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

China to store all foreigners’ fingerprints upon entry—with new rule starting in Shenzhen
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2069440/china-store-foreigners-fingerprints-upon-entry-new-rule

Related:
公安部：中国边检机关将在入境检查时留存外国人指纹 (Ministry of Public Security: Chinese border authorities will keep a record of foreigners’ fingerprints during immigration checks)
China Court Daily, February 9, 2017
http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2017/02/id/2541587.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Rebel legislator enters race for Hong Kong Chief Executive
The Diplomat, February 9, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/02/rebel-legislator-enters-race-for-hong-kong-chief-executive/

Related:
“Long Hair” admits he might fall short on public support for Hong Kong Chief Executive run
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2069438/long-hair-admits-he-might-fall-short-public-support-hong

梁國雄：曾俊華已成「大家造成的神」　籲思考長遠民主方向 (Leung Kwok-hung: John Tsang has become “the God made by the people”, urges the public to think about direction of long-term democracy)
Mingpao, February 9, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170209/s00001/1486610087882

梁國雄指如參選被視為「民主罪人」他覺得沒問題 (Leung Kwok-hung: I don’t mind being considered the “sinner of democracy” for participating in the election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312501-20170209.htm

Hong Kong activists reject “lesser evil” line, and launch an unofficial referendum on the city’s leadership
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/08/hong-kong-activists-reject-lesser-evil-line-launch-unofficial-referendum-citys-leadership/

Hong Kong Communist Party newspaper editor seeks asylum in U.S.
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-editor-02082017145231.html

Related:
港报高级编辑辞职：无法忍受“加速再文革化” (Senior editor of Hong Kong newspaper resigns: I can no longer stand the “acceleration of a return to Cultural Revolution principles”)
Deutsche Welle, February 8, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/港报高级编辑辞职无法忍受加速再文革化/a-37454671

Commentary (评论)

观点：中国为什么从香港带走富翁肖建华？ (Point of view: Why did China take tycoon Xiao Jianhua from Hong Kong?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/indepth-38906633

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国法官批评特朗普是“法治公敌” (Chinese judge criticizes Donald Trump for being “enemy of rule of law”)
Deutsche Welle, February 7, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国法官批评特朗普是法治公敌/a-37443960

China to prosecute ethnic Mongolian over tweet about land dispute
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/mongolia-arrests-02062017144225.html

Despite a new law, China is failing survivors of domestic violence
The Washington Post, February 7, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/despite-a-new-law-china-is-failing-survivors-of-domestic-violence/2017/02/02/ae7948a4-e31f-11e6-a419-eefe8eff0835_story.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Journalist Rui Chenggang jailed for six years: Deleted report
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/deleted-02072017111458.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Collective bargaining and worker representation: a worker-turned activist's view
China Labor Bulletin, February 7, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/collective-bargaining-and-worker-representation-worker-turned-activists-view

China’s middle class anger at its education system is growing
Foreign Policy, February 6, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/02/06/chinas-middle-class-anger-at-its-education-system-is-growing-gaokao-quota-protest-resentment-study-abroad/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China may still be using executed prisoners' organs, official admits
The Guardian, February 7, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/07/china-still-using-executed-prisoners-organs-transplants-vatican

Related:
Sparks fly as Vatican conference challenges China over executed prisoners’ organs
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2069050/sparks-fly-vatican-conference-challenges-china-over

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China proposes new commission to further tighten Internet oversight
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2068755/china-proposes-new-commission-further-tighten-internet

为了咱们的网络安全，国家放过哪些大招？ (For our Internet safety, what has the state done?)
People’s Daily, February 8, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0208/c1001-29066058.html

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

Pakistan, China hold counter-terrorism talks
The Hindu, February 6, 2017
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/Pakistan-China-hold-counter-terrorism-talks/article17201976.ece

Hong Kong (香港)

“Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung enters chief executive race, urging allies not to vote for “lesser evils”
South China Morning Post, February 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2069091/long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-enters-ce-race-urging-allies-not-vote

Related:
“长毛”梁国雄宣布参选香港特首 (“Long hair” Leung Kwok-hung announces his candidacy for Hong Kong CE)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38903198

葉劉曾俊華歡迎梁國雄參選 (Regina Ip and John Tsang welcome Leung Kwok-hung’s candidacy)
Mingpao, February 8, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170208/s00001/1486527909153

網絡監控總警司申撥款 涂謹申：點證明不會打壓異己？ (Chief Superintendent for Internet supervision applies for fund, James To: how to prove that it will not be used to suppress opposition?)
InmediaHK, February 8, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1047491

Beijing's “invisible hand” at work ahead of Hong Kong election
Radio Free Asia, February 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/beijings-invisible-hand-at-work-ahead-of-hong-kong-election-02072017112023.html

Related:
Reports that Carrie Lam is the only candidate supported by Beijing are quite credible, says rival John Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, February 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/08/reports-that-carrie-lam-is-the-only-candidate-supported-by-beijing-are-quite-credible-says-rival-john-tsang/

Voices from the street: What Hongkongers make of the leadership race and John Tsang’s fundraiser
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/07/voices-from-the-street-what-hongkongers-make-of-the-leadership-race-and-john-tsangs-fundraiser/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Facebook is trying everything to re-enter China—and it’s not working
The Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/mark-zuckerbergs-beijing-blues-1485791106

Minitrue: Delete report on air pollution deaths
China Digital Times, February 6, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/minitrue-delete-report-air-pollution-deaths/

Chinese authorities order overhaul of video site that posted footage of Tiananmen car incident
Hong Kong Free Press, February 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/06/chinese-authorities-order-overhaul-video-site-posted-footage-tiananmen-car-incident/

Related:
上載天安門前車禍短片　「梨視頻」翌日因未取得合資格證明遭勒令整改 (After uploading video of Tiananmen car accident, rectification and reform ordered for website “Pear Video” on grounds of failure to obtain legitimate permit)
Mingpao, February 6, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170206/s00004/1486375690934

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China begins prosecution of former senior spy on corruption charges
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2068557/china-begins-prosecution-former-senior-spy-corruption

