UPR of China（联合国对中国的普遍定期审议）

“A campaign of systematic repression”: China faces grilling over internment camps at UN review
Agence France-Presse, November 4, 2018

Activists urge deep scrutiny of China at U.N. rights gathering this week
Reuters, November 4, 2018

China's human rights record to be examined in UN review
The Guardian, November 5, 2018

Related:
UPR China: Will Governments Stand Firm on Accountability and Universal Standards?
Human Rights in China, November 1, 2018

UN Human Rights Council must demand answers from China over Xinjiang mass internment camps
Amnesty International, November 2, 2018

China is committing ethnic cleansing in Xinjiang – it's time for the world to stand up
The Guardian, November 3, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

How China is trying to decimate Uyghur minds
Hong Kong Free Press, November 5, 2018

Mass detention of Muslims impacts agriculture in Xinjiang
Bitter Winter, November 3, 2018

“Ruined dreams”: The people locked up in China's desert “re-education” centres
The Age, November 2, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: Immediately and unconditionally release Huang Qi & ensure access to prompt medical care for all detained human rights defenders
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, November 5, 2018

Why Interpol must keep up the pressure in the case of its missing ex-president Meng Hongwei
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2018

Academic freedom watchdog demands China unconditionally release prominent Uyghur scholar
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网友因网上转发评论遭当局逮捕或判刑 (Chinese netizens jailed for reblogging criticisms on government and Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, November 3, 2018

深圳网友因订制郭文贵名言文化衫遭判刑一年半 (Shenzhen netizen jailed for 1.5 years for making tshirt bearing sensitive slogan)
Voice of America, November 3, 2018

Exiled Chinese writer says Hong Kong publishers “too afraid to bring out” Chinese version of his new novel”
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2018

中国学者盛洪被禁赴美参加改革开放40年研讨会 (Liberal Chinese scholar banned from attending Harvard conference on China’s reform history on grounds of “threatening national security”)
Voice of America, November 5, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China student speaks of harassment over protests
Financial Times, November 4, 2018

“Community spaces are the future”: political artist Sampson Wong finds inspiration and solace in “deteriorating” Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, November 3, 2018

Chinese students assaulted at pro-Marxist society protest
Reuters, November 2, 2018

Related:
南大学生学马列被禁 遭暴力清场 (Nanjing University bans Marxist society, student protest attacked by unidentified officials and scattered by police)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2018

异议父子遭打压：史竟出境被阻 (Son of activist detained for attempting to go to Taiwan to observe election)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国际环保组织称中国生产违禁化学品 (International environmental organizations reveal China continues to produce chemical products banned by global warming treaties)
Voice of America, November 4, 2018

Chinese police chief kills himself after two former colleagues come under corruption cloud
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2018

China hosts UN Security Council visit to show support for peacekeeping
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

徐子軒：AI預測犯罪，誰會成為人工智能的眼中釘？(Who will be targeted if we use AI for predictive policing?)
The Initium, November 2, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Badiucao – the interview: “I think we are witnessing the dying of Hong Kong”
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2018

Related:
「人人都可成 Pussy Riot」　無懼巴丟草展叫停　開幕講座移師深水埗 (“Everyone can be Pussy Riot”: opening talk of dissenter-artist Badiucao exhibition goes on despite forced cancellation)
The Stand News, November 4, 2018

巴丟草展覽被打壓　Pussy Riot 快閃中環抗議 (After threats from Chinese authorities shut down dissenter-artist exhibition, Pussy Riot organizes “flash-mob” in solidarity
The Stand News, November 4, 2018

Uber says it has changed its ways and is willing to partner with Hong Kong government to help smart city plan
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2018

香港曾是言論自由的避風港，現在卻配合中國驅逐外國記者 (Hong Kong used to be the safe haven for freedom of speech, but now cooperates with China to expel foreign journalists)
Time, November 3, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Human rights and the crackdown on Uyghurs’ religion and culture: Six questions for China’s UN delegation
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2018

Hong Kong’s Basic Law is a constitution with Chinese characteristics, and not meant to lead to democracy
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

China expands Xinjiang network of detention camps, report says
Financial Times, November 1, 2018

