Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese dissident Qin Yongmin jailed after “show trial”
The Guardian, July 11, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/11/china-chinese-dissident-qin-yongmin-jailed-democracy-activist

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秦永敏“颠覆国家罪”判刑13年 剥夺政治权利3年 (Veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin sentenced to 13 years for subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/XQL-07112018014950.html

【判囚13年】中國人權律師團聲明：秦永敏先生何罪之有？(Statement by China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the conviction of Qin Yongmin)
The Stand News, July 10, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/判囚13年-中國人權律師團聲明-秦永敏先生何罪之有/

How Germany won freedom for the widow of China’s most famous dissident
The New York Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/asia/germany-china-liu-xia-liu-xiaobo-dissidents.html

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On the eve of freedom, a glimpse inside Liu Xia's flat
Agence France- Presse, July 11, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/eve-freedom-glimpse-inside-liu-xias-flat-doc-17g9cs1

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of 709 Crackdown
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-eu/eu-urges-china-to-free-activists-on-third-anniversary-of-709-crackdown-idUSKBN1K10AA

微信群辱骂抗洪殉职干部并称“愿做汉奸”，江西男子被拘6日(Netizen detained for 6 days for disparaging deceased official in WeChat group)
Jiangxi CPC Political and Legal Affairs Committee WeChat, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2257647

China's biggest bank corruption criminal repatriated from U.S.
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-corruption/chinas-biggest-bank-corruption-criminal-repatriated-from-u-s-idUSKBN1K10RF

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潜逃17年终落网！红通人员许超凡被遣返 追回赃款20多亿(Man on China’s Red Notice repatriated from U.S.)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/video/2018/07/11/494721.html

男子举报企业污染被判损害商誉罪 不满判决称将上诉(Environmental whistleblower to appeal defamation conviction)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/wevideo/2018/07/11/494696.html

广东维权人士张五洲被刑拘 家属存钱受阻 (Family trying to deposit money for arrested Guangdong rights activist is turned away by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07102018100037.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

In Beijing, doors shut on a bastion of independent ideas
The New York Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/asia/china-unirule-institute.html

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北京天则研究所遭强行封门(Authorities shut down Independent think tank Unirule Institute)
Radio Free Asia, , July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-07112018101128.html

China to its state media: keep calm, don't inflame trade row with U.S.
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-media/china-to-its-state-media-keep-calm-dont-inflame-trade-row-with-u-s-idUSKBN1K118L

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北京下令官媒不得对特朗普出言不逊(Beijing orders state media not to disparage Trump)
Radio France Internationale , July 11, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180711-北京下令官媒不得对特朗普出言不逊

Apple’s China-friendly censorship caused an iPhone-crashing bug
Wired, July 10, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/apple-china-censorship-bug-iphone-crash-emoji/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Telling ambiguous, ambitious gay stories
Sixth Tone, July 11, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002604/telling-ambiguous%2C-ambitious-gay-stories#

China moves to quash #MeToo report of sexual harassment at top university
广州中大教师张鹏涉性骚扰后停职
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-moves-to-quash-metoo-report-of-sexual-harassment-07112018115535.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07112018101700.html

Chinese democracy activist denied political asylum, detained in France
湖南异议人士管桂林抵法寻庇护被拒入境
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/france-asylum-07102018161043.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-07102018095638.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China charges former No. 2 securities regulator for taking US$10.5 million in bribes and insider trading
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2154849/china-charges-former-no-2-securities-regulator-taking-us105

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证监会原副主席姚刚一审被控受贿6961万余元，当庭认罪 (Former Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission pleads guilty to corruption charges)
The Paper, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2255982

广东省委常委、统战部部长曾志权接受中央纪委国家监委纪律审查和监察调查(Member of Guangdong CPC Standing Committee is investigated by Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, July 11, 2018
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/toutiao/201807/t20180711_175489.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Internet report 2018: Chinese Internet giants are expanding and so is government regulation
China Film Insider, July 10, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-internet-report-2018-chinese-internet-giants-are-expanding-and-so-is-government-regulation/

加快“数字法治、智慧司法”建设 推动网信工作跨越式融合式发展 (China’s plan to digitalize “rule by law”: cloud computing, big data )
Legal Daily, July 10, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/10/content_7590815.htm?node=5955

失信，这些也将与你无缘 (“Person who has lost trust”: barred from business bids, government jobs, big ticket item purchases)
Xinhua News Agency, July 11, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-07/11/c_129910789.htm

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浙江一考生考上知名大学，差点因爸爸的失信行为无法被录取(Applicant almost rejected by top university due to dad “who has lost trust”)
Youth Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2255852

Hong Kong (香港)

LGBT advocates slam government for staying silent on interim scheme that lets same-sex spouses work and study in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2154744/lgbt-advocates-slam-government-keeping-mum-interim-scheme

Human Rights Watch calls on Hong Kong government to put LGBT-themed children’s books back on open shelves at public libraries
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2154871/human-rights-watch-calls-hong-kong-government-put-lgbt

星期六集會反DQ 梁國雄勉港人繼續堅持抗爭 (Ex-legislator Leung Kwok-hung urges continued citizen resistance at anti-disqualification rally)
Inmediahk.net, July 10, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058230

Commentary (评论)

刘霞抵达柏林：贸易战与人权牌 (Liu Xia’s arrival in Berlin: trade war and human rights card)
British Broadcasting Company, July 11, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-44790093

Welcome release of Liu Xia comes at a time when China needs friends
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2154885/welcome-release-liu-xia-comes-time-when-china-needs-friends