Hong Kong (香港)

林子健批警方調查不公道 林卓廷：李家超言論不負責任 (Howard Lam criticizes Hong Kong police for unfair investigation; Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting calls Secretary for Security’s statement irresponsible)
Mingpao, August 14, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170814/s00001/1502675163955

香港电台BBC频道让给中国央广 (RTHK replaces BBC with China National Radio)
Voice of America, August 14, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/RTHB-BBC-CHINA/3983844.html

Related:
Radio silence: 24-hour broadcast of BBC World Service dropped in Hong Kong
The Guardian, August 13, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2017/aug/13/radio-silence-24-hour-broadcast-of-bbc-world-service-dropped-in-hong-kong

曾任佔中糾察 郭紹傑被踢出港九拯溺員工會 (Life Guards Union kicks council member out for participating in Occupy Central)
Mingpao, August 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170813/s00001/1502635220192

香港《前哨》老总吐苦水“强力部门”恐吓无日无之 (Hong Kong magazine owner complains about constant threats from Chinese authorities)
Radio France Internationale, August 13, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170813-香港前哨老总吐苦水强力部门恐吓无日无之

《前哨》總編：強力部門綁架妻子 恐嚇員工 (Editor in Chief of Hong Kong magazine talks about wife abducted and employees threatened by Chinese authorities)
Apple Daily, August 13, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170813/20120053

各方籲放下分歧 周永康：反對派更應建立溝通平台 梁天琦：香港已走向完全專制 (Hong Kong pro-democracy groups hold seminar and talk about tactics against suppression)
The Stand News, August 13, 2017
https://www.thestandnews.com/politics/民主運動對策-各方籲放下分歧-周永康-反對派更應建立溝通平台-梁天琦-香港已走向完全專制/"

Hong Kong democracy activists continue campaign for Liu Xia’s release despite alleged kidnapping
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2106564/hong-kong-democracy-activists-continue-campaign-liu-xias

Hong Kong police chief promises thorough investigation of alleged assault on activist by Chinese agents
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/11/hong-kong-police-chief-promises-thorough-investigation-alleged-assault-activist-chinese-agents/

Related:
Torture of Hong Kong Democrat will not stop us fighting for release of dissident’s widow, activists say
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2106479/torture-hong-kong-democrat-will-not-stop-us-fighting-release

Democrat “abduction”: Friend of late Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo criticizes “mainlandisation” of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/12/democrat-abduction-friend-late-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-criticises-mainlandisation-hong-kong/

Social worker board remains undecided on punishing pro-democracy activist Ken Tsang for misconduct
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/social-worker-board-remains-undecided-punishing-pro-democracy-activist-ken-tsang-misconduct/

Staff of ousted lawmakers say head of legislature should take responsibility for approving controversial oaths
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/12/staff-ousted-lawmakers-say-head-legislature-take-responsibility-approving-controversial-oaths/

Commentary (评论)

China: Trial of prominent activist “the Butcher” a cruel farce
Amnesty International, August 11, 2017
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/08/china-trial-of-prominent-activist-the-butcher-a-cruel-farce/

Wu Gan’s “trial”—Yet another sad example of China’s political “justice”
Jerry’s Blog, August 11, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2017/8/11/wu-gans-trial

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Liu Xia, widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, missing for 26 days
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/liu-xia-widow-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-missing-26-days/

Related:
Liu Xia's imprisonment “violation of international law”
Deutsche Welle, August 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/liu-xias-imprisonment-violation-of-international-law/a-40026618

Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy
劉曉波被海葬，遺孀劉霞仍遭嚴密控制
Human Rights in China, July 27, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/liu-xiaobos-living-legacy
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/liu-xiao-bo-de-jing-shen-yi-chan

Xinjiang authorities sentence Uyghur scholar to 10 years in prison
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scholar-08092017151559.html

江苏盐城民营企业主蒋思军因联署访民要求市委书记履职被拘留15日 (Yancheng, Jiangsu business owner Jiang Sijun detained for 15 days for requesting that municipal Party Committee Secretary perform his duties)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/15.html

“No sign” of Kazakh imam scheduled for release from prison in July
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kazakh-imam-08092017121527.html

丁汉忠案改判死缓 家属称不公将上诉 (Land rights activist Ding Hanzhong sentenced to life, family says he will appeal)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08102017105501.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Developers file antitrust complaint against Apple in China
Voice of America, August 10, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-apple-antitrust-complaint/3979978.html

China clamps down on quake reporting as rescue workers battle damaged roads
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/quake-08102017122534.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

許志永堅信中國會順應歷史潮流走向民主法治自由 (Xu Zhiyong: China will follow historical trend and walk towards democracy, rule of law, and freedom)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347574-20170811.htm

西藏人权组织发布《喇荣佛学院之秘》报告 (Tibetan human rights organization releases report on Larung Gar Buddhist institute)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08102017162831.html

上海公民近日举行今年第15次上街举牌要求批准《公民权利和政治权利国际公约》和官员公开财产 (Shanghai citizens protest for the 15th time, requesting public disclosure of government assets in accordance with the “International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights”)
Weiquanwang, August 10, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/15_10.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China urges Canada to expand joint efforts to fight corruption
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2106218/china-urges-canada-expand-joint-efforts-fight

Chinese province says ends corruption “cancer”
Reuters, August 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-shanxi-idUSKBN1AQ02N

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

腾讯微信、新浪微博、百度贴吧涉嫌违反《网络安全法》被立案调查 (Tencent, Sina, and Baidu under investigation for suspected violation of Cybersecurity Law of the PRC)
People.com.cn, August 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0811/c1001-29465471.html

广东举办全省网络新闻信息服务从业人员培训班 (Guangdong launches province-wide training course for internet news information service practitioners)
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, August 9, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-08/09/c_1121451631.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

BREAKING: Hong Kong Democratic Party says member was “grabbed, assaulted, threatened” by Chinese agents in Mong Kok
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/11/breaking-hong-kong-democratic-party-says-member-grabbed-assaulted-threatened-chinese-agents-mong-kok/

Related:
【民主黨員被擄】遭警告勿交美斯簽名予劉霞 林子健稱砵蘭街被擄迷魂毆打 凌晨西貢沙灘醒來 (Democratic Party member says he was grabbed, drugged, assaulted, and told not to give Messi’s autograph to Liu Xia)
Mingpao, August 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170811/s00001/1502423513749

尋找劉霞行動 (Hong Kong Alliance to organize poster campaign demanding to know Liu Xia’s whereabouts)
Hong Kong Alliance, August 11, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/hkalliance/posts/1593424790691946

Mainland continues preferential policies for HK and Macao residents
Xinhua, August 10, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/2017/08-10/268736.shtml

Related:
Beijing plan to give Hongkongers based on mainland same rights there raises questions
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2106305/beijing-plan-give-hongkongers-based-mainland-same-rights

Chief Exec. Carrie Lam refuses to limit powers of Chinese law enforcement at Hong Kong’s new rail terminal
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/chief-exec-carrie-lam-refuses-limit-powers-chinese-law-enforcement-hong-kongs-new-rail-terminal/

