Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing targets 5,500 polluting companies in clean-air campaign
China Daily, June 16, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/16/content_29771499.htm

Related:
China court sentences seven over falsifying air quality data
Xinhua, June 16, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-06-16/detail-ifyhfpat5093443.shtml

Detention of Chinese insurance company chief not without risks
Voice of America, June 16, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/detention-of-chinese-insurance-company-chief-not-without-risks/3903166.html

何挺被免 重庆3任公安局长先后沦陷 (Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau Secretary He Ting fired, marking the third dismissal of a Chongqing Public Security Bureau secretary or deputy secretary)
Deutsche Welle, June 16, 2017
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2017-06-16/59820508.html

人民日报：中国方案推进全球人权治理 (People’s Daily Commentary: China’s plan promotes global human rights governance)
People’s Daily, June 16, 2017
http://world.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0616/c1002-29342705.html

The disturbing wedding trend in China of groomsmen sexually assaulting bridesmaids
Global Voices, June 16, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/16/the-disturbing-wedding-trend-in-china-of-groomsmen-sexually-assaulting-bridesmaids/

Greece blocks EU's criticism at UN of China's human rights record
The Guardian, June 18, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/18/greece-eu-criticism-un-china-human-rights-record

Activist “still recovering from torture” inflicted in Chinese prison
South China Morning Post, June 18, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2098900/activist-still-recovering-torture-inflicted-chinese

Hong Kong (香港)

Anti-graft agency investigating CY Leung’s intervention in LegCo probe, media reports say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/16/anti-graft-agency-investigating-cy-leungs-intervention-legco-probe-media-reports-say/

Rival camps argue over Taiwan caucus
Hong Kong Standard, June 16, 2017
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=184052

Hong Kong university student journalists seeking better access to government urge court to be “protector of free speech”
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2098711/hong-kong-university-student-journalists-seeking-better

Commentary (评论)

China’s crushing of independent lawyers is a blow to rule of law
The Economist, June 15, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21723420-why-xi-jinping-fears-experience-uppity-taiwan-chinas-crushing-independent-lawyers

Two systems, one headache: Hong Kong twenty years after the handover to China
The Conversation, June 19, 2017
https://theconversation.com/two-systems-one-headache-hong-kong-twenty-years-after-the-handover-to-china-79587

The Infamous Chalkgirl
The Guardian, June 15, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2017/jun/16/chalk-girl-hong-kong-democracy-umbrella-movement-protester-china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Ethnic Kazakh imam dies in custody of Chinese police in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ethnic-kazakh-imam-dies-in-custody-of-chinese-police-in-xinjiang-06152017113623.html

Tibetan youth detained, warned over Dalai Lama photo
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/photo-06152017145721.html

China is torturing civil-rights lawyers
The Economist, June 15, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21723460-so-much-strengthening-rule-law-china-torturing-civil-rights-lawyers

Related:
江天勇、王全璋辩护律师申请会见均遭拒 (Lawyers for Jiang Tianyong, Wang Quanzhang refused meeting with them)
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06152017100327.html

Jiang Tianyong’s Family Rejects Officially-Appointed Lawyers
江天勇家人拒绝接受官方指派律师
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/jiang-tianyongs-family-rejects-officially-appointed-lawyers
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/jiang-tian-yong-jia-ren-ju-jue-jie-shou-guan-fang-zhi

美港台人权组织设立709中国人权律师节 (U.S., Hong Kong and Taiwan human rights organizations establish 709 Chinese human rights lawyers festival)
Voice of America, June 15, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/human-rights-gourps-set-up-july-9th-as-chinese-rights-lawyer-day-to-mark-their-contribution-for-china-human-rights/3901449.html

时事大家谈：纪念709，推动首届中国人权律师节 (Current Affairs Discussion: Commemorating 709, promoting the first Chinese human rights lawyers festival)
Voice of America, June 16, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-io-20170615-709-china-lawyer/3901553.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Have A Nice Day, Chinese gangster animation, blocked in France
北京施压 中国动画《好极了》撤出法国影展
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2017
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-40270158
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40280096

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Registration of foreign NGOs crawls past 1%
China Digital Times, June 15, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/06/registration-foreign-ngos-new-law-crawls-past-1/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese conglomerate HNA sues exiled tycoon Guo
Reuters, June 16, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-tycoon-idUSKBN1970GP

Three linked to exiled billionaire Guo Wengui sentenced in China
Financial Times, June 16, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/4ba6b584-1fe9-345b-813d-2403971f33b0

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Netizen report: China has a new cybersecurity law
Global Voices, June 15, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/15/netizen-report-china-has-a-new-cybersecurity-law/

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

Uyghurs rally around language in face of pressures from China
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/language-day-06152017171145.html

Sieren's China: Seeking security
Deutsche Welle, June 14, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-seeking-security/a-39257868

China lauds Pakistan's support in fighting terrorism
Xinhua, June 15, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/15/c_136368543.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Huge police crackdown not linked to Hong Kong handover events, officials claim
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2098564/huge-police-crackdown-not-linked-hong-kong-handover-events

Occupy pre-trial: Joshua Wong among 11 protesters planning to plead guilty for criminal contempt of court
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/15/occupy-pre-trial-joshua-wong-among-11-protesters-planning-plead-guilty-criminal-contempt-court/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

四川民主人士陈云飞看守所再遭酷刑 (Sichuan activist Chen Yunfei is tortured again while in detention center)
Voice of America, June 14, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-activist-tourtured-again-indetention-20170614/3900202.html

中国称按照李明哲意愿为其聘请了律师 (China announces a lawyer has already been appointed for Lee Ming-che, in accordance with his wishes)
Voice of America, June 14, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-lee-case-development-20170614/3900164.html

Chinese authorities “appoint” government lawyer for detained attorney Wang Quanzhang
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-trial-06142017123031.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Social media users fight back after Weibo censors allegations of sexual abuse at Beijing Film Academy
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/13/social-media-users-fight-back-weibo-censors-allegations-sexual-abuse-beijing-film-academy/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s cult of stability is killing Tibetans
Foreign Policy, June 13, 2017
https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/13/self-immolation-and-chinas-state-cult-of-stability-tibet-monks-dalai-lama/

