Sources & Further Reading
All articles quoted in the HarshTone cards or which informed their flavor text have been listed and linked below. I encourage everyone to choose a few articles to read, or to research these issues independently.
"Death Penalty in 2018: Facts and Figures" - Amnesty International
"China’s mass indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution" - AP News
"The complicated truth about China's social credit system" - Wired
"China’s social credit system ‘could interfere in other nations’ sovereignty’" - The Guardian
"China’s Global Reach: Surveillance and Censorship Beyond the Great Firewall" - EFF
"Media Censorship in China" - Council on Foreign Relations
"China's overseas critics under pressure from smear campaigns, cyber attacks" - CPJ
"Chinese Dissidents Feel Heat of Beijing’s Wrath. Even in Canada." - The New York Times
"The NBA's fight with China has revealed the dangerous ambitions of the Communist Party" - NBC News
"China’s Propaganda Goes Viral" - The Diplomat
"Tiananmen Square massacre: How Beijing turned on its own people" - CNN
"Here's a growing list of companies bowing to China censorship pressure" - Mashable
Urban Dictionary: "Unarrest"
"Hong Kong: Arbitrary arrests, brutal beatings and torture in police detention revealed" - Amnesty International
"Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence" - Amnesty International
"How Hong Kong Came Under 'One Country, Two Systems' Rule" - History Chanel
"Beijing’s game plan for stifling the Hong Kong protests is now clear" - The Guardian
"China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shattered bones'" - Reuters
"Global backing for protest rights as Trump hopes Hong Kong can ‘work it out’" - The Guardian
"Hong Kong’s latest strong-arm tactics are fueling a growing independence movement" - Quartz
"Hong Kong Protesters Are Worried About Facial Recognition Technology..." - BuzzFeed News
Video: protester shot in eye by police speaks out
"What are the weapons Hong Kong police use on anti-government protesters, and how dangerous are they?" - SCMP
"China Threatens to Retaliate If U.S. Enacts Hong Kong Bill" - Bloomberg
"Hong Kong Is on the Frontlines of a Global Battle For Freedom" - Time
"What Hong Kong’s massive protests are really about" - Vox
"Free Speech" - ACLU
"Hong Kong Activists Stare Down 'Great Firewall of China'" - NBC News
"Hong Kong Is Burning. Here’s What Youth Activist Joshua Wong Wants You to Know." - Teen Vogue
"Hong Kong Government Bars Pro-Democracy Activist From Participating in Democratic Election" - Slate
"Activision's Unlikely Hero" - Forbes
"Blizzard Confirms Several Lead Devs Have Left Company" - Game Rant
"Regarding Last Weekend’s Hearthstone Grandmasters Tournament" - Blizzard Entertainment
"Blizzard's Hong Kong Screw-Up Is Officially an International Incident" - Vice
"Blizzard Loses Sponsor Over Hong Kong Actions" - Kotaku
After layoffs and a PR disaster, some Blizzard employees are dreading BlizzCon" - LA Times
"Statement on Blizzard and Blitzchung" - Brian Kibler
Blitzchung responds to ban reduction
Bipartisan letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick on the Blitzchung decision - US Senate
"China’s mass indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution" - AP News
"The complicated truth about China's social credit system" - Wired
"China’s social credit system ‘could interfere in other nations’ sovereignty’" - The Guardian
"China’s Global Reach: Surveillance and Censorship Beyond the Great Firewall" - EFF
"Media Censorship in China" - Council on Foreign Relations
"China's overseas critics under pressure from smear campaigns, cyber attacks" - CPJ
"Chinese Dissidents Feel Heat of Beijing’s Wrath. Even in Canada." - The New York Times
"The NBA's fight with China has revealed the dangerous ambitions of the Communist Party" - NBC News
"China’s Propaganda Goes Viral" - The Diplomat
"Tiananmen Square massacre: How Beijing turned on its own people" - CNN
"Here's a growing list of companies bowing to China censorship pressure" - Mashable
Urban Dictionary: "Unarrest"
"Hong Kong: Arbitrary arrests, brutal beatings and torture in police detention revealed" - Amnesty International
"Hong Kong: Police should exercise restraint to avoid escalating violence" - Amnesty International
"How Hong Kong Came Under 'One Country, Two Systems' Rule" - History Chanel
"Beijing’s game plan for stifling the Hong Kong protests is now clear" - The Guardian
"China's Xi warns attempts to divide China will end in 'shattered bones'" - Reuters
"Global backing for protest rights as Trump hopes Hong Kong can ‘work it out’" - The Guardian
"Hong Kong’s latest strong-arm tactics are fueling a growing independence movement" - Quartz
"Hong Kong Protesters Are Worried About Facial Recognition Technology..." - BuzzFeed News
Video: protester shot in eye by police speaks out
"What are the weapons Hong Kong police use on anti-government protesters, and how dangerous are they?" - SCMP
"China Threatens to Retaliate If U.S. Enacts Hong Kong Bill" - Bloomberg
"Hong Kong Is on the Frontlines of a Global Battle For Freedom" - Time
"What Hong Kong’s massive protests are really about" - Vox
"Free Speech" - ACLU
"Hong Kong Activists Stare Down 'Great Firewall of China'" - NBC News
"Hong Kong Is Burning. Here’s What Youth Activist Joshua Wong Wants You to Know." - Teen Vogue
"Hong Kong Government Bars Pro-Democracy Activist From Participating in Democratic Election" - Slate
"Activision's Unlikely Hero" - Forbes
"Blizzard Confirms Several Lead Devs Have Left Company" - Game Rant
"Regarding Last Weekend’s Hearthstone Grandmasters Tournament" - Blizzard Entertainment
"Blizzard's Hong Kong Screw-Up Is Officially an International Incident" - Vice
"Blizzard Loses Sponsor Over Hong Kong Actions" - Kotaku
After layoffs and a PR disaster, some Blizzard employees are dreading BlizzCon" - LA Times
"Statement on Blizzard and Blitzchung" - Brian Kibler
Blitzchung responds to ban reduction
Bipartisan letter to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick on the Blitzchung decision - US Senate