Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident who won Nobel while jailed, dies at 61
刘晓波病逝：自由的探路者，专制主义的囚徒
The New York Times, July 13, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/13/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-dead.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170713/liu-xiaobo-dies-at-61/

Liu Xiaobo dies from liver cancer at 61
Global Times, July 13, 2017
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1056262.shtml

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好友：劉中午進入彌留狀態 (Liu Xiaobo’s friend: Liu in dying state around noon)
Mingpao, July 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170713/s00004/1499923712670

Diplomats fear Beijing is stalling on allowing Liu Xiaobo out of China
The Guardian, July 12, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/12/diplomats-fear-beijing-is-stalling-on-allowing-liu-xiaobo-out-of-china

白宫担忧刘晓波 促北京准自由选择治疗 (White House worries about Liu Xiaobo and urges Beijing to allow him to choose treatment freely)
Voice of America, July 13, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/white-house-liu-xiaobo/3942299.html

捷克《七七憲章》簽署人發表聲明向劉曉波致送慰問 (Czechoslovakia Charter 77 signatories issue joint statement in support of Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 13, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1341804-20170713.htm

默克爾：極度關注劉曉波健康惡化 促中國允離開 (Merkel: extremely worried about deteriorating health of Liu Xiaobo and urges China to allow him to leave the country)
Mingpao, July 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170712/s00005/1499870197962

蔡英文呼吁北京给刘晓波自由 称台湾愿协助 (Tsai Ing-wen calls on Beijing to free Liu Xiaobo, says Taiwan is willing to help)
Voice of America, July 12, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-tsai-urges-china-to-give-liu-xiaobo-freedom-to-make-medical-choice-20170712/3941172.html

Hong Kong pan-democrats urge Beijing to release ailing dissident Liu Xiaobo in Legco petition
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102332/hong-kong-pan-democrats-urge-beijing-release-ailing

习近平为何不放刘晓波出国治病? (Why doesn’t Xi Jinping allow Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment?)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-07122017115535.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=%E5%88%98%E6%99%93%E6%B3%A2

「中國需要被殖民三百年」憶劉曉波 (“China needs to be colonized for 300 years” to commemorate Liu Xiaobo)
Liberty Times, July 12, 2017
http://talk.ltn.com.tw/article/paper/1118217

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain “more than 100” friends, classmates of Kazakh custody death imam
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/imam-07112017102233.html

天津杨玉永看守所离奇死亡 逾百特警抢夺尸体 (Falun Gong practitioner Yang Yuyong dies in Tianjin detention center, over 100 police take body away from family)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07122017105118.html

China labor activist who was detained speaks out
Cable News Network, July 11, 2017
http://money.cnn.com/2017/07/11/news/china-factory-activist-hua-haifeng-interview/index.html

王宇包龙军出狱后被押送乌兰浩特监视居住 (Wang Yu and Bao Longjun escorted to Ulanhot and placed under residential surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-07122017155259.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

工信部否认要运营商禁止个人VPN业务：规范对象是无资质者 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology denies prohibiting personal VPN access: the target is those without qualifications)
The Paper, July 12, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1730060

Related:
What you need to know about China’s VPN crackdown
Quartz, July 12, 2017
https://qz.com/1026064/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-vpn-crackdown/

国家网信办开展互联网直播服务企业备案工作 (Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs to carry out recordkeeping on Internet and live broadcasting services)
Legal Daily, July 12, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-07/12/content_7240288.htm?node=5955

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

内蒙古农牧民抗议国企污染被刑拘 2人被批捕 (Herders in Inner Mongolia protest against SEOs polluting the environment, two are arrested)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-07122017105002.html

黑龙江、陕西千余名下岗教师再次维权上访 (Over 1,000 laid-off teachers protest in Heilongjiang, Shaanxi)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/3-07122017101727.html

北京入学门槛再提升 数十学生家长市政府请愿 (Beijing school entrance requirements threshold raised once again, dozens of parents petition government)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-07112017112003.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing to calculate all provincial GDP after fake data debacles
Sixth Tone, July 12, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000500/beijing-to-calculate-all-provincial-gdp-after-fake-data-debacles

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

美国会人权委员会召开听证关注西藏宗教自由 (U.S. congressional human rights commission holds hearing on religious freedom in Tibet)
Voice of America, July 13, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/congress-lantos-commission-tibet20170712/3942220.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong rights lawyers allege pattern of mistreatment in immigration detention centre
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2102393/hong-kong-rights-lawyers-allege-pattern-mistreatment

我們不是中國人是「亞洲人」? (We are “Asian” instead of Chinese, a HKU survey shows Hong Kongers’ self-identification)
Mingpao, July 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170713/s00022/1499906893953

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

刘晓波健康状况 医院亲属说法不一 (Contradicting statements from the hospital and his family on the condition of Liu Xiaobo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 12, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40578596

Related:
24名立法會議員提交呈請書促中央讓劉曉波出國治療 (24 LegCo Councillors write to Beijing asking Liu Xiaobo to be allowed to go abroad for treatment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1341615-20170712.htm

In Liu Xiaobo’s last days, supporters fight China for his legacy
支持者捍衛劉曉波的精神遺產
The New York Times, July 11, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/world/asia/china-liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-cancer.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170712/china-liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-cancer/zh-hant/

In Pictures: Hong Kong activists hold relay sit-in urging China to release ailing dissident Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/pictures-hong-kong-activists-hold-relay-sit-urging-china-release-ailing-dissident-liu-xiaobo/