长春一汽大众千余派遣工要求同工同酬，三名代表遭刑拘 (More than a thousand employees of FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun are dispatched to demand equal pay for equal work, three representatives are detained)
China Labor Bulletin, June 14, 2017
http://bit.ly/2surtk9

Beijing protesters in rare clash with police over school dispute
Reuters, June 14, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-education-protests-idUSKBN1951IH

Related:
北京昌平百名家长因子女就学问题举行抗议 (Around 100 family heads protest over problems with their children’s school)
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06142017100345.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese tycoon reportedly caught up in sweeping corruption crackdown
The Guardian, June 14, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/14/chinese-tycoon-reportedly-caught-up-anti-corruption-crackdown-wu-xiaohui-anbang

Related:
Meet Wu Xiaohui—the man behind Anbang’s big bang from no-name to heavy hitter
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2098364/meet-wu-xaiohui-man-behind-anbangs-big-bang-no-name

The one big unanswered question hanging over China’s plans for new state anti-graft agency
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2098183/one-big-unanswered-question-hanging-over-chinas-plans

China top prosecutor says probing Tianjin Port former chairman for graft
Reuters, June 13, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-tianjin-port-idUSKBN195091

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

Muslim Uyghurs in China fined, sent to “study classes” for observing Ramadan
Radio Free Asia, June 14, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/muslims-ramadan-06142017134547.html

Hong Kong (香港)

2014 Occupy protests were the most difficult challenge of my tenure, says Hong Kong chief C.Y. Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, June 14, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/14/2014-occupy-protests-difficult-challenge-tenure-says-hong-kong-chief-cy-leung/

Handover anniversary: Hong Kong gov’t may pass journalists’ personal data to police
Hong Kong Free Press, June 15, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/15/handover-anniversary-hong-kong-govt-asks-journalists-personal-data/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王全璋父亲被要求回乡办理养老金手续 (709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang’s father asked to return to his hometown in order to continue receiving his pension)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-06132017104055.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why foreign NGOs are struggling with new Chinese law
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2097923/why-foreign-ngos-are-struggling-new-chinese-law

湖南落选村支书被打死 逾2千村民围堵镇政府抗议 (Hunan village Party Secretary beaten to death, more than 2,000 villagers surround township government in protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-06122017121558.html

中石油数百下岗工人追讨养老金 成都500警驱散 多人被抓打 (A few hundred workers of PetroChina demand unpaid pension, protestors dispersed by 500 police from Chengdu, some beaten up)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06132017114740.html

Shanghai loosens housing policy after rare protests
Financial Times, June 13, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/e576b706-4fee-11e7-bfb8-997009366969

Government Accountability (政府问责)

这位落马官员被中央双开 党委开会批其令人发指 (Former Lanzhou Municipal Committee secretary Yu Haiyan faces criticism, Central Party Committee deems his transgressions heinous)
China Huan Qiu, June 13, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-06/10833587.html?from=bdwz

内蒙多伦农民上访案开庭 被告当庭指遭电棍打伤 (Farmer activist case opens in Duolin county of Inner Mongolia, defendant says in court that he was beaten with electric baton)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06132017114821.html

中纪委巡视组再发现多两省伪造经济数据 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection found two more provinces forging economic data)
Radio France Internationale, June 13, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170613-中纪委巡视组再发现多两省伪造经济数据

China detains chairman of Anbang, which sought ties with Jared Kushner
The New York Times, June 13, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/business/dealbook/insurance-china-anbang.html

Hong Kong (香港)

港媒：习近平访港前后或为十九大定调 (Hong Kong media: Xi Jinping’s speech before or after his visit to Hong Kong will set the tone for the 19th National Party Congress)
Deutsche Welle, June 13, 2017
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2017-06-13/59819832.html

程翔称中央令一国两制走样 (Cheng Xiang: Central gov't makes "one country, two systems" deviate from its original form)
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp1-06132017115051.html

Hong Kong must nip any form of separatism in the bud, says Chief Exec. CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/13/hong-kong-must-nip-form-separatism-bud-says-chief-exec-cy-leung/

Commentary (评论)

中共汹汹封杀网络 言论将全面倒退吗 (If the CCP aggressively shuts down the Internet, will freedom of expression completely regress?)
Deutsche Welle, June 12, 2017
http://opinion.dwnews.com/news/2017-06-12/59819656.html

The one big unanswered question hanging over China’s plans for new state anti-graft agency
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2098183/one-big-unanswered-question-hanging-over-chinas-plans

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“No such thing as justice” in fight over chemical pollution in China
The New York Times, June 12, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/12/world/asia/china-environmental-pollution-chemicals-lead-poisoning.html

北京名人后代高瑜家庆生日 国保指右派聚会围住所 (Descendants of prominent figures celebrate one of their birthdays in independent journalist Gao Yu’s home, domestic security officers surround the venue saying it is a “rightest” gathering)
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06122017121350.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Two more Chinese provinces found faking economic data
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2098007/two-more-chinese-provinces-found-faking-economic-data

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China pollution: Survey finds 70% of firms break regulations
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40239693

China upholds life sentence for corrupt former official
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2097785/china-upholds-life-sentence-corrupt-former-official

郭文贵案进入司法程序 (Judicial proceedings begin for case of Guo Wengui)
Deutsche Welle, June 10, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/郭文贵案进入司法程序/a-39191457

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong fireworks display for 20th handover anniversary sparks controversy over use of simplified Chinese characters
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2098003/hong-kong-fireworks-display-20th-handover

“We face a similar problem”: Taiwanese lawmakers set up Hong Kong democracy concern caucus
Hong Kong Free Press, June 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/12/face-similar-problem-taiwanese-lawmakers-set-hong-kong-democracy-concern-caucus/

