China pushes back against Xinjiang criticism in event hosted by its UN delegation
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2021
‘There’s cameras everywhere’: testimonies detail far-reaching surveillance of Uyghurs in China
The Guardian, September 30, 2021
被判无期徒刑的藏族企业家多吉扎西自述酷刑细节(Tibetan entrepreneur Dorje Tashi, sentenced to life imprisonment, details torture in writing)
Weiquanwang, September 30, 2021
河南维权人士李玉凤被控寻衅滋事罪今获刑4年(Henan rights defender Li Yufeng is sentenced to 4 years in prison for "picking quarrels and provoking trouble")
Weiquanwang, September 30, 2021
许志永“颠覆罪”起诉书被指“荣誉勋章” 人权律师常玮平再遭酷刑(Xu Zhiyong's “subversion” indictment, sealed by the prosecution, is leaked; rights lawyer Chang Weiping is tortured again)
Voice of America, September 30, 2021
China’s clampdown on pop culture: curbing unhealthy values… or boosting ideological control?
Agence France-Presse, September 30, 2021
教育语言大纲移除"尊重少数民族"条款 规定从小学汉语("Respect for ethnic minorities" is removed from gov’t-issued child development syllabus; added: “strengthen promotion of national language”)
Radio Free Asia, September 30, 2021
Decoding China’s latest World Internet Conference
Protocol, September 29, 2021
China Plans ‘Closed-Loop’ Bubble for Winter Olympics
北京冬奥会公布防疫政策，将实施闭环管理
The New York Times, September 30, 2021
Hong Kong passes new anti-doxxing law – violators face HK$1m fine and 5 years jail
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2021
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立會通過修例刑事化 賦權私隱專員移除社媒起底內容(LegCo passes new law to criminalize "doxxing"; privacy commissioner is empowered to request removal of "doxxing" contents online)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 30, 2021
Hong Kong seeks to resurrect legislation to further crush dissent
The Guardian, September 30, 2021
Hong Kong police to mobilise more than 8,000 officers for National Day
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2021
Defendant refuses to give evidence or summon witness at Hong Kong’s second national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2021
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‘Give me liberty or give me death’: T-shirts submitted as evidence at Hong Kong’s second national security trial
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2021
Hong Kong national security law: 6 former Apple Daily executives face High Court trial with possible life sentences
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2021
7 charged with conspiring to incite subversion, incl. Hong Kong’s youngest national security defendant aged 15
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2021
【支聯會案】鄒幸彤第 4 次被拒保釋 指懲教禁穿「 同抗爭 」「人民不會忘記」上衣出庭(Chow Hang-tung, former vice-chair of disbanded Hong Kong Alliance, is denied bail for the 4th time and forbidden to wear T-shirt with protest slogans in court hearing)
Stand News, September 30, 2021
嶺大：客席副教授羅永生、許寶強合約9月終結 羅永生：校方單方面終止合約(Lingnan University ends contracts of adjunct associate professors Lo Wing-sang and Hui Po-keung, citing "risk management")
Stand News, September 30, 2021
宣誓前夕 潘智鍵及王德源退出屯門社區網絡(District councilors Gary Poon and Wong Tak-yuen quit Tuen Mun Community Network before oath-taking)
inmedia.hk, September 30, 2021
Hong Kong’s ‘loyal critic’ faces tough test as Beijing targets media
Financial Times, September 30, 2021
CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEIZED AND SOLD ASSETS OF XINJIANG DETAINEES
China Digital Times, September 28, 2021
Police in China's Guangdong Move to Arrest Rights Lawyer Zhou Xiaoyun
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2021
女权人士李翘楚案进展通报（2021年9月29日） (Case update on women's rights activist Li Qiaochu: Bail request denied; prosecutors ask Linyi public security bureau for additional investigation)
Weiquanwang, September 29, 2021
China draws up plan to bring algorithms under state control in sign of tightened censorship
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
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关于印发《关于加强互联网信息服务算法综合治理的指导意见》的通知 (Notice on publication of the “Guidance of Enhanced Comprehensive Governance of Internet Information Services Algorithms”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, September 29, 2021
Microsoft’s LinkedIn censors US journalist over China content, makes ‘disturbing offer’ for reinstatement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
China: removing ‘Arab-style’ features from country’s biggest mosques the latest move in campaign of Muslim assimilation
The Conversation, September 29, 2021
How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China
孟晚舟案引发对中国“人质外交”担忧
The New York Times, September 29, 2021
中国煤价暴涨电荒持续，当局表示要把保障供电当成最重要政治任务 (As coal costs rise and power shortage continues, China prioritizes securing power supply as key political task)
Voice of America, September 29, 2021
China and Evergrande Ascended Together. Now One Is About to Fall.
