Commentary (评论)

China’s extraordinary response to the 11-nation letter over the torture of human rights lawyers
China Change, March 28, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/28/chinas-extraordinary-response-to-the-11-nation-letter-over-the-torture-of-human-rights-lawyers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Scholar banned from leaving China studied crackdown on rights lawyers: Colleague
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-03272017103158.html

联合国人权会议关注中国人权和西藏问题 (United Nations Human Rights Council expresses concern over China's human rights and Tibet problems)
Voice of America, March 28, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/human-rights-20170327/3784042.html

被判死刑内蒙古政协前副主席赵黎平屈打成招？(Former vice chairman of CPPCC of Inner Mongolia Zhao Liping, facing death sentence, forced to confess with violence?)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hc-03272017124702.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's Great Firewall gives rise to a robust industry of information smugglers
Global Voices, March 28, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/03/28/chinas-great-firewall-gives-rise-to-a-robust-industry-of-information-smugglers/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Postcard from China: Secret video of a women’s rights demonstration
The New York Times, March 27, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/insider/postcard-from-china-secret-video-of-a-womens-rights-demonstration.html

How the rise of a liberal, social media—savvy generation is changing Chinese society
Vox, March 26, 2017
http://www.vox.com/world/2017/3/26/15035702/china-social-media-youth-society-culture-politics-government

Government Accountability (政府问责)

诗人王藏将起诉当局 为遭逼疯妻子讨公道 (Poet Wang Zang to sue authorities for his wife who suffers psychological distress after being harassed and threatened by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03272017104308.html

Xi close aide heads office chasing corruption suspects overseas
South China Morning Post, March 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2082458/xi-close-aide-heads-office-chasing-corruption-suspects

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Did China quietly authorize law enforcement to access data anywhere in the world?
Lawfare Blog, March 27, 2017
https://www.lawfareblog.com/did-china-quietly-authorize-law-enforcement-access-data-anywhere-world

Chongqing police to punish those skirting China’s Great Firewall
South China Morning Post, March 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2082752/chongqing-police-punish-those-skirting-chinas-great

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Chief Exec.-elect Carrie Lam says she had no knowledge of pro-democracy leader crackdown, reiterates “unity”
Hong Kong Free Press, March 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/27/hong-kong-chief-exec-elect-carrie-lam-says-she-had-no-knowledge-of-pro-democracy-leader-crackdown/

Related:
香港“占中”两年后 九示威领袖接受警察预约拘捕 (Two years after “Occupy Central” in Hong Kong, nine protest leaders accept police’s “arrest by appointment”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 27, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39400831

環時：彰顯法律尊嚴　指行動與林鄭當選屬「時間巧合」　嘆港有「政治凌駕法律」苗頭 (Global Times: The arrests demonstrate judicial integrity, says it’s a “coincidence” that the arrests take place right after Carrie Lam’s win, expresses concern over the trend of “politics overrides the law” in Hong Kong)
Mingpao, March 28, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170328/s00001/1490658458388

涉佔旺期間毆打市民　退休警司朱經緯被控一項襲擊罪　周五提堂 (Retired police commander Franklin Chu King-wai faces assault charge for beating a citizen during “Occupy Mong Kok”, case opens on Friday)
Mingpao, March 27, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170327/s00001/1490627544921

What ordinary Hong Kong people thought about the Chief Executive election
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2082258/what-ordinary-hong-kong-people-thought-about-chief-executive

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Missing Taiwanese man may be in Chinese custody, some fear
台灣人權人士失蹤，疑為中國當局羈押
The New York Times, March 27, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170327/taiwan-lee-ming-cheh-missing-china/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170327/taiwan-lee-ming-cheh-missing-china/zh-hant/

冯崇义案引发中澳微妙风波 堪培拉可能无法干预 (Australian professor Feng Chongyi banned from leaving China, causes subtle changes to Australia-China relationship, Canberra may not be able to intervene)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170326-冯崇义案引发中澳微妙风波-堪培拉可能无法干预

Activist who rejected TV confession invites CCTV interviewer to be witness at his trial
China Change, March 24, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/24/activist-who-rejected-tv-confession-invites-cctv-interviewer-to-be-witness-at-his-trial/

Related:
吴淦致信央视董倩停止愚民 要求作证带黑头套强迫认罪 (Wu Gan sends letter to CCTV anchor urging her to testify against his “forced confession”)
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03242017103016.html

Jailed Living Stone house church pastor now in critical condition; Lawyers request medical bail
China Change, March 25, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/25/jailed-living-stone-house-church-pastor-now-in-critical-condition-lawyers-request-medical-bail/

Related:
贵阳牧师仰华狱中重病，律师吁变更强制措施 (Priest in Guiyang gets sick in prison, his lawyer calls for changes to compulsive measures)
Voice of America, March 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/cayaxue-china-religion-20170325/3781870.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police fire pepper spray at thousands protesting evictions in China's Henan
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-03242017110213.html

Ride-hailing app drivers in Nanjing strike against hefty fines and poor pay
China Labor Bulletin, March 24, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/ride-hailing-app-drivers-nanjing-strike-against-hefty-fines-and-poor-pay

Food delivery drivers call for strike highlights stagnating conditions in new economy
China Labor Bulletin, March 24, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/food-delivery-drivers-call-strike-highlights-stagnating-conditions-new-economy

“I'm very skeptical”: residents of China's growing cities discuss life amid change
The Guardian, March 24, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/24/sceptical-residents-china-growing-cities-discuss-life-change

In rare move, Chinese think tank criticizes tepid pace of reform
The New York Times, March 27, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/business/chinese-economy-reform-critical-report.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shuanggui: The harsh, hidden side of China’s war on graft, and how one man disappeared into it
The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2017
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/shuanggui-and-wilson-wang-in-china/article34400855/

