiang suspends sale of train tickets for mass relocation of Muslims)
The News Lens, October 2, 2018
https://www.thenewslens.com/article/105255

Access to Information (信息公开)

報道指《環時》總編國慶帖文嘆中國言論自由不足　疑已被刪 (Global Times chief editor’s Weibo post reportedly deleted for mentioning lack of freedom of speech in China)
Ming Pao, October 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181003/s00004/1538538984068

China mounts publicity campaign to counter criticism on Xinjiang
Reuters, October 2, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang/china-mounts-publicity-campaign-to-counter-criticism-on-xinjiang-idUSKCN1MC0I6?

Chinese journalist's arrest shows state media fight for ruling party
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-10022018111647.html

In China, a quiz show is an ode to Xi Jinping
The New York Times, October 2, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/02/world/asia/china-quiz-show-xi-jinping.html

Two foreigners under investigation for racial slurs in private WeChat group
SupChina, October 2, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/10/02/two-foreigners-under-investigation-for-racial-slurs-in-private-wechat-group/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Xianzi & classmate Maishao: #MeToo makes us believe gentleness can change the world
China Digital Times, October 2, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/10/xianzi-classmate-maishao-metoo-makes-us-believe-gentleness-can-change-the-world/

Xinjiang authorities shutter popular restaurant seen to promote Uyghur cultural identity
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restaurant-10022018161536.html

Uighurs in exile fear for loved ones amid crackdown in China
Voice of America, October 1, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/uighurs-in-exile-fear-for-loved-ones-amid-crackdown-in-china-/4595742.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China may face more U.S. export restrictions over Muslim crackdown
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-usa/china-may-face-more-u-s-export-restrictions-over-muslim-crackdown-idUSKCN1MC2QD?

Related:
【出口限制】美國考慮對中國實施科技出口限制 (U.S. considers export restrictions on surveillance tech used in Xinjiang)
Ming Pao, October 3, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20181003/s00002/1538529481825

Taiwan accuses Beijing of wanting to make it “irrelevant” with Vatican deal
Reuters, October 3, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2166732/taiwan-accuses-beijing-wanting-make-it-irrelevant-vatican-deal

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Taiwan vice-president Chen Chien-jen will visit Vatican to “deepen ties”
Agence France-Presse, October 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/03/taiwan-vice-president-chen-chien-jen-will-visit-vatican-deepen-ties/

China curbs teachers’ overseas travel, recalls passports “nationwide”
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-passports-10022018133856.html

维吾尔难民被遣返后 迄今下落不明 (Uyghur refugee wrongly repatriated from Germany remains incommunicado)
Deutsche Welle, October 2, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/维吾尔难民被遣返后-迄今下落不明/a-45715006?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Here are the Fortune 500 companies doing business in Xinjiang
ChinaFile, October 2, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/here-are-fortune-500-companies-doing-business-xinjiang

Hong Kong (香港)

Separatist slogans not permitted at Hong Kong gov’t headquarters protest site, says Chief Exec.
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/02/separatist-slogans-not-permitted-hong-kong-govt-headquarters-protest-site-says-chief-exec/

Three main contenders emerge in Hong Kong’s November by-election as nomination period begins
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/10/02/three-main-contenders-emerge-hong-kongs-november-election-nomination-period-begins/

Security guards who stopped pro-independence protesters entering government forecourt were reasonable, says Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2166584/security-guards-who-stopped-pro-independence-protesters