Access to Justice (司法公正)

A hearing with Chinese characteristics: How the Beijing Lawyers’ Association helps persecute human rights lawyers
China Change, May 21, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/05/21/a-hearing-with-chinese-characteristics-how-the-beijing-lawyers-association-helps-persecute-human-rights-lawyers

接纳人权律师 广西百举鸣律所遭解散 (Authorities dissolve Guangxi Baijuming Law Firm for hiring human rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05212018101058.html

“妄议”人大修宪 中国教授遭严惩 (University professor faces harsh penalty for “mis-explaining” constitutional amendments by NPC)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2y3Fb

中国新法赋英烈红色经典“金钟罩” (New Chinese law gives martyrs and red classics a “golden sheath”)
Deutsche Welle, May 20, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2xvif

Access to Information (信息公开)

Off the charts: Why Chinese publishers don’t want maps in their books
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2146876/charts-why-chinese-publishers-dont-want-maps-their-books

Scientists in Hong Kong will not bend to Beijing just because they get state funding, local scholars say
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2146947/hong-kong-scientists-will-not-bend-central-government-just

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What Hong Kong scientists’ questions about their new access to mainland China funding reveal
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2146941/what-hong-kong-scientists-questions-about-their-new-access

Beijing police “edited” video to mislead public over Hong Kong reporter’s arrest, journalist association says
South China Morning Post, May 19, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2146890/beijing-police-edited-video-mislead-public-over-hong-kong

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Beijing police claim Hong Kong journalist they dragged away resisted their authority and behaved “inappropriately”
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2146857/beijing-police-claim-hong-kong-journalist-they-dragged-away

港区全国人大为主子出头反称香港记者涉阻碍公安执法 (Hong Kong NPC delegate accuses journalist of obstructing public security's law enforcement)
Radio France Internationale, May 21, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20180521-港区全国人大为主子出头反称香港记者涉阻碍公安执法

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

No smooth sailing for comments on China-U.S. trade
China Media Project, May 20, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/05/20/no-smooth-sailing-for-comments-on-china-us-trade

Hong Kong June 4 activists call for end to “one-party dictatorship” in China, using kites to get message out
South China Morning Post, May 20, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2146981/hong-kong-june-4-activists-call-end-one-party-dictatorship

流亡作家紧急呼吁关注高度危险中刘霞 (Exiled writer in Germany urgently calls attention to Liu Xia at high risk)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20180518-china-liu-xia/4399827.html

Popular “rage comics” brand gagged for making fun of martyrs
Sixth Tone, May 18, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002298/popular-rage-comics-brand-gagged-for-making-fun-of-martyrs

流亡藏人足球队赴英参赛 获达赖喇嘛接见 (Tibet-in-exile soccer team received by Dalai Lama before match in U.K.)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05182018094628.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China considers ending birth limits as soon as this year
Bloomberg, May 21, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-21/china-said-to-consider-ending-birth-limits-as-soon-as-this-year

China introduces measures to motivate officials
Sina, May 21, 2018
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2018-05-21/detail-ihaturft5999241.shtml

青岛上合峰会维稳升级 多人被传唤约谈 (In advance of Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Qingdao, government escalates “stability maintenance” and summons citizens for “interviews”)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05182018095415.html

China calls on all mosques to raise national flag
Channel News Asia, May 21, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-calls-on-all-mosques-to-raise-national-flag-10254792

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除了国旗 还有什么要进清真寺？ (Besides the Chinese flag, what else is entering mosques?)
Deutsche Welle, May 21, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2y4Q1

江天勇转监记忆衰退 家属表忧虑 (Jiang Tianyong transfers prisons, memory loss concerns family)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-05212018100819.html

天安门母亲：29年来政府始终无视我们的存在 (Tiananmen Mothers: The government has been ignoring our existence for 29 years)
Radio France Internationale, May 20, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180520-天安门母亲29年来政府始终无视我们的存在

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

High school students in eastern China to get facial monitoring in class
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/high-school-students-in-eastern-china-to-get-facial-monitoring-in-class-05182018113315.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-05182018095319.html

微信新规：不得分享视频 违者永久封号 (WeChat’s new rules: Users may not link to external videos in chat groups)
Radio Free Asia, May 21, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql2-05212018101620.html

社会信用机制发威 逾千万人次被限购机票 (Social credit system booms: Over 10 million people restricted in purchasing train and plane tickets)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-05182018110948.html

