Xinjiang (新疆)

More than 40 countries call on China to give UN human rights chief access to Xinjiang
Reuters, June 22, 2021

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新疆人权恶化信息不断 联合国人权事务高级专员盼年内成行 (In face of continuous information on rapid human rights deterioration in Xinjiang, UN human rights chief calls for visit this year)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2021

北京稱一直與聯合國人權高級專員就訪疆溝通 (Beijing claims it has been in communication with the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Xinjiang visit)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021

Joe Biden weighs ban on solar material from China’s Xinjiang region over forced labour
POLITICO, June 22, 2021

China fails to meet promises on missing Xinjiang children
BBC News, June 22, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China stepping up use of secret detention without trial, report warns
The Guardian, June 22, 2021

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New graphic report takes reader into the heart of China’s hidden RSDL prisons
Safeguard Defenders, June 21, 2021

覃永沛律师案不审不判 严重超期羁押 (Lawyer Qin Yongpei has spent 600 days in detention without trial)
Weiquanwang, June 22, 2021

不满无理解聘劳动仲裁被驳回 清华大学前讲师吴强状告校方 (Beijing political scientist Wu Qiang who studied Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement sues Tsinghua for dismissal without labor arbitration)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s ambassador to the US to leave after eight years
The Guardian, June 22, 2021

Influencers, Activists and Diplomats
China Media Project, June 22, 2021

军人武装待命 “七一”中共党庆如临大敌 访民形容 “空前严厉” (Military on high alert before CPC Founding Day; petitioners say “level of restrictions is unprecedented”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021

中共建党百年纪念日将至 当局加强宣传造势捍卫“中国模式” (As CPC centennial approaches, Beijing steps up “China model” propaganda)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 22, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

屏蔽多个帐号 领英中国称依法执行 (LinkedIn is blocking contents of multiple accounts from view in China, citing gov’t requirements)
Deutsche Welle, June 22, 2021

数据安全法或成为美中地缘政治引爆点 (China's Data Security Law might be the breaking point of Sino-U.S. geopolitics)
Voice of America, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader places national security law onus on journalists; says media must not subvert gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

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Crackdown brings resignations at Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily
Agence France-Presse, June 22, 2021

Thousands Watch Last Online TV News From Hong Kong's Apple Daily
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong electoral changes: no more than 30,000 voters will take part in Election Committee race, authorities estimate, down from 246,000 in 2016
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong must also pass its own security legislation to ‘plug loopholes,’ says security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong’s first national security law trial will have no jury, Court of Appeal rules
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong court grants bail to activist Owen Chow pending national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2021

Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker in last-ditch bid to overturn conviction for storming Legislative Council meeting
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

Hong Kong man arrested after passer-by calls police over protest banner hanging on drying rack
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail.
The Washington Post, June 22, 2021

【12 港人】廖子文擬認管玻璃樽、乙醇及汽油等　2022年 5 月正式答辯　羈押最少 16 個月(Hong Kong 12 case: Liu Tsz-man pleads guilty to possession of raw materials to make molotov cocktails, remanded in custody for at least 16 months)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

監警會已收警方484宗涉反修例公眾活動的投訴報告(Independent Police Complaints Council receives 484 anti-ELAB protest-related complaints against the force)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021

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監警會新任主席主持公開會議後未接受傳媒提問離去(Independent Police Complaints Council new head left public meeting without answering questions from media)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 22, 2021<

消息：英華書院 15 教師將離職　佔全校教師約兩成　現職教師：憂被清算損士氣(15 teachers to quit Ying Wa College, nearly 20% of teaching staff)
Stand News, June 22, 2021

Goodbye, Hong Kong: protesters seeking asylum abroad from national security law vow to fight on, but feel ‘survivor’s guilt’
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2021

港區國安法｜聯合國人權專員：國安法產生「寒蟬效應」　中方：自由不能突破國安底線(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet says national security law produces "chilling effect")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2021

国际律师协会称香港未来黯淡　呼吁英、欧采针对性制裁 (IBAHRI urges targeted sanctions against Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2021

Commentary (评论)

评论 | 王丹：如何认识中国共产党（一） (Wang Dan: Understanding the Communist Party of China Part 1)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

UN human rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year amid ‘reports of serious violations’
Reuters, June 21, 2021

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联合国人权专员希望今年获准入疆调查维吾尔人权(UN High Commissioner for Human Rights hopes to be allowed to visit Xinjiang this year to investigate Uyghur human rights)
Deutsche Welle, June 21, 2021

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwanese staff to leave Hong Kong office in 'one China' row
Reuters, June 20, 2021

拒签“一中承诺书”，七名台湾驻港官员被迫返台(Refusing to sign pledge to support "one China" policy, seven Taiwanese officials stationed in Hong Kong are forced to leave)
Voice of America, June 21, 2021

Tibet (西藏)

流亡藏人领袖希望恢复与中国对话(Tibetan leader in exile hopes to resume dialogue with China)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

Wu Qiang – the Chinese intellectual refusing to be silenced
Agence France-Presse, June 20, 2021

Digital Art or Visual Propaganda? China’s New Wave of Online Political Satire
What's on Weibo, June 20, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

路透社：在美国警告下，华为参与竞标的太平洋海底电缆项目搁浅(Reuters: Under U.S. warning, Huawei’s bid for the Pacific undersea cable project runs aground)
Voice of America, June 19, 2021

