Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

【劉曉波肝癌】與劉霞相擁微笑新照片流傳　好友：病情急轉直下 (12:24) (New photos of Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia embracing and smiling spread online, friends: Liu Xiaobo’s condition worsens)
Mingpao, July 6, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170706/s00004/1499314389827

Related:
National team of medical experts treat Liu Xiaobo as abdominal swelling worsens
Global Times, July 6, 2017
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1055163.shtml

“Time running out” terminally ill Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
The Guardian, July 5, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/05/liu-xiaobo-china-invites-foreign-doctors-to-treat-critically-ill-dissident

香港支联会寄近千明信片至沈阳医院 为刘晓波“打气” (Hong Kong Alliance sends 1,000 postcards to Shenyang hospital in support of Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/wsw-07052017103043.html

欧洲议会今天针对刘晓波案人权问题进行辩论及投票 (European Parliament to debate and vote on the human rights case of Liu Xiaobo)
Radio France Internationale, July 5, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170705-欧洲议会今天针对刘晓波案人权问题进行辩论及投票

挪威首相及外交大臣拒回應劉曉波事件 任內促進中挪恢復正常關係 (Norwegian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister decline to answer questions about Liu Xiaobo)
Post852, July 5, 2017
http://www.post852.com//221702/挪威首相及外交大臣拒回應劉曉波事件　任內促進/

How China ensured a lasting legacy for Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2101151/how-china-ensured-lasting-legacy-nobel-peace-laureate-liu

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高检机关检察官司法办案权力清单印发 (The Supreme People’s Procuratorate issues list of powers of prosecutors)
The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of the PRC, July 3, 2017
http://www.spp.gov.cn/zdgz/201707/t20170703_194538.shtml

王宇包龙军一家三口仍被严控 (Wang Yu and Bao Longjun’s family still under strict control)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-07042017092420.html

“Released” Chinese rights lawyers remain under 24-hour surveillance with teen son
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-07052017105324.html

Related:
Announcing the Inaugural China Human Rights Lawyers’ Day
China Change, July 4, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/04/announcing-the-inaugural-china-human-rights-lawyers-day/

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, May 11, 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)

As Taiwan legalized gay marriage, China shut down its most iconic lesbian social media platform
Quartz, July 4, 2017
https://qz.com/1020474/as-taiwan-legalized-gay-marriage-china-shut-down-its-most-iconic-lesbian-social-media-platform/

Internet controls tighten with VPN shutdown
China Digital Times, July 3, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/great-firewall-gets-tougher-popular-vpn-shut/

Two jailed amid rising public anger over South China flood response
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/flood-response-07052017122640.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Civic groups to announce new move to support detained activist
Focus Taiwan, July 5, 2017
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201707050015.aspx

官方封锁消息删灾民求救贴 湖南宁乡娄底灾民游行抗议 (Officials censor information on Hunan disaster, Ningxiang villagers march in protest)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07042017092153.html

京广和公司成员持续维权 江西当局瓦解打压 (China Electronics Shenzhen Company employees continue protest, face suppression from Jiangxi authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07042017092239.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

李克强：根治“屡审屡犯”顽症要靠建立长效机制 (Li Keqiang: eradicating reoccurring auditing problems needs long-term mechanism)
Central People's Government of the PRC, July 5, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/guowuyuan/2017-07/05/content_5208240.htm

Chinese family dragged out of home and tied up while house is demolished
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2101499/chinese-family-dragged-out-home-tied-while-house-demolished

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

For many Chinese internet users, it’s time to get a new VPN
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101435/many-chinese-internet-users-its-time-get-new-vpn

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong to plead guilty
Al Jazeera, July 6, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/hong-kong-activist-joshua-wong-plead-guilty-170706044751660.html

Related:
涉阻執達主任被控藐視法庭 黃之鋒出庭前表示將會認罪 (Joshua Wong, charged with obstructing police officers in execution of their duties, says that before going to court he will plead guilty to contempt of court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 6, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340432-20170706.htm

Hong Kong political bodies connected to foreign or Taiwan political orgs may be banned, says gov’t
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/05/hong-kong-political-bodies-connected-foreign-taiwan-political-orgs-may-banned-says-govt/

New Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says lobbying is job of ministers alone, amid claims of Beijing meddling
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101319/dont-let-anyone-else-lobby-lawmakers-new-hong-kong-leader

“Failure to honour your promise”: Journalism watchdog lambastes Carrie Lam’s continuing digital media ban
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/04/failure-honour-promise-journalism-watchdog-lambastes-carrie-lams-continuing-digital-media-ban/

Video: “Police face a lot of stress” –Chief Exec. Carrie Lam says no evidence of abuse by officers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/05/police-face-lot-stress-chief-exec-carrie-lam-says-no-evidence-abuse-officers/

Commentary (评论)

If you can’t toe the red line, Hong Kong is not the place to be
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2101266/if-you-cant-toe-red-line-hong-kong-not-place-be

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Chinese hospital invites cancer experts to help treat Nobel laureate
中国邀请美德专家加入刘晓波治疗团队
The New York Times, July 4, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/04/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-cancer-treatment-nobel-china-prison.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170705/liu-xiaobo-cancer-treatment-nobel-china-prison/

Related:
医院邀请美、德专家来华参加刘晓波医疗小组 (Hospital invites a group of American and German experts to come to China to help the small group treating Liu Xiaobo)
Shenyang Bureau of Justice, July 5, 2017
http://www.syssfj.gov.cn/cms/201707/149921593939945.html

外交部：冀西方國家尊重中國司法主權 勿干涉中國內政 (Foreign Ministry: We expect the West to respect the judicial sovereignty of China and not interfere with China’s internal affairs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340292-20170705.htm

联合国人权官会见中国官员关注刘晓波夫妇 (UN human rights official meets with Chinese official concerning Liu Xiaobo and Liu Xia)
Voice of America, July 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/un-liu-20170704/3928155.html

藏人行政中央司政促中国允刘晓波出国就医 (Tibetan gov’t in exile urges China to allow Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment)
Voice of America, July 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/tibet-liu-20170704/3928234.html

China’s ignoble treatment of a Nobel laureate
自由的人民应该为刘晓波的自由大声疾呼
The New York Times, July 3, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/opinion/liu-xiaobo-china-political-prisoner.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170704/liu-xiaobo-china-political-prisoner/zh-hant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