Broad role in Belt and Road Initiative for HK: Carrie Lam
The Straits Times, August 10, 2017
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/broad-role-in-belt-and-road-initiative-for-hk-carrie-lam

Former Executive Council member Barry Cheung to face fraud charges
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/10/former-executive-council-member-barry-cheung-arrested-alleged-conspiracy-defraud/

Commentary (评论)

A new torture in China
China Policy Institute, August 10, 2017
https://cpianalysis.org/2017/08/10/a-new-torture-in-china/

China’s VPN ban exposes its citizens to cyber-attacks
The Next Web, August 9, 2017
https://thenextweb.com/world/2017/08/09/chinas-vpn-ban-exposes-its-citizens-to-cyber-attacks/#.tnw_oKZm6KmH

Interview: Jeremy Brown on learning lessons and maintaining stability after accidents and disasters
China Digital Times, August 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/interview-jeremy-brown-learning-lessons-maintaining-stability-accidents-disasters/

不是跨境執法，而是國安行兇 (It is not cross-border law enforcement, it is Chinese agents assaulting people)
Inmediahk, August 11, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051301

楊岳橋譴責擄走林子健事件踐踏香港底線 (Alvin Yeung: The abduction of Howard Lam toes Hong Kong’s bottom line)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347628-20170811.htm

Hong Kong government seeks harsher sentence for democracy activists
Jerry’s Blog, August 10, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2017/8/10/hkgov-seeks-harsher-sentence-for-democracy-activists

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Free Liu Xia or face consequences, U.S. lawyer tells China
Voice of America, August 9, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/free-liu-xia-face-consequences-us-lawyer-tells-china/3978390.html

苏州大抓捕持续 徐文石被批捕 (Suzhou crackdown continues, Xu Wenshi is arrested)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08082017135545.html

709吴淦案庭前会议结束 法院坚持不公开审理 吴淦发布开庭前声明 (709 activist Wu Gan’s pre-trial meeting concludes, court continues to refuse public trial, Wu Gan issues pre-trial statement)
Weiquanwang, August 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/709_9.html

(RFA独家) 新疆维权人士胡军遭严密控制 求助本台吁外界关注 (RFA exclusive: Xinjiang activist Hu Jun suffers severe restrictions, appeals to foreign countries for help and attention)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-08082017114131.html

中国一律师因“不当言论”被律师协会调查 (Chinese lawyer investigated by lawyers' association for making “inappropriate comments”)
Voice of America, August 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-attorney-investigated-for-his-remarks-on-weibo-20170809/3978408.html

湖南709律师谢阳重返家中 要求拆除监控设施 (709 lawyer Xie Yang returns home and demands surveillance devices be removed)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08092017104330.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Apple faces legal complaints over store rules: reports
Global Times, August 9, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2017/08-09/268578.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China uses forced labour to export products to United States, says report
First Post, August 9, 2017
http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-uses-forced-labour-to-export-products-to-united-states-says-report-3910329.html

China examines official spending on luxury alcohol
Bloomberg, August 9, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-09/china-examines-official-spending-on-luxury-alcohol-amid-rebound

Former Tianjin mayor stands trial for graft
Xinhua, August 9, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/09/c_136513132.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖南数百幼师连日省府维权 遭强制清场遣返 (Hundreds of Hunan kindergarten teachers petition provincial government for several days, are forcibly repatriated)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08082017112251.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China enforces first action under developing cyber security law
Forbes, August 8, 2017
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncheng/2017/08/08/china-enforces-first-action-under-developing-cyber-security-law/#c7880b522bcf

China’s Tencent is quietly testing a “social credit score” based on people’s online behavior
Quartz, August 9, 2017
https://qz.com/1049669/chinas-tencent-hkg-0700-is-quietly-testing-a-social-credit-score-based-on-peoples-online-behavior/

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

China's new security concern – the Kazakhs
Radio Free Europe, August 8, 2017
http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/china/2017/china-170808-rferl01.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

王毅会见林郑月娥，就香港特区扩大对外交往与合作交换意见 (Wang Yi and Carrie Lam meet, exchange views on expansion of diplomacy and cooperation in Hong Kong)
The Paper, August 9, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1757928

Justice Dept. seeks harsher sentences for activists over clash which sparked Hong Kong’s Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/09/justice-dept-seeks-harsher-sentences-activists-clash-sparked-hong-kongs-occupy-protests/

Hong Kong’s justice minister responds to opposition fears on joint railway checkpoint
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105991/hong-kongs-justice-minister-responds-opposition-fears-joint

Latest lawmaker ejections a heavy blow to “Hong Kong independence separatist forces,” claims Beijing’s top man in city
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/09/latest-lawmaker-ejections-heavy-blow-hong-kong-independence-separatist-forces-claims-beijings-top-man-city/

Police urge young inmates claiming abuse to provide details so officers can follow up
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2106086/police-urge-young-inmates-claiming-abuse-provide-details-so

Commentary (评论)

從劉曉波死訊看大陸社交媒體的管控 (Death of Liu Xiaobo shows how censorship of mainland social media works)
Mingpao, August 10, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170810/s00022/1502328849585

What happened to Apple’s moral backbone?
Fortune, August 8, 2017
http://fortune.com/2017/08/08/apple-china-iphone-vpn-censorship-ban/

張曉明形容4人失議員資格是沉重打擊港獨分離勢力 (Zhang Xiaoming: DQ of four lawmakers is a heavy blow to the Hong Kong separatists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347267-20170809.htm

反擊政府歪理 法律界要站出來 (The law community must stand up to government’s nonsense)
Inmediahk, August 10, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051274

Access to Justice (司法公正)

精神卫生法第一案：患者起诉监护人和院方获准出院 (First case for Mental Health Law: Patient sues guardian and hospital personnel, obtains release)
China Youth Daily, August 8, 2017
http://news.cri.cn/20170808/3cba99f6-9bdb-db7e-ac75-c3a96bf2bc69.html

Related:
“Justice came late”: Chinese psychiatric patient wins long battle for freedom in landmark case
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2105935/justice-came-late-chinese-psychiatric-patient-wins-long-battle

庭前会议应开尽开 关键证人应出尽出 非法证据排除程序应启尽启, 刑事庭审实质化改革的山西实践 (Pre-trial meetings, key witnesses, and elimination of illegal evidence should be open, Shanxi puts into practice substantive reform of criminal trials)
Legal Daily, August 7, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-08/07/content_7273768.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Follow Xinhua’s lead on Jiuzhaigou earthquake
China Digital Times, August 8, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/minitrue-follow-xinhuas-lead-jiuzhaigou-earthquake/

High-tech forces gather to reinforce Great Firewall of China
The Irish Times, August 7, 2017
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/high-tech-forces-gather-to-reinforce-great-firewall-of-china-1.3179652

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Agency workers at SOEs take action demanding equal pay
China Labor Bulletin, August 9, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/agency-workers-soes-take-action-demanding-equal-pay

