Access to Justice (司法公正)

International Crisis Group adviser Michael Kovrig detained in China, NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

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美国谴责中国拘捕加拿大人，再发赴中旅游警告 (U.S. condemns arbitrary detention of Canadian ex-diplomat, warns visitors of possible reprisals)
Voice of America, December 12, 2018

Canada working to secure release of ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig detained in China
Agence France-Presse, December 12, 2018

当局压黄琦认罪 黄母疑遭软禁 (Huang Qi pressured to make confession, mother Pu Wenqing is suspected under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

What does the Supreme People’s Court’s new judicial transparency policy mean?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, December 11, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Former prime minister of Australia defends free media after China complains about coverage
ABC Net, December 11, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国成都家庭教会百人被捕 非官方教会再受打压 (More than a hundred arrested in Chengdu family church
BBC News, December 12, 2018

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Minitrue: No reports on Chengdu church crackdown
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018

Rights group calls on China to release 32 Jasic workers, Maoist supporters
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

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HRIC urges international attention on 32 Jasic workers and supporters detained, disappeared
Human Rights in China, December 7, 2018

My brother’s keeper: A proposal for “dual key” accounts to preserve Twitter’s voices of freedom
China Change, December 11, 2018

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Crackdown in Beijing: “Using Twitter is more dangerous than street demonstrations”
Global Voices, December 11, 2018

Detained Chinese pastor: Xi’s god-like status “incompatible with the Christian faith”
Wall Street Journal, December 10, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

From doves to hawks: Why the U.S.’ moderate China watchers are growing sceptical about Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Beijing’s population: Better-educated, fewer migrants, and facing an aging crisis
Caixin, December 11, 2018

Men detained for burning “low-quality” coal. Is another heating crisis imminent?
SupChina, December 11, 2018

The Huawei arrest: How it likely happened and what comes next
Just Security, December 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai refuses to rule out censored Chinese search engine
The Guardian, December 11, 2018

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Rights groups turn up pressure on Google over China censorship ahead of Congressional hearing
The Intercept, December 11, 2018

“No” to a Google search engine with Chinese characteristics—Not “right now” or ever
Human Rights in China, December 11, 2018

Google’s plan for a censored search engine in China is an affront to human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Open letter: Over 50 NGOs urge Google not to aid China’s censorship and surveillance regime
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

China’s electric cars are government spies
Quartz, December 11, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

BREAKING: Insufficient evidence to convict ex-Hong Kong leader CY Leung of $50million deal, says Dept. of Justice
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018

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Hong Kong won’t prosecute ex-leader over claims of conflict of interest
The New York Times, December 12, 2018

【佔中九子案】戴耀廷犯人欄內結案陳詞：若我有罪，罪名是散播希望 (Benny Tai’s closing submission: If I am guilty, my crime is spreading hope)
Inmediahk.net, December 12, 2018

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“I will never give up”: Law professor Benny Tai takes the stand in trial of 2014 pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong Free Press, December 12, 2018

建制狙擊港台　何君堯倡與新聞處合併　何俊賢促扣薪對付踩紅線 (Pro-Beijing camp attacks RTHK, proposes salary reduction to “punish” acts that cross red line)
The Stand News, December 12, 2018

Leaders of banned Hong Kong National Party to face three-man Exco panel for appeal
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2018

Commentary (评论)

The year China's luck ran dry
Channel NewsAsia, December 12, 2018

抵抗中國不只是「國家安全」問題，更是全人類必須共同面對的「人類安全」問題 (Resisting China is not only a matter of “national security”, but a “human security” challenge for all humans)
The News Lens, December 12, 2018

What France’s “yellow vests” can teach Hong Kong activists about political protests and the use of violence
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2018

互联网可能分裂成四块
The internet risks fracturing into quarters
Financial Times, December 12, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Rights groups urge global pressure on China over abuse of Uyghurs on anniversary of UN rights declaration
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

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Joint press statement — UN human rights declaration: 70 year milestone – Stand up for human rights for all people under Chinese rule
World Uyghur Congress, December 10, 2018

Uyghur scholar arrested over politically sensitive book
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

再教育營守則曝光　武警負責保安　被囚者致電親友限時 5 分鐘　全程監控 (Regulations in re-education camps exposed: armed police for security, 5-minute limit on monitored family calls, prison-like behavior guidelines)
The Stand News, December 11, 2018

Related:
Yingye’er Re-education Camp Managed Like Prison (Video)
Bitter Winter, December 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

黄琦八旬母北京上访被殴打下落不明
Mother of detained Chinese rights activist “disappears” after detention in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

Chinese police detain prominent pastor and over 100 protestants
The New York Times, December 10, 2018

Third 2018 self-immolation in Chinese-ruled Tibet reported
Tibetan Review, December 10, 2018