Related:
港台议员连线！ 黄之锋：非“港独”、“台独”合流 (Taiwanese and Hong Kong legislators establish an alliance! Joshua Wong: It's not collusion for "Hong Kong independence" and "Taiwan independence")
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-06122017100532.html

Beijing slams links between Taiwan, Hong Kong lawmakers as “collusion”
Radio Free Asia, June 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-taiwan-06122017143808.html

Commentary (评论)

“We should stand firm on human rights”: Australia-based scholar recounts detention ordeal in China
The Conversation, June 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/10/stand-firm-human-rights-australia-based-scholar-recounts-detention-ordeal-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China charges activist over Tiananmen massacre t-shirt and friends who "sheltered" her
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-06092017115419.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors have a new target: celebrity news
中國網路審查新目標：明星八卦
The New York Times, June 12, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170612/china-celebrity-news-wechat/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170612/china-celebrity-news-wechat/zh-hant/

Annecy Festival drops Chinese film after Chinese government pressure
China Film Insider, June 12, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/annecy-festival-drops-chinese-film-chinese-government-pressure/

Communist Party rebukes China’s internet watchdog for "lax" control over cyberspace
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2097947/chinas-internet-regulator-rebuked-communist-party-lax

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海南京路万人游行抗议政府房屋整改措施 (Around 10,000 people protest on Shanghai’s Nanjing Road against housing reform measures)
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170611-上海南京路万人游行抗议政府房屋整改措施

Related:
Rare public protest in China's Shanghai over property rule change
Reuters World News, June 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-property-shanghai-idUSKBN19206E?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

湖南尘肺病人省府请愿 维权代表被抓失联 (Hunan lung disease patients and rights defenders petitioning the provincial government arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-06092017102933.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese dissidents call for reparations for persecuted "anti-rightist" intellectuals
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/antirightist-reparations-06122017123736.html

Why China’s anti-graft watchdog is a stepping stone to higher office
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096925/why-chinas-anti-graft-watchdog-stepping-stone-higher

Hong Kong (香港)

7.1游行誓争民主自治 候任特首称港独未成思潮 (Organizer of July 1 demonstration vows to fight for democracy and autonomy, CE-elect says “Hong Kong independence” is not yet a school of thought)
Radio France Internationale, June 11, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170611-71游行誓争民主自治-候任特首称港独未成思潮

Related:
香港民阵投诉港府涉嫌打压七一游行 (Civil Human Rights Front says Hong Kong government is suppressing July 1 demonstrations)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-06092017103416.html

梁振英两度避过弹劾 (CY Leung escapes impeachment twice)
Radio France Internationale, June 9, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20170609-梁振英两度避过弹劾

Pro-independence Taiwanese lawmakers launch support group for Hong Kong democracy
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2097967/pro-independence-taiwanese-lawmakers-launch-support-group

Privacy commissioner slams election office’s treatment of voter data following missing laptop incident
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/13/privacy-commissioner-slams-election-offices-treatment-of-voter-data-following-missing-laptop-incident/

Commentary (评论)

中国应对年轻人更宽容 (China should be more lenient towards young people)
Financial Times, June 12, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072949

Access to Justice (司法公正)

深圳大抓捕：王军妻预产期提前胎儿或出血 国保再逼返鄂 (Shenzhen Crackdown: Wang Jun’s wife forced back to Hubei by national security authorities despite advancement of delivery date and potential danger to her fetus)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072017113828.html

李和平、李春富探访江天勇父母被警盘问 重点追问是否传出江天勇材料 (Li Heping and Li Chunfu’s parents questioned by police, were asked whether they leaked information about Jiang)
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06082017102629.html

“六四光明行”部分被捕者获律师会见 (Some arrested for “June Fourth Walk of Light” allowed meetings with lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072017113828.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China closes social media accounts from top outlets, including Harper’s Bazaar
China Film Insider, June 9, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-closes-social-media-accounts-top-outlets-including-harpers-bazaar/

WeChat has a great new tool for fighting fake news, but there’s one little problem: Beijing
Quartz, June 9, 2017
https://qz.com/1002262/

Civil Participation (公民参与)

卧底伊万卡代工厂被捕 活动人士妻子寻夫 (Activists arrested while doing undercover investigation at Ivanka Trump’s factory, their wives in search for missing husbands)
Deutsche Welle, June 8, 2017
http://bit.ly/2rHKKwY

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China accuses U.N. rights envoy of “meddling”' in its judiciary
Reuters, June 8, 2017
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSKBN18Z23V

四川試驗反腐「特赦」(Sichuan to pilot anti-graft “pardon” program)
Mingpao, June 9, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170609/s00013/1496944533003

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How WeChat, China’s social media colossus, can get bigger still if smartphones are used more for work, survey shows
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2097620/how-wechat-chinas-social-media-colossus-can-get-bigger-still-if

Hong Kong (香港)

辯方大狀曾任反黑組督察　庭上稱慶幸毋須陪審團裁決　「除非你是黃絲」　即被裁判官打斷 (Frankin Chu’s defense counsel, former Police Inspector of the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau, tells court that he is glad case not heard by jury, says “unless you are yellow,” interrupted by magistrate)
Mingpao, June 9, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170609/s00001/1496992888767

Chinasplaining: Is Hong Kong China?
China Film Insider, June 8, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinasplaining-hong-kong-china/

Commentary （评论）

【六四28年】冷漠切割才是變相維穩 (28th Anniversary of June Fourth: By indifferently cutting ties with June 4, a disguised form of stability maintenance is achieved)
Mingpao, June 9, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170609/s00022/1496969245958

观察：郭文贵爆料能否撼动“习王体制”(Observation: Could Guo Wengui’s exposures shake “Xi-Wang structure”?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40194051

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police ramp up charges against detained rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-06072017111256.html

Related:
江天勇被易罪逮捕 家属存钱未获回单 王全璋家人再向最高法提控告 (Jiang Tianyong arrested and charge changed, his family receives no receipt after sending Jiang money in jail, Wang Quanzhang’s family brings case to SPC again)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072017113828.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

