广东维权人士李碧云被判刑四年 (Rights defender in Guangzhou, Li Biyun, sentenced to four years imprisonment)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020
孟宏伟被判刑 中国式“反腐”越演越烈？ (Is Meng Hongwei's sentencing a sign that Chinese style "anti-corruption" is growing uglier?)
Radio Free Asia, January 21, 2020
Coronavirus: China unveils measures to rein in spread of 'mutating' disease
The Guardian, January 22, 2020
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South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020First case of SARS-like virus in Hong Kong – sources
Hong Kong Free Press, January 22, 2020
Sweden summons Chinese ambassador over criticism of country and media
Agence France-Presse, January 22, 2020
林鄭：習近平保證不會收緊對港管治 (Xi Jinping promised not to tighten control on Hong Kong because of protests, says Carrie Lam)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hails President Xi Jinping’s support for city as she rejects suggestions Beijing is exploiting the anti-government protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
旺角初一衝突四周年 警禁「香港本土起義」辦「勿忘魚蛋」集會 (Police ban all promotion, organization, and attendance of rally on Chinese New Year in remembrance of "Fishball Revolution" in 2016)
Stand News, January 22, 2020
被控煽惑非法集結及拒服從警命令 劉頴匡：據《公安條例》申集會之路將盡 ("The path of lawful assemblies under Public Order Ordinance is reaching its end," says Ventus Lau, organizer of lawful rally on Sunday now charged with inciting unlawful assembly)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong protests: did police use Israel’s Cellebrite hacking tech to crack protesters’ smartphones?
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
Hong Kong protests: hundreds gather at peaceful rallies to mark Yuen Long MTR station attack six months on
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
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Police officers ‘received verbal warnings’ for holding reporters’ identity cards in front of live-streaming cameras during Hong Kong protests
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
香港大律師公會就成立獨立調查委員會的意見書 (Full text: Hong Kong Bar Association's Paper on the Establishment of a Commission of Inquiry into the Social Unrest in Hong Kong)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
大埔區議會通過建議保留連儂牆 政府部門書面稱不適合 (Tai Po District Council passes motion to keep iconic Lennon Tunnel; authorities skip meeting, deliver written dissent instead)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2020
制度性謊言下的武漢肺炎（文：呂秉權） (A Wuhan pneumonia outbreak under China's systemic lies)
Ming Pao, January 22, 2020
Beijing’s new man in Hong Kong must succeed where others have failed in explaining the city to his Communist Party bosses
South China Morning Post, January 22, 2020
Uyghur Real Estate Magnate Confirmed Jailed Along With Brothers, at Least 20 Employees
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020
新疆穆斯林被逼喝酒吸烟 (Xinjiang's Muslims forced to smoke and drink to prove they have renounced "religious extremism")
Radio Free Asia, January 17, 2020
Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft
Reuters, January 21, 2020
被捕內地維權律師余文生 妻被問話不准飲食脫衣搜身 (Still no news for jailed lawyer Yu Wensheng; wife to persist for justice despite inhumane questioning by authorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020
China Releases #MeToo Activist Who Covered Hong Kong Protests
The New York Times, January 18, 2020
China Keeps Arresting Hong Kong Protesters for ‘Soliciting Prostitution’
Vice News, January 17, 2020
China warns Communist Party officials: cover up spread of Wuhan virus and be ‘nailed on pillar of shame for eternity’
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
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The Diplomat, January 21, 2020China confirms human-to-human transmission of coronavirus
The Guardian, January 21, 2020
China and Myanmar’s growing closeness could help forge united front against international critics
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
China’s ambassador to Sweden summoned after he hit out at ‘smears’ in latest outburst against Beijing critics
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2020
Propaganda and sexism prove powerful contraceptives for Chinese women
The Guardian, January 17, 2020
Exporting China’s Social Credit System to Central Asia
The Diplomat, January 17, 2020
Huawei executive's extradition hearing to start in Vancouver
The Guardian, January 20, 2020
Yuen Long mob attack victims file civil suit against Hong Kong police chief over ‘failure to protect residents’
Hong Kong Free Press, January 21, 2020
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7.21元朗恐襲半年 八傷者入稟控鄧炳強失職 哭訴患創傷後遺 (On half-year anniversary, victims of 7.21 Yuen Long attacks raise lawsuit against Police Commissioner David Tang)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fairs exhibit protest-themed goods
Agence France-Presse, January 21, 2020
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Gov’t hygiene officer kicks pro-democracy party out of Hong Kong’s New Year fair for breaching ban on politics
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong by-elections for seats vacated in wake of candidate ban row ‘will not be held’ ahead of Legislative Council 2020 polls
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2020
張建宗指將營造氣氛推行23條立法：極之有憲制責任 ("It’s our constitutional duty": Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung says government to "create atmosphere" to push for article23 national security legislation)
Economic Digest, January 21, 2020
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Citing President Xi Jinping, Beijing’s Hong Kong envoy Luo Huining says lack of national security law allows ‘sabotage’
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
不足四成中文科教師有信心教非華語生 平機會促教局增津貼、設專責教師 (Equal Opportunities Commission urges more government funding needed to help schools teach Chinese to ethnic minority students)
Inmediahk.net, January 21, 2020
Hong Kong police arrest rally organiser accusing him of failing to maintain order
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
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Police Arrest Protest Organizer For 'Obstruction' After He Calls on Crowd to Leave
Radio Free Asia, January 20, 2020Police under fire for displaying journalist’s Hong Kong ID card during live stream again
