Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese rights lawyer ”still positive” despite 600-day detention ordeal, say supporters
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2094092/chinese-rights-lawyer-still-positive-despite-detention

Related:
Chinese rights lawyer Li Heping was force-fed with medicines, says wife after his release
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/13/chinese-rights-lawyer-li-heping-force-fed-medicines-says-wife-release/

中國律師李和平在天津看守所「整月遭受刑具折磨」(Rights defense lawyer Li Heping tortured for whole month in Tianjin detention center)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 13, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-39906188

709大抓捕：江天勇健康恶化无法站立 江父遭警方传唤 (709 Crackdown: Jiang Tianyong’s health deteriorates and cannot stand on his own, Jiang’s father called in by police)
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05122017103617.html

709案又一当事律师李姝云打破沉默再揭酷刑 (Lawyer Li Zhuyun, another lawyer in “709 Crackdown” exposes torture during detention)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170515-709案又一当事律师李姝云打破沉默再揭酷刑

「709事件」被捕內地維權律師家屬要求控告公安部門 (Families of lawyers arrested in “709 Crackdown” to bring lawsuit against public security organs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1330013-20170512.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, May 11, 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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The fight against gender violence goes on for China’s “Feminist Five”
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2093973/fight-against-gender-violence-goes-chinas-feminist-five

China cracks down on quake parents on anniversary, ahead of Silk Road forum
Radio Free Asia, May 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/parents-05122017105656.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rogue tycoon Guo Wengui “lets the bullets fly for a while”
China Digital Times, May 12, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/rogue-tycoon-guo-wengui-lets-bullets-fly/

習近平：中國不會輸出社會制度和發展模式 (Xi Jinping: China won’t export its social system and mode for development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 14, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1330303-20170514.htm

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

China’s Xi Jinping calls for greater counter-terrorism cooperation with Turkey
Reuters, May 14, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-silkroad-turkey-idUSKBN18A01D

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong, the student who risked the wrath of Beijing: “It’s about turning the impossible into the possible”
The Guardian, May 4, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/14/joshua-wong-the-student-who-risked-the-wrath-of-beijing-its-about-turning-the-impossible-into-the-possible

本台記者製作《709維權律師家屬》報道獲獎 (RTHK journalist receives award for reporting on “709 defense lawyers’ families”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 13, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1330209-20170513.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

英媒：维权律师李和平获释“一头白发” (British media: Rights defense lawyer Li Heping released with hair all white)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/press-review-39882647

Related:
維權律師李和平已回家　太太稱丈夫曾被毆打手腳被鎖 (Rights defense lawyer Li Heping back home, wife says he was beaten and had hands and legs tied up)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329976-20170512.htm

China Desk: My husband was tortured by the Chinese authorities
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p052n1dk

谢阳取保获释又被“疗养” 妻女逃亡历险被披露 (Xie Yang released on bail but again sent for "recuperation," details of his wife and daughter's risky escape revealed)
Deutsche Welle, May 11, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/谢阳取保获释又被疗养-妻女逃亡历险被披露/a-38801231

709大抓捕： 江天勇父亲、妹妹前往北京后遭拦截 (709 Crackdown: Father and sister of Jiang Tianyong stopped on way to Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05112017105418.html

Related:
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, May 11, 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

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

川震9周年难属赴京被抓回 黄琦仍在押维权家长吁关注 (Sichuan earthquake victims’ families stopped on way to Beijing on 9th anniversary of disaster, call for international attention for Wang Qi who is still in detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05112017105318.html

Injured Chinese workers in Saipan demand compensation from employer
China Change, May 11, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/11/injured-chinese-workers-in-saipan-demand-compensation-from-employer/

Hebei police use pepper spray, batons to break up antipollution blockade
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hebei-police-use-pepper-spray-batons-to-break-up-antipollution-blockade-05112017112303.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国原国家统计局局长王保安被控受贿逾1.5亿元 当庭认罪 (Former Director of National Bureau of Statistics Wang Bao’an admits to accepting bribes of RMB 150 million in court)
Reuters, May 11, 2017
http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-statistics-bureau-chief-wang-baoan-idCNKBS1870XV

Hong Kong (香港)

Organizers of Hong Kong’s annual pro-democracy rally question why gov’t promised venue to pro-Beijing group
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/11/organisers-hong-kongs-annual-pro-democracy-rally-question-govt-promised-venue-pro-beijing-group/

Commentary (评论)

旺角騷亂5名男子被控暴動罪　案件區院開審 (Five people involved in Mong Kok unrest charged with rioting, case opens in District Court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1329987-20170512.htm

黃之鋒周永康羅冠聰棄上訴　黃：將近完成80小時服務令 (Joshua Wong, Alex Chow, and Nathan Law drop appeal application, Joshua Wong: 80-hour community service order is near completion)
Mingpao, May 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170511/s00001/1494504002113

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：李和平律师获释 在押期间遭强迫服药 (709 Crackdown: Lawyer Li Heping released, forced to take medicine while in detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05102017104448.html

Related:
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

In China, the dark themes of science fiction can read more like nonfiction
Quartz, May 11, 2017
https://qz.com/980096/in-china-the-dark-themes-of-science-fiction-can-read-more-like-nonfiction/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangdong protesters hail victory as government backs down on incinerator plan
广东清远万人抗议抵制成功 当局取消焚化项目
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/victory-05102017114936.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ml2-05102017110322.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China most-wanted suspect gets “home detention” in New Zealand
Reuters, May 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-newzealand-corruption-idUSKBN1860NV

China says three of most wanted graft suspects let off
Reuters, May 10, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18704S

Rights groups blast Uyghur activist's expulsion from UN forum in New York
人权团体关注世维会秘书长多里坤在纽约参加联合国原住民论坛受阻事件
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/expulsion-05102017163052.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-05102017102444.html

China's former statistics chief pleads guilty to accepting bribes
Reuters, May 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18713I

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong pro-democracy rally displaced by pro-Beijing event, organizers say
香港民主集會被親北京團體擠出維多利亞公園
The New York Times, May 10, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/10/world/asia/hong-kong-protest-rally-handover-day.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170511/hong-kong-protest-rally-handover-day/zh-hant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Emaciated, unrecognizable”: China releases human rights lawyer from custody
The Guardian, May 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/10/emaciated-unrecognisable-china-releases-human-rights-lawyer-from-custody

Related:
陈桂秋：谢阳仍不自由 感谢营救者 (Chen Guiqiu: Xie Yang not free yet and a big thanks to rescuer)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/cgq-05092017131407.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

北京人权律师李和平获释回家 (Beijing rights defense lawyer Li Heping released and at home)
Voice of America, May 10, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-heping-li-20170509/3844584.html

Related: Video: Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yang “confesses” in exclusive “interview” [English subtitles]
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/10/video-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-confesses-exclusive-interview-english-subtitles/

Access to Information (信息公开)

New Chinese game invites players to break “The Wall” of online censorship
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2093535/new-chinese-game-invites-players-break-wall-online-censorship

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Protests grow in China's Guangdong amid police crackdown, information blackout
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crackdown-05092017111743.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing denies Taiwan put at risk by UN health forum snub
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2093750/beijing-denies-taiwan-put-risk-un-health-forum-snub

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

Xinjiang woman detained for sharing praise for Allah on social media—reports
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/10/xinjiang-woman-detained-sharing-praise-allah-social-media-reports/