Access to Justice (司法公正)

維權律師：面臨前所未有壓力 (Rights lawyer Mo Shaoping says lawyers now face unprecedented pressure)
Mingpao, December 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171211/s00013/1512929019688

刘霞致信诺奖文学得主赫塔米勒称“我要疯了我那么孤单” (Liu Xia writes to Nobel Laureate Herta Müller saying “I am going crazy, I am so lonely”)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AslFfr

律师会见在押犯新规印发：会见被侦查起诉在押罪犯时不被监听 (New regulations allows detainees to meet with lawyers without being listened to)
The Paper, December 10, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1899492

Access to Information (信息公开)

German spy agency warns of Chinese LinkedIn espionage
British Broadcasting Company, December 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42304297

In your face: China’s all-seeing state
British Broadcasting Company, December 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-42248056/in-your-face-china-s-all-seeing-state

Related:
China must accelerate implementation of big data strategy: Xi
Xinhua News Agency, December 9, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201712/09/WS5a2bba55a310eefe3e9a12ea.html

The fall of Chinese internet Czar Lu Wei
Global Voices, December 10, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/12/10/the-fall-of-chinese-internet-czar-lu-wei/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

世界人权日 北京遭驱逐外地人要人权 (Hundreds protest against forced eviction in Beijing, demanding human rights on Human Rights Day)
Voice of America, December 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/4157363.html

《刘晓波纪念文集》纽约发布 (Collected writings in commemoration of Liu Xiaobo launched in New York)
Voice of America, December 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/liu-xiaobo-collected-writings-nyc-20171209/4157190.html

北京画家华涌“只因干了记者应该干而不敢干的活”而匆匆逃亡在祖国的大地上 (Beijing-based artist Hua Chong wanted by police for live-streaming forced eviction in city outskirts)
Weiquanwang, December 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/blog-post_56.html

南街能成为法外之地吗？——35位大学生的起诉状 (35 university students sue Henan food factory for labor law violations)
Weiquanwang, December 8, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/35.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s rapidly greying population leaves provincial pension pots seriously short of cash
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2123703/chinas-rapidly-greying-population-leaves-provincial

China starts formal legal proceedings against disgraced senior politician
Reuters, December 11, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/china-starts-formal-legal-proceedings-against-disgraced-senior-politician-idUSKBN1E5095?

Related:
涉受賄罪 最高檢對前重慶市委書記孫政才立案偵查 (Supreme People's Procuratorate launches anti-graft probe against former Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai)
HK01, December 11, 2017
http://bit.ly/2jN05rt

辽宁：5年收回事业编制15万名 (Liaoning cuts 150,000 government jobs during past 5 years)
People.com.cn, December 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1211/c1001-29699411.html

Chinese official suspended for forcing man to apologise after he told anti-poverty inspectors he was not getting his benefits
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2123670/chinese-official-suspended-forcing-man-apologise-after-he-told

江蘇連雲港化工廠爆炸4死6人失蹤 負責人被控制 (Company head detained by police after chemical factory explosion that kills at least 4 in Jiangsu)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1369341-20171210.htm

中國幼兒園頻傳虐童 聯國專家心碎 (UN experts heartbroken by news of child abuse at Chinese kindergartens)
United Daily News, December 9, 2017
https://udn.com/news/story/7332/2865784?from=udn-ch1_breaknews-1-cate4-news

EU “Deeply Troubled” by China’s human rights record
Agence France-Presse, December 8, 2017
https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/190828-eu-troubled-china-human-rights

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

Beijing extends powers of state security agents under counter-espionage law
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2123210/beijing-extends-powers-state-security-agents-under

Hong Kong (香港)

14個香港民間團體致聯合國人權事務高級專員公開信 (14 Hong Kong civil society groups write open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Inmediahk, December 11, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053832

Hong Kong court upholds SFC action, paving the way for cross-border securities investigations
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2123692/hong-kong-court-upholds-sfc-action-paving-way-cross-border

Arrest warrant issued after activist fails to appear in court over rioting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/09/arrest-warrant-issued-activist-fails-appear-court-rioting-charges/

Related:
香港本土派悍将黄台仰违反保释条件被法院通缉 (Hong Kong court issues arrest warrant after localism activist Ray Wong violates bail conditions)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AsmrsR

建制派設街站反對拉布 民主派明晚立會外通宵紮營 (Pro-establishment sets street booths slamming filibusters, as pro-democracy camp plans to protest overnight outside LegCo against rules changes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1369330-20171210.htm

Related:
立會示威區加裝1米高鋼板 (1-meter-high steel barriers set up outside LegCo building)
Mingpao, December 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171211/s00001/1512974057729

Arbitration legal eagle Teresa Cheng tipped to be Hong Kong’s next justice secretary
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2123698/legal-heavyweight-teresa-cheng-tipped-be-hong-kongs-next

“We just want to win money”: Should Hongkongers stand for the national anthem at horse races?
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2123695/we-just-want-win-money-should-hongkongers-stand-national

Commentary (评论)

A more open Internet is in China’s interest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123738/more-open-internet-chinas-interest