Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权律师谢燕益取保候审后仍不自由 (Human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi detained at a Tianjin hotel after release on bail)
Voice of America, January 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-activist-20160106/3665686.html

Related:
Freeing ourselves from fear: A call to join the “709 trial observation group”
China Change, January 8, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/08/freeing-ourselves-from-fear-a-call-to-join-the-709-trial-observation-group/

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Court in China's Guizhou jails Protestant pastor on spying charges
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charges-01062017155155.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

后真相时代中国网民为可靠知识付费 (Chinese netizens willing to pay for reliable knowledge in the post-truth era)
The Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2017
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20170105/LLW175331.asp

China deletes online criticism of toxic smog choking its cities
Radio Free Asia, January 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/deletes-01062017122700.html

Minitrue: Pollution lawsuit, smog classification
China Digital Times, January 5, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-air-pollution-management-smog-classification/

《环时》警告《纽时》：别碰中国"敏感带" (Global Times opinion piece warns The New York Times: Do not touch China's "sensitive zone")
Deutsche Welle, January 6, 2017
http://dw.com/p/2VNy0

Related:
社评：纽约时报APP从苹果中国店下架刍议 (Global Times Opinion: My thoughts on Apple’s removal of the New York Times app for its store in China)
Global Times, January 6, 2017
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2017-01/9910913.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Stop making our children sick: Beijing parents force government action over smog
Washington Post, January 6, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/06/stop-making-our-children-sick-beijing-parents-force-government-action-over-smog/

Related:
Chinese defy pollution, a stubborn visitor
The New York Times, January 6, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/world/asia/china-smog-pollution.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中纪委七次全会今起召开 2017年反腐怎么干？(7th Plenary session of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection opens, how will corruption be fought in 2017?)
Global Times, January 6, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-01/9911694.html

中纪委再次清理门户 两名中纪委委员被处理 (To clean house again, CCDI expels two more commissioners)
The Beijing News, January 9, 2017
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2017-01/09/content_667357.htm

China tightens rules after anti-corruption staff caught up in graft
Reuters, January 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN14T02C

Close aide to China’s President Xi Jinping named Beijing’s anti-graft chief
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1897988/close-aide-chinas-president-xi-jinping-named-beijings

Tiananmen protest student leader Wang Dan plans China think tank
South China Morning Post, January 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060224/tiananmen-protest-student-leader-wang-dan-plans-china

National Security & Counterterrorism, 国家安全和反恐

新疆高调举行3000人反恐演习 首套“无形哨兵”监控系统正式启用 (3,000 person high profile counterterrorism drills conducted in Xinjiang, "invisible sentry" monitoring system officially deployed for first time)
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-01052017102514.html

Three terrorism suspects shot dead in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, January 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2060507/three-terrorism-suspects-shot-dead-xinjiang

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong under police protection in Taiwan after assault attempt
South China Morning Post, January 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/2060205/hong-kong-democracy-activist-joshua-wong-under-police-protection-taiwan

Pro-China protesters attack Hong Kong lawmaker Nathan Law and reporters at airport
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/09/pro-china-protesters-attack-hong-kong-lawmaker-nathan-law-and-reporters-at-airport/

In Pictures: Tiananmen protesters opposed to gov’t Palace Museum project gather at MTR posters
Hong Kong Free Press, January 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/09/in-pictures-tiananmen-protesters-opposed-to-govt-palace-museum-project-gather-at-mtr-posters/

Commentary (评论)

Apple is not the only tech company kowtowing to China’s censors
The Guardian, January 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/06/apple-china-censors-new-york-times

No, Hong Kong’s democracy movement is not anti-mainland
ChinaFile, January 6, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/no-hong-kongs-democracy-movement-not-anti-mainland

Access to Justice (司法公正)

唐志顺、幸清贤获释 幸清贤下落不明 (709 Crackdown: Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian reportedly released, Xing Qingxian's whereabouts still unknown)
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-01052017100436.html

Chinese rights lawyer released on bail more than a year after crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059892/chinese-rights-lawyer-released-bail-over-year-after

Related:
维权律师谢燕益获得取保候审 (Rights lawyer Xie Yanyi released on bail pending further investigation)
Voice of America, January 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyers-20170105/3665340.html

Detained Chinese rights lawyer “at risk of torture”: Amnesty International
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-rights-lawyer-at-risk-of-torture-amnesty-international-01052017101916.html

How nine Wukan villagers were illegally tried and sentenced in December, 2016
China Change, January 5, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/05/how-nine-wukan-villagers-were-illegally-tried-and-sentenced-in-december-2016/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Giving credit
China Law Translate, January 4, 2017
http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/giving-credit/?lang=en

Related:
国务院办公厅关于加强个人诚信体系建设的指导意见
Guiding Opinion on the Establishment of a Personal Creditworthiness System
General Office of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, December 23, 2016
CH: http://www.gov.cn/zhengce/content/2016-12/30/content_5154830.htm
EN: http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/7079-2/?lang=en

Lecturer fired in China's Shandong after he criticized Chairman Mao
Radio Free Asia, January 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mao-lecturer-01052017141728.html

A mass gathering organized on Chinese social media? No problem says government
Foreign Policy, January 5, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/05/a-mass-gathering-organized-on-chinese-social-media-no-problem-says-government-coal-town-forced-demolition-middle-class/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese drugs official jailed over graft
Taipei Times, January 5, 2017
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2017/01/05/2003662561

Xi Jinping is busy arranging a huge reshuffle
The Economist, January 5, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21713913-reading-runes-will-be-even-more-difficult-usual-xi-jinping-busy-arranging-huge

