Doctor who exposed Sars cover-up is under house arrest in China, family confirms
The Guardian, February 9, 2020
Monday, February 10, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Access to Information (信息公开)
Coronavirus: China’s state media calls for police to explain charges brought against ‘rumour-mongers’
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020
陈秋实采访疫情疑遭强制隔离 南京学者郭泉公开谈肺炎被拘留 (Citizen journalist Chen Qiushi reportedly held incommunicado, other scholars detained, as authorities clamp down on coronavirus news)
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2020
Related:
Chen Qiushi: A citizen journalist on the frontline of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020
China Is Erasing Tributes to Coronavirus Whistleblower Doctor Li Wenliang
Vice News, February 7, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
纽约悼念李文亮：要言论自由、要真相 (Commemoration of Li Wenliang in New York: Seeking freedom of expression, truth)
Voice of America, February 10, 2020
Death of whistleblower ignites calls for political reform in China
Agence France-Presse, February 9, 2020
Related:
The Right to Freedom of Speech Starts Today — An Open Letter to the National People’s Congress and the NPC Standing Committee
China Change, February 7, 2020The China Human Rights Lawyers Group’s Proposal to Declare February 6 ‘People’s Day of Truth’
Rare revolt in China in name of martyred coronavirus doctor
China Change, February 7, 2020
The Telegraph, February 7, 2020
不少武漢人拍短片求助信息 維權組織設群組揭如何自救 (Wuhan residents trapped in quarantine send video messages asking for help, rights group rallies citizens to coordinate relief efforts)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Chinese cities try to flush out coronavirus patients by stopping cough medicine sales
Quartz, February 10, 2020
Coronavirus: China resorts to 'wartime' measures in Wuhan, sparking fears city is being sacrificed for greater good
The Independent, February 8, 2020
Related:
武汉进入“战时状态”：封锁力度加强，恐面临人道灾难
China Tightens Wuhan Lockdown in ‘Wartime’ Battle With Coronavirus
The New York Times, February 7, 2020‘It does not look good’: Wuhan doctors press on in dire conditions after coronavirus whistle-blower’s death
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020China locked down millions in coronavirus-hit Hubei. Has it done more harm than good?
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2020
Where did they go? Millions left city before quarantine
Washington Post, February 9, 2020
‘Innocent, but Implicated’: Wuhan Native Is in Limbo During Epidemic
The New York Times, February 8, 2020
China's ghost cities: fear of coronavirus leaves streets deserted
The Guardian, February 8, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Huawei: UK 5G concerns 'a witch-hunt' says Chinese ambassador
BBC, February 9, 2020
Related:
China warns France against treating Huawei differently from European competitors for 5G contracts
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong protests: teachers who criticised government on social media say they are living in fear
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Related:
教師 FB 評政府遭截圖「篤灰」 校方判無專業失德 教育局拒接納 裁定投訴成立 (Teacher who questioned government's handling of protest on Facebook sanctioned by Education Bureau, even though school ruled there was no misconduct)
Stand News, February 10, 2020
報道指江永祥郭嘉銓酒家設宴 14K 成員同場 警方：報道失實 無與鄰房顧客溝通 (Prominent senior police officers caught dining in the same restaurant as triad elders, claim "no communication with guests in the next room")
Stand News, February 9, 2020
將軍澳行動警拘 119 人 最細僅 13 歲 兩記者被指盜竊、阻差辦公 (119 arrested, including 2 journalists, in Tseung Kwan O on 3-month anniversary of Chow Tsz-lok's death)
Stand News, February 9, 2020
Coronavirus: Hongkongers in outbreak epicentre running low on medicine, masks and food, but government has no plans for flights out while lockdown continues
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
Coronavirus: the frontline workers left to keep Hong Kong safe without adequate protection against deadly infection
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2020
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港鐵新工會向公司要求安全保障不果 通過表決擬進行工業行動 (MTR workers' union passes motion to consider strike after corporation fails to promise better protection for workers against coronavirus)
Inmediahk.net, February 9, 2020港龍工會通過隨時發起工業行動 要求國泰全停內地航班 (Cathay Dragon to pass motion to start labor action pressing parent company, Cathay Pacific, to fully suspend mainland flights)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 8, 2020
Commentary (评论)
在不正常的社會講「理性」變成了「最不理性」(In an abnormal society, talking "rationality" is the most irrational thing)
Inmediahk.net, February 10, 2020
Protest and punishment: How thousands of demonstrators are set to face Hong Kong’s court system
