Access to Justice (司法公正)

狱中江天勇被迫服用不明药物令人忧虑 (Parents visit Jiang Tianyong, worry about his intake of unnamed medication and memory loss)
Voice of America, July 24, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-jailed-rights-attorney-forced-to-take-unknown-media-20180723/4494839.html

Woman who splashed Xi Jinping poster sent to psychiatric jospital
“泼墨女孩”被送株洲精神病院
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hospitalized-07232018105734.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07232018094440.html

徐琳案开庭律师将做无罪辩护 (Activist songwriter to plead not guilty to “picking quarrels” charges at trial)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07232018094544.html

长沙一男子刑拘时中风致偏瘫，向警方索赔172万被法院驳回 (Court denies damages to paralyzed man who suffered stroke during detention)
Rednet.cn, July 23, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2285426

河南开封龙亭区法院用“抖音”晒失信人：强化舆论氛围 (Local court in Henan publicizes personal information of “people who lost trust” on social network Douyin, to “intensify public opinion atmosphere”)
Yingxiang, July 22, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2283194

天津法院重金悬赏老赖财产线索，最高可奖励181万 (Tianjin court announces rewards for information on debt defaulters’ financial assets)
Tianjin Binhai People’s Court WeChat, July 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2282499

沈阳：已抓获编造、传播“手机扫码引发加油站爆炸”信息嫌犯 (Man is detained for fabricating and spreading “terrorist message” online)
Xinhua, July 21, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2282213

贵州医生揭医院黑幕反成被告 (Doctors are ordered to pay damages to hospital for refusing to perform operations that violate health regulations)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07202018095736.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京政宣标语限期撤除 原因不明 (Beijing’s Shunyi District removes political slogan bulletin boards)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/31tsZ

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Interview: “She can't make public appearances”
专访廖天琪：德国歌德学院将为刘霞提供资助
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/liu-07202018111618.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/lh-07192018105259.html

建工会受打压 深圳工人高歌维权 (Shenzhen factory workers protest after authorities crushed their attempt to form labor union)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hdf-07232018110338.html

網貸平台存聯繫 幕後老闆同一人(P2P lending victims form rights group)
Ming Pao, July 23, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180723/s00013/1532283826078

Government Accountability (政府问责)

首次巡视副省级城市，10个先查的都有问题 (First national inspection tour of Central Commission for Discipline Inspection focuses on eradicating “bad influence” of convicted officials such as Bo Xilai)
ifeng.com, July 23, 2018
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20180723/59360894_0.shtml

Chinese President Xi Jinping orders crackdown over “appalling” vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2156431/chinese-premier-li-keqiang-promises-clean-vaccine

Related:
In China, vaccine scandal infuriates parents and tests government
The New York Times, July 23, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/world/asia/china-vaccines-scandal-investigation.html

疫苗危机：矛头不准针对党和政府 (Vaccine scandal victims are ordered not to criticize government or Party)
Deutsche Welle, July 23, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/31uLk

Chinese State Council solicits advice from the people through “General Inspection Survey”
SupChina, July 23, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/07/23/chinese-state-council-solicits-advice-from-the-people-through-general-inspection-survey/

青海水利工程扰民 军警戒备防示威 (Qinghai deploys police and soldiers at hydraulic engineering project site in Tibetan district)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07232018095018.html

40年来中国实现人权事业发展历史性进步 (China has achieved historic progress in human rights development, say experts at Reform and Opening and China Human Rights Development Conference)
Guangming Daily, July 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2275652

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why China’s tech-savvy millennials are quitting WeChat
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2156297/how-growing-privacy-fears-china-are-driving-wechat-users-away

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong National Party leader Andy Chan says judicial review of attempt to ban it is possible
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156350/hong-kong-national-party-leader-andy-chan-says-judicial

Related:
In pictures: Hongkongers rally for free speech amid gov’t plan to ban political party
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/22/pictures-hongkongers-rally-free-speech-amid-govt-plan-ban-political-party

We wouldn’t watch any group if it wasn’t breaking the law, says police chief after ban threat against pro-independence Hong Kong National Party
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156513/we-wouldnt-watch-any-group-if-it-wasnt-breaking-law-says

【真 ‧ 社团？ 】廿名神秘大汉全程「观察」民阵游行　特别关注独派组织 (Suspicious gang in black monitors civil organizations’ demonstration against ban on Hong Kong National Party)
The Stand News, July 21, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/反對取締民族黨遊行-廿名神秘大漢全程-觀察-特別關注獨派組織