“You disappeared?” A wife seeks her husband missing in China
Associated Press, June 8, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/you-disappeared-a-wife-seeks-her-husband-missing-in-china/2017/06/08/8b4e84d6-4c3b-11e7-987c-42ab5745db2e_story.html

大陆清算声援香港占中者：苏昌兰、陈启棠二审被驳回上诉 (China clears Occupy Central supporters: Su Changlan and Chen Qitang’s appeal against second instance judgements rejected)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-06072017114005.html

Related:
Chinese court rejects appeal for activists who voiced support for Hong Kong’s Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/08/chinese-court-rejects-appeal-activists-voiced-support-hong-kongs-occupy-protests/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China bans “soft burial”, an award-winning novel about the deadly consequences of land reform
Global Voices, June 8, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/08/china-bans-soft-burial-an-award-winning-novel-about-the-deadly-consequences-of-land-reform/

Chinese censor shuts down dozens of online entertainment news accounts
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2097367/chinese-censor-shuts-down-dozens-online-entertainment-news

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The Chinese government just issued a new set of rules for foreign students studying in China
Quartz, June 7, 2017
https://qz.com/1000476/china-has-issued-a-new-set-of-rules-for-foreign-students-studying-at-chinese-universities/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

倪玉兰再遭警察逼迁 被推下轮椅腰颈受伤 (Ni Yulan evicted by police again, suffers neck and back injuries after being pushed from wheelchair)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06072017113748.html

Hong Kong (香港)

毋忘六四議案遭否決　建制中唯一投贊成票　何君堯：高度讚賞學生情操 (Motion on “the June Fourth Incident” rejected, Junius Ho casts the only yes vote in pro-establishment camp, says he regards highly the students’ sentiments)
Mingpao, June 8, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170608/s00001/1496914112014

警方拒絕七一遊行銅鑼灣起步　民陣：倘衝突警方責無旁貸 (July 1 demonstration not allowed to start from Causeway Bay, organizer Civil Human Rights Front blames police if conflict arises)
Mingpao, June 8, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170608/s00001/1496916399945

解放军在维港进行海空巡逻 迎习访港? (PLA to conduct air and sea patrols over and in Victoria Harbor, Hong Kong, in preparation of Xi’s visit?)
Radio France Internationale, June 8, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170608-解放军在维港进行海空巡逻-迎习访港

调查：香港回归后转差 但支持独立者减至11% (Poll: Situation worse after handover but support rate for independence reduced to 11%)
Radio France Internationale, June 8, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170608-调查：香港回归后转差-但支持独立者减至11

Commentary (评论)

The China NGO project
ChinaFile, June 2, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国呼吁中国当局立即释放华海峰等3名中国劳工权利活动人士 (U.S. calls on Chinese authorities to immediately release 3 labor rights activists, including Hua Haifeng)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06062017100509.html

Related:
China won't release men investigating supplier producing Ivanka Trump items
Associated Press, June 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/06/ivanka-trump-china-shoes-factory-investigation

China police say activists investigating Ivanka Trump brand used illegal devices, passed info to foreign groups
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/07/china-police-say-activists-investigating-ivanka-trump-brand-used-illegal-devices-passed-info-foreign-groups/

被失踪6个月后江天勇被正式批捕 (Jiang Tianyong, missing for six months, formally arrested)
Deutsche Welle, June 6, 2017
http://bit.ly/2rAFrzk

Related:
VOA连线：王全璋家人到最高院控告 要求展开调查 (VOA Connects: Wang Quanzhang’s family takes case to SPC, to demand they carry out investigation)
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-connect-20170606-709-lawyer-case/3888907.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

江西赣州破获一起非法使用窃听窃照专用器材犯罪案，刑拘三人 (Ganzhou City, Jiangxi cracks case involving illegal use of wiretaps and covert photo devices, 3 people detained)
The Paper, June 6, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1702397

周强：增强司法话语权和国际规则制定权 (Zhou Qiang, Chief Justice and President of SPC: enhance Chinese rights to have judicial discourse and to make international rules)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-06/06/content_7194464.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Media round-up: Pro-Beijing newspapers bury or ignore Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/05/media-round-pro-beijing-newspapers-bury-ignore-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mourners blocked from visiting grave of Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang in China, sister says
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/06/mourners-blocked-visiting-grave-tiananmen-activist-li-wangyang-china-sister-says/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

揭阳市委原书记陈弘平受贿13991.678万元被判死缓 (Former Jieyang Municipal Committee Secretary sentenced to death with 2-year reprieve for accepting bribes of RMB 139million)
Southcn.Com, June 6, 2017
http://kb.southcn.com/content/2017-06/06/content_172075877.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

微博起死回生：用户恢复增长 市值超160亿美元 (Weibo’s Revival: user-growth restored and market value over $16 billion)
Phoenix News, June 6, 2017
http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20170606/44635099_0.shtml

A key question is at the heart of China’s new cybersecurity law: Where should data live?
Quartz, June 6, 2017
https://qz.com/999613/a-key-question-at-the-heart-of-chinas-cybersecurity-law-where-should-data-live/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader CY Leung tells young people to “reflect” on their Chinese identity amid June 4 controversy
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2097049/hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-tells-young-people-reflect-their

Commentary (评论)

Tiananmen survivor Rose Tang: Be separatists, be proud, and let the revolution begin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/04/tiananmen-survivor-rose-tang-separatists-proud-let-revolution-begin-hong-kong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist who probed Ivanka Trump supplier “meets with accident” in detention
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/labor-ivanka-06052017144216.html

Related:
U.S. urges China to free labor activists who investigated Ivanka Trump’s shoe factories
Associated Press, June 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/2097027/us-urges-china-free-labour-activists-who

China rejects U.S. call for release of labor rights activists
Reuters, June 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-labour-idUSKBN18X12Y

Prominent Chinese rights activist charged with subversion after being held six months
Reuters, June 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN18X0C4

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese firms help government monitor citizens with big data
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-monitor-citizens-data/3888748.html