We’re really not harvesting executed prisoners’ organs for transplant any more, China insists
South China Morning Post, February 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2068708/ban-harvesting-executed-prisoners-organs-transplant

Hong Kong (香港)

大公時評：特首選舉非可由反對派操控的「政治交易」 (Ta Kung Bao commentary: CE election is not a “political deal” manipulated by the opposition)
Mingpao, February 7, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170207/s00001/1486425526485

張德江據報指林鄭為中央唯一支持人選　出選人數則不限 (Zhang Dejiang says Carrie Lam is the only choice supported by the Central gov’t while no limit is set for number of candidates, sources say)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1312020-20170207.htm

香港民团发起游行反对林郑月娥参选特首 (Hong Kong civil society protests against Carrie Lam standing for CE)
Radio Free Asia, February 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-02062017131124.html

曾俊华公布政纲 重启政改及推行《基本法》23条 (John Tsang releases campaign platform, plans to re-start political reform and pursue legislation for Art. 23 of Basic Law)
Deutsche Welle, February 6, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/曾俊华公布政綱-重启政改及推行基本法23条/ a-37435539

教局資助教聯出資料冊 指反廿三50萬人因誤解上街 (Education Bureau helps Hong Kong Federation of Educational Workers publish information booklet, says the protest of 500,000 participants in 2003 originated from “misunderstanding”)
Apple Daily, February 7, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170205/56261857

C.Y. Leung welcomes John Tsang’s clear stance on enacting national security law in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/07/cy-leung-welcomes-john-tsangs-clear-stance-on-enacting-national-security-law-in-hong-kong/

Tycoon Xiao Jianhua’s return to mainland a political power play, analysts say
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/2068512/tycoons-return-mainland-political-power-play-analysts-say

Access to Justice (司法公正)

內地當局不批准劉曉波家人在新年期間到獄中探望 (Mainland authorities deny request by Liu Xiaobo’s family to visit him in detention during Chinese New Year)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 4, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1311634-20170204.htm

「六四天网」黄琦因病取保被拒 官称可能有社会危险性 (Founder of 64tianwang.com Huang Qi’s request for release on bail on grounds of sickness rejected, authority says it may endanger society)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170205-「六四天网」黄琦因病取保被拒-官称可能有社会危险性

六旬农民自学法律 官司打赢央企 (60-year-old farmer self-taught in law, wins a case against a centrally-owned company)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ml1-02032017112558.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

News on Tiananmen crash circulates, and is deleted
China Digital Times, February 3, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/02/news-tiananmen-jeep-crash-circulates-deleted/

禁报霾 8省发「特强浓雾」、大雾黄色预警及伏地魔 (Smog reports banned, eight provinces release warnings for “extra strong fog”, “yellow fog warning” and “Voldemort”)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/ 20170205-禁报霾-8省发「特强浓雾」、大雾黄色预警及伏地魔

Related:
Netizen in China's Sichuan jailed over tweet about “worst smog in 2,000 years”
四川网民发布雾霾温馨提示 遭秋后算账被行拘
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/smog-02032017111756.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl1-02032017110714.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

New and old economy divisions deepen in Q4 worker actions
China Labor Bulletin, February 3, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/new-and-old-economy-divisions-deepen-q4-worker-actions

Related:
2016中国劳工集体维权触及新领域 (In 2016, worker collective action spreads to new areas)
Voice of America, February 4, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-labor-20170203/3705968.html

For couriers, China’s e-commerce boom can be a tough road
The New York Times, January 31, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/31/business/china-courier-delivery-labor.html

The detention of Wu Zeheng
The Diplomat, February 4, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/02/the-detention-of-wu-zeheng/

內地計劃修訂宗教事務條例 (Mainland plans to amend regulations regarding religious activities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 6, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1311792-20170206.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China punishes 11 for dereliction of duty after deadly bus fire
Reuters, February 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-fire-idUSKBN15K00Z

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Mainland telecom providers can no longer provide service to those who do not register with IDs
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/02/mainland-telecom-providers-can-no-longer-provide-service-not-register-ids/

中国拟新建网络安全审查委员会 (China plans to set up new committee for Internet safety examination)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170205-中国拟新建网络安全审查委员会

Related:
China mulls new commission to monitor Internet risks
South China Morning Post, February 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2068270/china-mulls-new-commission-monitor-internet-risks

国家互联网信息办公室关于《网络产品和服务安全审查办法（征求意见稿）》公开征求意见的通知 (Cyberspace Administration of China Notice Regarding Solicitation of Comments on Examination Method for Safety of Internet Products and Services (Draft for Solicitation for Public Opinion))
Cyberspace Administration of China, February 4, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-02/04/c_1120407082.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

林煥光：有信心中央終會走向法治、自由、民主 (Lam Woon-kwong: I am confident that the Central gov't will eventually walk towards rule of law, freedom and democracy)
Mingpao, February 4, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170204/s00001/1486174223254

林鄭：港人中央矛盾源自不掌握基本法及法制不同 (Carrie Lam: Conflict between the Central gov't and Hong Kong people originates from a lack of understanding of the Basic Law and a difference in legal system)
Mingpao, February 5, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170205/s00001/1486260839320

Hong Kong in a corner after China’s raid on Xiao Jianhua
Financial Times, February 4, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/71a7583e-e9fb-11e6-967b-c88452263daf

Commentary (评论)

特首選舉民調（1月底） (Polling data on the CE election (end of January))
InmediaHK, February 5, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1047414

Why’s Beijing so worried about Western values infecting China’s youth?
ChinaFile, February 4, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/features/whys-beijing-so-worried-about-western-values-infecting-chinas-youth

Donald Trump is making China great again
The Guardian, February 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/03/donald-trump-making-china-great-again-xi-jinping

The top 10 Weibo posts on international affairs censored by China in 2016
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/04/top-10-weibo-posts-international-affairs-censored-china-2016/

The dire consequences of the imprisonment of Ilham Tohti
China Change, February 5, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/02/05/the-dire-consequences-of-the-imprisonment-of-ilham-tohti/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan singer is freed from prison after serving four-year term
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-02022017154603.html

