Access to Justice (司法公正)

Meet the 8 Chinese judges who’ll sit on belt and road cases
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/2165567/meet-8-chinese-judges-wholl-sit-belt-and-road-cases

Uyghur former Xinjiang University vice president detained for “two-faced” tendencies
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/professor-09242018164800.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not report hotelier’s death by torture
China Digital Times, September 24, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/minitrue-do-not-report-hong-kong-hoteliers-death-by-torture/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

四川阿坝藏僧示威被捕 (Three monks in Sichuan detained for protesting to demand a “Free Tibet”)
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09242018094451.html

Related:
Three Tibetan monks detained after launching solo protests in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 24, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detaining-09242018171452.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河北一厅官被控涉受贿两千余万，曾使用虚假身份偷越国境边境 (Former deputy CPC secretary in Xingtai, Hebei, charged with bribery of more than 20 million yuan)
The Paper, September 25, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2367240

China persisting with intellectual property theft in violation of international commitments: report
The Sydney Morning Herald, September 24, 2018
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/china-persisting-with-intellectual-property-theft-in-violation-of-international-commitments-report-20180924-p505lz.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Will Facebook agree to Hong Kong police’s request to take down page of banned Hong Kong National Party?
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165730/will-facebook-agree-hong-kong-polices-request-take-down-page

Hong Kong (香港)

“100% freedom of speech”: Hong Kong activists protest gov’t ban on pro-independence party
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/25/100-freedom-speech-hong-kong-activists-protest-govt-ban-pro-independence-party/

Anyone aiding pro-independence party could be prosecuted, says Hong Kong security chief
Hong Kong Free Press, September 24, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/24/anyone-aiding-pro-independence-party-prosecuted-says-hong-kong-security-chief/

Related:
Ban on political party chills Hong Kong opposition groups
The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/ban-on-political-party-chills-hong-kong-opposition-groups-1537771725

China hits out at foreign attacks on Hong Kong National Party ban, but spokeswoman for US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo renews criticism just hours later
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2165617/china-warns-other-countries-respect-hong-kong-national-party

外交部堅決反對別國對香港禁民族黨運作說三道四 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejects other countries’ “irresponsible” remarks about ban of Hong Kong National Party)
RTHK, September 25, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1419890-20180925.htm

Hong Kong has banned a political party but it will never crush desire for independence
The Guardian, September 24, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/24/hong-kong-has-banned-a-political-party-but-it-will-never-crush-desire-for-independence

Commentary (评论)

How China is losing the world
The Diplomat, September 25, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/how-china-is-losing-the-world/

Coming soon to a Hong Kong near you: creeping authoritarianism mainland style
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/25/coming-soon-hong-kong-near-creeping-authoritarianism-mainland-style/

China starts to assert its world view at the UN as influence grows
The Guardian, September 24, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/24/china-starts-to-assert-its-world-view-at-un-as-influence-grows