Access to Justice (司法公正)

War on human rights lawyers continues: Up to 16 more lawyers in China face disbarment or inability to practice
China Change, May 14, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/05/14/war-on-human-rights-lawyers-continues-up-to-16-more-lawyers-in-china-face-disbarment-or-inability-to-practice/

二百七十七名十三届全国人大代表进京参加履职学习 (NPC to host 3 study sessions this year for 1,100 deputies to “further improve their political positions,” persist in directing work in “correct political direction”)
Legal Daily, May 12, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/12/content_7543435.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Beijing police release Hong Kong journalist after he was detained covering hearing of human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2018
http://cdn4.i-scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2146326/hong-kong-journalist-handcuffed-and-dragged-police-van

Related:
香港记者北京采访时被拘 香港民主党谴责 (Hong Kong Democratic Party condemns Beijing’s detention of Hong Kong journalist during news coverage)
Voice of America, May 16, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hong-kong-journalist-detained-in-beijing-20180516/4395984.html

打得不亦乐乎？香港NOW记者今早采访北京维权律师又被殴 (Hong Kong NOW journalist covered punished rights lawyer in Beijing this morning)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180516-打得不亦乐乎香港now记者今早采访北京维权律师又被殴

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

习近平支持 “爱国爱港科研人员” 参与国家计划 (Xi Jinping: Researchers who "love both China and Hong Kong" are welcome to participate in the national plan)
Radio France Internationale, May 15, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180515-习近平支持爱国爱港科研人员参与国家计划

International writers join Amnesty and PEN in calls for China to free Liu Xiaobo’s "helpless and hopeless" widow
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2146289/international-writers-join-amnesty-and-pen-calls-china

法国四十位女性呼吁习近平释放她们的“姐妹”刘霞 (Forty French women call on Xi Jinping to release their “sister” Liu Xia)
Radio France Internationale, May 16, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180516-法国四十位女性呼吁习近平释放她们的姐妹刘霞

Detained Chinese dissident singer in hospital, feared tortured
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-dissident-singer-in-hospital-feared-tortured-05152018114650.html

中国家庭教会纪念汶川地震受打压，美国务院发声力挺 (Crackdown on Chinese home church commemoration of Wenchuan earthquake, U.S. State Department sends support message)
Voice of America, May 16, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chengdu-church-20150515/4395428.html

Related:
Chinese government's harassment of Early Rain Covenant Church
U.S. Department of State, May 16, 2018
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2018/05/282085.htm

Over a hundred members of the Early Rain Covenant Church taken away by the police
Bitter Winter, May 15, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/over-a-hundred-members-of-the-early-rain-covenant-church-taken-away-by-the-police/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

报告：中国利用“战略债务”获取亚太地区的政治和战略影响力 (Report: China utilizes “strategic debt” to gain political, strategic influence in Asia-Pacific)
Voice of America, May 16, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-debtbook-20180515/4395323.html

宪法学习宣传报告会首场报告会在京举行 (Six government departments host 800-person conference to study Constitution, highlight “guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought,” “Party leadership as the essence of socialism with Chinese characteristics”)
Legal Daily, May 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/15/content_7545548.htm?node=5955

China accuses EU of taking WTO back to “law of jungle”
Voice of America, May 15, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-accuses-eu-taking-wto-back-law-jungle/4394940.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Huawei’s partnership with China on surveillance technology raises concerns for foreign users
Globe and Mail, May 14, 2018
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-huaweis-partnership-with-china-on-surveillance-raises-concerns-for/

Questions raised over role of facial recognition technology in Didi passenger death
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/2146060/questions-raised-over-role-facial-recognition-technology-didi-passenger-death

Pay attention at the back: Chinese school installs facial recognition cameras to keep an eye on pupils
South China Morning Post, May 16, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2146387/pay-attention-back-chinese-school-installs-facial-recognition

Hong Kong (香港)