赵振甲拥护中央成罪案即将开审，在京访民呼吁无罪释放 (Zhao Zhenjia placed on trial for supporting demands for central government accountability, petitioners protest in Beijing for his release)
Weiquanwang, August 8, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/blog-post_96.html

China marks 70 years of Inner Mongolia's founding, activist complains of curbs
Reuters, August 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-innermongolia-idUSKBN1AO0YH

数百访民北京状告国家信访局 遭公安驱赶 (Hundreds of petitioners sue State Bureau of Letters and Calls in Beijing, driven away by police)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08082017103736.html

维权人士北京法院外举牌求见院长 访民京城上访归来被刑拘 (Rights defenders protest outside Beijing court, other petitioners arrested after returning from Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08072017113415.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

In judicial first, China court rules against government monopoly
Sixth Tone, August 8, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000648/in-judicial-first%2C-china-court-rules-against-government-monopoly#

最高检对31个省级检察院开展规范司法行为专项督查 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate launches standardization of judicial supervision in 31 provincial procuratorates)
The Paper, August 7, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1754733

The “Belt and Road” projects China doesn’t want anyone talking about
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2099973/belt-and-road-projects-china-doesnt-want-anyone-talking-about

江苏:十八大以来查处违反中央八项规定精神问题5321起 (Jiangsu has investigated 5,321 cases of Party principle violation and punished 7,599 people since the 18th Party Congress)
People's Daily, August 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0809/c1001-29458551.html

国家信访局：对群众信访不能“踢皮球” (State Bureau for Letters and Calls: can’t kick the can down the road when dealing with petitioners)
People's Daily, August 9, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0809/c1001-29458360.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

聚焦APP“越权”现象：看个视频还需监听电话？(Focus Apps “overstepping authority” phenomenon: does watching a video require phone call monitoring?)
China News, August 8, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/cj/2017/08-08/8298224.shtml

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

Muslim ethnic minority students “incommunicado” after repatriation to China
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kazakhs-eqypt-08072017122525.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Ousted pro-democracy lawmaker “Long Hair” to file appeal against disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/08/ousted-pro-democracy-lawmaker-long-hair-file-appeal-disqualification/

Hong Kong district councillor among 299 arrested after officer’s undercover triad investigation
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2105984/hong-kong-district-councillor-among-299-arrested-after

Lawmakers urge gov’t to form independent investigation into alleged torture of juvenile inmates
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/08/lawmakers-urge-govt-form-independent-investigation-alleged-torture-juvenile-inmates/

Commentary (评论)

China’s history full of traps and contradictions
EJ Insight, August 8, 2017
http://www.ejinsight.com/20170808-china-s-history-full-of-traps-and-contradictions/

港澳辦：方案創新 並符合一國兩制及基本法 (Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office: “One place, two checks” is innovative, and is in accordance with “one country, two systems” and the Basic Law)
Mingpao, August 8, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170808/s00001/1502187400829

港大民意调查：逾半受访香港市民支持“一地两检”方案 (Survey: more than half of Hong Kongers support “one place, two checks” plan)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-08082017133834.html

林鄭：希望特區官員抓緊一帶一路發展機遇 (Carrie Lam: Hong Kong gov’t officials should firmly grasp the opportunity of development that “one belt, one road” brings)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 8, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1347051-20170808.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

陈桂秋公开致信习近平 吴淦案召开庭前会议 (Chen Guiqiu, wife of lawyer Xie Yang, writes open letter to Xi Jinping questioning her husband’s house arrest; Wu Gan meets with lawyer before trial)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08072017113354.html

网民吁帮高智晟自由看牙 高智晟揭某“六四领袖”借高家骗捐 (Netizens urge Gao Zhisheng to be freed and receive dental care)
Radio France Internationale, August 7, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170807-网民吁帮高智晟自由看牙-高智晟揭某六四领袖借高家骗捐

【图集】贵州毕节押解100名犯罪嫌疑人“游街”指认现场 (In pictures: confirmation that 100 criminal suspects were “paraded” through the streets of Bijie, Guizhou)
Jiemian News, August 7, 2017
http://m.jiemian.com/article/1529239.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Fears mount of a coming crackdown on Virtual Private Networks
Shanghaiist, August 6, 2017
http://shanghaiist.com/2017/08/06/vpn-crackdown.php

UN human rights watchdog sends Apple letter over China VPN demands
ZD Net, August 7, 2017
http://www.zdnet.com/article/un-special-rapporteur-apple-letter-china-vpn-demands/

China to restrict broadcast of entertainment shows during prime time
Global Times, August 7, 2017
http://www.ecns.cn/2017/08-07/268295.shtml

“This time appears different”: China’s web users fear losing tools to bypass censorship
Agence France-Presse, August 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/06/time-appears-different-chinas-web-users-fear-losing-tools-bypass-censorship/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海60位维权人士集体起诉国家信访局一案被北京市第一中级人民法院既不立案，又不作出不予立案裁 (60 Shanghai activists collectively sue State Bureau for Letters and Calls, case is neither placed on file nor ruled on by Beijing First Intermediate People’s Court)
Weiquanwang, August 7, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/60.html

山东一年内发生约两百起严重医闹事件，当地要求建立黑名单 (Around 200 serious incidents of violence against doctors occur each year in Shandong, locals request creation of blacklist)
The Paper, August 7, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1754347

如何避免公共决策“拍脑袋”“一言堂”？——聚焦《重大行政决策程序暂行条例（征求意见稿）》(How to prevent public decisions made through “head patting” and “one decision-maker”? –Focus on “Provisional Regulations on Major Administrative Decision Procedures (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)”)
Legal Daily, August 7, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-08/07/content_7273724.htm?node=5955

Related:
重大行政决策程序暂行条例（征求意见稿）(“Provisional Regulations on Major Administrative Decision Procedures (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)”)
China Legislative Affairs Office, August 7, 2017
http://zqyj.chinalaw.gov.cn/readmore?id=1886&listtype=1

施教拉萨盲校近廿年 盲人“白求恩”被中国驱逐 (German educator expelled after running school for blind children in Tibet for twenty years)
Deutsche Welle, August 4, 2017
http://www.dw.com//zh/施教拉萨盲校近廿年-盲人白求恩被中国驱逐/a-39967110

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's top procuratorate finishes national inspections on judicial misconduct
China Daily, August 7, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/07/content_30362999.htm

China to launch new round of environmental inspections
Xinhua, August 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/07/c_136505992.htm

天津两天出动逾3000警力发现传销窝点420处 (3,000 Tianjin policemen bust 420 pyramid schemes in two days)
China News, August 7, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/08-07/8297886.shtml

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

留学埃及 新疆哈萨克族学生返家后失联 (Students from Xinjiang disappear after returning home from Egypt)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-08072017105755.html

Hong Kong (香港)

建制成立關注聯盟 盲撐一地兩檢 政商二代牽頭 與泛民打民意戰 (Pro-establishment groups in Hong Kong form alliance over “one place, two checks” controversy)
Apple Daily, August 8, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170808/20114763

