Access to Justice (司法公正)

河南公安促江天勇认罪再出新招 江父母被警录制视频劝子认罪 (New “strategy” by Henan public security officers to get Jiang Tianyong to confess: Jiang’s parents videotaped by police convincing their son to confess)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04012017124719.html

挪威首相下周訪華 劉霞恐「被旅遊」(Norway prime minister to visit China, wife of activist Liu Xiaobo, Liu Xia may “be travelled”)
Mingpao, April 2, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170402/s00013/1491068740115

港台学运领袖呼吁“特习会”勿忘人权议题 (Leaders of student movement from Hong Kong and Taiwan urge Trump not to ignore human rights issues in his coming meeting with Xi Jinping)
Deutsche Welle, April 2, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/港台学运领袖呼吁特习会勿忘人权议题/a-38255431

Related:
Missing Taiwan NGO worker's wife travels to Beijing to rescue him
Global Voices, April 2, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/02/missing-taiwan-ngo-workers-wife-travels-to-beijing-for-his-rescue/

李明哲之妻：我要赴京"救夫" (Wife of Li Ming-che: I will go to Beijing to “save my husband”)
Deutsche Welle, March 31, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/李明哲之妻我要赴京救夫/a-38241648

Professor detained in China returns to Australia
Voice of America, April 2, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/professor-detaines-in-china-returns-to-australia/3792803.html

Related:
返抵澳大利亚　冯崇义：秘密问讯经历“远不算有趣” (Feng Chongyi returns to Australia: Secret questioning was “far from interesting”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 2, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39470592

陈云飞祭六四后判囚4年 笑称判刑太轻要上诉 (Chen Yunfei sentenced to 4-years imprisonment for commemorating June Fourth, he jokes that he will appeal because sentence too lenient)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170401-陈云飞祭六四后判囚4年-笑称判刑太轻要上诉

Related:
Chen Yunfei’s closing statement before the court
China Change, March 31, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/03/31/chen-yunfeis-closing-statement-before-the-court/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hello, Big Brother: How China controls its citizens through social media
Deutsche Welle, March 31, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/hello-big-brother-how-china-controls-its-citizens-through-social-media/a-38243388

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China jails Tiananmen protest veteran for four years after grave visit
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veteran-03312017101824.html

Top official who rose amid corruption scandals now named party chief of China’s hi-tech hub
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2084212/top-shanxi-official-named-shenzhen-party-chief

Uyghur businessman dies under police questioning in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/questioning-03302017153037.html

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

新疆反恐举措已然违法? (Are counterterrorism measures in Xinjiang against the law?)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yl-03312017131223.html

In “China’s Jerusalem”, “anti-terror cameras” the new cross for churches to bear
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2084169/chinas-jerusalem-anti-terror-cameras-new-cross-churches

China’s Xinjiang crackdown continues
The Diplomat, March 31, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/chinas-xinjiang-crackdown-continues/

Hong Kong (香港)

林郑月娥获北京任命为香港特首 7月1日就任 (Carrie Lam receives Beijing appointment as CE of Hong Kong, to take office on July 1)
Radio France Internationale, March 31, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170331-林郑月娥获北京任命为香港特首-7月1日就任

民主派促林郑月娥撤回压两制的白皮书 (Democrats urge Carrie Lam to repeal white paper that suppresses “two systems”)
Radio France Internationale, April 1, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170401-民主派促林郑月娥撤回压两制的白皮书

“Alarmed and outraged”: Over 200 scholars criticize prosecution of Hong Kong pro-democracy leaders
Hong Kong Free Press, April 1, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/01/alarmed-outraged-200-scholars-criticise-prosecution-hong-kong-pro-democracy-leaders/

Commentary (评论)

The New York Times vs. the “Great Firewall” of China
The New York Times, March 31, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/31/insider/the-new-york-times-vs-the-great-firewall-of-china.html

The role of Beijing’s “invisible hand” in the chief executive elections
Hong Kong Free Press, April 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/02/role-beijings-invisible-hand-chief-executive-elections/

