Access to Justice (司法公正)

山东三男子拍摄传播辱骂临沂人视频，被临沂警方刑事拘留 (Three men in Shangdong detained for shooting and circulating video insulting Linyi people)
The Paper, October 3, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1814451

Access to Information (信息公开)

揭示韩国军政府暴政电影吸引中国网民，但豆瓣删文 (Posts about movie showing authoritarian rule of Korean military government that generates much Chinese netizens’ interests censored by Douban, a Chinese video streaming website)
Voice of America, October 3, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-korean-film-taxi-driver-deleted-on-chinese-web-20171003/4054489.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China cracks down on 'thousands' of petitioners ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-10032017113904.html

Related:
十九大「護城河」 嚴防訪民上京 (Activists stopped from visiting Beijing before nineteenth congress)
Mingpao, October 4, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171004/s00013/1507053552971

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“天网"已追赃93.6亿 "百名红通"46人到案 (9.36 billion stolen funds returned, 46 people arrested among one hundred wanted on Interpol “red notice”)
Legal Daily, October 3, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/03/content_7335114.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

翻墙有罪！ 广州市民买路由器招来警察 (Criminalization of VPN: Guangzhou citizen visited by police after purchasing router)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-10032017100000.html

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

Xi Jinping tells Chinese defense firms to aim higher and catch up on weapons technology
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2113878/xi-jinping-tells-chinese-defence-firms-aim-higher-and

Xi Jinping clears decks for top-level changes to China’s military
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2113054/xi-jinping-clears-decks-top-level-changes-chinas

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong-based anti-Communist magazines Cheng Ming and The Trend cease publication after 40 years1
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/03/hong-kong-based-anti-communist-magazines-cheng-ming-trend-cease-publication-40-years/

佔旺藐視法庭案13日宣讀判辭　20人中9人維持不認責 (Judge to hand down judgment on October 13 for case of contempt of court in “Occupy Mong Kok”, nine among 20 defendants maintain not-guilty plea)
Mingpao, October 3, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171003/s00001/1507032994990

港府提「一地两检」立法会议案 民主派批不负责任 (Hong Kong gov’t criticized by democrats for being irresponsible with co-location arrangement legislative proposal)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10032017100155.html

Lingnan Uni students begin occupation-style protest after governing body member Junius Ho’s ‘killing’ remarks
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/03/lingnan-uni-students-begin-occupation-style-protest-governing-body-member-junius-hos-killing-remarks/

Commentary (评论)

How are NGOs in China faring under the new law?
ChinaFile, September 27, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-are-ngos-china-faring-under-new-law

Taiwan’s Human Rights Revolution and China’s Devolution
The Diplomat, October 3, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/taiwans-human-rights-revolution-and-chinas-devolution/