国际社会掀起声援中国被捕律师潮 (Wave of support from international community for detained lawyers in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-02022017105102.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, January 23, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Online criticism of China's New Year state TV gala disappears
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/online-criticism-of-chinas-new-year-state-tv-gala-disappears-02022017115908.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese officials use hotlines to take the public’s pulse
The Economist, February 4, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21716062-so-why-are-there-so-many-protests-chinese-officials-use-hotlines-take-publics-pulse

Hong Kong (香港)

University of Hong Kong chief Peter Mathieson resigns; will leave city to head University of Edinburgh
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/02/breaking-university-hong-kong-vice-chancellor-peter-mathieson-resigns/

Related:
辭任港大校長 馬斐森「抱歉」 函師生祝續享言論自由 (After resignation as vice-chancellor of University of Hong Kong, Mathieson sends “apology” email to staff and students, hopes students continue to enjoy freedom of speech)
Mingpao, February 3, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170203/s00001/1486058512437

馮敬恩指馬斐森任內對港大問題沒有好好處理 (Billy Fung: Mathieson did not handle problems of University of Hong Kong well during his term)
Radio Television Hong Kong, February 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1311356-20170203.htm

張達明憂李國章主持下遴選新校長　港大不能維持多元 (Eric Cheung worries about maintaining diversity in University of Hong Kong under Arthur Li’s lead to elect new vice-chancellor)
Mingpao, February 3, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170203/s00001/1486084424254

A billionaire’s disappearance rattles Hong Kong
The Economist, February 4, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21716054-chinese-agents-may-have-crossed-line-again-billionaires-disappearance-rattles-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

Liaoning high court looks into labor issues in bankruptcy
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, February 3, 2017
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2017/02/03/liaoning-high-court-looks-into-labor-issues-in-bankruptcy/

China’s Xi is no answer to Trump
Quartz, February 1, 2017
https://qz.com/898504/chinas-xi-is-no-answer-to-trump/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain netizens for “insulting” officers online
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-detain-netizens-for-insulting-officers-online-02012017122417.html

谢阳案起诉书曝光 代理律师将逐条反驳 (Indictment of Xie Yang comes to light, his lawyer will refute every part)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-02012017103143.html

涉709事件︰幸清贤证实获取保 (709 case: Xing Qingxian confirmed to have been released on bail)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-02012017110432.html

中国再有多人因辱骂警察被抓 引发舆论两极反应 (More people arrested in China for insulting police officers, sparks polarized reaction)
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-02012017105642.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

How China banned a Swedish journalist from the country using visa restrictions
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/31/how-china-banned-a-swedish-journalist-from-the-country-using-visa-restrictions/

美国律师协会为受难律师高智晟出书 (American Bar Association will publish tortured lawyer Gao Zhisheng’s book)
Voice of America, February 2, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/media-watch-20170201/3702820.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China labor unrest spreads to “new economy”
Financial Times, February 2, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/4cdb6802-e82e-11e6-893c-082c54a7f539

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-democracy parties march in protest of gov’t legal challenge against four lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/pro-democracy-parties-march-protest-govt-legal-challenge-four-lawmakers/

Joshua Wong: The activist who took on China now stars in an award-winning documentary
Agence France-Presse, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/joshua-wong-activist-took-china-now-stars-award-winning-documentary/

Watchdog warns against Beijing’s encroachment on freedoms in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/watchdog-warns-beijings-encroachment-freedoms-hong-kong/

Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua “abducted” from Hong Kong hotel
The Guardian, February 1, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/chinese-billionaire-xiao-jianhua-abducted-from-hong-kong-hotel-reports

Related:
Source confirms missing tycoon is in mainland China, not “receiving treatment overseas”
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2067094/source-confirms-missing-tycoon-mainland-china-not-receiving

Is Carrie Lam Hong Kong's next leader? The media seems to think so.
The Diplomat, January 30, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/is-carrie-lam-hong-kongs-next-leader-the-media-seems-to-think-so/

Commentary (评论)

The origins of China’s new law on foreign NGOs
ChinaFile, January 31, 2017
https://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/origins-of-chinas-new-law-foreign-ngos

China’s Xi is no answer to Trump
Quartz, February 1, 2017
https://qz.com/898504/chinas-xi-is-no-answer-to-trump/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“中国人权问责中心”发布公告，征集对709律师谢阳施以酷刑的七位人权施害者的个人信息 (China Human Rights Accountability Center announces it is gathering personal information on the 7 individuals who tortured lawyer Xie Yang while in detention)
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-01312017102932.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese tycoon “helping inquiries” into 2015 stock market turmoil and case of former top spy
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2067268/chinese-tycoon-helping-inquiries-2015-stock-market

Next Hong Kong chief executive must implement Article 23 national security laws without delay
South China Morning Post, February 01, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2067107/next-hong-kong-chief-executive-must-implement-article-23

Hong Kong and China need extradition agreement, says Regina Ip over reports of Chinese billionaire abduction
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/hong-kong-china-need-extradition-agreement-says-regina-ip-reports-chinese-billionaire-abduction/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China in final push to eliminate anonymous phone users
中国工信部新规实施 电信入网完全“实名制”
Radio Free Asia, January 31, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/push-01312017141532.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-01312017110228.html

Commentary (评论)

与彼得∙达林的对话：一个瑞典NGO工作者如何危害了中国的国家安全 (A conversation with Peter Dahlin: How does a Swedish NGO worker endanger China's national security?)
Voice of America, February 2, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/peter-dahlin-20170131/3700656.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

EU demands China investigate torture of lawyer and release political prisoners
The Guardian, January 28, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/29/eu-demands-china-investigate-torture-of-lawyer-and-release-political-prisoners

709大抓捕有維權律師羈押時遭酷刑逼供　家屬促交代 (Lawyers detained in 709 crackdown suffered torture, families press government for answers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 30, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1310694-20170130.htm

Related:
Statement by the Spokesperson on the cases of several human rights defenders in China
European Union External Action, January 28, 2017
https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/19428/statement-spokesperson-cases-several-human-rights-defenders-china_en