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020記協促請警方停止以謊言掩飾前線警員濫暴行為 (Hong Kong Journalists Association calls on police to stop using lies to cover up abuse by frontline officers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong protests: ex-lawmaker Au Nok-hin accused of damaging police officer’s hearing during Yau Ma Tei stand-off
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
Hong Kong police chief tried to ‘publicly discredit’ woman accusing officers of gang rape – lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, January 20, 2020
Simon Cheng: Hongkonger who was held in mainland China optimistic he can stay in Britain
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2020
民權觀察發表6.12調查報告 轟警光天化日狂毆市民零刑責 (Civil Rights Observer releases investigative report on June 12, condemns police violence with utter lack of accountability)
Inmediahk.net, January 19, 2020
The ominous metaphors of China’s Uighur concentration camps
The Conversation, January 20, 2020
沒有街頭衝突的香港，日子可以更難過 (A quieter Hong Kong? Days can be tougher ahead without "violent clashes" in the streets)
Inmediahk.net, January 18, 2020
Lawyers Told They Cannot Claim Xie Jiao Members Are Innocent
Bitter Winter, January 15, 2020
Some people in China help the party police the internet
The Economist, January 18, 2020
New Hong Kong protester ‘Pillar of Shame’ sculpture to be erected outside Danish Parliament
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
Coronavirus: second death in China after Sars-like outbreak
The Guardian, January 17, 2020
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“武汉肺炎”蔓延 舆论质疑政府隐瞒 (Public questions whether authorities withheld information as Wuhan pneumonia spreads to other countries)
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
基督教迫害监察组织报告称中国迫害情况加剧 (Report from watchdog on religious oppression says persecution in China is worsening)
Voice of America, January 17, 2020
Report on alleged Chinese corruption in Maldives due by June: minister
Reuters, January 17, 2020
China President Xi’s Visit to Myanmar Raises Economic Hopes, Political Concerns
Radio Free Asia, January 16, 2020
Police Hunt for and Persecute Buyers of Religious Books
Bitter Winter, January 17, 2020
China Renews Its ‘Belt and Road’ Push for Global Sway
The New York Times, January 15, 2020
Huawei exec set to fight Canada court battle against US extradition
Channel News Asia, January 17, 2020
Shanghai introduces facial recognition drug collection terminals to combat abuse by patients and pharmacists
South China Morning Post, January 17, 2020
Hong Kong student who helped found volunteer protest medic group arrested in China, classmates say
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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「國難忠醫」負責人被公安帶走 文匯引校方：涉嫖娼被捕且供認不諱 (Founder of volunteer medic group helping Hong Kong's protesters detained in Guangzhou, university says he is arrested on prostitution charges)
Stand News, January 16, 2020
Hong Kong police watchdog postpones report on unrest following legal challenge
Hong Kong Free Press, January 17, 2020
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監警會剎停發表批評警方報告 張達明：「等埋司法覆核」理由奇怪 料非法律原因 ("Waiting for judicial review" is strange reason to postpone release of IPCC investigative report, says legal expert)
Stand News, January 17, 2020
Ted Hui files court challenge on tear gas chemicals
The Standard, January 17, 2020
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清潔工硬食催淚彈 不准離開崗位 「眼都矇曬」(Government cleaners forced to brace for tear gas without protective equipment, as lack of guidelines and fear of salary deductions pressure them to stay on duty)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020
鄧炳強：從誤導警員等方向調查指控警署內遭強姦案件 (Police chief says case of alleged rape in police station is being investigated on grounds of "misleading police officers" and perjury)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
‘Police apologise?’ No, Hong Kong rioters should say sorry for chaos they brought to the city, force chief Chris Tang says
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
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Hong Kong district councillors grill police chief Chris Tang
Hong Kong Free Press, January 26, 2020動議譴責警暴 鄧炳強即走 民政專員同離席：政府不認同 (Police commissioner and government staff walk out mid-meeting when District Councillors raise motion to condemn police violence)
Inmediahk.net, January 16, 2020政府不認同中西區區議會譴責鄧炳強動議 (Government "disagrees" with district council motion to condemn police violence)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 16, 2020
Transitional housing for Hong Kong’s poor not just a job for charities and developers, human rights groups says, urging more government involvement
South China Morning Post, January 16, 2020
在海外，抖音與微信為何成為「中國威脅論」的延伸？ (How did Douyin and Weixin become the extension of China's threat overseas)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
將香港議題推進美國政治：反修例運動的華府遊說者 (Bringing Hong Kong into American politics: The lobbyists for the anti-extradition movement in Washington D.C.)
The Initium, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之一】與家人斷絕關係 鄭文傑：收母親不尋常短訊電話 特別提醒小心女友安危 (Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 1): A phone call from his mother prompted him to cut ties with family to keep them safe)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
【英國專訪之二】內地嚴刑逼供 鄭文傑四肢被鎖木板 被罵「國家的敵人」(Interview with Simon Cheng (Part 2): Cheng reveals details of his torture: tiger chair, body tied on cross, officials revealed there are other Hong Kongers caught)
Citizen News, January 17, 2020
Documenting the Tragedy in Xinjiang: An Insider’s View of Atajurt
The Diplomat, January 16, 2020
Mass detentions, surveillance, and ethnic repression in China’s far west: the situation right now
SupChina, January 15, 2020
Targeted by Chinese Smear Campaign, Uyghur Leader Learns of Father’s Death
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020
人权组织敦促中国释放人权律师 停止新一轮围捕行动 (Rights group urges China to release human rights lawyers and cease fresh round of arrests)
Voice of America, January 15, 2020
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China: Release Human Rights Lawyer Chang Weiping & End the Current Round of Arrests
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, January 15, 2020China Continues Nationwide Crackdown on Rights Lawyers, Activists
Radio Free Asia, January 15, 2020