香港观察：落选曾俊华给北京启示 (What does John Tsang’s loss reveal to Beijing?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/hong-kong-review-39457095

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China tries man for chat posts using satirical names for President, Chairman Mao
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chat-03302017113752.html

兩名內地維權人士上載佔中照片判囚3年及4年半 (Activists Chen Qitang and Su Changlan jailed for 4.5 years and 3 years respectively for uploading photos supporting “Occupy Central”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 31, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1322704-20170331.htm

王江峰“习包子案”开庭 300百米内警设防线 (Case of Wang Jiangfeng, who referred to Xi Jinping as “steamed bun Xi”, opens, security heightened as police sets checkpoints within 300-meter radius of court building)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-03302017102026.html

被中国阻止出境澳副教授天天接受国安问话 (Australian professor, denied leaving China, questioned by state security officers every day)
Voice of America, March 30, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/australian-professor-barred-from-leaving-china/3788511.html

Two Chinese activists who backed HK democracy protests jailed for “subverting state power”
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083840/two-chinese-activists-who-backed-hk-democracy-protests

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

藏传佛教高僧结婚 但称仍是17世噶玛巴 (Tibetan lama to get married, still proclaims to be the 17th reincarnation of the Karmapa Lama)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 30, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39444501

Counterterrorism (反恐)

新疆反恐举措已然违法? (New Xinjiang counterterrorism law obviously unlawful?)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yl-03312017131223.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Thousands of polluters in northern China fake emissions data, resist checks
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083780/thousands-polluters-northern-china-fake-emissions-data

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

新疆对蓄长须、穿蒙面罩袍者颁布新禁令 (New regulation imposed in Xinjiang against “abnormally” long beards and burqas)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/新疆对蓄长须穿蒙面罩袍者颁布新禁令/a-38204369

Related:
新疆维吾尔自治区去极端化条例 (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Anti-Extremist Law)
Tian Shan Net, March 29, 2017
http://news.ts.cn/content/2017-03/29/content_12577663.htm

Terrorism threat transforms China's Uyghur heartland into security state
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083736/terrorism-threat-transforms-chinas-uygur-heartland

Hong Kong (香港)

Can Hong Kong’s next leader satisfy her masters and the public?
The Economist, March 30, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21719816-divided-society-it-will-be-tough-carrie-lam-can-hong-kongs-next-leader-satisfy-her

Occupy protester jailed for contempt of Hong Kong court over injunction violations
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2083410/occupy-duo-sentenced-contempt-hong-kong-court-over

“占中三子”法庭应讯 担心不合理指控 (The three main organizers of “Occupy Central” face trial, worry about unreasonable prosecution)
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/占中三子法庭应讯-担心不合理指控/a-38202049

As Hong Kong ponders its future under Beijing, politics infuses its art
挫敗與無助：雨傘運動後的香港藝術
The New York Times, March 31, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170331/hong-kong-art-political-china/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170331/hong-kong-art-political-china/zh-hant/

Fears of China’s control still on track at Hong Kong station
Voice of America, March 31, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/fears-of-china-control-on-track-at-hong-kong-rail-station/3790522.html

Commentary (评论)

社会急需保护，谁来保护社会？(Society needs protection, but who will protect it?)
Financial Times, March 31, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072013

Is Hong Kong on Its Way to Becoming Just Another City in the P.R.C.?—A ChinaFile Conversation
ChinaFile, March 31, 2017
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-its-way-becoming-just-another-city-prc#sthash.8Y4jvIvo.dpuf

Access to Justice (司法公正)

山东辱母杀人案持续发酵 最高检表态介入 (Heightened public attention towards Shandong murder case where a man attacks and kills mob member after seeing mother being insulted, SPP says will interfere)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-03292017112107.html

内蒙访民王凤云被判2年半 当庭提上诉 (Inner Mongolian activist Wang Fengyun sentenced to 2.5-years imprisonment, immediately says she will appeal)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03292017121907.html