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China detains thousands with grievances as year of rooster begins
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detains-01302017133620.html

中国良心犯流亡海外家人的新年期盼 (Overseas family members of Chinese prisoners of conscience hope to be reunited with loved ones in New Year)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-01302017103106.html

China's bar association pledges enhanced reforms
Xinhua, January 29, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-01/29/content_28073251.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

With Oscar buzz dead, China clips “Hooligan Sparrow” wings
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/29/oscar-buzz-dead-china-clips-hooligan-sparrow-wings/

China warns officials to stay on message when chatting online
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/message-01272017124310.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

UN social media posts removed in China after backlash
Voice of America, January 30, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/un-social-media-posts-removed-in-china-after-backlash/3698222.html

Chinese send fake Trump tweets as jokes, New Year wishes
Voice of America, January 27, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-fake-trump-tweets/3695908.html

China’s feminists go to Washington
China File, January 28, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/media/chinas-feminists-go-washington

Hong Kong (香港)

New Year, new abduction allegations from Hong Kong
The Diplomat, January 31, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/new-year-new-abduction-allegations-from-hong-kong/

Post-Occupy surge in young voters during Hong Kong’s 2016 Legco elections
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2066860/post-occupy-surge-young-voters-during-hong-kongs-2016-legco

Video: The fight for gov’t access – Hong Kong Free Press featured on RTHK’s “The Pulse”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/31/video-fight-govt-access-hong-kong-free-press-featured-rthks-pulse/

Commentary (评论)

The origins of China’s new Law on Foreign NGOs
China File, January 31, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/origins-of-chinas-new-law-foreign-ngos

Baby girls – and women – in China should be a thing of wonder, not pity
South China Morning Post, January 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2066741/baby-girls-and-women-china-should-be-thing-wonder-not-pity

Hong Kong’s censored New Year’s Fair – another own-goal by the government
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/02/01/hong-kongs-censored-new-years-fair-is-another-own-goal-by-the-government/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese liberal think tank’s days were numbered, director says
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2065831/chinese-liberal-think-tanks-days-were-numbered-director

China’s premier just extolled the virtues of openness on a news site blocked by China
Quartz, January 26, 2017
https://qz.com/895229/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-just-extolled-the-virtues-of-openness-on-a-news-site-blocked-by-china/

“文革二日”戛然而止? 中共首席大法官周强“对司法独立亮剑”讲话被收回 (Is "Cultural Revolution 2.0" screeching to a halt? Portions of Chief Justice Zhou Qiang’s speech in which he declared war against “Western judicial independence" removed)
Bowen Press, January 18, 2017
http://bowenpress.com/news/bowen_158987.html

Related:
A Chief Justice Like Zhou Qiang Must Leave: An Open Letter Urging Zhou Qiang to Resign
这样子的周院长，必须走人——敦请周强辞职书（图）
Human Rights in China, January 19, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/chief-justice-zhou-qiang-must-leave-open-letter-urging-zhou-qiang-resign
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/zhe-yang-zi-de-zhou-yuan-chang-bi-xu-zou-ren-dun-qing-zhou-qiang-ci-zhi-shu-tu

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activists send cards to hundreds of prisoners of conscience
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prisoners-cards-01262017135703.html

常州毒地诉讼案两环保组织败诉 (Two environmental groups lose over Changzhou “toxic land” litigation)
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ml1-01262017103056.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tries to ease fears over impact of VPN crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2065344/china-tries-ease-fears-over-impact-vpn-crackdown

Hong Kong (香港)

Lunar New Year fair poster leads to safety concerns about pro-independence activities
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2065723/lunar-new-year-fair-poster-raises-safety-concerns-about-pro

聯合國組織關注傘運警濫權 港府人權報告hea答拒改善 (UN committee expresses concern about police’s abuse of power during Umbrella Movement, unsatisfactory response and lack of improvement in Hong Kong gov’t’s response)
Apple Daily, January 26, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170126/56223881

港入境处长：暂无证据向李波提控 (HK Director of Immigration: No evidence to prosecute Lee Bo)
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-01262017103242.html

彭定康憂英出賣尊嚴換對華生意　指背棄對港承諾　辜負一代香港人 (Patten worries that UK is "selling honor" for business with China, says it breaks promise to Hong Kong, disappoints a generation of Hong Kong people)
Mingpao, January 26, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170126/s00001/1485408547637

Commentary (评论)

Implementing the overseas NGO law—26 NGOs register in Beijing and Guangdong
NGOs in China Blog, January 25, 2017
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2017/01/implementing-overseas-ngo-law-26-ngos.html

＂雾霾”、“宪政”，中国当局的“不可描述”现象 (“Smog”, “constitutionalism”, the Chinese authorities' “indescribable” phenomenon)
Voice of America, January 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-smog-20170126/3692964.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Torture accusations as EU ambassador raises case of Chinese lawyer Xie Yang
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/25/torture-accusations-eu-ambassador-raises-case-chinese-lawyer-xie-yang/

Related:
Two held in Northeastern China after online campaign for tortured lawyer
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-01252017123116.html

国际关注危难律师日 29名各国律界人士谴责中国迫害律师 (29 legal professionals worldwide criticize China on “Day of Endangered Lawyer” for persecuting lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-01252017102850.html

中国人权律师团2016十大人权案件出炉 709案列首位 (Chinese human rights lawyers’ group publishes list of 10 biggest human rights cases of 2016, “709 Crackdown” case ranks number 1)
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-01252017102920.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, January 23, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

自由派北京天则所批关闭其网站违法 (The liberal Unirule Institute of Economics in Beijing criticizes “illegal” closing down of their website)
Voice of America, January 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-liberals-unirule-website-shutdown-20170125/3691394.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China to crack down further on “cult” activities
Reuters, January 25, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-religion-crime-idUSKBN15917O

Related:
“两高”发布新惩治邪教犯罪司法解释 七种邪教犯罪行为将从重处罚 (The SPC and SPP jointly issue new legal interpretation on punishment of “cult” crimes, severe punishment will be imposed on 7 types of “cult” crime)
Legal Daily, January 25, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-01/25/content_6997114.htm

