Canada weighs calling China's Uighur treatment a genocide
Agence France-Presse, February 17, 2021
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China Steps Up Online Controls With New Rule for Bloggers
The Diplomat, February 17, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China-US relations: Xi knows there will be ‘repercussions’ for human rights violations, Biden says
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2021
海外华人智库：“中国式抗疫“对公民社会造成致命打击 (Overseas Chinese think tank: “Chinese style quarantine” has deadly impact on civil society)
Radio France Internationale, February 17, 2021
Related:
研究报告 新冠疫情对中国人权的影响 (Research report: Covid-19 epidemic and human rights in China)
Institute for China Democratic Transition, February 17, 2021
美专家：中国国家资本主义威胁全球市场 (U.S. experts: China's state capitalism is a threat to the global market)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
柬埔寨要引入“中国式”防火墙 (Cambodia to import “China style” firewall)
Deutsche Welle, February 17, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested in connection with case of 12 fugitives who tried to flee to Taiwan
South China Morning Post, February 17, 2021
National security: Hong Kong paralegal faces collusion charge as media mogul Jimmy Lai arrested again in jail
Hong Kong Free Press, February 17, 2021
Related:
【國安法第五案】29歲律師助理被控勾結外國勢力及協助罪犯 涉安排眾籌、外國遊說工作 (Paralegal, 29, is accused under NSL of conspiracy to collude with overseas forces and assist criminals through crowdfunding and lobbying foreign governments)
CitizenNews, February 17, 2021
Hong Kong court rejects admission of UK policing expert’s report in protest-related case against 9 democrats
Hong Kong Free Press, February 17, 2021
政府建議修訂《仲裁條例》 與國際慣例接軌 大律師公會表示歡迎 (Hong Kong Bar Ass’n welcomes gov’t suggestion to amend Arbitration Ordinance to align with international norms)
HK01, February 17, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Why Western Companies Should Leave China
Foreign Policy, February 17, 2021
讨论：中国汉人了解的新疆是真实的新疆吗？ (Discussion: Do Han Chinese know about the real Xinjiang?)
Radio Free Asia, February 16, 2021
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
US-China relations: forced labour to keep pressure on Chinese textile firms as American firms cut orders
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2021
Japan's Muji Stops Short of Ban on Cotton From Xinjiang, Where Forced Labor is Rife
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国人权律师余文生狱中荣获国际人权奖 (Imprisoned Chinese human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng is honored with 2021 Martin Ennals Award)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Related:
Yu Wensheng named Martin Ennals Award Laureate 2021
Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders, February 11,2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
China bans BBC World News in retaliation for UK licence blow
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
Related:
China: Statement by the Spokesperson on the BBC ban
European Union, February 12, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Lunar New Year: mindful of national security law, Hong Kong festival market stalls opt for subtle messages on products
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
中共四处收集基因数据 用DNA管控维族人遭诟病 (As China uses DNA technology for surveillance and control of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, its global DNA data collection sparks concerns)
Voice of America, February 16, 2021
人脸识别把人变成“透明人” 中共极权监控下人人自危 (With facial recognition, everyone is “naked” under CPC surveillance)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
网传中国协助缅甸军政府建防火墙 数字监控走出国门？ (Questions of China’s role in Myanmar Internet shutdown mount, along with those on China’s export of surveillance technology)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
On W.H.O. Trip, China Refused to Hand Over Important Data
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
Related:
US and WHO push China for data from early days of contagion
Agence France Presse, February 14, 2021
Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
Associated Press, February 15, 2021
China’s Crackdown on Muslims Extends to a Resort Island
The New York Times, February 14, 2021
At least 331 human rights defenders were murdered in 2020, report finds
The Guardian, February 11, 2021
US-China relations: Details released of Biden's first call with Xi
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Veteran Hong Kong activists on trial over huge democracy rally
Agence France Presse, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong protests: former opposition lawmakers plead guilty to roles in illegal 2019 march, face up to 5 years in jail
South China Morning Post, February 16, 2021
Hong Kong: alarm over proposed law that could ban anyone from leaving
Agence France Presse, February 13, 2021
Related:
Further Submission of the Hong Kong Bar Association on the Immigration (Amendment) Bill 2020 In respect of Clause 3 of the Bill
Hong Kong Bar Association, February 11, 2021
Hong Kong public broadcaster RTHK’s ban on BBC programming sparks questions over press freedom and ‘one country, two systems’
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2021
Explainer | National security law: what you need to know about the decision to hold a trial without a jury
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2021
台灣「促進轉型正義委員會」疑被港「封網」 經 VPN 仍可瀏覽 保安局、警方拒絕評論 (Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission website is reportedly blocked in Hong Kong; Security Bureau and Police refuse to comment)
The Stand News, February 12, 2021
奔向自由，香港青年只身跨越半个地球逃亡美国 (The Hong Kong youth who traveled half the globe to seek freedom in the U.S.)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Forget stability in the Year of the Ox, it’s time to challenge Hong Kong’s status quo
Hong Kong Free Press, February 14, 2021
Revoking of lawyers’ licences creates a chilling effect
South China Morning Post Editorial, February 13, 2021
The Long-Term Implications of the Jimmy Lai Bail Decision
The Diplomat, February 11, 2021
中共数字威权主义的最终目标：培养自我审查的“和谐新人类” (The ultimate agenda of China’s digital authoritarianism: Cultivate a self-censoring “new, harmonious humankind”)
Voice of America, February 12, 2021
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
“无国界记者”调查报告：中国至今至少拘捕10名揭露疫情记者 (Reporters without Borders report: To date, China has arrested at least 10 journalists and commentators for reporting on Covid-19)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2021
Related:
China: One year after the Covid-19 outbreak, seven journalists still detained for reporting on the issue
Reporters without Borders, February 8, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China poses serious strategic threat to Canada, says Canadian spy agency head
Reuters, February 9, 2021
新疆內蒙通過《民族團結》條例 倡官員繼續「結對認親」進駐民眾家中 (Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia pass new “ethnic unity” policies; continue the Civil Servant-Family Pair up policy; and accelerate use of Chinese language in education)
CitizenNews, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong opposition activists detained in mass national security law arrests have bail extended
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
Hong Kong radio host ‘Giggs’ denied bail ahead of trial for allegedly ‘seditious’ broadcast
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2021
National security law: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam honours police top brass sanctioned by US
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2021
U.S. senators revive bill to make refugee status easier for Hong Kong protesters
Reuters, February 9, 2021
反送中紀錄片《Do Not Split 不割席》 入選奧斯卡最佳紀錄短片十強名單 (Hong Kong protest film “Do Not Split” nominated for an Oscar in “Documentary Short Subject” category)
The Stand News, February 10, 2021
Related:
Do Not Split
FIELD_OF_VISION, January 25, 2021
Tuesday, February 09, 2021
Tibet (西藏)
人权组织谴责针对藏人的强迫劳动政策 (Human rights organization condemns forced labor policy targeting Tibetans)
Voice of America, February 9, 2021
Related:
700,000 more Tibetans targeted under coercive labour programme
Free Tibet, February 9, 2021
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)