Xinjiang (新疆)

Serikjan Bilash, fiery critic of Xinjiang crackdown, spared jail in Kazakhstan but must end anti-China activism
Agence France-Presse, August 17, 2019

China claims “success at this stage” of Xinjiang internment camps amid global outcry
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

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新疆教培中心白皮书：反恐取得重要阶段性胜利 (Xinjiang white paper on reeducation centers: Counterterrorism has achieved an important stage of victory)
Deutsche Welle, August 16, 2019

Uyghur inmate becomes sixth identified in photos of Xinjiang detention camp
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Donald Trump discusses China’s “wrongful detention” of two Canadians with Justin Trudeau
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

“12·9”成都秋雨圣约教案李英强取保获释 被刑拘的28人中仍有3人遭羁押 (Early Rain Covenant Church: Li Yingqiang released from prison, 3 of 28 still detained)
Weiquanwang, August 18, 2019

Li Hai’s list
China Change, August 16, 2019

Sister, niece of rights lawyer Chen Jiangang briefly detained in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese director Zhu Yu withdraws film from Taiwan’s Golden Horse awards
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong protest: What is mainland China hearing?
BBC, August 16, 2019

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香港警察：港人眼里的“黑警”，大陆人心目中的“英雄” (Hong Kong police: In Hong Kongers’ eyes, they are dark forces, but mainlanders view them as heroes)
BCC, August 17, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong protests: Rival demonstrations spread across globe
BBC, August 18, 2019

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全球30多城市集会声援香港示威者 澳洲等多地再现两派人马对峙 (Over 30 global cities hold events to support Hong Kong; several, including in Australia, involve confrontation)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong activists and British MPs join calls for Boris Johnson to intervene
Telegraph UK, August 16, 2019

Disney’s Mulan star sparks call for boycott with Hong Kong stance
The Guardian, August 16, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese embassy warns Canada to “immediately stop meddling” in Hong Kong and China affairs
Reuters, August 19, 2019

A bad year for Xi clouds PRC celebrations
Agence France-Presse, August 19, 2019

China pressures business over Hong Kong. Workers get caught in the middle.
The New York Times, August 18, 2019

Related:
These are the foreign brands apologizing to China amid Hong Kong tensions
What’s On Weibo, August 16, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei denies helping governments of Uganda and Zambia spy on political opponents
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

China plans to allow foreign investment in VPN services as part of Beijing trial in latest opening up move
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Baidu’s free-fall continues: No longer top 5 among Chinese Internet companies
SupChina, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Three nights of tear gas-free protests as Hong Kong’s anti-government movement gives peace a chance
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019

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Hong Kong’s dilemma: Fight or resist peacefully
The Guardian, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong: Three rallies mark 11th weekend of protests
The Guardian, August 17, 2019

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香港再现大规模“反送中”集会，民阵称不满港警“中国式镇压” (Hong Kong holds another mass rally against the extradition bill, expresses dissatisfaction with Hong Kong police’s use of “Chinese-style suppression) China’s suppression of Hong Kong police)
BBC, August 18, 2019

Organisers say 1.7 million joined Hong Kong pro-democracy rally against police use of force, as protesters reiterate 5 demands
Hong Kong Free Press, August 18, 2019

Hong Kong teachers rally in thunderstorm at start of weekend of protests
Reuters, August 17, 2019

Thousands rally at Chater Garden in Hong Kong, call on UK and US to take action
Channel NewsAsia, August 16, 2019

Several intercepted and refused entry to Hong Kong through border points as groups of men arrive from mainland China, government source says
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2019

香港民调95%支持独立调查委员会底线 周日民阵维园“流水式”集会 (Online opinion poll shows that 95% support protesters’ demands for independent investigation)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong police: We don’t need Beijing’s help
BBC, August 17, 2019

Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing breaks silence on crisis: love good, violence bad
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

Cathay CEO quits after airline caught in Hong Kong protests
Bloomberg, August 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s protests have cemented its identity
The Atlantic, August 18, 2019

The Observer’s view on China’s reaction to pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong
The Guardian, August 18, 2019

China business or human rights? Hong Kong protests leave Cathay facing a tough balancing act
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

Carrie Lam can defuse the Hong Kong protests by taking on the property tycoons
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2019

Lawmaker Charles Mok: Who needs the law when Hong Kong authorities no longer follow it?
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

Beijing’s game plan for stifling the Hong Kong protests is now clear
The Guardian, August 14, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