从恒大的崛起与坠落看中国经济未来
The New York Times, September 29, 2021
Is China exporting its surveillance state to Venezuela?
GlobalVoices, September 28, 2021
Insulting Chinese national flag on the internet now illegal in Hong Kong – violators face up to 3 years prison
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
Another 10 Hong Kong district councillors ousted after being grilled on opposition election primary, protest slogans
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
National security: Hong Kong lawmakers raise concerns about ‘covert’ groups, urge gov’t to review existing law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
National security police freeze all assets of Hong Kong group behind annual Tiananmen vigil
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
1989 Tiananmen Massacre online museum blocked in Hong Kong, three weeks after police raid physical site
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
支聯會拒交資料案 常委梁錦威陳多偉高院申保釋遭拒(Two Hong Kong Alliance committee members, Simon Leung and Chan Dor-wai, are denied bail again over failure to provide information requested by national security police)
inmedia.hk, September 29, 2021
Hong Kong journalists at public broadcaster RTHK told they must uphold ‘constitutional order’ in new set of editorial guidelines
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
How Hong Kong Censors Films in the Name of National Security
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
Apple Daily: Hong Kong finance chief asks court to wind up Next Digital citing the ‘public interest’
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2021
National security law: bail denied for Hong Kong schoolgirl and 6 others charged with subversion under Beijing-imposed legislation
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2021
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警方國安處再起訴「光城者」7成員 涉串謀煽動顛覆國家政權(National security police officially charge 7 members of "Returning Valiant" with "inciting subversion of state power")
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
【賢學思政案】王逸戰陳枳森再申保釋被拒 還柙至11.3再訊(Two Student Politicism members, Wong Yat-chin and Chan Chi-sum, charged under national security law are denied bail again; case adjourned until Nov. 3)
inmedia.hk, September 29, 2021
3人認旺角警署外暴動分囚34月、27月、入教導所 官：3被告無帶領角色(Three sentenced to 34 months, 27 months, and correctional center, respectively, for rioting outside Mong Kok police station in the 2019 protest)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
「破曉行動」3人非法集結囚12至16月 官：犯法後賣慘無補於事(Three sentenced to 12 to 16 months in prison over an unauthorized gathering in the 2019 protests)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2021
1,948宗投訴警隊 不足1%證明屬實 「懲處」皆為口頭警告(Police watchdog IPCC verifies less than 1% of 1,948 complaints against police in connection with 2019 protests; “penalties” amount to off-record verbal warning)
inmedia.hk, September 28, 2021
Abortion pledge adds to scepticism over women’s rights in China
The Guardian, September 29, 2021
Western Expats Are No Longer Safe in China
Foreign Policy, September 28, 2021
报告：多名维吾尔商人资产被拍卖 法律依据不明 (Report: China auctions assets of multiple Uyghur businesspeople on unclear legal basis)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2021
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Under the Gavel: Evidence of Uyghur-owned Property Seized and Sold Online
Uyghur Human Rights Council, September 24, 2021
A veteran Hong Kong Wikipedia editor: “Wikipedia's policies are vulnerable to authoritarian abuse”
GlobalVoices, September 28, 2021
American Siblings Barred From Leaving China for 3 Years Return to U.S.
被中国禁止离境三年后，美籍华裔姐弟返回美国
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
至少115名加拿大人仍被中国关押 专家吁渥太华关注 (At least 115 Canadians are still detained in China; expert urges Ottawa to follow their cases)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2021
China’s Vow to Reduce Abortions Sparks Public Worries
中国承诺减少“非医学需要的”堕胎，引发公众担忧
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
中國監管措施不斷出台，老百姓擔心受怕、還得閃躲眼睛比雷達敏銳的「西城大媽」 (Chinese citizens not only struggle under the new flood of regulations, but also need to dodge neighborhood watchers’ radar)
Central News Agency, September 28, 2021
Power Outages Hit China, Threatening the Economy and Christmas
中国多地限电停电：为何会出现电力短缺？
The New York Times, September 28, 2021
北约与北京对话 对发展核武器和军事现代化不透明表达忧虑 (NATO expresses concerns over China's lack of transparency on nuclear weapons development, military modernization)
Voice of America, September 28, 2021