Access to Justice (司法公正)

山东警方破获特大跨境电信网络诈骗案 74名嫌犯被押解回国 (Shandong police cracks major cross-border telephone scam case and brings 74 suspects back to China)
China Central Television, October 13, 2017
http://m.news.cctv.com/2017/10/13/ARTIpUle70XVmm427OCPeOJM171013.shtml

China launches legal assistance pilot program for all defendants
Xinhua, October 12, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-10/12/c_136674457.htm

Related:
Measures for Implementing Pilot Project Work on Having Defense Counsel in All Criminal Cases.
China Law Translate, October 12, 2017
http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/关于开展刑事案件律师辩护全覆盖试点工作的办法/

Lawyers for rights activist in China's Sichuan prevented from viewing case files
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prevented-10122017132253.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's Sina Weibo hires 1,000 supervisors to censor “harmful content”—including women's legs
Global Voices, October 12,2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/10/12/chinas-sina-weibo-hires-1000-supervisors-to-censor-harmful-content-including-womens-legs/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“百名红通”1号人员杨秀珠贪污、受贿案一审宣判：获刑8年 (Yang Xiuzhu, No.1 on Interpol Red Notice, sentenced to 8 years in prison for corruption)
People’s Daily, October 13, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1823787

半月谈聚焦中央环保督察：震醒“装睡者”，问责超1.5万人 (Environmental supervisors waken those who turn a blind eye on environmental protection and hold 15,000 people accountable)
Ban Yue Tan, October 13, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1823392

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's Great Firewall grows higher ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/firewall-10122017152509.html

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

宝鸡警方举行反恐处突跨区域拉动演练 (600 officers join counter-terrorism drill in Baoji, Shaanxi)
Hua Shang Wang, October 13, 2017
http://ehsb.hsw.cn/shtml/hsb/20171013/663110.shtml

Xinjiang authorities jail four grandchildren of party-faithful Uyghur former Imam
Radio Free Asia, October 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/grandchildren-10122017170309.html

China shutters Islamic bookstore in Beijing, detains owner on “terrorism” charges
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/bookstore-10102017111036.html/

中共开19大 北京禁止售卖菜刀等物 (Sale of kitchen knives banned in Beijing before 19th National Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-10112017103342.html

Hong Kong (香港)

China rebuffs criticism of decision to bar British activist from Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 12, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/12/hong-kong-chief-implies-china-is-responsible-for-barring-british-activist

Related:
林鄭月娥：入境情況若被視為外交事務 由中央政府負責 (Carrie Lam: when immigration policy meets foreign affairs, it’s a matter for the Central People’s Government)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 13, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1358854-20171013.htm

Carrie Lam “can’t exclude” possibility that Chris Patten will be next for entry ban
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/13/carrie-lam-cant-exclude-possibility-chris-patten-will-next-entry-ban/

Legislature asks court to order ousted localist lawmakers to repay HK$1.86m in wages and subsidies
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/13/legislature-asks-court-order-ousted-localist-lawmakers-repay-hk1-86m-wages-subsidies/

Related:
行管會追討梁頌恆游蕙禎近186萬元 (LegCo asks court to order Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching to repay HKD 1.86 million)
Mingpao, October 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171013/s00001/1507867659580

周永康獄中信予梁麗幗 提蔡若蓮喪子標語 盼馬斐森歸英「守護學術自由」 (Alex Chow writes to Yvonne Leung mentioning banner that mocks death of education deputy’s son and hopes Vice-Chancellor of HKU will defend academic freedom upon returning to UK)
Mingpao, October 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171013/s00001/1507876666926

Video: Protests erupt at Hong Kong legislature as leader Carrie Lam answers lawmakers’ questions
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/12/video-protests-erupt-hong-kong-legislature-leader-carrie-lam-answers-lawmakers-questions/

Commentary (评论)

The Joshua I know
Hong Kong Free Press, October 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/13/joshua-i-know/

Why bar a British human rights activist from Hong Kong on the day of Carrie Lam’s first policy address?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/12/bar-british-human-rights-activist-hong-kong-day-carrie-lams-first-policy-address/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Notes from prison (part two of two)
China Change, October 12, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/10/11/notes-from-prison-part-two-of-two/

Related:
Notes from prison (part one of two)
China Change, October 10, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/10/10/notes-from-prison-part-one-of-two/

深圳25年制定220项法规！全国地方立法最多 (Shenzhen enacted 220 regulations and laws during past 25 years, the most in country)
Nanfang Daily, October 12, 2017
http://news.dayoo.com/guangdong/201710/12/139996_51857739.htm

Police in China's Hubei target outspoken wife of “disappeared” human rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-in-chinas-hubei-target-outspoken-wife-of-disappeared-human-rights-lawyer-10112017095449.html

不服天价罚单 苏天富牧师提起诉讼 (Priest Su Tianfu sues local religious authority for imposing astronomical fine)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-10112017103519.html

司法改革重要举措：最高人民法院 司法部联合出台《关于开展刑事案件律师辩护全覆盖试点工作的办法》(Supreme People’s Court and Ministry of Justice issue “Measures on Launching the Pilot Work on Full Coverage of Lawyers Defending Criminal Cases”)
Ministry of Justice, October 11, 2017
http://www.moj.gov.cn/2017/1011/8912.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

More security, less soccer, fewer TV dramas ahead of China’s landmark Communist Party meeting
Agence France-Presse, October 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/12/security-less-soccer-fewer-tv-dramas-ahead-chinas-landmark-communist-party-meeting/

中国强化网络整肃 成都微信群主被约谈 (WeChat group leader in Chengdu questioned by police for over 7 hours)
Radio Free Asia, October 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-10112017103447.html

In China, scholars are being punished amid growing squeeze on public expression
National Public Radio, October 10, 2017
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/10/10/553484924/in-china-scholars-are-being-punished-amid-growing-squeeze-on-public-expression

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's top paper warns party officials against “spiritual anesthesia”
Reuters, October 12, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-religion/chinas-top-paper-warns-party-officials-against-spiritual-anesthesia-idUSKBN1CH06O

五组数据读懂正风反腐这五年 (Five sets of data to help understand anti-corruption campaign in past five years)
Central Commission of Discipline Inspection, October 11, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/yw/201710/t20171011_108650.html

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

广西灵山县一男子微信传播暴恐视频，被行政拘留10日 (Man in Guangxi detained for 10 days over violent terror video on WeChat)
The Paper, October 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1821700

Hong Kong (香港)