German town awards 2017 Human Rights Prize to Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/04/german-town-awards-2017-human-rights-prize-uyghur-academic-ilham-tohti/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese internet giant limits online game play for children over health concerns
Agence France-Presse, July 4, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/04/chinese-internet-giant-limits-online-game-play-for-children-over-health-concerns

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China changes tack on “social credit” scheme plan
Financial Times, July 4, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/f772a9ce-60c4-11e7-91a7-502f7ee26895

河北家长抗议校园暴力 两千人联署遭当局追查 (Parents in Hebei protest against school violence, some are investigated by police after two thousand sign petition letter to local gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07042017092111.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

安徽:去年11月以来1738人违反八项规定精神受处分 (1738 officials in Anhui have been punished since November 2016 for violating the spirit of the eight-point regulation on party member behavior)
People’s Daily, July 5, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0705/c1001-29383429.html

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

China detains “more than 100” Uyghur Muslims returning from overseas pilgrimage
RFA独家：新疆穆斯林出国朝圣归来 昌吉市看守所羁押数百人
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-pilgrims-07042017164508.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-07042017092004.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Journalism watchdog laments rise of media “confessions” and “red capital” in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/04/journalism-watchdog-laments-rise-media-confessions-red-capital-hong-kong/

“What’s wrong with opposing Hong Kong independence?”: Man charged over Nathan Law protest tells court
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/04/whats-wrong-opposing-hong-kong-independence-man-charged-nathan-law-protest-tells-court/

罗援：有驻港部队在“港独”分子永远是小丑 (Global Times: Separatists are always clowns as long as PLC is in Hong Kong)
Global Times, July 5, 2017
http://mil.huanqiu.com/observation/2017-07/10937216.html

林鄭：高鐵一地兩檢必不可少 最快下周開始宣傳通車 (Carrie Lam: High-speed rail border checks are essential, will start promotion campaign as early as next week)
Inmediahk, July 5, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050502

林鄭月娥公布50億教育新資源首階段措施 (Carrie Lam announces first stage of HK$5bn education budget spending)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340237-20170705.htm

Commentary (评论)

林鄭，一條鮎魚！ (Carrie Lam, a catfish!)
Inmediahk, July 5, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050506

香港回归20年，什么都没有发生？ (Nothing’s happened to Hong Kong after 20 years?)
Financial Times, July 5, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001073269

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo, China’s prescient dissident
The New Yorker, July 4, 2017
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/liu-xiaobo-chinas-prescient-dissident

Related:

港支联会疾呼海外团体施压让刘晓波出国治疗 (Hong Kong Alliance urges overseas groups to pressure China for Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment)
Voice of America, July 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/hk-xiaobo-liu/3927347.html

瀋陽司法局：劉曉波正得到精心治療 (Shenyang Bureau of Justice: Liu Xiaobo is being taken good care of)
Apple Daily, July 4, 2017
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20170704/1153872/

刘晓波正在得到精心治疗 (Liu Xiaobo is being taken good care of)
Shenyang Bureau of Justice, July 3, 2017
http://www.syssfj.gov.cn/cms/201707/149907055394287.html

Terminally ill Chinese dissident “not free”, wants to seek cancer treatment overseas
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissident-07032017111153.html

刘晓波病情新报告 癌细胞或已骨转移 (Latest development of Liu Xiaobo’s condition, cancer cells spread to bones)
Radio France Internationale, July 3, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170703-刘晓波病情新报告-癌细胞或已骨转移

耿爽稱不了解劉曉波案情 促西方國家尊重司法主權 (Foreign ministry: has no knowledge of Liu Xiaobo’s criminal case and urges the West to respect China’s judicial sovereignty)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1339837-20170703.htm

Family of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo says he is well enough to travel abroad for treatment—HK NGO
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/03/family-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-says-well-enough-travel-abroad-treatment-hk-ngo/

德国政府：希望刘晓波得到一切必要的治疗 (German gov’t: Hopes Liu Xiaobo will receive all necessary treatment)
Deutsche Welle, July 3, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/德国政府希望刘晓波得到一切必要的治疗/a-39526251

Doubts arise over Chinese Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo's inability to travel for cancer treatment
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101107/doubts-arise-over-chinese-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobos

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Gay Chinese man wins legal battle over forced conversion therapy
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40490946

刘少明“煽动颠覆国家政权罪案”将于2017年7月7日开庭宣判 (Liu Shaoming, charged of “inciting subversion of state power,” expects to hear verdict on July 7, 2017)
Weiquanwang, July 4, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/07/201777.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s content crackdown sends cold chill across the Internet
Reuters, July 4, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-content-idUSKBN19O21X

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The Ford Foundation and other 14 overseas NGOs register in Beijing
China Development, July 3, 2017
http://chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/news/the-ford-foundation-and-other-14-overseas-ngos-register-in-beijing/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China is demoting human rights at the UN
Sentinel Taiwan, June 30, 2017
https://sentinel.tw/china-demoting-human-rights-un/

Related:
State Sovereignty Cannot Be Legitimately Invoked to Attack the Independence of UN Experts and Undermine Established Terms of Reference for Fact-finding Missions
国际人权联盟 中国人权：国家主权不能被合法地用来攻击联合国专家的独立性，及破坏既定的实况调查团的职权
FIDH-HRIC, June 8, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/state-sovereignty-cannot-be-legitimately-invoked-attack-independence-un-experts
CH: 国际人权联盟 中国人权：国家主权不能被合法地用来攻击联合国专家的独立性，及破坏既定的实况调查团的职权

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Great Firewall gets tougher to scale as popular VPN shut down
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2101084/chinas-great-firewall-gets-tougher-scale-popular-vpn-shut-down

Related:
后会无期：中国VPN服务屡被叫停 (Farewell forever: popular VPN banned multiple times in China)
Voice of America, July 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-vpn-20170703/3926844.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Protests overshadow Hong Kong handover anniversary celebrations
Vice, July 3, 2017
https://news.vice.com/story/protests-overshadow-hong-kong-handover-anniversary-celebrations

Related:
Pro-China and pro-democracy rallies on a Hong Kong anniversary
The New York Times, July 2, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/asia/100000005196594/pro-democracy-protests-challenge-government-supporters-in-hong-kong.html

“Emotional” democracy activists cuffed for their own safety during Xi Jinping protest, Hong Kong police say
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/03/emotional-democracy-activists-cuffed-safety-xi-jinping-protest-hong-kong-police-say/

