Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：江天勇家属再遭当局警告不得与外国人接触 (709 Crackdown: Family of Jiang Tianyong warned again by authorities not to get in touch with foreigners)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04262017110441.html

Related:
709家属致川普总统（第四封信） (709 Families’ Fourth Letter to President Trump)
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-zhi-chuan-pu-zong-tong-di-si-feng-xin

Calls grow for release of Tibet's Panchen Lama, now 28
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/calls-04262017160937.html

China investigating cases of detained Taiwanese activist, and unsuccessful Chinese asylum seeker
Hong Kong Free Press, April 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/27/china-investigating-cases-detained-taiwanese-activist-unsuccessful-chinese-asylum-seeker/

Access to Information (信息公开)

全球新闻自由恶化 中国排名倒数第五 (Freedom of press deteriorates across the globe, China ranks the bottom fifth)
Deutsche Welle, April 26, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/全球新闻自由恶化-中国排名倒数第五/a-38591054

He tweeted about Chinese government corruption. Twitter suspended his account.
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/26/world/asia/guo-wengui-chinese-billionaire-twitter.html

Related:
China’s most wanted man is in the United States
Quartz, April 26, 2017
https://qz.com/968941/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-most-wanted-man/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

北京给在华德国政治基金会开放"绿灯" (Beijing gives the green light to Konrad Adenauer Foundation funding in China)
Deutsche Welle, April 26, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/北京给在华德国政治基金会开放绿灯/a-38601107

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

China party urges Uighur youth to “love motherland” to avoid “terrorist” label
Reuters, April 27, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN17T0KI

Village crackdown on “illegal religious activities” nets dozens of Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/crackdown-04262017173652.html

Hong Kong (香港)

New arrests in Hong Kong as police hold nine democracy activists
The Guardian, April 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/27/new-arrests-in-hong-kong-as-police-charge-nine-democracy-activists

Related:
反人大釋法遊行 8人今早遭登門拘捕 (Eight people arrested this morning over protest against Beijing’s interpretation of Basic Law in November)
InmediaHK, April 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1049105

警方拘捕反釋法遊行人士　梁國雄稱欲製造寒蟬效應 (Lawmaker Leung Kwok-hung says the gov’t is trying to create “chilling effect” with arrests of participants in November protest)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 27, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1327400-20170427.htm

HK Timeline: The Struggle for Democracy & Universal Suffrage
香港爭取民主和真普選大事記
Human Rights in China, April 6, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/hk-timeline-struggle-democracy-universal-suffrage
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cht/xiang-gang-zheng-qu-min-zhu-he-zhen-pu-xuan-da-shi-ji

重开公民广场以纾缓紧张 现任特首再与候任特首抬杠 (Incumbent CE and CE-elect in conflict again over the reopening of Civic Square which aims to ease tension in society)
Radio France Internationale, April 25, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20170425-重开公民广场以纾缓紧张-现任特首再与候任特首抬杠

Commentary (评论)

CDT bookshelf: JFK Miller on “trickle-down censorship”
China Digital Times, April 26, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/04/cdt-bookshelf-jfk-miller-trickle-censorship/

香港的未来充满不确定性 (Full of uncertainties in Hong Kong’s future)
Financial Times, April 27, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072363

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China delays trial of rights lawyer as supporters flock to court
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/delays-04252017110328.html

Related:
谢阳案: 围观推迟庭审 辩护律师被换 (Xie Yang case: Trial delayed due to crowd gathering in front of court, Xie’s defense lawyer changed)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/谢阳案-围观推迟庭审-辩护律师被换/a-38579686

欧洲八律师团体致函中国关注709抓捕案 (Eight European lawyer groups write letter to China expressing concern over “709 Crackdown”)
Voice of America, April 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/eight-european-lawyer-groups-open-letter-to-china/3826003.html

