Access to Justice (司法公正)

China reports arrests of Uyghurs, Han Chinese for sharing “extremist” content
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/content-05102018161549.html

Related:
Xinjiang authorities jail Uyghur Imam who took son to unsanctioned religious school
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/imam-05102018155405.html

Eleven lawyers and counting: Pressure from China frustrates defense for arrested Canadian Falun Gong practitioner
The Globe and Mail, May 10, 2018
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-eleven-lawyers-and-counting-pressure-from-china-frustrates-defence/

最高法发出通知要求切实防止裁判文书低级错误反复发生 (Supreme People’s Court urges local courts to prevent repeated, careless mistakes in judgment documents, judges to be held accountable)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/10/content_7541996.htm?node=5955

刑事诉讼法修正草案征求社会公众意见 (Draft amendments to Criminal Procedures Law released for public comment: Permit trial in absentia, set up plea bargain system, speed up trial procedures)
Xinhua News Agency, May 10, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-05/10/c_129869067.htm

Death in custody raises questions about new anti-graft oversight
Caixin, May 9, 2018
https://www.caixinglobal.com/2018-05-09/death-in-custody-raises-questions-about-new-anti-graft-oversight-101246477.html

Related:
“First victim” of China’s new anti-graft agency was “left disfigured” after he collapsed and died during interrogation
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2145603/first-victim-chinas-new-anti-graft-agency-was-left

Access to Information (信息公开)

「愛國」嘻哈：中國留學生的民族主義與身份焦慮 (Patriotic Hip-Hop: Oversea Chinese student’s nationalism and identity crisis)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-44065087

Chinese broadcaster censors LGBT symbols at Eurovision
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 11, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-44066237

709家属许艳：余文生律师情况通报—-妻子许艳向办案机关徐州市公安局邮寄信息公开申请 (Xu Yan, wife of detained rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, files information disclosure application against Jiangsu police)
Weiquanwang, May 11, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/709_11.html

一批社会直播和短视频网站开展自査 封禁主播2083个 (Live-streaming and short video platforms launch self-inspection teams to screen for violent, vulgar, and other “illegal” content, 1.5 million audio and video programs and 40,000 accounts already shut down)
Xinhua News Agency, May 10, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2018-05/10/c_1122812106.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

辽宁省被下岗民、代、幼教师五百多人到该省教育厅上访维权 (Over 500 dismissed school teachers in Liaoning petition at provincial education authority)
Weiquanwang, May 10, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_88.html

Altercation between LGBT supporters and local guards at Beijing’s 798 art district
What’s On Weibo, May 14, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/altercation-between-lgbt-supporters-and-local-guards-at-beijings-798-art-district/

China’s last cave dwellers fight to keep their underground homes
The New York Times, May 13, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/world/asia/zhong-cave-dwellers.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rebuilding after Sichuan earthquake, one brick and one life at a time
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2145551/rebuilding-after-sichuan-earthquake-one-brick-and-one-life-time

Related:
In Pictures: Life among the ruins – Chinese village 10 years after quake
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/10/pictures-life-among-ruins-chinese-village-10-years-quake/

南昌全面推行行政执法公示制度改革 (Nanchang City fully implements system to publish administrative law enforcement information)
Legal Daily, May 10, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2018-05/10/content_7541858.htm

Public shaming of drug users in Guangdong: “Drug-related crimes in family” painted on houses
What’s on Weibo, May 10, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/public-shaming-of-drug-users-in-guangdong-drug-related-crimes-in-family-painted-on-houses/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China develops youth credit system for building high-trust society
Xinhua News Agency, May 11, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2018-05-11/detail-ihamfahw2555055.shtml

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

China again flies bombers around Taiwan
Reuters, May 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-taiwan/china-again-flies-bombers-around-taiwan-idUSKBN1IC0O6

Related:
US and Taiwan hold first defense industry forum as tensions with mainland China intensify
Associated Press, May 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2145715/us-and-taiwan-hold-first-defence-industry-forum

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy rally organizers say gov’t is “ridiculous” for handing July 1 venue to pro-Beijing group
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/11/hong-kong-democracy-rally-organisers-say-govt-ridiculous-handing-july-1-venue-pro-beijing-group/