3人罪成 兩人囚3年 一人判入教導所 (Three men found guilty over Mong Kok riot case)
Mingpao, August 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170807/s00001/1502094197295

林鄭月娥稱一地兩檢方案無懼覆核 王光亞：不需要釋法 (Carrie Lam: “one place, two check” plan is up for the challenge of judicial review; Wang Guangya: the plan brings benefits to Hong Kong and NPC does not need to interpret the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346871-20170807.htm

Related:
Hong Kong leader confident that public will come around and welcome joint checkpoint
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105796/hong-kong-leader-confident-public-will-come-around-and

Hong Kong leader reminded of need to strengthen national education of young
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105834/hong-kong-leader-reminded-need-strengthen-national-education

Mong Kok unrest: Two sentenced to 3 years in prison for rioting
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/07/mong-kok-unrest-two-sentenced-3-years-prison-rioting/

Related:
香港法院判处两名参与旺角暴乱的男子监禁3年 (Hong Kong court sentences Mong Kok riot participants to 3 years in prison)
Xinhua, August 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/gangao/2017-08/07/c_1121445535.htm

Hong Kong graft-buster calls for more power to probe misconduct at highest levels
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2105640/hong-kong-graft-buster-calls-more-power-probe-misconduct

Commentary (评论)

When is a border not a border? In Hong Kong
The Lowy Institute, August 7, 2017
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/when-border-not-border-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

深圳年底前實行快遞實名制 料明年涵蓋全部郵件 (Personal ID needed for delivery service in Shenzhen before year end, regulation to apply to all mail sent in 2018)
Sing Tao Daily, August 5, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/instant/articles/detail/475182-中國-深圳年底前實行快遞實名制+料明年涵蓋全部郵件

遭指搞台獨 成功大學：政治認知問題 (Mainland authority refuses to issue Taiwan visa to prospective students of National Cheng Kung university)
Central News Agency, August 5, 2017
http://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201708055002-1.aspx

Senate set to pass resolution calling on China to release Liu Xiaobo’s widow
The Washington Post, August 3, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/josh-rogin/wp/2017/08/03/senate-set-to-pass-resolution-calling-on-china-to-release-liu-xiaobos-widow/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's few investigative journalists face increasing challenges
National Public Radio, August 8, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/08/06/539720397/chinas-few-investigative-journalists-face-increasing-challenges

支持「港人非中國人」北師大教授遭解聘 (Professor fired by Beijing Normal University for supporting localism in Hong Kong)
Sing Tao Daily, August 5, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1643631&target=2

Five days after his essay went viral, Chinese author apologizes for “imprecise” writing on Beijing's economic boom
Global Voices, August 4, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/08/04/five-days-after-his-essay-went-viral-chinese-author-apologizes-for-imprecise-writing-on-beijings-economic-boom/

China warns officials to behave online as two universities fire lecturers
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/warns-08042017140715.html

Chinese academic who called Mao a “devil” says he was sacked
Reuters, August 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-education-idUSKBN1AK0PE

Related:
中国以言治罪解聘教授 网民抨击抗议 (China dismisses professor for “criminal” remarks, netizens criticize and protest)
Voice of America, August 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20170804-shi-jiepeng/3972326.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

公民监督群第4次被封的告示 (Citizen Supervision group receives fourth notice of closure)
Weiquanwang, August 4, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/4_4.html

维权被打压 退伍军人赴京被阻 (Rights protests suppressed, veterans go to Beijing and are blocked)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08042017104908.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former senior China Development Bank official jailed for 14 years for graft
Reuters, August 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-corruption-idUSKBN1AL04H

China jails former senior official for life over graft
Reuters, August 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN1AK0WV

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为和腾讯陷入用户数据之争 要求政府介入 (Huawei caught in user information row with Tencent and demands gov’t intervention)
The Wall Street Journal, August 4, 2017
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20170804/tec092935.asp

Legal robots deployed in China to help decide thousands of cases
The Telegraph, August 4, 2017
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/04/legal-robots-deployed-china-help-decide-thousands-cases/

China's online population hits 751 mln
Xinhua, August 4, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-08-04/detail-ifyitayr9134288.shtml

CNNIC发布第40次《中国互联网络发展状况统计报告》 (CNNIC issues 40th “Statistical Report on Internet Development in China”)
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, August 4, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-08/04/c_1121427672.htm

Related:
第40次中国互联网络发展状况统计报告 (40th Statistical Report on Internet Development in China)
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, August 4, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-08/04/c_1121427728.htm

71个国务院部门和直属机构已开通网站 19个开设APP (71 state departments and subordinate units have already launched 19 open apps)
China News, August 4, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/08-04/8295436.shtml

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

新疆奇台县穆斯林祷告须持许可证 一村25人办理许可证被捕 (25 arrested in Xinjiang for praying without holding a certificate from local gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-08052017134053.html

中国强迫海外维吾尔人做线人 (China forces overseas Uighurs to be informants)
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl2-08042017105541.html

Hong Kong (香港)

李飛批評反對派是香港民主發展最大障礙 (Li Fei: Opposition groups are the biggest hurdle to democracy in Hong Kong, and “the position of law and the order of the Constitution” in Hong Kong have changed since the handover, as NPC’s interpretation of the Basic Law is essential)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346512-20170805.htm

Related:
梁家傑認為李飛的言論反映中共背信棄義 (Alan Leong: Li Fei’s words show CPC breaks promises and has no regard for the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 5, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346526-20170805.htm

The aftermath: Hong Kong’s ousted lawmakers continue their community work and activism against odds
Hong Kong Free Press, August 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/06/aftermath-hong-kongs-ousted-lawmakers-continue-community-work-activism-odds/

Is Chinese national education set to make a comeback in Hong Kong? It’s not if, but how, experts say
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105343/chinese-national-education-set-make-comeback-hong-kong-its

訪京期間將到港澳辦商討安排林鄭：「不會推翻一地兩檢」 (Carrie Lam in Beijing: will not overturn the “one place, two checks” plan)
Apple Daily, August 7, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20170807/20114177

Related:
Joint checkpoint controversy: No time to consult public, says pro-Beijing lawmaker and ExCo member
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/04/joint-checkpoint-controversy-no-time-consult-public-says-pro-beijing-lawmaker-exco-member/

Commentary (评论)

因为都装作视而不见 所以李文星死了 (As policy makers and people who have a voice choose to turn a blind eye on pyramid schemes, Li Wenxing dies as a martyr tragically)
Life Weekly, August 5, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-08-05/doc-ifyitapp0974025.shtml

观察家：习近平铁了心，北戴河难起风浪 (Commentary: Iron-hearted Xi Jinping will not allow meeting in Beidaihe to go uncontrolled)
Voice of America, August 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/3973076.html

China’s “new achievements” in legal reform exist more in policy than in practice
ChinaFile, August 3, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/chinas-new-achievements-legal-reform-exist-more-policy-practice

