Access to Justice (司法公正)

Harsh punishment of rights lawyers is top 2016 achievement, China says
Agence France-Presse, March 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/12/harsh-punishment-rights-lawyers-top-2016-achievement-china-says/

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最高法院院长周强：对维权律师判刑是去年法院重大成就之一 (President of SPC: Sentences against rights lawyers one of the biggest achievements of Chinese courts last year)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03122017131354.html

最高人民法院工作报告 (Annual work report of SPC)
Xinhua, March 12, 2017
http://www.court.gov.cn/zixun-xiangqing-17712.html

「709事件」列維護國家安全案例 (“709” cases listed as precedent for implementation of national security law)
Mingpao, March 13, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170313/s00013/1489341971762

中国死刑数量仍居世界榜首 (China still ranks world’s first in number of death sentences)
Deutsche Welle, March 12, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国死刑数量仍居世界榜首/a-37910198

Access to Information (信息公开)

China restricts access to foreign children’s books
中国限制销售外国儿童读物
Financial Times, March 13, 2017
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/0e4f68be-056a-11e7-ace0-1ce02ef0def9
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071740

Related:
China bans sales of foreign books, movies, games without a permit
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/permit-03102017115213.html

Chinese scientists speak out against the Great Firewall (again)
Global Voices, March 11, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/03/11/chinese-scientists-speak-out-against-the-great-firewall-again/

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China’s opening up requires open minds—not a blocked Internet
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2077918/chinas-opening-requires-open-minds-not-blocked-internet

China shuts doors to overseas media in corridors of power
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2078249/china-shuts-doors-overseas-media-corridors-power

Tales of war: Is China's academic freedom at risk?
Al Jazeera, March 11, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/talktojazeera/inthefield/2017/03/tales-war-china-academic-freedom-risk-170311083859946.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

胡耀邦遗孀李昭病逝部分报道及评论被删除 (News reports and comments on death of widow of Hu Yaobang, Li Chao deleted)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39246970

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“The red dragon ain’t no evil”: the Chinese government keeps releasing bizarre rap videos
Vox, March 10, 2017
http://www.vox.com/latest-news/2017/3/10/14871726/chinese-communist-government-rap-music-video-bizarre

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

China: Xi Jinping wants “Great Wall of Steel” in violence-hit Xinjiang
The Guardian, March 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/11/china-xi-jinping-wants-great-wall-of-steel-in-violence-hit-xinjiang

China vows to strike against separatism on anniversary of Tibet uprising
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2077814/china-vows-strike-against-separatism-anniversary-tibet

Related:
Internet blocked in Tibetan areas of China in run-up to sensitive anniversary
Radio Free Asia, March 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sensitive-03102017170655.html

Why China’s Hui Muslims fear they’re next to face crackdown on religion
South China Morning Post, March 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/society/article/2078121/why-chinas-hui-muslims-fear-theyre-next-face-crackdown-religion

China's Communist Party hardens rhetoric on Islam
Al Jazeera, March 13, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/03/china-communist-party-hardens-rhetoric-islam-170312171857797.html

Related:
新疆政法委：對暴恐分子保持嚴打高壓態勢 (Xinjiang Political and Legal Affairs Committee: Will continue to take severe measures against violent terrorists)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1318702-20170312.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英當選政協副主席　同時出任特首及國家領導人 (C.Y. Leung elected vice-chairperson of CPPCC, becomes the first person to hold offices for both CE and state leader)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 13, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1318791-20170313.htm

香港特首选举：记协盼落实新闻自由承诺 (Hong Kong CE election: Journalists Association hopes for implementation of promise of press freedom)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39234218

Beijing’s Basic Law stand in oath saga “a crushing deadly blow”
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2077563/beijings-basic-law-stand-oath-saga-crushing-deadly-blow

Xi Jinping’s Hong Kong visit may provide a pretext for a crackdown on dissenting voices
Hong Kong Free Press, March 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/11/xi-jinpings-hong-kong-visit-may-provide-pretext-crackdown-dissenting-voices/

Commentary (评论)

Putting the Overseas NGO Law in perspective
NGOs in China Blog, March 12, 2017
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2017/03/gaining-some-perspective-on-overseas.html

Related:
China’s implementation of the Overseas NGO Management Law
China Development Brief, March 6, 2017
http://chinadevelopmentbrief.cn/articles/chinas-implementation-of-the-overseas-ngo-management-law/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

谢阳妻子首次公开视频呼吁关注 律师申请取证调查酷刑 (Wife of Xie Yang releases a video for the first time urging international attention to her husband’s case, Xie’s lawyers apply to obtain evidence to investigate torture claims)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03092017102919.html

China tries again to stitch together a unified Civil Code of Law
The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2017
https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-tries-again-to-stitch-together-a-unified-civil-code-of-law-1489076208

