Access to Justice (司法公正)

苏昌兰、陈启棠将提起上诉 家人遭控7日始获自由 (Su Changlan and Chen Qitang, previously convicted after sharing posts supporting “Occupy Central”, to appeal conviction, their families taken by authorities, freed seven days later)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-04102017101304.html

张海涛入狱四个月监狱仍不通知 民众怀疑受虐或被殴伤 (Families of Zhang Haitao still not informed four months after his imprisonment, public fears torture or violence against him in jail)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04082017105852.html

陈桂秋致信谢阳案官派律师 陈建刚再被司法局约谈 (Wife of Xie Yang, Chen Guiqiu writes to authority-appointed lawyer for her husband, Xie Yang’s choice of defense lawyer, Chen Jiangang brought in to talk to Justice Bureau again)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04102017101818.html

Related:
As China blocks Xie Yang’s own lawyers following the torture revelation, wife reprimands the lawyer who met him without consent
China Change, April 10, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/10/as-china-blocks-xie-yangs-own-lawyers-following-the-torture-revelation-wife-reprimands-the-lawyer-who-met-him-without-consent/

Court in China's Guangdong acquits milk-scandal father jailed for five years
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/court-in-chinas-guangdong-acquits-milk-scandal-father-jailed-for-five-years-04072017094814.html

Wife of detained Taiwanese activist barred from boarding flight to mainland China
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2086404/beijing-prevents-wife-imprisoned-taiwanese-activist

Related:
李明哲妻欲赴京寻夫 台胞证被注销 (Chinese visa of Li Ming-che’s wife cancelled right before she departs to Beijing to find her husband)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/李明哲妻欲赴京寻夫-台胞证被注销/a-38363023

Access to Information (信息公开)

《树大招风》中国禁播免提 香港成颁奖礼大羸家 (“Trivisa,” film banned in China, won most awards at Hong Kong Film Awards)
Radio France Internationale, April 10, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170410-《树大招风》中国禁播免提-香港成颁奖礼大羸家

Satirical news show “China uncensored” censored by Apple in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Global Voices, April 10, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/10/satirical-news-show-china-uncensored-censored-by-apple-in-hong-kong-and-taiwan/

Labor disputes on the rise, authorities call on union to take greater role
China Labor Bulletin, April 7, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-disputes-rise-authorities-call-union-take-greater-role

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s millennials turn anti-graft TV show into gay fan fiction
Sixth Tone, April 7, 2017
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/anti-graft-tv-show-fans-create-gay-fan-fiction

Labor disputes on the rise, authorities call on union to take greater role
China Labor Bulletin, April 7, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-disputes-rise-authorities-call-union-take-greater-role

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China investigates regulator of fast-moving insurance industry
中国保监会主席项俊波被调查
New York Times, April 10, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170410/china-investigates-regulator-of-fast-moving-insurance-industry/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170410/china-investigates-regulator-of-fast-moving-insurance-industry/

How a teenager's mysterious death in China is eroding public trust in authorities
Global Voices, April 10, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/04/10/how-a-teenagers-mysterious-death-in-china-is-eroding-public-trust-in-authorities/

Related:
四川学生“堕楼”案：政府诚信再惹质疑 (Case of Sichuan student falling to death: Credibility of gov't is put in doubt again)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39543471

四川泸州学生死亡事件疑涉官二代引民愤上千军警弹压 (Child of official suspected of involvement in Sichuan Huzhou student’s death, sparks public outrage, 1000 police deployed to suppress protesting crowd)
Radio France Internationale, April 6, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170406-四川泸州学生死亡事件疑涉官二代-军方封锁

Guangdong communist boss goes to ground zero of grass-roots democracy crackdown
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2086240/guangdong-communist-boss-goes-ground-zero-grass-roots

Trump to visit China as Beijing touts “new era” of ties with U.S.
The Guardian, April 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/08/trump-to-visit-china-as-beijing-touts-new-era-of-ties-with-us

