Access to Justice (司法公正)

Liu Xia, widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, missing for 26 days
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/liu-xia-widow-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-missing-26-days/

Related:
Liu Xia's imprisonment “violation of international law”
Deutsche Welle, August 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/liu-xias-imprisonment-violation-of-international-law/a-40026618

Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy
劉曉波被海葬，遺孀劉霞仍遭嚴密控制
Human Rights in China, July 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/liu-xiaobos-living-legacy
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-xiao-bo-de-jing-shen-yi-chan

Xinjiang authorities sentence Uyghur scholar to 10 years in prison
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-08092017151559.html

江苏盐城民营企业主蒋思军因联署访民要求市委书记履职被拘留15日 (Yancheng, Jiangsu business owner Jiang Sijun detained for 15 days for requesting that municipal Party Committee Secretary perform his duties)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/15.html

“No sign” of Kazakh imam scheduled for release from prison in July
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kazakh-imam-08092017121527.html

丁汉忠案改判死缓 家属称不公将上诉 (Land rights activist Ding Hanzhong sentenced to life, family says he will appeal)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08102017105501.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Developers file antitrust complaint against Apple in China
Voice of America, August 10, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-apple-antitrust-complaint/3979978.html

China clamps down on quake reporting as rescue workers battle damaged roads
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-08102017122534.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

許志永堅信中國會順應歷史潮流走向民主法治自由 (Xu Zhiyong: China will follow historical trend and walk towards democracy, rule of law, and freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347574-20170811.htm

西藏人权组织发布《喇荣佛学院之秘》报告 (Tibetan human rights organization releases report on Larung Gar Buddhist institute)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08102017162831.html

上海公民近日举行今年第15次上街举牌要求批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》和官员公开财产 (Shanghai citizens protest for the 15th time, requesting public disclosure of government assets in accordance with the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”)
Weiquanwang, August 10, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/15_10.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China urges Canada to expand joint efforts to fight corruption
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2106218/china-urges-canada-expand-joint-efforts-fight

Chinese province says ends corruption “cancer”
Reuters, August 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-shanxi-idUSKBN1AQ02N

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

腾讯微信、新浪微博、百度贴吧涉嫌违反《网络安全法》被立案调查 (Tencent, Sina, and Baidu under investigation for suspected violation of Cybersecurity Law of the PRC)
People.com.cn, August 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0811/c1001-29465471.html

广东举办全省网络新闻信息服务从业人员培训班 (Guangdong launches province-wide training course for internet news information service practitioners)
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, August 9, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-08/09/c_1121451631.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

BREAKING: Hong Kong Democratic Party says member was “grabbed, assaulted, threatened” by Chinese agents in Mong Kok
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/11/breaking-hong-kong-democratic-party-says-member-grabbed-assaulted-threatened-chinese-agents-mong-kok/

Related:
【民主黨員被擄】遭警告勿交美斯簽名予劉霞 林子健稱砵蘭街被擄迷魂毆打 凌晨西貢沙灘醒來 (Democratic Party member says he was grabbed, drugged, assaulted, and told not to give Messi’s autograph to Liu Xia)
Mingpao, August 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170811/s00001/1502423513749

尋找劉霞行動 (Hong Kong Alliance to organize poster campaign demanding to know Liu Xia’s whereabouts)
Hong Kong Alliance, August 11, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/hkalliance/posts/1593424790691946

Mainland continues preferential policies for HK and Macao residents
Xinhua, August 10, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/2017/08-10/268736.shtml

Related:
Beijing plan to give Hongkongers based on mainland same rights there raises questions
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2106305/beijing-plan-give-hongkongers-based-mainland-same-rights

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam refuses to limit powers of Chinese law enforcement at Hong Kong’s new rail terminal
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/chief-exec-carrie-lam-refuses-limit-powers-chinese-law-enforcement-hong-kongs-new-rail-terminal/

Broad role in Belt and Road Initiative for HK: Carrie Lam
The Straits Times, August 10, 2017
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/broad-role-in-belt-and-road-initiative-for-hk-carrie-lam

Former Executive Council member Barry Cheung to face fraud charges
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/former-executive-council-member-barry-cheung-arrested-alleged-conspiracy-defraud/

Commentary (评论)

