认同六四镇压者 空函抗议纪念馆重开 (Hong Kong’s June Fourth memorial museum faces eviction demand by supporters of 1989 crackdown)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2019
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
June Fourth: 30th Anniversary (“六四”三十周年)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
“六四酒案”三公民 遭即时监控 (Three “June Fourth liquor case” activists on suspended sentences forced to wear surveillance smart-watches with geo-location, voice-recording functions for full-time monitoring)
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2019
时隔4个月后 李明哲妻子获准赴中国大陆探望丈夫 (After 4 months, wife of jailed Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-che finally allowed to visit husband in prison)
Radio France Internationale, April 20, 2019
參與江蘇山東示威 退伍軍人維權 18人判囚 (18 retired soldiers jailed for 2-6 years for participating in protests in Shandong)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2019
唐荆陵出狱倒计时 旧金山华人领馆发声 (Jailed rights lawyer Tang Jingling to be released end of April, wife protests outside Chinese embassy in San Francisco)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
管得极细：禁宗教算命 打斗游戏不能出现颜色液体 (New regulations on video games broaden content ban: no English in name, no religious superstition or fortune telling, no “colored liquids” in combat games; violators will be put on credit-blacklist for enterprises)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2019
Minitrue: Don’t report on Jasic sentencing
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019
Xi Jinping calls for more “political guidance” in bid to win over young Chinese
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2019
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習近平促加強研究五四精神 引導青年聽黨話跟黨走 (Xi Jinping urges deeper studies on spirit of May Fourth movement, guidance to youth to listen to and follow the Party)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2019
Leica regrets “misunderstandings or false conclusions” over Tiananmen Massacre “Tank Man” promo
Agence France-Presse, April 20, 2019
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六四广告惊现“坦克人”走红 徕卡镜头惹争议 (Leica video sparks controversy for depicting June Fourth Tank Man; denounces ownership of video)
BBC, April 19, 2019Minitrue: Delete all traces of “Tank Man” Leica ad
China Digital Times, April 22, 2019
微信发言入罪 南京学者郭泉再遭拘押 (Nanjing scholar Guo Quan detained again over messages on WeChat)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019
老子今译遭撤项 疑似影射习近平 (Laozi studies publication taken down for having “severe political problems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
微软员工力挺996.ICU 要求微软顶住中国政府压力 (Microsoft employees voice support for “996.ICU” campaign on GitHub, urge company to hold firm against pressure from PRC government)
Voice of America, April 23, 2019
“They’re not guilty, they have caring hearts”: Chinese workers demand release of labour rights activists
Agence France-Presse, April 23, 2019
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湖南尘肺工人上书呼吁释放帮助维权的自媒体编辑 (Hunan workers suffering from silicosis issue joint letter urging release of jailed rights activists)
Voice of America, April 22, 2019“Separated again by a high wall”: The love story of Chinese feminist Zheng Churan and detained labour rights activist Wei Zhili
Made in China Journal, April 21, 2019
Construction worker loses job after exposing low-quality helmets
SupChina, April 22, 2019
【專訪】人權藝術獎得主蕭偉恒 以創作回應社會 (Interview with Siu Wai-Hang, winner of Hong Kong Human Rights Arts Prize)
Inmediahk.net, April 20, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Wary of Chinese espionage, Houston Cancer Center chose to fire 3 scientists
The New York Times, April 22, 2019
政院再修法：禁中資在台刊播公投廣告、散布假訊息可判3年 (Taiwan passes new law amendments banning China-funded entities from directly or indirectly publishing election-related material, new criminal penalty for spreading fake news)
The New Lens, April 18, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Death of Filipino helper whose chronic illness could have been treated with medication puts focus back on conditions for domestic workers in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2019
【逃犯條例】建制派研繞過法案委員會審議 楊岳橋：無所不用其極、歇斯底里 (As pro-democracy lawmakers stage filibuster, pro-Beijing camp rumored to consider bypassing bills committee review to resume second reading of extradition laws amendment bill)
The Stand News, April 18, 2019
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Canada worried about implications of new extradition treaty between Hong Kong and China
The Globe and Mail, April 18, 2019
【民族黨禁運作】林鄭向中央提交報告：維護國安是香港應有之責 (Carrie Lam refuses to disclose contents of report already sent to Beijing on banning National Party, but says it’s incumbent upon Hong Kong to protect national security)
Ming Pao, April 18, 2019
Commentary (评论)
When China and the US wage a visa war against each other’s scholars, nobody wins
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2019
The Occupy 9 trial shows Hong Kong’s judicial standards are out of line with the rest of the world’s
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2019
“I have revised my idea of what a Uighur heroine should be”
China File, April 19, 2019
Friday, April 19, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Scrutiny of ties to spreading Xinjiang surveillance intensifies
China Digital Times, April 18, 2019
Uyghur businessman dies following heart attack in Xinjiang political “re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China sentences military veterans for protesting
Associated Press, April 19, 2019
Fears grow over health of detained Tiananmen protest veteran [Zhou Yongjun]
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019
Veteran Chinese dissident Wang Xizhe demands answers after he is refused entry to Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019
Mother detained after Chinese vaccine protest
