Access to Justice (司法公正)

上海维权人士丁德元不服2年6个月枉法判决 已委托纪中久律师提起上诉 (Shanghai rights defender Ding Deyuan to file appeal against conviction)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 25, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/08/26_25.html

China pressures family of Australian-based corruption suspect to ensure his return
Sydney Morning Herald, August 25, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-pressures-family-of-australian-based-corruption-suspect-to-ensure-his-return-20180824-p4zznf.html

甘肃省检察院撤销庆阳女生遭猥亵“不起诉”决定，检方将公诉 (Gansu province procuratorate reverts earlier decision not to prosecute teacher for sexual assault of student who committed suicide)
The Paper, August 24, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2376940

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mainland Chinese university bars two Hong Kong human rights lawyers from teaching regular course there
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2161531/mainland-chinese-university-bars-two-hong-kong-human-rights

网上留言遭严打 鲁粤网民被拘留 (Shandong netizens detained for spreading “plague rumors” for warning others via WeChat to avoid consuming pork after flood for fear of contracting viruses)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql2-08272018102247.html

佳士工潮：广东跨省抓人 毛左网站遭禁 (Jasic workers’ rights movement: Office of “Red Reference” in Beijing searched, staff arrested by Guangdong authorities)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08272018101614.html

《未成年人节目管理规定》征求意见：禁止宣传、介绍电子游戏 (National Radio and Television Administration releases new draft administration provisions for comment, proposes comprehensive content restrictions on programs for minors)
The Paper, August 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2379216

Chinese Communist Party is stepping up efforts to stifle dissent abroad, U.S. officials are told
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2161306/chinese-communist-party-stepping-efforts-stifle-dissent

内蒙古一网民在直播平台传播暴恐视频图片，获刑3年6个月 (Inner Mongolian netizen sentenced to 3.5 years imprisonment for sharing “violent and bloody” images, videos of terrorism)
The Paper, August 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2380683

Remaking history as reform anniversary approaches
China Digital Times, August 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/remaking-history-as-reform-anniversary-approaches/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing to take action to tackle P2P lending, stock market leverage risks
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2161562/beijing-take-action-tackle-p2p-lending-stock-market-leverage

河南逼迫基督教 十字架大规模被拆 (Christian church crosses in Henan demolished on large scale)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-08272018102651.html

高智晟获“沙赫巴兹·巴蒂自由奖” (Missing human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng granted Shahbaz Bhatti Freedom Award)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-08252018132817.html

The public education project that targets the “taboo” subject of child sexual abuse in China
South China Morning Post, August 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2160915/public-education-project-targets-taboo-subject-child-sexual-abuse

“No one can resist the tides of history”: Detained activist Yue Xin on the Jasic workers
China Digital Times, August 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/08/no-one-can-resist-the-tides-of-history-detained-activist-yue-xin-on-the-jasic-workers/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China targets rumors, religion in updated party rules
Reuters, August 27, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/china-targets-rumors-religion-in-updated-party-rules-idUSKCN1LC0AQ

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《中国共产党纪律处分条例》修订前后对照表 (Comparison chart of amendments on Regulation of the Communist Party of China on Disciplinary Actions)
People’s Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30253493.html

修订后的党纪处分条例印发 (CPC Central Committee issues revised disciplinary measures ordinance)
Beijing News, August 27, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/08/27/501335.html

三部委在交通出行领域开展严重失信行为专项治理，覆盖网约车 (National Development and Reform Commission to expand social credit system on transport regulation violations)
The Paper, August 27, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2382802

Xi Jinping says belt and road plan isn’t about creating a “China club”
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2161580/xi-jinping-says-belt-and-road-plan-isnt-about-creating

“When is it going to end?”: Taiwan condemns China for demanding Spanish university cancel cultural events
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/27/going-end-taiwan-condemns-china-demanding-spanish-university-cancel-cultural-events/

Chinese media says “Australian hawks” to control foreign affairs
Sydney Morning Herald, August 27, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/chinese-media-says-australian-hawks-to-control-foreign-affairs-20180827-p5000w.html

China may scrap limit on number of children: Report
Agence France-Presse, August 27, 2018
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-may-scrap-limit-on-number-of-children-report/article24794046.ece

河北省邢台市人大常委会原副主任李俊良涉嫌受贿罪遭检方逮捕 (Deputy secretary of Xingtai People’s Congress Standing Committee arrested for bribery)
People's Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30254243.html

黑龙江省交通运输厅原副厅长朱金玉被"双开 (Former deputy director of transportation department of Heilongjiang investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, August 27, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0827/c1001-30253983.html

As China detains Muslim Uyghurs, its economic clout mutes world criticism
Christian Science Monitor, August 24, 2018
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2018/0824/As-China-detains-Muslim-Uyghurs-its-economic-clout-mutes-world-criticism

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More than 1 in 10 residents of Xinjiang township held in political “re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, August 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/township-08242018143331.html

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

China leader calls for “anti-separatism efforts” in Tibet
Associated Press, August 27, 2018
https://apnews.com/f326e94682554cdb9ea8b3064aeef0c8

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese state police seized members of Hong Kong political party during mainland visits – claims Demosisto founder Joshua Wong
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2161573/chinese-state-police-seized-members-hong-kong-political

Related:
Detention of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists when visiting mainland China must be investigated
Amnesty International, August 27, 2018
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/08/hong-kong-detention-in-mainland-pro-democracy-activists/

Hong Kong pro-democracy group denounces Chinese agents “scare tactics”
Reuters, August 27, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics/hong-kong-pro-democracy-group-denounces-chinese-agents-scare-tactics-idUSKCN1LC17D

Hong Kong Bar Assoc. axes its Peking University legal course after two members barred from teaching
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/27/hong-kong-bar-assoc-axes-peking-university-legal-course-two-members-barred-teaching/

HKU scholar Eric Cheung says ex-leader CY Leung accused him of libel in legal letters
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/27/hku-scholar-eric-cheung-says-ex-leader-cy-leung-accused-libel-legal-letters/

Commentary (评论)

Event: NGO Justice Centre accepts submissions for the 2018 Human Rights Arts Prize
Hong Kong Free Press, August 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/08/25/event-ngo-justice-centre-accepts-submissions-2018-human-rights-arts-prize/