Volkswagen worker representatives arrested at Changchun plant
China Labor Bulletin, June 6, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/volkswagen-worker-representatives-arrested-changchun-plant

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Thousands join Hong Kong vigil for Tiananmen Square anniversary
Reuters, June 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tiananmen-idUSKBN18V06C

Related:
China hits back at Taiwan leader's offer of help on democracy
Reuters, June 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN18W0A9

时事大家谈：六四血迹改变了历史足迹 (Current Affairs Discussion: The blood of June Fourth altered the historical footprint)
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-io-20170605-june-4th-commemorate/3887604.html

Tiananmen Square anniversary: A war of memory and oblivion
The Diplomat, June 5, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/tiananmen-square-anniversary-a-war-of-memory-and-oblivion/

The meaning of Tiananmen: 28 years later
The Diplomat, June 5, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/the-meaning-of-tiananmen-28-years-later/

部分中国人改变对天安门事件看法 (Some Chinese citizens change their opinion on Tiananmen crackdown)
Financial Times, June 5, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072863

南京史庭福纪念六四被刑拘 株洲8人行为艺术被抓失联 (Shi Tingfu from Nanjing arrested for commemorating June Fourth, 8 other people in Zhuzhou taken away, contact lost and disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1e-06052017105629.html/ampRFA

“习金平”是巧合？编剧谈《人民的名义》用意 (Is "Xi Jinping" a coincidence? Screenwriter discusses meanings of "In the Name of the People")
The New York Times, June 6, 2017
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170606/china-drama-zhou-meisen/

Hong Kong (香港)

張曉明指香港現分離思潮　有必要正確認識香港國家關係 (Zhang Xiaoming says there is a rise of separatism in Hong Kong and there is a need to learn accurately the relationship between Hong Kong and state)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 6, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1334433-20170606.htm

二千中大人联署反对停悼六四言论 称言论无知兼冷血 (Two thousand students and alumni from Chinese University of Hong Kong issue statement jointly opposing the halting of commemoration of June Fourth, saying that the opinion is ignorant and cold-blooded)
Radio France Internationale, June 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170605-二千中大人联署反对停悼六四言论-称言论无知兼冷血

June Fourth （六四）

Remembering Tiananmen Square, 28 years later
Voice of America, June 3, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/remembering-tiananmen-square/3886042.html

HKFP Lens: Hongkongers pay tribute to the Tiananmen massacre victims with a sea of lights
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/05/hkfp-lens-hongkongers-pay-tribute-tiananmen-massacre-victims-sea-lights/

Related:
华盛顿六四28周年烛光纪念会 (Candlelight vigil commemorating 28th anniversary of June Fourth held in Washington DC)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/m0604-wynews-06042017175829.html

日本东京举行六四天安门事件28周年纪念集会 (Rally for June Fourth 28th anniversary commemoration held in Tokyo, Japan)
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/nz-06022017121117.html

纽约举行纪念六四28周年烛光晚会 (Candlelight vigil for June Fourth 28th anniversary commemoration held in New York)
Voice of America, June 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/june-4th-vigil-in-ny/3887069.html

六四28週年：香港11萬群眾參與燭光晚會 (28th Anniversary of June Fourth: 110 thousand people jointed candlelight vigil in Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-40154468

六四28週年：香港紀念活動人數創九年最低 (28th Anniversary of June Fourth: The lowest turnout in 9 years for commemoration activity in Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-40149244

港大民调：港人55%支持平反六四越年轻越支持 (HKU Poll: 55% of Hong Kong people support June Fourth vindication with higher support rate amongst youngsters)
Radio France Internationale, June 3, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170603-港大民调：港人55支持平反六四越年轻越支持

On Tiananmen Square anniversary, detentions in China and candlelight vigil in Hong Kong
Washington Post, June 4, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/06/04/on-tiananmen-square-anniversary-detentions-in-china-and-candlelight-vigil-in-hong-kong/

“六四”28周年全面禁议 中国民众“曲线”悼念 (With censorship on 28th anniversary of June Fourth, Chinese citizens commemorate creatively)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-06042017092402.html

As the sun rises on Tiananmen
China Law and Policy, June 2, 2017
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2017/06/02/as-the-sun-rises-on-tiananmen/

Interview: Deng Xiaoping's June 4, 1989 massacre ushered in a corrupt China
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/64-baotong-06042017132333.html

Related:

Essays by the Tiananmen Mothers

• An Essay on the 28th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre, June 1, 2017
• No Amount of Power Can Rub Out June Fourth, June 1, 2016

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of June Fourth

• June Fourth at 25: Resisting Enforced Amnesia, Building a Just Future

Background

• June Fourth Overview
• A Chronology of the 1989 Democracy Movement and June Fourth Crackdown

Multimedia

• Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice, a video documentary produced by Human Rights in China with footage shot by the Tiananmen Mothers, June 2009 

China Rights Forum Special June Fourth Issues

• “25 Years after June Fourth,” 2014, no. 1
• “Facing June Fourth,” 2009, no. 2

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains more than 40 Tibetans amid clash over water rights
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/clash-06022017132533.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

广电总局：禁止在任何平台上播出“未删减版”节目 (State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film, and Television: Broadcasting “uncensored” programs on any platform is prohibited)
Jinyang Wang, June 2, 2017
http://news.ycwb.com/2017-06/02/content_24981480.htm

China's broadcast regulator, tightening control of content, promotes “core socialist values”
Reuters, June 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-regulator-broadcast-idUSKBN18U08D

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

List: Foreign NGOs registered in each Chinese province
The Diplomat, June 2, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/list-foreign-ngos-registered-in-each-chinese-province/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全国政协原常委、港澳台侨委员会原主任孙怀山严重违纪被开除党籍和公职 (Sun Huaishan, CPPCC Standing Committee member, Chairman of Committee for Liaison with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Overseas Chinese, expelled from Party and position for serious discipline violations)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, June 2, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201706/t20170602_100369.html

An exiled tycoon rattles China's politics with his corruption exposés
Global Voices, June 5, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/05/exiled-tycoons-corruption-expose-rattles-chinas-politics/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

