Access to Justice (司法公正)

新龙县一名藏人自焚抗议 自焚者亲友被拘遭殴 (Tibetan self-immolated in Xinlong county, his family detained and beaten up)
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03192017092238.html

聚焦司改：提高刑事审判证人出庭率难在哪里 (What are the difficulties in raising attendance rate of witnesses at trial?)
China Youth Daily, March 21, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/03-21/8178850.shtml

Related:
提高证人出庭率和律师辩护率首次写入最高法工作报告 (Raising rates of witness attendance and lawyers defending cases written into annual work report of SPC for the first time)
Xinhua News, March 13, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017lh/2017-03/13/c_1120619885.htm

Chinese lawmakers seek to protect dead Communist heroes with new law
Global Voices, March 21, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/03/21/chinese-lawmakers-seek-to-protect-dead-communist-heroes-with-new-law/

Wukan activist's mother interrogated, intimidated after incognito visit
Radio Free Asia, March 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mother-03202017131533.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Taiwan community college manager with NGO links incommunicado in China
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-community-collage-manager-with-ngo-links-incommunicado-in-china-03202017133229.html

China embraces public activists—in battling pollution
Christian Science Monitor, March 17, 2017
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2017/0317/China-embraces-public-activists-in-battling-pollution

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China draws up list of “negatives” to vet delegates to top Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, March 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2080716/china-draws-list-negatives-vet-delegates-top-communist

Autistic boy’s death one of many linked to squalid “care center” in China
The New York Times, March 20, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/20/world/asia/china-care-center-deaths.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

科技101:网络战加信息战，中国软硬实力兼施 (China applies both soft and hard power to combat cyberwarfare and information warfare)
Voice of America, March 21, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/cyber-20170320/3774551.html

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

China says number of “terror attacks” is down, but threat remains high
Reuters, March 21, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-idUSKBN16S0C5

Hong Kong (香港)

特首选举论坛期间 多个团体抗议“小圈子选举” (Multiple groups protest against “small-circle” election during CE election forum)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-03202017102757.html

中联办喉舌发狂炮轰曾俊华“选举伪术”犹如文革敌我斗争 (Mouthpieces of China Liaison Office publish articles criticizing John Tsang’s “hypocrisies in election”)
Radio France Internationale, March 20, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170320-中联办喉舌发狂炮轰曾俊华“选举伪术”犹如文革敌我斗争

Hong Kong’s leadership hopefuls want to win hearts and minds in an election where no one gets to vote
Quartz, March 19, 2017
https://qz.com/933858/hong-kongs-leadership-hopefuls-want-to-win-hearts-and-minds-in-an-election-where-no-one-gets-to-vote/

Woo Kwok-hing “very disappointed” that many pro-democracy electors plan to vote for John Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, March 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/21/woo-kwok-hing-disappointed-many-pro-democracy-electors-plan-vote-john-tsang/

“Only resistance can bring change”: Occupy activist Ken Tsang rallies supporters before going to jail
Hong Kong Free Press, March 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/21/resistance-can-bring-change-occupy-activist-ken-tsang-rallies-supporters-going-jail/

Joshua Wong: Hong Kong's democracy fighter gets Netflix treatment
Cable News Network, March 20, 2017
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/03/20/asia/joshua-wong-netflix-hong-kong-china/index.html

Commentary (评论)

How China is preparing for cyberwar
Christian Science Monitor: Passcode, March 20, 2017
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/Passcode-Voices/2017/0320/How-China-is-preparing-for-cyberwar

Random comments on China's new civil code
Chinese Law Prof Blog, March 19, 2017
http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/china_law_prof_blog/2017/03/random-comments-on-chinas-new-civil-code.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

涉709案不予办护照 吕动力起诉千阳县公安局 (Application for passport rejected due to involvement in “709”, Lu Dongli sues Qianyang Province Public Security Bureau over violation of personal rights)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03172017103459.html

输入假枪判刑8年 上诉4年赢重审机会 (Feng Xin, who was sentenced to eight-years imprisonment for importing imitation firearms, gets re-trial after appealing for four years)
Radio France Internationale, March 19, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170319-输入假枪判刑8年-上诉4年赢重审机会

夏钧律师批评最高法院院长周强向全国人大的报告，指现在的法官就像文革时的军管 (Lawyer Xia Jun criticizes Zhou Qiang’s annual work report, says judges today are like military commissioners during Cultural Revolution)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-03172017104502.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Young farmer stages first Tibetan self-immolation of 2017
Radio Free Asia, March 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sichuan-immolation-03192017095940.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese police officer jailed over bribes spent on property in Australia
The Guardian, March 19, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/19/chinese-police-officer-jailed-over-bribes-spent-on-property-in-australia

The hunt is on for “crocodiles” in China’s corridors of power
SOuth China Morning Post, March 19, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2080327/hunt-crocodiles-chinas-corridors-power

成都再现“雷洋”案：一司机被警方殴打致死 当局封锁消息 (Another “Lei Yang” case in Chengdu: A driver beaten to death by police officers, authorities block all relevant information)
Radio Free Asia, March 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03172017104620.html

网络再度盛传六四屠杀中国政府发言人袁木移民美国生活悠闲自在 (Photos of Yuan Mu, Chinese gov’t spokesperson during June Fourth, living a wealthy life in U.S. circulated on Internet again)
Radio France Internationale, March 19, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170319-网络再度盛传六四屠杀中国政府发言人袁木移民美国生活悠闲自在

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Technology: China reboots its superpower ambitions
Financial Times, March 19, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/1d815944-f1da-11e6-8758-6876151821a6

