Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国维权律师子女受株连上学被拒 (Children of Chinese rights defense lawyer rejected by school)
Voice of America, May 18, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-beijing-police-forces-school-not-to-accept-son-of-rights-attorney-20170517/3854140.html

Related:
Son of Chinese rights lawyer denied access to primary school after torture report
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/son-of-chinese-rights-lawyer-denied-access-to-primary-school-after-torture-report-05172017113350.html

The video Chinese police released to dispel claims of rights activist’s torture
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2094812/video-chinese-police-released-dispel-claims-rights
Source video: http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1687931

Related:
Rights lawyers defend against coerced statements; new torture claims emerge
China Digital Times, May 17, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/rights-lawyers-defend-coerced-statements-new-torture-claims-emerge/

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 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

中国律师事务所新职位：政治委员 (A new post in Chinese law firms: Political Commissar)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 18, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39959123

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

行走的“粉红女孩”：反性侵的广告牌 (The walking “pink lady”: A billboard against sexual assault)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 17, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39947852

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“赤壁五君子”之一袁兵获释 披露系狱期间曾遭强迫劳动、殴打 (Yuan Bing, 1 of 5 activists arrested in 2013, now released: He was beaten and subjected to forced labor in detention)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 32017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05172017104910.html

高文谦：郭文贵爆料与习近平的两难选择 (Gao Wenqian: Guo Wengui’s exposé and Xi Jinping's dilemma)
Radio France International, May 15, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20170518-【法广首发】-高文谦：郭文贵爆料与习近平的两难选择

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

中国欲在新疆地区扩大采集DNA (China to expand DNA data collection in Xinjiang district)
Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国欲在新疆地区扩大采集dna/a-38865872

防止郭文贵涌现？ 中国国家情报法草案范围扩至境外 (How to prevent another Guo Wengui? Scope of National Intelligence Law (draft) extends beyond national borders)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl2-05172017112617.html

Hong Kong (香港)

共青团称加强引导港澳台青年接纳中国「听党话」(Communist Youth League: It will guide youths in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan to accept China and obey the Party)
Radio France Internationale, May 17, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170517-共青团称加强引导港澳台青年接纳中国「听党话」

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709案王全璋安危受关注律师再被拒会见 (709 Crackdown: Wang Quanzhang’s safety in jeopardy, his lawyers denied meeting again)
Voice of America, May 16, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/lawyers-denied-visit-to-wang-quanzhang/3852578.html

Related:
U.S. Congress to hear cases of detained Chinese rights lawyers, Taiwanese NGO worker
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/16/us-congress-hear-cases-detained-chinese-rights-lawyers-taiwanese-ngo-worker/

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)

声援709、郭文贵 释大成法师被拘留10天 (Master Shi Dacheng detained for 10 days for supporting 709 lawyers and Guo Wengui )
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05162017103840.html

限制网络封锁账号 “一带一路”被指“一堵一路” (Internet censorship tightened during “One Belt One Road” summit in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-05162017103718.html

Taxi drivers stage sit-in over licensing rules in China's Henan
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taxis-05162017103651.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why is China home to half of the computers infected with WannaCry ransomware?
Global Voices, May 16, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/16/why-is-china-home-to-half-of-the-computers-infected-with-wannacry-ransomware/

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

China quietly releases draft of tough new intelligence law
Reuters, May 16, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-lawmaking-idUSKCN18C0UX

Related:
中国新法律草案授予情报部门广泛权力 (Newly drafted law in China grants intelligence department with broad authority)
Voice of America, May 16, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-intelligence-20170516/3853042.html

National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft)
中华人民共和国国家情报法（草案）征求意见
National People’s Congress of the PRC, May 16, 2017
EN: https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/national-intelligence-law-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-draft/
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/COBRS_LFYJNEW/user/UserIndex.jsp?ID=8289337

China moves to expand DNA testing in Muslim region
Associated Press, May 16, 2017
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rights-group-china-moves-amass-dna-muslim-region-47432841

Hong Kong (香港)

Localist lawmaker pleads not guilty to desecrating China, Hong Kong flags
Hong Kong Free Press, May 17, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/17/localist-lawmaker-pleads-not-guilty-desecrating-china-hong-kong-flags/

How the Communist Party plans to win young Hongkongers’ hearts and minds
South China Morning Post, May 17, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2094642/communist-partys-youth-arm-looks-jobs-and-start-ups-win

Hong Kong Chief Executive meddled with investigation of secret payments
The Diplomat, May 16, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/hong-kong-chief-executive-meddled-with-investigation-of-secret-payments/

Related:
特首梁振英涉嫌干预立会调查引哗然 (C.Y. Leung said to have intervened in Legislative Council’s investigation against him)
Deutsche Welle, May 16, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/特首梁振英涉嫌干预立会调查引哗然/a-38860297

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：再有律师披露酷刑虐待 勾洪国家属仍遭软禁 (709 Crackdown: More lawyers expose torture in prison, Gou Hongguo’s family still under house arrest)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05152017103346.html

Related:
中国维权律师团体呼吁人大调查“709案”酷刑 (Chinese rights defense lawyers group urges NPC to investigate “709” torture cases)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05152017103141.html

王全璋律师家人发文：“王全璋哪儿去了？” (Wang Quanzhang’s family: Where has he gone?)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170515-王全璋律师家人发文：“王全璋哪儿去了？”

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

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chasing after the Kushners in China
我被趕出了庫什納家族在北京的宣講會
The New York Times, May 15, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/insider/chasing-after-the-kushners-in-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170513/chasing-after-the-kushners-in-china/zh-hant/

Silk Road forum showcases China’s power—and the power of its propaganda
The Washington Post, May 15, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/05/15/silk-road-forum-showcases-chinas-power-and-the-power-of-its-propaganda/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan protest: 16-year-old student sets himself on fire, NGO reports
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/13/tibetan-protest-16-year-old-student-set-fire-ngo-reports/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Global business groups urge Beijing to delay cybersecurity law
South China Morning Post, May 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2094450/global-business-groups-urge-beijing-delay-cybersecurity-law

Related:
全球54贸易团体呼吁北京推迟实施网络安全法 (54 trade groups around the world call for delay on implementation of cybersecurity law in China)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-05152017101900.html

China issues cybersecurity alert as ransomware attack highlights security loopholes
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ransomeware-05152017113234.html

Related:
China, addicted to bootleg software, reels from ransomware attack
The New York Times, May 15, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/15/business/china-ransomware-wannacry-hacking.html

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

China in nationwide security crackdown during new Silk Road forum
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/forum-05152017114257.html

Commentary (评论)

“If I lose my freedom”: How China’s human rights defenders are preemptively resisting forced confessions
Hong Kong Free Press, May 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/16/i-lose-freedom-chinas-human-rights-defenders-preemptively-resisting-forced-confessions/

“一带一路”对习政权最大的意义是什么？ (What’s the biggest meaning of “One Belt One Road” for Xi’s regime?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 15, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/indepth-39923214

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