Party rules: China’s Communist Party goes for quality over quantity
Wall Street Journal, January 5, 2017
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2017/01/05/party-rules-chinas-communist-party-goes-for-quality-over-quantity/

China vows “zero tolerance” for election fraud in forthcoming party congress
Reuters, January 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKBN14Q0A4

Tiananmen leader Wang Dan to move to U.S.; will continue fight for China’s democracy and human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/tiananmen-leader-wang-dan-move-us-will-continue-fight-chinas-democracy-human-rights/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple removes New York Times apps from its store in China
苹果中国区商店下架《纽约时报》新闻应用
The New York Times, January 5, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170105/new-york-times-apps-apple-china/dual/

National Cyberspace Security Strategy
China Copyright and Media, December 27, 2016
https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2016/12/27/national-cyberspace-security-strategy/

China’s cybersecurity chiefs pledge total loyalty to leadership under Xi
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059692/chinas-cybersecurity-chiefs-pledge-total-loyalty-xi

Hong Kong (香港)

闖入公民廣場非法集結罪上訴　羅冠聰：理據於法庭交代 (Nathan Law appeals unlawful assembly charges)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1305857-20170105.htm

香港九旬老人上街卫民主 (90-year-old Hong Konger defends democracy on street)
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-01042017102121.html

Localist group Civic Passion to “withdraw from all social movements,” citing increased risks
Hong Kong Free Press, January 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/06/localist-group-to-withdraw-from-all-social-movements-citing-increased-risks/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

公民要求公布雷洋案协议内容 联署质疑检警枉法 (In joint petition, citizens request authorities disclose contents of settlement in Lei Yang’s case, suspect that officers violated the law)
Voice of America, January 5, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-leiyang-case-20170103/3661439.html

Related:
中国逾百所高校学生及民众为雷洋鸣不平 (Over 100 Chinese high school students and others launch online petition to express concern over Lei Yang case)
Radio Free Asia, December 26 , 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-12262016103014.html

The death of a young man in police custody is rattling the trust of China’s middle class
Quartz, January 4, 2017
https://qz.com/876828/the-death-of-a-young-man-in-police-custody-is-rattling-the-trust-of-chinas-middle-class/

Shanghai court accepts detained rights lawyer’s defamation case against state-backed media
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059516/shanghai-court-accepts-detained-rights-lawyers

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Couple held in China are free, but “even now we live under a cloud”
加拿大“间谍”夫妇讲述在中国被关押经历
The New York Times, January 4, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/world/20170104/canadian-couple-china-detention/dual/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

NGOs are trying to stay alive in China’s latest crackdown against “foreign forces”
Quartz, January 5, 2017
https://qz.com/873489/ngos-are-trying-to-stay-alive-in-chinas-latest-crackdown-against-foreign-forces/

Related:
VOA连线：36名律师自发成立《境外NGO法》律师团 (36 Chinese lawyers to form legal services group to advise foreign organizations on Foreign NGO Law)
Voice of America, January 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3662623.html

中国退伍军人再度集体上访北京 (Chinese veterans petition Beijing once again)
Voice of America, January 5, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-veteran-20170104/3662788.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese city official shoots 2 others and kills himself, state media says
The New York Times, January 4, 2017
http://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/04/world/asia/china-sichuan-shooting.html

Related:
Minitrue: No unauthorized coverage of Sichuan shooting
China Digital Times, January 4, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-no-unauthorized-coverage-sichuan-shooting/

China probes party official in restive Xinjiang days after attack
Reuters, January 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN14P0B5

Tianjin’s former mayor expelled from Communist Party
Caixin, January 4, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-04/101033390.html

China launches propaganda movie about the “iron” fight against corruption
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-launches-propaganda-movie-about-the-iron-fight-against-corruption-01042017121802.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple removes New York Times app in China
The Guardian, January 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/05/apple-removes-new-york-times-app-in-china

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

Uyghur government workers ordered not to identify on forms as Muslim
Radio Free Asia, January 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/identify-01042017162826.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy leaders Nathan Law and Joshua Wong appeal against conviction for storming government HQ
South China Morning Post, January 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2059556/occupy-leaders-nathan-law-and-joshua-wong-appeal-against

Veteran Hong Kong journalists launch new, non-profit Chinese news site in defense of press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, January 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/05/veteran-hong-kong-journalists-launch-new-non-profit-chinese-news-site-in-defence-of-press-freedom/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese activist “Super Vulgar Butcher” faces subversion trial
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059191/chinese-activist-super-vulgar-butcher-faces-subversion

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China: Limited victory for man in transgender dismissal case
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38497015

Problems remain in China’s death-penalty system even after reforms
Caixin, January 3, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-03101032821.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

新年伊始，在华外国NGO忐忑不安 (Uncertainty over new Chinese law rattles foreign nonprofits)
The New York Times, January 3, 2017
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170103/china-foreign-ngo/dual/

Related:
Chinese lawyers to help foreign NGOs navigate controversial new law
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059040/chinese-lawyers-help-foreign-ngos-navigate

英媒：一个曾在中国蹲黑狱的外国人 (British media: a foreigner previously jailed in China)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/press-review-38495547

Related:
Q & A with Peter Dahlin, the Swedish NGO worker who “endangered the national security” of China
China Change, January 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/03/q-a-with-peter-dahlin-the-swedish-ngo-worker-who-endangered-the-national-security-of-china/

What's your “public credit score”? The Shanghai government can tell you
National Public Radio, January 3, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/01/03/507983933/whats-your-public-credit-score-the-shanghai-government-can-tell-you

PLA veterans stage another protest in Beijing over unpaid benefits
South China Morning Post, January 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2059225/pla-veterans-stage-another-protest-beijing-over-unpaid