Interview: “I hope you can realize that it was a big mistake to lock him up”
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/tohti-daughter-03292017171544.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Feminist folk quartet gives voice to China’s migrant workers
Sixth Tone, March 29, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/feminist-folk-quartet-gives-voice-china%E2%80%99s-migrant-workers#jtss-twitter

Hundreds of Chinese army veterans visit graves of fallen in protest
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-03292017110610.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese local governments admit to major cover-up of 2012 flood deaths
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2083483/chinese-local-governments-admit-major-cover-2012-flood

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chongqing citizens using VPNs to skirt censorship controls to face fines, govt says
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/29/chongqing-citizens-using-vpns-skirt-censorship-controls-face-fines-govt-says/

Court cites GFW circumvention software in convicting man for three tweets that incited ethnic hatred
Fei Chang Dao, March 29, 2017
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2017/03/court-cites-gfw-circumvention-software.html

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

China sets rules on beards, veils to combat extremism in Xinjiang
Reuters, March 30, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN1710D9

民進黨前黨工李明哲涉危害國家活動在大陸被調查 (Former Democratic Progressive Party member Li Ming-che detained in mainland on suspicion of pursuing activities harmful to national security
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 29, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1322391-20170329.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

佔中三子等9人被控妨擾罪今提堂 籲港人勿放棄崇高理想 (Public nuisance cases of nine “Occupy Central” leaders open today, all urges Hong Kong people not to give up democratic aspiration)
InmediaHK, March 30, 2017
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1048587

美国会批北京干预特首选举 扬言可能重新评估香港待遇 (CECC in U.S. criticizes Beijing for interfering Hong Kong CE Election, threatens to reassess Hong Kong status under U.S. law)
Radio France Internationale, March 29, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170329-美国会批北京干预特首选举-扬言可能重新评估香港待遇

Related:
Beijing’s “clear interference” in Hong Kong leadership race harms its autonomy, U.S. congressmen warn
Hong Kong Free Press, March 28, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/28/beijings-clear-interference-hong-kong-leadership-race-harms-autonomy-us-congressmen-warn/

Statement on Hong Kong's Chief Executive Election
Congressional-Executive Commission to China, March 27, 2017
https://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-on-hong-kongs-chief-executive-election

Occupy leaders make first Hong Kong court appearance flanked by 100 supporters with yellow umbrellas
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2083384/occupy-leaders-make-first-hong-kong-court-appearance

Related:
“I was incited by police”: Hongkongers take to social media to support Occupy leaders facing trial
Hong Kong Free Press, March 29, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/03/29/i-incited-police-hongkongers-take-social-media-support-occupy-leaders-facing-trial/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to review murder sentence in loan shark killing case
Reuters, March 26, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-idUSKBN16Y05Z

多起维权案件集中月底审理 被指分散公民声援力量加强威慑 (Multiple rights defender cases to be tried at the end of month, said to aim at diverting support from citizens to strengthen deterrence)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-03282017101339.html

Related:
蘇昌蘭及陳啟棠被控煽動顛覆國家政權　律師稱周五宣判 (Su Changlan and Chen Qitang charged with inciting subversion of state power, their lawyers say judgment to be handed down on Friday)
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 28, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1322128-20170328.htm

Accused of “Subversion of State Power,” Su Changlan Is Being Held Illegally, Argues her Attorney
苏昌兰煽颠案，没有收到批文，延长羁押就是违法
Human Rights in China, February 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/accused-subversion-state-power-su-changlan-being-held-illegally-argues-her-attorney
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/su-chang-lan-shan-dian-mei-you-shou-dao-pi-wen-yan-chang-ji-ya-jiu-shi-wei-fa

709大抓捕：吴淦案退补女心理治疗师劝认罪 709家属遭加码监控 (709 Crackdown: Wu Gan’s case returned for further investigation, two female psychologists try to convince Wu Gan to confess, families in “709” subjected to more severe surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, March 28, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-03282017104723.html

以法治思维看待“辱母杀人案”(A look at case of Yu Huan, who committed murder after witnessing his mother being insulted by mob member, from the rule of law point of view)
Financial Times, March 28, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001071957