记协关注保安局引用传媒报道作「香港民族党」「罪证」
Hong Kong Journalists Association expresses concern over the use of media reports by the Security Bureau as evidence in banning Hong Kong Nationalist Party
Hong Kong Journalists Association, July 21, 2018
EN: https://www.hkja.org.hk/site/portal/Site.aspx?id=A1-1650&lang=en-US
CN: https://www.hkja.org.hk/site/portal/Site.aspx?id=A1-1650&lang=zh-TW

Is Hong Kong racist? Prejudice against ethnic minorities, especially Africans, undermines city’s claim to be truly international
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2156199/hong-kong-racist-prejudice-against-ethnic-minorities

向李慧玲發律師信　梁振英指刑事誹謗：官員有依法保護聲譽權利 (Former Chief Executive CY Leung sues media host for defamation)
Ming Pao, July 23, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180723/s00001/1532321788542

Commentary (评论)

Big Brother facial recognition needs ethical regulations
The Conversation, July 23, 2018
http://theconversation.com/big-brother-facial-recognition-needs-ethical-regulations-99983

China is intent on overtaking the US to lead the world in AI
Financial Times, July 23, 2018
https://www.ft.com/content/9415ba1a-8e59-11e8-bb8f-a6a2f7bca546

As Hong Kong police evoke “Minority Report” in banning a political party, who will be next?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/21/hong-kong-police-evoke-minority-report-banning-political-party-will-next

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China drafts new law to protect veterans’ welfare, but will it pass muster?
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2156223/china-drafts-new-law-protect-veterans-welfare-will-it

李文足担心为王全璋奔走已令丈夫在狱中受虐 (Li Wenzu worries public attention will result in Wang Quanzhang’s torture in detention)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 20, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1408020-20180720.htm

Related:
Fears grow for detained Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang after wife receives updates on his plight
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/20/fears-grow-detained-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-wang-quanzhang-wife-receives-updates-plight/

无国界记者促中国监察委释放敢言记者陈杰人 (Reporters Without Borders urges release of Chen Jieren)
Voice of America, July 20, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-rsf-calls-for-release-of-chen-jieren-20180719/4489271.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Video: As Tibetan struggle faces stalemate, calls in Dalai Lama's home to resolve issue
Voice of America, July 20, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/tibetan-struggles-faces-stalemate-calls-to-resolve-issue/4490618.html

In Pictures: Taiwan protesters pelt red paint at statue of ex-leader Chiang Kai-shek
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/20/pictures-taiwan-protesters-pelt-red-paint-statue-ex-leader-chiang-kai-shek/

Beijing residents fight back over renewed forced evictions, demolitions
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/evictions-07192018125530.html

What a new sculpture reveals about growing tensions between China and Taiwan
Time, July 18, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sculpture-reveals-growing-tensions-between-123024807.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

西藏学生被禁参与佛事活动 (Authorities prohibit Tibetan students from attending Buddhist activities during summer holiday)
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07192018101311.html

忘掉宗教，崇拜习主席，北京对少数民族加强”政治再教育” (Xi Jinping in place of religion: Beijing strengthens “political re-education” for ethnic minorities)
Voice of America, July 20, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/china-political-indoctrination-amon-ethnic-minorities-20180719/4490599.html

北京发布人才住房新政：供应政策房 不限户籍 (Beijing releases new housing policy, grants “talent-based” public housing benefits regardless of hukou registration)
The Paper, July 20, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2279152

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple’s iCloud user data in China is now handled by a state-owned mobile operator
TechCrunch, July 18, 2018
https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/17/apples-icloud-user-data-in-china-is-now-handled-by-a-state-owned-mobile-operator

我国首次开展大数据安全整治 (China holds first big data security management discussion)
Legal Daily, July 20, 2018
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2018-07/20/content_7598022.htm?node=5955

百度 腾讯地图回应：停止获取没必要的敏感权限 (Mobile map apps consider restricting access to sensitive information)
Beijing News, July 19, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/finance/2018/07/19/495887.html

China's Huawei poses security risks to UK broadband and phone networks, British spies warn
Telegraph, July 19, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/19/huawei-security-risks-threaten-critical-uk-broadband-phone-networks/

