“Release them immediately”: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets Mihrigul Tursun and other Uyghurs, demands China end mass incarceration
Agence France-Presse, March 28, 2019
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维吾尔女子告诉蓬佩奥：我已失去一切，无法再沉默 (“I have lost everything; I can’t stay silent anymore,” Uyghur woman tells Pompeo)
Voice of America, March 28, 2019
Without papers, Uyghurs fear for their future in Turkey
Reuters, March 27, 2019
New (secret) Sinicization law hits Chinese Muslims
Bitter Winter, March 26, 2019
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Yu released after being detained outside US embassy
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019
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709 律師王宇 美國大使館外被公安帶走 原赴使館講座 (709 lawyer Wang Yu snatched by authorities on her way to domestic violence talk at U.S. embassy in Beijing)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019
China: RSF calls for release of three journalists investigating workers conditions
Reporters Without Borders, March 27, 2019
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Urgent Action: Labor activist detained without lawyer
Amnesty International, March 27, 2019Foxconn jump survivor on friendship with detained activist
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019
王全璋被判囚四年半 妻李文足至今未獲判決書 (Wife Li Wenzu blocked from Tianjin court while demanding written court judgment on Wang Quanzhang’s conviction)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019
周强出席推进法治人才培养工作座谈会强调：坚持理论联系实际 加快培养高素质法治人才 (Supreme People’s Court President Zhou Qiang: Prioritize ideological and political nurturing of legal students and professionals to enhance their political caliber and Party spirit)
Legal Daily, March 27, 2019
Scholars react to Xi critic’s Tsinghua suspension
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019
【立此存照】发现手机中装有VPN 给予行政处罚警告 (Activist receives administrative punishment for VPN installed on phone, accessing overseas websites)
China Digital Times, March 27, 2019
No earrings, tattoos or cleavage: Inside China’s war on fun
The New York Times, March 27, 2019
30,000 monks and nuns in Tibet take exams on laws
Global Times, March 26, 2019
“Kimono” showdown stokes anti-Japanese prejudice in China
CNN, March 26, 2019
Beijing “signals shift” on Dalai Lama with new white paper on Tibet
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2019
Online outrage over Chinese anti-gang campaign targeting mentally ill and parents of dead children
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen warns of “Hong Kong example” on Hawaii stopover as she vows to boost military
Agence France-Presse, March 28, 2019
谱写新时代中国梦的雪域篇章——以习近平同志为核心的党中央治边稳藏富民新实践 (“Securing borders a prerequisite to securing nation, securing Tibet a prerequisite to securing borders”; Tibet will be model for national ethnic unity)
People’s Daily, March 28, 2019
China’s latest chemical plant explosion was avoidable
China Dialogue, March 26, 2019
欧洲理事会主席:人权至少与贸易一样重要 (Human rights is at least as important as trade, says European Council president Donald Tusk on agenda of upcoming China summit)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019
After Xi's visit to France, CPC expels former Interpol chief
The Diplomat, March 28, 2019
中国信徒家庭聚会非法 广州高额奖励举报人 (Guangzhou introduces reward for reporting family church gatherings)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2019
Google is conducting a secret “performance review” of its censored China search project
The Intercept, March 28, 2019
Google’s AI work in China spurs CEO sitdown with Pentagon brass
Bloomberg News, March 27, 2019
How Microsoft found a Huawei driver that opened systems to attack
Ars Technica, March 27, 2019
U.S. is forcing a Chinese firm to sell gay dating app Grindr
Wired, March 27, 2019
TikTok: World’s most successful video app faces security concerns
Deutsche Welle, March 27, 2019
Worried about Huawei? Take a closer look at Tencent
The Diplomat, March 26, 2019
Hong Kong risks China-style “interpretation” of freedoms, says UK, as latest report adopts tougher tone
Hong Kong Free Press, March 28, 2019
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英國發表香港半年報告 批選舉政治篩選 高度自治被削弱 (UK’s biannual report on Hong Kong warns of reduction of autonomy, citing “politically motivated expulsion” in elections and Mallet visa ban)
The Stand News, March 27, 2019The six-monthly report on Hong Kong: 1 July to 31 December, 2018
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, March 27, 2019
立法會否決要求擱置設立中港移交逃犯安排議案 (LegCo vetoes democrat’s motion to shelve proposed extradition law amendments)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 27, 2019
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Lawmakers threaten to block controversial extradition bill as Hong Kong government struggles to win business support for watered-down plan
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019民主派周日遊行反對修訂《逃犯條例》 斥比23條立法更辣 (Democrats to hold march on Sunday to oppose amendments to fugitive laws)
