Australian man hugs son for first time, after China allows Uygur family to leave
Reuters, December 11, 2020
Friday, December 11, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China Authorities Detain Bloomberg News Beijing Staff Member
Bloomberg News, December 11, 2020
“长沙富能”负责人程渊家属遭株连被监居半年 (Wife of Cheng Yuan, head of Changsha Funeng, has been under residential surveillance for more than half year)
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2020
Access to Information (公众知情权)
传播圣经构成“非法经营”罪 中共当局垄断圣经出版发行 (In CPC monopoly, dissemination of Bible constitutes crime of "illegal business”)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
美國務院制裁 17 名外國官員及其直系家屬 包括涉侵犯法輪功信眾人權的中國公安 (U.S. sanctions 17 foreign officials and their immediate family members, incl. public security official for rights violations of Falun Gong practitioners)
Stand News, December 11, 2020
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Public Designations of Current and Former Government Officials Under Section 7031(c) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Due to Involvement in Gross Violations of Human Rights
U.S. Department of State, December 10, 2020
疫情爆发一年后 武汉人民吐露心声(Wuhan residents speak out on anniversary of coronavirus outbreak)
Deutsche Welle, December 11, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
US FCC moves against Huawei and China Telecom, citing security
Bloomberg, December 11, 2020
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美国电信管理部门确认华为是国家威胁 将对中国电信展开审查 (U.S. FCC confirms Huawei as national threat, to scrutinize China Telecom)
Voice of America, December 11, 2020FCC rejects Huawei appeal of national security threat designation
The Hill, December 10, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
National security law: Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai charged with foreign collusion
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020
Disproportionate use of crowd-control gear by Hong Kong police akin to torture – Amnesty report
Hong Kong Free Press, December 11, 2020
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Ending the Torture Trade: The Path to Global Controls on the 'Tools of Torture'
Amnesty International, December 11, 2020
All civil servants will have to pledge allegiance to Hong Kong, Basic Law from as early as next month – and could face dismissal for refusing
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2020
Chinese officials linked to Hong Kong arrests escape UK sanctions
The Guardian, December 10, 2020
【黃盔黑旗飄揚國會】梁頌恆出獄後遭跟蹤 赴華盛頓尋庇護 盼參與影子議會延香港民主理念 (Former LegCo member Baggio Leung Chung-hang seeks asylum in U.S., looks forward to joining shadow council to promote democracy in Hong Kong)
CitizenNews, December 12, 2020
鄭文傑組織英國港僑協會 發表港人赴英調查報告 指9成受訪者憂國安法下人身安全 (Report by Hongkongers in Britain finds 90% of interviewees fear for personal security under National Security Law)
CitizenNews, December 11, 2020
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Coming for Hope: Policy Study on British National (Overseas) Holders Intending to Come to the UK - Project Result Findings and recommendations
Honghongers in Britain, December 11, 2020
Commentary (评论)
客座评论：香港正笼罩墓地般沉寂 (Hong Kong is shrouded in grave silence)
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
“阿克苏名单” 披露更多新疆监控内情 (Leaked "Aksu List" reveals more internal information about repression in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2020
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中国：新疆穆斯林成为大数据计划目标 (China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims)
Human Rights Watch, December 8, 2020
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen journalist detained over Wuhan reporting 'restrained and fed by tube'
The Guardian, December 10, 2020
Chinese human rights lawyers grounded ahead of Human Rights Day
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2020
China: Canadians Kovrig and Spavor 'tried for spying'
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2020
For Canadians Held in China, Two Years of Isolation and Uncertainty
被中国拘留两年后，两名加拿大人仍命运难料 (Two years into detention in China, fate of two Canadians still hangs in balance)
The New York Times, December 10, 2020
山西维权人士郝劲松案“人权日”开庭遭取消 (Shanxi rights defender Hao Jinsong's trial on Human Rights Day is cancelled)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
U.S. blacklists Chinese crime boss, others in anti-corruption sanctions
Reuters, December 9, 2020
美国制裁中共政协委员兼有组织犯罪集团首领 (U.S. sanctions CPPCC member, leader of organized crime group)
Voice of America, December 10, 2020
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Treasury Sanctions Corrupt Actors in Africa and Asia
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, December 9, 2020
中国外交部回应“战狼外交”：就做战狼又何妨？ (China Foreign Ministry spokesperson responds to “wolf-warrior diplomacy” label: So what?)
Reuters, December 10, 2020
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2020年12月10日外交部发言人华春莹主持例行记者会
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on December 10, 2020
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, December 10, 2020
美国当选总统拜登在国际人权日发布声明 (U.S. President-elect Biden issues statement on International Human Rights Day)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2020
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Statement by President-elect Joe Biden on Human Rights Day
Biden-Harris Transition, December 10, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
华为内部报告坐实参与族群歧视人工智能系统测试 (Huawei's internal report shows test of AI system for ethnic discrimination)
Radio France International, December 9, 2020
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Huawei tested AI software that could recognize Uighur minorities and alert police, report says
The Washington Post, Dec. 8, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
China strikes back at US diplomats after fresh national security law sanctions
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2020
中國取消美國持外交護照人員臨時港澳免簽
China revokes HK visa exemption for US diplomats
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2020
Exiled HK protest leader Nathan Law holds first meeting with UK government
Channel News Asia, December 10, 2020
UN rights chief decries Hong Kong’s ‘shrinking civic space’ under security law
Agence France-Presse, December 10, 2020
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
Xinjiang (新疆)
Uighur detentions in China 'turbocharged' by technology
Deutsche Welle, December 9, 2020
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China: Big Data Program Targets Xinjiang’s Muslims
Human Rights Watch, December 9, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Sinovac: What do we know about China's Covid-19 vaccine?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2020
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow denied bail pending appeal against 10-month jail term over 2019 demo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
Fraud and money laundering probe as Hong Kong police raid churches, homeless shelters linked to protest support group
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2020
More than 90 per cent of 500 Hong Kong teachers polled say liberal studies reform politically motivated
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2020
《香港国安法》如何改变民主活动人士的生活？ (How has the National Security Law changed activists' lives?)
BBC, December 9, 2020
Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2020
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全国人大常委会发言人就美国国务院宣布制裁全国人大常委会副委员长发表谈话 (Spokesperson of the National People's Congress Standing Committee responds to announced U.S. sanction of vice chair)
Xinhua, December 9, 2020
Tuesday, December 08, 2020
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国抗疫胜利故事下 孤独的他们 (Those left behind by China's COVID-19 victory)
Deutsche Welle, December 8, 2020
Scandal Dogs China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ Partner to AstraZeneca
中国“疫苗之王”：成功与财富幕布下的丑闻与争议
The New York Times, December 7, 2020
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
China removes TripAdvisor, 104 other apps from stores under cleansing campaign
Reuters, December 8, 2020
Germany blocks Chinese takeover of satellite firm over national security concerns
Reuters, December 8, 2020
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