Xinjiang internment camps, Rohingya in Myanmar highlighted for religious repression: Report
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
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U.S. Department of State, June 21, 2019
China still committed to getting rid of “big, foreign and weird” place names
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019
China orders halt to history tests for students seeking credits for US university courses
Reuters, June 21, 2019
Beijing leans on UK dons to praise Communist Party and avoid “the three Ts — Tibet, Tiananmen and Taiwan”
The Times UK, June 20, 2019
3万台湾人上街反红色媒体 要求政府撤照 (30,000 Taiwan citizens march against “red media” controlled by China, urging government to revoke licenses)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2019
“We must protect and stand up for our youth”: Thousands in Australia protest against Hong Kong extradition law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019
Advocacy group pushes for stronger US engagement on Tibet
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
“一国两制下的香港”影展台北上映 港人吁台湾以香港为鉴 (Film exhibition about Hong Kong under One Country, Two Systems opens in Taiwan, organizers urge Taiwan to heed warning in Hong Kong crisis)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2019
From a Tibetan filmmaker, an unvarnished view of his land
The New York Times, June 21, 2019
【引渡惡法】中國政府從未用科技監控百姓 華駐英大使回應林鄭下台 (“China has never used surveillance technology on civilians,” says Chinese consulate in U.K.)
Apple Daily, June 23, 2019
Canada “will join US” in speaking out for rules-based global order against China
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Macau’s leadership race could be more interesting than usual, as favourite Ho Iat-seng faces three challengers
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
How the storm over Hong Kong’s extradition bill battered Beijing’s “one country, two systems” ambitions for Taiwan
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2019
Chinese police free more than 1,100 human trafficking victims after targeting Southeast Asian networks
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
US blacklists 5 Chinese groups working in supercomputing
Associated Press, June 22, 2019
Huawei files lawsuit against US Commerce Department over seized equipment, insists no licence needed
Reuters, June 22, 2019
Int'l counter-terrorism forum concludes in Beijing
Sina English, June 21, 2019
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: A vehicle for cooperation or competition?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2019
Over 100 Hong Kong anti-extradition law protesters occupy Revenue Tower foyer
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
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South China Morning Post, June 22, 20192019 Hong Kong protests against extradition bill: A brief timeline
Human Rights in China, June 21, 2019
32 former Hong Kong officials and politicians appeal to gov’t to scrap extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 24, 2019
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Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019Lawmaker and legal scholar revise proposed changes to Hong Kong extradition bill in bid to ease fallout from controversial amendment
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
民陣要求成立獨立調查委員會跟進警方懷疑濫權行為 (Civil Human Rights Front urges establishment of independent commission to investigate police abuse of power)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2019
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Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019Verified: Hong Kong police violence against peaceful protesters
Amnesty International, June 21, 2019“Treated like prey”: Protester injured in anti-extradition law clashes questions police tactics
FactWire, June 213, 2019
Hong Kong sees surge in people looking to leave, agents report
Financial Times, June 24, 2019
Hong Kong police accused of harassing hospital staff during searches for extradition bill protesters as medical and legal professionals call on officers to behave
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
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Department of Health seeks clarification from Hong Kong Adventist Hospital over refusal to treat injured protester who was later arrested
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong refuses entry to ex-Philippine diplomat and China critic
Financial Times, June 21, 2019
当赞美诗变成抗议颂歌：走上街头的香港基督徒
With hymns and prayers, Christians help drive Hong Kong’s protests
The New York Times, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong’s relationship with Beijing has been changed forever
Financial Review, June 24, 2019
HRIC Note: Geoff Raby was Australian ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011
Hong Kong extradition law protests: Is this a colour revolution?
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2019
Unelected Carrie Lam compares Hongkongers to children as a tactic to disenfranchise
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2019
中共当局封锁香港大游行新闻的得与失 (How CPC’s censorship of Hong Kong protests has backfired)
Voice of America, June 22, 2019
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【引渡惡法】《Sing Hallelujah to the Lord》變禁歌 遭QQ音樂網頁版下架 (Mainland bans hymn sung by Christians at Hong Kong protests)
Apple Daily, June 22, 2019
No withdrawal, no victory: Why Hongkongers have not yet won the war against the extradition bill
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2019
Hong Kong protesters have won, and Lam is finished… but Beijing may not take defeat lying down
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019
Hong Kong extradition protests reveal deep-rooted problems that need addressing. How will Carrie Lam and Beijing respond?
