Access to Justice (司法公正)

Taiwanese activist was forced to confess on camera to “smearing the Chinese government,” allies say
Global Voices, September 13, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/09/13/taiwanese-activist-was-forced-to-confess-on-camera-to-smearing-the-chinese-government-supporters-say/

Related:
李妻：想說的話已在「最危險的地方說完」 (Lee Ming-che’s wife: I have said what I want to say at “the most dangerous place”)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/李妻想说的话已在最危险的地方说完/a-40461146

台湾人权团体代表闯关联合国报告李明哲案 (Taiwanese human rights group representatives to report Lee Ming-che case to United Nations)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx1-09132017104350.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Dismissed Chinese newspaper editor files human-rights complaint in B.C.
The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2017
https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/dismissed-chinese-newspaper-editor-files-human-rights-complaint-in-bc/article36224584/

“Farewell”: Qiao Mu, dissenting academic, leaves China for U.S.
The Guardian, September 14, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/14/qiao-mu-dissenting-academic-leaves-china-for-us

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

祝圣武将成中国因网络言论遭吊销律师执照第一人? (Zhu Shengwu to become the first in China to lose his law practice license for his words on the Internet?)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09132017114940.html

中国人权律师团四周年献辞 誓言坚持人权之路 (China Human Rights Lawyers Group issues statement for their fourth year anniversary, vows to stay on the path of human rights)
Radio Free Asia, September 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-09132017111942.html

Related:
“Riding on a dream, we push forward”: A statement on the fourth anniversary of the China Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, September 13, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/09/13/riding-on-a-dream-we-push-forward-a-statement-on-the-fourth-anniversary-of-the-china-human-rights-lawyers-group/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights groups ask China to stop detaining its critics
Reuters, September 14, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/rights-groups-ask-china-to-stop-detaining-its-critics-idUSKCN1BO29H

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Ever better and cheaper, face-recognition technology is spreading
The Economist, September 9, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/business/21728654-chinas-megvii-has-used-government-collected-data-lead-sector-ever-better-and-cheaper

Hong Kong (香港)

Nothing wrong with Hong Kong independence posters as long as no advocacy: university head
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2111054/nothing-wrong-hong-kong-independence-posters-long-no

理大拆校內港獨標語：保護學生免犯法　質疑學生組織「理事亭」代表性 (The Hong Kong Polytechnic University removes Hong Kong independence banner from campus, citing protecting students from violating the law as the reason)
Mingpao, September 14, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170914/s00001/1505346694130

梁振英涉利益冲突悄悄出任一带一路大湾区公司董事 (CY Leung surfaces on the board of company that promotes “One Belt, One Road” and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Big Bay Area)
Radio France Internationale, September 12, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170912-梁振英涉利益冲突悄悄出任一带一路大湾区公司董事

港人移民加拿大创回归新高大陆人亦趋之若鹜 (Record number of Hongkongers migrate to Canada in 2016 since handover, mainlanders are also joining the race)
Radio France Internationale, September 12, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20170912-港人移民加拿大创回归新高大陆人亦趋之若鹜

京港10所中学结成姊妹校 增强香港青年国家认同感 (Ten middle schools from Hong Kong and Beijing become sister schools to enhance national identity among HK youth)
Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/gangao/2017-09/12/c_1121652021.htm

Justice Sec. Rimsky Yuen’s approval rating plunges following jailing of democracy activists—HKU poll
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/13/justice-sec-rimsky-yuens-approval-rating-plunges-following-jailing-democracy-activists-hku-poll/

Commentary (评论)

China’s draft court law
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, September 13, 2017
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/author/susanafinder/

Related:
Organic Law of the People's Courts of the People's Republic of China
中华人民共和国人民法院组织法（修正）
National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China
EN: http://www.npc.gov.cn/englishnpc/Law/2007-12/13/content_1384078.htm
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/wxzl/gongbao/2006-12/05/content_5354938.htm

Organic Law of the People's Courts of the P.R.C. (Draft Revisions)
人民法院组织法（修订草案）征求意见
National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, August 28, 2017
EN: http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/中华人民共和国人民法院组织法修订草案/
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/flcazqyj/2017-09/04/content_2028319.htm

China exploits the vulnerability of open democracy
Financial Times, September 13, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/5bd0d0c6-97a7-11e7-b83c-9588e51488a0?segmentid=acee4131-99c2-09d3-a635-873e61754ec6

「民主牆」風波發酵 已被「上綱上線」？ (Democracy Wall saga in Hong Kong exploited by politicians and the gov’t?)
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/民主墙风波发酵-已被上纲上线/a-40475385