英人權領袖被港遣返 揭中領館係黑手 入境處職員含淚送機 (British human rights activist banned from entering Hong Kong and escorted to departing plane by tearful immigration officer)
Apple Daily, October 12, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20171012/57320995

In Hong Kong, it’s the fans who protest during the national anthem
球场里的“雨伞运动”？香港球迷再嘘中国国歌
The New York Times, October 12, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171012/hong-kong-china-national-anthem-protest/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171012/hong-kong-china-national-anthem-protest/

Carrie Lam: Schools should help students cultivate a sense of national identity
Hong Kong Free Press, October 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/12/carrie-lam-schools-help-students-cultivate-sense-national-identity/

Related:
林鄭：每天為香港祈禱 盼年輕人有國家觀念、香港情懷 (Carrie Lam: I pray every day for Hong Kong, and hope that young people will have concept of being part of nation and sentiments for Hong Kong)
Mingpao, October 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171012/s00001/1507779955945

“Good atmosphere” needed for political reform and legislating national security law, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/11/good-atmosphere-needed-political-reform-legislating-national-security-law-carrie-lam-says/

議員團體批「北韓式快樂」 社福政策忽視市民權利 (Lawmakers criticize social policies that ignore citizens’ rights as “North Korea-style happiness”)
Inmediahk, October 11, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052618

Commentary (评论)

Why the world must wake up to China's threat to freedom in Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 12, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/oct/12/why-the-world-must-wake-up-to-chinas-threat-to-freedom-in-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法：法官辞职后限制期内不得受聘于律师事务所 (Supreme People’s Court: Judges can be employed by law firms after service)
The Paper, October 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1820612

报道武汉大学生失踪案一文记者王涛遭行政拘留10天后又转看守所 恐被刑事拘留 (Journalist Wang Tao transferred to detention center after being detained for 10 days for reporting missing university students in Wuhan)
Weiquanwang, October 11, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/10.html

被捕律师王权璋妻子李文足再遭警方骚扰 (Li Wenzu, wife of arrested 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang, harassed by police again)
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-10102017105230.html

落实普法责任制部际联席会议第一次全体会议召开 (First cross-ministry meeting convened to implement accountability system for legal publicity)
Legal Daily, October 10, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/10/content_7338911.htm

曹建明：发展完善中国特色社会主义公益司法保护制度 (Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate: Develop and improve a socialist public interest judicial protection system with Chinese characteristics)
Legal Daily, October 10, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-10/10/content_7338912.htm

Notes from prison (part one of two)
China Change, October 10, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/10/10/notes-from-prison-part-one-of-two/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Your news about China depends on intrepid journalists whose names you’ll probably never know
Quartz, October 11, 2017
https://qz.com/1094098/why-you-dont-know-the-names-of-the-people-who-take-the-biggest-risks-to-bring-you-your-china-news/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Under the eye of state security police, Chinese activists mark 1911 revolution
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-10102017111503.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

拖欠农民工工资将被列入“黑名单”，人社部发文明确了！(Social security authority issues regulation that blacklists companies which fail to pay migrant workers)
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, October 11, 2017
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/NqjUN2XN-1yg-_XSeQxWnw

五年来年均减贫超1300万人 (China lifts 13 million out of poverty annually during past 5 years)
Beijing News, October 11, 2017
http://epaper.bjnews.com.cn/html/2017-10/11/content_697915.htm?div=-1

全国农村留守儿童信息管理系统正式启用 (Information management system goes online for children left behind in rural China)
Beijing News, October 10, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/10/460442.html

山西：ＰＭ２.５降幅不达标将问责市委书记市长 (Shanxi province to hold Party secretary and mayor accountable for air pollution)
China Central Television, October 10, 2017
http://m.news.cctv.com/2017/10/10/ARTIQFcmPfNkgdWfLCXSfNdy171010.shtml

中央纪委向十九大工作报告审议程序发生重大变化 (Important change of the review procedure of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection’s work report to the 19th Party Congress)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, October 10, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xwtt/201710/t20171010_108576.html

China's Communist Party makes final preparations for key congress
Reuters, October 11, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress/chinas-communist-party-makes-final-preparations-for-key-congress-idUSKBN1CG0AG

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese tech groups display closer ties with Communist party
Financial Times, October 10, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/6bc839c0-ace6-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130?mhq5j=e5

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

Xinjiang cancels National Day holiday ahead of Party Congress
Radio Free Asia, October 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/holiday-10102017144540.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Say no to threats to China’s sovereignty, says Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam in first policy address
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/11/say-no-threats-chinas-sovereignty-says-hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam-first-policy-address/

Related:
林鄭月娥發表施政報告 稱要向影響一國兩制行為說不 (Carrie Lam’s policy address: HKers have obligation to say ":no" to actions that affect “one country, two systems”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 11, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1358322-20171011.htm?spTabChangeable=0

林鄭月娥今早演辭未提及的4大議題 (Four of the major issues that Carrie Lam didn’t mention in this morning’s speech)
Mingpao, October 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171011/s00001/1507698307071

Carrie Lam promised to “connect,” yet engagement with NGOs is deteriorating on her watch
Hong Kong Free Press, October 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/11/carrie-lam-promised-connect-yet-engagement-ngos-deteriorating-watch/

僅3.1%港青自認中國人 歷來新低 (Only 3.1% Hong Kong young people think they are Chinese, a historical low)
Apple Daily, October 10, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20171010/20177873

Hong Kong fans ignore warnings and again boo the national anthem—this time before an Asian Cup qualifier
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/sport/soccer/article/2114782/hong-kong-fans-ignore-warnings-and-again-boo-national-anthem-time-asian

British Conservative party activist barred from entering Hong Kong
The Guardian, October 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/british-conservative-party-activist-benedict-rogers-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

Under Xi Jinping, China is turning back to dictatorship
Financial Times, October 11, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/cb2c8578-adb4-11e7-aab9-abaa44b1e130

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Petitioner detained after shooting video of surveillance team in China's Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/video-10092017111735.html

浙江环保人士十九大前被“传销罪”刑拘 (Environmentalist in Zhejiang criminally detained for “pyramid scheme” before 19th National Party Congress)
Voice of America, October 9, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-environmentalist-detained-/4062315.html

甄江华被拘37日 律师料其会被批捕 (Rights defender Zhen Jianghua detained for 37 days and lawyer expects him to be formally arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-10092017103512.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

江苏省、南通市政府均拒绝公开黑监狱信息 张华诉省、市政府案即将开庭 (Citizen brings Jiangsu province gov't and Nantong municipal gov't to court as they refuse to publish information about black jails)
Weiquanwang, October 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/blog-post_19.html