Channel NewsAsia, April 17, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s censored histories: Commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Global Voices, April 17, 2019
China Bans the Word “Leica” on Social Media
Gizmodo, April 19, 2019
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Camera firm distances itself from Tiananmen Square advert
The Guardian, April 19, 2019Leica China video sparks backlash over Tiananmen Square image
BBC, April 19, 2019
China exporting its media “black hole” to other territories: Press freedom report
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019
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2019 World Press Freedom Index
Reporters Without Borders, April 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Retired Chinese doctor incommunicado after calling Tiananmen massacre a “crime”
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019
Office workers in China organise a rare online labour movement
The Economist, April 17, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
30 years ago: Thousands chant for democracy
China Digital Times, April 19, 2019
Guangzhou encourages citizens to report illegal religious activities, including Foreign NGO Law violations
ChinaFile, April 19, 2019
China takes aim at Swedish activist as it ramps up ‘foreign infiltration’ propaganda
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019
China asks Britain for help to boost image of Belt and Road Initiative
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2019
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[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019
China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns
Reuters, April 19, 2019
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[China’s Ambassador to the UK, Liu Xiaoming:] UK can take giant strides on China’s ‘new silk road’
Evening Standard, April 17, 2019
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy closes to new enrollment as China tightens controls
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2019
China’s credit system stops the sale of over 26 million plane and train tickets
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019
U.S. Scholar Who Advises Trump Says China Blocked His Visa Application
The New York Times, April 18, 2019
How China’s Canadian lobbyists blurred the lines of PR, journalism and political activism
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019
Chinese culture gradually penetrates Indonesia
The Diplomat, April 18, 2019
Airline employee pleads guilty to working as agent for Chinese government
The Washington Post, April 17, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei’s claim of 100% employee ownership false, may be state-owned: paper
TechNode, April 19, 2019
“Haters like to pick on China”: Huawei exec defends video surveillance
Sydney Morning Herald, April 19, 2019
Celebrating cybersecurity
China Media Project, April 19, 2019
Where is Huawei banned from working on critical networks?
The Guardian, April 19, 2019
Amazon admits defeat against Chinese e-commerce rivals like Alibaba and JD.com
The Verge, April 18, 2019
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Amazon’s e-commerce adventure in China proved too much of a jungle
Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
New China extradition law delayed at Hong Kong legislature as democrats stall debate"
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019
[Benny Tai:]"There will be darker times ahead for Hong Kong but the sun will rise again"
Amnesty International, April 19, 2019
In full: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam submits report to Beijing on banning pro-independence party, makes doc public
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019
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Crackdown on Hong Kong independence will continue, city’s leader Carrie Lam vows in report to Beijing on banning of separatist party
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019
Hong Kong journalists “pressured not to mention independence”: Survey
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2019
Commentary (评论)
China's political system helps advance its artificial intelligence
Voice of America, April 19, 2019
Taiwan LSE row: Censoring the ‘World Upside Down’ would be no way to treat a work of art
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2019
[Minxin Pei:] Xi Jinping’s intolerance of dissent within government heightens the risk of Chinese policy mistakes
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2019
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
“Surviving China”: Uyghur voices from Xinjiang and Guantanamo
Bitter Winter, April 15, 2019
Holocaust survivor: “The past is repeating itself”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese rights lawyer's wife uses birthday to mark “disappearance”
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
新浪多个应用被下令停止更新下架一个月 (Sina apps suspended for failing to censor “viral, vulgar, and fake” content)
Voice of America, April 17, 2019
Weibo reverses ban on lesbian content amid uproar
China Digital Times, April 17, 2019
Chinese actor Zhao Lixin banned from Weibo over comments on second Sino-Japanese war
What’s On Weibo, April 17, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
法国出版连环画纪念六四30年 亲历者张伦教授现身说法 (1989 Democracy Movement participant Zhang Lun publishes graphic novel in France to commemorate 30th anniversary)
Radio France Internationale, April 18, 2019
六四临近，揭萨斯疫情军医蒋彦永被失联 (Military medic vocal about June Fourth held incommunicado in hospital as anniversary draws near)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019
广州土地交易疑贪 酿警民冲突
Police in China's Guangzhou detain eight after demolition standoff
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2019
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