Access to Justice (司法公正)

China delays trial of rights lawyer as supporters flock to court
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/delays-04252017110328.html

Related:
谢阳案: 围观推迟庭审 辩护律师被换 (Xie Yang case: Trial delayed due to crowd gathering in front of court, Xie’s defense lawyer changed)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/谢阳案-围观推迟庭审-辩护律师被换/a-38579686

欧洲八律师团体致函中国关注709抓捕案 (Eight European lawyer groups write letter to China expressing concern over “709 Crackdown”)
Voice of America, April 26, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/eight-european-lawyer-groups-open-letter-to-china/3826003.html

Related:
China: Letter of concern with regard to our colleagues/Chinese lawyers in detention and to the situation of their relatives
IAPL Monitoring Committee on Attacks on Lawyers, April 24, 2017
https://defendlawyers.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/china-letter-of-concern-with-regard-to-our-colleagueschinese-lawyers-in-detention-and-to-the-situation-of-their-relatives/

China sentences Phan Phan-Gillis, U.S. businesswoman, in spying case
華裔美國人被中國法院判處間諜罪
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/sandy-phan-gillis-china-houston-espionage/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/sandy-phan-gillis-china-houston-espionage/zh-hant/

Detained Taiwanese rights activist in good health, says China
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-idUSKBN17S09U

Related:
國台辦稱李明哲身體狀態良好　辦案單位依法保障權益 (Taiwan Affairs Office says Li Ming-che is healthy and says will ensure his legal rights are respected by investigative organs)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1327176-20170426.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China ups “stability maintenance” alert as PLA veterans head to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/soldiers-protest-04252017133439.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国：反腐力度加码 腐败程度不减 (China: More anti-graft effort but level of corruption remains the same)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国反腐力度加码-腐败程度不减/a-38578558

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s vision of the future networked battlefield
The Diplomat, April 26, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/04/chinas-vision-of-the-future-networked-battlefield/

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

新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义 (Baby names with “separatism” and “religious” meaning banned in Xinjian)
Radio France Internationale, April 26, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170426-新疆维族新生儿取名不能带“分裂”与“宗教”含义

Related:
China bans “Muhammad” and “Jihad” as baby names in heavily Muslim region
取名犯禁，維族人今後不能叫「穆罕默德」
The New York Times, April 26, 2017
EN: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/en-us/
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170426/china-xinjiang-ban-muslim-names-muhammad-jihad/zh-hant/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong police detain pro-independence lawmakers after China protest
The Guardian, April 26, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/26/hong-kong-police-detain-pro-independence-lawmakers-after-china-protest

Related:
梁游今早涉立會非法集結被預約拘捕　青政fb指已準備付一切代價保衛香港 (Baggio Leung and Yau Wai-ching arrested this morning for illegal assembly in Legco, “prepared to pay anything to protect of Hong Kong”, says Youngspiration on Facebook)
Mingpao, April 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170426/s00001/1493190222215

《大公報》時評批挑釁法治　質疑有否批准叫「公民廣場」(Ta Kung Pao commentary says the opposition’s call for reopening of Civic Square is a challenge against rule of law, doubts whether the name “Civic Square” has ever been allowed)
Mingpao, April 26, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170426/s00001/1493168785921

審計報告：未有明確結論顯示普教中較廣東話有效 (Audit report: No evidence shows Mandarin more effective than Cantonese as medium in teaching of Chinese language)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 26, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1327234-20170426.htm

Commentary (评论)

A Taiwanese man’s detention in Guangdong threatens a key pillar of Cross-Straits relations
ChinaFile, April 20, 2017
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/taiwanese-mans-detention-guangdong-threatens-key-pillar-of-cross-straits

For journalism in China, a millennial shift
China Media Project, April 25, 2017
http://cmp.hku.hk/2017/04/25/journalism-china-millennial-shift/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

港媒：央视主播港商丈夫上月在吉林遭逼供致死 (Hong Kong media: Merchant husband of CCTV anchor died of violence during interrogation in Jilin last month)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170422-港媒：央视主播港商丈夫上月在吉林遭逼供致死