习近平访港暴露更深隔阂 (Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong exposes deeper gap)
Financial Times, July 3, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001073246

Xi Jinping invokes Opium Wars at the inauguration of Hong Kong’s new leader
Quartz, July 1, 2017
https://qz.com/1019826/hong-kong-handover-xi-jinping-invokes-opium-wars-at-the-inauguration-of-hong-kongs-new-leader/

Hong Kong is relentless in its memes making fun of Chinese president Xi Jinping and his followers
Quartz, June 30, 2017
https://qz.com/1018919/hong-kong-handover-memes-making-fun-of-chinese-president-xi-jinping-and-his-wife-cy-leung-and-others/

Commentary (评论)

HK20: Hong Kong’s language and culture is endangered by a purely political concept of Chinese identity
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/04/hk20-hong-kongs-language-culture-endangered-purely-political-concept-chinese-identity/

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

家人：劉曉波完全可搭飛機 (Family of Liu Xiaobo: Liu is totally fit to travel by air)
Mingpao, July 3, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170703/s00013/1499018620468

Related:
網傳劉曉波家人晤醫生片段 院方稱每天研究治療方案 (Online video shows family of Liu Xiaobo meet with doctors; Hospital: discuss Liu’s treatment on a daily basis)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 2, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1339599-20170702.htm

欧盟呼吁中国允许诺奖得主刘晓波出国 (EU urges China to allow Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo go abroad)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/欧盟呼吁中国允许诺奖得主刘晓波出国/a-39507485

China refuses cancer treatment abroad for Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo
Cable News Network, June 30, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/30/asia/china-liu-xiaobo/index.html

Ailing China dissident Liu's “time limited,” says family member
Reuters, June 30, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN19L1IN

Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo's condition worsens in Chinese hospital
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/nobel-peace-laureate-liu-xiaobos-condition-worsens-in-chinese-hospital-06302017105400.html

Editorial: At G20 Summit, call on China to release seriously ill Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo
Japan Forward, June 30, 2017
https://japan-forward.com/editorial-at-g20-summit-call-on-china-to-release-seriously-ill-nobel-peace-laureate-liu-xiaobo/

Liu Xiaobo: The founder of China’s political opposition movements
China Change, June 30, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/06/30/liu-xiaobo-the-founder-of-chinas-political-opposition-movements/

救治刘晓波 美国国会两党议员日前共同推出一项决议案 (U.S. Congressional lawmakers issue bipartisan resolution calling for medical treatment for Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06292017102739.html

Was treatment denied to an imprisoned ailing Nobel Peace Prize winner in China?
America Magazine, June 29, 2017
https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/06/29/was-treatment-denied-imprisoned-ailing-nobel-peace-prize-winner-china

Minitrue: No reports or commentary on Liu Xiaobo’s medical parole
China Digital Times, June 29, 2017
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/06/minitrue-no-reports-commentary-liu-xiaobos-medical-parole/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

检察机关提起公益诉讼制度全面实施 (Mechanism of procuratorial organs filing litigation of public interests fully implemented)
People’s Daily, July 3, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0703/c1001-29377694.html

在囚维族学者伊力哈木获魏玛人权奖 (Imprisoned Uyghur scholar Tohti receives Human Rights Award of the City of Weimar)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07022017090312.html

LU student testifies before Congress on father’s plight in China
The News & Advance, June 29, 2017
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/lu-student-testifies-before-congress-on-father-s-plight-in/article_a41ab33c-79a6-51fd-8cd5-b48be80be09e.html

Related:
Gagging the lawyers: China’s crackdown on human rights lawyers and its implications for U.S.-China relations
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, June 28, 2017
https://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/gagging-the-lawyers-china%E2%80%99s-crackdown-on-human-rights-lawyers-and-its-implications

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国收紧在线视频内容审查 (China beefs up censorship of online videos)
Financial Times, July 3, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001073242

Related:
“Sing the motherland”: China tightens rules for online content
Reuters, June 30, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-broadcasting-rules-idUSKBN19L0YG

中国网络视听节目服务协会发《网络视听节目内容审核通则》 (China Netcasting Services Association issues “General rules for reviewing netcasting content”)
China Netcasting Services Association, June 30, 2017
http://www.cnsa.cn/2017/06/30/ARTI0Qg4cp7jtd1Z5o0RnfzM170630.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing parents protest at being denied primary school choice
Reuters, June 30, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-education-protests-idUSKBN19L104?il=0

Related:
北京百名家长政府门前抗议学区规划 (100 Beijing parents protest in front of government office against school district planning)
Voice of America, June 30, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20170630-BJ-primary-school-choice/3922964.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

CPC sets anti-corruption records over past five years
China Daily, June 30, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/30/content_29942231.htm

Related:
反腐"半年报":147名厅级以上官员被查 退休≠平安着陆 (Anti-corruption campaign semi-annual report: 147 officials inspected, either retired or “landed safely”)
JCRB News, June 30, 2017
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201706/t20170630_1771398.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港逾6万人七一上街护一国两制促释放刘晓波 (Over 60 thousand march on July 1 in Hong Kong, demanding One Country, Two Systems be protected and the release of Liu Xiaobo)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07022017121949.html

Related:
In Pictures: Organizers say 60,000 attend Hong Kong democracy rally; police say 14,500 attended
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/01/organisers-say-60000-attend-hong-kong-democracy-rally-police-say-14500-attended/

七一香港抗议人士遭袭 有示威者报称被警察殴打 (July 1 protestors claim to be beaten by police)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-07022017142134.html

“We wanted democracy”: is Hong Kong's two-systems experiment over?
The Guardian, June 30, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/30/we-wanted-democracy-after-20-years-of-chinese-rule-is-hong-kongs-dream-over

Is It the 20th anniversary of unification with China…or the fall of Hong Kong?
Global Voices, June 30, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/30/is-it-the-20th-anniversary-of-unification-with-china-or-the-fall-of-hong-kong/

In Pictures: “Schoolmaster” Xi Jinping leaves Hong Kong smarting
Agence France-Presse, July 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/02/pictures-schoolmaster-xi-jinping-leaves-hong-kong-smarting/

Related:
Xi Jinping warns Hong Kong over sovereignty “red line”
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40465359

习近平：“一国两制”在香港遇到了新问题 (Xi Jinping: One Country, Two Systems meets with new problems in Hong Kong)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40466101