After the streaming “gold rush”—a guide to China’s video crackdown
The Conversation, August 3, 2017
https://theconversation.com/after-the-streaming-gold-rush-a-guide-to-chinas-video-crackdown-81189

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“非新闻”创办人卢昱宇今获刑4年 女友李婷玉取保获释 (Citizen journalist Lu Yuyu sentenced to four years in prison, Li Tingyu out on bail)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/08/4.html

忧儿成刘晓波第二 黄琦八旬老母致信中央 (Worried son will follow Liu Xiaobo’s example, mother of Huang Qi writes public letter to central gov’t)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08032017103419.html

Related:
China accused over “enforced disappearance” of Liu Xiaobo's widow
The Guardian, August 3, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/aug/03/china-enforced-disappearance-liu-xiaobo-widow-liu-xia

美国律师向联合国投诉：谴责中国当局令刘晓波的遗孀失踪至今 (American Bar Association lodges complaint at UN for the missing of Liu Xia)
Agence France-Presse, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-08032017115705.html

多個團體發聯合聲明要求內地當局盡快讓劉霞出國 (Chinese PEN and other groups issue joint statement urging Chinese gov’t to allow Liu Xia to go abroad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346142-20170803.htm

不满购票实名制侵犯公民权 律师起诉深圳市客运公司 (Lawyer in Shenzhen sues transportation authority of violating civic rights by asking for personal identification)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-08032017103731.html

Son of mainland human rights lawyer Chen Jiangang barred from school after request by authorities
Hong Kong Free Press, August 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/04/son-mainland-human-rights-lawyer-chen-jiangang-barred-school-request-authorities/

紧急关注：丁家喜律师等在西安与网友聚餐全部遭抓捕 共30余人 (Urgent: over 30 arrested at lawyer Ding Jiaxi’s dinner with friends in Xi’an)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/30.html

China jails protest blogger, researcher for four years on public order charges
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blogger-sentence-08032017112614.html

上海维权人士吴玉芬3人转黑监狱，吴慕珍一人失踪15日 (Shanghai human rights defender Wu Yufen and two others transferred to black jails, Wu Muzhen has been missing for 15 days)
Weiquanwang, August 3, 2017
https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/315.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s internet censors play a tougher game of cat and mouse
The New York Times, August 3, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/03/business/china-internet-censorship.html

Related:
中国强化网络监控 跨国企业忧心忡忡 (China strengthens internet monitoring, multinational corporations concerned)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-08022017123706.html

China holds drill to shut down “harmful” websites
Reuters, August 3, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-internet-idUSKBN1AJ1XL

北京网信办遏制追星炒作低俗媚俗 指导微博制定《社区娱乐信息管理规定》 (Beijing Internet Information Office introduces guiding instructions for Weibo “Community Entertainment Information Regulations” to curb celebrity worship publicity and vulgar pandering)
China Huan Qiu, August 3, 2017
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2017-08/11076954.html

Chinese chatbots shut down after anti-government posts
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-40815024

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ex-aide to China’s personnel chief sacked for “corrupt political morals”
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2105330/ex-aide-chinas-personnel-chief-sacked-corrupt-political

Thousands of polluters shut down in Hebei
China Daily, August 2, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/02/content_30334918.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China has over 700,000 social organizations
China Daily, August 3, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-08-03/detail-ifyiswpt5175170.shtml

访民上访遭殴打鼻梁骨折 (Petitioner beaten while protesting, nose fractured)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08022017101424.html

国家信访局发布《依法分类处理信访诉求工作规则》(State Bureau for Letters and Calls issues “Work Regulations According to Classification of Petitions”)
China News, August 2, 2017
https://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/08-02/8294153.shtml

Related:
北京市信访工作“五大系统”助力疏解非首都功能过程中社会矛盾的预防和化解 (Beijing Office of Letters and Calls “Five Systems” to help prevent and defuse non-capital social conflicts)
Xinhua, August 3, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2017-08/03/c_129671855.htm

湛江万人上街抗议光伏项目遭镇压 数十人被抓捕打伤 (Tens of thousands protest in the street against solar panel project in Zhanjiang, Guangdong, dozens arrested)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl3-08032017103616.html

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

China bans Uighur Muslims from using their own language in schools
International Business Times, August 3, 2017
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/china-bans-uighur-muslims-using-their-own-language-schools-1633395

招募线人，强迫归国，扣押遣返：北京长臂伸向海外维族人 (Informant recruitment, forced repatriation, detainment: Beijing’s long arm reaches towards overseas Uighurs)
Voice of America, August 3, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/beijing-long-arm-control-overseas-uyghurs-20170802/3969939.html

China tears down the Tibetan city in the sky
The Diplomat, August 3, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/08/china-tears-down-the-tibetan-city-in-the-sky/

Xinjiang authorities convert Uyghur mosques into propaganda centers
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/mosques-08032017153002.html

Hong Kong (香港)

New Hong Kong coalition seeks to collect 300,000 signatures to block express rail link plan
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2105181/new-hong-kong-coalition-seeks-collect-300000-signatures-block

Related:
Joint checkpoint row: Public consultation not the only way to gauge opinion, says Justice Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/03/joint-checkpoint-row-public-consultation-not-way-gauge-opinion-says-justice-sec/

一地兩檢是一國兩制的試金石 (“One place, two checks” is the touchstone of “one country, two systems”)
Mingpao, August 4, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170804/s00022/1501808552057

萬人聯署支持橫洲三贏方案 (Over ten thousand sign in support of triple-win plan of developing Wang Chau in New Territory)
Inmediahk, August 4, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051157

Wang Chau villagers threaten “bloody fight” in the face of eviction under Hong Kong housing plan
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105248/wang-chau-villagers-threaten-bloody-fight-face-eviction

港府官员与民主派议员就「一地两检」对质 (Officials and pro-democracy lawmakers debate about “one place, two checks” in LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp1-08032017103953.html

袁國強稱政府不會為方便及效益破壞一國兩制及基本法 (Rimsky Yuen: gov’t won’t compromise “one country, two systems” or the Basic Law in exchange for convenience and economic benefits)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346158-20170803.htm

We have concluded our Daily Brief Special Feature on Liu Xiaobo, prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who died tragically in Chinese custody on July 13, 2017. For more information on Liu Xiaobo’s life and work, background information, and updates on his wife, Liu Xia, please see HRIC’s special action page: Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy. We hope this page will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community.