For them, Afghanistan is safer than China
Foreign Policy, November 1, 2018

China’s frontier of fear
ABC Australia, November 1, 2018

China’s surveillance laboratory
Dissent Magazine, October 31, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李明哲已达减刑门槛却被反复移监？台湾表达不满 (Jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che transferred to new prisons multiple times without notice to family)
Voice of America, November 1, 2018

CLB calls for the immediate release of all Jasic workers and supporters
China Labour Bulletin, November 1, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Statement: Free Expression Week “Badiucao” art exhibition
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2018

Apple censors sensitive names and phrases from gadget engraving offer on Hong Kong and China websites
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2018

上海网信办重拳整治自媒体乱象，依法处理19个违规微信公号 (Shanghai CAC suspends and shuts down 19 Weixin public accounts over “illegal content”)
The Paper, November 1, 2018

As China tightens its grip on Hong Kong, Taiwan emerges as Asia’s hub for foreign media
The Splice Newsroom, November 1, 2018

【南京大屠殺】南京立法要求民眾默哀　禁否認大屠殺歷史 (New law makes moment of silence for Nanjing massacre mandatory, bans speech that “injures feelings” of the people, dignity of the state)
The Stand News, November 1, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Outcry in China after police refuse to pursue father allegedly abusing child on train
The Guardian, November 1, 2018

Related:
Police statement on the molesting father story stirs up media backlash
SupChina, November 1, 2018

艾滋就业歧视法律咨询月：60律师发起
Chinese lawyers offer free legal advice to people living with HIV
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中央统战部副部长徐乐江：做好新形势下民营经济领域党建工作 (United Front Work Department to strengthen party work in private business sector)
The Paper, November 2, 2018

Chinese authorities require Tibetan monks and nuns to undergo political training, Human Rights Watch finds
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2018

China’s public worries pointlessly about GM food
The Economist, November 1, 2018

India lodges “strong protest” against China and Pakistan's bus service passing through POK
The Wire, November 1, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. senators demand probe into China’s alleged hacking of tech giants’ supply chains
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2018

China is exporting its digital surveillance methods to African governments
Quartz, November 1, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Related: Hong Kong rule of law “very robust”: Japanese press quiz Chief Exec. Carrie Lam over expulsion of journalist
Hong Kong Free Press, November 1, 2018

毛孟靜要求保安局交代馬凱被逐議案　立法會否決 (Motion to question authorities on visa denial decision vetoed by pro-Beijing camp)
The Stand News, November 1, 2018

“Master meat cutter” murder suspect claims police officers beat him to force confession
South China Morning Post, November 1, 2018

Commentary (评论)

【專訪 Pussy Riot ‧ 上】挑戰普京威權　成員遭毒害　「縱然恐懼，我們仍要為俄羅斯奮鬥」(Interview with Pussy Riot (1) in HK: “Even though we are scared, we will still fight for Russia”)
The Stand News, November 1, 2018

Interview: “I did not believe I would leave prison in China alive”
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2018

It could be goodbye to the banks if WeChat takes over the world
The Sydney Morning Herald, November 1, 2018

What significance does China’s updated court law have?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, November 1, 2018

The common goal of Donald Trump and Xi Jinping: “Drain The Swamp”
The Diplomat, November 1, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Mapping Xinjiang’s “re-education” camps
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, November 1, 2018

UK confirms reports of Chinese mass internment camps for Uyghur Muslims
The Guardian, October 31, 2018

Growing evidence forced China to acknowledge Xinjiang political “re-education camps”: researcher
Radio Free Asia, October 31, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

代表律師「意外受傷」一度退出案件　王全璋親筆信為「困擾和麻煩」致歉 (Lawyer withdraws from Wang Quanzhang’s case, Wang apologizes for causing him “troubles”)
The Stand News, November 1, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

年年免费游中国，带回让党放心的宣传 (While some foreign journalists are banned and restricted in Xinjiang, overseas Chinese media are invited for free)
Voice of America, November 1, 2018

U.S. Embassy uses WeChat to air criticism of China on home turf
Bloomberg, October 31, 2018