香港医护界发起联署 促大陆释放刘晓波出国治疗 (Medical professionals in Hong Kong start joint letter campaign urging the mainland to allow Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07112017112138.html

Liu Xiaobo: How a dissident's declining health turned into a propaganda battle
Cable News Network, July 11, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/asia/liu-xiaobo-propaganda-war/index.html

Don’t gawk at pictures of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on his deathbed. Read his words.
The Washington Post, July 11, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/07/11/dont-gawk-at-pictures-of-jailed-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-on-his-deathbed-read-his-words/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Round-ups of Uyghurs continue as Egypt, China condemned by rights groups
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/egypt-uyghurs-07102017170041.html

李和平妻女车祸受伤　网民质疑与“709案”有关 (Li Heping’s wife and daughter injured in car accident, Internet users wonder if incident related to 709 crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/8-07102017140925.html

China to establish criminal proceeding system with Chinese characteristics
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhvyie1089126.shtml

看守所法征求意见近尾声：问题的焦点集中在看守所归谁掌管 (Call for inputs on detention center law draws to a close: the focus of the question is where authority over detention centers lies)
The Paper, July 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1730255

Access to Information (信息公开)

China orders carriers to block VPN access
China Digital Times, July 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/china-orders-carriers-block-vpn-access-amid-crackdown/

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中国电信商2月前将禁止个人VPN接入 (Chinese telecommunications carriers to prevent personal VPN access by February)
Voice of America, July 11, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/vpn-china-20170710/3936425.html

Chinese people expect further enhancement of government transparency
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhweua4841246.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans defy Chinese bans to celebrate Dalai Lama's birthday
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/defy-07102017151031.html

“六四天网”创办人黄琦母亲担忧儿子狱中生死 呼吁当局放人 (Mother of Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang.com, worries son’s health and urges the authority for release)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07112017111931.html

“709大抓捕”两周年：王宇包龙军公开声援王全璋 (709 crackdown anniversary: Wang Yu and Bao Longjun publicly support Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07112017111037.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese senior legislator under investigation
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhvyie1089151.shtml

原天津中共市委常委、统战部长王宏江被立案审查 (Former Tianjin Municipal Committee secretary and United Front minister Wang Hongjiang placed under investigation)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/10-07102017144514.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeks HK$45,000 police payout for July 1 protest handcuffing
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102304/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-seeks-compensation-police

“Unfair” to call prosecution decisions political, says Justice Sec. amid cases against pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/unfair-call-prosecution-decisions-political-says-justice-sec-amid-pro-democracy-figure-lawsuits/

Commentary (评论)

Time to tear down the “Great Firewall”
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2102079/time-tear-down-great-firewall

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo: Angela Merkel calls on China to show humanity to ailing activist
The Guardian, July 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/liu-xiaobo-angela-merkel-calls-on-china-to-show-humanity-to-ailing-activist

Related:
An unsettling video made at the bedside of ailing Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is circulating
Quartz, July 10, 2017
https://qz.com/1024782/an-unsettling-video-made-at-the-bedside-of-ailing-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-is-circulating/

Activists call on China to release Liu Xiaobo for cancer treatment abroad
The Guardian, July 9, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/09/liu-xiaobo-tells-foreign-doctors-he-wants-to-leave-china-for-treatment

Dissident Nobel-winner Liu Xiaobo never thought he would be arrested, says wife in newly disclosed video
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/10/dissident-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-never-thought-arrested-says-wife-newly-disclosed-video/

Ailing dissident’s case fits a pattern in Chinese Prisons, critics say
The New York Times, July 10, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-medical-care-dissidents.html

Relatives of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo put under close surveillance, Hong Kong-based NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/10/relatives-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-put-close-surveillance-hong-kong-based-ngo-says/

Chinese evade censors to express sorrow, anger over plight of Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102001/chinese-evade-censors-express-sorrow-anger-over-plight

As Liu Xiaobo fades, his hopes for reform in China are dying as well
The Guardian, July 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/09/liu-xiabo-fades-hopes-reform-china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist says he was arrested due to factory's Trump links
The Guardian, July 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/10/chinese-labour-activist-hua-haifeng-arrest-ivanka-trump-brand-huajian

Law reopens debate on detention houses
China Daily, July 10, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/10/content_30051700.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China moves to block Internet VPNs from 2018
The Guardian, July 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/china-moves-to-block-internet-vpns-from-2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

王宇首次曝光狱中受酷刑 709声援者海牙法庭抗议 (Wang Yu makes public for the first time torture suffered during detainment, activists hold 709 protest outside Hague court)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07102017112258.html

Related:
Relatives of jailed Chinese lawyers refuse food on crackdown anniversary
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/relatives-07102017120519.html

西商洛民众不满国道收费 聚集抗议遭警镇压 (Western Shangluo people dissatisfied with road tolls, protests met with police suppression)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07092017112546.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

May meets Xi Jinping as China suggests “shelving” Hong Kong row
The Guardian, July 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/may-meets-xi-jinping-as-china-suggests-shelving-hong-kong-row

Chinese graft-buster “front runner” to head insurance watchdog
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102074/chinese-graft-buster-front-runner-head-insurance

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong survey respondents give “one country, two systems” a fail mark
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102054/hong-kong-survey-respondents-give-one-country-two-systems

Pro-democracy lawmaker questions possible appointment of ex-Chinese official as home affairs deputy
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/pro-democracy-lawmaker-questions-possible-appointment-ex-chinese-official-home-affairs-deputy/