China’s quest for cybersecurity causes headache for foreign companies
The Diplomat, March 18, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-quest-for-cybersecurity-causes-headache-for-foreign-companies/

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

What do Islamic State and Tibet have to do with China’s crackdown in Xinjiang?
South China Morning Post, March 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2079542/what-do-islamic-state-and-tibet-have-do-chinas-crackdown

China mulls terror response after Islamic State threat
Voice of America, March 18, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-mulls-response-to-islamic-state-threat/3771645.html

Hong Kong (香港)

As it happened: Hong Kong leadership candidates take part in final debate of election campaign
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2080276/live-hong-kong-leadership-candidates-take-part-final-debate

Related:
林鄭與曾俊華沒承諾是否支持平反六四　胡：不重推國教 (Carrie Lam and John Tsang do not indicate whether they support June Fourth redress, Woo Kwok Hing says he would not re-launch national education)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1320098-20170319.htm

3名特首候選人皆稱會協助內地失去自由港人 (All three CE candidates say they would assist Hong Kong people who lose freedom in the mainland)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1320094-20170319.htm

北京为香港新特首民望费思量 (Beijing makes effort to boost popularity of new Hong Kong CE)
Radio France Internationale, March 19, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170319-北京为香港新特首民望费思量

《法治藍皮書》指去年釋法維護憲法及基本法權威 (“Blue Book of Rule of Law” indicates NPC’s 2016 interpretation protects authority of the constitution and the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 20, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1320174-20170320.htm

Low turnout in unofficial referendum reflects Hongkongers’ sense of powerlessness, organizer Benny Tai says
Hong Kong Free Press, March 20, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/20/low-turnout-unofficial-referendum-reflects-hongkongers-sense-powerlessness-organiser-benny-tai-says/

Video protest planned against Hong Kong’s chief executive election
South China Morning Post, March 19, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2080299/video-protest-planned-against-hong-kongs-small-circle-chief

Commentary (评论)

这样的民法总则该不该点个赞？ (Should we support the new Civil Code?)
Deutsche Welle, March 17, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/这样的民法总则该不该点个赞/a-37988363

Related:
民法总则将进一步提高国家治理能力的现代化 (The new Civil Code will further modernize the state’s governance ability)
Legal Daily, March 16, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2017-03/16/content_7056120.htm

Has Xi Jinping gotten his crown?
China Media Project, March 19, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/03/19/xi-jinping-gotten-crown/

Folding meanings
1843 Magazine, April/May 2017
https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/folding-meanings

Access to Justice (司法公正)

两会结束 维权人士李碧云继续遭稳控 (Rights defender Li Biyun still subjected to “stability control” after Two Congresses end)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf1-03162017103006.html

Relatives of Qin Yongmin's “disappeared” wife in legal appeal
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissident-wife-03162017132242.html

China finally starts to write a proper civil code
The Economist, May 16, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21718878-party-will-remain-final-judge-china-finally-starts-write-proper-civil-code

Access to Information (信息公开)

Photo-sharing website Pinterest blocked in China, according to censorship watchdogs
Hong Kong Free Press, March 17, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/17/photo-sharing-website-pinterest-blocked-china-according-censorship-watchdogs/

Related:
图片社交网站拼趣Pinterest在中国被封 (Photo sharing website Pinterest blocked in China)
Voice of America, March 17, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/China-added-Pinterest-to-its-blocked-by-the-Great-Firewall-board-20170316/3769109.html

Children’s books and China’s crackdown on Western ideology
The New Yorker, March 16, 2017
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/childrens-books-and-chinas-crackdown-on-western-ideology

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

国际组织在联合国人权理事会上公开呼吁中国保障人权 (International group openly urges China to safeguard human rights at United Nation Human Rights Council)
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03162017105530.html

As China's coal mines close, miners are becoming bolder in voicing demands
National Public Radio, March 14, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/14/519621699/as-chinas-coal-mines-close-miners-are-becoming-bolder-in-voicing-demands

China's rebel village still under close surveillance, cut off from world
Radio Free Asia, March 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-lockdown-03162017140431.html

China's urbancide in Tibet
The Diplomat, March 17, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-urbancide-in-tibet/

Hong Kong (香港)

曾俊華：基本法寫明中央駐港機構角色　冀大家遵守法律 (John Tsang: Basic Law clearly stipulates role of Central gov’t organ in Hong Kong, everyone should abide by the law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 17, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1319617-20170316.htm

Court of Final Appeal to consider application of ousted Hong Kong lawmakers in August
Hong Kong Free Press, March 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/16/court-final-appeal-consider-application-ousted-hong-kong-lawmakers-august/

Commentary (评论)

仇恨教育只会毁掉年轻一代 (“Hatred education” would only destroy the young generation)
Financial Times, March 17, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071806

Symbolic dissenting votes of China’s National People’s Congress
Jerry's Blog, March 17, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/symbolic-dissenting-votes-of-npc

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China pushes legal overhaul that would bolster state power
习近平重提制定民法典，欲重塑中国司法制度
The New York Times, March 15, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/world/asia/xi-jinping-legal-overhaul.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170316/xi-jinping-legal-overhaul/

Related:
《民法總則》10月1日起實行 (“General Provisions of the Civil Code” takes effect on October 1)
Mingpao, March 16, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170316/s00013/1489602915605

山西维权人士吕动力被禁出境 徐秦过境香港受阻 (Shanxi rights defender Lu Dongli forbidden to leave country for joining “709”, Xu Qin prevented from transit through Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03152017102225.html

Former Chinese judge jailed over alleged “ethnic hatred,” porn on phone
新疆前法官涉“煽动民族仇恨”遭刑拘
Radio Free Asia, March 15, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/judge-03152017120944.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-03152017101912.html