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China is keeping Liu Xia, widow of human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, from talking to the world
Quartz, August 3, 2017
https://qz.com/1041895/china-is-keeping-liu-xia-widow-of-human-rights-activist-liu-xiaobo-from-talking-to-the-world/

Related:
Video: “Open the blockade!”: Hong Kongers Mourn Liu Xiaobo「打開路障！」：香港市民悼念劉曉波
Human Rights in China, August 2, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCP1BWEwec0&feature=youtu.be

Liu Xiaobo’s Death is a Stain on the CPC, International Community Must Press for Liu Xia’s Freedom
刘晓波之死是中共污点，国际社会必须施压让刘霞获得自由
Human Rights in China, July 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/liu-xiaobos-death-stain-cpc-international-community-must-press-liu-xias-freedom
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-xiao-bo-zhi-si-shi-zhong-gong-wu-dian-guo-ji-she-hui-bi-xu-shi-ya

A home prison is being built for recently released human rights lawyer Xie Yang
China Change, August 2, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/08/02/a-home-prison-is-being-built-for-recently-released-human-rights-lawyer-xie-yang/

Related:
709案谢阳又遭“家庭监狱”被软禁 (709 lawyer Xie Yang placed under “family house arrest” again)
Weiquanwang, August 2, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/08/709_2.html

曹雅学：谢阳律师失联，当局在谢家修建监狱 (Cao Yaxue: lawyer Xie Yang couldn’t be reached and the authority is building a prison at his home)
Voice of America, August 3, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/caoyaxue-xieyang-update-20170802/3970395.html

曾協助709事件律師稱 疑被當局打壓兒子無法入學 (Beijing primary school refuses to admit son of rights lawyer Chen Jiangang)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1346057-20170803.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is perfecting a new method for suppressing dissent on the Internet
Vox, August 2, 2017
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/2/16019562/china-internet-freedom-dissent-twitter-facebook

Chinese chatbot vanishes after spurning Communist Party
Sky News, August 2, 2017
http://news.sky.com/story/chinese-chatbot-vanishes-after-spurning-communist-party-10970890

Related:
腾讯聊天AI“不爱党”被关闭，称中国梦是移民美国 (Tencent AI chatbot shut down for “not loving the Party,” saying the Chinese dream is to immigrate to the United States)
Sin Chew, August 2, 2017
http://www.sinchew.com.my/node/1668639/腾讯聊天ai“不爱党”被关闭．称中国梦是移民美国

In hotels, China filling gaps in “Great Firewall”
Voice of America, August 2, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/hotels-china-firewall-gaps/3970451.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China issues working rules on handling public petitions
Xinhua, August 2, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-08-02/detail-ifyiswpt4966140.shtml

三部委联合印发规范党员干部网络行为意见 (Chinese authorities tighten control over what Party members’ online activities)
Sina, August 1, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-08-01/doc-ifyinvyk3055328.shtml

Multiple violent clashes erupt, all involving food delivery drivers
China Labor Bulletin, August 3, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/multiple-violent-clashes-erupt-all-involving-food-delivery-drivers

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Lax anti-pollution efforts highlighted
China Daily, August 2, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/02/content_30325621.htm

Related:
Officials caught protecting polluters
China Daily, August 1, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/01/content_30313674.htm

Former bank official expelled from CPC
China Daily, August 2, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-08/02/content_30325622.htm

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

流亡西藏司政严正呼吁藏人勿再自焚 (Tibetan political leader in exile calls Tibetans to stop self-immolation)
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-08022017123813.html

Hong Kong (香港)

94人發起一地兩檢關注組促撤方案 陳淑莊：盼蒐30萬簽名叫停 (Lawmakers, academics, and social groups set up “one place, two checks” concern group)
Mingpao, August 2, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170802/s00001/1501669407347

Related:
Lawmakers, academics, student bodies establish concern group over joint checkpoint arrangement
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/03/lawmakers-academics-student-bodies-establish-concern-group-joint-checkpoint-arrangement/

“Not just mine, but everyone’s concern”: Legal heavyweight defends criticism of XL Rail joint checkpoint arrangement
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/02/not-just-mine-everyones-concern-legal-heavyweight-defends-criticism-xl-rail-joint-checkpoint-arrangement/

支聯會等遊行到中聯辦 抗議內地拘捕海祭劉曉波人士 (Hong Kong Alliance and other groups march to the Liaison Office to protest the detention of Liu Xiaobo mourners)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 2, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345967-20170802.htm

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam hints Civic Square could reopen after study
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105169/hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-hints-civic-square-could-reopen

Embattled villagers promise to defend homes as Wang Chau eviction deadline looms
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/02/embattled-villagers-promise-defend-homes-wang-chau-eviction-deadline-looms/

Commentary (评论)

How America can honor a Chinese dissident—and help protect his widow
The Washington Post, August 1, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-america-can-honor-a-chinese-dissident--and-help-protect-his-widow/2017/08/01/5fd15cbe-762c-11e7-9eac-d56bd5568db8_story.html

We have concluded our Daily Brief Special Feature on Liu Xiaobo, prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who died tragically in Chinese custody on July 13, 2017. For more information on Liu Xiaobo’s life and work, background information, and updates on his wife, Liu Xia, please see HRIC’s special action page: Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy. We hope this page will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community.

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Widow of late dissident Liu Xiaobo back in Beijing, relative says
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2105006/widow-late-dissident-liu-xiaobo-back-beijing-relative

Related:
劉霞據悉已回京 與當局協商出國 (Liu Xia said to be back in Beijing and negotiating with the authorities about going abroad)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345725-20170801.htm

河南抓获62名“善心汇”传销组织涉案人员 (Henan criminally detain 62 from Shan Xin Hui for pyramid scheme)
China News Service, August 1, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2017/08-01/8293128.shtml

国家信访局请律师“坐堂”接访初显成效 (State Bureau for Letters and Visits invitation to lawyers to petition by “sitting in reception hall” shows early success)
Xinhua, August 1, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2017-08/01/c_1121415895.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

In China, a pioneering transgender movie made by teens is trying to skirt censorship
Quartz, August 2, 2017
https://qz.com/1043174/%E9%80%83%E7%A6%BB-escape-film-chinese-transgender-movie-made-by-high-school-students-tries-to-skirt-censorship-rules/

China's Internet crackdown reaches new level of restriction
Deutsche Welle, August 1, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-internet-crackdown-reaches-new-level-of-restriction/a-39909546

China Communist Party members face tighter curbs on Internet use
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2104985/china-communist-party-members-face-tighter-curbs

传承红色基因 激发奋进力量 江西纪念“三个90周年”网络媒体主题宣传活动正式启动 (“Red Gene” stimulates progressive strength, Jiangxi commemorates “Three 90th Anniversaries,” network media officially launches activities)
Office of the Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs, July 31, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-07/31/c_1121405057.htm

Essay on Beijing migrants' plight fuels online debate in China
Reuters, August 1, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-society-beijing-idUSKBN1AH38D

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Pollution inspectors sharply criticize Tianjin, Anhui, Shanxi
China Daily, July 31, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/31/content_30299991.htm

New regulation enacted to make China's statistics more trustworthy
Xinhua, August 1, 2017
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-08/01/c_136491451.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-08/01/c_1121416038.htm

China expels anti-graft inspector from party for corruption
Reuters, August 2, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-corruption-idUSKBN1AI05G

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

华为回应手机安装监听软件收集隐私传闻：恶意诽谤 (Huawei responds to rumors of monitoring software installed on mobile phones to collect private information: this is a malicious falsehood)
Phoenix Technologies, August 1, 2017
http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20170801/44657757_0.shtml