Fifty shades of Xi: scores of books praising president published in China
The Guardian, October 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/10/fifty-shades-of-xi-scores-of-books-praising-president-published-in-china

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Construction site accident highlights need for effective trade union presence in the workplace
China Labor Bulletin, October 10, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/construction-site-accident-highlights-need-effective-trade-union-presence-workplace

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京市纪委通报9起公车私用问题 涉及8家单位 (Beijing Party discipline inspection committee publishes license plate numbers of public vehicles that were used for personal purposes)
Beijing News, October 10, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/10/460423.html

老外深圳打车33分钟花480元 涉事车辆和司机被顶格处罚 (Taxi driver in Shenzhen severely punished for charging foreigner 480 yuan for 33 mins ride)
Beijing News, October 10, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/10/460419.html

明起随迁子女可申请在京高职考试 门槛不变 (Starting tomorrow, children of migrant workers can apply to take exams for vocational colleges in Beijing)
Beijing News, October 10, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2017/10/10/460418.html

China pushes “human rights with Chinese characteristics” at the UN
China Change, October 9, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/10/09/china-pushes-human-rights-with-chinese-characteristics-at-the-un/

Communist Party graft-busters put former senior Beijing official in Hong Kong on probation
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2114571/communist-party-graft-busters-put-former-senior-beijing

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Goodies for China’s cyber goons
China Media Project, October 5, 2017
http://chinamediaproject.org/2017/10/05/goodies-for-chinas-cyber-goons/

I fixed my poor credit score by being a more loyal Alibaba consumer
Quartz, October 9, 2017
https://qz.com/1097766/i-fixed-my-poor-sesame-credit-score-by-being-a-more-loyal-user-of-alibabas-wallet-app-alipay-in-china/

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

Hotel in China's Shenzhen fined for breaking Muslim Uyghur guest ban
深圳一酒店接待维族人被罚款
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hotel-10092017103524.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-10092017103424.html

新疆要求居民刀具打上身份码 (Xinjiang authorities ask residents to put identification codes on knives)
Radio Free Asia, October 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-10092017103449.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Gov’t has listened; public generally support Express Rail joint checkpoint system, official says
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/09/govt-listened-public-generally-support-express-rail-joint-checkpoint-system-official-says/

Related:
被指欠諮詢 陳帆：整體市民接受方案 (Accused of lack of consultation, Transport and Housing chief says Hong Kong citizens generally accepted “One Place, Two Checks” plan)
Mingpao, October 9, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171009/s00001/1507507061733

調查顯示約三分一受訪者有意移民或移居外地 (Hong Kong survey finds one third of respondents want to migrate overseas)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1358093-20171009.htm

入境處稱容貌識別技術本年底前陸續擴展至所有口岸 (Immigration says will install facial recognition facilities at all ports before year end)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1358035-20171009.htm

Hong Kong Liberal Party leader wants Legco motion on controversial national security law
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2114632/hong-kong-liberal-party-leader-wants-legco-motion

U.S. Commission doubts the viability of the “One Country, Two Systems” model in Hong Kong
The Diplomat, October 6, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/us-commission-doubts-the-viability-of-the-one-country-two-systems-model-in-hong-kong/

Commentary (评论)

Chinese village where Xi Jinping fled is now a monument to his power
“朝圣”梁家河：习近平的政治创世神话
The New York Times, October 9, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171009/xi-jinping-china-propaganda-village/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20171009/xi-jinping-china-propaganda-village/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

云南“邪教案”多名基督徒被判刑4年 (Christians in “cult case” in Yunnan sentenced to four years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ql-10072017143137.html

公安部：各地大力加强社会治安防范 (Ministry of Public Security: local bureaus to strengthen security in societies and take precautions)
Central People’s Government, October 6, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2017-10/06/content_5229824.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Facebook blocks Chinese billionaire who tells tales of corruption
Facebook屏蔽郭文贵个人页面
The New York Times, October 9, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20171009/facebook-china-guo-wengui/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20171009/facebook-china-guo-wengui/

自由派学者何方出殯 当局下令抹去悼词“唤起民众 实现宪政” (“Awaken the public and realize constitutionalism” removed by Chinese authorities from eulogy of liberal scholar He Fang)
Radio France Internationale, October 9, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20171009-自由派学者何方出殯-当局下令抹去悼词唤起民众-实现宪政

忧与"六四"相比 中国封杀《逆权司机》升级 (China beefs up censorship of movie “A Taxi Driver”, fearing association with June Fourth)
Radio France Internationale, October 8, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20171008-忧与六四相比-中国封杀逆权司机升级

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese factory supplying major laptop brands accused of student labor abuses
The Guardian, October 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/oct/06/laptop-firms-accused-of-labour-abuses-against-chinese-students-sony-hp-acer

Government Accountability (政府问责)

5年處分200萬黨員 佔總數2％ (2 million CPC members punished during past 5 years, 2% of the entire Party membership)
Mingpao, October 9, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171009/s00013/1507485273003

国家公务员局有关负责同志就《聘任制公务员管理规定（试行）》进行解读 (Spokesperson for State Administration of Civil Service explains “Management Regulations on Government Official Employment System (Pilot)”)
Central People’s Government, October 6, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2017-10/06/content_5229820.htm

China’s corrupt “tigers” tipped to be a rarer sight but plenty of “flies” left to swat
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2114437/chinas-corrupt-tigers-tipped-be-rarer-sight-plenty

Friends in high places: Xi Jinping’s determined path to control
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2114016/friends-high-places-xi-jinpings-determined-path-control

China congress: Military facelift a sign of bigger changes
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 8, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41507960

Chinese watchdog says 1.34 million officials punished for graft since 2013
Reuters, October 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/chinese-watchdog-says-1-34-million-officials-punished-for-graft-since-2013-idUSKBN1CD04B

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China congress: Military facelift a sign of bigger changes
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2114088/guess-what-chinese-travellers-are-bringing-back-home-vpns-lots

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

19大超级维稳 搭火车进北京要“人脸辨识” (Intensive stability maintenance demands train passengers going to Beijing get their faces scanned for identification as 19th National Party Congress looms)
Radio France Internationale, October 9, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20171009-19大维稳-搭火车进北京要人脸辨识

新疆地方大力反恐 刀具未挂锁链被拘遭质疑 (Xinjiang upscales counterterrorism efforts and detains store owners for not putting knives in chains)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf-10082017103049.html

烟台三家酒店不按规定登记住宿，违反反恐法均被罚10万元 (Three hotels in Yantai fined 100,000 yuan for violation of Counterterrorism Law after failing to register residents properly)
The Paper, October 6, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1816275