China “humiliating” the UK by scrapping Hong Kong handover deal, say activists
The Guardian, July 1, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/01/china-humiliating-uk-hong-kong-handover-deal

Carrie Lam sworn in as Hong Kong's new leader
Al Jazeera, July 2, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/carrie-lam-sworn-hong-kong-leader-170701010930386.html

香港记协发表《一国围城》言论自由年报忧虑北京加紧对港钳制 (Hong Kong Journalists Association releases annual report “Two Systems Under Siege” concerned that Beijing is tightening control over Hong Kong media)
Radio France Internationale, July 2, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170702-香港记协发表《一国围城》言论自由年报忧虑北京加紧对港钳制

Appeals board upholds police ban on Hong Kong pro-independence party’s Handover eve vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/30/appeals-board-upholds-police-ban-hong-kong-pro-independence-partys-handover-eve-vigil/

一国两制前世今生 香港模式彻底唤醒台湾 (The past and the future of One Country, Two Systems; the Hong Kong model completely awakens Taiwan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40460294

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s youth must fight for a free future
The Financial Times, July 2, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/f01c699c-5d8d-11e7-b553-e2df1b0c3220

HK20: Joshua Wong—Beijing has shown it will do anything to suppress Hong Kong democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/01/hk20-joshua-wong-beijing-shown-will-anything-suppress-hong-kong-democracy/

China must stop meddling
Bangkok Post, June 30, 2017
http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1278243/china-must-stop-meddling

The Guardian view on Hong Kong: Britain has a duty to defend its freedoms
The Guardian, June 30, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/30/the-guardian-view-on-hong-kong-britain-has-a-duty-to-defend-its-freedoms

Sieren's China: Learning from Hong Kong
Deustche Welle, June 30, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-learning-from-hong-kong/a-39484536

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

China won’t let Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate, get cancer treatment abroad
中国不准刘晓波出国接受癌症治疗
The New York Times, June 30, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170630/liu-xiaobo-nobel-cancer-abroad/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170630/liu-xiaobo-nobel-cancer-abroad/

Related:
Former top Communist Party official slams Beijing's treatment of Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/slams-06282017110853.html

China defends prison care of ailing Nobel Peace Laureate Liu
Voice of America, June 29, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-defends-prison-care-of-ailing-nobel-peace-laureate-liu/3920878.html

His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet expresses concern for Liu Xiaobo
The Tibet Post, June 29, 2017
http://thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/5600-his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-of-tibet-expresses-concern-for-liu-xiaobo

In Pictures: Hong Kong holds vigil for terminally-ill Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/30/pictures-hong-kong-holds-vigil-terminally-ill-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo/

Hong Kong people stage rally calling on Beijing to fully free Nobel laureate
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2100636/hong-kong-people-stage-rally-calling-beijing-fully-free

CRF 2010, no. 1—Freedom of Expression on Trial in China
China Rights Forum, 2010
http://www.hrichina.org/en/crf/issue/2010.01

Access to Information (信息公开)

No more longer video uploads on Weibo
CGTN News, June 29, 2017
https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d4d7a4e7855444e/share_p.html

Related:
继续加强管控 微博关闭长视频功能 (Control over streaming platforms intensified, Weibo shuts down longer-length video features)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-06292017103329.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“七一” 前夕 广西退役军人信访局集体上访 (On July 1 eve, Guangxi veterans appeal collectively to authorities)
The Epoch Times, June 30, 2017
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/17/6/29/n9337092.htm

两百公民联署求助北京市委书记蔡奇 遭当局警告 (200 citizens sign joint letter seeking help from Beijing mayor Cai Qi, receive warning from authorities)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml1-06292017103619.html

山东聊城老兵再集体上访 银行下岗职工露宿街头维权 (Shandong Liaocheng veterans collectively petition, laid off bank workers sleep on the streets in protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06292017103542.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

十九大前釜底抽薪 北京反腐瞄准隐秘财富 (Prior to 19th National Congress, Beijing targets hidden wealth through drastic anti-corruption measures)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2017
http://china.dwnews.com/news/2017-06-29/59822654.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese city starts tracking underperforming officials with GPS
Sixth Tone, June 29, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000427/chinese-city-starts-tracking-underperforming-officials-with-gps

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

Xinjiang authorities take further steps towards total digital surveillance
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/surveillance-06292017134132.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Once a model city, Hong Kong is in trouble
The New York Times, June 29, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/29/world/asia/hong-kong-china-handover.html

Beijing's struggle to win Hong Kong's young hearts
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40439845

Hong Kong residents seek British passports amid fears for future
Reuters, June 29, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary-passports-idUSKBN19J0Y6

HK democracy campaign cannot be ignored—Chris Patten
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-40451089/hk-democracy-campaign-cannot-be-ignored-chris-patten

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Hong Kong as protesters arrested
Cable News Network, June 29, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/29/asia/china-xi-jinping-hong-kong/index.html

Related:
Hong Kong releases all democracy activists arrested at protest against Pres. Xi Jinping
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/30/golden-bauhinia-protesters-released-allege-followed-home/

President Xi Jinping lauds efforts to curb Hong Kong independence advocates and offers full support
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2100499/president-xi-jinping-lands-hong-kong-three-day-handover

Hong Kong’s PLA garrison stages biggest military parade in 20 years as Xi Jinping inspects troops
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2100671/chinese-president-xi-jinping-inspects-pla-troops-hong-kong

In Pictures: “Am I in China?”—Hongkongers decry “ugly” Handover decorations welcoming Xi Jinping
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/29/pictures-i-china-hongkongers-decry-ugly-handover-decorations-welcoming-xi-jinping/

Commentary (评论)

Ambivalence among EU members yields to China on human rights
Asia Times, June 29, 2017
http://www.atimes.com/ambivalence-among-eu-members-yields-china-human-rights/

The real source of China's trafficking problem
Bloomberg News, June 28, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-28/the-real-source-of-china-s-human-trafficking-problem

Sweet numbers (but fresh controls) for new media
China Media Project, June 29, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/06/29/sweet-numbers-fresh-controls-new-media/

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo’s family want his cancer treated outside China
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2100408/liu-xiaobos-family-want-his-cancer-treated-outside

Related:
Video surfaces apparently showing terminally ill Nobel Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo’s life in prison
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2100495/video-apparently-showing-chinese-activist-liu-xiaobos-prison-life