沈阳地铁安装人脸识别系统 仅27小时识别出两逃犯 (Shenyang subway installs facial recognition system, 2 criminals recognized within 27 hours)
Observer, June 2, 2017
http://www.guancha.cn/industry-science/2017_06_02_411323.shtml

官方拟加强互联网公开募捐信息平台管理 或加强审查 (Gov't plans to strengthen management of online public-fundraising information platforms, might increase censorship)
China News, June 2, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/m/gn/2017/06-02/8240265.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Never seen before: Amnesty chief laments Hong Kong’s “declining human rights record”
South China Morning Post, June 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2096698/never-seen-amnesty-chief-laments-hong-kongs

June Fourth （六四）

More than 20 veterans behind bars, 28 years after Tiananmen massacre
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-prisoners-05312017144952.html

Hidden away for 28 years, Tiananmen protest pictures see light of day
The New York Times, June 1, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/world/asia/china-tiananmen-1989-photographs.html

China puts activists under house arrest, surveillance ahead of massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-05302017113246.html

山东民间举行纪念六四聚会已持续10年 (People in Shandong hold get together to commemorate June Fourth for tenth year)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05302017111452.html

Pro-democracy activists fly kites in Sai Kung to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen massacre
Hong Kong Free Press, May 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/23/pro-democracy-activists-fly-kites-sai-kung-commemorate-1989-tiananmen-massacre/

Related:

Essays by the Tiananmen Mothers

• An Essay on the 28th Anniversary of the June Fourth Massacre, June 1, 2017
• No Amount of Power Can Rub Out June Fourth, June 1, 2016

Twenty-fifth Anniversary of June Fourth

• June Fourth at 25: Resisting Enforced Amnesia, Building a Just Future

Background

• June Fourth Overview
• A Chronology of the 1989 Democracy Movement and June Fourth Crackdown

Multimedia

• Portraits of Loss and the Quest for Justice, a video documentary produced by Human Rights in China with footage shot by the Tiananmen Mothers, June 2009 

China Rights Forum Special June Fourth Issues

• “25 Years after June Fourth,” 2014, no. 1
• “Facing June Fourth,” 2009, no. 2

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese rights lawyer charged with subversion after six months' secret detention
709大抓捕：江天勇律师“监视居住”期满遭正式逮捕
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-arrest-06012017124510.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-06012017103601.html

两高公布国家赔偿新标准: 侵犯公民人身自由权每日赔偿金258.89元 (Supreme People’s Court and Supreme People’s Procuratorate publish new standards on state compensation: violating a citizen’s right to freedom brings a daily compensation of RMB 258.98)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-05/31/content_7187076.htm

China firm that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump denies missing activists' claims
The Guardian, June 1, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/01/china-ivanka-trump-shoes-activists-detained-missing

孟建柱: 深化刑事审判工作改革在更高层次上实现惩治犯罪和保障人权相统一 (Meng Jianzhu: Deepening reform of criminal trial work to, at a higher level, punish criminals while protecting human rights)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-06/01/content_7188374.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国记协发布《中国新闻事业发展报告 (2016年) 》(China Journalist Association publishes “Chinese Journalism Development Report (2016)”)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-05/31/content_7185726.htm

白皮书：新疆人权事业的发展进步 (White Paper: The development and progress of human rights in Xinjiang)
Xinhua, June 1, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-06/01/c_1121069277.htm

Related:
China is touting its protection of human rights in a Muslim-majority region riven by violence
Quartz, June 1, 2017
https://qz.com/996072/china-is-touting-its-protection-of-human-rights-in-a-muslim-majority-region-riven-by-violence/

Government white paper hails Xinjiang human rights progress
Global Times, June 1, 2017
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1049534.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

More than 7,000 foreign NGOs in China: Only 72 registered so far
The Diplomat, June 2, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/more-than-7000-foreign-ngos-in-china-only-72-registered-so-far/

Pregnant woman takes employer to arbitration for unfair dismissal
China Labor Bulletin, June 1, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/pregnant-woman-takes-employer-arbitration-unfair-dismissal

Activist seeks Trumps' help in freeing labor investigators in China
Voice of America, May 31, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/activist-seeks-trumps-help-freeing-labor-investigators-china/3882101.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A high-proof tribute to Tiananmen’s victims finds a way back to China
The New York Times, May 30, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/asia/china-tiananmen-liquor-bottle-baijiu.html

Chinese conglomerate’s ex-chair gets 14 years in jail for corruption
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2096544/chinese-conglomerates-ex-chair-gets-14-years-jail-corruption

Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for life for graft
Reuters, May 31, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN18S3OL

China punishes over 30 people over deadly power plant blast: Xinhua
Reuters, June 1, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-blast-idUSKBN18T00U

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s new cybersecurity law leaves foreign firms guessing
新网络安全法意味着什么？在华外企困惑不安
The New York Times, May 31, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/business/china-cybersecurity-law.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20170601/china-cybersecurity-law/

Hong Kong (香港)

Boy band dedicates song to June 4 student victims in bid to grab attention of Hong Kong youngsters
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2096527/boy-band-dedicates-song-june-4-student-victims-bid-grab

梁振英最后答问：已主动向中央交代 (C.Y. Leung’s last question and answer session: I have already explained myself to Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, June 1, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/梁振英最后答问已主动向中央交代/a-39084276

回归首任大法官婉言批评人大抢先释法伤害香港司法独立 (First chief justice of CFA Andrew Li criticizes NPC for harming Hong Kong’s judicial independence with premature Basic Law interpretation)
Radio France Internationale, June 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20170601-回归首任大法官婉言批评人大抢先释法伤害香港司法独立

Commentary (评论)

June 4 exposes generational divide in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2096580/june-4-exposes-generational-divide-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李和平再曝酷刑细节 江天勇女儿公开致父信 (Li Heping again reveals details of his torture, Jiang Tianyong’s daughter writes open letter to her father)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05312017102730.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, May 11, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Activist held in China's Guangdong for printing T-shirts bearing Guo Wengui quote
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tshirts-05312017111855.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese Foreign Ministry rebukes student for exalting free speech in graduation remarks
Global Voices, May 30, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/05/30/chinese-foreign-ministry-rebukes-student-for-exalting-free-speech-in-graduation-remarks/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