Ousted Hong Kong lawmakers Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching convicted for storming Legco meeting
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145636/ousted-hong-kong-lawmakers-sixtus-leong-and

Related:
Under threat of jail and bankruptcy, Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching discuss future of Hong Kong pro-independence movement
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145676/under-threat-jail-and-bankruptcy-baggio-leung

Hong Kong activist Avery Ng convicted of disclosing details of corruption probe, faces up to a year in prison
Hong Kong Free Press, May 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/11/just-hong-kong-activist-avery-ng-convicted-disclosing-details-corruption-probe-faces-year-prison/

Liberal HKU academic throws hat in ring for Hong Kong Law Society council seat
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145606/liberal-hku-academic-throws-hat-ring-hong

Ex-chief exec. CY Leung defends calls for Hongkongers to embrace “Bay Area people” identity
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/10/ex-chief-exec-cy-leung-defends-calls-hongkongers-embrace-daya-bay-people-identity/

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong can solve its housing problems without finding more land – just don’t ignore the facts
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2145382/hong-kong-can-solve-its-housing-problems-without-finding

Access to Justice (司法公正)

”Give Liu Xia her freedom”: 24 Hong Kong democrats urge Pres. Xi Jinping to release widow of Peace Prize laureate
Hong Kong Free Press, May 10, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/10/give-liu-xia-freedom-24-hong-kong-democrats-urge-pres-xi-jinping-release-widow-peace-prize-laureate/

Abide in darkness: China’s war on religion stalls Vatican deal
The Wall Street Journal, May 9, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/abide-in-darkness-chinas-war-on-religion-puts-vatican-deal-in-doubt-1525858496

周强：坚持中国特色社会主义审判制度 (Supreme People’s Court president Zhou Qiang: A socialist trial system with Chinese characteristics in the new era must uphold CPC’s leadership)
Legal Daily, May 9, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/09/content_7540968.htm?node=5955

Authorities in Xinjiang’s Kashgar detain Uyghurs at “open political re-education camps”
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/camps-05092018154928.html

China to target religious activities of foreign nationals with revised rules
宗教局出台辣招打击境内外国人宗教活动
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religious-05092018120457.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/religion-05092018071048.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

The popular TV shows taking Chinese soft power abroad
Sixth Tone, May 9, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002235/the-popular-tv-shows-taking-chinese-soft-power-abroad

抖音邀请各界代表共同拟订“社区公约”：禁止什么，弘扬什么 (Video app Douyin invites representatives from “all walks of life” to jointly draft “community convention” to decide what should be prohibited, promoted)
China News Service, May 9, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2119195

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Looking for Rohmer challenges China's cinematic gay taboo
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-44000069

Van drivers across China go on strike protesting Lalamove pay cuts
China Labor Bulletin, May 9, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/van-drivers-across-china-go-strike-protesting-lalamove-pay-cuts

逾百尘肺病患者连日在深圳市政府维权 (Over 100 workers suffering from pneumoconiosis protest in Shenzhen for compensation at city government)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05092018100333.html

陕西省原民、代、幼教师一千多人今天在该省信访局上访 (Over 1,000 school teachers in Shaanxi petition at province capital for social insurance payments)
Weiquanwang, May 9, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_57.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

10 years after tragic quake, China calls for “thanksgiving”
中国称川震十周年纪念为“感恩日”引发不满
The New York Times, May 10, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/world/asia/china-sichuan-earthquake-thanksgiving.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180510/10-years-after-deadly-earthquake-china-calls-for-thanksgiving/

Former head of China's Anbang jailed for 18 years
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-44063780

How Chinese police interviews fail sexually abused kids
Sixth Tone, May 9, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002238/How%20Chinese%20Police%20Interviews%20Fail%20Sexually%20Abused%20Kids

Hong Kong exported more construction waste to mainland China than it sent to city’s own facilities in 2017
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2145418/hong-kong-exported-more-construction-waste

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Facial recognition tech is creepy when it works—and creepier when it doesn’t
Wired, May 9, 2018
https://www.wired.com/story/facial-recognition-tech-creepy-works-or-not/

