Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing court rejects complaints from “Woman of Courage” eviction lawyer
Radio Free Asia, May 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/eviction-niyulan-05192017142636.html

Wang Quanzhang: The lawyer who simply vanished
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-39974953

Related:
维权律师王全璋妻子李文足：担心丈夫是否“已不在人世” (Li Wenzu, wife of rights defense lawyer Wang Quanzhang: Doesn’t know if her husband is dead or alive)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 22, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39996826

709案医生“辟谣”承认给在押律师用药 (Doctor in 709 case “refutes rumors” by acknowledging giving lawyer medicine in detention)
Voice of America, May 22, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/video-admits-giving-durgs-to-the-709-detained-lawyers-including-li-heping-/3864869.html

To all friends concerned with the imprisoned human rights activist Wu Gan and the 709 case
China Change, May 22, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/22/to-all-friends-concerned-with-the-imprisoned-human-rights-activist-wu-gan-and-the-709-case/

China's prisoners of conscience subjected to increasing violence by police
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/violence-05222017114012.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China may have 90 million fewer people than claimed (that’s twice the size of Spain)
South China Morning Post, May 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095311/china-population-much-smaller-you-think-researchers-say

A Chinese student’s commencement speech praising “fresh air” and democracy is riling China’s Internet
Quartz, May 23, 2017
https://qz.com/989454/a-chinese-students-commencement-speech-at-the-university-of-maryland-praising-fresh-air-and-democracy-is-riling-chinas-internet/

专访：微博又回来了 (Interview: Weibo will come back again)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2017
http://bit.ly/2q6938F

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Viral video triggers debate over patriotic education in China, again
Global Voices, May 21, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/21/viral-video-triggers-debate-over-patriotic-education-in-china-again/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Pro-democracy activists fly kites in Sai Kung to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/23/pro-democracy-activists-fly-kites-sai-kung-commemorate-1989-tiananmen-massacre/

Related:
支联会民主风筝促平反六四 (Hong Kong Alliance membersfly kites to commemorate June Fourth)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-05222017110408.html

Police chief of Chongqing, two senior officials with ties to fallen Tianjin mayor absent from key meetings
Caixin, May 22, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-05-22/101093517.html

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

After report on killings of C.I.A. sources, China asserts right to defend itself
中国回应捣毁美国在华情报网报道
The New York Times, May 22, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/22/world/asia/china-cia-espionage-response.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170523/china-cia-espionage-response/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s July 1 democracy rally organizers apply for multiple starting points, after gov’t venue rejection
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/23/hong-kongs-july-1-democracy-rally-organisers-apply-multiple-starting-points-govt-venue-rejection/

Hong Kong's Chief Executive-elect already struggling
The Diplomat, May 22, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/hong-kongs-chief-executive-elect-already-struggling/

“Teenager vs. Superpower”: Watch the new movie about the Hong Kong student who stood up to China
Quartz, May 23, 2017
https://qz.com/988495/teenager-vs-superpower-watch-the-new-movie-about-the-hong-kong-student-who-stood-up-to-china/

Commentary (评论)

How China wound up outside the international human rights debate
The Diplomat, May 22, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/how-china-wound-up-outside-the-international-human-rights-debate/

China’s next Internet crackdown
The Diplomat, May 23, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/chinas-next-internet-crackdown/