Late Diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an Outrage, Chinese Authorities Must Account to Family & International Community
刘晓波肝癌晚期引众怒，中国当局必须解释清楚
Human Rights in China, June 26, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/late-diagnosis-liu-xiaobo-outrage-chinese-authorities-must-account-family
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-xiao-bo-gan-yan-wan-qi-yin-zhong-nu-zhong-guo-dang-ju-bi-xu-jie-shi

人權民運中心引述親屬稱劉願去美國醫病　促中國珍重其意願 (Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy: Liu Xiaobo’s family says Liu wishes to go to the U.S. for treatment and calls on China to respect his will)
Mingpao, June 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170629/s00004/1498702820010

中共拒絕批准劉曉波出國治療，理由有二 (CPC reject permission for Liu Xiaobo to receive treatment abroad; two reasons given)
Mingjing News, June 28, 2017
http://tv.mingjingnews.com/2017/06/blog-post_550.html

Jailed Noble Laureate treated by specialists: Prison officials
Echo of India, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/pictures-political-oppression-hong-kong-activists-call-release-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo/http://echoofindia.com/beijing-jailed-noble-laureate-treated-specialists-prison-officials-129953

媒体观察：刘晓波病榻待重生，党媒：这是敌对势力之“泡沫” (Media Watch: Liu Xiaobo suffering and awaiting rebirth, Party mouthpiece calls him and other activists the “ephemeral bubbles”)
Voice of America, June 29, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/media-watch-20170628/3920261.html

鲍彤谴责当局延误刘晓波病情 驳外交部指“干涉内政” (Bao Tong condemns authorities for delaying Liu Xiaobo’s medical parole, refutes Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement on “interference in internal affairs”)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/bt-06282017082157.html

Dear President Trump: Please let Liu Xiaobo die as a free man
The Washington Post, June 27, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/06/27/dear-president-trump-please-let-liu-xiaobo-die-as-a-free-man/

Allow Liu Xiaobo to recuperate in peace
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2100285/release-liu-xiaobo-step-right-direction

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China frees 3 activists who probed Ivanka Trump supplier
Associated Press, June 28, 2017
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/business/article158565459.html

Related:
3名臥底到伊萬卡品牌內地工廠調查被捕　獲准保釋 (Three investigators released on bail after going undercover in factories that produce for Ivanka’s brand)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1338873-20170629.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese prosecutors told to keep defendants, public informed
China Daily, June 28, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/28/content_29923130.htm

China says online literature must uphold socialist values
Sixth Tone, June 28, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000418/china-says-online-literature-must-uphold-socialist-values

Related:
关于印发《网络文学出版服务单位社会效益评估试行办法》的通知 (Notice: “Proposed methods for evaluating social benefits of online literature platforms”)
State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China, June 27, 2017
http://www.sapprft.gov.cn/sapprft/contents/6588/338296.shtml

四川山体垮塌事故后 中宣部疑下封口令 (Reuters: Chinese propaganda dept. suspected of issuing order to seal information after Sichuan landslide)
Voice of America, June 29, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-sichuan-landslide-20170628/3920221.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

村民状告政府行政不作为，广东开平市长庞正华出庭应诉 (Villagers sue government administration for failing to act, Guangdong Kaiping city mayor Pang Zhenghua appears in court)
The Paper, June 28, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1719667

广东顺德公交司机罢工维权 (Bus drivers in Shunde, Guangdong, stage strike in defense of their rights)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-06282017110151.html

千人抗议豆腐渣逾月与警冲突不断 四川成都四村长被抓 (Thousands in Sichuan protest against shoddy construction and clash with police, village heads arrested)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06282017105625.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

扶贫办领导遭集体免职 扶贫干部被GPS定位管理 (Poverty alleviation officials put under GPS monitoring after their leaders were collectively removed from office)
Jiemian News, June 28, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-06-28/doc-ifyhrxsk1403387.shtml

山东:5月份查处违反八项规定精神问题437起 (Shandong investigate 437 incidents in violation of the so-called eight-point code spirit in May)
People’s Daily Online, June 29, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0629/c1001-29370136.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China orders mobile app stores to remove VPN apps
Boing Boing, June 28, 2017
https://boingboing.net/2017/06/27/great-firewall-with-apps.html

China releases emergency response plan for cyber security incidents
OpenGov Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.opengovasia.com/articles/7757-china-releases-emergency-response-plan-for-cyber-security-incidents

Related:
中央网信办发布《国家网络安全事件应急预案》，保护公众利益 (Central network issues “National internet network security incidents contingency plan” to protect public interest)
Jin Rong Jie News, June 27, 2017
http://finance.jrj.com.cn/tech/2017/06/27210722663744.shtml

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

What you need to know about China’s intelligence law that takes effect today
Quartz, June 28, 2017
https://qz.com/1016531/what-you-need-to-know-about-chinas-intelligence-law-that-takes-effect-today/

新疆居民被要求30日内交出手机、U盘受查 (Residents in Xinjiang asked to hand over phones and thumb drives for inspection in 30 days)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-06282017105514.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese president makes first ever visit to Hong Kong
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40428618

Related:
Security lockdown in Hong Kong as Xi Jinping marks anniversary of handover
The Guardian, June 29, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/29/security-lockdown-in-hong-kong-as-xi-jinping-marks-anniversary-of-handover

Hong Kong protesters arrested for democracy protest ahead of Xi's visit
Reuters, June 28, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary-protest-idUSKBN19J1SH

HK20: Celebrations & demonstrations – a guide to Hong Kong Handover events
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/29/hk20-celebrations-demonstrations-guide-hong-kong-handover-events/

Hong Kong police bans pro-independence group’s Handover eve vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/28/hong-kong-police-bans-pro-independence-groups-handover-eve-vigil/

Reporters will be ejected from handover events for actions “unrelated to reporting,” police say
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/28/reporters-will-ejected-handover-events-actions-unrelated-reporting-police-say/

香港议员吁市民七一游行 向习近平表达民主诉求 (Hong Kong lawmakers call on public to express demands for democracy to Xi Jinping during his July 1 visit)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-06272017111543.html

Goodbye, Beijing: Chinese immigrants embrace Hong Kong way of life
The Wall Street Journal, June 28, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/goodbye-beijing-chinese-immigrants-embrace-hong-kong-way-of-life-1498643264

湯家驊：政治考慮下或需普選與23條立法並行　稱泛民聯署信表達想法而用字得體 (Ronny Tong: Universal suffrage and the implement of Article 23 might go abreast under political consideration, and the letter from pan-democrats to Xi Jinping is well-worded)
Mingpao, June 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170629/s00001/1498699877658