When China’s feminists came to Washington
Foreign Policy, January 25, 2017
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/01/25/when-chinas-feminists-came-to-washington-womens-march-feminist-five-activism/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Global corruption worsens under populist leaders: watchdog
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2065334/global-corruption-worsens-under-populist-leaders

Related:
观察组织：中国清廉排名有上升仍较低 (Anti-corruption watchdog: China’s ranking for integrity increases but remains low)
Voice of America, January 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-corruption-20170125/3691780.html

China corruption prosecutions drop for first time in five years
去年中国公诉腐败官员5年来首次减少
Financial Times, January 26, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/41a961d2-e2bb-11e6-9645-c9357a75844a
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071175

Tibetan doctor linked to self-immolation is freed after beatings, torture
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/doctor-01252017153010.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The who, what and why in China’s latest VPN crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2065432/who-what-and-why-chinas-latest-vpn-crackdown

Analysts: China's new Internet controls may hurt China
Voice of America, January 25, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-internet-controls/3691276.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Lawyers group criticizes “unwise” gov’t ban on political groups selling merchandise at New Year fair
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/25/lawyers-group-criticises-unwise-govt-ban-on-political-groups-selling-merchandise-at-new-year-fair/

Former Hong Kong governor accuses UK of “selling its honor” over protests
The Guardian, January 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/26/britain-hong-kong-democracy-activists-chris-patten

Chinese military newspaper hurls insults at Hong Kong pop star
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/popstar-01252017134319.html

Commentary (评论)

Autonomy in Hong Kong is at a 20-year low
The Washington Post, January 25, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2017/01/25/autonomy-in-hong-kong-is-at-a-20-year-low/

Implementing the overseas NGO law—Six NGOs manage to register in Shanghai
NGOs in China Blog, January 24, 2017
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2017/01/implementing-overseas-ngo-law-six-ngos.html

Why China will be able to sell itself as the last liberal great power
The Washington Post, January 24, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/24/why-china-will-be-able-to-sell-itself-as-the-last-liberal-great-power/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China abandoning rule of law, human rights lawyers say
The Guardian, January 24, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/24/china-abandoning-rule-of-law-human-rights-lawyers-say

李春富被關押後健康欠佳　歐盟駐華大使表示十分關切 (E.U. Ambassador to China expresses concern for Li Chunfu’s health after detention)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1309853-20170125.htm

Related:
709 Lawyer Released on Bail in Psychological Distress
“709”被捕律师李春富取保候审，身心状况异常
Human Rights in China, January 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/709-lawyer-released-bail-psychological-distress
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/709bei-bu-lu-shi-li-chun-fu-qu-bao-hou-shen-shen-xin

709大抓捕：律师李和平王全璋遭酷刑曝光　电击曾致昏厥 (709 Crackdown: Torture of lawyers Li Heping and Wang Quanzhang comes to light, subjected to electric shocks until they passed out)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-01242017103042.html

Related:
The anti-torture work of lawyer Li Heping that irked the Chinese authorities
China Change, January 25, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/25/the-anti-torture-work-of-lawyer-li-heping-that-irked-the-chinese-authorities/

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, January 23, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's rebel villagers sent to jail with no option to appeal
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-rebel-villagers-sent-to-jail-with-no-option-to-appeal-01242017114355.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Citizen Lab investigates Alipay, social credit
China Digital Times, January 24, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/citizen-lab-investigates-security-flaws-regulatory-history-alipay/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetans ordered home by China are questioned by police, lose their passports
Radio Free Asia, January 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ordered-01232017165731.html

中国多名律师起诉政府治霾不力 法院拒不受理 (Court rejects case brought by Chinese lawyers against gov’t for incompetence in smog control)
Radio Free Asia, January 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/m0124-zl-01242017145753.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Forget Xi’s “defense” of globalization. China just fortified the Great Firewall.
The Washington Post, January 23, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/23/forget-xis-defense-of-globalization-china-just-fortified-the-great-firewall/

China’s IT Ministry says VPN crackdown will not affect normal operations of foreign companies
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/25/chinas-it-ministry-says-vpn-crackdown-will-not-affect-normal-operations-of-foreign-companies/

China's online population growing fast
Deutsche Welle, January 23, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-online-population-growing-fast/a-37235022

Hong Kong (香港)

Four Hong Kong lawmakers facing disqualification win more time to prepare defense
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2064675/four-hong-kong-lawmakers-facing-disqualification-win-more

青政及民族黨年宵攤位被取消　浸大學生會寄賣產品　批政府壓制本土港獨主張 (Youngspiration and Hong Kong National Party Lunar New Year Fair stalls cancelled, Student union of Baptist University consigns products of Youngspiration and Hong Kong National Party for sale, criticizes gov’t for suppressing idea of Hong Kong independence)
Mingpao, January 25, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170125/s00001/1485312897192

Netflix購黃之鋒紀錄片版權　擬全球190國家播放 (Netflix purchases documentary on Joshua Wong, plans to stream in 190 countries worldwide)
Mingpao, January 25, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170124/s00001/1485254672570

“反港独”　《中国国防报》赞同抵制香港歌手张敬轩 (Chinese National Defense News, “anti-HK independence” news outlet, agrees with boycott against Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 25, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38740959

Commentary (评论)

Without freedom for rights lawyers, how can China lay claim to a just legal system?
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2064626/without-freedom-rights-lawyers-how-can-china-lay-claim-just

China must respect lawyers’ human rights
The Guardian, January 23, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/china-must-respect-lawyers-human-rights

The continued importance of the U.S.-China cyber dialogue
Council on Foreign Relations, January 23, 2017
http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2017/01/23/the-continued-importance-of-the-u-s-china-cyber-dialogue/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“国际危难律师日”聚焦中国维权律师 (“The 7 Annual Day of the Endangered Lawyer” focuses on Chinese rights defense lawyers)
Voice of America, January 24, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-day-of-endangered-lawyers-20170124/3689271.html