For better or worse, Africa’s digital future is tied to China
China File, May 9, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/library/china-africa-project/better-or-worse-africas-digital-future-tied-china

中国网络社会组织联合会在京成立 (Jack Ma, Ma Huateng chair China Federation of Internet Societies consisting of 300 groups to study and implement Xi Jinping thought and promote “correct political direction”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 9, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-05/09/c_1122808560.htm

Related:
China sets up federation for Internet-related social organizations
Xinhua News Agency, May 9, 2017
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/09/c_137167173.htm

一下科技成立党组织，创始人：将政治素质纳入晋升考核要素中 (Founder of Yixia Technology “excited” to establish Party cell, will include “political quality caliber” as key factor in employee promotion)
Beijing Internet Association Party Committee, May 9, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2119869

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

China's anti-spy campaign: Cash rewards and warnings of “dangerous times”
The Guardian, May 10, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/10/chinas-anti-spy-campaign-cash-rewards-and-warnings-about-red-heads

Hong Kong (香港)

Tell UN of “thwarted” universal suffrage goals and “retrogression” in Hongkongers’ political rights, Bar Association urges government
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145386/tell-un-thwarted-goals-and-retrogression

Related:
Comments of The Hong Kong Bar Association (“HKBA”) on the Outline of The Third Report of The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“HKSAR”) for the United Nations Human Rights Council (“Council) Universal Periodic Review (“UPR”)
Hong Kong Bar Association, May 7, 2018
https://bit.ly/2IqY7KV

Organizers of Hong Kong’s July 1 march Civil Human Rights Front denied use of Victoria Park soccer pitches after priority given to pro-Beijing groups for second year running
South China Moring Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2145497/hong-kong-july-1-march-organisers-lose-venue-priority-pro

Forced labor must be criminalized in Hong Kong to protect thousands of "invisible" victims, Raza Husain QC tells High Court
South China Moring Post, May 10, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145433/forced-labour-must-be-criminalised-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

中國網絡集權體制的新聞挑戰 (How China’s centralized Internet poses challenges to journalism)
Mingpao, May 10, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180510/s00012/1525888835082

How PRC diplomatic messaging impedes its foreign policy objectives
The Jamestown Foundation, May 9, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/how-prc-diplomatic-messaging-impedes-its-foreign-policy-objectives/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

云南楚雄法庭开庭审理7名基督徒 指涉邪教罪 (Yunnan puts 7 Christians on trial for suspected “cult” crimes)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/ql2-05082018100616.html

衡水警方：司机以辅警拿不出执法证不配合并拍视频，被拘十日 (Hebei driver takes video of auxiliary police who couldn’t show law enforcement credentials is detained 10 days for “refusing to cooperate”)
Jizhou Traffic Police WeChat Public Account, May 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2117764

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s curbs on foreign press should be eased, says German Foreign Ministry State Secretary Andreas Michaelis
Reuters, May 8, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2145162/chinas-curbs-foreign-press-should-be-eased-says-german

Wang Bing gives voice to “re-education” camp survivors
《死灵魂》：记录中国劳改营幸存者的苦难记忆
The New York Times, May 5, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/05/movies/wang-bing-dead-souls.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/film-tv/20180508/wang-bing-dead-souls/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖南常宁警方：5人联合小区业主拉横幅堵市政府门，被拘5日 (5 people in Hunan are detained 5 days for gathering proprietors to hold banners in front of city government)
Changning Police WeChat Public Account, May 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2116891

淋汽油守护家园 广西北海再爆强拆冲突 (Villagers in Guangxi fight against forced eviction with Molotov Cocktails)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05082018100028.html

国有四大银行维权军人在北京军人退役事务部抗议 (Dismissed veterans at state-owned banks protest at Ministry of Veterans Affairs in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, May 8, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_85.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shanghai tops list of China’s highest earners, but national wealth gap continues to grow
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2145238/shanghai-tops-list-chinas-highest-earners-national-wealth-gap

刊发照片！吉林多地纪委监委网站通报落马官员时打破惯例 (Jilin Provincial Discipline Inspection Commission, Supervision Commission unprecedentedly release photos of government officials under investigation)
The Paper, May 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2117807