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
China’s Communist Party is making its own (virtual) reality: Propaganda is getting an upgrade with technological tricks
Foreign Policy, June 21, 2019
US sanctions over Xinjiang’s Uygur internment camps are “ready to go” except for Treasury hold-up due to trade war, sources say
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
China is trying to spy on Pakistan’s Uighurs
BuzzFeed News, June 20, 2019
Faith in ruins: China's vanishing beards and mosques
CNN, June 20, 2019
Renewed calls to lower China’s age of criminal responsibility ignore benefits of non-custodial measures and lessons from abroad: Part I of II
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, June 19, 2019
Is China headed towards another Cultural Revolution?: An interview with Professor Xu Youyu
Global Voices, June 21, 2019
香港逃犯条例：中港矛盾延烧至美国校园 (The wildfires of Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement: Cultural conflict spreads to US campuses)
BBC, June 21, 2019
Government should narrow campaign against “improper” place names, professor says
Caixin, June 20, 2019
Shanghai Sacred: Inside China's religious revival: A photo essay
The Guardian, June 20, 2019
A $300 billion rainbow economy is booming in the middle of China
Bloomberg, June 19, 2019
David Miliband: We’re living in an Age of Impunity
Axios, June 21, 2019
Be on alert for external “hostile forces,” Chinese security chief warns cadres
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
Trump offers “anything” to help Canada in rift with China
BBC, June 21, 2019
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Maclean’s, June 19, 2019
U.S. human trafficking report: China, Iran, N. Korea worst offenders
United Press International, June 20, 2019
How China weaponized the global supply chain
National Review, June 20, 2019
“构建人类命运共同体，促进青少年参与可持续发展”创新示范项目在京启动 (Beijing commences pioneer project with UN volunteers on building a community with shared future)
People’s Daily, June 20, 2019
HRIC Note: China Song Ching Ling Foundation, Representative Office of United Nations Development Programme in China, UN Volunteers, and China International Centre For Economic & Technical Exchanges launched a joint “innovative demonstration project” on June 20 to promote a shared platform for volunteer work to “strengthen notions of a community with shared future in the hearts of youth.”
人权当道法律缺席: 台湾接济中国难民的矛盾处境 (Where human rights triumphs but the law lags behind: The dilemma of Taiwan’s acceptance of Chinese asylum seekers)
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
Google will not drop Dragonfly project for China, rejects human rights inquiry of “censorship engine”
Taiwan Times, June 20, 2019
Romney pushes to stop Trump from using Huawei to get trade deal
Bloomberg, June 20, 2019
Apple, Black & Decker and Steve Madden among US companies moving production out of China. Here’s the full list.
Fox Business, June 20, 2019
大批示威者包圍警總 要求與盧偉聰會面 (Protestors gather outside police headquarters demanding to speak with commissioner Stephen Lo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
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Hong Kong government scrambles to save face as extradition bill backlash threatens to paralyse legislature
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
律師信要求速龍小隊展示警員編號 (Legislator Eddie Chu issues legal letter to commissioner of police demanding “raptors” police unit display ID numbers)
Inmediahk.net, June 20, 2019
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Hong Kong activists complain police failed to display ID numbers, as security chief says uniform has “no room”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2019【612 衝突】網民製警暴合集短片 配中英日字幕 望國際關注 (Compilation: Citizens create video showing police brutality in hopes of capturing international attention)
The Stand News, June 21, 2019
荃灣港安稱有應警方要求通報疑槍傷個案 指存灰色地帶 (Police demand hospital in Tsuen Wan report patients that took part in protests; )
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 21, 2019
HRIC Note: In response to a request from the police, staff of the hospital in Tsuen Wan redirected a patient with rubber bullet wound to another public hospital, and then called the police. The protester was arrested when he sought further medical attention.
行政長官是否有權承諾撤銷對示威者的控罪？(Does the Chief Executive have the power to promise not to press charges against protesters?)
Inmediahk.net, June 21, 2019
“It’s a miracle to be in Hong Kong”: A refugee’s tale, one of 70 million
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2019
孔傑榮：香港「暫緩」修訂逃犯條例，無法改變中國刑事司法醜陋現實 (Jerome Cohen: “Suspending” extradition amendments in Hong Kong does not change the ugly truth of criminal justice in China)
The Initium, June 20, 2019
Why independent investigation of the systematic Hong Kong police attack on peaceful protesters on June 12 is urgently needed
Kong Tsung-gan, June 20, 2019
The people of Hong Kong need more than an end to the extradition bill – we want genuine democracy
Independent, June 20, 2019
Do not teach English in China and why everyone should read this
China Law Blog, June 19, 2019
维吾尔家庭在比利时使馆被中国警方带走
A Muslim family sought help at the Belgian embassy in Beijing. The police dragged them out.
The New York Times, June 19, 2019
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Family of Uyghur in Belgium “safe” after abduction from Belgian Embassy in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
Uighur author dies following detention in Chinese “re-education” camp
The Guardian, June 19, 2019
China: Ex-Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to bribery
Deutsche Welle, June 20, 2019
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被控受賄1446萬元人民幣 孟宏偉認罪擇日宣判 (Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei pleads guilty to accepting bribes of up to RMB 14 million , sentencing to come later)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019China says Interpol ex-president confesses to bribe taking
The Washington Post, June 20, 2019
李文足到司法部抗議不滿當局拒讓家屬與王全墇見面 (Li Wenzu, wife of jailed 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, protests outside Ministry of Justice as authorities continue to refuse prison visits)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 20, 2019
Violations of women workers’ rights widespread says Guangzhou court
China Labour Bulletin, June 20, 2019
Beijing rights attorney Liu Xiaoyuan stripped of license after online photo
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
各地禁止“崇洋媚外” 禁用外国地名命名 (In move to discourage “worshipping the West”, Chinese authorities ban use of names of foreign places for domestic attractions)
Radio Free Asia, June 19, 2019
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China orders Vienna hotels rebrand in purge of foreign names
Financial Times, June 18, 2019
“Sinicizing” the Bible: Jesus, apparently, was a socialist
Bitter Winter, June 19, 2019
China is creating an alternate reality about the Hong Kong protests, in real time
Quartz, June 19, 2019