Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court says prominent rights lawyer Xie Yang admits to crimes
Agence-France Presse, May 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/08/trial-prominent-rights-lawyer-xi-yang-opens-china-following-delay/

Related:
維權律師謝陽被控煽動顛覆國家政權案件開審 (“Inciting subversion of state power” case against rights defense lawyer Xie Yang opens in court today)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329120-20170508.htm

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

联合国人权办公室敦促北京释放陈建刚律师 (The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urges the release of Xie Yang’s former defense lawyer Chen Jiangang)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05052017105316.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to further tighten its Internet controls
Reuters, May 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1830AG

China compiles its own “Wikipedia,” but public can't edit it
Associated Press, May 4, 2017
https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/flip.it%2F3OKONu-china-compiles-its-own-wikipedia-but-pu/f-d003bb35af%2Fapnewsarchive.com

Related:
中国欲推出自己的网络百科全书 (China to release its own encyclopedia)
Voice of America, May 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-wikipedia/3840415.html

Electronic Frontier Foundation Warns on New China Censorship Tool
China Film Insider, May 3, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/electronic-frontier-foundation-warns-new-china-censorship-tool/

In China, it’s the Party that keeps the boy band going
The New York Times, May 6, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/06/world/asia/china-tfboys-boy-band.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

On campuses far from China, still under Beijing’s watchful eye
即使留學美國，也逃不脫中國政府監視的眼睛
The New York Times, May 5, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20170505/chinese-students-western-campuses-china-influence/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/usa/20170505/chinese-students-western-campuses-china-influence/zh-hant/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

联合国人权官员：访华期间被跟踪 会见对象遭恐吓 (UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights states in his report that he was followed during visit to China and individuals he planned to meet were threatened)
Voice of America, May 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-un-rights-envoy-was-followed-in-china-20170505/3839831.html

Related:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights on his mission to China
赤贫和人权问题特别报告员访问中国的报告
UN Human Rights Council, March 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/report_sr_extreme_poverty.pdf
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/report_sr_extreme_poverty_ch.pdf

中国保监会主席项俊波被宣布免职 (Chairman of China Insurance Regulatory Commission removed from office)
Radio France Internationale, May 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170505-中国保监会主席项俊波被宣布免职

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

英媒：中国羞辱穆斯林的手法千奇百怪 (British media: China’s weird ways to insult Muslims)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 5, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/press-review-39816955

China's tourism industry ordered to monitor, report on visitors to Xinjiang
新疆加强导游监控及政审 需上报外籍游客言论
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-tourism-industry-ordered-to-monitor-report-on-visitors-to-xinjiang-05052017121134.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-05052017103744.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港法院审理九名社运人士被控“非法集结”案件 (Hong Kong court handles “illegal assembly” charges against nine activists)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-05052017104042.html

有消息指林郑希望中央及中联办不要对她的工作“指指点点” (Carrie Lam wants central gov’t and the liaison office to stop “directing” her work , according to sources)
Radio France Internationale, May 7, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170507-有消息指林郑希望中央及中联办不要对她的工作“指指点点”

范太指民主派促撤回8.31是「政治不夠班」　籲社會思考把民主派「由雲端拉下來」(Rita Fan says Democrats are “politically unqualified” to call for repealing 8.31 framework, encourages society to “pull Democrats out of the clouds”)
Mingpao, May 6, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170506/s00001/1494037585989

专访：“香港众志”政治低潮中摸索新出路 (Interview: Demosisto to find new path amid political downturn)
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/专访香港众志政治低潮中摸索新出路/a-38735716

Video: Hong Kong activists accuse gov’t of using law to silence dissenting voices
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/05/video-hong-kong-activists-accuse-govt-using-law-silence-dissenting-voices/

Commentary (评论)

Beijing’s dilemma: What to do next with an ungrateful Special Administrative Region
Hong Kong Free Press, May 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/07/beijings-dilemma-next-ungrateful-special-administrative-region/

Beyond 2047: Will Joshua Wong live to see full democracy in Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Free Press, May 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/08/beyond-2047-will-joshua-wong-live-see-full-democracy-hong-kong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国百名律师联署促释放人权律师及家人 (One hundred lawyers jointly petition for release of rights defense lawyer and his family)
Voice of America, May 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hk-call-for-immediate-release-of-rights-attorney-20170504/3837456.html

Related:
Urgent statement by Chinese lawyers concerning lawyer Chen Jiangang who was detained by Yunnan police along with family and friends
China Change, May 4, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/04/urgent-statement-by-chinese-lawyers-concerning-lawyer-chen-jiangang-who-was-detained-by-yunnan-police-along-with-family-and-friends/

China's state security police target activists who showed up to Xie Yang trial
709大抓捕：多名围观“谢阳案”公民遭国保传唤
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-05042017111302.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-05042017111545.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, April 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

State security police keep close watch on Chinese dissident in hospital
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/state-security-police-keep-close-watch-on-chinese-dissident-in-hospital-05042017113458.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Pollution solution? Beijing gov’t investigates fog cannon aimed at air quality monitor
Hong Kong Free Press, May 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/05/pollution-solution-beijing-govt-investigates-fog-cannon-aimed-air-quality-monitor/

《互联网信息内容管理行政执法程序规定》6月1日施行 (“Internet News Information Service Management Regulations” to be implemented on June 1)
Guangming Daily, May 5, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0505/c1001-29255453.html

Related:
中国发新规严控新闻采编 微信微博受影响 (China’s new regulation on news editorial affects Weibo and Wechat)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39801655

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

Why the Communist Party has created a new bureau for Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2093026/why-communist-party-has-created-new-bureau-xinjiang

The extraordinary ways in which China humiliates Muslims
The Economist, May 4, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21721680-bans-abnormal-beards-and-even-name-muhammad-extraordinary-ways-which-china-humiliates