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020
China’s coronavirus might be the crisis Beijing can’t detain, spend, or censor away
Quartz, February 8, 2020
Coronavirus: China’s Xinjiang camps are a neglected high-risk area and should be closed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2020
The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
The Atlantic, February 8, 2020
Friday, February 07, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
'Hero who told the truth': Chinese rage over coronavirus death of whistleblower doctor
The Guardian, February 7, 2020
Related:
Wuhan Police’s Reprimand of Coronavirus Whistleblower Dr. Li Wenliang
Human Rights in China, February 6, 2020Distrust and Despair on WeChat and Weibo after Death of Wuhan Whistleblower
What's on Weibo, February 7, 2020China anti-corruption body to probe 'issues' related to Li Wenliang
Reuters, February 7, 2020Minitrue: Control Temperature On Death Of Coronavirus Whistleblower
China Digital Times, February 6, 2020環時社評稱李文亮去年警報沒被重視反被訓誡值得反思 (Global Times commentary says "reflection needed" for authorities' response to Li Wenliang's first warning of coronavirus)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 7, 2020
The battle of numbers in the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak
Global Voices, February 7, 2020
Internet Giants Warned Amid Coronavirus Crackdown
China Media Project, February 6, 2020
China is dispatching journalists to tell the coronavirus story it wants its people to hear
Quartz, February 6, 2020
Related:
直播武汉疫情市民再遭公安滋扰传唤 (Wuhan citizen livestreaming situation online repeatedly summoned and harassed by public security officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
在“鬼城”武汉，被疫情颠覆的生活
Losing Track of Time in the Epicenter of China’s Coronavirus Outbreak
The New York Times, February 6, 2020
Coronavirus doctor dies of heart attack after working 10 days straight
Independent, February 7, 2020
新冠疫情带来的人道灾难和次生灾难 (The humanitarian crisis and secondary disaster triggered by the coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, February 6, 2020
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方舱医院医疗、后勤资源严重短缺 恐致人道灾难 (Shortage of medical supplies and resources in Wuhan's capsule hospitals is brewing a humanitarian disaster)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2020
Taiwan, China argue over flights for stranded Taiwanese in Wuhan
Channel News Asia, February 7, 2020
The WHO can’t seem to figure out what to call Taiwan in its coronavirus updates
Quartz, February 6, 2020
中国要求意大利取消停止直航决定 意同意临时恢复部分商业航班 (Chinese government demands Italy to reverse decision to cancel direct flights, Italian government agrees to reinstate commercial flights)
Reuters, February 7, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong medics tell gov’t to offer more support or face mass resignations
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020
Related:
【不斷更新】數千罷工醫護留守醫管局 要求與高層會面未果 (Thousands of doctors and nurses hold sit-in at Hospital Authority asking for negotiations on last day of strike; officials refuse to meet)
Inmediahk.net, February 7, 2020
【武漢肺炎】梁卓偉：輸入個案要零風險只能全面封關 家居隔離單靠自律不可行 (Doctor on government's advisory panel says only full border closure can ensure zero risk for imported cases, quarantine based on "self-discipline" is not viable)
Stand News, February 7, 2020
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong students and civil servants asked to help monitor people returning from mainland China as mandatory quarantine comes into force
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2020
宣佈強制檢疫 政府留兩天半空窗期 入境香港內地人數翌日急升 3 成 經深圳灣升一倍 (In window before mandatory quarantine, number of incoming visitors through border surges 30%)
Stand News, February 7, 2020
眾新聞4度追問出售口罩予哪些NGO 懲教署3日後答：涉及第三者資料，不會披露 (Authorities say they donated facemasks made by inmates to local NGOs, but refuse to disclose which ones)
Citizen News, February 7, 2020
台停辦港澳入台證 港府：無必要 (Hong Kong government says it is "unnecessary" for Taiwan to cease entry-visa applications from Hong Kong and Macau)
Ming Pao, February 7, 2020
Coronavirus: give street cleaners surgical masks or risk them walking off the job, Hong Kong warned
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020
Related:
Coronavirus: single mother uses same mask for five days as grass roots priced out of Hong Kong’s frantic panic buying or too weak to queue overnight
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
元朗連儂牆遇襲者遭踢斷肋骨 指警察曾讚打得好 ("Good job": Victim of Yuen Long Lennon Wall beating says police officers praised attackers)
Inmediahk.net, February 6, 2020
Commentary (评论)
在不正常的社會講「理性」變成了「最不理性」(In an abnormal society, talking "rationality" is the most irrational thing)
Inmediahk.net, February 10, 2020