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥：香港在大灣區建設下 將迎來更大發展機遇 (Carrie Lam: Hong Kong will have bigger opportunities under the development of Greater Bay Area)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1357999-20171009.htm

Hong Kong football fans boo China national anthem
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-41521670

Joshua Wong never thought he’d be jailed over Occupy—but prison will only make him stronger, father says
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2114443/joshua-wong-never-thought-hed-be-jailed-over-occupy-prison

Lawmaker Junius Ho to face probe over call for Hong Kong independence advocates to be “killed mercilessly”
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2114300/lawmaker-junius-ho-face-probe-over-call-hong-kong

Human rights in China worsen as Beijing extends reach to Hong Kong: Report
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/human-rights-in-china-worsen-as-beijing-extends-reach-to-hong-kong-report-10062017121023.html

Related:
2017 Annual Report
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, October 5, 2017
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/cecc-releases-2017-annual-report

Commentary (评论)

How the Chinese cyberthreat has evolved
The Conversation, October 5, 2017
https://theconversation.com/how-the-chinese-cyberthreat-has-evolved-82469

Some problems with China’s domestic violence warning system
China Law Translate, October 5, 2017
http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/8786-2/?lang=en

After the Umbrella movement: healing a divided city must start with truthfulness
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/07/umbrella-movement-healing-divided-city-must-start-truthfulness/

As Catalans call a referendum, we dare not risk China’s wrath in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, October 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/08/catalans-call-referendum-dare-not-risk-chinas-wrath-hong-kong/

Access to Information (信息公开)

“环球实报”微信群多人被约谈 要求不听不看不转郭文贵爆料 (Many members of WeChat group “Huanqiu Shibao” get visited by police and asked not to watch or share Guo Wengui’s revelation)
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-10052017101529.html

內地影評網豆瓣自我審查 封殺《逆權司機》條目禁討論防六四聯想 (Korean movie “A Taxi Driver” censored by mainland movie rating website to prevent people from associating with June Fourth)
HK01, October 4, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/兩岸/123621/內地影評網豆瓣自我審查-封殺-逆權司機-條目禁討論防六四聯想

Government Accountability (政府问责)

CECC年度报告：美国应让中国对人权负责 (Congressional-Executive Commission on China releases annual report: U.S. should hold China accountable on human rights)
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/zl-10052017163132.html

Is it OK for Communist Party members to visit temples?
The Diplomat, October 5, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/is-it-ok-for-communist-party-members-to-visit-temples/

Related:
如何认定组织、参加封建迷信活动行为 (How to define organizations, and participation in "superstitious" activities)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, September 20, 2017
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/djfg/ywgw/201709/t20170922_107745.html

十八大后17名中央委员落马 孙政才等10人待处理 (17 Central Committee members sacked since the 18th National Party Congress; 10 await punishment, including Sun Zhengcai)
Beijing New, October 5, 2017
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2017-10-05/doc-ifymmiwm5687104.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Tibetans warned on social media use in China’s Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/warned-10052017140346.html

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

3年多来，这支英雄部队迎着子弹上一线打赢30余次反恐战斗 (A heroic platoon that forges ahead on the front line despite bullets and wins more than 30 anti-terrorism battles in past 3 years)
People’s Liberation Army, October 6, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1816127

Hong Kong (香港)

香港民主派议员动议谴责弹劾何君尧 (Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers present motions to denounce and impeach Junius Ho)
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10052017101754.html

Legislature’s secretariat says questions on controversial joint checkpoint arrangement likely to be rejected
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/05/legislatures-secretariat-says-questions-controversial-joint-checkpoint-arrangement-likely-rejected/

Hardcore fans boo national anthem before Hong Kong friendly soccer match against Laos
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/article/2114181/hardcore-fans-boo-national-anthem-hong-kong-friendly-soccer-match

網媒HKFP收連環恐嚇信 過去2個月收6封 記協促警方徹查 (Hong Kong Free Press receives 6 threatening letters during past 2 months, Journalists Association urges police to investigate)
HK01, October 4, 2017
https://www.hk01.com/港聞/123635/網媒HKFP收連環恐嚇信-過去2個月收6封-記協促警方徹查

Commentary (评论)

The reality of attempting to defend human rights in China
Jerry’s Blog, October 5, 2017
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2017/10/5/the-reality-of-attempting-to-defend-human-rights-in-china

加泰搞獨立的啟示 (Catalonia’s independence and its inspiration)
Mingpao, October 6, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171006/s00022/1507211776530

The Trump administration doesn’t care about human rights in China—here’s why they should
Council on Foreign Relations, October 4, 2017
https://www.cfr.org/blog/trump-administration-doesnt-care-about-human-rights-china-heres-why-they-should

Related:
Progress in protecting human rights
China Daily, September 29, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/opinion/2017-09/29/content_32626663.htm

教局在做教育還是灌輸？ 評析基本法教材 (On textbook of Basic Law: Is education bureau educating or indoctrinating?)
Mingpao, September 30, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170930/s00012/1506708136229

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Moon festival brings scant cheer to China's dissidents, lawyers
Radio Free Asia, October 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/festival-10042017111740.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s 19th Party Congress: Political Precedent and the Politburo Standing Committee
The Diplomat, October 4, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/chinas-19th-party-congress-political-precedent-and-the-politburo-standing-committee/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

扎实推进 步履铿锵——国家监察体制改革进展回眸 (Looking back on the progress of national supervision system reform)
Xinhua, October 4, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-10/04/c_1121762509.htm

Facts and figures on China's eight-point frugality code effort
Xinhua, October 4, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/19thcpcnationalcongress/2017-10/04/content_32867577.htm

Chinese environmental minister admits country will struggle to hit pollution target this year
South China Morning Post, October 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2114113/chinese-environmental-minister-admits-country-will

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

首轮中美执法及网络安全对话在美国华盛顿举行(China, U.S. hold first law enforcement and cybersecurity dialogue in Washington D.C.)
Central People’s Government, October 5, 2017
http://www.gov.cn/guowuyuan/2017-10/05/content_5229683.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Legislature’s secretariat says questions on controversial joint checkpoint arrangement likely to be rejected
Hong Kong Free Press, October 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/05/legislatures-secretariat-says-questions-controversial-joint-checkpoint-arrangement-likely-rejected/

Related:
快刀斩乱麻 港府要立法会支持让中国公安在港执法的「一地两检」 (Cut the Gordian knot, Hong Kong administration demands that LegCo support the "co-location checkpoint" allowing mainland police to enforce mainland law in Hong Kong)
Radio France International, October 4, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/港澳台/20171004-快刀斩乱麻-港府要立法会支持让中国公安在港执法的一地两检