Related:
What Chinese news reports tell us about Beijing’s view of Trump
中国媒体如何报道习近平特朗普的首次会晤
The New York Times, April 8, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/08/world/asia/china-trump-xi-jinping.html
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/bei-jing-liu-si-bao-tu-zai-ya-ren-yuan-ming-dan-ji-qing-kuang-jie-shao

“Put human rights on the agenda,” rights activists tell Trump, Xi
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trump-xi-04072017093950.html

HRIC statement: U.S.-China Summit: ‘Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics’ Hurt Chinese and American people
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/us-china-summit-human-rights-chinese-characteristics-hurt-chinese-and-american

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

China offers rewards to root out foreign spies
The Guardian, April 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/10/china-offers-rewards-to-root-out-foreign-spies

Related:
北京國安局：舉報間諜行為最高獎勵50萬元人民幣 (Beijing National Security Bureau: Highest award for reporting spy activities is RMB 500, 000)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1324354-20170410.htm

Measures on Rewards for Citizens Reporting Leads on Espionage Conduct
北京市公民举报间谍行为线索奖励办法
China Law Translate, April 9, 2017
EN: http://www.chinalawtranslate.com/北京市公民举报间谍行为线索奖励办法/?lang=en

Fellow Uygurs should beware of “two-faced” people in separatism fight, Xinjiang official says
Reuters, April 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2086401/fellow-uygurs-should-beware-two-faced-people-separatism

Hong Kong (香港)

无国界记者忧港新闻自由分部改设台北 (Asian headquarters of Reporters Without Borders to be set in Taipei amid worries about press freedom in Hong Kong)
Voice of America, April 9, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3802669.html

香港旺角骚乱者 判监四年九个月 (Activist sentenced to 57-months imprisonment over Mong Kok civil unrest)
Deutsche Welle, April 10, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/香港旺角骚乱者-判监四年九个月/a-38367042

Localist Hong Kong lawmaker faces charges for turning flags upside down in Legco chamber
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2086445/localist-hong-kong-lawmaker-faces-charges-turning-flags

Related:
立會內倒插國旗區旗　鄭松泰：接警通知落案起訴 (Cheng Chung-tai receives prosecution notice from police for turning National flag and Hong Kong flag upside down before Legco meeting last year)
Mingpao, April 10, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170410/s00001/1491811042375

香港民族黨申公司名被拒　被指違基本法　將向公司註冊處提上訴 (Hong Kong National Party to appeal Company Registry’s rejection of their application to register a company name for violation of Basic Law)
Mingpao, April 10, 2017
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170410/s00001/1491833843516

Commentary (评论)

Cantonese, Putonghua or English? The language politics of Hong Kong’s school system
Varsity, April 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/09/cantonese-putonghua-english-language-politics-hong-kongs-school-system/

Special Topic: Trump-Xi Summit (特别专题：习川峰会)

China's Xi urges trade cooperation in first meeting with Trump
Reuters, April 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-idUSKBN17815O

Trump hails 'tremendous' progress in talks with China's Xi
BBC, April 7, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39517569

Dinner-time airstrike leaves China having to reassess Trump
The Guardian, April 7, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/07/dinner-time-syria-airstrike-china-xi-jinping-reassess-trump

China's press has been relatively mute on the Trump-Xi summit—here's why
CNBC, April 7, 2017
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/07/chinas-press-has-been-relatively-mute-on-the-trump-xi-summit-heres-why.html

Spotlight: Xi, Trump engage in deep-going, friendly, long-time talks at Mar-a-Lago resort
Xinhua, April 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-04/07/c_136191088.htm

习近平同特朗普开始举行中美元首会晤 (Xi Jinping, Donald Trump begin Sino-U.S. summit)
Xinhua, April 7, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2017-04/07/c_1120769372.htm