Related:
China: Letter of concern with regard to our colleagues/Chinese lawyers in detention and to the situation of their relatives
IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers, April 24, 2017
https://defendlawyers.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/china-letter-of-concern-with-regard-to-our-colleagueschinese-lawyers-in-detention-and-to-the-situation-of-their-relatives/

China sentences Phan Phan-Gillis, U.S. businesswoman, in spying case
華裔美國人被中國法院判處間諜罪
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/sandy-phan-gillis-china-houston-espionage/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/sandy-phan-gillis-china-houston-espionage/zh-hant/

Detained Taiwanese rights activist in good health, says China
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN17S09U

Related:
國台辦稱李明哲身體狀態良好　辦案單位依法保障權益 (Taiwan Affairs Office says Li Ming-che is healthy and says will ensure his legal rights are respected by investigative organs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1327176-20170426.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China ups “stability maintenance” alert as PLA veterans head to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/soldiers-protest-04252017133439.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国：反腐力度加码 腐败程度不减 (China: More anti-graft effort but level of corruption remains the same)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国反腐力度加码-腐败程度不减/a-38578558

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s vision of the future networked battlefield
The Diplomat, April 26, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/chinas-vision-of-the-future-networked-battlefield/

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

新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义 (Baby names with “separatism” and “religious” meaning banned in Xinjian)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170426-新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义

Related:
China bans “Muhammad” and “Jihad” as baby names in heavily Muslim region
取名犯禁，維族人今後不能叫「穆罕默德」
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/zh-hant/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police detain pro-independence lawmakers after China protest
The Guardian, April 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/26/hong-kong-police-detain-pro-independence-lawmakers-after-china-protest

Related:
梁游今早涉立會非法集結被預約拘捕　青政fb指已準備付一切代價保衛香港 (Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching arrested this morning for illegal assembly in Legco, “prepared to pay anything to protect of Hong Kong”, says Youngspiration on Facebook)
Mingpao, April 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170426/s00001/1493190222215

《大公報》時評批挑釁法治　質疑有否批准叫「公民廣場」(Ta Kung Pao commentary says the opposition’s call for reopening of Civic Square is a challenge against rule of law, doubts whether the name “Civic Square” has ever been allowed)
Mingpao, April 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170426/s00001/1493168785921

審計報告：未有明確結論顯示普教中較廣東話有效 (Audit report: No evidence shows Mandarin more effective than Cantonese as medium in teaching of Chinese language)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1327234-20170426.htm

Commentary (评论)

A Taiwanese man’s detention in Guangdong threatens a key pillar of Cross-Straits relations
ChinaFile, April 20, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/taiwanese-mans-detention-guangdong-threatens-key-pillar-of-cross-straits

For journalism in China, a millennial shift
China Media Project, April 25, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/04/25/journalism-china-millennial-shift/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

港媒：央视主播港商丈夫上月在吉林遭逼供致死 (Hong Kong media: Merchant husband of CCTV anchor died of violence during interrogation in Jilin last month)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170422-港媒：央视主播港商丈夫上月在吉林遭逼供致死

杀官老人明经国家属被控制 无法赴京请律师 (Family of murder suspect Ming Jingguo monitored by authorities, is not able to travel to Beijing to appoint Ming’s defense lawyer)
Radio France Asia, April 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04212017102355.html

China rights lawyer wins little in successful appeal of sentence
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2089652/china-rights-lawyer-wins-little-successful-appeal-sentence

北京维权人士流落派出所现中毒症状 (Beijing rights defender, forced to live inside a police station after eviction, appears to be poisoned)
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-ni-yuan-forced-to-live-inside-the-police-station-20170424/3822944.html

Wife of tortured rights lawyer calls for his release ahead of trial
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-wife-04242017150235.html

Related:
The anecdotal Xie Yang
China Change, April 24, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/24/the-anecdotal-xie-yang/