Related:
“处境危险律师国际日”法国律师公会声援中国律师 (French Bar Association supports Chinese lawyers on “Day of the Endangered Lawyer” )
Radio France Internationale, January 24, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170124-“处境危险律师国际日”法国律师公会声援中国律师

709大抓捕案　李和平遭化名扣押　王全璋未獲見律師 (709 Crackdown: Li Heping detained under different name, Wang Quanzhang still hasn’t met with lawyers)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1309654-20170124.htm

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2015 (Updated January 23, 2017)
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Resident of China’s “democracy village” transferred to Guangdong prison before appeal, son says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/24/resident-chinas-democracy-village-transferred-guangdong-prison-appeal-son-says/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese liberal think tank slams Beijing censors after website and media accounts shut down
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064991/chinese-liberal-think-tank-slams-beijing-censors-after

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京、山西、浙江三省市监察委员会成立 (National supervisory commission set up in Beijing, Shanxi, and Zhejiang)
People’s Daily, January 24, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0124/c1001-29047247.html

China jails two former officials, who fled abroad, for corruption
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064632/china-jails-two-former-officials-who-fled-abroad

Hong Kong (香港)

《保衛立法會 撤銷司法覆核》- 全港跨界別公民聯合行動聲明 (Joint statement from cross-sectoral Hong Kong Citizens: “Defend Legco, Revoke Judicial Review Cases” )
InmediaHK, January 24, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1047218

盧偉聰稱去年旺角騷亂拘捕90人　6人已被定罪 (Stephen Lo: 90 people arrested over Mong Kok riot last year, 6 convicted)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1309647-20170124.htm

Student takes HKU Council to court over alleged vote bribes
Hong Kong Free Press, January 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/24/student-takes-hku-council-court-alleged-vote-bribes/

Commentary (评论)

How Hong Kong contributes to China’s human rights law
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2064730/how-hong-kong-contributes-chinas-human-rights-law

Access to Justice (司法公正)

处境危险律师国际观察站关注中国律师 (“L’Observatoire international des avocats en danger” pays close attention to Chinese lawyers)
Radio France Internationale, January 22, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170122-处境危险律师国际观察站今年关注中国律师

“Your only right is to obey”: lawyer describes torture in China's secret jails
The Guardian, January 23, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/23/lawyer-torture-china-secret-jails-xie-yang

Related:
Scores of Chinese lawyers rally around colleague who claims he was tortured during crackdown
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064227/scores-chinese-lawyers-rally-around-colleague-who

谢阳反告10名国保施酷刑 (Xie Yang brings torture claims against 10 Domestic Security officers)
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170121-谢阳反告10名国保施酷刑

Chinese human rights lawyers set their sights on smog
Agence France-Presse, January 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/23/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-set-sights-smog/

中国敢言律师告当局治理污染不利 (Chinese outspoken lawyer sues the authority for incompetence in controlling pollution)
Radio France Internationale, January 21, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170121-中国敢言律师告当局治理污染不利

A broken lawyer and a hawkish judge cast deep pall over China’s legal system
The Washington Post, January 20, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/a-tortured-broken-lawyer-and-a-hawkish-judge-cast-deep-pall-over-chinas-legal-system/2017/01/20/1daf0ff6-dd62-11e6-b2cf-b67fe3285cbc_story.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Historian’s latest book on Mao turns acclaim in China to censure
The New York Times, January 21, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/21/world/asia/china-historian-yang-jisheng-book-mao.html

Beijing Internet censors close websites of liberal economic think tank
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064260/beijing-internet-censors-close-websites-liberal

China cracks down on Mao critics
Financial Times, January 22, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/321d2330-e053-11e6-9645-c9357a75844a

Related:
北京关闭17家网站 茅于轼微博账号被封 (Beijing closes down 17 websites, Mao Yushi’s Weibo account also suspended)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-01222017100533.html

Ministry of Truth: No independent reporting of Trump’s inauguration
China Digital Times, January 20, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/ministry-truth-no-independent-reporting-trumps-inauguration/

How China tightened its grip on the media during 2016, by IFJ
The Guardian, January 20, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2017/jan/20/how-china-tightened-its-grip-on-the-media-during-2016-by-ifj

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

First batch of overseas NGOs register under China’s new law
Sixth Tone, January 20, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/first-batch-overseas-ngos-register-under-china%E2%80%99s-new-law

聲援佔中 詩人年關遭逼遷 (Poets evicted at the end of year for supporting Occupy Central movement)
Mingpao, January 23, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170123/s00013/1485108572994

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Communist Party puts graft interrogators on tighter leash
South China Morning Post, January 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064071/communist-party-puts-graft-interrogators-tighter-leash

Punches, kicks and the “dangling chair’: Detainee tells of torture in China
The New York Times, January 20, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/20/world/asia/china-lawyer-torture-xie-yang.html

Doctors and red envelopes: How corruption has blighted China’s public health system
Caixin, January 20, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-20/101047316.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China tightens Great Firewall by declaring unauthorized VPN services illegal
South China Morning Post, January 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2064587/chinas-move-clean-vpns-and-strengthen-great-firewall

Related:
中国正式“清算”VPN (China “cleans up” VPN services officially)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国正式清算vpn/ a-37231959

工业和信息化部关于清理规范互联网网络接入服务市场的通知 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Notice Regarding Clearance and Regulation of VPN Services)
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, January 17, 2017
http://www.miit.gov.cn/n1146295/n1652858/n1652930/n3757020/c5471946/content.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Why China's supporters in Hong Kong are divided
The Diplomat, January 20, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/why-chinas-supporters-in-hong-kong-are-divided/

曾鈺成：接受反對派「推倒8‧31」要求沒可能當選 (Jasper Tsang: Those who accept the opposition’s demand to “overturn August 31 Decision” will never be elected)
Mingpao, January 23, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170123/s00001/1485129525079

暗示对手不被北京接受? 林郑陷"失言"风波 (Hinting that her opponents aren’t accepted by Beijing? Carrie Lam caught in “gaffe” scandal)
Deutsche Welle, January 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/暗示对手不被北京接受林郑陷失言风波/a-37232533

