Afghan Uyghurs Fear Deportation as Taliban Cozy Up to China
塔利班示好中国,阿富汗维吾尔人担忧被驱逐出境
The New York Times, September 24, 2021
Friday, September 24, 2021
Xinjiang (新疆)
Taiwan (台湾)
China sends jets and bombers near Taiwan as Beijing opposes island’s trade deal bid
The Guardian, September 24, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Chinese civil rights activist Xu Zhiyong accused of plotting ‘colour revolution’ to subvert state power
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China: #MeToo, inequality, harassment and sexual politics in the workplace
The Conversation, September 24, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China’s Power Cuts Widen Amid Shortages and Climate Push
Bloomberg, September 23, 2021
China Detains Business Chiefs as Its Corporate Crusade Expands
The New York Times, September 24, 2021
中国观察:习近平为何要带领中国“重返”社会主义 (China Watch: Why Xi Jinping wants to bring China “back” to socialism)
BBC News, September 24, 2021
中国迫害宗教自由事件倍增 当局鼓励群众互相揭发举报 (Religious freedom related cases doubled in China; local authorities issue reward for reporting “illegal religious activities”)
Voice of America, September 24, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
新的数据保护法为在华外企增添难题 (Data Protection Law—the new challenge to foreign businesses in China)
Radio France Internationale, September 24, 2021
Chinese law enforcers told use AI, big data to improve security in unstable times
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
Commentary (评论)
‘China’s Search for a Modern Identity Has Entered a New and Perilous Phase’
ChinaFile, September 23, 2021
Hong Kong’s National Security Promises Were All Hollow
Foreign Policy, September 23, 2021
How the national security law is hastening the demise of Hong Kong cinema
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong national security law: Democratic Party members among 10 district councillors challenged over oath validity after latest ceremony
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
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Oaths of ten district councillors doubtful, says govt
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 24, 2021【區議員宣誓】47 人案被告劉偉聰等多名「高危」人士出席 李文浩拒宣誓(District councilor Lawrence Lau, who is one of the 47 charged with subversion, attends oath-taking ceremony; Sham Shui Po district councilor Lee Man-ho refuses to take oath)
Stand News, September 24, 2021
Hong Kong Is Holding Elections. It Wants Them to Look Real.
香港立法会选举:当民主变成一场表演
The New York Times, September 24, 2021
Hong Kong Democratic Party says it will stay relevant to voters regardless of election stance, calls for universal suffrage
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2021
We are no threat to national security, group behind Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong tells security chief
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
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Hong Kong Tiananmen Massacre vigil group leader urges members to vote against disbanding in message from prison
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2021
鄒幸彤涉煽動顛覆國家政權等罪 保釋覆核遭拒9月30日再訊(Bail denied again for Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung charged with “inciting subversion of state power”)
Ming Pao, September 24, 2021
Five unionists see "seditious” sheep books case adjourned to mid-November
The Standard, September 24, 2021
Beijing blasts ‘criminal record’ of US in Hong Kong with list detailing more than 100 examples of alleged interference
South China Morning Post, September 24, 2021
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Fact Sheet: U.S. Interference in Hong Kong Affairs and Support for Anti-China, Destabilizing Forces
美国干预香港事务、支持反中乱港势力事实清单
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, September 24, 2021
Hong Kong's Expansive National Security Law Swallows Activists, Bail Requests, and M&Ms
China Digital Times, September 23, 2021
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
'I Have to Keep Going For my Son': Jailed Activist's Mother
Radio Free Asia, September 23, 2021
湖北民营企业主郝明静因上访被判刑,囚禁精神病院(Hubei private business owner Hao Mingjing is sentenced for petitioning and imprisoned in mental hospital)
Weiquanwang, September 23, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Experts say China’s low-level cyberwar is becoming severe threat
The Guardian, September 23, 2021
中国企业数据库独立吗?北京自己揭穿这个大谎言(Are the databases of Chinese companies independent? China itself exposes this big lie)
Voice of America, September 23, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Exclusive | Hong Kong national security law: time is ‘ripe’ for Article 23 with focus on combating ‘state-level spying’, minister says
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021
Hong Kong elections: ‘majority support’ among Democratic Party members for Legislative Council boycott following Beijing’s system overhaul
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021