Will revisions to the Lay Assessors Law help limit the number of executions in China?
Dui Hua, December 10, 2018

徐琳寻衅滋事罪成判刑三年(Online composer, activist sentenced to three years in prison for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police accused of brutality by kneeling on woman’s neck – next day she thanks their “sincere assistance”
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2018

Minitrue: No coverage of China’s 5G development
China Digital Times, December 10, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China arrests 10 for rioting
Associated Press, December 11, 2018

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官方定调：平度老兵维权是暴力犯罪(Official calls Pingdu veterans’ rights protest a violent crime, sentencing 10 to criminal coercive measures)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2018

Bar associations urge Chinese leader to release prominent lawyer
Reuters, December 10, 2018

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全球16個律師組織之聯名請願信—要求中國政府立即釋放王全璋律師(16 lawyers groups issue open letter asking Chinese government to immediately release Wang Quanzhang)
Inmediahk.net, December 10, 2018

成都教会遭查封 信徒被带走(Family church in Chengdu shut down, more than 100 attendees taken away by police)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人类自由指数排行榜 中国位列第135名(China ranks 135th among 162 in Human Freedom Index)
Voice of America, December 11, 2018

Canadian said to be detained in China, Huawei CFO due back in court
Reuters, December 11, 2018

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【中國報復？】加拿大前外交官被中國拘留　曾駐香港北京工作 (Former Canadian diplomat detained in China as officials threaten "consequences" for Huawei's CFO)
The Stand News, December 11, 2018

Tibet gets a warmer reception as world wakes to Beijing’s methods
Sydney Morning Herald, December 11, 2018

University of Michigan to end agreement with Confucius Institute next year
University Record, December 10, 2018

Will China dare challenge the UDHR?
Le Monde Diplomatique, December 10, 2018

Chinese couple hope to be reunited with daughter snatched by officials 32 years ago
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2018

大赦国际：中国的社会信用体系是监控错位（Amnesty International calls for vigilance against Chinese social credit system’s challenge to human rights standards）,br> Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2018

西安235名党员干部因涉黑涉恶腐败问题被处理（235 party cadres in Xi'an punished due to corruption）
People's Daily, December 10, 2018

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Human rights groups press Google on China plans ahead of Pichai testimony
The Verge, December 10, 2018

Related:
NGO joint letter to Google CEO on Project Dragonfly
Human Rights in China, December 11, 2018

谷歌总裁面临美国会议员质询 (Google’s CEO expected to face harsh questions from members of Congress during hearing)
Voice of America, December 11, 2018

China's efforts to build the semiconductors at AI's core
New America, December 7, 2018

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says Sabrina Meng passport clarification could be seen as double standard after refusal to explain rejection of Victor Mallet’s visa
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2018

Trial of Umbrella Movement activists enters final stretch as prosecution makes argument for public nuisance
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Civil group slams lackluster consultation paper on Hong Kong archives law
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2018

Lawmakers charged with obstruction
The Standard, December 11, 2018

Commentary (评论)

Google’s China problem is America’s China problem
Bloomberg, December 10, 2018

5 questions for Google about controversial China search project
Human Rights Watch, December 10, 2018

No sign of political reform in China since “Charter 08”
Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2018

Human Rights Day: It’s time for global sanctions on China to end the Uyghur human rights crisis
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2018

Courage comes from prison
China Change, December 10, 2018

美国大使布兰斯塔德撰文批评中国人权状况(US ambassador criticizes China's human rights)
Voice of America, December 10, 2018

The Chinese state’s repression of Jasic workers and their supporters, and the international response
NGOs in China, December 9, 2018

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese Arabic school to close as areas with Muslim populations are urged to study the Xinjiang way
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2018

Video: In full – Ex-Xinjiang detainee Mihrigul Tursun’s full testimony at the U.S. congressional hearing
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2018

One man’s fight to get Congress to care about China’s Uyghurs
Vice, December 8, 2018

Uyghur refugee: I'm not very optimistic
Al Jazeera, December 8, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains 10 after October protests by military veterans
Reuters, December 9, 2018

Marital rape: A crime left unseen and unspoken in the Chinese legal system
The Diplomat, December 8, 2018

China jails Guangdong musician who sang about Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2018

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese police shut down 1,100 social media accounts: Xinhua
Reuters, December 8, 2018

Minitrue: Control reports on Zhejiang gaokao results
China Digital Times, December 8, 2018

Government think tank’s defense of China’s economic model points to reluctance to change tack in face of U.S. pressure
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China gender and sexuality center shuts down as censorship chill spreads
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2018

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ai Weiwei: “The mood in Germany is like the 1930s”
The Guardian, December 10, 2018

Huawei arrest tests China’s leaders as fear and anger grip elite
The New York Times, December 7, 2018

Related:
China summons U.S. envoy to protest “unreasonable” arrest of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou, threatens to retaliate
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2018