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China says futile to use trial of Taiwanese activist to attack Chinese law
Reuters, September 13, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-rights/china-says-futile-to-use-trial-of-taiwanese-activist-to-attack-chinese-law-idUSKCN1BO0AZ

Related:
It’s no surprise a Taiwanese human rights advocate “confessed” to subverting state power in China
Quartz, September 11, 2017
https://qz.com/1073923/taiwanese-human-rights-advocate-lee-ming-che-has-confessed-to-subverting-state-power-in-china/

Wife of detained Taiwan activist “silenced” after his trial in China's Hunan
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silenced-09122017122015.html

李明哲妻返台：歹戲快落幕 (Wife of Lee Ming-che returns to Taiwan: a bad show is about to end)
Mingpao, September 13, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170913/s00013/1505240216579

10名律师推动福建缪新华案平反 (Ten lawyers push and vindicate the case of Miao Xinhua who spent 14 years behind bars for crimes he didn’t commit)
Legal Daily, September 13, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/13/content_7314928.htm?node=5955

海祭刘晓波案马强今获释 被遣返北京 (Ma Qiang, one of the Liu Xiaobo mourners, gets released and escorted back to Beijing)
Weiquanwang, September 12, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_28.html

周强: 实现法院核心业务全部网上办理 (Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People’s Court: all core business of the courts should go online)
Legal Daily, September 12, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/xwzx/content/2017-09/12/content_7314717.htm

One of China’s “feminist five” gender equality activists banned from leaving country for decade
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110847/one-chinas-feminist-five-gender-equality-activists-banned

Access to Information (信息公开)

Weibo account of prominent Chinese historian who criticized Mao Zedong suddenly shut down
Synglobe, September 12, 2017
https://synglobe.net/2017/09/12/weibo-account-of-prominent-chinese-historian-who-criticized-mao-zedong-and-chiang-kai-shek-suddenly-shut-down/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's latest crackdown on message groups chills WeChat users
Bloomberg, September 13, 2017
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-09-12/china-s-latest-crackdown-on-message-groups-chills-wechat-users

Hong Kong (香港)

Pro-independence from China posters appearing on Hong Kong campuses stoke new tension
Reuters, September 11, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-china-universities/pro-independence-from-china-posters-appearing-on-hong-kong-campuses-stoke-new-tension-idUSKCN1BM1E1

Related:
Hong Kong's “red flag heroes” call on police to detain independence activists
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-09122017140125.html

39 pro-Beijing lawmakers petition education chief to take action over “illegal” pro-independence messages on campuses
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/39-pro-beijing-lawmakers-petition-education-chief-take-action-illegal-pro-independence-messages-campuses/

Ousted localist lawmakers ask legislature to lower repayment sum for salaries and subsidies, as deadline nears
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/ousted-localist-lawmakers-ask-legislature-lower-repayment-sum-salaries-subsidies-deadline-nears/

Jail “the only option” for 13 protesters who stormed Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, says Court of Appeal judgment
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2110713/jail-only-option-13-protesters-who-stormed-hong-kongs

Democracy activist Joshua Wong applies to appeal at Hong Kong’s top court over jail sentence
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/13/democracy-activist-joshua-wong-applies-appeal-hong-kongs-top-court-jail-sentence/

Campaign to oust me akin to Cultural Revolution: Occupy co-founder Benny Tai
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110881/campaign-oust-me-akin-cultural-revolution-occupy-co-founder

Commentary (评论)

关注坐牢考验香港年轻民主人士的勇气 (Jail time tests mettle of Hong Kong democrats)
Financial Times, September 13, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074262

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China trial of Taiwanese activist highlights discrepancy in democratization, rule of law
Voice of America, September 11, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-trial-of-taiwanese-rights-activist-democracy/4023580.html

Related:
李明哲庭上认罪悔罪 李妻双臂刺青力挺捍卫尊严 (Wife demonstrates tattoos in support of Lee Ming-che after he confesses to crimes in a mainland courtroom)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx1-09112017130745.html

陕西原民办教师陈彦华“因煽动非法集会”被行政拘留十五日 (Former teacher at private school in Shaanxi detained for 15 days for “inciting illegal assembly”)
Weiquanwang, September 11, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_42.html

涉高智晟失踪案 山西三维权人士被刑拘 (Three rights defenders in Shanxi detained for raising money online for Gao Zhisheng after his disappearance)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09112017102239.html

