Access to Justice (司法公正)

Cheers as Kazakh court thwarts deportation of Chinese woman who fled “re-education camp ” in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/2157893/cheers-kazakh-court-thwarts-deportation-chinese-woman

Access to Information (信息公开)

文化和旅游部集中执法检查27家网站 (Ministry of Culture and Tourism investigates 27 websites, orders removal of allegedly inappropriate contents, including comments)
Legal Daily, August 2, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-08/02/content_7609428.htm?node=5955

中共党内两大体系发通知 知识分子面临洗脑教育 (Chinese scholars face brainwashing as two CPC organs issue notice of patriotic campaign)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql2-08022018101541.html

Related:
两部门负责人谈知识分子弘扬爱国奋斗精神活动：强化政治引领 (CPC Organization and Propaganda Departments push patriotic campaign among scholars)
People’s Daily, August 2, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2312892

“Profit before human rights”: NGOs slam Google’s reported plan to launch censored service in China
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/02/profit-human-rights-ngos-slam-googles-reported-plan-launch-censored-service-china/

Google to develop AI-powered news-aggregation app for China in addition to mobile search
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2157946/google-said-also-develop-ai-powered-news-aggregation-app-china-addition-mobile

Related:
China’s numbers force Google to recalculate its morals
Wired, August 2, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/google-might-be-ready-to-play-by-chinas-censorship-rules

A Chinese activist was challenging Xi on live TV. The police came to stop him
The New York Times, August 2 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/02/world/asia/china-sun-wenguang-voa.html

Related:
中国教授家中接受美国之音采访 直播期间警察强行破门抓人
Chinese Police Remove Professor During Broadcast of VOA Program
Voice of America, August 2, 2018
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-professor-voa-20180801/4510276.html
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-police-remove-professor-during-broadcast-of-voa-program/4509815.html

“信用中国”网站让“老赖”无处遁形 (“Credit China” website to receive further upgrade as unified platform for information on social credit blacklists)
People’s Daily, August 2, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0802/c1001-30192803.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex
South China Morning Post, August 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2158046/china-investigates-high-ranking-buddhist-monk-accused-coercing

Related:
【大陸metoo】住持釋學誠被舉報性侵女弟子　北京龍泉寺否認　斥偽造證據 (Beijing monastery abbot accused of sexual assault, alleges fabrication of evidence, whistleblowers’ report censored on social media)
The Stand News, August 2, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/大陸metoo-住持釋學誠被舉報性侵女弟子-北京龍泉寺否認-斥偽造證據/

关于对举报中国佛教协会会长学诚一事的回应 (Response to report against Chinese Buddhist Association President Xue Cheng)
State Administration of Religious Affairs Official Website, August 2, 2018
http://www.sara.gov.cn/xwfb/xwjj20170905093618359691/583297.htm

湖北潜江梁志英可能步丈夫后尘被坐冤牢，其5岁的儿子会造成怎样的被伤害后果？(Wife to follow husband in jail in rights defense action, what will happen to their five-year-old son?)
China Human Rights Defenders, August 1, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/08/5.html

China students challenge curbs on trade unionists
中国学生在线声援深圳被捕工人
Financial Times, August 2, 2018
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/8cad5b66-960b-11e8-b67b-b8205561c3fe
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001078774?full=y

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Army Day in China exposes Xi Jinping’s PLA challenges
The Diplomat, August 2, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/08/army-day-in-china-exposes-xi-jinpings-pla-challenges/

一周内8名落马官员被纪委通报：有官员非法私藏弹药 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection announces 8 corruption cases in one week)
People’s Daily, August 2, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0802/c1001-30203180.html

China tears down Tibetan homes, businesses at Qinghai Lake
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/lake-08012018161820.html

ICT and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

GPS追踪，中国再出监控穆斯林新招？(China uses GPS to track Muslims on Mecca pilgrimage)
Voice of America, August 2, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-tracking-muslims-making-mecca-pilgrimage-20180801/4510223.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong autonomy, oath-taking saga among issues NGO delegation will raise at meeting with UN committee on racism
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2157866/hong-kong-autonomy-oath-taking-saga-among-issues-ngo

入境处同志案：香港LGBT平权再现进退节点 (Civil servant Leung Chung-kwong’s case will be another turning point for Hong Kong LGBT rights)
BBC News, August 2, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45028142

Commentary (评论)

Ex-Cyberczar indicted, but Internet still has brakes
China Digital Times, August 1, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/ex-cyberczar-indicted-but-internet-still-has-brakes

中国也有“立法堵塞”？(Does “legislative gridlock” happen in China too?)
CNPolitics, August 1, 2018
http://cnpolitics.org/2018/08/understanding-delay-in-the-chinese-legislative-system

The way coffins were seized is deplorable
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2158045/way-coffins-were-seized-deplorable

需要给Me Too设“纱窗”吗？(Do we need to customize MeToo for China?)
Financial Times, August 2, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001078770?full=y

梁國雄上訴 考驗法院獨立性 (Leung’s appeal marks real test for judicial independence)
Inmediahk.net, August 2, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058701a