民主動力倡計劃予市民向選委推薦特首人選　被提名人士需符3項條件 (Power for Democracy launches campaign for general public to nominate CE candidate, nominee should meet 3 requirements)
Mingpao, January 22, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170122/s00001/1485091982994

香港维园年宵 支联会设六四展馆 呼吁勿忘历实 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China sets up mini June-Fourth museum in Lunar new year market, advocates to never forget historical truth)
Radio Free Asia, January 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/yf2-01222017101638.html

逾百議員、選委及學者等聯署要求撤消對4議員司法覆核 (Over 100 scholars, Legco and Election Committee members petition for gov’t to drop judicial review cases against 4 Legco members)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 21, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1309099-20170121.htm

Commentary (评论)

Codifying illegality? The case of Jiang Tianyong
China Law and Policy, January 20, 2017
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2017/01/20/codifying-illegality-the-case-of-jiang-tianyong/

The real secret of Chinese Internet censorship? Distraction
The Guardian, January 22, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jan/22/chinese-internet-censorship-uses-distraction

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国法律人敦促周强引咎辞职 (Chinese legal profession urges Zhou Qiang to resign)
Deutsche Welle, January 19, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国法律人敦促周强引咎辞职/a-37189971

Related:
中国知识界联署要求最高院周强“走人” (Intellects in China petition to demand President of SPC Zhou Qiang to “leave”)
Voice of America, January 20, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-scholars-demand--resignation-20170119/3682745.html

四位旅美前中国法律界人士谴责周强抵制司法独立的言论违法违宪要求人大撤销其职务 (4 U.S.-residing former Chinese legal professionals criticize Zhou Qiang for speech rejecting judicial independence, demand his dismissal from CPC)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-01192017100729.html

“709案”谢燕益回家仍有8人被羁押 谢阳拒绝当局“放人条件” (“709 case”: Xie Yanyi returns home while 8 people still detained, Xie Yang refuses the authorities’ “conditions for release” )
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-01192017103426.html

Related:
Transcript of Interviews with Lawyer Xie Yang (1)
China Change, January 19, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/19/transcript-of-interviews-with-lawyer-xie-yang-1/

Authorities Deny Lawyers’ Access to Xie Yang and His Case File
“709”案谢阳律师被违法阻止律师会见和阅卷
Human Rights in China, October 21, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/authorities-deny-lawyers-access-xie-yang-and-his-case-file
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709an-xie-yang-lu-shi-bei-wei-fa-zu-zhi-lu-shi-hui-jian-he-yue-juan

Rights groups ask China to free Tibetan education advocate
人权组织呼吁释放藏语教育倡导者扎西文色
The New York Times, January 20, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170120/china-tibetan-education-advocate/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170120/china-tibetan-education-advocate/

Wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer seeks Angela Merkel’s help
被监禁的人权律师江天勇妻子向默克尔求助
The New York Times, January 19, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/world/asia/china-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-germany.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170120/china-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-germany/

Access to Information (信息公开)

What’s behind China’s mass fabrication of official figures?
Caixin, January 19, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-19/101046909.html

China orders state media not to criticize Trump ahead of inauguration
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/media-trump-01192017163646.html

Related:
Ministry of Truth: Handle Trump carefully
China Digital Times, January 18, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/01/minitrue-handle-trump-carefully/

Commentary by Gao Wenqian: Human Rights and the U.S.-China Diplomatic Chessboard
高文谦：中美外交棋局与人权
Human Rights in China, January 19, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-rights-forum/commentary-gao-wenqian-human-rights-and-us-china-diplomatic-chessboard
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-shuang-zhou-kan/gao-wen-qian-zhong-mei-wai-jiao-qi-ju-yu-ren-quan

China’s official 2016 GDP number is in, and the government promises it’s “authentic”
Quartz, January 20, 2017
https://qz.com/890084/chinas-official-2016-gdp-growth-was-6-7-and-the-government-promises-its-authentic/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese migrant workers protest over unpaid wages
Voice of America, January 19, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-migrant-workers-protest-unpaid-wages/3682577.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to launch graft-busting super bureau next year
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2063690/china-launch-graft-busting-super-bureau-next-year

China asks foreign diplomats for closer cooperation in anti-graft war
Reuters, January 19, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN1540AL

China jails former senior oil executive for 15 years for graft
Reuters, January 19, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-cnpc-idUSKBN1530TY

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Evaluating the U.S.-China cybersecurity agreement, Part 1: The U.S. approach to cyberspace
The Diplomat, January 19, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/evaluating-the-us-china-cybersecurity-agreement-part-1-the-us-approach-to-cyberspace/

Related:
Evaluating the U.S.-China cybersecurity agreement, Part 2: China’s take on cyberspace and cybersecurity
The Diplomat, January 19, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/evaluating-the-us-china-cybersecurity-agreement-part-2-chinas-take-on-cyberspace-and-cybersecurity/

Hong Kong (香港)

United States Congress set to introduce Hong Kong human rights act “in coming days”
South China Morning Post, January 20, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2062798/will-hong-kongs-pro-democracy-camp-find-ally-trump

Video: There is absolutely no room for Hong Kong independence, C.Y. Leung warns
Hong Kong Free Press, January 18, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/18/video-absolutely-no-room-hong-kong-independence-cy-leung-warns/

Hong Kong's localist revolutionaries
Al Jazeera, January 19, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2017/01/hong-kong-localist-revolutionaries-170118060422170.html

Hong Kong’s democrats say no to China’s treasures
The Economist, January 21, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21715042-worlds-most-popular-museum-political-too-hong-kongs-democrats-say-no-chinas-treasures

Why China's supporters in Hong Kong are divided
The Diplomat, January 20, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/01/why-chinas-supporters-in-hong-kong-are-divided/

曾俊華：人大8.31是基礎　若氛圍與2014年相似不會重推政改 (John Tsang: CPC’s August 31 decision is a foundation, I will not push for political reform again if atmosphere is similar to that in 2014)
Mingpao, January 20, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170120/s00001/1484873862833