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

FBI director calls China “the broadest, most significant” threat to the U.S. and says its espionage is active in all 50 states
Business Insider, July 19, 2018
http://www.businessinsider.com/fbi-director-says-china-is-the-broadest-most-significant-threat-to-the-us-2018-7

Related:
China built an army of influence agents in the U.S.
Daily Beast, July 18, 2018
https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-china-built-an-army-of-influence-agents-in-the-us

Hong Kong (香港)

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang loses appeal against misconduct charge, returns to prison
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2018 https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/20/former-hong-kong-leader-donald-tsang-loses-appeal-corruption-charge-returns-prison/

UK “concerned” over Hong Kong’s plan to ban pro-independence National Party
Hong Kong Free Press, July 18, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/18/uk-concerned-hong-kongs-plan-ban-pro-independence-national-party

Related:
Hong Kong National Party ban “reasonable, logical and legal”: top Beijing advisers weigh in on police plan for separatist party
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156209/hong-kong-national-party-ban-reasonable-logical-and-legal

Commentary (评论)

ZTE’s ties to China’s military-industrial complex run deep
Foreign Policy, July 19, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/07/19/ztes-ties-to-chinas-military-industrial-complex-run-deep/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李文足質疑丈夫王全璋受到嚴重酷刑折磨 (Li Wenzu suspects torture and forced medication on Wang Quanzhang during detention)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 19, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1407852-20180719.htm

Related:
刘卫国律师：关于代理王全璋律师涉嫌“颠覆国家政权”案辩护事宜的进展通报 (Wang Quanzhang’s lawyer on progress on his representation of Wang’s “subversion of state power” case)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post_30.html

广州画家因创作“泼墨”画作被刑事拘留 (Guangzhou painter criminally detained for ink splashing)
Voice of America, July 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-guangzhou-painter-detained-for-its-work-of-spilling-ink-on-leader-portrait-20180718/4487989.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

「怕民眾片面解讀」　廣州禁網上地產信息　改由政府定期發放 (Guangzhou bans online property prices, must rely on official data)
Ming Pao, July 19, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180719/s00004/1531984499874

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Businessman jailed for privacy violations after helping expose Chinese judges’ illicit activities
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2155943/businessman-jailed-privacy-violations-after-helping-expose

What two films reveal about China
The Economist, July 19, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/07/21/what-two-films-reveal-about-china

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s National Supervisory Commission: Fresh, bigger fears over reach of new anti-corruption super agency
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2155888/fresh-bigger-fears-over-reach-chinas-new-anti-graft

China probes fresh vaccine scandal after revoking company license
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/scandal-07182018120446.html

China is a climate leader but still isn’t doing enough on emissions, report says
The New York Times, July 19, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/asia/china-climate-change-report.html

How has the one-child policy affected China?
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/how-has-the-one-child-policy-affected-china/a-44749604

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China and the lessons of modern surveillance technology
The Diplomat, July 19, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/china-and-the-lessons-of-modern-surveillance-technology

广东南沙法院新规试行：微信QQ聊天记录也可作举证关键证据 (New rules in Nansha, Guangdong courts: WeChat, QQ chat records admissible as key evidence)
The Paper, July 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2275303

Hong Kong (香港)

Police monitored pro-independence Hong Kong National Party for 18 months before attempt to ban it
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156066/police-monitored-pro-independence-hong-kong-national-party

Related:
【民族党公开700页文件】警方：陈浩天曾声援旺角骚乱入狱者　不信已弃暴力手段 (Hong Kong National Party releases 700 pages of documents, police question organization’s non-violence based on presence at event supporting Mong Kok rioters)
The Stand News, July 19, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/民族黨公開700頁文件-警方-陳浩天曾聲援旺角騷亂入獄者-不信已放棄暴力手段-要採取-預防措施

26民间团体联署反对取缔民族党　人民力量快咇：政党结束个人仍可「讲独」 (Twenty six civil organizations sign joint-statement condemning ban on Hong Kong National Party)
The Stand News, July 19, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/ 26民間團體聯署反對取締民族黨-人民力量快咇-政黨結束個人仍可-講獨/

Do not wait until pro-independence party resorts to violence, police say in recommending gov’t ban
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/19/not-wait-pro-independence-party-resorts-violence-police-say-recommending-govt-ban/

社民连、众志到俄领事馆声援 Pussy Riot 指港同迈向威权政府 (In solidarity with Pussy Riot, civil groups protest authoritarianism at Russian embassy)
Inmedia, July 19, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058423