More than 20 veterans behind bars, 28 years after Tiananmen massacre
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tiananmen-prisoners-05312017144952.html

Hidden away for 28 years, Tiananmen protest pictures see light of day
The New York Times, June 1, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/world/asia/china-tiananmen-1989-photographs.html

Former China Telecom boss Chang Xiaobing sentenced to six years for corruption
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/tech/enterprises/article/2096382/former-china-telecom-boss-chang-xiaobing-sentenced-six-years

Former China statistics chief jailed for life over corruption
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096402/former-china-statistics-chief-jailed-life-over

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

《网络安全法》施行前夕国家互联网信息办公室网络安全协调局负责人答记者问 (Ahead of Cyber Security Law implementation, spokesman for the Cyberspace Administration of China Cybersecurity Mediation Bureau responds to journalists’ questions)
Cyberspace Administration of China, May 31, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-05/31/c_1121062481.htm

Related:
中国施行《网络安全法》 外企为何担忧？(With the implementation of the Cyber Security Law, what do multinationals have to worry about?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40111643

China gives businesses 19 months to comply with controversial cross-border cyber data rules
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2096406/china-gives-businesses-19-months-comply-controversial

Facebook sorry for Tiananmen picture frame rejection
Facebook为“误禁”香港纪念六四头像特效框道歉　还有谁曾中招？
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2017
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40102562
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40104098

China's cybersecurity law: What you need to know
The Diplomat, June 1, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/chinas-cybersecurity-law-what-you-need-to-know/

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

China created a new terrorist threat by repressing secessionist fervor in its western frontier
Quartz, May 31, 2017
https://qz.com/993601/china-uyghur-terrorism/

Hong Kong (香港)

School apologizes after exam asks about police rally and Hong Kong rule of law
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/01/school-apologises-exam-asks-police-rally-hong-kong-rule-law/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Liu Shaoming, a 1989 veteran and a labor activist, remains imprisoned without sentence
China Change, May 31, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/31/liu-shaoming-a-1989-veteran-and-a-labor-activist-remains-imprisoned-without-sentence/

China detains activist who worked at manufacturer of Ivanka Trump shoes
The New York Times, May 30, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/business/labor-activist-detained-ivanka-trump-factory.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网上流行的女同性恋约会应用程序被关闭 (Popular Chinese Internet dating app shut down)
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-05292017155216.html

Transparency calls follow Taiwanese activist’s subversion arrest
China Digital Times, May 30, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/transparency-calls-follow-taiwanese-activists-subversion-arrest/

Facebook “mistakenly” censored Tiananmen massacre tribute
Hong Kong Free Press, May 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/30/facebook-apologises-mistakenly-banning-1989-tiananmen-massacre-profile-tribute/

Tibetan social media draw Chinese police attention after self-immolations
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/media-05302017150250.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

LGBT conference in China forced to cancel; organizers say they were detained for 8 hours
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/31/lgbt-conference-china-forced-cancel-organisers-say-detained-8-hours/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China puts activists under house arrest, surveillance ahead of massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-05302017113246.html

山东民间举行纪念六四聚会已持续10年 (People in Shandong hold get together to commemorate June Fourth for tenth year)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05302017111452.html

中国作家及律师女友敏感日被逼离广州 (Chinese writer and lawyer girlfriend forced to leave Guangzhou ahead of sensitive date)
Voice of America, May 30, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/guangzhou-writer-and-lawyer-forced-to-leave-ahead-of-june-4th/3877088.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国《网络安全法》冲击跨国公司 (China’s cybersecurity law impacts multinational corporations)
Financial Times, May 31, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072794

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Taiwan rights activist’s wife demands answers after arrest in China
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096174/taiwan-rights-activists-wife-demands-answers-after

Veteran 1989 democracy, labor rights activist's case stalled: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-trial-05292017092919.html

两高司法解释将实施：中介买卖交换个人信息将严处 (Judicial interpretation of Supreme People’s Court and Procuratorate to take effect: broker trading of personal information to be harshly punished)
Legal Daily, May 30, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-05/30/content_7184875.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Defamation Law – based on a (mostly) true story
China Law Blog, May 29, 2017
http://www.chinalawblog.com/2017/05/china-defamation-law-based-on-a-mostly-true-story.html

Popular Chinese lesbian dating app removed from Internet
Voice of America, May 29, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-lesbian-dating-app/3875422.html

China’s news websites face harsh discipline
The Diplomat, May 27, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/chinas-news-websites-face-harsh-discipline/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

村主任带领村民堵塞河道致景区停业: 16名被告人因破坏生产经营被判刑 (Village head leads villagers to block river in attempt to gain higher compensation for commercial use of land, 16 people sentenced for “destruction of production and operation”)
People’s Court Daily, May 30, 2017
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2017-05/24/content_125826.htm?div=-1

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A high-proof tribute to Tiananmen’s victims finds a way back to China
The New York Times, May 30, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/30/world/asia/china-tiananmen-liquor-bottle-baijiu.html

Foreword to “the martial law troops of June Fourth”
China Change, May 29, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/29/foreword-to-the-martial-law-troops-of-june-fourth/

宁波纪委端午节现身景区，严查公车私用、公款买票 (Dragon boat festival, Ningbo Commission for Discipline Inspection closely investigates private use of government vehicles and ticket purchases with public funds)
The Paper, May 30, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1696913

十省份推反腐专题片 这些官员成反面主角 (Ten provinces promote anti-corruption TV series)
Legal Evening News, May 29, 2017
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20170529/51181029_0.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

6月起一批新规将实施 网络安全法保护个人信息 (A number of new regulations to be implemented in June: Cyber Security Law to strengthen protection of personal information protection)
Xinhua, May 30, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2017-05/26/c_129618860.htm