Two Hong Kong political journals close shop after four decades
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journals-10032017130031.html

Commentary (评论)

擦亮巡视利剑 形成强大震慑 (Central inspection system produces powerful deterrence)
People’s Daily, October 5, 2017
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2017-10/05/nw.D110000renmrb_20171005_3-01.htm

Six reasons to feel positive about democracy in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113914/six-reasons-feel-positive-about-democracy-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

山东三男子拍摄传播辱骂临沂人视频，被临沂警方刑事拘留 (Three men in Shangdong detained for shooting and circulating video insulting Linyi people)
The Paper, October 3, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1814451

Access to Information (信息公开)

揭示韩国军政府暴政电影吸引中国网民，但豆瓣删文 (Posts about movie showing authoritarian rule of Korean military government that generates much Chinese netizens’ interests censored by Douban, a Chinese video streaming website)
Voice of America, October 3, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-korean-film-taxi-driver-deleted-on-chinese-web-20171003/4054489.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China cracks down on 'thousands' of petitioners ahead of party congress
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/petitioners-10032017113904.html

Related:
十九大「護城河」 嚴防訪民上京 (Activists stopped from visiting Beijing before nineteenth congress)
Mingpao, October 4, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171004/s00013/1507053552971

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“天网"已追赃93.6亿 "百名红通"46人到案 (9.36 billion stolen funds returned, 46 people arrested among one hundred wanted on Interpol “red notice”)
Legal Daily, October 3, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-10/03/content_7335114.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

翻墙有罪！ 广州市民买路由器招来警察 (Criminalization of VPN: Guangzhou citizen visited by police after purchasing router)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-10032017100000.html

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

Xi Jinping tells Chinese defense firms to aim higher and catch up on weapons technology
South China Morning Post, October 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2113878/xi-jinping-tells-chinese-defence-firms-aim-higher-and

Xi Jinping clears decks for top-level changes to China’s military
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2113054/xi-jinping-clears-decks-top-level-changes-chinas

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong-based anti-Communist magazines Cheng Ming and The Trend cease publication after 40 years1
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/03/hong-kong-based-anti-communist-magazines-cheng-ming-trend-cease-publication-40-years/

佔旺藐視法庭案13日宣讀判辭　20人中9人維持不認責 (Judge to hand down judgment on October 13 for case of contempt of court in “Occupy Mong Kok”, nine among 20 defendants maintain not-guilty plea)
Mingpao, October 3, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171003/s00001/1507032994990

港府提「一地两检」立法会议案 民主派批不负责任 (Hong Kong gov’t criticized by democrats for being irresponsible with co-location arrangement legislative proposal)
Radio Free Asia, October 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10032017100155.html

Lingnan Uni students begin occupation-style protest after governing body member Junius Ho’s ‘killing’ remarks
Hong Kong Free Press, October 3, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/03/lingnan-uni-students-begin-occupation-style-protest-governing-body-member-junius-hos-killing-remarks/

Commentary (评论)

How are NGOs in China faring under the new law?
ChinaFile, September 27, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-are-ngos-china-faring-under-new-law

Taiwan’s Human Rights Revolution and China’s Devolution
The Diplomat, October 3, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/10/taiwans-human-rights-revolution-and-chinas-devolution/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李学惠"创新上访" 制作嘲习视频被刑拘 (Petitioner arrested for making video mocking Xi Jinping and the Party flag)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-10022017101608.html

承包草场上建高压变电站 内蒙古牧民阻止施工被抓走 (Herdsmen in Inner Mongolia arrested for stopping construction of high-voltage substations on their contracted pastureland)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-10022017101424.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

新疆当局强制少数民族家庭高挂习近平像 (Xinjiang authorities force ethnic minorities to hang portrait of Xi Jinping at home)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-10022017101355.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海20多位公民近日上街举牌为王全璋律师呼吁呐喊 反对政治迫害要求立即无罪释放 (Over 20 citizens hold placards in Shanghai in support of lawyer Wang Quanzhang and to protest against political persecutions)
Weiqianwang, October 1, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/10/20.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi curbs disloyalty as Communist party expels former rising star
The Guardian, September 30, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/30/xi-curbs-dissent-as-communist-party-expels-former-rising-star

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“步态识别”技术：不看脸，５０米内在人群中认出你 (“Gait recognition” can identify you from a crowd from 50 meters away)
Xinhua News Agency, October 2, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2017-10/02/c_1121758110.htm

共青团中央公告：以“共青团中央”为名的推特帐号均为假冒 (Communist Youth League says all Twitter accounts under its name are copycats)
The Paper, October 3, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1814369

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥：政府將提議案 爭取立法會支持一地兩檢安排 (Carrie Lam: gov't will present motion aiming to win LegCo’s support for “one place, two checks”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1357114-20171003.htm

Related:
Gov't to press on with rail link joint checkpoint as polls show plan has public support, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113776/government-press-rail-link-joint-checkpoint-polls-show-plan

林郑月娥国庆致辞：深感祖国“有底气” 香港可再创辉煌 (Carrie Lam: deeply impressed by “strength” of our motherland, I believe Hong Kong will reach greater heights)
Reference News, October 3, 2017
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/china/20171003/2236782.shtml

香港支联会中联办外请愿 促释在囚异见人士与家人团圆 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China petitions outside China Liaison Office for reunion of jailed dissidents and their family)
Radio Free Asia, October 2, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-10022017101720.html

I’m just doing the right thing: barrister for Hong Kong pro-democracy activists
South China Morning Post, October 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113673/im-just-doing-right-thing-barrister-hong-kong-pro-democracy

Commentary (评论)

Headlines from China: propaganda films may become the most profitable genre in China
China Film Insider, October 2, 2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-propaganda-films-profitable-china/

How China’s trial of Lee Ming-che is a warning to Taiwanese activists inspired by freedoms and democracy
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2113665/how-chinas-trial-lee-ming-che-warning-taiwanese-activists

Access to Justice (司法公正)

民法总则今起正式施行 这些规定与你我紧密相关 (General Provisions of the Civil Law take effect: Regulations closely relevant to daily life)
China News Service, September 30, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/10-01/8345102.shtml

Related:
国庆日：中国网络新规开始执行 首部《民法》生效 (National Day: China's new cyber regulations begin being implemented and Provisions of the Civil Law take effect)
Radio France International, October 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20171001-国庆日中国网络新规开始执行-首部民法总则生效

