Australian Uyghur gets surprise phone chat with incarcerated mother
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
国旗抛落海官媒发文批评裁决 试图命令法官证实港人恐惧 (People’s Daily intervenes in judicial process for Hong Kong citizens arrested for throwing Chinese flag into Victoria Harbour)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
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警察捉人法官放人 人民日报：唱的究竟是哪一出？(People’s Daily on Hong Kong: Police catch people, judges release them—what’s going on? )
Sina News, August 18, 2019
程渊家属发文促警方依法办案 (Family of detained NGO worker Cheng Yuan urges police to handle case according to law)
Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, August 16, 2019
Access to Information (信息公开)
The “post-truth” publication where Chinese students in America get their news
New Yorker, August 19, 2019
Chinese state media labels Hong Kong pro-democracy figures “new Gang of Four” in fresh attacks
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
Translation: Hong Kong and the “modern aphasia” of Chinese patriots
China Digital Times, August 19, 2019
Mainland Chinese netizens face “pink terror” of patriotic trolls amid Hong Kong protests
Global Voices, August 19, 2019
China’s state media compared Hong Kong’s protests to the Holocaust
Quartz, August 19, 2019
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
聲援香港默站取消 澳門逾百警仍然噴水池嚴密佈防 帶走七人 二人仍未獲釋 (In Macao, silent gathering in solidarity with Hong Kong cancelled; Over 100 police officers guarded area, took away 7 people, 2 still not released)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Canadian police escort worshippers as “bullying” pro-China protesters surround church holding prayers for Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019
支持香港反修例 陈云飞出狱后屡遭逼迁 (Sichuan dissident Chen Yunfei forced to move several times for supporting Hong Kong protesters through online posts)
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2019
Chinese pop stars back Beijing over Hong Kong protests
Deutsche Welle, August 19, 2019
外交部谈海外中国公民参加涉港游行：情理之中，要理性守法 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urges overseas Chinese citizens participating in activities related to Hong Kong to abide by law)
The Paper, August 19, 2019
78岁高龄异议人士姚凯文流亡美国 (78-year-old dissident Yao Kaiwen in exile in U.S.)
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2019
Government Accountability (政府问责)
“A haven sheltering criminals”: China lashes Taiwan over asylum offer to Hong Kong protesters
Agence France-Presse, August 20, 2019
Pence urges China to respect Hong Kong laws amid protest
Reuters, August 20, 2019
“妈，我被卖了”：被贩卖到中国的缅甸新娘
Teenage brides trafficked to China reveal ordeal: “Mom, I’ve been sold”
The New York Times, August 20, 2019
Xi calls on Party members to progress along Long March of new era
Sina English, August 18, 2019
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Facebook and Twitter Say China Is Spreading Disinformation in Hong Kong New York Times, August 20, 2019
Twitter and Facebook take down covert Chinese accounts that tried to undermine Hong Kong demonstrators
CNN, August 20, 2019
China’s disinformation on Hong Kong protests is on Twitter and Facebook
Quartz, August 20, 2019
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Information operations directed at Hong Kong
Twitter, August 19, 2019Removing coordinated inauthentic behavior from China
Facebook, August 19, 2019
美国商务部将46家华为子公司列入“实体清单” (U.S. adds 46 Huawei subsidiaries to entity list)
Voice of America, August 19, 2019
Hong Kong (香港)
Commission of inquiry is possible but let’s not look into individual police officers’ conduct” IPCC chief Anthony Neoh
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
【獨家】英領事館港職員 被指返內地失聯逾十日 警方駐粵辦調查 (British consulate’s local staff member missing for 10 days after trip to mainland China; customs confirms exit from Shenzhen but no entry into Hong Kong)
HK01, August 20, 2019
Three people wounded in knife attack at Lennon Wall in Hong Kong
Shanghaiist, August 20, 2019
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將軍澳連儂隧道斬人案 一女兩男受傷送院 (One woman, two men injured in knife attack at Tseung Kwan O Lennon Wall)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong authorities still searching for answers over young woman’s brutal eye injury at protest outside Tsim Sha Tsui police station
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
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爆眼女生是「黎智英得力助手」 遲遲不肯報案 疑點重重 (Woman whose eye was injured at protest refuses to report her case; rumours abound, fueled by Global Times)
Stand News, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong readies for further protests after huge, peaceful rally
Reuters, August 18, 2019
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Protesters call for pro-democracy “human chain” across Hong Kong on 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019
In pictures: New Hong Kong protest ads urging int’l help appear in 11 newspapers worldwide
Hong Kong Free Press, August 19, 2019
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連登」首批籲關注警暴廣告，於全球十國共11份報章刊登 (LIHKG Internet forum crowdfunds second round of international newspaper ads, publishing in 11 newspapers in 10 countries)
Initium, August 19, 2019
Hong Kong campaigner who organises protests against parallel trading and opposes extradition bill beaten by stick-wielding gang in Sha Tin
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2019
未成年抗爭：他們最漫長的暑假 (For young protesters, this is the slowest, longest summer holiday)
Initium, August 16, 2019
Commentary (评论)
Blinkered Chinese nationalists are trolling me - but once I was one of them
Sydney Morning Herald, August 20, 2019
Hong Kong protests need a political solution and that should start with withdrawing extradition bill, police watchdog chief Anthony Neoh says
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2019
Monday, August 19, 2019
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, 2019Hong 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
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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, 2019Organisers 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, 2019Hong Kong teachers rally in thunderstorm at start of weekend of protests
Reuters, August 17, 2019Thousands 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
Friday, August 16, 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
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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
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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
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