Xinjiang (新疆)

How an exposed Chinese database gave a glimpse of real-time monitoring in Xinjiang
Associated Press, February 20, 2019

Uyghurs in America aim to keep language alive
Voice of America, February 20, 2019

从老党员到分裂分子，维吾尔学者恐以“煽颠罪”被判刑 (Former CPC member branded “separatist”: A Uyghur scholar faces charges of inciting subversion of state power for “spreading Islamic and Arab culture through academic channels”)
Voice of America, February 20, 2019

This Australian baby boy has spent his whole life trapped in China’s police state. Now his dad wants him out
Buzzfeed News, February 19, 2019

“Man returns to his native Xinjiang and disappears” — a story too common for the headlines
Global Voices, February 19, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Good Samaritan questioned over assault appeals to social media for justice
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

身份信息遭冒用 “被法人”现象频发 (Identity theft victim wrongly listed as judgment defaulter and facing travel ban finds it procedurally difficult to prove innocence and clear name)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

《柏林，我爱你》删除艾未未执导片段
Dissident artist Ai Weiwei is cut from film; producer cites “fear of China”
The New York Times, February 20, 2019

“The Wandering Earth” seen as propaganda coup for China's ideologists
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

“It’s hopeless but you persist”: An interview with Jiang Xue
New York Review of Books, February 19, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

求助外交官 成都基督徒遭传唤 (Christians in Chengdu threatened, interrogated for meeting with German diplomat)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

旅美中国民主党华盛顿快闪行动 (China Democracy Party activists hold flash-mob in Washington)
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2019

Some NGOs able to continue longer-term temporary activities for a second year
China NGO Project, February 19, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China closes Tibet to foreigners for sensitive anniversaries
Associated Press, February 20, 2019

New Zealand former PM denies writing glowing pro-China piece for Beijing paper
The Guardian, February 20, 2019

China’s leaders want more babies, but local officials resist
Associated Press, February 19, 2019

台湾拟修法：签署两岸和平协议须透过全民公投决定 (Taiwan’s proposed amendments: Cross-strait peace agreements must be decided by referendum)
Radio France Internationale, February 19, 2019

贵州省委书记调研茅台集团：增强呵护茅台品牌的政治责任感 (Guizhou provincial CPC secretary asks Maotai, luxury alcohol SOE, to enhance its political responsibilities)
The Paper, February 19, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国首个人工智能创新发展试验区在北京成立 (China’s first AI development test zone opens in Beijing)
Beijing News, February 20, 2019

Britain warned it could be cut out of future Five Eyes intelligence over Huawei
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019

Never mind Huawei: U.S. is already winning the 5G race, Cisco report claims
Washington Post, February 20, 2019

Tencent’s live streaming notice
Niko Partners, February 18, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

University chief in Hong Kong says he was not under pressure to leave out word “national” in title of Taiwanese alma mater for biography
South China Morning Post, February 20, 2019

申訴專員促教育局檢討非華語學生支援 (Ombudsman urges Education Bureau to step up support for non-Chinese speaking students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 19, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses calls for public consultation on fugitive transfers, citing urgency of Taiwan case
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejects concerns about city’s autonomy under China’s Greater Bay Area plan
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Commentary (评论)

China borrows from totalitarian playbook with Xinjiang camps
Sydney Morning Herald, February 20, 2019

大灣區的警務合作（文：呂秉權）(Police cooperation in the Greater Bay Area)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2019

Why must Pope Francis come to China?
The Union of Catholic Asian News, February 20, 2019

The silver lining: Canadians know the truth about the ruthless Chinese government
Globe and Mail, February 19, 2019

Silencing Hong Kong’s national-anthem protests will deepen fear, not love, of China
Quartz, February 19, 2019

Xi: China must never adopt constitutionalism, separation of powers, or judicial independence
The Diplomat, February 19, 2019

China and Venezuela: Business partners against human rights
Bitter Winter, February 19, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

All 7 Uyghur escapees recaptured in Mukdahan, Thailand
Bangkok Post, February 17, 2019

“我也是维吾尔人”：海外维族人要求公开失踪亲属下落
“Show me that my father is alive.” China faces torrent of online pleas
The New York Times, February 17, 2019

Yeshiva University students attend rally to protest Chinese internment of Uyghurs
YU Commentator, February 17, 2019

County in Xinjiang: A case study in destroying faith
Bitter Winter, February 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

指遺憾王全璋案無公開審訊　港大律師公會：削內地司法制度信心 (Hong Kong Bar Association: trying Wang Quanzhang behind closed doors will diminish public confidence in mainland judicial system)
Ming Pao, February 19, 2019

Related:
香港大律師公會就王全璋一案之聲明 (Hong Kong Bar Association’s statement on Wang Quanzhang conviction)
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 19, 2019

Police embedded in grass-roots Communist Party cells as security grip tightens on Beijing
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2019

黄琦母亲见多国外交官后再度被控制
Mother of jailed Chinese rights activist under police guard in own home
Radio Free Asia, February 17, 2019

習近平：法治要從國情出發　決不能走西方「司法獨立」路 (Xi Jinping: China’s rule of law must proceed from national conditions, must not follow path of Western judicial independence)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019

Related:
加强党对全面依法治国的领导 (Xi Jinping: Strengthening CPC leadership on ruling the country according to law)
Qiushi, February 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Gamifying propaganda: Everything you need to know about China’s “study Xi” app
What’s On Weibo, February 18, 2019