亚马逊步苹果后尘，在中国下架VPN (Amazon follows Apple’s example and stops VPN service in China)
Voice of America, August 2, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/vpn-20170801/3968026.html

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

Dozens of ethnic Kazakhs detained amid security crackdown in China's Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/kazakh-detainees-08012017132013.html

Hong Kong (香港)

陳文敏：倘高鐵擴建 中央在港管轄權勢必擴大 (Johannes Chan: administrative power of central gov’t will be extended if high-speed rail expands)
Mingpao, August 2, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170802/s00001/1501637714675

An appointment “at all costs”: Choice of education deputy slammed by pro-democracy activists
Hong Kong Free Press, August 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/01/appointment-costs-choice-education-deputy-slammed-pro-democracy-activists/

Related:
蔡若蓮任副局 林鄭月娥稱不明為何提升至與教育界開戰 (Carrie Lam on CHOI Yuk-lin: I don’t understand why the appointment issue has escalated and is raging war with the education sector)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 2, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345802-20170802.htm

Plug Hong Kong’s legal loopholes on human-trafficking and forced labor, legislator tells officials
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2105007/plug-hong-kongs-legal-loopholes-human-trafficking-and-forced

Commentary (评论)

Apple’s silence in China sets a dangerous precedent
The New York Times, July 31, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/31/technology/apple-vpn-china-dangerous-precedent.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170801/apple-vpn-china-dangerous-precedent/

香港教育要撥亂反正 從委任愛國愛港者開始 (Comment: setting the record straight for education in Hong Kong begins with the appointment of people who love China and Hong Kong)
Mingpao, August 2, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170802/s00022/1501636816722

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国流亡律师滕彪，要做黑暗中的闪电 (Teng Biao, Chinese lawyer in exile, will become a lightning flash in the dark)
The New York Times, August 1, 2017
https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170801/where-are-you-teng-biao/

Paying homage to Liu Xiaobo from behind bars
China Change, July 31, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/31/paying-homage-to-liu-xiaobo-from-behind-bars/

Tibetan self-immolator released after serving five-year prison term in Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-07312017162747.html

最高法出台司法责任制实施意见，院庭长不得以口头指示等变相批案 (Supreme People’s Court introduces implementation of ideas on judicial accountability, chief judges shall not approve cases through verbal instruction)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-07/31/content_7263737.htm

安徽阜阳男子违停被贴罚单在朋友圈骂交警发泄不满，行拘5日 (Fuyang, Anhui man vents dissatisfaction against police after receiving traffic ticket, is detained for five days)
The Paper, July 31, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1747565

习近平阅兵疑违反国旗法 珠海钢管舞劳军引舆论炮轰 (Xi Jinping’s PLA parade allegedly violates national flag law)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl3-07312017101542.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京网信办约谈多家网站负责人，责令立即整治自媒体八大乱象 (Beijing Internet Information office meets with various internet platform representatives, orders immediate regulation of the “eight big sources of chaos” in personal media)
The Paper, July 31, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1748029

民政部：网络求助不属于慈善募捐 平台应加强审查甄别且设置求助上限 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: online appeals for help do not count as charitable fundraising, platforms should strengthen screening examinations and place caps on appeals for help)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-07/31/content_7263134.htm

In China, Internet censors are accidentally helping revive an invented “Martian” language
Quartz, July 30, 2017
https://qz.com/1028258/in-china-internet-censors-are-accidentally-helping-revive-an-invented-language-called-martian/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

過百市民出席劉曉波「追詩會」 教師：文學方式悼念合適 (Over 100 citizens in Hong Kong mourn Liu Xiaobo by reading poems)
Apple Daily, July 31, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170731/57025304

Government Accountability (政府问责)

安徽:深化落实中央八项规定精神 上半年处分1120人 (1,120 officials in Anhui punished in the first half of 2017 for disciplinary issues)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, August 1, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/yw/201707/t20170731_103884.html

China work safety chief demoted after corruption probe
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2104763/china-work-safety-chief-demoted-after-corruption-probe

Trump administration quietly pressing China to free Liu Xiaobo’s widow
The Washington Post, July 30, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/trump-administration-quietly-pressing-china-to-free-liu-xiaobos-widow/2017/07/30/35d5dbe8-73c4-11e7-8839-ec48ec4cae25_story.html

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

習近平：軍隊依法履行港澳防務職責 打擊分裂破壞活動 (Xi Jinping: PLA defends Hong Kong and Macau in accordance with the law and fights against separatist and sabotaging activities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345595-20170801.htm

在台西藏人在台北举行“丹增曲英烛光晚会” (Tibetans in Taiwan hold candlelight vigil for student who died from self-immolation)
Radio Free Asia, July 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-07312017113643.html

Hong Kong (香港)

吳靄儀指公安在香港執行內地法律令港人失信心政府失分 (Margaret Ng: mainland police enforcing mainland laws in Hong Kong makes Hong Kongers lose confidence and gov’t loose support)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 1, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345578-20170801.htm

Looming Hong Kong government pick sparks new national education fears
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2104833/looming-hong-kong-government-pick-sparks-new-national

梁國雄涉收黎智英捐款案控罪不成立 官：行為可疑但有模式可循 (Leung Kwok-hung not guilty of misconduct after receiving donation from Jimmy Lai)
Mingpao, July 31, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170731/s00001/1501478552182

團體抗議蔡若蓮任教育局副局長 教聯會關門拒對話 (Groups protest against potential appointment of CHOI Yuk-lin as education deputy)
Inmediahk, July 31, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051081

Hong Kong court suspends legal challenge to oust two more pro-democracy lawmakers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/31/hong-kong-court-suspends-legal-challenge-oust-two-pro-democracy-lawmakers/

Hong Kong gets more power under joint checkpoint plan, not less, legal scholar argues
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2104735/joint-checkpoint-plan-rail-link-grants-hong-kong-more-power

Veteran Hong Kong democracy activist found not guilty in donation case
Reuters, July 31, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKBN1AG0XJ

Commentary (评论)

Leopards and spots: Liu Xiaobo and China’s soft power
China Policy Institute, July 31, 2017
https://cpianalysis.org/2017/07/31/leopards-and-spots-liu-xiaobo-and-chinas-soft-power/

The world ignores an outrage
The Washington Times, July 30, 2017
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/30/editorial-the-world-ignores-an-outrage/

Even in death Liu Xiaobo is an inspiration to many Hong Kong people
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2104497/even-death-liu-xiaobo-inspiration-many-hong-kong-people

We have concluded our Daily Brief Special Feature on Liu Xiaobo, prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who died tragically in Chinese custody on July 13, 2017. For more information on Liu Xiaobo’s life and work, background information, and updates on his wife, Liu Xia, please see HRIC’s special action page: Liu Xiaobo's Living Legacy. We hope this page will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community.