杀官老人明经国家属被控制 无法赴京请律师 (Family of murder suspect Ming Jingguo monitored by authorities, is not able to travel to Beijing to appoint Ming’s defense lawyer)
Radio France Asia, April 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04212017102355.html

China rights lawyer wins little in successful appeal of sentence
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2089652/china-rights-lawyer-wins-little-successful-appeal-sentence

北京维权人士流落派出所现中毒症状 (Beijing rights defender, forced to live inside a police station after eviction, appears to be poisoned)
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-ni-yuan-forced-to-live-inside-the-police-station-20170424/3822944.html

Wife of tortured rights lawyer calls for his release ahead of trial
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-wife-04242017150235.html

Related:
The anecdotal Xie Yang
China Change, April 24, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/24/the-anecdotal-xie-yang/

維權律師謝陽被控煽動顛覆國家政權罪　長沙法院開審 (Rights defense lawyer Xie Yang’s “subversion of state power” case to open in Changsha court)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 25, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1326957-20170425.htm

709家属致川普总统（第四封信）(709 Families’ Fourth Letter to President Trump)
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-zhi-chuan-pu-zong-tong-di-si-feng-xin

A long journey to see my husband Zhang Haitao in Shaya prison
China Change, April 2, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/23/a-long-journey-to-see-my-husband-zhang-haitao-in-shaya-prison/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Journalism NGO picks Taipei as Asia base
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/reporters-without-borders-chooses-taipei-as-asia-base/3822892.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广西白虎头村强拆升级 村民屋顶淋汽油吓退200武警 (Forced eviction in Guangxi Baihutou village escalated, villagers pour gasoline over rooftop to scare off 200 armed police officers)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04242017104311.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

郭文貴擬全球發布「中共反腐真相」(Tycoon Guo Wengui plans to expose “truth about Chinese anti-graft efforts” globally)
Mingpao, April 25, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170425/s00013/1493056729349

Related:
国际记者联盟谴责北京威胁外国网络直播 (International Federation of Journalists condemns Beijing for interfering with foreign online broadcast of Guo Wengui interview)
Voice of America, April 25, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-threaten-20170424/3823527.html

中国检察机关对原国家统计局局长王保安涉嫌受贿案提起公诉 (Chinese procuratorate organ officially charges former head of Bureau of Statistics for graft)
Reuters, April 25, 2017
http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-prosecutor-statistics-bureau-idCNKBS17R098

Fewer corruption suspects flee China as Beijing makes it harder with tighter controls
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2090369/fewer-corruption-suspects-flee-china-beijing-makes-it

China launches corruption crackdown on social media ahead of Party Congress
Voice of America, April 24, 2017
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-social-media-wechat-communist-party-congress/3823049.html

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

China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
The Guardian, April 25, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/25/china-bans-religious-names-for-muslims-babies-in-xinjiang

新疆阿克苏举行武警誓师大会和武装拉练 (Police rally and armed training held in Xinjiang Aksu prefecture)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-04242017104719.html

Hong Kong (香港)

中港融合冲击司法：京官不满司法互助进度 港方称须顾及国际视野 (Integration of Hong Kong and the mainland impacts judiciary: Beijing officials not satisfied with process of mutual judicial assistance, while Hong Kong says international viewpoints should be taken into account)
Radio France Internationale, April 24, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170424-中港融合冲击司法：京官不满司法互助进度-港方称须顾及国际视野

Veteran democrat questions Beijing official’s view that there is no imminent need for democratic reform
Hong Kong Free Press, April 24, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/24/veteran-democrat-questions-beijing-officials-view-no-imminent-need-democratic-reform/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

维权律师夏霖二审判10年 (Rights defense lawyer Xia Lin sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after second instance trial)
Deutsche Welle, April 21, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/维权律师夏霖二审判10年/a-38535142

李明哲未獲釋　有台灣組織籲人權事務者不要到大陸 (Taiwanese group advises rights defense workers not to visit the mainland in light of Li Ming-che incident)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 24, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1326762-20170424.htm

