Access to Justice (司法公正)

709案被捕者勾洪国：终获批准赴京求医 (Detained 709 lawyer Gou Hongguo finally obtains official approval to receive medical attention in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-06152017100559.html

Chinese police warn father of jailed rights lawyer after family's angry statement
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-warn-father-of-jailed-rights-lawyer-after-familys-angry-statement-06162017111631.html

Related:
Jiang Tianyong’s Family Rejects Officially-Appointed Lawyers
江天勇家人拒绝接受官方指派律师
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/jiang-tianyongs-family-rejects-officially-appointed-lawyers
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/jiang-tian-yong-jia-ren-ju-jue-jie-shou-guan-fang-zhi

Tibetan nomads forced from resettlement towns to make way for development
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/leave-06152017163042.html

MP presents petition calling for release of Canadian citizen detained in China
The Epoch Times, June 15, 2017
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2257883-mp-presents-petition-calling-for-release-of-canadian-citizen-detained-in-china/

Access to Information (信息公开)

The three government numbers China’s economists trust least
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2098730/three-government-numbers-chinas-economists-trust-least

被捕劳工活动人士华海峰妻子受压 网上发文讲述遭遇被屏蔽 (Authorities block online letter written by labor rights activist Hua Haifeng’s wife detailing his detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06152017100411.html

Labor disputes at historic highs, official statistics reveal
China Labor Bulletin, June 16, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-disputes-historic-highs-official-statistics-reveal

Police warn off journalists after Chinese kindergarten bombing
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warn-06162017111744.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

山东临沂村民抗强征遭当局打压 四人至今未获释 (Four Shandong Linyi villagers detained for protesting insufficient land compensation yet to be released)
Radio Free Asia, June 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-06162017095102.html

Chinese NGOs hold sideline meeting on human rights, poverty reduction in Geneva
Xinhua, June 16, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/16/c_136371875.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing targets 5,500 polluting companies in clean-air campaign
China Daily, June 16, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/16/content_29771499.htm

Related:
China court sentences seven over falsifying air quality data
Xinhua, June 16, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-06-16/detail-ifyhfpat5093443.shtml

Detention of Chinese insurance company chief not without risks
Voice of America, June 16, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/detention-of-chinese-insurance-company-chief-not-without-risks/3903166.html

何挺被免 重庆3任公安局长先后沦陷 (Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau Secretary He Ting fired, marking the third dismissal of a Chongqing Public Security Bureau secretary or deputy secretary)
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2017
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2017-06-16/59820508.html

人民日报：中国方案推进全球人权治理 (People’s Daily Commentary: China’s plan promotes global human rights governance)
People’s Daily, June 16, 2017
http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0616/c1002-29342705.html

The disturbing wedding trend in China of groomsmen sexually assaulting bridesmaids
Global Voices, June 16, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/16/the-disturbing-wedding-trend-in-china-of-groomsmen-sexually-assaulting-bridesmaids/

Greece blocks EU's criticism at UN of China's human rights record
The Guardian, June 18, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/18/greece-eu-criticism-un-china-human-rights-record

Activist “still recovering from torture” inflicted in Chinese prison
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2098900/activist-still-recovering-torture-inflicted-chinese

Hong Kong (香港)

Anti-graft agency investigating CY Leung’s intervention in LegCo probe, media reports say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/16/anti-graft-agency-investigating-cy-leungs-intervention-legco-probe-media-reports-say/

Rival camps argue over Taiwan caucus
Hong Kong Standard, June 16, 2017
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=184052

Hong Kong university student journalists seeking better access to government urge court to be “protector of free speech”
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2098711/hong-kong-university-student-journalists-seeking-better

Commentary (评论)

China’s crushing of independent lawyers is a blow to rule of law
The Economist, June 15, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21723420-why-xi-jinping-fears-experience-uppity-taiwan-chinas-crushing-independent-lawyers

Two systems, one headache: Hong Kong twenty years after the handover to China
The Conversation, June 19, 2017
https://theconversation.com/two-systems-one-headache-hong-kong-twenty-years-after-the-handover-to-china-79587

The Infamous Chalkgirl
The Guardian, June 15, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2017/jun/16/chalk-girl-hong-kong-democracy-umbrella-movement-protester-china