Access to Justice (司法公正)

Will China allow rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng to seek medical help abroad?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2148068/will-china-allow-rights-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-seek-medical-help-abroad

Hong Kong activist Avery Ng sentenced to four months in jail for disclosing subject of corruption probe
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/28/hong-kong-activist-avery-ng-sentenced-four-months-jail-disclosing-subject-corruption-probe/

China to ensure personal safety of people's assessors
Sina, May 30, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-05-30/detail-ihcffhsv4690922.shtml

Jailed founder of China’s underground human rights site in poor health as state secrets trial looms
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2147661/leading-cyber-dissident-huang-qi-poor-health-state

Chinese activist released from prison with severe memory loss
“赤壁君子”黄文勋出狱后出现失忆症
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/memory-05242018111637.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-05242018102010.html

”Disappeared” Chinese dissident confirmed held under “residential surveillance”
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappeared-chinese-dissident-confirmed-held-under-residential-surveillance-05232018113418.html

Chinese doctor who questioned brother's death evicted from her home
Radio Free Asia, May 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/doctor-05232018112826.html

China holds two activists ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary
六四前夕 山东两名民主人士被刑拘
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-05252018115518.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05242018102853.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Pictures taken in Hong Kong courtroom found on phone seized from mainland Chinese woman accused of flouting photography rule
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148442/pictures-taken-courtroom-found-phone-seized

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Woman accused of taking photos in court arrested after failing to meet bail conditions
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/29/woman-accused-taking-photos-court-arrested-failing-meet-bail-conditions/

China spikes in-depth section of top legal newspaper
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/newspaper-05292018114647.html

Gov’t should not intervene in China Liaison Office’s ownership of Hong Kong publishing giant, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/29/govt-not-intervene-china-liaison-offices-ownership-hong-kong-publishing-giant-says-carrie-lam/

Will Xi Jinping’s promise of Chinese state support for Hong Kong scientists spur innovation, or stifle it?
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/2148024/will-xi-jinpings-promise-chinese-state-support-hong

报告：新浪微博审查外国大使馆发帖 (Report: Weibo reviews foreign embassy posts)
Financial Times, May 30, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001077804

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China: When poetry saves you from the factory
Deutsche Welle, May 30, 2018
http://www.dw.com/en/china-when-poetry-saves-you-from-the-factory/a-43989328

Online outcry in China over police treatment of protesting teachers
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148171/online-outcry-china-over-police-treatment-protesting

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中国教师上街讨薪遭遇暴力引发公愤 (Chinese teachers taking to streets to protest salaries encounter violence, inciting public anger)
Radio France Internationale, May 28, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180528-中国教师上街讨薪遭遇暴力引发公愤

In China, thousands of “minban” teachers stage protests over lack of pay or benefits
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/teachers-05292018130744.html

Chinese students say U.S. visa restrictions won’t affect their plans
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2148531/chinese-students-say-us-visa-restrictions-wont-affect

Chinese students protest in America, face danger at home
Foreign Policy, May 28, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/05/28/chinese-students-in-america-arent-free-xi-jinping-communist-party-repression

Police detain, beat rare earth pollution protesters in China's Guangxi
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pollution-05252018111641.html

Comics chief pays tribute at Chinese hero's memorial after Internet ban
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/comics-chief-pays-tribute-at-chinese-heros-memorial-after-internet-ban-05242018113933.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights groups: China continues purge of rights lawyers
人权组织：中国继续整肃维权律师
Voice of America, May 29, 2018
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-continues-purge-of-rights-lawyers-rights-groups/4414534.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-lawyer-20180529/4415664.html

German Chancellor Angela Merkel met wives of jailed lawyers during China visit
Agence France-Presse, May 28, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2148156/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-met-wives-jailed

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德国总理默克尔访华前 刘霞命运再受关注 (Attention on fate of Liu Xia in lead up to German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s China visit)
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-05222018101757.html

人权组织敦促德国外长关注刘霞命运 (Human rights organization urges German Chancellor to bring attention to Liu Xia)
Deutsche Welle, May 30, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2ycOj

Religious repression ramps up in China, Myanmar: Report
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religious-05292018165236.html

Elderly Uyghur woman dies in detention in Xinjiang “political re-education camp”
Radio Free Asia, May 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/woman-05242018164854.html

Hong Kong (香港)

In a first, Hong Kong refused U.S. extradition bid following Beijing request, State Department report says
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2148434/first-hong-kong-refused-us-extradition-bid

Related:
美报告：港首次应北京要求拒引渡逃犯 (U.S. report: For 1st time, Hong Kong refuses Beijing extradition request)
Deutsche Welle, May 30, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2ycDs

華春瑩指不了解美國報告　有關特首拒絕引渡逃犯案詳情 (Chinese spokesperson Hua Chunying: Unaware of U.S. report regarding details of Hong Kong Chief Executive’s refusal to extradite)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 30, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1399015-20180530.htm

Beijing’s liaison office free to do its own thing, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says after ownership of leading publisher revealed
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2148274/beijings-liaison-office-free-do-its-own-thing-hong-kong

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占香港出版业八成市场的联合集团承认听命中联办 (Hong Kong’s largest publishing conglomerate that accounts for 80% of industry acknowledges it accepted orders from Beijing Liaison Office)
Radio France Internationale, May 30, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180530-占香港出版业八成市场的联合集团承认听命中联办

Domestic worker groups march to New People’s Party HQ demanding apology over lawmaker’s “offensive” remarks
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/28/domestic-worker-groups-march-new-peoples-party-hq-demanding-apology-lawmakers-offensive-remarks/

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Domestic worker groups demand apology from lawmaker Eunice Yung over “hygiene” comments
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/26/domestic-worker-groups-demand-apology-lawmaker-eunice-yung-hygiene-comments/

Demanding end to one party rule is our “freedom, right and belief” says Tiananmen massacre rally organiser
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/28/demanding-end-one-party-rule-freedom-right-belief-says-tiananmen-massacre-rally-organiser/

港支联会纪念”六四“游行 呼吁“结束一党专政”(Hong Kong Alliance marches to commemorate June 4th, calls for "end to one-party dictatorship")
Radio France Internationale, May 27, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180527-港支联会纪念六四游行-呼吁结束一党专政

喊“结束一党专政”是否违法中联办护法支吾以对称是“老问题” (Head of Beijing Liaison Office legal department equivocal regarding legality of calls to “end one-party dictatorship”)
Radio France International, May 28, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180528-喊结束一党专政是否违法中联办护法支吾以对称是老问题

香港学者担忧“爱国测试”
Possible loyalty test worries HK academics
Voice of America, May 30, 2018
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/hongkong-patriotic-test-2018-5-29/4414754.html
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/hk-academics-worried-by-possible-loyalty-test/4414354.html

Commentary (评论)

Demosisto’s shift away from the legislature to the streets is risky, but may just be the way ahead
Hong Kong Free Press, May 28, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/28/demosistos-shift-away-legislature-streets-risky-may-just-way-ahead

Crime, punishment and politics: The legal suppression of opposition in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/27/crime-punishment-politics-legal-suppression-opposition-hong-kong/

社会支持是中国女性实名举报性骚扰的勇气来源 (Social support is the source of courage for Chinese women to report sexual harassment using real names)
Voice of America, May 27, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Victims-Of-Sexual-Assault-Need-Support-To-Speak-Out-20180527/4411824.html