Related:
Alibaba is the force behind hit Chinese Communist Party app: Sources
Reuters, February 18, 2019

四部门：要求加强地图进出口管理 避免“问题地图”的产生 (Four ministries to regulate printing, importing, exporting maps to avoid “problematic maps”
People’s Daily, February 18, 2019

“你就是我，我就是你”，习近平引领媒体融合走上快车道 (“You are me, and I am you”: Xi Jinping fast-tracks media convergence for CPC propaganda)
The Paper, February 18, 2019

UK schools should halt further deals with China’s Confucius Institutes until review completed, Conservative Party watchdog says
Hong Kong Free Press, February 18, 2019

The trouble with obedience
China Media Project, February 18, 2019

艾未未：“取消片子的理由是我的政治身份”
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s segment cut from “Berlin, I Love You”
Deutsche Welle, February 18, 2019

Related:
Chinese censorship the talk of Berlin after Zhang Yimou film pulled from festival – and no wonder
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2019

中国审查魔手钳制弹幕 先审后播取缔即时评论 (China’s censorship extends to “bullet-screen” commentary in live stream videos)
Voice of America, February 16, 2019

Related:
Real-time censorship for real-time comments
SupChina, February 15, 2019

【專訪《寒冬》】揭新疆再教育營內幕　跨宗教網媒 Bitter Winter 總監：中共打壓只會聯合信徒力量 (Interview with Bitter Winter: CCP’s religious crackdown will only unite followers)
The Stand News, February 16, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese province defends ban on children taking “illegal” Tibetan language classes
Agence France-Presse, February 19, 2019

Protests at Canadian universities raise concerns about Chinese government involvement
China Digital Times, February 18, 2019

Related:
Activist accuses Chinese government of meddling after McMaster speech disrupted
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019

China denies role in backlash against Tibetan student’s election at University of Toronto
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s social credit system shows its teeth, banning millions from taking flights, trains
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

【秋雨教會】人權組織：中國警方前往泰國　跨境盤問當地華人基督徒 (Autumn Rain crackdown: Human rights organizations say China is sending police to Thailand to interrogate Chinese Christians)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

China key suspect in pre-election hack against major parties
Sydney Morning Herald, February 18, 2019

China pressing Canadian companies to call Taiwan part of China, state documents show
The Star, February 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Shenzhen facial recognition firm remains silent after major data leak revealed
Caixin, February 16, 2019

Related:
Chinese company leaves Muslim-tracking facial recognition database exposed online
Zero Day Net, February 14, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

China’s State Council reveals details of Greater Bay Area plan to turn Hong Kong and 10 neighboring cities into economic hub
South China Morning Post, February 19, 2019

Related:
Many in Hong Kong fear greater integration with mainland China
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2019

【移交逃犯】紐大學者孔傑榮：中港無引渡安排　因中國人權紀錄有問題 (Legal scholar Jerome Cohen: Hong Kong has no extradition agreement with China because of latter’s problematic human rights record)
The Stand News, February 19, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong, China, “rendition” and human rights
Jerome A. Cohen, February 18, 2019

【移交逃犯】戴啟思：堵塞漏洞之說有誤　單次移交建議值得憂慮 (Bar Association chairman: It is wrong to categorize proposed extradition law as “closing loopholes”)
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

Related:
The long arm of the law: Returning fugitives from justice
The Stand News, February 18, 2019

Legco ban on photocopying files of Hong Kong immigration chief’s curious 1996 exit is ridiculous, former Government Records Service director says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019

Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters march to Kwong Wah Hospital, claiming city’s health care system overwhelmed by mainland Chinese migrants
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2019

DQ案上訴遭駁回 梁國雄：一定打到去終審法院 (Court of Appeal rejects Long Hair’s challenge to his disqualification, ousted lawmaker will appeal to Court of Final Appeal)
Inmediahk.net, February 15, 2019

Commentary (评论)

当中国变成了21世纪的生存威胁
How China brings us together
The New York Times, February 18, 2019

Russia to China: Together we can rule the world
Politico, February 17, 2019

China’s master plan: A weak Indian regime to emerge from elections
Hindustan Times, February 15, 2019

The world must save the Uyghurs
The Diplomat, February 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

We have taken note of condition of Uyghurs in China: Indian Government
Economic Times, February 14, 2019

Police in Chinese Muslim heartland banned from drinking alcohol – even off duty
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019

新疆再教育营教师面临被哈国遣返 (Kazakh teacher who fled camps faces repatriation to Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

黄琦案新聘律师会见不成遭撤换 (Huang Qi’s new lawyer denied meeting, removed from case)
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Little red app: Xi’s thoughts are (surprise!) a hit in China
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

India proposes Chinese-style Internet censorship
The New York Times, February 14, 2019

中国屏蔽“微信”敏感话题的效果有限 (China’s censorship of sensitive topics on WeChat may have limited effect)
Voice of America, February 14, 2019

Huawei video in Chinese school exam sparks product placement row
South China Morning Post, February 14, 2019

China sets up camp in Tibet's Shigatse to train party workers in “correct thought”: report
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Chinese newspapers fold amid growing censorship, falling incomes
Radio Free Asia, February 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China tries to stop academics from taking its constitution literally
The Economist, February 14, 2019