【回歸20年評論系列】堅持悼念六四 就是堅持文明的底線 (Comment on the 20th anniversary of the handover: insisting on mourning June Fourth is insisting on the bottom-line of civilization)
Mingpao, June 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170629/s00022/1498698415998

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Calls mount for “best” treatment for imprisoned dissident Liu Xiaobo
Voice of America, June 26, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/calls-mount-best-treatment-imprisoned-disssident-liu-xiaobo/3917615.html

Related:
U.S. hopes to see Chinese activist Liu treated for cancer “elsewhere”
Reuters, June 27, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-diplomacy-idUSKBN19J03N

美駐華大使稱願助劉曉波到其他地方治療 (U.S. ambassador to China willing to help Liu Xiaobo find treatment in other areas)
Hong Kong Economic Journal, June 28, 107
http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1595256/美駐華大使稱願助劉曉波到外地治療

指劉曉波說「死也要死在西方」　為證兩人想出國就醫　友人公開劉霞親筆信：我渴望逃離 (Liu Xia in letter to friend: “I want to escape,” and refers to Liu Xiaobo as saying “Even if I die, I want to die in the West,” as evidence that both people want to seek treatment abroad)
Stand News, June 28, 2017
https://thestandnews.com/politics/劉曉波患癌-證有意出國就醫-友人公開劉霞親筆信-我渴望逃離/

Liu Xiaobo: China tells U.S. not to interfere over jailed dissident
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 27, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40416474

Questions about Liu Xiaobo's treatment in China prison
Al Jazeera, June 27, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/questions-liu-xiaobo-treatment-china-prison-170627093937549.html

In pictures: “Political oppression”—Hong Kong activists call for release of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/pictures-political-oppression-hong-kong-activists-call-release-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo/

What China’s treatment of its most famous dissident says about its claim to global leadership
The Washington Post, June 26, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/06/26/what-chinas-treatment-of-its-most-famous-dissident-says-about-its-claim-to-global-leadership/

Beijing’s Nobel shame
The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/beijings-nobel-shame-1498517004

The Guardian view on human rights in China: Liu Xiaobo is dying, free him
The Guardian, June 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/27/china-human-rights-liu-xiaobo-dying-guardian-view

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China bans evidence by force from court
China Daily, June 27, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/27/content_29906110.htm

Fears grow for health of Chinese women's rights activist Su Changlan
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-grow-for-health-of-chinese-womens-rights-activist-su-changlan-06272017114836.html

Related:
苏昌兰近三年来首见丈夫 患重病几成 “药罐” (Su Changlan sees husband for the first time in 3 years, is in severely poor health)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-06272017111021.html

Uyghur woman missing three years after being sent back from Vietnam
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/issing-06262017163529.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

四川茂县发生二次滑坡 官媒此前报道山体裂缝遭删 (Secondary landslide occurs in Maoxian, Sichuan, previous state media reports about mountain cracks deleted)
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-06272017111154.html

Related:
Minitrue: Delete Caixin report on causes of deadly landslide
China Digital Times, June 27, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/06/minitrue-delete-caixin-report-causes-deadly-landslide/

China's Great Firewall grows ever-stronger as virtual private networks disappear
Global Voices, June 27, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/06/27/chinas-great-firewall-grows-ever-stronger-as-virtual-private-networks-disappear/

Tightening of live streaming leaves future of many Chinese platforms unclear
China Film Insider, June 26, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/tightening-live-streaming-leaves-future-many-chinese-platforms-unclear/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangzhou police search house of feminist activists
Sixth Tone, June 27, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000415/guangzhou-police-search-house-of-feminist-activists

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China is among worst human trafficking offenders, State Dept. says
The New York Times, June 27, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/world/asia/china-human-trafficking.html

Related:
美国将中国列为人口贩卖问题最恶劣国家之一 (United States ranks China among one of the worst countries in human trafficking)
Voice of America, June 28, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/human-traffick-20170627/3918505.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s all-seeing surveillance state is reading its citizens’ faces
The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-all-seeing-surveillance-state-feared-in-the-west-is-a-reality-in-china-1498493020

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

China passes tough new intelligence law
Reuters, June 27, 2017
https://mobile.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/06/27/world/asia/27reuters-china-security-lawmaking.html

Related:
中国正式立法扩大情报部门权力 (China introduces formal legislation to expand intelligence sector power)
Voice of America, June 27, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-intelligence-law-20170627/3917976.html

National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China (Draft)
中华人民共和国国家情报法（草案）征求意见
National People’s Congress of the PRC, May 16, 2017
EN: https://chinacopyrightandmedia.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/national-intelligence-law-of-the-peoples-republic-of-china-draft/
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/COBRS_LFYJNEW/user/UserIndex.jsp?ID=8289337

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese official denies Beijing vetoed incoming leader Carrie Lam’s ministerial choices
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/26/chinese-official-denies-beijing-vetoed-incoming-leader-carrie-lams-ministerial-choices/

In Pictures: Fortress Hong Kong—City on security lockdown ahead of President Xi Jinping’s visit
Hong Kong Free Press, June 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/28/in-pictures-fortress-hong-kong-city-on-security-lockdown-ahead-of-xi-jinpings-visit/

Macau pro-democracy party slams Hong Kong gov’t after two of its leaders barred from entering
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/macau-pro-democracy-party-slams-hong-kong-govt-two-leaders-barred-entering/

How China changed Hong Kong: views from the city
The Guardian, June 28, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/how-china-changed-hong-kong-views-city-handover-1997-uk-residents

“Lost hope”: Deeply divided Hong Kong in Beijing’s shadow 20 years after Handover
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/lost-hope-deeply-divided-hong-kong-beijings-shadow-20-years-handover/

“One country, two systems” is full of contradictions: just look at the Hong Kong-China border
Quartz, June 28, 2017
https://qz.com/1012174/the-hong-kong-china-border-shows-all-the-contradictions-of-one-country-two-systems/

Commentary (评论)

HK20: Why Hong Kong’s July 1 democracy march isn’t “just another protest”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/hk20-hong-kongs-july-1-democracy-march-isnt-just-another-protest/

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Chinese Nobel rights activist Liu Xiaobo's cancer beyond surgery: wife
Reuters, June 27, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN19I0C9

