Access to Justice (司法公正)

709家属向全国人大寄呼吁书 (Families of “709” victims send letter to NPC urging improvement for torture prevention and complaint system)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-03062017101449.html

Chinese “police” visit parents of detained activist Jiang Tianyong to ask for his cooperation
Hong Kong Free Press, March 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/06/chinese-police-visit-parents-of-detained-activist-jiang-tianyong-to-ask-for-his-cooperation/

“More vaccine scandals” have yet to emerge: Chinese lawyers
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/vaccines-03062017111658.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

VW's casual workers in China fight for equal pay
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/vws-casual-workers-in-china-fight-for-equal-pay/a-37821854

两会前严打 叶海燕再被搬迁 (Heightened suppression before Two Congresses, activist Ye Haiyan evicted again)
Deutsche Welle, March 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/两会前严打-叶海燕再被搬迁/a-37828924

Related:
全国“两会”期间加大对异议人士打压 (Heightened suppression against opposition during Two Congresses)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yl-03062017124513.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China rejects U.S. criticism on human rights
Xinhua, March 6, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-03/06/c_136107281.htm

Related:
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang's Regular Press Conference on March 6, 2017
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2017
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_665399/s2510_665401/2511_665403/t1443498.shtml

“No separation of powers”: China’s top graft-buster seeks tighter party grip on government
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2076501/no-separation-powers-chinas-top-graft-buster-seeks

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying seeks “exemplary” damages in defamation suit against legislator Kenneth Leung
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2076668/hong-kong-leader-leung-chun-ying-seeks-exemplary-damages

Related:
特首控梁繼昌UGL言論誹謗 泛民：損行政立法 謝偉俊：難睇 (Chief Executive brought case against Kenneth Leung for defamation over “UGL” claims, pan democrats say it harms relationship between legislation and administration)
Mingpao, March 7, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170307/s00002/1488823900594

Head of fund for jailed Hong Kong policemen rejects donations from three unnamed parties
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2076647/head-fund-jailed-hong-kong-policemen-rejects-donations

Premier Li Keqiang’s warning on Hong Kong independence highlights Beijing’s displeasure, party mouthpiece says
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2076363/premier-li-keqiangs-warning-hong-kong-independence

China has the right to “step in” to Hong Kong election, top official says
Reuters, March 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-hongkong-idUSKBN16D127

Access to Justice (司法公正)

百律师发声明谴责官媒抹黑谢阳 网民公开江天勇入狱前声明 (100 lawyers publish joint statement criticizing state media’s smear campaign against Xie Yang, netizen releases statement by Jiang Tianyong written prior to his detention)
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03032017104037.html

Related:
Video: Activist Jiang Tianyong “admits” fabricating account of lawyer Xie Yang’s torture [English subtitles]
Hong Kong Free Press, March 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/04/video-activist-jiang-tianyong-admits-fabricating-account-of-lawyer-xie-yangs-torture-english-subtitles/

信阳警方“传话”安抚江天勇父母 律师将控告媒体“认罪” (Xinyang police “pass on message” to reassure Jiang Tianyong’s parents, lawyers lodge complaint against state media over “confession”)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03042017130450.html

How Xie Yang’s transcripts of torture came to light: Lawyer Chen Jiangang rebuts China’s smear campaign
China Change, March 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/03/how-xie-yangs-transcripts-of-torture-came-to-light-lawyer-chen-jiangang-rebuts-chinas-smear-campaign/

“In the event that I lose my freedom”: A statement by lawyer Chen Jiangang
China Change, March 4, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/04/in-the-event-that-i-lose-my-freedom-a-statement-by-lawyer-chen-jiangang/

China is now letting the people judge its judges
Quartz, March 6, 2017
https://qz.com/925027/china-is-now-letting-the-people-judge-its-judges/

Access to Information (信息公开)

BBC team have cameras smashed in China—video
The Guardian, March 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2017/mar/03/bbc-team-have-cameras-smashed-in-china-video

Related:
北京两会：BBC记者采访遭暴打被迫签认罪书 (Beijing Two Congresses: BBC journalist beaten and forced to sign guilty plea)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39155109

Chinese official calls for easing of internet censorship
The Guardian, March 4, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/04/chinese-official-slams-internet-censorship

Related:
政协副主席：网络封锁有悖开放发展理念 (Vice-chairman of the CPPCC: Internet censorship goes against principles of openness and development)
Deutsche Welle, March 5, 2017
http://bit.ly/2lRh1wa

Censors step in after Chinese TV drama scene names Xi Jinping as “traitor”
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2075785/chinese-tv-drama-censored-after-showing-scene-listing-xi-jinping

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Petitioner threatens suicide amid massive security operation in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, March 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioner-threatens-suicide-amid-massive-security-operation-in-beijing-03032017104336.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's anti-corruption overhaul paves way for Xi to retain key ally
Reuters, March 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-wang-idUSKBN16B04J

Hong Kong (香港)

總理報告首提 「港獨沒出路」 確保一國兩制實踐不動搖 ("There is no way out for Hong Kong independence", Premier's annual work report first mentions the subject, says that state is determined to implement "One Country, Two Systems")
Mingpao, March 6, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170306/s00013/1488737289289

Related:
曾俊華：港獨「偽命題」 林鄭：港獨無空間 (John Tsang says Hong Kong independence is not a legitimate topic to discuss, Carrie Lam says there is no room for it)
Mingpao, March 6, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170306/s00013/1488737292737

特首人选：泛民选委单看民意 北京提四标准称拥实质任命 (CE candidate: Pan Democratic committee members only look at popular opinion of general public, Beijing mentions 4 criteria and confirms that they have actual power of appointment)
Radio France Internationale, March 5, 2017
http://rfi.my/2mVCIvK

美批华：不必要地释法损港自治 中国人权受压依然严重 (U.S. criticizes China for damaging autonomy of Hong Kong with unnecessary legal interpretation, states that human rights in China are still severely suppressed)
Radio France Internationale, March 4, 2017
http://rfi.my/2n4GceS

Four Hong Kong lawmakers in oath row urge court to reject bid to unseat them, claiming they have been unfairly targeted
South China Morning Post, March 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2075921/four-hong-kong-lawmakers-oath-row-urge-court-reject-bid

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