Related:
China lawmaker expects debate over new civil code to intensify
Reuters, March 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-civilliberties-idUSKBN16G0R4

Access to Information (信息公开)

Co-opting Trump, Chinese state propaganda brands torture revelations “fake news”
China Change, March 9, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/09/co-opting-trump-chinese-state-propaganda-brands-torture-revelations-fake-news/

A prank on Chinese television shows dissidents’ wile
The Economist, March 11, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21718574-read-writing-carefully-prank-chinese-television-shows-dissidents-wile

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

四川近百民代幼教师连日聚集要求落实政策 (Around 100 private school, substitute and kindergarten teachers protest for days in Sichuan demanding implementation of relevant policies to safeguard their rights)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03092017102944.html

A story of HIV, attitudes and baking
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-39202433

Chinese feminists told banners marking historic feminist march “not allowed”
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/banners-03092017104949.html

While blue skies hover over lawmakers, parents write in on smog
The Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2017
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2017/03/10/while-blue-skies-hover-over-lawmakers-parents-write-in-on-smog/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

美中先后发表人权报告互怼 (U.S. and China release human rights reports against one other)
Deutsche Welle, March 9, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/美中先后发表人权报告互怼/a-37871451

China’s one-party system has a surprising number of parties
The Economist, March 9, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21718576-has-one-them-broken-ranks-chinas-one-party-system-has-surprising-number-parties

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China seeking international law for state control of Internet
中国试图把国家控制互联网写成国际法
Voice of America, March 9, 2017
EN: http://www.voanews.com/a/china-seeking-international-law-state-control-of-internet/3756692.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-cyber-20170309/3757614.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-democracy group launches unofficial referendum on Hong Kong’s small-circle leadership election
Hong Kong Free Press, March 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/10/pro-democracy-group-launches-unofficial-referendum-on-hong-kongs-small-circle-leadership-election/

Commentary (评论)

China's human rights crackdown: A global problem
The Diplomat, March 10, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-human-rights-crackdown-a-global-problem/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇妻子向长沙市公安局寄发家信 要求转交丈夫 (Lawyer Jiang Tianyong’s wife sends family letter to Changsha Ministry of Public Security, demands letter be handed to husband)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03082017104700.html

中国在押律师妻子遭恐吓 律师发函控告 (Lawyer Wang Quanzhang's wife threatened, at the same time lawyer sends letter to lodge complaint against handling of Wang Quanzhang’s case)
Voice of America, March 8, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-wife-of-detained-chinese-attorney-received-death-threat-20170308/3755029.html

Related:
709大抓捕：谢阳亲笔信曝光否“认罪” 李文足遭死亡威胁 (709 Crackdown: Xie Yang’s handwritten letter denying “guilty plea” comes to light, Li Wenzu receives death threat)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03082017103215.html

Elderly Uyghur woman is assigned a Chinese spy as “daughter”
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/daughter-03082017164746.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete reports on call to ease Internet control
China Digital Times, March 7, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/03/minitrue-delete-reports-call-limit-internet-censorship/

China censors rare criticism of its Internet policy by an official
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/08/china-censors-rare-criticism-of-its-internet-policy-by-an-official/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's Domestic Violence Law still lacks proper implementation: women's groups
国际妇女节：中国多个团体联合发布《反家暴法实施报告》
Radio Free Asia, March 8,2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/violence-03082017115736.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/ml1-03082017105141.html

中国官方庆“三八”，女权微博被“割喉” (Feminists’ Weibo accounts “silenced” while China holds official celebration for Women’s Day)
Voice of America, March 9, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-muffles-womens-voice-20170308/3755190.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中方發表報告批評美國人權　指持槍案高企種族關係惡化 (China releases report criticizing human rights situation in U.S, pointing to high weapons possession rate and worsening race relations)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 9, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1318099-20170309.htm

反腐靠什么：监察委员会还是司法机关？(What is needed for anti-graft: Monitoring committee or judicial organs?)
Financial Times, March 9, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071694

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

New Chinese national intelligence law “in the works”
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2077181/new-chinese-national-intelligence-law-works

Hong Kong (香港)

Reasonable for Beijing to care about Hong Kong election, says top official Wang Guangya
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/09/reasonable-beijing-care-hong-kong-election-says-top-official-wang-guangya/

Basic Law oath-taking interpretation a major achievement, National People's Congress head says
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2077105/zhang-dejiang-lauds-npc-standing-committees-ruling-hong

港首选举在即 民众反感北京干预 (General public uneasy about Beijing’s intervention as CE election draws closer)
Deutsche Welle, March 8, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/港首选举在即-民众反感北京干预/a-37855464?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

特首民間投票明日開始 可投「反對」票 (CE Election Civil Referendum begins tomorrow, opposition votes available)
Inmediahk, March 9, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1048134