国际刑警组织主席孟宏伟:开启国际司法合作新篇章 (Interpol Chairman Meng Hongwei: start a new chapter of international judicial cooperation)
JCRB.com, September 11, 2017
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201709/t20170911_1796113.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京市教委：中小学幼儿园教师将必修中华优秀传统文化 (Beijing education authority: teachers from middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens will study traditional Chinese culture)
People.com.cn, September 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1791075

Minitrue: Do not spread images of Tangshan riot
China Digital Times, September 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/09/minitrue-not-spread-photos-video-tangshan-riot/

Minitrue: Rules for 19th Congress media coverage
China Digital Times, September 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/09/minitrue-rules-19th-congress-media-coverage/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Weeks after row over academic articles, China says imported publications must be legal
Reuters, September 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-censorship-journal/weeks-after-row-over-academic-articles-china-says-imported-publications-must-be-legal-idUSKCN1BJ1DA

辽宁姜立军、金宇、赵野等举报控告辽宁关山子监狱监狱长胡文明、监区长吴占军、教导员隋长青、中队长李鹏等人索贿受贿、滥用职权、虐待被监管人等系列反人类反文明犯罪的公开信 (Citizens in Liaoning lodge torture and bribery complaints against prison officials and write open letter)
Weiquanwang, September 12, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_65.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The stealth mission that brought down a Chinese police chief
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2110717/stealth-mission-brought-down-chinese-police-chief

深前副市長涉受賄被查 (Former mayor of Shenzhen under investigation for suspicion of taking bribes)
Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1663284&target=2

广西平南多名女童遭猥亵 教育局长等11人被问责 (11 officials including local education chief held accountable, as child molestation scandal involving many girls breaks out in Guangxi)
Btime.com, September 11, 2017
http://item.btime.com/07i7pno2m7rhfsbksptlqnmqk07

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“刷脸”应用呈爆发式增长，身份证将被取代？ (Will ID cards be replaced, as the use of facial recognition apps explodes?)
Xinhua News Agency, September 11, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/11/content_7313269.htm

公安紧急提醒：多名群主已被拘留处分！9种消息千万别发！ (Public security’s emergency warning: several chat group leaders detained and published! Nine types of message should not be sent)
Ce.cn, September 11, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/11/content_7312550.htm

2017年国家网络安全宣传周将于9月16日至24日举行 (2017 National Cybersecurity Propaganda Week to take place from Sep 16 to 24)
Cac.gov.cn, September 8, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-09/08/c_1121632958.htm

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

China runs region-wide re-education camps in Xinjiang for Uyghurs and other Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/training-camps-09112017154343.html

China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Reuters, September 12, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-religion/china-facing-intensified-threat-of-religious-infiltration-extremism-official-idUSKCN1BN09Y

Hong Kong (香港)

“Not question of freedom of speech”: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam takes aim at independence banners and malicious posters
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110774/not-question-freedom-speech-hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam

Related:
林鄭月娥：校園內出現港獨標語 非言論自由問題 (Carrie Lam: the appearance of pro-HK independence banners at universities is not a question of freedom of speech)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1353584-20170912.htm

香港變成火藥庫 (As Democracy Wall dispute continues, Hong Kong is becoming an arsenal)
Mingpao, September 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170912/s00022/1505133002536

香港民主派团体示威声援李明哲 (HK pro-democracy groups march in support of Lee Ming-che)
Voice of America, September 11, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-taiwan-rights-hongkong-20170911/4023696.html

4 vacant legislative seats should be filled as soon as possible, but details up to election body, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/4-vacant-legislative-seats-filled-soon-possible-details-election-body-says-carrie-lam/

Related:
Despite Legco ouster, Hong Kong politician “Long Hair” Leung keeps faith in city’s social activism
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110536/despite-legco-ouster-hong-kong-politician-long-hair-leung

Democracy activist and ex-lawmaker Nathan Law will not appeal disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/democracy-activist-ex-lawmaker-nathan-law-will-not-appeal-disqualification/

Scholars condemn pro-Beijing lawmaker’s calls to remove Occupy leader Benny Tai from HKU
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/scholars-condemn-pro-beijing-lawmakers-calls-remove-occupy-leader-benny-tai-hku/

Commentary (评论)

从榆林孕妇事件看中国医改歧路 (Incident of woman committing suicide while giving labor shows that Chinese health sector reform has gone astray)
Financial Times, September 12, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074226?full=y

Beyond the profanities: Mainland students share mixed views on the Hong Kong independence campus row
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/beyond-the-profanities-mainland-students-share-mixed-views-on-the-hong-kong-independence-campus-row/

Hong Kong’s Basic Law does not ban ideas, and universities are not for one-way learning
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/hong-kongs-basic-law-not-ban-ideas-universities-not-one-way-learning/