司法部大力促进科技信息化建设 努力实现司法行政工作提速增效 (Ministry of Justice vigorously promotes technological “informationization” building)
Ministry of Justice of the PRC, September 30, 2017
http://www.moj.gov.cn/2017/0930/8782.html

Chinese police detain journalist who wrote about missing Wuhan students
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalist-09292017112113.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

“New Internet” looks to keep user data away from tech giants and bypass China censorship
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2113521/new-internet-looks-keep-user-data-away-tech-giants-and-bypass

中国网络审查的"新世界" (The "new world" of Internet censorship in China)
Deutsche Welle, September 29, 2017
http://p.dw.com/p/2kyrq

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中共中央办公厅 国务院办公厅印发《聘任制公务员管理规定（试行）》 (General Office of CPC and General Office of State Council of PRC publish “Administrative Regulations for Appointment of Civil Servants (Pilot)”)
Xinhua, September 29, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-09/29/c_1121747651.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国人大常委会在黑开展网络安全法执法检查 (NPC Standing Committee conducts Cybersecurity Law enforcement review in Heilongjiang)
Legal Daily, Sep 29, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/29/content_7333459.htm?node=5955

China develops technology to recognize people by posture only
Xinhua, October 2, 2017
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2017-10-02/detail-ifymmiwm3823203.shtml

Schoolroom spy cams anger Chinese parents, pupils and social media users
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2113582/schoolroom-spy-cams-anger-chinese-parents-pupils-and-social-media

Hong Kong (香港)

四万港人十一上街哀国殇抗中共威权 (40 thousand Hong Kongers participate in "anti-authoritarian rule" march on Sunday)
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-10012017183017.html

Related:
Thousands in Hong Kong participate in “anti-authoritarian rule” march against China
Business Insider, October 1, 2017
http://www.businessinsider.com/r-tens-of-thousands-march-to-defend-hong-kongs-rule-of-law-against-china-2017-10

Commentary (评论)

Three years on, the Umbrella Movement fallout determines Hong Kong politics today
Hong Kong Free Press, October 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/02/three-years-umbrella-movement-fallout-determines-hong-kong-politics-today/

Those who think the Umbrella Movement failed need to learn a little history
Hong Kong Free Press, October 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/10/01/think-umbrella-movement-failed-need-learn-little-history/

Related:
Hong Kong: Preserving Rights, Honoring Promises
Human Rights in China, October 2014
http://www.hrichina.org/en/hong-kong-preserving-rights-honoring-promises

Access to Justice (司法公正)

比雷洋更敏感？武汉大学生失踪事件遭删文家长被警告 (More sensitive than Lei Yang? Posts deleted and parents warned as university students go missing in Wuhan)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09282017104520.html

律师祝圣武吊销执照不服 发千字文讨伐当局 (Lawyer Zhu Shengwu writes open letter accusing local authorities of unreasonably revoking his professional license)
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09282017104604.html

最高检新规落实检察官办案责任制 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate implements accountability system for prosecutors handling cases)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/28/content_7332194.htm

全国共建立看守所法援工作站2300余个 覆盖率达88% (Over 2,300 legal aid stations in detention centers established nationwide, with 88% coverage rate)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/judicial/content/2017-09/28/content_7331763.htm

For some plaintiffs, courts in China are getting better
The Economist, September 30, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21729753-cases-do-not-threaten-communist-party-are-receiving-fairer-hearing-some-plaintiffs

Access to Information (信息公开)

China targets rights websites ahead of 19th Party Congress
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/websites-shutdown-09282017124219.html

Tea and Tiananmen: Inside China's new censorship machine
Reuters, September 29, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-congress-censorship/tea-and-tiananmen-inside-chinas-new-censorship-machine-idUSL4N1LW25C

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Why has there been a drastic reduction in worker protests in Dongguan?
China Labor Bulletin, September 28, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/why-has-there-been-drastic-reduction-worker-protests-dongguan

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

A gigantic Chinese social-media platform is offering iPhones for citizen censors
Quartz, September 28, 2017
https://qz.com/1089304/sina-weibo-nasdaq-wb-a-gigantic-chinese-social-media-platform-is-offering-iphones-for-citizen-censors/

The Party’s “hurdles”: the Internet, propaganda, and power
The Diplomat, September 29, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/09/the-partys-hurdles-the-internet-propaganda-and-power/

8月份全国网络违法和不良信息有效举报650.6万件 (6.5 million cases of illegal or harmful information on the Internet effectively reported in August)
Cyberspace Administration of China, September 28, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-09/28/c_1121740534.htm

准确把握时代特征，提高社会治理智能化水平：雪亮工程、犯罪预测系统 (Improving intelligence level of social governance: Xueliang Project and Crime Prediction System)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/28/content_7332240.htm?node=5955

372家网警巡查执法账号入驻百度辟谣平台 (372 Internet police law enforcement accounts stationed at Baidu to combat online rumors)
People’s Daily, September 28, 2017
http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2017-09/28/nbs.D110000renmrb_01.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong must continue fight for democracy, Occupy co-founders say on third anniversary
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113191/hong-kong-must-continue-fight-democracy-occupy-co-founders

Related:
In Pictures: Hundreds mark third anniversary of Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement
Agence France-Presse, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/pictures-hundreds-mark-third-anniversary-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement/

佔領3周年集會結束 大會稱逾千人參加 (Organizer says over 1,000 join three-year anniversary of the Occupy Movement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1356449-20170928.htm

馮敬恩李峰琦判服務令 律政司不就刑期提覆核 (Department of Justice will not appeal community service sentencing of Billy Fung and Colman Li)
Mingpao, September 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170928/s00001/1506600131779

No damage to Hong Kong’s judicial independence over past year, says Justice Sec
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/no-damage-hong-kongs-judicial-independence-past-year-says-justice-sec/

Commentary (评论)

Leaving nothing to chance, China increases security, social control before Congress
Reuters, September 28, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-preparations/leaving-nothing-to-chance-china-increases-security-social-control-before-congress-idUSKCN1C30PR

李卓人：中共極權統治下的威權香港 (Lee Cheuk-yan: Authoritarian Hong Kong under the totalitarian rule of the CPC)
Inmediahk, September 29, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052371

內地網媒下的中大民主牆事件 (How mainland online media reported CUHK democracy wall incident)
Mingpao, September 29, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170929/s00022/1506602579892

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中共中央办公厅机关建立法律顾问和公职律师制度 (General Office of the CPC Central Committee sets up legal consultants system and puts lawyers on gov’t payroll)
Xinhua News Agency, September 28, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0928/c1001-29563782.html