Inmediahk.net, March 27, 2019
“We need an answer”: Hong Kong lawmakers slam government for waiving HK$129.7 million worth of stamp duties for Beijing’s proxies in property market
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019
New report says Hong Kong National Anthem Law is “legal malware” which threatens rule of law and freedoms
Hong Kong Watch, March 27, 2019
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Hong Kong Watch, March 27, 2019
Two land activists jailed after Hong Kong top court rejects protest case appeal bid
Hong Kong Free Press, March 27, 2019
港理大首聘中国校长转任 滕锦光禁校园谈港独 誓进军大湾区 (Hong Kong Polytechnic University hires new headmaster from Shenzhen: No talk of Hong Kong independence allowed on campus, must seek greater cooperation with Greater Bay Area)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019
Small cracks in China’s Great Firewall: An app launched by the propaganda ministry has sparked online derision — and a rare public discussion about censorship
Financial Times, March 27, 2019
最后的达赖喇嘛——一介僧侣对峙共产强权的神话与思考 (The last Dalai Lama: The legend and reflections on a monk standing up to Communist superpower)
Radio France Internationale, March 27, 2019
Choking on spaghetti: What went wrong in Xi’s Italian visit
Bitter Winter, March 25, 2019
Xinjiang crackdown must continue, top China leader says
Reuters, March 26, 2019
“One minute felt like one year”: A day in the life of inmates in the Xinjiang internment camps
Telegraph UK, March 26, 2019
Muslim group: Return $2 million Christchurch donation from Chinese
Newsroom, March 26, 2019
China holds vaccine parent-turned-activist detained at Beijing protest
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019
中国一年内改造及扩建三十座监狱 (Over the past year, 30 prisons in China underwent expansion)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019
清华教授许章润被停职，曾公开批评习近平
A Chinese law professor criticized Xi. Now he’s been suspended
The New York Times, March 27, 2019
《波西米亚狂想曲》中国公映版遭删减引发不满
“Bohemian Rhapsody” with no gay scenes? Censored film angers Chinese viewers
The New York Times, March 27, 2019
Jinan has become the capital of Chinese Internet censorship
SupChina, March 26, 2019
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济南，新的互联网审核之都 (Jinan: New Internet censorship capital)
Jizhezhan, March 25, 2019
Guideline threatens punishment against home-schooling parents: Parents can be held legally responsible for sending their children to unlicensed, nontraditional schools, according to China’s education ministry
Sixth Tone, March 26, 2019
上千名台政大學生拒看中天，無國界記者：台灣是中國「假新聞」主要目標 (Taiwan university students boycott TV station for biased reporting; Reporters Without Borders warns Taiwan is main target for China’s fake news)
The News Lens, March 26, 2019
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Taiwan News, March 26, 2019
Tibet: 60 years of stalemate awakens young generation
Al Jazeera, March 27, 2019
六四30年之际 退休军医蒋彦永致信习近平吁正名 (Retired army medic who helped the wounded during June Fourth writes to Xi Jinping urging truth)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2019
Call to end the suppression of labor activists in China
China Labour Bulletin, March 26, 2019
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Statement: Stop repressing independent labor movement global support for detained workers and labor activists
Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, March 26, 2019
I travel the earth in sound — marking the 10th year of being barred from leaving China
China Change, March 26, 2019
Xi Jinping in Europe: A tale of 2 countries
The Diplomat, March 27, 2019
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Xi outlines 4-pronged proposal on global governance
Sina, March 26, 2019
Cold war is back: Steve Bannon helps revive U.S. committee to target “aggressive totalitarian foe” China
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2019
Former cyber czar sentenced to 14 years
China Media Project, March 26, 2019
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中国“网络沙皇”鲁炜一审被判有期徒刑14年 (China’s “Internet czar” Lu Wei sentenced to 14 years for bribery)
BBC News, March 26, 2019
梵蒂冈称中国教徒要过正常宗教生活 仍有一段长路 (Vatican says Chinese followers still have “a long way to go” before they can enjoy normal religious activities)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019
Chinese costume dramas pre-empt Beijing ire: Tencent, Alibaba, iQiyi delay popular soap operas for fear of offending Communist party
Financial Times, March 27, 2019
Google will open new office complex and add hundreds of jobs in Taiwan
Tech Crunch, March 26, 2019
EU sidesteps U.S. calls to ban Huawei as it lays out 5G strategy
Bloomberg News, March 26, 2019
The business of government surveillance in China could boost some tech firms: Credit Suisse
CNBC, March 26, 2019
Camera above the classroom: Chinese schools are using facial recognition on students. But should they?