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Mainland Chinese driver for Hong Kong reporters arrested after Liu Xiaobo service
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2104552/mainland-chinese-driver-hong-kong-reporters-arrested-after

Related:
刘霞尚未返家继续被禁止与亲友通话 (Liu Xia hasn’t returned home and is not allowed to talk to family and friends)
Radio France Internationale, July 30, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170730-刘霞尚未返家继续被禁止与亲友通话

台湾追悼刘晓波 余杰：软禁刘霞超越法西斯 (Church in Taiwan mourns Liu Xiaobo; Yu Jie: the house arrest of Liu Xia is worse than what the fascists and Nazis did)
Radio Free Asia, July 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-07302017122900.html

吴淦狱中祭刘晓波文披露 言及自己所遭酷刑 (Wu Gan mourns Liu Xiaobo in prison and says he is tortured)
Weiquanwang, July 29, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/07/blog-post_178.html

Liu Xiaobo: Thousands urge China to free Liu Xia
Al Jazeera, July 30, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/07/liu-xiabo-thousands-urge-china-free-liu-xia-170729092534849.html

709事件被捕人获委派律师　家属称不会尽信 (709 crackdown targets are appointed lawyers, family members say they do not believe it)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2017
http://gbcode.rthk.hk/TuniS/news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/video-gallery.htm

广东出台全国首部实施《律师法》地方性立法规定, 设置专门救济途径保障律师执业权利 (Guangdong introduces local legislation for national “Law of the People’s Republic of China on Lawyers,” sets up specialized project to protect lawyers’ right to practice)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-07/28/content_7262612.htm

广东警方刑拘142名“善心汇”传销组织涉案人员 (Guangdong police hold 142 Shan Xin Hui members under criminal detention for allegedly carrying out pyramid scheme)
Xinhua News Agency, July 30, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2017-07-30/doc-ifyinwmp0880746.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

稱違中國法律 蘋果中國App Store下架VPN程式 (Apple removes VPN apps from App Store in China, saying they are against Chinese law)
Mingpao, July 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170729/s00004/1501336087537

Related:
Apple removes apps offering virtual private networks from its China store
Global Voices, July 30, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/07/30/apple-removes-apps-offering-virtual-private-networks-from-its-china-store/

Weibo next to carry torch in crusade against celebrity gossip
Sixth Tone, July 28, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000593/weibo-next-to-carry-torch-in-crusade-against-celebrity-gossip

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

吉林市23村突遭水库泄洪家被淹 上千灾民政府讨说法无果堵路抗议 (23 villages in Jilin city suddenly flooded, over 1,000 victims protest after discussions with government fail to produce results)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl2-07272017094211.html

湖南万人上街抗议建垃圾厂 当局逼党员签名支持 (10,000 Hunan residents protest garbage plant construction, authorities force party members to sign in support of the project)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl1-07272017093953.html

Transgender activists in China just scored a historic victory
Vox, July 27, 2017
https://www.vox.com/world/2017/7/27/16049820/china-transgender-discrimination-lawsuit-mr-c

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's Xi: We can't be “blindly optimistic” on corruption inside the Communist Party
Newsweek, July 27, 2017
http://www.newsweek.com/communist-party-blindly-optimistic-about-corruption-643166

Germany said concerned by China's unwillingness to discuss Nobel laureate's widow
Reuters, July 28, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN1AD0YY

Related:
德国关注中国继续限制刘晓波遗孀基本自由 (Germany pays close attention to China’s continued restriction of Liu Xiaobo’s widow’s basic freedoms)
Voice of America, July 28, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voanews-20170728-germany-china-liu-xia/3962861.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“It’s a game of whack-a-mole”: overseas VPN service providers gain as china tightens control on Internet use
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2104494/its-game-whack-mole-overseas-vpn-service-providers-gain-china

Hong Kong (香港)

Even in death Liu Xiaobo is an inspiration to many Hong Kong people
Iris So and Kwun Tong, South China Morning Post, July 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/letters/article/2104497/even-death-liu-xiaobo-inspiration-many-hong-kong-people

Disqualified Hong Kong lawmakers move out of their offices but vow to return
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2104543/disqualified-hong-kong-lawmakers-move-out-their-offices-vow

Hong Kong’s democratic struggle and the rise of Chinese authoritarianism
China Policy Institute, July 27, 2017
https://cpianalysis.org/2017/07/27/hong-kongs-democratic-struggle-and-the-rise-of-chinese-authoritarianism/

林鄭：不應政治、妖魔化方案 跨境執法憂慮匪夷所思 (Carrie Lam: “One place, two checks” shouldn’t be demonized and cross-border law enforcement is a fantasy)
HK01, July 30, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/港聞/108484/-一地兩檢-林鄭-不應政治-妖魔化方案-跨境執法憂慮匪夷所思

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陳茂波認為一地兩檢有助鞏固香港於大灣區及南中國地位 (Chan Mo-po: “One place, two checks” will help Hong Kong build strategic position in south China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 30, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345256-20170730.htm

香港眾志指「憲法與基本法」教材套偏頗 促請當局收回 (Demosisto says textbooks are in violation of the Basic Law and urges gov’t to withdraw)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1345145-20170729.htm

Commentary (评论)

Can China’s rights lawyers withstand the pressure?
China Digital Times, July 27, 2017
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/can-chinas-rights-defense-movement-withstand-pressure/

Special Feature: Liu Xiaobo (特辑：刘晓波)

We hope our expanded special feature on Liu Xiaobo—including news items, analyses of the significance of his life and work, international support for Liu Xia and calls for accountability, and commentaries—will be a useful information resource and help generate more effective action by the international community. Liu Xiaobo was a prominent Chinese public intellectual and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, recognized for “his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental rights in China.” He died of liver cancer on July 13, 2017 in Chinese custody.

News (新闻)

家屬披露劉曉波最後5小時 (Family of Liu Xiaobo reveals his last five hours)
Mingpao, July 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170728/s00013/1501177746042

四川维权人士李宇在福建海祭刘晓波被抓捕 现仍被羁押 (Sichuan human rights defender Li Yu arrested, still detained for Liu Xiaobo memorial on Fujian beach)
Weiquanwang, July 26, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2017/07/blog-post_78.html

International Support for Liu Xia (国际社会声援刘霞)

陈光诚：刘霞可能被关“黑监狱” (Chen Guangcheng: Liu Xia has possibly been put into “black jail”)
Voice of America, July 28, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/liu-xia-jail-china-20170727/3962052.html

Commentary (评论)

Liu Xiaobo’s death and Western rights advocacy
Samuel Wade, China Digital Times, July 27, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/liu-xiaobos-death-western-rights-advocacy/

China's pro-democracy movement is dying by inches
Jonathan Manthorpe, iPolitics, July 26, 2017
http://ipolitics.ca/2017/07/26/chinas-pro-democracy-movement-is-dying-by-inches/

Liu Xiaobo wasn’t China’s only prisoner of conscience
Benedict Rogers, The Diplomat, July 28, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/liu-xiaobo-wasnt-chinas-only-prisoner-of-conscience/

 
 
 
 

News (新闻)