Lawyer Xie Yang will be tried on April 25, wife says in a statement
China Change, April 21, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/04/21/lawyer-xie-yang-will-be-tried-on-april-25-wife-says-in-a-statement/

Related:
China rights lawyer Xie Yang denied own defense for trial
Agence France-Presse, April 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/22/china-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-denied-defence-trial/

709 大抓捕：谢阳案下周开庭 官派律师噤声 (709 Crackdown: Xie Yang’s case opens next week, defense lawyer appointed by authorities stays silent)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04212017102330.html

陈桂秋赴美后首露面 与美议员谈709案 (Wife of detained lawyer Xie Yang, Chen Guiqiu, shows up for the first time in the U.S., talks about “709 Crackdown” with congressman)
Radio France Asia, April 23, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04232017131534.html

709家属致川普总统（第四封信）(709 Families’ Fourth Letter to President Trump)
Human Rights in China, March 26, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-zhi-chuan-pu-zong-tong-di-si-feng-xin

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wanted billionaire Guo Wengui: Beijing pressured U.S. broadcaster VOA to cut interview
Hong Kong Free Press, April 21, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/21/wanted-billionaire-guo-wengui-beijing-pressured-us-broadcaster-voa-cut-interview/

Related:
Facebook briefly suspends account of outspoken Chinese billionaire
流亡富翁郭文貴被Facebook短時禁言
The New York Times, April 24, 2017
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170424/guo-wengui-china-facebook-account-suspended/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170424/guo-wengui-china-facebook-account-suspended/zh-hant/

苹果被指配合网络审查 删中港台应用商店敏感内容下载 (Apple said to delete sensitive content from Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwan App Stores, assisting China’s censorship)
Voice of America, April 22, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/apple-block-china-taiwan-20170421/3821098.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Furor in China over team’s banner: “Keep homosexuality far from campus”
中國高校現反同性戀橫幅引發眾怒
The New York Times, April 20, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/20/world/asia/china-anti-gay-banner-university.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170421/china-anti-gay-banner-university/zh-hant/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Elderly woman dies under rubble in forced demolition in China’s Jiangxi
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/elderly-woman-dies-under-rubble-in-forced-domolition-in-chinas-jiangxi-04212017101942.html

人民的名义：戏外有戏， 现实比剧情更精彩 (“In the Name of People”: Reality is even more gripping than the drama)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 21, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/39671023

Hong Kong (香港)

给林郑的"紧箍咒"？"未来5年不宜重启政改" (“Political reform wouldn’t be suitable for the next 5 years”, legal scholar from the mainland says)
Deutsche Welle, April 22, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/给林郑的紧箍咒未来5年不宜重启政改/a-38547874

Related:
Beijing official rejects need for development of democracy in Hong Kong over next decade
South China Morning Post, April 22, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2089798/beijing-official-rejects-need-development-democracy-hong-kong-over

大陆法律学者：香港要普选未来10年想都甭想 (Chinese legal scholar: Hong Kong shouldn’t think about universal suffrage for the next 10 years)
Radio France Internationale, April 23, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170423-大陆法律学者：香港要普选未来10年想都甭想

涂謹申指《基本法》寫明普選須完成　質疑王振民動機 (James To doubts Wang Zhenmin’s motivation behind political reform comment, says universal suffrage is guaranteed under the Basic Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 22, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1326582-20170422.htm

大陆学者建议北京霸王硬上弓为香港基本法23条立法 (Mainland legal scholar advises Beijing to forcibly implement Art. 23 legislation for Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, April 22, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170422-大陆学者建议北京霸王硬上弓为香港基本法23条立法

Commentary (评论)

The 10 lawmakers facing disqualification: Post-Occupy payback in slow motion
Hong Kong Free Press, April 22, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/22/10-lawmakers-facing-disqualification-post-occupy-payback-slow-motion/

《人民的名义》：荒谬的真实 (“In the Name of People”: Reality in absurdity)
Financial Times, April 24, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001072299

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to try political refugee forcibly repatriated by Thailand for subversion
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refugee-04202017120108.html