“非新闻”卢昱宇案二审维持原判有期徒刑4年 (Appeal court upholds previous verdict and sentences citizen journalist Lu Yuyu to four years in prison)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09272017104558.html

Related:
Chinese Court upholds 4-year jail term for press freedom prize winner Lu Yuyu
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/chinese-court-upholds-4-year-jail-term-press-freedom-prize-winner-lu-yuyu/

解读《律师办理刑事案件规范》的重点条款 (Interpretation of important provisions of the Lawyers Code of Conduct for Handling Criminal Cases)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/27/content_7330937.htm

Related:
全国律协关于印发《律师办理刑事案件规范》的通知 (All China Lawyers Association Notice on Issuing Lawyers Code of Conduct for Handling Criminal Cases)
All China Lawyers Association, September 26, 2017
http://www.acla.org.cn/article/page/detailById/21220

李明哲妻李净瑜要求探监 称中国无权剥夺探视权 (Lee Ching-yu, wife of Lee Ming-che, demands to visit Lee in prison and says China has no right to deprive her of such rights)
Voice of America, September 27, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/4046425.html

Related:
Wife of Taiwanese activist detained in mainland China asks for visit
Associated Press, September 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2113099/wife-taiwanese-activist-detained-mainland-china-asks

Access to Information (信息公开)

WhatsApp services disrupted ahead of China’s Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2112832/whatsapp-services-disrupted-ahead-china-communist-party

Beijing party boss promises to eradicate online political rumors ahead of key Communist congress
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2113041/beijing-party-boss-promises-eradicate-online-political

China's Weibo looks to reward citizen censors with iPhones, tablets
微博招千名网民监督员帮删贴
Voice of America, September 27, 2017
EN: https://www.voanews.com/a/china-social-media-firm-weibo-looks-to-reward-citizen-censors-with-iphones-tables/4047067.html
CH: https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-weibo-citizen-censors-20170927/4046287.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

毒奶粉患儿父亲郭利广州维权遭保安驱赶 (Guo Li, father of victim of China’s poisonous milk powder, protests against company in Guangzhou and is chased by security guards)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09272017104519.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Interpol opens annual meeting in China
Voice of America, September 26, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/interpol-opens-annual-meeting-in-china/4044728.html

Related:
Is China using Interpol to try to bring back political dissidents from the U.S.?
Pacific Standard, September 28, 2017
https://psmag.com/news/is-china-using-interpol-to-try-to-bring-back-political-dissidents-from-the-u-s

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

WTO Filing: U.S. asks China not to enforce Cybersecurity Law
Voice of America, September 26, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-china-cybersecurity/4044804.html

The walls are closing in: China finds new ways to tighten Internet controls
The Washington Post, September 26, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/the-walls-are-closing-in-chinafinds-new-ways-to-tighten-internet-controls/2017/09/26/2e0d3562-9ee6-11e7-b2a7-bc70b6f98089_story.html

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

下月10日起广州地铁安检逐步升级：人走安检门，物过安检机 (Guangzhou beefs up security checks in subway starting next month)
The Paper, September 27, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1808442

十九大期间外国人禁止入藏 (Foreigners banned from entering Tibet during 19th National Party Congress)
Deutsche Welle, September 27, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/十九大期间外国人禁止入藏/a-40702695

Xinjiang authorities jail six Uyghur students on return from Turkey
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/students-09272017160616.html

Chinese police order Xinjiang's Muslims to hand in all copies of the Quran
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/chinese-police-order-xinjiangs-muslims-to-hand-in-all-copies-of-the-quran-09272017113203.html

Hong Kong (香港)

朱耀明稱為入獄作準備 認為入獄是公民抗命運動一部分 (Chu Yiu-ming says he is getting ready to go to prison and thinks jail time is part of public disobedient movement)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1356313-20170928.htm

港司法獨立排名跌　袁國強：無絲毫損傷 (Ranking shows Hong Kong’s judicial independence has dropped; Rimsky Yuen: there is absolutely no harm)
Mingpao, September 28, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170928/s00001/1506565940154

英監管局確定何君堯屬「非執業律師」 將跟進其操守投訴 (British Solicitors Regulation Authority: Junius Ho is not practicing in the UK and they will follow up the complaint against his “kill mercilessly” comment)
Apple Daily, September 27, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170927/57263317

Related:
嶺大學生校內遊行 促譴責校董何君堯 限校方三日內覆 (Lingnan University students march to condemn board member Junius Ho and press the university to respond in three days)
Inmediahk, September 27, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1052346

向习近平示威促释放刘晓波 港示威者拒绝保释 (HK activists refuse bail and protest for the release of political prisoners in China)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09272017104856.html

Growing sense of cynicism in Hong Kong after Occupy, co-founder Chan Kin-man says
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2113112/growing-sense-cynicism-hong-kong-after-occupy-co-founder

Occupy protester seeks compensation from police over malicious prosecution and abuse of power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/27/occupy-protester-seeks-compensation-police-malicious-prosecution-abuse-power/

Ex-CUHK philosophy prof. says he was told to avoid “sensitive topics” in front of mainland academics
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/28/ex-cuhk-philosophy-prof-says-told-avoid-sensitive-topics-front-mainland-academics/

Commentary (评论)

司法部副部长熊选国：加快推进公共法律服务体系建设 (Xiong Xuanguo, Vice-Minister of Justice: Streamline the establishment of public legal service system)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/27/content_7330555.htm

校园议港独 讲师：维护言论自由无可争议 (CUHK lecturer on discussion of Hong Kong independence at schools: There is no controversy when it comes to defending freedom of speech)
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-09272017104938.html

Prison is an inevitable part of Hong Kong's exhausting path to democracy
The Guardian, September 28, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2017/sep/28/prison-hong-kong-exhausting-path-democracy-joshua-wong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

廣州詩人浪子取保候審獨立作家指因言獲罪 (Guangzhou poet “Langzi” released on bail, independent writers accuse authority of conviction based on speech)
Voice of America, September 27, 2017
https://www.voacantonese.com/a/Liu-Xiaobo-supporter-released-on-bail-/4044559.html

Related:
Chinese poet who compiled Liu Xiaobo poetry anthology released on bail, but with conditions
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/27/chinese-poet-compiled-liu-xiaobo-poetry-anthology-released-bail-conditions/

新疆喀什特警检查站打死维族农民被判7年 (Special operation police officer sentenced to seven years for shooting a Uyghur peasant to death at checkpoint in Kashi, Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-09262017104949.html

新疆巴州维族在荷枪实弹下 举行“自首大会” (Uyghurs attend “surrender congregation” in Xinjiang under watch of armed police)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ xl1-09262017105037.html