China releases white paper on vocational education and training in Xinjiang
Xinhua, August 16, 2019

White House appoints Uygur-American Elnigar Iltebir to top China policy advisory job
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

前媒体人张贾龙妻子：丈夫被抓犹如“晴天霹雳” (Zhang Jialong’s wife speaks out on his detention: “It was a bolt from the blue”)
Deutsche Welle, August 15, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong protests: Brand “witch hunt” takes over Chinese internet
BBC News, August 15, 2019

Related:
The People’s Daily wants to censor Amazon
SupChina, August 16, 2019

Chinese youth, fed “officially sanctioned fake news,” vilify Hong Kong peers
The Washington Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
China steps up information war targeting Hong Kong protests, media
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Five more foreign NGOs de-register representative offices
The China NGO Project, August 15, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US Congress support for Hong Kong protests adds to pressure on White House to take firmer stance towards Chinese government
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Related:
Trump’s Hong Kong caution isolates him from Congress, allies and advisers
The New York Times, August 15, 2019

Why Chinese officials imagine America is behind unrest in Hong Kong
The Economist, August 15, 2019

Tibetan horse-race festival draws large crowds, undercover police
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese champion Huawei under fire for calling Taiwan a country
Bloomberg, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Blindsided: Why does Beijing keep getting Hong Kong wrong?
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

It’s not the economy, stupid: Hong Kong lawmakers and laymen say goodies won’t cool political heat or desire to protest
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s poetic call for peace blocked on Chinese social media
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2019

卧底阴霾下的抗争：示威者见招拆招？(Protesters tell account of suspected undercover police officer at airport)
Deutsche Welle, August 15, 2019

Existing Hong Kong law can put end to crisis, Beijing’s legal advisers say
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong protests: Envoy says China has “power to quell unrest”
The Guardian, August 15, 2019

Police ban marches as Hong Kong readies for 11th weekend of mass anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong police say 748 arrested during summer’s anti-gov’t protests, as weekend demos banned again
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2019

Hong Kong police watchdog says force turned down requests for information on handling of anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

“Disgusted” Hong Kong civil servants warn of strike in second petition to government over handling of protests
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

Jailed Hong Kong Umbrella Movement leader Benny Tai released on bail pending appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2019

Arrested protesters accuse police of ill-treatment in detention and denial of access to lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2019

What are Beijing’s best options for ending Hong Kong protests?
The Christian Science Monitor, August 15, 2019

Related:
Hong Kong response “won't repeat” Tiananmen: Chinese state media
Agence France-Presse, August 16, 2019

Commentary (评论)

Seeing through the violence
China Media Project, August 15, 2019

Hong Kong: The orchid and the great stone wall
The Diplomat, August 15, 2019

Beijing is moving to stamp out the Hong Kong protests – but it may have already lost the city for good
The Conversation, August 15, 2019

Some thoughts on China’s response to Hong Kong’s protests
Jerome A. Cohen, August 15, 2019

”The bravest lawyer in China” – Gao Zhisheng
Jerome A. Cohen, August 15, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

As China cracks down on Uighurs, a Uighur American joins the White House
Foreign Policy, August 14, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wife of disappeared human rights lawyer speaks of “endless suffering” for family
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Tibetan monk sentenced, two others missing in detention
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

许艳:余文生律师案情况通报 (Xu Yan: Yu Wensheng’s case report)
Weiquanwang, August 14, 2019

內地騰訊財經頻道前編輯涉尋釁滋事被刑事拘留 (Former editor of Tencent media detained in Guiyang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 14, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Some Hong Kongers have phones checked for protest photos at mainland China border amid anti-government unrest
South China Morning Post, August 15, 2019

China is keeping a closer eye on citizens traveling to Hong Kong
Bloomberg, August 14, 2019

中国官媒造谣？香港抗议的不同版本 (Official Chinese whispers: Differing versions of Hong Kong protests)
Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2019

Lay Zhang Yixing, Chinese K-pop star, warns Calvin Klein to respect “one China” policy
Korea Times, August 14, 2019

Hong Kong: The propaganda is working
SupChina, August 14, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong airport attacks trigger nationalist frenzy in mainland China
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2019

Australian universities become battleground over Hong Kong extradition bill protests
Agence France-Presse, August 14, 2019

多家律师团体联署声明 促中国停止行政打压维权律师 (Lawyers’ associations issue joint statement condemning revocation of Chinese human rights defenders’ law licenses, including that of Li Jinxing)
Voice of America, August 14, 2019