Related:
EXCLUSIVE Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese bid
Reuters, June 17, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s Apple Daily may halt publication this Sat, pending Fri board meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

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National security law: Apple Daily bosses to ask Hong Kong authorities to release some frozen assets to pay staff wages
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

記協籲保安局解凍壹傳媒部分資金以支薪　保障勞工權益(Journalists Association urges Security Bureau to unfreeze part of Next Media fund to pay employees)
Stand News, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong Apple Daily top editor & executive to remain behind bars ahead of security law trial as court denies bail
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

王婆婆一人聲援《蘋果》 遭數十警包圍抬離法院(While publicly appeal for Apple Daily, "Grandma Wong" is bodily carried away from court area by police)
inmedia.hk, June 19, 2021

Hong Kong’s opposition Civic Party loses two-thirds of its district councillors in round of resignations ahead of new oath-taking rule
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Embattled democracy coalition cancels Hong Kong’s annual July 1 march; will discuss disbanding
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2021

Hong Kong seeking closer integration with mainland China: Chief Executive Lam
Reuters, June 20, 2021

National security law: Hong Kong film censors’ government affiliations spark fears for ‘Hollywood of the Far East’ in light of new guidelines
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2021

Hong Kong’s RTHK fires popular pro-democracy radio host Tsang Chi-ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 19, 2021

2021 香港約章網站疑遭禁　本港用 VPN 方可瀏覽　發起人羅冠聰：港人將面對資訊壁壘( “2021 Hong Kong Charter” website is accessible from Hong Kong only through VPN; official blocking is suspected)
Stand News, June 19, 2021

紫荊黨黃秋智辭總裁及發言人　稱支持紫荊黨為港人服務(Pro-Beijing Bauhinia Party co-founder Charles Wong steps down as party head and spokesperson)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2021

In a Muffled Hong Kong, Bookstores Offer Freedom of Thought
The New York Times, June 20, 2021

Commentary (评论)

百年党庆在即 中共创造的91种精神何为真？(On eve of CPC’s centennial celebration, what is the truth about the 91 spirits propagated by the Party?)
Voice of America, June 20, 2021

Xinjiang (新疆)

Chinese researchers say Xinjiang forced labour claims can’t be true because of increased mechanisation and earning potential from picking cotton
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

Access to Justice (司法公正)

公益组织“长沙富能”致信国安部门 要求释放遭羁押人员(NGO "Changsha Funeng" writes to the national security department requesting release of its three detained staff members)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

河南维权人士邢望力看守所遭殴打 检察官拒绝与律师交流案情(Henan rights defender Xing Wangli is beaten in detention center; prosecutor refuses to communicate with his lawyer)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

Access to Information (公众知情权)

LinkedIn blocks profiles from view in China if sensitive topics mentioned
The Guardian, June 18, 2021

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy is our justified defence – get used to it, says outspoken diplomat
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

中国核武库“扩充迅速” 美俄也更加重视核威慑(China’s nuclear arsenal is "expanding rapidly"; U.S., Russia heighten attention to nuclear deterrence)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong (香港)

Two senior execs at Hong Kong’s Apple Daily formally charged with national security ‘conspiracy’
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

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Hongkongers queue to buy Apple Daily copies after editor-in-chief arrested
The Guardian, June 18, 2021

Staff vow to press on till the very end
The Standard, June 18, 2021

蘋果日報如常開機印刷今日出版報紙　將加印至50萬份(Apple Daily publishes as usual, ups print run sixfold to 500,000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong national security law: Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn, but legal scholars insist reporters have little to fear
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

至今 112 人涉違反國安法被捕　黎智英父子、壹傳媒員工佔 11 人　暫 3 人被控(112 arrested under the National Security Law; Jimmy Lai, his sons, and Next Media staffs are 11 of them)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

天水圍有小學教師為同事買《蘋果日報》遭「舉報」　校方稱他「動機不良」　暫停部分課堂(Primary school teacher is accused of "bad intent" and suspended from classes over buying Apply Daily for colleagues)
Stand News, June 18, 2021

Hong Kong protests: man jailed after exposing sensitive police operation during Polytechnic University siege
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

Five guilty of rioting over ‘devil-like’ 2019 Yuen Long mob attack
Hong Kong Free Press, June 18, 2021

曾志豪：被通知停做主持須離港台　港台：不時檢討節目(RTHK radio show host Tsang Chi-ho, a critic of gov't, is suspended and asked to leave)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 18, 2021

東京奧運｜議員憂港隊代表作政治表達　體育專員：出賽前需簽文件遵守要求(As Hong Kong team heads to Tokyo Olympics, Commissioner for Sports requires athletes to sign agreement to obey rules before departure amid concerns over political expression at Games)
Ming Pao, June 18, 2021

Consultants Report Surge in Middle-Class Professionals Leaving Hong Kong For Good
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2021

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China is targeting Big Tech
Financial Times, June 18, 2021

Navigating data compliance is becoming a bigger challenge for businesses amid increased scrutiny
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2021

美国联邦通讯委员会投票：将彻底阻止使用华为、中兴设备(U.S. FCC votes to ban use of Huawei, ZTE gear)
Radio Free Asia, June 18, 2021

Related:
U.S. FCC votes to advance proposed ban on Huawei, ZTE gear
Reuters, June 17, 2021

Commentary (评论)

The World’s Dictators Exploit America’s Racism
当美国的种族主义成为其他独裁者的挡箭牌
The New York Times, June 18, 2021