維權律師謝陽被控煽動顛覆國家政權罪　長沙法院開審 (Rights defense lawyer Xie Yang’s “subversion of state power” case to open in Changsha court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1326957-20170425.htm

709家属致川普总统（第四封信）(709 Families’ Fourth Letter to President Trump)
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-zhi-chuan-pu-zong-tong-di-si-feng-xin

A long journey to see my husband Zhang Haitao in Shaya prison
China Change, April 2, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/23/a-long-journey-to-see-my-husband-zhang-haitao-in-shaya-prison/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Journalism NGO picks Taipei as Asia base
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/reporters-without-borders-chooses-taipei-as-asia-base/3822892.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广西白虎头村强拆升级 村民屋顶淋汽油吓退200武警 (Forced eviction in Guangxi Baihutou village escalated, villagers pour gasoline over rooftop to scare off 200 armed police officers)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04242017104311.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

郭文貴擬全球發布「中共反腐真相」(Tycoon Guo Wengui plans to expose “truth about Chinese anti-graft efforts” globally)
Mingpao, April 25, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170425/s00013/1493056729349

Related:
国际记者联盟谴责北京威胁外国网络直播 (International Federation of Journalists condemns Beijing for interfering with foreign online broadcast of Guo Wengui interview)
Voice of America, April 25, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-threaten-20170424/3823527.html

中国检察机关对原国家统计局局长王保安涉嫌受贿案提起公诉 (Chinese procuratorate organ officially charges former head of Bureau of Statistics for graft)
Reuters, April 25, 2017
http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-prosecutor-statistics-bureau-idCNKBS17R098

Fewer corruption suspects flee China as Beijing makes it harder with tighter controls
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2090369/fewer-corruption-suspects-flee-china-beijing-makes-it

China launches corruption crackdown on social media ahead of Party Congress
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-social-media-wechat-communist-party-congress/3823049.html

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

China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 25, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/25/china-bans-religious-names-for-muslims-babies-in-xinjiang

新疆阿克苏举行武警誓师大会和武装拉练 (Police rally and armed training held in Xinjiang Aksu prefecture)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-04242017104719.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中港融合冲击司法：京官不满司法互助进度 港方称须顾及国际视野 (Integration of Hong Kong and the mainland impacts judiciary: Beijing officials not satisfied with process of mutual judicial assistance, while Hong Kong says international viewpoints should be taken into account)
Radio France Internationale, April 24, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170424-中港融合冲击司法：京官不满司法互助进度-港方称须顾及国际视野

Veteran democrat questions Beijing official’s view that there is no imminent need for democratic reform
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/24/veteran-democrat-questions-beijing-officials-view-no-imminent-need-democratic-reform/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师夏霖二审判10年 (Rights defense lawyer Xia Lin sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after second instance trial)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/维权律师夏霖二审判10年/a-38535142

李明哲未獲釋　有台灣組織籲人權事務者不要到大陸 (Taiwanese group advises rights defense workers not to visit the mainland in light of Li Ming-che incident)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1326762-20170424.htm

Lawyer Xie Yang will be tried on April 25, wife says in a statement
China Change, April 21, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/21/lawyer-xie-yang-will-be-tried-on-april-25-wife-says-in-a-statement/

Related:
China rights lawyer Xie Yang denied own defense for trial
Agence France-Presse, April 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/22/china-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-denied-defence-trial/

709 大抓捕：谢阳案下周开庭 官派律师噤声 (709 Crackdown: Xie Yang’s case opens next week, defense lawyer appointed by authorities stays silent)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04212017102330.html

陈桂秋赴美后首露面 与美议员谈709案 (Wife of detained lawyer Xie Yang, Chen Guiqiu, shows up for the first time in the U.S., talks about “709 Crackdown” with congressman)
Radio France Asia, April 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04232017131534.html

709家属致川普总统（第四封信）(709 Families’ Fourth Letter to President Trump)
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-zhi-chuan-pu-zong-tong-di-si-feng-xin