Access to Justice (司法公正)

Nearly two hundred detained following self-immolation in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detained-03202017165328.html

湖北孝昌一名嫌犯审讯中死亡 (A suspect dies in detention pending trial in Xiaochang, Hubei)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-03212017110550.html

江西村民因强拆杀官案触发舆论沸腾 (A villager in Jiangxi commits murder while protesting forceful demolition, case sparks heated debate)
Voice of America, March 21, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/lawyers-met-the-peasant-who-killed-village-official-20170321/3775322.html

Related:
江西明经国反强拆锄杀官员案：律师遭约谈 亲属被抓 (Case of Ming Jingguo, arrested for murder, while protesting forceful demolition: Lawyers “have a talk” with officials, family arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03212017111001.html

跨性別者C先生（上）：我為何告訴中國我是直男 (Transgender man “Mr. C”: Why I told China I am a straight man)
New York Times, March 22, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170322/transgender-china/zh-hant/

Related:
Transgender man was unfairly fired, but bias not proved, Chinese court says
中國跨性別者被解僱，法院：無歧視證據
New York Times, January 3, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170103/china-transgender-lawsuit/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170103/china-transgender-lawsuit/zh-hant/

两高将发司法解释 明确侵犯个人信息定罪量刑标准 (SPC and SPP to issue judicial explanation clarifying standards for conviction and sentence lengths in cases of violation of personal information)
Legal Daily, March 21, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-03/21/content_7061582.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese police say officers may have tortured dead suspect in rare admission on social media
Agence France-Presse, March 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/21/chinese-police-say-officers-may-tortured-dead-suspect-rare-admission-social-media/

Demolition gangs forcibly raze villagers' houses in China's Guangxi
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/houses-03212017121930.html

China calls on int'l community to improve global human rights governance
Xinhua, March 21, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/2017/03-21/249949.shtml

Canada, 10 other countries call out China for torturing human rights lawyers
The Globe and Mail, March 20, 2017
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/canada-10-other-countries-call-out-china-for-torturing-human-rights-lawyers/article34346186/

Related:
Criticized for torturing lawyers, China lashes out at Canada and other countries
The Globe and Mail, March 21, 2017
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/criticized-for-torturing-lawyers-china-lashes-out-at-canada-and-other-countries/article34360424/

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

官媒："恐袭"数量减少 危害仍大 (State media: There are less “terrorist attacks” but risk is still substantial)
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/官媒恐袭数量减少-危害仍大/a-38038548

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong elects a new chief executive: what you need to know
The Guardian, March 22, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/22/hong-kong-chief-executive-election-what-you-need-to-know

Related:
Compare the candidates: Where Hong Kong’s three chief executive candidates stand on key issues
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2107
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/22/compare-candidates-hong-kongs-three-chief-executive-candidates-stand-key-issues/

Thousands expected to protest this weekend as 1,194 electors gather to choose Hong Kong’s next leader
Hong Kong Free Press, March 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/22/thousands-expected-to-protest-this-weekend-as-1194-electors-gather-to-choose-hong-kongs-next-leader/

Commentary (评论)

As the 20th anniversary of the handover to China nears, Hong Kong artists meditate on space, memory
Quartz, March 21, 2017
https://qz.com/936603/as-the-20th-anniversary-of-the-handover-to-china-nears-hong-kong-artists-meditate-on-space-memory/