賢學思政黃沅琳被控串謀煽動顛覆不准保釋 連同王逸戰陳枳森朱慧盈11月3日訊(Fourth Student Politicism member Wong Yuen-lam arrested for conspiring to "incite secession" is denied bail, case adjourned until Nov. 3)
Ming Pao, September 23, 2021
Hong Kong teenager jailed for nearly 5 years after assaulting bystander, pulling trigger on police officer’s shotgun during snatch attempt at protest
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021
Beijing appoints veterans to its state-level Hong Kong office to improve messaging on national security law, other city policies
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021
National security law: Hongkongers celebrating Taiwan’s Double Tenth public holiday risk secession charge, security chief warns
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2021
鄒幸彤籲反對支聯會解散議案 稱自行解散立即失去聲音話語權(Hong Kong Alliance vice-chair Chow Hang-tung opposes resolution to disband: Right to speak will immediately be lost)
Ming Pao, September 23, 2021
Hong Kong group supporting human rights lawyers in China is latest to disband amid police pressure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 23, 2021
九龍區議員宣誓在即 慈雲山建設力量宣布解散 寄語居民不論風雨繼續為社區盡力(Tsz Wan Shan Constructive Power disbands before oath-taking for Kowloon district counillors)
Stand News, September 22, 2021
本民前成員鍾雪瑩疑替老囚友按摩 傳二人同遭鎖入水飯房 上月 JR 女犯夏季不可穿短褲(Chung Suet-ying, former member of localist group Hong Kong Indigenous in detention awaiting trial related to 2019 protests, is put in solitary for providing massage to elderly cellmate)
Stand News, September 22, 2021
【政務官空降】海事處前副處長施金獎空降港台 任副廣播處長(Former Deputy Director of Marine is now Deputy Director of Broadcasting at Radio Television Hong Kong)
Stand News, September 23, 2021
UK warned Hong Kong critics to avoid China extradition nations: campaigner
Agence France-Presse, September 23, 2021
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国"娘炮"禁令持续发酵 北京广电局发文引非议 (China expands “sissy” ban; notice from Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau sparks criticism)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021
罗冠聪:中国威权崛起构成生存威胁 民主国家亟需多边联盟 (Nathan Law: China's rising authoritarianism is an existential threat; democratic countries urgently need a multilateral alliance)
Radio Free Asia, September 21, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Ant Group microcredit service Huabei feeds vast consumer data to China’s central bank
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021
EXCLUSIVE Polish gene project moves to drop Chinese tech on data concerns
独家:因担心数据安全 波兰基因项目放弃采用中国华大基因技术
Reuters, September 22, 2021
Lithuania says to throw away Chinese phones due to censorship concerns
立陶宛建议消费者不买并扔掉现有中国手机 称因内置审查功能
Reuters, September 22, 2021
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong national security law: fourth member of student activist group arrested after handing herself in
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021
Explainer: How Hong Kong plans a series of new laws to further tighten its grip
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021
Former Occupy activist takes helm of Washington-based Hong Kong advocacy group
South China Morning Post, September 22, 2021
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曾在美推動人權民主法案 香港民主委員會換血 周永康任主席、梁繼平任執行總監(Hong Kong Democracy Council new leadership: Umbrella Movement student leader Alex Chow is new board chair, Brian Leung executive director)
Stand News, September 22, 2021A New Chapter for HKDC
Hong Kong Democracy Council, September 21, 2021
九龍區議員宣誓臨近 長沙灣社區力量停運:鑑於政治形勢、免義工墮法網(Cheung Sha Wan Community Establishment Power stops operation)
Stand News, September 22, 2021
Commentary (评论)
Hong Kong’s small-circle election: an incompetent, predictable farce
Hong Kong Free Press, September 22, 2021
Morocco: Detained Uyghur must not be transferred to China
Amnesty International, September 21, 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Access to Justice (司法公正)
原计划赴英留学 中国记者黄雪琴传失联 (Chinese journalist Huang Xueqin allegedly incommunicado since day before departure for studies in the UK)
Deutsche Welle, September 21, 2021
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獨立記者黃雪琴赴英留學前失聯絡 曾報道港反修例遭刑拘(Independent journalist Huang Xueqin, previously detained after reporting on Anti-ELAB protests in 2019, loses contact before leaving for UK to study)
Ming Pao, September 21, 2021
Access to Information (公众知情权)
互联网自由度排名中国连续七年垫底 台湾全球第五 (China ranks bottom in Internet freedom 7 years straight; Taiwan, new to index, ranks 5th)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021
Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 2021
Government Accountability (政府问责)
日本敦促欧盟国家表态反对中国军事及领土扩张 (Japan urges EU to speak out against China's military, territorial expansion)
Voice of America, September 21, 2021
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
The battle between Big Tech and governments is threatening human rights around the world
Protocol, September 21, 2021
Related:
Freedom on the Net 2021: The Global Drive to Control Big Tech
Freedom House, September 21, 2021