淄博行政处罚走26步杜绝随意执法 山东全面推行行政执法三项制度 (26 steps needed for administrative detention in Zibo City to prevent arbitrary law enforcement, Shandong Province implements three systems for administrative law enforcement)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/26/content_7330408.htm

全国律协关于印发《律师办理刑事案件规范》的通知 (All China Lawyers Association Notice on Issuing Lawyers Code of Conduct for Handling Criminal Cases)
All China Lawyers Association, September 26, 2017
http://www.acla.org.cn/article/page/detailById/21220

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

桂林市民办和代课教师维权代表20多人到该市教育局上访 (Over 20 representatives of teachers and citizens in Guilin petition at local education authority to demand social security)
Weiquanwang, September 26, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/20.html

内蒙古退休教师自治区政府追讨福利待遇 (Retired teachers in Inner Mongolia demand local gov’t to pay up benefits)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-09262017104906.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国互联网三巨头“监管不力”受处罚 (Chinese Internet giants punished for “failing to supervise”)
Voice of America, September 27, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-internet-20170926/4045400.html

江苏警方继续严打网络造谣传谣：本月处理74人其中刑拘3人 (Jiangsu police continues crackdown on online rumors, 74 people punished this month with 3 criminally detained)
Thepaper, September 27, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1807712

首席大检察官详解智慧检务内涵 (Chief Prosecutor explains in detail the connotation of Smart Procuratorial Works)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/26/content_7330297.htm

个人信息保护倡议书签署仪式举行 公布隐私条款专项工作评审结果 (Personal Information Protection Proposal signed, results of the privacy provisions review published)
Cyberspace Administration of China, September 26, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-09/25/c_1121715816.htm

Tibetan monks warned on social media use in China’s Qinghai province
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/warned-09252017160538.html

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

All nations have right to be involved in global security, Xi Jinping tells Interpol meeting
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2112944/all-nations-have-right-be-involved-global-security-xi

Related:
习近平出席国际刑警组织第86届全体大会开幕式并发表主旨演讲 (Xi Jinping attends opening ceremony of the 86th Interpol General Assembly and gives keynote speech)
Xinhua News Agency, September 26, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-09/26/c_1121726036.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

政團派月餅籲遊行 藏「反威權」紙條 (Political groups distribute moon-cakes with notes inside that read “say no to authoritarianism”)
Mingpao, September 27, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170927/s00002/1506449539863

Carrie Lam’s popularity dips to lowest level since she became leader of Hong Kong—but it’s still higher than her predecessor
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2112924/carrie-lams-popularity-dips-lowest-level-she-became-leader

Freedom of expression under fire as Hong Kong prosecutes peaceful protesters, Amnesty International says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/26/freedom-expression-fire-hong-kong-prosecutes-peaceful-protesters-amnesty-international-says/

I never said Hong Kong independence talks abused free speech: HKU chief Peter Mathieson
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2112925/i-never-said-hong-kong-independence-talks-abused

Commentary (评论)

中国女权运动：她们还能走多远？(How far can the feminist movement go in China?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 27, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-41406010

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Concerns voiced over Interpol's neutrality on eve of assembly in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/interpol-09252017112612.html

新疆一穆斯林被拘 阿訇主持婚礼念尼卡判囚10年 (Head of a mosque in Xinjiang sentenced to 10 years for presiding over a wedding)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-09252017102810.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

68 things you cannot say on China’s Internet
中國互聯網上68件不可言說之事
The New York Times, September 24, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/24/world/asia/china-internet-censorship.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170925/china-internet-censorship/zh-hant/

Hip hop with Chinese characteristics: the Communist Party plan to hook millennials
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2112729/rap-comes-communist-party-china-taps-youth-culture-hook

中国名导新片被撤档让路十九大主旋律 (Release of new movie by famous Chinese director cancelled to make way for 19th National Party Congress)
Voice of America, September 25, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-movie-on-war-forced-to-delay-release/4042972.html

Related:
Headlines from China: Feng Xiaogang’s "Youth" cancels September 29 release for unspecified reasons
China Film Insider, September 25,2017
http://chinafilminsider.com/headlines-from-china-feng-xiaogangs-youth-cancels-september-29-release-for-unspecified-reasons/

新疆禁止幼教信教 教育系统内禁维语 (Xinjiang kindergarten teachers banned from practicing religion and Uyghur language not allowed in local education system)
Radio Free Asia, September 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-09252017102937.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全国总工会5年为农民工追回被拖欠工资301.3亿元 (All-China Federation of Trade Unions helps get RMB 30.13 billion of wages in arrears for migrant workers during past 5 years)
People’s Daily, September 26, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/0926/c1001-29559222.html

天津原市长黄兴国一审被判12年 并处罚金300万元 (Huang Xingguo, former Tianjin mayor, sentenced to 12 years and fined RMB 3 million by Hebei court)
Reuters, September 25, 2017
https://cn.reuters.com/article/tianjin-mayor-huang-xingguo-0925-idCNKCS1C00ZE

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China blocks WhatsApp, broadening online censorship
中国屏蔽WhatsApp，进一步加强网络监控
The New York Times, September 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20170926/china-whatsapp-blocked/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/business/20170926/china-whatsapp-blocked/

China’s Internet regulators fine major companies for failing to purge banned content on social networks
Hong Kong Free Press, September 26, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/26/chinas-internet-regulators-fine-major-companies-failing-purge-banned-content-social-networks/

Hong Kong (香港)

林鄭月娥：一國兩制下無可能容忍港獨 (Carrie Lam: it is impossible to tolerate Hong Kong independence under “One Country, Two Systems”?)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1355990-20170926.htm

I have correctly implemented Beijing’s policies, says China’s new chief of Hong Kong affairs Zhang Xiaoming
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/25/i-correctly-implemented-beijings-policies-says-chinas-new-chief-hong-kong-affairs-zhang-xiaoming/

Let Hong Kong law enforcement officers handle immigration on mainland Chinese soil, concern group says
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2112762/let-hong-kong-law-enforcement-officers-handle-immigration

曾蔭權庭上不認罪 4男5女陪審團選出 料11.2審結 (Donald Tsang denies charges in court, as jury of four men and five women chosen, trial expected to end on November 2)
Mingpao, September 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170926/s00001/1506400215853

Commentary (评论)

法政匯思：傘後三年 莫失莫忘 (Progressive Lawyers Group: three years after the Umbrella Movement, don’t get lost and don’t forget)
Pentoy, September 25, 2017
http://bit.ly/2xt5axb