Sixth Tone, March 26, 2019
【東北案】終院拒批上訴許可 葉寶琳黃根源即時入獄 (Court bars appeal of Northeast New Territories development plan protest case, activists sentenced to prison)
Inmediahk.net, March 27, 2019
Amnesty warns of “rapid decline” in Hong Kong human rights, citing political party ban and press freedom issues
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2019
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Year-end Human Rights Review 2018 - Hong Kong
Amnesty International Hong Kong, March 26, 2019
Hong Kong scraps 9 types of commercial crimes from China extradition plan amid pressure from business sector
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2019
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【專訪】戴啟思：逃犯條例只剔商罪不合理 核心是大陸司法制度不可信 (HK Bar Association’s Philip Dykes: Unreasonable to only remove white collar crimes, core issue is lack of trust in mainland’s legal system)
The Stand News, March 26, 2019
Decline and fall? Progressive Lawyers Group plans new barometer to measure Hong Kong’s rule of law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 24, 2019
China-funded Confucius Institutes belong on foreign influence register
Sydney Morning Herald, March 26, 2019
中共統戰下的國民黨困境，以及「完美棋子」韓國瑜 (Han Kuoyu as “the perfect pawn”: The plight of Taiwan’s Kuomintang under CPC’s United Front work)
The News Lens, March 26, 2019
清华大学教授许章润的遭遇揭示了什么？(What does the reprisal on Tsinghua University professor Xu Zhangrun tell us?)
Radio Free Asia, March 26, 2019
讀者來函：表演慾望過剩的藏族社會 (The culturally silent community in the Internet age: When Tibetan culture meets China’s populism)
The Initium, March 26, 2019
EU rejects China’s offer of Xinjiang tour, but says it’s open to one later
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2019
“Hanification”: Uyghur children cut off from their roots
Bitter Winter, March 23, 2019
China detains several social economic rights defenders days after UN rights review ends
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 26, 2019
【中國司法】危志立被捕五天無音訊 妻鄭楚然：我們的合法權利都被當玩笑嗎？(Labor-rights activist Wei Zhili missing for 5 days, concerns mount as wife Zheng Churan’s WeChat is blocked)
The Stand News, March 26, 2019
中国打压基督教行动下，牧师王怡的信仰和抗争
This Chinese Christian was charged with trying to subvert the state
The New York Times, March 26, 2019
中国左翼网站编辑被以“颠覆罪”拘留
Chinese police hold Maoist editor on “subversion” charges
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2019
Guangxi police investigating teenager’s false detention
Sixth Tone, March 25, 2019
河北网民翻墙转推被行政拘留 (Hebei citizen under administrative detention for retweeting “inappropriate messages”)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2019
微博加大打击刷榜力度：对流量异常搜索词及指向对象连带处置 (To combat “click farming,” Weibo introduces 3-month ban on “unusually popular” content from search results, including pop stars, TV shows, events)
The Paper, March 25, 2019
China reportedly banning all new period dramas until June 2019
Mothership, March 26, 2019
“A new world order”: China’s press freedom crackdown poses a threat to international democracies, says media watchdog
Hong Kong Free Press, March 25, 2019
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国际组织关注中国威胁新闻自由 (Reporters Without Borders warns of China’s threat to global press freedom)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2019Report: China’s pursuit of a new world media order
Reporters Without Borders, March 25, 2019
Chinese academic fired after public criticism of Party leadership
Financial Times, March 25, 2019
Pulp friction: Chinese city shreds maps showing Taiwan as a country
South China Morning Post, March 25, 2019
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山东省“问题地图”查处情况现场通报会在青岛召开 (Shandong provincial authorities tackle “problematic maps” that show Taiwan as country, which could “be hyped by people with ulterior motive from international community,” “seriously threaten national security.””)
The Paper, March 24, 2019
穿「和服」賞櫻遭武漢大學保安暴力制止 當事人：我穿的是唐裝 (Wuhan university student assaulted by campus police for wearing kimono-inspired attire while taking photos with cherry blossoms)
The Stand News, March 25, 2019
中国环保人士在江苏化工厂大爆炸现场调研遭警察“寻滋”调查 (Environmentalist conducting on-site assessment of chemical plant explosion detained by police for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Voice of America, March 25, 2019
Tibetans and Uyghurs urge Macron to pressure Xi Jinping on human rights
Radio France Internationale, March 25, 2019
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习近平访问欧洲 人权组织示威抗议 (Human rights organizations protest China’s human rights abuses as Xi Jinping tours Europe)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2019