A new torture in China
China Policy Institute, August 10, 2017
https://cpianalysis.org/2017/08/10/a-new-torture-in-china/

China’s VPN ban exposes its citizens to cyber-attacks
The Next Web, August 9, 2017
https://thenextweb.com/world/2017/08/09/chinas-vpn-ban-exposes-its-citizens-to-cyber-attacks/#.tnw_oKZm6KmH

Interview: Jeremy Brown on learning lessons and maintaining stability after accidents and disasters
China Digital Times, August 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/interview-jeremy-brown-learning-lessons-maintaining-stability-accidents-disasters/

不是跨境執法，而是國安行兇 (It is not cross-border law enforcement, it is Chinese agents assaulting people)
Inmediahk, August 11, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051301

楊岳橋譴責擄走林子健事件踐踏香港底線 (Alvin Yeung: The abduction of Howard Lam toes Hong Kong’s bottom line)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347628-20170811.htm

Hong Kong government seeks harsher sentence for democracy activists
Jerry’s Blog, August 10, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2017/8/10/hkgov-seeks-harsher-sentence-for-democracy-activists

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Free Liu Xia or face consequences, U.S. lawyer tells China
Voice of America, August 9, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/free-liu-xia-face-consequences-us-lawyer-tells-china/3978390.html

苏州大抓捕持续 徐文石被批捕 (Suzhou crackdown continues, Xu Wenshi is arrested)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08082017135545.html

709吴淦案庭前会议结束 法院坚持不公开审理 吴淦发布开庭前声明 (709 activist Wu Gan’s pre-trial meeting concludes, court continues to refuse public trial, Wu Gan issues pre-trial statement)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/709_9.html

(RFA独家) 新疆维权人士胡军遭严密控制 求助本台吁外界关注 (RFA exclusive: Xinjiang activist Hu Jun suffers severe restrictions, appeals to foreign countries for help and attention)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-08082017114131.html

中国一律师因“不当言论”被律师协会调查 (Chinese lawyer investigated by lawyers' association for making “inappropriate comments”)
Voice of America, August 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-attorney-investigated-for-his-remarks-on-weibo-20170809/3978408.html

湖南709律师谢阳重返家中 要求拆除监控设施 (709 lawyer Xie Yang returns home and demands surveillance devices be removed)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08092017104330.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Apple faces legal complaints over store rules: reports
Global Times, August 9, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/08-09/268578.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China uses forced labour to export products to United States, says report
First Post, August 9, 2017
http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-uses-forced-labour-to-export-products-to-united-states-says-report-3910329.html

China examines official spending on luxury alcohol
Bloomberg, August 9, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-09/china-examines-official-spending-on-luxury-alcohol-amid-rebound

Former Tianjin mayor stands trial for graft
Xinhua, August 9, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136513132.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖南数百幼师连日省府维权 遭强制清场遣返 (Hundreds of Hunan kindergarten teachers petition provincial government for several days, are forcibly repatriated)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08082017112251.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China enforces first action under developing cyber security law
Forbes, August 8, 2017
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncheng/2017/08/08/china-enforces-first-action-under-developing-cyber-security-law/#c7880b522bcf

China’s Tencent is quietly testing a “social credit score” based on people’s online behavior
Quartz, August 9, 2017
https://qz.com/1049669/chinas-tencent-hkg-0700-is-quietly-testing-a-social-credit-score-based-on-peoples-online-behavior/

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

China's new security concern – the Kazakhs
Radio Free Europe, August 8, 2017
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/china/2017/china-170808-rferl01.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

王毅会见林郑月娥，就香港特区扩大对外交往与合作交换意见 (Wang Yi and Carrie Lam meet, exchange views on expansion of diplomacy and cooperation in Hong Kong)
The Paper, August 9, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1757928

Justice Dept. seeks harsher sentences for activists over clash which sparked Hong Kong’s Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/09/justice-dept-seeks-harsher-sentences-activists-clash-sparked-hong-kongs-occupy-protests/

Hong Kong’s justice minister responds to opposition fears on joint railway checkpoint
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105991/hong-kongs-justice-minister-responds-opposition-fears-joint

