Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师李和平、杨金柱抵制吊照听证会 (Rights defense lawyers Li Heping, Yang Jinzhu boycott license revocation hearing)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05172018110251.html

Chinese rights lawyer detained amid scuffles at “disciplinary” hearing
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-05162018110226.html

香港记者采访维权律师遭公安施暴后被迫签悔过书 (Hong Kong journalist beaten by police, forced to sign repentance letter)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cp-05172018101956.html

Tibetan protester freed from prison 2 months after sentence ends
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-05172018154742.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05172018102053.html

我爸是李刚 官二代李启明出狱李刚隐身 (Li Qiming, guanerdai who famously said, “My dad is Li Gang,” released from prison)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180518-我爸是李刚-坑爹官二代出狱李刚隐身

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博处置发布时政有害信息的账号，涉@六神磊磊等1532个 (Weibo punishes 1,532 accounts for publishing “harmful information” on current politics)
The Paper, May 15, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2131343

Hong Kong journalists protest detention of news cameraman in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-journalists-protest-detention-of-news-cameraman-in-beijing-05162018110507.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

严格审查下，中国学生努力推动同志平权 (Despite heavy censorship, Chinese students fight for LGBT rights)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/amid-strict-censorship-20180517/4398840.html

Chinese police hold 3 after protest by laid-off workers in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/workers-05172018140500.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05172018101812.html

台湾作家参与全球朗诵刘霞诗歌 呼吁北京放人 (Taiwanese writers participate in global recitation of Liu Xia’s poetry, call for her release)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-05172018102459.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京再表态：刘霞的事，政府说了算 (Beijing reiterates: The government has final say regarding Liu Xia)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-rejects-international-call-free-liu-xia-20180517/4398905.html

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国际社会为刘霞动员起来 (International community stands up for Liu Xia)
Radio France International, May 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/20180518-国际社会为刘霞动员起来

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

近年来国内互联网企业掀起内部反腐风暴，专家提出民企反腐有待国家出台制度引导 (Chinese Internet companies take action to fight corruption, experts advocate for state legislation to “guide enterprises in establishing sound internal anti-corruption systems”)
Legal Daily, May 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2018-05/15/content_7544696.htm?node=20908

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

反恐还是对付中国？俄新军事基地计划离新疆不远 (Russian military base is planned near Xinjiang: To counter terrorism or China?)
Voice of America, May 17, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20180517-russia-china-xinjiang/4398186.html

Hong Kong (香港)

引用毛泽东 中联办前宣传“废止一党专政” (Banners quoting Mao Zedong promote “abolishing one party rule” in front of Liaison Office in Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, May 17, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2xpho

Hong Kong Baptist University students lose appeal against punishment for role in rowdy Mandarin protests
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2146834/hong-kong-baptist-university-students-lose-appeal-against

Leading Hong Kong independence activist convicted of rioting, sentencing to come
Reuters, May 18, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-court-riot/leader-of-hong-kong-independence-movement-found-guilty-of-rioting-idUSKCN1IJ13D?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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Public barred from courtroom at Edward Leung’s Mong Kok riot trial after picture of jurors leaked by email
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2146799/public-barred-courtroom-edward-leungs-mong