Trump: ‘Tremendous Progress’ Made with China’s Xi
Voice of America, April 7, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/trump-says-tremendous-progress-made-with-chinese-leader-xi/3800929.html

Related:
HRIC statement: U.S.-China Summit: ‘Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics’ Hurt Chinese and American people
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/us-china-summit-human-rights-chinese-characteristics-hurt-chinese-and-american

What Exactly Will Trump and Xi Discuss at Mar-a-Lago?
Pacific Standard, April 6, 2017
https://psmag.com/what-exactly-will-trump-and-xi-discuss-at-mar-a-lago-fdb6296e9f64

Commentary (评论)

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

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China blocks visit by Australian MPs because of rights criticism: sources
Reuters, April 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-idUSKBN1780JA

Related:
中国政府因澳大利亚联署信函督促中国调查律师被酷刑报道， 而取消了澳大利亚议员访华 (Chinese gov’t cancels Australian MPs visit after Australia signs joint statement urging China to investigate reports of torture of lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/hc-04062017103617.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete information on Sichuan student’s death
China Digital Times, April 6, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/04/minitrue-delete-information-sichuan-students-death/

Northern China chokes on fake emissions data
Caixin, April 6, 2017
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2017-04-06/101075101.html

Chinese police order businesses to monitor use of public wi-fi
Radio Free Asia, April 6,2 017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/monitor-04062017121748.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping wants officials to declare allegiance to himself
The Economist, April 6, 2017
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21720315-why-it-so-important-him-xi-jinping-wants-officials-declare-allegiance-himself

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. trade group hacked with Chinese software ahead of Xi summit
Reuters, April 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-cyber-idUSKBN1781N5

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

Censure of officials sheds light on sweeping surveillance measures in China’s restive Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2085710/censure-officials-sheds-light-sweeping-surveillance

Hong Kong (香港)

Emergence of digital media prompts minor improvement in Hong Kong press freedom, watchdog says
Hong Kong Free press, April 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/07/emergence-of-digital-media-prompts-minor-improvement-in-hong-kong-press-freedom-watchdog-says/

Related:
香港新闻自由指数微升 仍不合格 (Hong Kong press freedom slightly improves, but still not up to standard)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp2-04062017110017.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Dozens detained in bid to visit grave of Chinese president's father
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/xi-grave-04052017123955.html

“The authorities yielded”: Professor speaks as ordeal in China ends
「當局向國際壓力屈服了」：澳教授獲准離開中國
The New York Times, April 5, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20170405/the-authorities-yielded-professor-speaks-as-ordeal-in-china-ends/zh-hant/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese university to open in Oxford despite ideological crackdown at home
The Guardian, April 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/apr/06/chinese-university-to-open-in-oxford-despite-ideological-crackdown-at-home

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权组织：不谈人权，美中贸易怎么平衡？(Human rights organizations: Without human rights discussion, how can China-U.S. trade be balanced?)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/Human-Rights-20170405/3797663.html

Related:
U.S.-China Summit: “Human Rights with Chinese Characteristics” hurt Chinese and American people
美中峰会：“中国特色的人权”伤害中美人民
Human Rights in China, April 4, 2017
EN: http://bit.ly/2ocDibL
CH: http://bit.ly/2p4dNXi

川习会在即 中国访民誓死要告御状 (With U.S.-China Summit under way, Chinese activists vow to plead their cases to Xi Jinping)
Voice of America, April 6, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/xi-chinese-petitioners-20170406/3798568.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

河北唐山警方促商户安装网络监控 (Hebei Tangshan police urge businesses to install Internet surveillance software)
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-04052017102310.html

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

China official admonishes fellow Uighur cadres for “anti-terror” failings
Reuters, April 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-security-idUSKBN1770G4

Related:
中国官员指责维吾尔干部“反恐”不力 (Chinese official blames Uyghur cadres for failing in “counterterrorism”)
Deutsche Welle, April 5, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国官员指责维吾尔干部反恐不力/a-38302024