China’s cyber security law rattles multinationals
The Financial Times, May 30, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/b302269c-44ff-11e7-8519-9f94ee97d996

Hong Kong (香港)

China commemorates Hong Kong’s Basic Law by restricting it
The Diplomat, May 30, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/china-commemorates-hong-kongs-basic-law-by-restricting-it/

What more does China want from Hong Kong 20 years on from handover?
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2096227/what-more-does-china-want-hong-kong-20-years-handover

Commentary (评论)

How China can gain from clearing the air over freedom of speech
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2096217/how-china-can-gain-clearing-air-over-freedom-speech

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Taiwanese activist arrested for alleged subversion in mainland China
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2095896/taiwanese-activist-arrested-alleged-subversion-mainland

Video: Cops track family of Chinese rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang as they try to sue authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/26/video-cops-track-family-chinese-rights-lawyer-wang-quanzhang-try-sue-authorities/

Related:
709案跟进︰家属到最高检控办案机关违法 (709 case follow-up: Family bring case to Supreme People's Procuratorate accusing case authorities of breaking the law)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-05262017103613.html

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, April 27, 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

Access to Information (信息公开)

Law scholar He Weifang quits social media
China Digital Times, May 26, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/law-scholar-weifang-quits-social-media/

Related:
贺卫方：从此在社交媒体不再发声 (He Weifang: Will no longer post on social media)
Deutsche Welle, May 26, 2017
http://bit.ly/2r3xBho

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Job prospects look grim for Chinese college grads
China Labor Bulletin, May 26, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/job-prospects-look-grim-chinese-college-grads

Riot police beat, detain eviction protesters in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riot-police-beat-detain-eviction-protesters-in-chinas-sichuan-05262017104611.html

A closer look at gay rights in China
The Diplomat, May 26, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/05/a-closer-look-at-gay-rights-in-china/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tough cybersecurity law to come into force this week
Reuters, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2096094/chinas-tough-cybersecurity-law-come-force-week

Is China outsmarting America in A.I.?
人工智能的竞赛，中国超越美国？
The New York Times, May 27, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/27/technology/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170527/china-us-ai-artificial-intelligence/

While the rest of the world tries to “kill email,” in China, it’s always been dead
Quartz, May 29, 2017
https://qz.com/984690/while-the-rest-of-the-world-tries-to-kill-email-in-china-its-always-been-dead/

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

Restaurants ordered to remain open in Xinjiang amid Ramadan fast
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-05262017080553.html

China plans undersea observation system “for science and national security”
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2096066/china-plans-undersea-observation-system-science-and

Hong Kong (香港)

Come to express anger over Xi Jinping, Hong Kong June 4 vigil organizer says
South China Morning Post, May 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095870/come-express-anger-over-xi-jinping-hong-kong-june-4-vigil

“心未冷 血仍热” - 香港公布纪念“六四28周年”活动安排 (“Heart never cold, blood still hot”—Hong Kong announces plan of activities to commemorate “28th anniversary of June Fourth”)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/ml1-05262017115339.html

Related:
Lowest turnout since 2008 for Hong Kong march in memory of June 4 crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2095995/turnout-hong-kong-march-memory-june-4-crackdown-drops-again

Interview: Occupy activist Ken Tsang on the 7 cops who beat him, prison life, and his political future
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/29/interview-occupy-activist-ken-tsang-7-cops-beat-prison-life-political-future/

Top China official says Hong Kong's autonomy is not a license to challenge Beijing
Reuters, May 27, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-politics-idUSKBN18N06F

Commentary (评论)

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower review—a Hong Kong schoolboy takes the fight to China
The Guardian, May 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/may/27/joshua-teenager-vs-superpower-review-a-hong-kong-schoolboy-takes-the-fight-to-china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

山东辱母杀人案二审本周六公开审理 或将微博直播 (Appeal trial of Shandong “murder in defense of mother” case opens this Saturday, might be live streamed on Weibo)
China Youth Network, May 25, 2017
http://news.china.com/domestic/945/20170525/30565167.html

Related:
A debt collector is killed in China, triggering debate over right to self-defense
National Public Radio, March 30, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/03/30/521901404/a-debt-collector-is-killed-in-china-triggering-debate-over-right-to-self-defense

时事大家谈：王全璋：被“消失”的中国人权律师 (“Let’s Talk Current Affairs”: Wang Quanzhang: The “disappeared” Chinese human rights lawyer)
Voice of America, May 25, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-io-20170525-wang-quanzhang/3870909.html

Related:
Wang Qiaoling, wife of lawyer Li Heping, reflects on life, faith and the 709 Crackdown
China Change, May 26, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/05/26/wang-qiaoling-wife-of-lawyer-li-heping-reflects-on-life-faith-and-the-709-crackdown/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hugo award-winning story “Folding Beijing” to be made into film
That’s Mag, May 24, 2017
http://www.thatsmags.com/beijing/post/19070/hugo-award-winning-story-folding-beijing-to-be-made-into-film

China officials aim to stem the tide of “immoral” live streaming
China Film Insider, May 25, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/china-officials-aim-stem-tide-immoral-live-streaming/

Minitrue: Do not present Taiwan as a separate political entity
China Digital Times, May 24, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/05/minitrue-not-present-taiwan-separate-political-entity/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese fans fume over media blackout as Google AI beats world’s no.1 Go player again
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/25/chinese-fans-fume-media-blackout-google-ai-beats-worlds-no-1-go-player/

China's social credit system: A big-data enabled approach to market regulation with broad implications for doing business in China
Mercator Institute for China Studies, May 24, 2017
https://www.merics.org/en/merics-analysis/china-monitor/merics-china-monitor-no-39/

China “will tell public” once investigation into detained Taiwanese NGO worker is completed
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/25/china-will-tell-public-investigation-detained-taiwanese-ngo-worker-completed/

Chinese social media users celebrate Taiwan’s gay marriage ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/05/25/chinese-social-media-users-celebrate-taiwans-gay-marriage-ruling/