Latest lawmaker ejections a heavy blow to “Hong Kong independence separatist forces,” claims Beijing’s top man in city
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/09/latest-lawmaker-ejections-heavy-blow-hong-kong-independence-separatist-forces-claims-beijings-top-man-city/

Police urge young inmates claiming abuse to provide details so officers can follow up
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2106086/police-urge-young-inmates-claiming-abuse-provide-details-so

Commentary (评论)

從劉曉波死訊看大陸社交媒體的管控 (Death of Liu Xiaobo shows how censorship of mainland social media works)
Mingpao, August 10, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170810/s00022/1502328849585

What happened to Apple’s moral backbone?
Fortune, August 8, 2017
http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/apple-china-iphone-vpn-censorship-ban/

張曉明形容4人失議員資格是沉重打擊港獨分離勢力 (Zhang Xiaoming: DQ of four lawmakers is a heavy blow to the Hong Kong separatists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347267-20170809.htm

反擊政府歪理 法律界要站出來 (The law community must stand up to government’s nonsense)
Inmediahk, August 10, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051274

Access to Justice (司法公正)

精神卫生法第一案：患者起诉监护人和院方获准出院 (First case for Mental Health Law: Patient sues guardian and hospital personnel, obtains release)
China Youth Daily, August 8, 2017
http://news.cri.cn/20170808/3cba99f6-9bdb-db7e-ac75-c3a96bf2bc69.html

Related:
“Justice came late”: Chinese psychiatric patient wins long battle for freedom in landmark case
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2105935/justice-came-late-chinese-psychiatric-patient-wins-long-battle

庭前会议应开尽开 关键证人应出尽出 非法证据排除程序应启尽启, 刑事庭审实质化改革的山西实践 (Pre-trial meetings, key witnesses, and elimination of illegal evidence should be open, Shanxi puts into practice substantive reform of criminal trials)
Legal Daily, August 7, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-08/07/content_7273768.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Follow Xinhua’s lead on Jiuzhaigou earthquake
China Digital Times, August 8, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/minitrue-follow-xinhuas-lead-jiuzhaigou-earthquake/

High-tech forces gather to reinforce Great Firewall of China
The Irish Times, August 7, 2017
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/high-tech-forces-gather-to-reinforce-great-firewall-of-china-1.3179652

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Agency workers at SOEs take action demanding equal pay
China Labor Bulletin, August 9, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/agency-workers-soes-take-action-demanding-equal-pay

赵振甲拥护中央成罪案即将开审，在京访民呼吁无罪释放 (Zhao Zhenjia placed on trial for supporting demands for central government accountability, petitioners protest in Beijing for his release)
Weiquanwang, August 8, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/blog-post_96.html

China marks 70 years of Inner Mongolia's founding, activist complains of curbs
Reuters, August 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-innermongolia-idUSKBN1AO0YH

数百访民北京状告国家信访局 遭公安驱赶 (Hundreds of petitioners sue State Bureau of Letters and Calls in Beijing, driven away by police)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08082017103736.html

维权人士北京法院外举牌求见院长 访民京城上访归来被刑拘 (Rights defenders protest outside Beijing court, other petitioners arrested after returning from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08072017113415.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

In judicial first, China court rules against government monopoly
Sixth Tone, August 8, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000648/in-judicial-first%2C-china-court-rules-against-government-monopoly#

最高检对31个省级检察院开展规范司法行为专项督查 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate launches standardization of judicial supervision in 31 provincial procuratorates)
The Paper, August 7, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1754733

The “Belt and Road” projects China doesn’t want anyone talking about
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2099973/belt-and-road-projects-china-doesnt-want-anyone-talking-about

江苏:十八大以来查处违反中央八项规定精神问题5321起 (Jiangsu has investigated 5,321 cases of Party principle violation and punished 7,599 people since the 18th Party Congress)
People's Daily, August 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0809/c1001-29458551.html

国家信访局：对群众信访不能“踢皮球” (State Bureau for Letters and Calls: can’t kick the can down the road when dealing with petitioners)
People's Daily, August 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0809/c1001-29458360.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

聚焦APP“越权”现象：看个视频还需监听电话？(Focus Apps “overstepping authority” phenomenon: does watching a video require phone call monitoring?)
China News, August 8, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2017/08-08/8298224.shtml