中國成fb第二大廣告市場 (China becomes Facebook’s 2nd largest ad market)
Mingpao, May 19, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180520/s00013/1526753151348

Hong Kong (香港)

Mocking “confession” posted at Hong Kong Baptist University in wake of compulsory Mandarin test row
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2147158/mocking-confession-posted-hong-kong-baptist-university-wake

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Hong Kong Baptist University students lose appeal against punishment for role in rowdy Mandarin protests
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2146834/hong-kong-baptist-university-students-lose-appeal-against

Mitigation hearing begins for Mong Kok rioter Edward Leung, who veteran Hong Kong politician describes as one of his generation’s “finest”
South China Morning Post, May 21, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2147087/mitigation-hearing-begins-mong-kok-rioter

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Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung found guilty of rioting but cleared of incitement over Mong Kok unrest
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2146806/hong-kong-pro-independence-activist-edward

六四前“结束一党专政”风波在香港发酵 (Political storm brews over "abolishing one-party rule" protest on eve of June 4)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-05182018095619.html

Commentary (评论)

China has a vast influence machine, and you don’t even know it
The New York Times, May 21, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/opinion/china-overseas-intelligence-yang.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师李和平、杨金柱抵制吊照听证会 (Rights defense lawyers Li Heping, Yang Jinzhu boycott license revocation hearing)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-05172018110251.html

Chinese rights lawyer detained amid scuffles at “disciplinary” hearing
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-05162018110226.html

香港记者采访维权律师遭公安施暴后被迫签悔过书 (Hong Kong journalist beaten by police, forced to sign repentance letter)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/cp-05172018101956.html

Tibetan protester freed from prison 2 months after sentence ends
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-05172018154742.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-05172018102053.html

我爸是李刚 官二代李启明出狱李刚隐身 (Li Qiming, guanerdai who famously said, “My dad is Li Gang,” released from prison)
Radio France Internationale, May 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180518-我爸是李刚-坑爹官二代出狱李刚隐身

Access to Information (信息公开)

微博处置发布时政有害信息的账号，涉@六神磊磊等1532个 (Weibo punishes 1,532 accounts for publishing “harmful information” on current politics)
The Paper, May 15, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2131343

Hong Kong journalists protest detention of news cameraman in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 16, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-journalists-protest-detention-of-news-cameraman-in-beijing-05162018110507.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

严格审查下，中国学生努力推动同志平权 (Despite heavy censorship, Chinese students fight for LGBT rights)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/amid-strict-censorship-20180517/4398840.html

Chinese police hold 3 after protest by laid-off workers in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/workers-05172018140500.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05172018101812.html

台湾作家参与全球朗诵刘霞诗歌 呼吁北京放人 (Taiwanese writers participate in global recitation of Liu Xia’s poetry, call for her release)
Radio Free Asia, May 17, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-05172018102459.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京再表态：刘霞的事，政府说了算 (Beijing reiterates: The government has final say regarding Liu Xia)
Voice of America, May 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-rejects-international-call-free-liu-xia-20180517/4398905.html

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国际社会为刘霞动员起来 (International community stands up for Liu Xia)
Radio France International, May 18, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/20180518-国际社会为刘霞动员起来

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

近年来国内互联网企业掀起内部反腐风暴，专家提出民企反腐有待国家出台制度引导 (Chinese Internet companies take action to fight corruption, experts advocate for state legislation to “guide enterprises in establishing sound internal anti-corruption systems”)
Legal Daily, May 15, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2018-05/15/content_7544696.htm?node=20908

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

反恐还是对付中国？俄新军事基地计划离新疆不远 (Russian military base is planned near Xinjiang: To counter terrorism or China?)
Voice of America, May 17, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20180517-russia-china-xinjiang/4398186.html

Hong Kong (香港)

引用毛泽东 中联办前宣传“废止一党专政” (Banners quoting Mao Zedong promote “abolishing one party rule” in front of Liaison Office in Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, May 17, 2018
http://p.dw.com/p/2xpho

Hong Kong Baptist University students lose appeal against punishment for role in rowdy Mandarin protests
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2146834/hong-kong-baptist-university-students-lose-appeal-against

Leading Hong Kong independence activist convicted of rioting, sentencing to come
Reuters, May 18, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-court-riot/leader-of-hong-kong-independence-movement-found-guilty-of-rioting-idUSKCN1IJ13D?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