Related:
Late diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an outrage, Chinese authorities must account to family & international community
Human Rights in China, June 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/late-diagnosis-liu-xiaobo-outrage-chinese-authorities-must-account-family

Calls for Liu Xiaobo to be treated in U.S. … but it may be too late
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2100126/calls-liu-xiaobo-be-treated-us-it-may-be-too-late

【劉曉波肝癌】美國國務院籲中國釋放劉曉波 解除對劉霞軟禁 (U.S. Department of State urges China to release Liu Xiaobo and free Liu Xia from house arrest)
Mingpao, June 27, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170627/s00004/1498522073553

12 reactions from NGOs, China and the int’l community as Beijing releases Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/12-reactions-ngos-china-intl-community-beijing-releases-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo/

Liu Xiaobo's unbearable fate is stark symbol of where China is heading
The Guardian, June 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/26/liu-xiaobos-unbearable-fate-is-stark-symbol-of-where-china-is-heading

I’m sad for my friend Liu Xiaobo, and for a China that can’t cherish its finest
Quartz, June 27, 2017
https://qz.com/1014645/im-sad-for-my-friend-liu-xiaobo-and-for-a-china-that-cant-cherish-its-finest/

A few thoughts on Chinese Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo’s “release” from prison
Jerry’s Blog, June 27, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/a-few-thoughts-on-liu-xiaobos-release-from-prison

劉曉波保外就醫 “會讓香港人再度為自己的前途擔憂 (Liu Xiaobo’s medical parole “will make Hong Kongers worry about their future again”)
Radio France Internationale, June 27, 2017
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20170627-劉曉波保外就醫-“會讓香港人再度為自己的前途擔憂”

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709大抓捕：4名律师未过年检 9家属联署抗议 (709 crackdown: 4 lawyers “fail” annual license inspection, 9 family members issue joint statement in protest)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06262017100452.html

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 6, 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

China charges labor activist for “picking quarrels”
Wall Street Journal, June 24, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-charges-labor-activist-for-picking-quarrels-1498305709

维权律师张科科遭陌生人查户口 北京律师法院外被打断腿 (Unidentified men request to inspect human rights lawyer Zhang Keke’s hukou, Beijing lawyer suffers broken leg after beating in front of court building)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06242017131408.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

山东平度一化工厂大爆炸 官员拒回应伤亡情况 (Authorities refuse to answer inquiries about casualties following chemical plant explosion in Pingdu, Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql2-06242017130052.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan cuts own throat in Lhasa freedom protest
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freedom-06232017175458.html

Related:
拉萨一藏人自刎抗议高压政策 欧十国外交官到访拉萨 (Tibetan in Lhasa commits suicide to protest Chinese suppression, 10 European diplomats set to visit Lhasa)
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06232017125213.html

Tibetan woman drowns in protest against land grab in Palyul
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/drowns-06232017170642.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EP Rights Subcommittee calls for resumption of Sino-Tibetan Dialogue
The Tibet Post, June 26, 2017
http://www.thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/5593-ep-rights-subcommittee-calls-for-resumption-of-sino-tibetan-dialogue

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

Overseas deals a national security matter for China, Xi says
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2100066/overseas-deals-national-security-matter-china-xi-says

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong: the 20th anniversary of the handover—Q&A
The Guardian, June 27, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/27/hong-kong-20th-anniversary-handover-china-questions-q-and-a

Hong Kong activists stage China protests ahead of Xi Jinping visit
Agence France-Presse, June 26, 2017
http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hong-kong-activists-stage-china-protests-ahead-of-xi-jinping-visit-1717130

11 Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers invited to Handover banquet with China Pres. Xi Jinping
Hong Kong Free Press, June 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/27/11-hong-kong-pro-democracy-lawmakers-invited-handover-banquet-china-pres-xi-jinping/

Hong Kong's youth press campaign despite China's rejection of full democracy
Reuters, June 26, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary-democrats-idUSKBN19H0VJ

Macau pro-democracy activist refused entry into Hong Kong ahead of Handover anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/26/just-macau-pro-democracy-activist-refused-entry-hong-kong-ahead-handover-anniversary/

Hong Kong minister slams critics who say national education amounts to brainwashing
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2099837/hong-kong-minister-slams-critics-who-say-national

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Authorities confirm Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo in hospital
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2100004/jailed-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-granted-parole-after

Related:
Late diagnosis of Liu Xiaobo an outrage, Chinese authorities must account to family & international community
Human Rights in China, June 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/late-diagnosis-liu-xiaobo-outrage-chinese-authorities-must-account-family

刘晓波因病被批准保外就医 (Liu Xiaobo released on medical parole)
Liaoning Prison Administrative Bureau, June 26, 2017
http://www.lnjyj.gov.cn/jggz/201706/t20170626_2975333.html

諾貝爾和平獎得主劉曉波　肝癌末期保外就醫 (Interview with Mo, one of Liu Xiaobo’s lawyers)
Apple Daily, June 26, 2017
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20170626/1148256/paperart_right

更新：刘晓波确诊肝癌晚期，刘霞视频中哭泣：“不能手术、不能化疗” (Video of Liu Xiaobo’s wife, Liu Xia, crying: Liu can’t undergo surgery or receive chemotherapy)
The Initium, June 26, 2017
https://theinitium.com/article/20170626-mainland-liuxiaobo/

鮑彤：誰保密了劉曉波的病情？(Bao Tong: Who kept Liu Xiaobo’s medical condition secret?)
Ming Jing News, June 26, 2017
http://tv.mingjingnews.com/2017/06/blog-post_484.html

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Nobel Laureate, leaves prison for cancer care
The New York Times, June 26, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/26/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-china-nobel-prize-cancer.html

Related Twitter Posts:

我们现在能够做的事情，我看就是再重新读一遍刘晓波先生的《08宪章》，想一想我们自己应该怎么办。我看大家都这样做，对刘晓波先生也是一种安慰，也是一种帮助，也是一种支持！——鲍彤 https://t.co/PHt9NqSUO7

— 高瑜 (@gaoyu200812) June 26, 2017

HRIC translation:
What we can do now is re-read Mr. Liu Xiaobo’s Charter 08 and think about what we should do. If everyone does this, it will be a form of comfort, of help, and even of support for Mr. Liu Xiaobo!—Bao Tong

5月23日刘晓波确诊为肝癌晚期，现在沈阳中国医科大学医院救治. 匪共当局把诺贝尔和平奖得主关在监狱，关成肝癌也是全球第一号吧！如同以往对力虹、对曹顺利，对李旺阳他们的迫害一样！而现在他们还在对709律师继续迫害。请求国际社会协调国际医疗小组，对中国所有的良心犯做身体检查！ pic.twitter.com/WfAPvtrDJm

— Suyutong (@Suyutong) June 26, 2017

HRIC Translation:
On May 23, Liu Xiaobo was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. He is now under treatment in Shenyang Hospital of China Medical University. That the bandit communist authorities put a Nobel Peace Prize winner in prison until he suffers from liver cancer—has got to be a first in the world. Just like their persecution of Li Hong, Cao Shunli, and Li Wangyang in the past. Now, they are still continuing to persecute 709 lawyers. I request the international community to organize international medical teams to perform physical examinations on all Chinese prisoners of conscience.