香港支联会启动悼念六四宣传 吁结束中共专政 (Hong Kong Alliance begins preparation for June 4 commemoration)
Radio Free Asia, May 15, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/cp-05152018094559.html

Commentary (评论)

母校北大，你还是那个北大吗？ (Alma mater, Peking University, are you still the same?)
The New York Times, May 16, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180516/kato-wherewith-peking-university/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

探视刘霞受阻 西方外交官被要求“尊重法律” (Western diplomats prevented from visiting Liu Xia, told to “respect the law”)
Deutsche Welle, May 14, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2xhDK

国家统一法律职业资格考试大纲将发行：强化法律职业伦理考查 (Ministry of Justice releases exam outline for 2018 legal professional qualification, enhances examination of political literacy, guides candidates to learn Xi Jinping Thought in depth)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2127379

湖南文东海律师面临吊照 曾代理王宇、刘飞跃案 (Hunan lawyer Wen Donghai's law license revoked, once represented 709 lawyers Wang Yu, Liu Feiyue)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05142018102807.html

Sichuan police detain dozens of Christians praying for quake victims
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/praying-05142018115005.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-05142018105103.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

全国政协召开双周协商座谈会 围绕“《未成年人网络保护条例》的制定”建言献策 (CPPCC hosts meeting to discuss legislation of Regulations for the Protection of Minors Online, includes exploring a system for identifying “harmful information” and a “selective curfew”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 12, 2018
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2018-05/12/c_1122820736.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

LGBT权益开倒车？北京同志权益活动起冲突两人伤 (Are LGBT rights reversing? Beijing LGBT activities end in conflict, two injured)
Voice of America, May 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/lgbt-activity-in-beijing-20180514/4393622.html

Chinese lesbian marks Mothers' Day with call for reproductive rights
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lesbian-05142018112708.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql2-05142018102505.html

Chinese hackers defy government warnings at Beijing Def Con
Financial Times, May 14, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/f03995de-5711-11e8-bdb7-f6677d2e1ce8

香港法轮功庆大法日 大陆客感震惊 (Hong Kong Falun Gong celebrate Dafa Day, mainland tourists shocked)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-05142018103005.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. criticizes China for shielding Myanmar from U.N. action
Voice of America, May 15, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-responds-to-chinas-action-on-myanmar/4394275.html

美政府和世维会斋月前呼吁关注恐惧中的维吾尔人 (Ahead of Ramadan, U.S. government and World Peace Council call for attention to Uyghurs living in fear)
Voice of America, May 15, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/uyghyr-repression-ahead-ramadan-raises-concerns-20180514/4393711.html

China leads Asia in quake preparedness after Sichuan disaster, says U.N.
Thomson Reuters Foundation, May 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2146021/china-leads-asia-quake-preparedness-after-sichuan-disaster-says

UNFPA to continue work with China on population, development
Sina English, May 14, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2018-05-14/detail-ihapkuvk3225245.shtml

Parents vying for school places in southern China told to get DNA tests for their children
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2145921/parents-vying-school-places-southern-china-told-get-dna-tests

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

个人信息泄露成网络消费大痛点 (Hubei Provincial Consumer Commission survey results: 44% dissatisfied with protection of consumers’ personal information, 87% increase in online shopping complaints)
Legal Daily, May 13, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/13/content_7543628.htm?node=5955

China welcomes Trump’s help on ZTE as trade talks loom
The New York Times, May 14, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/business/china-trump-zte.html

China sends trade envoy to U.S., welcomes Trump ZTE comments
Voice of America, May 14, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-sends-trade-envoy-to-us-welcomes-trump-zte-comments/4392903.html

China's Xiaomi lures huge fan base in Vietnam by bringing innovation to everyone
Sina English, May 14, 2018
http://english.sina.com/buz/b/2018-05-14/detail-ihapkuvk2560223.shtml

不再“野蛮”生长，中国互联网业纳入党的领导 (To avoid “uncivilized” growth, China’s Internet will be led by the Party)
Voice of America, May 12, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-internet-20180511/4390857.html