Protest and punishment: How thousands of demonstrators are set to face Hong Kong’s court system
Hong Kong Free Press, February 9, 2020
China’s coronavirus might be the crisis Beijing can’t detain, spend, or censor away
Quartz, February 8, 2020
Coronavirus: China’s Xinjiang camps are a neglected high-risk area and should be closed
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2020
The Divides That Make Hong Kong and West Berlin
The Atlantic, February 8, 2020
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
Translation: “Wuhan Police Said Don’t Post, I Laughed With Tears In My Eyes”
China Digital Times, February 5, 2020
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese scholar blames Xi Jinping, Communist Party for not controlling coronavirus outbreak
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Coronavirus: Chinese officials warn outbreak’s epicentre faces ‘severe’ hospital bed shortage
Agence France-Presse, February 6, 2020
Related:
Coronavirus: Wuhan Communist Party official apologises for failure to provide patients treatment
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020
Who owns the coronavirus cure? China’s move to patent Gilead’s experimental drug for the novel virus could lead to legal wrangle
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020
U.S. clashes with China over Taiwan's place at the WHO table
Reuters, February 6, 2020
China may delay annual meeting of parliament due to virus outbreak: sources
Reuters, February 6, 2020
從武漢返鄉後，他們被洩露隱私、被警察銬走、被酒店驅趕 (Handcuffed, kicked from hotels, privacy invaded: What happens when Chinese citizens return home from Wuhan)
The Initium, February 5, 2020
China’s Schools Pledge to Do Away with Religion
Bitter Winter, February 5, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Frustration grows in China as face masks compromise facial recognition
Quartz, February 6, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
‘It’s crazy now’: Discrimination over coronavirus is worse than during SARS, says Hong Kong domestic worker activist
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2020
【武漢肺炎】內地入境人士強制檢疫14日 拒全禁內地人來港 (Hong Kong authorities announce mandatory 14-dayquarantine for travelers from mainland, but refuse to impose entry-ban)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020
【罷工第四天】員工陣線促醫管局日內談判 不排除延長罷工 (Quarantine is not banning: Hospital staff union urges authorities to commence negotiations, or strike might continue after Friday)
Stand News, February 6, 2020
Related:
【醫護罷工】4,600員工今缺勤 醫管局籲回崗位：暫停行動才有得傾 (After third day of strike, Hospital Authority says doctors and nurses "must return to posts before negotiations can begin", refuse to guarantee no reprisals)
Inmediahk.net, February 5, 2020武汉肺炎：香港罢工护士的内疚、恐惧与不安 (Guilt, fear and trepidation for Hong Kong's nurses on strike)
BBC, February 5, 2020
【武漢肺炎】新系統供醫護看病人外遊紀錄防瞞報 東區急症室試行 (Hospital to test electronic system that allows doctors to check patients' travel records amidst incidents of false-reporting on travel history)
HK01, February 6, 2020
Coronavirus: Taiwan restricts Hong Kong and Macau travellers amid outbreak crisis
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2020
Commentary (评论)
WHO抗疫荒腔走板與聯合國的中共化，向世界背書並輸出「中國模式」(Endorsing and exporting the "China model": The laughable outbreak responses of WHO and the sinicization of the United Nations)
The News Lens, February 6, 2020
新冠病毒危机中，中国媒体和公民发声的力量
The Subtle Muckrakers of the Coronavirus Epidemic
The New York Times, February 6, 2020
Wednesday, February 05, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
A county in China is offering people $140 to tell on neighbors who have visited Wuhan, and another is threatening the death penalty to anyone deliberately spreading the coronavirus
Business Insider, February 5, 2020
疫灾加滥权 中国律师为“造谣者”发声 (Human rights lawyer in Beijing speaks up for "rumor spreaders" during Wuhan virus outbreak)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2020
Access to Information (信息公开)
China Clamps Down on Independent Reporting of Epidemic as Cases, Deaths Keep Rising
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Coronavirus: Bans on travellers from the mainland a risky ‘overreaction’, China’s UN envoy in Geneva tells WHO
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2020
A Chinese doctor was one of the first to warn about coronavirus. He got detained — and infected.
Washington Post, February 4, 2020
Coronavirus Crisis Shows China’s Governance Failure
The New York Times, February 4, 2020
Related:
驱逐、围堵、举报：数百万武汉人经历了什么？
China, Desperate to Stop Coronavirus, Turns Neighbor Against Neighbor
The New York Times, February 4, 2020
Wuhan medic: 'Many more infections than official numbers show'
Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2020
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