中国最好的肝癌治疗医院在北京，中共的高官和我们一样清楚。#刘晓波 和 #刘霞 向当局表示了想要回北京治疗的意愿，但是却被冷血的中共政法当局拒绝。理由是北京下半年要开中共 #十九大，不能增加政治不稳定因素。在当局看来让刘晓波和高智晟这样的良心犯返京是纵虎归山。#LiuXiaoBo

— Hu Jia 胡佳 (@hu_jia) June 26, 2017

HRIC Translation:
China's best liver cancer treatment hospital is in Beijing— CPC senior officials know this as well as we do. #LiuXiaobo and #LiuXia have indicated to the authorities their wish to return to Beijing for treatment, but they have been rejected by the cold-blooded CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission. The reason given is that in the second half of the year the 19th CPC National Congress will be convened in Beijing, so no destabilizing factors can be added. In the eyes of the authorities, permitting prisoners of conscience like Liu Xiaobo and Gao Zhisheng to return to Beijing would be like “allowing the tiger to return to the mountains.” #LiuXiaobo

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Approaching the “International Day in Support of Victims of Torture,” a request to OHCHR and IBA to address the torture of Chinese human rights lawyers in the 709 crackdown
China Change, June 24, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/06/24/approaching-the-international-day-in-support-of-victims-of-torture-a-request-to-ohchr-and-iba-to-address-the-torture-of-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-in-the-709-crackdown/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

组织纪念莫日根活动被拘留 牧民促政府确定草原环保日 (Commemorators of 2011 Inner Mongolia unrest arrested, herdsmen urge gov't to establish “Grassland Protection Day”)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06222017113238.html

Greater public interest role proposed for prosecutors
China Daily, June 23, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/23/content_29855977.htm

Related:
13省份试点期将满 检察机关提起公益诉讼拟推向全国 (Public interest litigation pilot program successful in 13 provinces, proposed to be introduced nationwide)
China News Service, June 23, 2017
https://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/06-23/8258760.shtml

Blogger who compiled reports of protests, demonstrations stands trial in China's Yunnan
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blogger-trial-06232017132510.html

Related:
“民生观察” 抗议打压 “非新闻” 创办人卢昱宇 (Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch protest the detainment of “Not the News” founder Lu Yuyu)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-06222017113238.html

Be respectful to China’s national anthem! Or you might face detention
The Diplomat, June 23, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/be-respectful-to-chinas-national-anthem-or-you-might-face-detention/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Farewell VPNs & independent multimedia content: China vows to clear network space
The Diplomat, June 23, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/06/farewell-vpns-independent-multimedia-content-china-vows-to-clear-network-space/

China landslide: families' frustration grows as more than 100 feared dead
Reuters, June 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/26/china-landslide-families-frustration-grows-as-more-than-100-feared-dead

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing shopkeepers protest evictions
The Straits Times, June 23, 2017
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/beijing-shopkeepers-protest-evictions

Related:
京罕见被停业小商贩抗议 (Rare protest in Beijing following shopkeeper evictions)
Radio France Internationale, June 23, 2017
http://bit.ly/2sH389J

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China broadens bribery crackdown to technology firms, says report
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2099897/china-broadens-bribery-crackdown-technology-firms-says-report

China's party paper trumpets U.N. rights resolution as combating West's monopoly
Reuters, June 24, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKBN19F0A8

Hong Kong (香港)

Xi Jinping to attend HK's 20th return anniversary celebration
Xinhua, June 25, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/25/c_136392795.htm

Related:
HK20: Hong Kong police to crack down on sensitive slogans, images to avoid embarrassing Xi Jinping during visit—report
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/23/hk20-hong-kong-police-crack-sensitive-slogans-images-avoid-embarrassing-xi-jinping-visit-report/

Pro-independence party says gov’t blocked Handover anniversary vigil due to “maintenance works”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/23/pro-independence-party-says-govt-blocked-handover-anniversary-vigil-due-maintenance-works/

Joshua Wong and other activists cover iconic Golden Bauhinia statue in black cloth ahead of Xi Jinping visit
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2099940/activists-cover-iconic-golden-bauhinia-statue-black-cloth

Hong Kong independence “never going to happen”: former governors tell city’s youth to focus on democracy
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2099824/hong-kong-independence-never-going-happen-former-governors-david

Two decades after handover, scant love for China among Hong Kong youth
Reuters, June 25, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-anniversary-identity-idUSKBN19G013

Beijing broke its promises to Hong Kong, veteran Democrat laments 20 years after the handover
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2099553/beijing-broke-its-promises-hong-kong-veteran-democrat

Commentary (评论)

Joshua Wong reflects on Hong Kong’s 1997 handover: “We desire and thirst for freedom, democracy”
Quartz, June 26, 2017
https://qz.com/1014220/joshua-wong-reflects-on-hong-kongs-1997-handover-we-desire-and-thirst-for-freedom-democracy/

China buying international silence on human rights
China Digital Times, June 22, 2017
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/06/china-buying-international-silence-human-rights/

The dark side of China’s national renewal
Financial Times, June 21, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/360afba4-55d1-11e7-9fed-c19e2700005f

Hong Kong was supposed to liberalize China. How did the opposite happen?
The Washington Post, June 23, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/hong-kong-was-supposed-to-liberalize-china-how-did-the-opposite-happen/2017/06/23/ef356eba-5762-11e7-a204-ad706461fa4f_story.html

Life imitates drama in corruption case, but is justice served by China’s secrecy over the death penalty?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/25/life-imitates-drama-corruption-case-justice-served-secrecy-death-penalty/