Lenovo, the Chinese giant that plays by the rules … and loses
The Guardian, May 12, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/may/12/lenovo-chinese-giant-plays-rules-loses-patents

Hong Kong (香港)

Ousted Hong Kong lawmaker "Long Hair" Leung Kwok-hung in Legco legal action for full salary and expenses totalling HK$2.75 million after he ignored deal
South China Morning Post, May 14, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2146061/ousted-hong-kong-lawmaker-long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-sued

Mao Zedong quotes calling for democracy appear on banners outside China Liaison Office
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/14/mao-zedong-quotes-calling-democracy-appear-banners-outside-china-liaison-office/

听到国歌“想呕” 香港学生成“人民的敌人” (Hong Kong student labeled “public enemy” for remarks that hearing the national anthem makes her want to vomit)
Deutsche Welle, May 14, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2xhQ1

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“赤壁君子”黄文勋刑满出狱 女友被迫写保证书 (“Chibi Man” Huang Wenxun released from prison, girlfriend forced to write guarantee letter)
Radio Free Asia, May 14, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-05142018102904.html

European diplomats barred from visiting widow of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, sources say
Agence France-Pressem, May 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2145904/european-diplomats-barred-visiting-widow-chinese

母亲节，川震维权者黄琦之母发感言 (Mother of Huang Qi, Sichuan earthquake rights defender, sends Mother’s Day reflections)
Voice of America, May 13, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-mother-day-huang-qi-mom-call-20180513/4391878.html

”My son is everything to me”: How China forced lawyer Wang Yu to denounce her human rights award
Hong Kong Free Press, May 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/13/son-everything-china-forced-lawyer-wang-yu-denounce-human-rights-award/

China blocks a memorial service to Sichuan earthquake victims
中國打壓民間汶川地震紀念活動
The New York Times, May 12, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/12/world/asia/china-pastor-detained-sichuan-earthquake.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180514/china-pastor-detained-sichuan-earthquake/zh-hant/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong i-Cable TV journalist reporting on 10th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake kicked and beaten by two men
South China Morning Post, May 12, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2145842/hong-kong-i-cable-tv-journalist-reporting-10th-anniversary-sichuan

Related:
Hong Kong TV station decries claims that its reporter was beaten up in China for using foul language
Hong Kong Free Press, May 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/14/hong-kong-tv-station-decries-claims-reporter-beaten-china-using-foul-language

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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/

The feminist author who is changing China’s perception of its “leftover women”
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2145613/feminist-author-who-changing-chinas-perception-its-leftover-women

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

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

What keeps Xi Jinping awake at night
習近平論國家安全：讓他「夜不能寐」的五大問題
The New York Times, May 11, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/11/world/asia/xi-jinping-china-national-security.html?_ga=2.192202474.1522080140.1526267246-1992318097.1513151646
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180514/xi-jinping-china-national-security/zh-hant/

Censorship of “Taiwan” at U.S. university sparks concern over Chinese influence
Radio Free Asia, May 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-censorship-05112018133205.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Alarm at drop in legal aid for Hong Kong judicial review applications
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2145874/alarm-drop-legal-aid-hong-kong-judicial

Cross-border Hong Kong children without fathers are “under mental stress” as mainland Chinese mothers struggle amid visa issues
South China Morning Post, May 13, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/2145922/cross-border-hong-kong-children-without-fathers

Commentary (评论)

中共應敦促高官學會面向大眾道歉 (CPC should urge high-ranking officials learn to say sorry to the people)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 14, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-44098404

How Hong Kong’s legislature is turning into a loyal, patriotic mini-National People’s Congress
Hong Kong Free Press, May 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/12/hong-kongs-legislature-turning-loyal-patrotic-mini-national-peoples-congress/

Central and regional leadership for Xinjiang policy in Xi’s second term
China File, May 11, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/features/central-and-regional-leadership-xinjiang-policy-xis-second-term

Building the party’s internet
China Media Project, May 11, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/05/11/building-the-partys-internet/

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