At least nine rights activists “secretly detained” in China's Suzhou
Radio Free Asia, March 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/at-least-nine-right-activists-secretly-detained-in-chinas-suzhou-03242017112118.html

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

浙江各教堂被强装监控探头 官称为了“反恐” (Surveillance cameras installed in churches in Zhejiang, officials say they are for “counterterrorism”)
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql1-03252017123331.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong elections: Carrie Lam voted leader amid claims of China meddling
The Guardian, March 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/26/hong-kong-chooses-new-leader-amid-accusations-of-china-meddling

Related:
香港特首选举2017：林郑月娥当选首位女行政长官 (Hong Kong CE Election 2017: Carrie Lam elected as the first female Chief Executive)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39396649

Police crack down on Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders, a day after leadership election
Hong Kong Free Press, March 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/27/breaking-pro-democracy-occupy-leaders-charged-police-day-lam-election/

Related:
佔中三子被預約拘捕　陳健民：政府在特首選舉後要發放什麼信息？(Persons involved in “Occupy Central” to be arrested, Chan Kin-man: What message is the gov’t trying to send after the election?)
Mingpao, March 27, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170327/s00001/1490585526154

林鄭月娥不評論佔中檢控　稱修補撕裂不代表法律上妥協 (Carrie Lam does not comment on mass prosecutions against “Occupy Central”, says “repairing split in society“ does not mean legally compromising)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 27, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1321786-20170327.htm

特首选举前 香港泛民派上街示威 (Hong Kong pan-democrats protest before CE election)
Radio France Internationale, March 26, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20170326-特首选举前-香港泛民派上街示威

Related:
777: Chief exec-elect Carrie Lam’s vote count inspires obscene Cantonese puns
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/26/777-chief-exec-elect-carrie-lams-vote-count-inspires-obscene-cantonese-puns/

“Isn’t it ridiculous?”: Artists’ stunt shines light on Hong Kong’s 1,194 eligible voters
Hong Kong Free Press, March 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/26/isnt-ridiculous-artists-stunt-shines-light-hong-kongs-1194-eligible-voters/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A court in China wrote a poignant verdict on the killing of a reporter who covered domestic violence—by her husband
Quartz, March 23, 2017
http://linkis.com/qz.com/939996/CeVqh

王江峰案招远看守所开庭 转发网贴被例主要证据 (Wang Jiangfeng’s case opens in Zhaoyuan Detention Center, reposts on Internet listed as main evidence)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03232017111308.html

中国709抓捕案代理律师被约谈 (Authorities “have a talk” with defense lawyer in “709” case)
Voice of America, March 23, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/China-709-related-attorneys-harassed-by-the-authorities-20170323/3778612.html

Related:
Call on China to ensure the right to a fair trial—A joint statement by legal professional groups & human rights NGOs on the forthcoming trials of the cases of the 709 crackdown
CHRLCG and TCLN, March 23, 2017
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s474/sh/5030caea-f690-4a7e-b6d6-ca2fece09dfd/abd957a6d228620a798f9d8e1c1a1017

Mass crackdown on Chinese lawyers, defenders and international reactions: A brief chronology
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activists call for probe into fatal Henan primary school crush
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/school-03232017122959.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

江苏一男子派出所猝死 证据遭销毁警方要求“私了” (Man dies suddenly in detention center in Jiangsu, evidence erased, police ask to “settle privately”)
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03232017110720.html

Adrenalin-fueled TV drama to spur on China's war on graft
Reuters, March 24, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN16V0DP

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

记者来鸿：新疆—中国的“反恐前线”？(Xinjiang: China’s “anti-terrorism frontier”?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 23, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/fooc-39354011

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong likely to choose Beijing's pick for leader amid tension, economic malaise
Reuters, March 23, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-economy-idUSKBN16V0CT

Related:
Hong Kong’s unhappy selection
The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kongs-unhappy-selection-1490311572

选拔还是选举 香港在北京的眼皮底下投票 (Audition or election? Hong Kong to vote under Beijing’s watch)
Radio France Internationale, March 22, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170323-选拔还是选举-香港在北京的眼皮底下投票

左派發炮　六千字長文引述權威人士　列中央不信任曾俊華三理由 (“Attack” from the left: 6000-word essay released quoting “authority” listing three reasons why Central gov’t does not trust John Tsang)
Mingpao, March 24, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170324/s00001/1490319918621

Commentary (评论)

The fires in Tibet
The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fires-in-tibet-1490224709

Struggle against the Gods
First Things, April 2017
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2017/04/struggle-against-the-gods

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Beijing poet's wife “loses sanity” amid evictions, death threats to family
Radio Free Asia, March 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-wife-03222017123121.htm

Rights lawyer complains to mayor over “Cultural Revolution” treatment of colleagues
Radio Free Asia, March 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-03222017121614.html

11国驻华使馆要求中国查人权律师遭酷刑案 (11 countries urge China to investigate torture allegations regarding human rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/ zh/11国驻华使馆要求中国查人权律师遭酷刑案/a-38062232

Related:
11-country letter to China stirs fears on U.S. rights stance
China Digital Times, March 11, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/03/11-country-letter-china-stirs-fears-u-s-rights-stance/

Mass crackdown on Chinese lawyers, defenders and international reactions: A brief chronology
Human Rights in China, February 16, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

忧心忡忡，德国政治基金会在华何去何从？(What is the direction of Konrad Adenauer Foundation in China under new FNGO law? )
Deutsche Welle, March 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/忧心忡忡德国政治基金会在华何去何从/a-38070523