Access to Justice (司法公正)

福建执行攻坚直播：省委政法委书记督战，356名老赖被拘 (Fujian livestreams arrests, Party secretaries supervise on-site as 356 debt defaulters are nabbed in single day )
The Paper, August, 1, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2311401

“结石宝宝”父亲郭利要求雅士利集团赔偿4000万美元 (Parent of tainted powder formula victim sues company for USD 40 million for wrongful conviction)
The Cover, August 1, 2018
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180801/59555745_0.shtml

董瑶琼父亲探望女儿被公安带走 (Father of ink-splash woman is taken away by police in attempt to to visit daughter in mental hospital)
Radio Free Asia, August, 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08012018101255.html

Related:
「潑墨女孩」父親聲明：違不違法，絕不是精神病醫院的事(Statement by father of ink-splash woman)
The Stand News, August, 1, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/潑墨女孩-父親聲明-違不違法-絕不是精神病醫院的事/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Google plans to launch censored search engine in China, lead documents reveal
The Intercept, August, 1, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/08/01/google-china-search-engine-censorship/

Related:
媒体：谷歌计划在中国使用"过滤版"搜索发动机 (Google plans to launch version of search engine that filters out phrases such as human rights, democracy, and peaceful demonstration)
Deutsche Welle, August 1, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/32S3J

限韩令解除？韩国公司与央视签约合作 推韩流明星重入中国市场 (Chinese authorities rumored to have lifted “Korea Ban” in entertainment industry)
Eastday, August 1, 2018
http://xinwen.eastday.com/a/n180801202627555.html

Who is allowed to report the news in China?
Sup China, July 31, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/07/31/who-is-allowed-to-report-the-news-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese officials sacked for blocking elderly woman’s application for disability allowance
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2157791/obstructive-chinese-officials-sacked-after-disability-red-tape

中国制定新法规 严控藏民群体活动 (New regulations tighten control of Tibetan civil organizations)
Voice of America, August 1, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hrw-on-tibet-control-20180801/4508928.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河北承德市委原副秘书长王瑞林受审 涉受贿1342万 (Former Deputy Secretary of Chengde is tried for accepting bribes of over RMB 13 million)
Jiancha Daily, August 1, 2018
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2018-08-01/doc-ihhacrcf0930130.shtml

重庆教会遭冲击 广州牧师被罚单 (Chongqing church raided, Guangzhou priest fined for conducting "illegal religious activities")
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-07312018101227.html

Related:
Drug induced torture of believers at the hands of Chinese government
Bitter Winter, July 30, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/drug-induced-torture

国务院：加快建设全国一体化在线政务服务平台 2022年实现“一网通办” (State Council urges complete integration of government online service platforms by 2022)
Beijing News, July 31, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/07/31/497538.html

爱奇艺CEO：限制综艺节目演员片酬的指导意见已开始执行 (Online video platform starts salary cap on actors, to comply with government request)
The Paper, August, 1, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2309800

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

脸书一心想进中国但官方拒发杭州建创新公司执照 (Chinese authorities denies Facebook license to operate in Hangzhou)
Radio France Internationale, August 1, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180731-脸书一心想进中国称杭州建创新公司官方否认发执照

人工智能：中国与美俄角力国际外交舞台的新利器 (AI: China's new weapon in diplomatic contest with US, Russia)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 31, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world-45019143

Beijing names new Internet watchdog as China keeps door closed to global tech giants
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2157762/beijing-names-new-internet-watchdog-china-keeps-door

50元就能让网站瘫痪1小时，浙江景宁批捕3名“黑客” (Three hackers are arrested for providing “Distributed Denial of Service” attacks on websites)
Procuratorial Daily, August, 1, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2309752

Hong Kong (香港)

民間代表團往聯合國就消除一切種族歧視進行遊說 (Hong Kong civil society attends UN Hearing on Racial Discrimination)
Inmediahk.net, August 1, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058675a

【取締民族黨】保安局批准民族黨申述期限延長至9月初 (Security Bureau extends deadline for Hong Kong National Party rebuttal to September 4)
The Stand News, July 31, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/取締民族黨-保安局批准民族黨申述期限延長至9月初/

深圳佳士工人搞工會遭拘捕 團體聲援斥中共打壓 (Hong Kong civil organizations rally in support of Shenzhen Jasic workers)
Inmediahk.net, August 1, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058665

警方今日起全港推行科技攝錄執法試驗計劃 (Police begins pilot program to use video recordings to aid proseuction of traffic offences)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1409992-20180801.htm

Related:
Watch out, Hong Kong drivers – cameras will be recording where you pull over, as police step up battle against motorists causing traffic jams
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2157645/watch-out-hong-kong-drivers-cameras-will-be

Commentary (评论)

Will China be the next tech powerhouse? Maybe with the next 20 years of sustained investment
South China Morning Post, August, 1, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2157728/will-china-be-next-tech-powerhouse-maybe-next

China’s victims of sexual harassment denied justice
Human Rights Watch, July 31, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/31/chinas-victims-sexual-harassment-denied-justice

如何量化中国互联网管制的冲击？(How to quantify the impact of China's Internet regulations?)
New York Times, August 1, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180801/how-censorship-breeds-instability/

长平观察：假疫苗事件与Me Too运动 (Faulty vaccine and MeToo: Rights movement of China’s middle class)
Deutsche Welle, August 1, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/32Pj6

微摘大胆教授直言宏观 财政与货币政策全失灵疑批当局政策 (Economist Xu Xiaonian: Chinese fiscal, monetary policies are failing)
Radio France Internationale, August 1, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180731-微摘大胆教授直言宏观-财政与货币政策全失灵疑批当局政策