New Editorial Guidelines Leash RTHK to National Security Law
New guidelines by Hong Kong’s public broadcaster Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) issued to its staff on Wednesday codify its editorial stance to support the National Security Law. The guidelines are the latest development in...
Read MoreUN Human Rights Council Report Cites Intimidation, Reprisals against Chinese Activists Who Cooperate with the UN
A September 17 advance report from the UN Human Rights Council notes that the Chinese government has engaged in intimidation and reprisals against activists who have cooperated with the United Nations on human rights issues...
Read MoreChinese Government Seized and Sold Assets of Xinjiang Detainees
A report published by the advocacy group Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) on Friday reveals that Chinese authorities have seized and sold off millions of dollars worth of assets held by Uyghurs imprisoned in Xinjiang. The...
Read MoreMinitrue: Welcome Home, Meng Wanzhou; Water Down Coverage of Deal With U.S. Justice Department
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Notice: please display the...
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Netizen Voices: Coal Costs, Climate Commitments and Competing Priorities Inform China’s Latest Power Outages
Power outages and blackouts across twenty Chinese provinces have forced factories to slow production and disrupted daily life for millions of residents. Power supply shortages are being driven by rising coal prices and increased...
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China Bans Cryptocurrency Transactions and Mining
On Friday, Chinese regulators announced a nationwide ban on cryptocurrency transactions and cryptocurrency mining. The culmination of a years-long crackdown, the move was meant to close loopholes in previous attempts to regulate...
Read More#MeToo Activist Huang Xueqin and Labor Activist Wang Jianbing Are Missing, Feared Detained
Friends of two Guangzhou-based activists who have been incommunicado since Sunday fear that they have been detained and may be facing prosecution. Prominent #MeToo activist Huang Xueqin (Sophia Huang) had been planning to leave...
Read MoreHong Kong’s Expansive National Security Law Swallows Activists, Bail Requests, and M&Ms
Hong Kong authorities’ implementation of the National Security Law has been expanding in scope and strictness, with broader language used to describe alleged violations and harsh interpretations of individual cases. As civil...
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Translation: Blogger Huang Zhijie Returns After Six-month Disappearance
Huang Zhijie, the executive editor of Watching Media and a popular self-media blogger, has resurfaced after disappearing from social media for six months when one of his posts curried enough anonymous threats to himself and his...
Read MoreLithuania Urges Citizens to Ditch Chinese Smartphones Over Censorship, Data Security Concerns
This week, Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense urged its citizens to throw away popular Chinese 5G smartphones after it published a report slamming the devices for content censoring capabilities and improper data collection. The...
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