終止青政民族黨年宵租約　高永文稱為市民安全被迫下決定 (Ko Wing-man says he had no choice but to ban stalls of Youngspiration and National Party for the sake of public safety)
Mingpao, January 20, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170119/s00001/1484821546254

Commentary (评论)

Is Xi Jinping the new champion of globalization? Far from it.
The Washington Post, January 18, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/is-xi-jinping-the-new-champion-of-globalization-far-from-it/2017/01/18/ecfda27a-dda0-11e6-acdf-14da832ae861_story.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights lawyer Xie Yanyi reunited with family after 18 months in detention
Hong Kong Free Press, January 19, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/01/19/chinese-human-rights-lawyer-xie-yanyi-reunited-family-18-months-detention/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, June 10, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

律师再申请会见江天勇 要求检察院监督案件 (Lawyers apply again to meet Jiang Tianyong, demand Procuratorate supervise the case)
Radio Free Asia, January 19, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-01182017104900.html

Related:
Statement by Lawyers Tan Chenshou and Chen Jinxue on Jiang Tianyong’s Case
覃臣寿、陈进学关于江天勇案的律师声明
Human Rights in China, December 16, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/statement-lawyers-tan-chenshou-and-chen-jinxue-jiang-tianyongs-case
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/tan-chen-shou-chen-jin-xue-guan-yu-jiang-tian-yong-de-lu-shi-sheng-ming

中国最高人民法院院长驳斥司法独立 (President of SPC refutes judicial independence)
Financial Times, January 19, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071044

Access to Information (信息公开)

国家网信办深入整治“标题党”问题 (Cyberspace Administration of China punishes news websites for “clickbait” titles)
Cyberspace Administration of China, January 13, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-01/13/c_1120302910.htm

Related:
整治标题党是互联网新闻法治化的重要举措 (Regulation of “clickbait” titles is an important measure towards regulation of Internet news)
Legal Daily, January 17, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2017-01/17/content_6962684.htm

Liaoning government admits false growth data from 2011-14
Caixin, January 18, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-18/101046468.html

Related:
辽宁省长陈求发：我们顶着压力挤压数据造假的水分 (Governor of Liaoning Province Chen Qiufa: We have suppressed the excessive fabrication of financial data)
People’s Daily, January 17, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/01-17/8127221.shtml

中国气象局暂停发布霾预警 引发舆论热议 (China Meteorological Administration sparks heated debate as it stops smog alerts)
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf1-01182017104816.html

Related:
新京报快评: 谁来发布雾霾预警，不要扯皮 (The Beijing News Quick Commentary: Who is responsible for smog alerts, stop wrangling)
The Beijing News, January 18, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/opinion/2017/01/18/431090.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Family of reformist leader Zhao Ziyang vows to keep pressing for his exoneration
South China Morning Post, January 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2063170/family-reformist-leader-zhao-ziyang-vows-keep-pressing-his-exoneration

Related:
趙紫陽逝世12年 女冀平反 杜導正親悼 高瑜丁子霖遭禁足 (On 12th anniversary of Zhao Ziyang’s death his daughter hopes for redress, Du Daozheng joins mourning while Gao Yu and Ding Ziling are banned)
Mingpao, January 18, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170118/s00013/1484675828270

全国首批6家境外非政府组织驻沪代表机构在上海获颁登记书 (Six foreign NGOs’ Shanghai offices granted nation’s first batch of registration certificates under Foreign NGO Management Law)
Shanghai Observer, January 17, 2017
http://www.shobserver.com/news/detail?id=42540

On taking gay rights from Taipei to Beijing: Don’t call it a “movement”
The New York Times, January 18, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/18/world/asia/china-taiwan-same-sex-gay.html

Chinese feminist “Hooligan Sparrow” faces eviction by Beijing authorities
Radio Free Asia, January 18, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/feminist-eviction-01182017123114.html

14类职业人员将建个人信用记录 (14 types of professionals will be given individual social credit rating record)
People’s Daily, January 19, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0119/c1001-29035345.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s top prosecutor takes aim at corrupt village officials over rural land grabs
Caixin, January 16, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-01-16/101044470.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Unsolved problems hang over Hong Kong leader's last policy address
Reuters, January 18, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKBN1520CD

梁振英冀民主派推願接受基本法規定者參選特首選舉 (C.Y. Leung hopes pro-democracy camp will nominate candidates who accept the restrictions under the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1308593-20170119.htm

John Tsang formally declares bid to lead Hong Kong and vows to “restore hope to city in time of great uncertainty”
South China Morning Post, January 19, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2063523/john-tsang-officially-announce-chief-executive-bid-despite

Related:
曾俊華：決定競逐下屆行政長官 (John Tsang: I have decided to run for the next CE)
Radio Television Hong Kong, January 19, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1308678-20170119.htm

曾鈺成指京若2047取消一國兩制未違承諾　視乎國家利益定奪 (Jasper Tsang: It’s not a broken promise if Beijing cancels One Country Two Systems in 2047, it must depend on the national interest)
Mingpao, January 19, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170119/s00001/1484785952077

香港民族黨及青年新政年宵攤檔　遭食環署終止租約　稱「可能危害公共秩序」(FEHD banned stalls of Hong Kong National Party and Youngspiration at Lunar New Year’s fair, stating that they “may endanger public order”)
Mingpao, January 19, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170118/s00001/1484753078342

Commentary (评论)

【給特首參選人的試卷】新特首能否進退有度護「兩制」？ (An exam paper for CE candidates: Could the new CE protect “Two Systems” with the right strategy?)
Mingpao, January 19, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170119/s00022/1484792075088

Access to Justice (司法公正)

A fourth update on lawyer Li Chunfu’s situation: “What are you hiding from me?”
China Change, January 17, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/01/17/a-fourth-update-on-li-chunfus-situation-what-are-you-hiding-from-me/

Related:
709 Lawyer Released on Bail in Psychological Distress
“709”被捕律师李春富取保候审，身心状况异常
Human Rights in China, January 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/709-lawyer-released-bail-psychological-distress
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/709bei-bu-lu-shi-li-chun-fu-qu-bao-hou-shen-shen-xin