Access to Justice (司法公正)

余文生律师昨遭正式逮捕 羁押在徐州看守所 (Rights lawyer Yu Wensheng confirmed of being arrested for subversion, obstructing officers)
Weiquanwang, April 20, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_44.html

「六四天網」創辦人 黃琦獄中腎衰竭病危 (Pro-democracy website founder Huang Qi critically ill in prison, suffers from kidney failure)
Mingpao, April 20, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180420/s00013/1524160143502

Xinjiang authorities use “burial management centers” to subvert Uyghur funeral traditions
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/burials-04192018141100.html

Wife of jailed Taiwan activist discusses human rights in U.K.
Focus Taiwan, April 19, 2018
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201804190021.aspx#.Wth6YPtwiUg.twitter

Access to Information (信息公开)

China inaugurates new state media group
Xinhua News Agency, April 20, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2018-04-20/detail-ifzfkmth7030749.shtml

Study: Chinese-American immigrants fall prey to WeChat’s misinformation problem
Columbia Journalism Review, April 19, 2018
https://www.cjr.org/tow_center/wechat-misinformation.php

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东省原民代幼教师的诉求书——落实教育部文件，依法解决原民办、代课及幼儿教师补偿与养老金问题 (Guangdong school teachers petition for fair pay and benefits)
Weiquanwang, April 20, 2018
https://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_56.html

Three-week strike at Flex ends after Zhuhai trade union puts stability first
China Labor Bulletin, April 19, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/three-week-strike-flex-ends-after-zhuhai-trade-union-puts-stability-first

Government Accountability (政府问责)

央视曝光河南产值百亿“污染园区”：村民收钱不愿反映问题 (Exposed: Henan ceramic industrial campus pays villagers hush money in effort to hide serious water, land pollution)
China Central Television, April 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2086137

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

上交会丨从认脸到识人，跨镜追踪技术让犯罪分子无处可逃 (Chinese company achieves breakthrough on Person Re-Identification technology—aka “multi-camera tracking”—that enables tracking without clear facial recognition)
The Paper, April 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2083044

德国认证机构：华为5G基站获准进入欧盟市场 (Huawei’s 5G base station approved to enter EU market)
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2084544

向着网络强国阔步前行——党的十八大以来网信事业发展述评 (Xinhua summarizes Party’s work on Internet and informatization since Xi Jinping took office, highlights “creating a clean and upright cyberspace” and “revolutionizing the global Internet governance system”)
Xinhua News Agency, April 19, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-04/19/c_1122711042.htm

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

US urged to act immediately to save its systems from the “growing threat of Chinese cyber theft”
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2142513/us-urged-act-immediately-save-its-systems-growing-threat-chinese-cyber

Xi Jinping claims progress on national security in meeting of secretive commission
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2142505/xi-jinping-claims-progress-national-security-meeting

China challenged Australian warships in South China Sea: Australian media
Reuters, April 20, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-australia/china-challenged-australian-warships-in-south-china-sea-australian-media-idUSKBN1HR035

China air force again circles Taiwan in “sacred mission”
Reuters, April 19, 2018
https://in.reuters.com/article/china-taiwan/china-air-force-again-circles-taiwan-in-sacred-mission-idINKBN1HQ04W

Related:
Taiwan calls Chinese military drills a threat to region
Associated Press, April 19, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/taiwan-calls-chinese-military-drills-a-threat-to-region/4355950.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Qiao Xiaoyang’s mission to “promote and popularize” Chinese constitution in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2142503/qiao-xiaoyangs-mission-promote-and-popularise-chinese

Related:
喬曉陽來港宣講憲法 湯家驊引述：港獨非言論自由 是違憲問題 (Ronny Tong quotes Qiao Xiaoyang: Hong Kong independence is not freedom of speech, it is unconstitutional)
HK01, April 20, 2018
https://bit.ly/2HfMPcU

Insufficient proof to prosecute lawmaker Junius Ho after remarks on “killing” independence advocates – police
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/20/insufficient-proof-prosecute-lawmaker-junius-ho-remarks-killing-independence-advocates-police/

Colonial street names and royal cyphers on postboxes will not be removed, says Hong Kong gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/20/colonial-street-names-royal-ciphers-postboxes-will-not-removed-says-hong-kong-govt/

Democrats urge ex-leader CY Leung to reveal documents to prove his version of facts in HK$50m payment row
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/04/19/democrats-urge-ex-leader-cy-leung-reveal-documents-prove-version-facts-hk50m-payment-row/

Hong Kong localist Edward Leung accused of using parade as “smokescreen” to defy police during Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2142489/hong-kong-localist-edward-leung-accused-using-parade

Commentary (评论)

Five ways China's past has shaped its present
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-43714279

Trump’s incredibly risky Taiwan policy
China File, April 19, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/trumps-incredibly-risky-taiwan-policy