China faces resistance to a cherished theme of its foreign policy
The Economist, May 5, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21721678-silk-routes-are-not-always-appealing-they-sound-china-faces-resistance-cherished-theme

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong lawyers head urges Beijing to listen and not rush Basic Law interpretation
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2093025/hong-kong-lawyers-head-urges-beijing-listen-and-not-rush

中国全国人大拟立《国歌法》剑指“港独”？(National People’s Congress to enact “National Anthem Law” to curb Hong Kong independence?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39801805

Related:
全国人大常委会公布2017年立法工作计划 (National People’s Congress publishes Legislative Work Plan for 2017)
National People’s Congress of PRC, May 3, 2017
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/2017-05/03/content_2021116.htm

黃之鋒林榮基赴美聽證會　環時轟「漢奸」告洋狀　指若損國家發展「法律定會懲處」 (Joshua Wong and Lam Wing-kee attend U.S. congress hearings, party mouthpiece Global Times criticizes them for being “traitors”, says they will be “punished by law” for hindering state’s development)
Mingpao, May 5, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170505/s00001/1493944487771

香港引致廣東霧霾？　前天文台長反駁梁振英　指政府欠科學常識 (Hong Kong causes smog in Guangdong? Former director of Hong Kong Observatory refutes C.Y. Leung’s comment, says gov’t lacks scientific knowledge)
Stand News, May 1, 2017
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/香港引致廣東霧霾-前天文台長反駁梁振英-指政府欠科學常識/

Commentary (评论)

Xi Jinping’s web of laws
China Media Project, May 3, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/05/03/xi-jinpings-web-laws/

美國應為香港民主發聲 (Stand up for democracy in Hong Kong)
The New York Times, May 4, 2017
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170504/stand-up-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/zh-hant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Breaking: Lawyer Chen Jiangang, with family and two friends, seized by armed police in Yunnan
China Change, May 3, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/03/breaking-lawyer-chen-jiangang-with-family-and-two-friends-seized-by-armed-police-in-yunnan/

Related:
中国709案在押律师辩护律师被抓 (Defense lawyer for 709 detained lawyers is arrested)
Voice of America, May 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/defense-attorney-for-xie-yang-detained-in-yunnan/3837258.html

Chinese dissident Hu Jia “critically ill” in Beijing hospital
北京知名异议人士胡佳病重入院 家属紧急探望
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hujia-health-05032017142230.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05032017102252.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

New regulations consolidate control over online news
China Digital Times, May 3, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/updated-regulations-consolidate-control-online-news/

Related:
“世界新闻自由日”前夕 中国再发新规管控媒体 (On the eve of “World Press Freedom Day,” new regulations to control Chinese media)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-05032017102428.html

VOA suspends reporters over live stream of Chinese tycoon's graft accusations
Reuters, May 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-usa-media-idUSKBN17Z0CV

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Owners’ angry protests show why Beijing must tip toe in curbing the property market
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/property/hong-kong-china/article/2092721/beijing-home-buyers-protest-over-rule-cuts-value-new

Thousands protest chemical plant pollution in China's Hebei
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hebei-pollution-05032017161045.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Where are all the ordinary people in China's hit anti-corruption show “In the Name of the People”?
Global Voices, May 3, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/03/where-are-all-the-ordinary-people-in-chinas-hit-anti-corruption-show-in-the-name-of-the-people/

China now links graft suspects to investor migration, but alarms have been ringing in Canada for years
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2092538/china-now-links-fugitives-investor-migration-alarms

Hong Kong (香港)

Xi Jinping must calm “hearts and minds” of Hong Kong, says Patten
The Guardian, May 4, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/04/xi-jinping-must-calm-hearts-and-minds-of-hong-kong-says-patten

Hong Kong democracy advocates urge U.S. Congress to get tough with Beijing to protect city’s freedoms
South China Morning Post, May 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2092906/hong-kong-democracy-advocates-urge-us-congress-get-tough

Related:
Video: Will the Hong Kong model survive? Martin Lee, Joshua Wong, Chris Patten speak to U.S. committee
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/03/%f0%9f%94%b4-live-will-hong-kong-model-survive-martin-lee-joshua-wong-chris-patten-speak-us-committee/

Commentary (评论)

Stand up for democracy in Hong Kong
The New York Times, May 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/03/opinion/stand-up-for-democracy-in-hong-kong.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京维权人士倪玉兰夫妇再被赶出派出所 声明“绝不自杀” (Beijing rights defender Ni Yulan and husband once again evicted from police station, declares “will never commit suicide”)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05022017103837.html

709案家属遭骚扰 北京似急于结案 (Family members of 709 victims harassed, Beijing seems anxious to close case)
Voice of America, May 3, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-rights-lawyers-families-face-increased-polica-pressure-20170502/3834681.html

International lawyers, judges call on Beijing to release detained rights lawyer Xie Yang
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/international-lawyers-judges-call-on-beijing-to-release-detained-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-05022017112247.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

U.S. fake news feeds information-hungry audience in China
美国假新闻在中国社交平台泛滥
Financial Times, May 2, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/cc311e58-264f-11e7-8691-d5f7e0cd0a16
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072427

中国网信办：非公有资本不得介入互联网新闻采编
China to bar private companies from providing online news
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2017
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-05022017103228.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/news-05032017114422.html

Related
互联网新闻信息服务管理规定
Internet News Information Service Management Rules
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 2, 2017
China Copyright and Media (English), May 2, 2017
CH: http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/02/c_1120902760.htm
EN: https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2017/05/02/internet-news-information-service-management-regulations-2/

China updates internet regulations to tighten control over online news
The Guardian, May 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2092405/china-updates-internet-regulations-tighten-control-over