Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇“自认其罪” 辩护律师谴责环球时报 (Jiang Tianyong “admits guilt,” his defense lawyers condemn Global Times)
Deutsche Welle, March 2, 2017
http://bit.ly/2lGoIFa

Access to Information (信息公开)

China congress: BBC team forced to sign confession
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39137293

Related:
Why China doesn't want you to meet “the petitioners”
2017“两会”前夕的中国上访户
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2017
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39145999
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39149853

英媒：中国学特朗普批评西方媒体“假新闻” (British media: China copies Trump in criticizing Western media as “fake news”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 2, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/press-review-39140641

A Chinese period drama named its bad guys after today’s ruling elite—and the censors missed it
Quartz, March 2, 2017
https://qz.com/922789/chinese-period-drama-the-qin-empire-named-its-bad-guys-after-todays-ruling-elite-and-the-censors-missed-it/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s citizens are complaining more loudly about polluted air
The Economist, March 2, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21717975-government-wants-silence-them-chinas-citizens-are-complaining-more-loudly-about-polluted-air

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Forget the Great Firewall ... China is beefing up its ability to police all cyberspace
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2075482/china-beef-its-ability-police-cyberspace

Beijing pushes “China solution” for global cyber governance
Hong Kong Free Press, March 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/02/beijing-pushes-china-solution-for-global-cyber-governance/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong law on oaths must change before four legislators can be unseated, court told
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2075572/hong-kong-law-oaths-must-change-four-legislators-can-be

The race has begun for Hong Kong’s leadership
The Economist, March 2, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21717974-has-outcome-already-been-fixed-race-has-begun-hong-kongs-leadership

Commentary (评论)

Is Xi Jinping's political ambition bad for China?
Deutsche Welle, March 2, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/is-xi-jinpings-political-ambition-bad-for-china/a-37785583

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China accuses rights activist of “fake news” fabricating torture
Reuters, March 2, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN1690GA

Related:
Statement by lawyers representing Jiang Tianyong regarding the Global Times interview
China Change, March 2, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/02/statement-by-lawyers-representing-jiang-tianyong-regarding-the-global-times-interview/

Letter to world leaders by “709” family members includes emerging details of horrific torture
China Change, March 1, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/01/letter-to-world-leaders-by-709-family-members-includes-emerging-details-of-horrific-torture/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police, interceptors swoop on petitioners, activists as thousands converge on Beijing
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/congress-interceptors-03012017124358.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former SOE executive sentenced to 16 years for graft
Xinhua, February 28, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-02/28/c_136092190.htm

China replaces top general in charge of tackling military corruption
South China Morning Post, March 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2075243/china-replaces-top-general-charge-tackling-military

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China warns against cyber “battlefield” in Internet strategy
Reuters, March 1, 2017
http://in.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idINKBN16849M

Related:
中国发布《网络空间国际合作战略》(China publishes “International Cooperation Strategy for Cyberspace”)
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-03012017111633.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong tries to unseat pan-democratic lawmakers in oaths row
Radio Free Asia, March 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-oaths-03012017152559.html

Beijing works the phones in secret push to pick Hong Kong’s next leader
北京通过电话施压的方式暗助心仪的香港特首候选人
The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2017
EN: https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-hong-kong-elections-beijings-shadow-looms-large-1488288813
CH: http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20170301/BCH160135.asp

Access to Justice (司法公正)

许志永出狱倒计时 征稿活动获广泛响应 (Countdown until Xu Zhiyong is released from prison, campaign calling for submissions to express support for him receives extensive response)
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-02282017105204.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete article “voiceprint analysis can recognize swindlers”
China Digital Times, February 28, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/minitrue-delete-article-voiceprint-analysis-can-recognize-swindlers/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Report: Religious followers in China push back despite tightened controls
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/controls-02282017160611.html

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

Officials ban dozens of religious practices, foreign missionaries in China's Xinjiang
RFA独家：新疆强制落实26条非法宗教细则 全面禁止非官方宗教活动
Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinjiang-religion-02282017124922.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-02282017104841.html

Western China region aims to track people by requiring car navigation
强制安装卫星定位，新疆巴音郭楞要追踪每一辆车
The New York Times, February 24, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/asia/china-xinjiang-gps-vehicles.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170227/china-xinjiang-gps-vehicles/

中国新疆举行反恐誓师大会 (Xinjiang holds large-scale counterterrorism rally)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 1, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39124586

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government asks court to unseat four lawmakers for “theatrical” oaths carrying political messages
South China Morning Post, March 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2075124/hong-kong-government-asks-court-unseat-four-lawmakers

China’s heavy hand pushes preferred pick for Hong Kong’s next leader
The Wall Street Journal, February 28, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-hong-kong-elections-beijings-shadow-looms-large-1488288813

Related:
Carrie Lam qualifies for Hong Kong leadership race just short of winning post
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2074710/carrie-lam-dwarfs-competition-enters-hong-kong-chief

Last of the 7 police officers convicted of assaulting protester lodges an appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, March 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/01/last-of-the-7-police-officers-convicted-of-assaulting-protester-lodges-an-appeal/

Related:
33,000 Hong Kong police gather to support convicted officers
The Diplomat, March 1, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/33000-hong-kong-police-gather-to-support-convicted-officers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709律师家属群体等获“奥斯卡中国自由人权奖”, 颁奖典礼在好莱坞星光大道举行 (Families of 709 lawyers receive “Oscar Award for Freedom And Human Rights in China,” award ceremony held on Hollywood Walk of Fame)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-02272017105652.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s top colleges to face ideological inspections
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2073329/chinas-top-colleges-face-ideological-inspections

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hundreds of Volkswagen workers in northeast China demand equal pay
China Labor Bulletin, February 27, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/hundreds-volkswagen-workers-northeast-china-demand-equal-pay

As atheist China warms to the Vatican, religious persecution “intensifies”
Cable News Network, February 28, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/02/28/asia/china-religious-persecution-christianity/index.html

广东潮州村民抗议村官卖地 6人刑拘 (Villagers in Chaozhou, Guangdong protest sale of land by village officials, 6 people detained)
Radio Free Asia, February 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-02272017102304.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.N. human rights experts unite to condemn China over expulsions of Tibetans
联合国人权专家谴责中国驱逐藏区僧尼
The New York Times, February 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/27/world/asia/china-tibet-buddhists-larung-gar.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170228/china-tibet-buddhists-larung-gar/

Former China Resources chairman Song Lin pleads guilty to corruption
South China Morning Post, February 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2074354/former-china-resources-chairman-song-lin-stands-trial