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Public barred from courtroom at Edward Leung’s Mong Kok riot trial after picture of jurors leaked by email
South China Morning Post, May 18, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-law-and-crime/article/2146799/public-barred-courtroom-edward-leungs-mong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

被屈颠覆政权后又被吊销执照律师李和平拒出席听证会 (Li Heping, law license revoked for charge of subverting state power, refuses to attend hearing)
Radio France Internationale, May 17, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180517-被屈颠覆政权后又被吊销执照律师李和平拒出席听证会

Access to Information (信息公开)

天津把宪法精神送到千家万户 (Tianjin launches campaign to ensure over 4 million families have copies of the Constitution, know its "spirit")
Legal Daily, May 14, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-05/14/content_7543739.htm?node=5955

最高法：红色经典作品引发报酬纠纷，也不得判令停止表演 (Supreme People’s Court forbids courts to suspend performances of “red classics” even when compensation disputes are involved)
The Paper, May 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2128956

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China rejects appeal on behalf of Nobel Prize winner's widow
Voice of America, May 17, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-rejects-appeal-on-behalf-of-nobel-prize-winner-s-widow/4397988.html

China's LGBT community treads cautiously amid intolerance
Reuters, May 17, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gay-pride-china/chinas-lgbt-community-treads-cautiously-amid-intolerance-idUSKCN1II1O1?

Government Accountability (政府问责)

172位美众议员联名致函WHO秘书长强烈敦促无条件让台湾参与WHA (In joint letter to WHO, 172 U.S. Congress members strongly urge Taiwan’s unconditional participation in World Health Assembly)
Radio France Internationale, May 17, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180517-172位美众议员联名致函who秘书长强烈敦促无条件让台湾参与wha

国际社会推新一波拯救刘霞努力中国当局警告尊重中国主权与司法 (As international community shows new round of support for Liu Xia, Chinese authorities warn diplomats to respect Chinese sovereignty and judicial power)
Radio France Internationale, May 17, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180517-国际社会推新一波拯救刘霞努力中国当局警告尊重中国主权与司法

美专家： 中国以“一带一路”为掩护，输出专制破坏民主 (U.S. experts: China’s Belt and Road is a cover for exporting autocracy, destroying democracy)
Voice of America, May 17, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-new-silk-road-undermine-democracy-20180516/4397632.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

空姐搭车遇害后滴滴宣布整改措施 (Didi Kuaidi rolls out new regulations for drivers after flight attendant murder)
Financial Times, May 17, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001077611

移动搜索亟待堵“黑洞”(e调查) (Online survey: “Black holes" in mobile searching should be regulated)
People's Daily, May 17, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0517/c1001-29995779.html

China’s Toutiao has a new mission: To shape correct public opinion
China Money Network, May 17, 2018
https://www.chinamoneynetwork.com/2018/05/17/chinas-toutiao-has-a-new-mission-to-shape-correct-public-opinion

Lenovo founder in public backlash for “unpatriotic 5G standards vote”
TechNode, May 16, 2018
https://technode.com/2018/05/16/lenovo-huawei-5g/

China, where Facebook is banned, could make $5 billion for the company this year
Quartz, May 16, 2018
https://qz.com/1279700/china-is-facebooks-second-largest-ad-spender-after-the-us/

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

Does China have a “blacklist” of Taiwan “separatists”?
The Diplomat, May 17, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/05/does-china-have-a-blacklist-of-taiwan-separatists/

Chinese mass-indoctrination camps evoke Cultural Revolution
Associated Press, May 17, 2018
https://apnews.com/6e151296fb194f85ba69a8babd972e4b

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Former inmates of China’s Muslim "reeducation" camps tell of brainwashing, torture
Washington Post, May 17, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/former-inmates-of-chinas-muslim-re-education-camps-tell-of-brainwashing-torture/2018/05/16/32b330e8-5850-11e8-8b92-45fdd7aaef3c_story.html

What really happens in China’s “re-education” camps
中国如何对少数民族进行 “教育转化”
The New York Times, May 16, 2018
https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20180516/china-re-education-camps/dual/

New evidence for China’s political re-education campaign in Xinjiang
Jamestown Foundation, May 15, 2018
https://jamestown.org/program/evidence-for-chinas-political-re-education-campaign-in-xinjiang

China to bar India-educated Tibetan monks from teaching
India Today, May 15, 2018
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/china-to-bar-india-educated-tibetan-monks-from-teaching-1233897-2018-05-15