Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

Liu Xiaobo: Angela Merkel calls on China to show humanity to ailing activist
The Guardian, July 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/liu-xiaobo-angela-merkel-calls-on-china-to-show-humanity-to-ailing-activist

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An unsettling video made at the bedside of ailing Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo is circulating
Quartz, July 10, 2017
https://qz.com/1024782/an-unsettling-video-made-at-the-bedside-of-ailing-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-is-circulating/

Activists call on China to release Liu Xiaobo for cancer treatment abroad
The Guardian, July 9, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/09/liu-xiaobo-tells-foreign-doctors-he-wants-to-leave-china-for-treatment

Dissident Nobel-winner Liu Xiaobo never thought he would be arrested, says wife in newly disclosed video
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/10/dissident-nobel-winner-liu-xiaobo-never-thought-arrested-says-wife-newly-disclosed-video/

Ailing dissident’s case fits a pattern in Chinese Prisons, critics say
The New York Times, July 10, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/10/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-medical-care-dissidents.html

Relatives of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo put under close surveillance, Hong Kong-based NGO says
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/10/relatives-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-put-close-surveillance-hong-kong-based-ngo-says/

Chinese evade censors to express sorrow, anger over plight of Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102001/chinese-evade-censors-express-sorrow-anger-over-plight

As Liu Xiaobo fades, his hopes for reform in China are dying as well
The Guardian, July 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/09/liu-xiabo-fades-hopes-reform-china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese labor activist says he was arrested due to factory's Trump links
The Guardian, July 10, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/10/chinese-labour-activist-hua-haifeng-arrest-ivanka-trump-brand-huajian

Law reopens debate on detention houses
China Daily, July 10, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-07/10/content_30051700.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China moves to block Internet VPNs from 2018
The Guardian, July 11, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/11/china-moves-to-block-internet-vpns-from-2018

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

王宇首次曝光狱中受酷刑 709声援者海牙法庭抗议 (Wang Yu makes public for the first time torture suffered during detainment, activists hold 709 protest outside Hague court)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07102017112258.html

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Relatives of jailed Chinese lawyers refuse food on crackdown anniversary
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/relatives-07102017120519.html

西商洛民众不满国道收费 聚集抗议遭警镇压 (Western Shangluo people dissatisfied with road tolls, protests met with police suppression)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07092017112546.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

May meets Xi Jinping as China suggests “shelving” Hong Kong row
The Guardian, July 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/08/may-meets-xi-jinping-as-china-suggests-shelving-hong-kong-row

Chinese graft-buster “front runner” to head insurance watchdog
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102074/chinese-graft-buster-front-runner-head-insurance

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong survey respondents give “one country, two systems” a fail mark
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102054/hong-kong-survey-respondents-give-one-country-two-systems

Pro-democracy lawmaker questions possible appointment of ex-Chinese official as home affairs deputy
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/pro-democracy-lawmaker-questions-possible-appointment-ex-chinese-official-home-affairs-deputy/

Commentary (评论)

Human rights: Is China likely to build a better world?
EJ Insight, July 10, 2017
http://www.ejinsight.com/20170710-human-rights-is-china-likely-to-build-a-better-world/

Social unrest in China: a threat to regime legitimacy and the economy?
Global Risk Insight, July 10, 2017
http://globalriskinsights.com/2017/07/social-unrest-china-threat-regime-legitimacy-economy/

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

刘晓波病情危重 中国外交部：出国无先例 (Liu Xiaobo in critical condition, China Ministry of Foreign Affairs: seeking treatment abroad is without precedent)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/3-07102017092529.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Dissident Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo “in critical condition”
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102036/dissident-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-critical-condition

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Video: Clip shows doctors at bedside of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as supporters dispute fitness to travel
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/10/video-clip-shows-doctors-bedside-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobo-supporters-dispute-fitness-travel/

First foreign doctor sees ailing Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101760/first-foreign-doctor-sees-ailing-chinese-dissident-liu

Doctors stop giving cancer drug to China’s Nobel Laureate
Voice of America, July 7, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-nobel-laureate-cancer-drug-suspended/3932225.html

No halt in medication for China's Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, relative says
Reuters, July 7, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-rights-idUSL4N1JY1A5

刘晓波及妻子出国意愿未变 友人：得知家人受株连不久癌细胞扩散 (Friend: Liu Xiaobo and his wife’s wish to go abroad remain unchanged, family members learn that cancer cells have spread)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07072017101142.html

刘晓波生命垂危 医生通知家属准备后事 (Liu Xiaobo on the verge of death, doctors advise family to prepare funeral)
Voice of America, July 7, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/liu-xiao-bo-20170706/3931392.html

China “unlikely” to heed calls to release Liu Xiaobo overseas on medical parole
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/liu-health-07062017134316.html

Recommendation for the further treatment of Chinese Nobel Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo
MD Anderson Cancer Center, July 9, 2017
https://www.mdanderson.org/newsroom/2017/07/recommendation-for-the-further-treatment-of-chinese-nobel-prize-.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Isolated, tortured and mentally scarred ... the plight of China’s human rights lawyers two years after “709 crackdown”
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101819/chinas-human-rights-lawyers-continue-fight-victims-709

Related:
Chinese human rights lawyers remain defiant despite crackdown
Deutsche Welle, July 10, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-remain-defiant-despite-crackdown/a-39622282

In 2015, China crushed rights lawyers but activists are still organizing
Reuters, July 9, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN19U05T

Silent Hong Kong protest marks anniversary of China’s crackdown on lawyers and activists
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/09/standing-in-silence-protest-second-anniversary-709/

The China Human Rights Lawyers Group: Statement upon the 2nd anniversary of the 709 incident
China Change, July 9, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/09/the-china-human-rights-lawyers-group-statement-upon-the-2nd-anniversary-of-the-709-incident/

Two years on: An update on lawyer Wang Yu, the first 709 detainee
China Change, July 7, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/07/two-years-on-an-update-on-lawyer-wang-yu-the-first-709-detainee/

China: On “709” anniversary, legal crackdown continues
Human Rights Watch, July 7, 2017
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/07/07/china-709-anniversary-legal-crackdown-continues

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Retrial upholds jail for man who shed light on abuse in Chinese graft probes
The Globe and Mail, July 7, 2017
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/retrial-upholds-jail-for-man-who-shed-light-on-abuse-in-chinese-corruption-probes/article35586174/

唐荆陵心脏刺痛疑“被生病” 史庭福看守所受虐 (Tang Jingling’s heart pain suspected to be due to abuse in Shi Tingfu detention center)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07062017110521.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

The Great Firewall of China grows stronger as China forces app stores to remove VPNs
Techdirt, July 7, 2017
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20170703/05090837712/great-firewall-china-grows-stronger-as-china-forces-app-stores-to-remove-vpns.shtml

安徽严格审核全省7700名记者 共注销603张新闻记者证 (All 7,700 journalists in Anhui province undergo strict examinations, 603 journalist permits cancelled)
China Youth Net, July 7, 2017
http://news.youth.cn/sh/201707/t20170707_10247665.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

G20汉堡峰会期间中国海外异议人士团体举办系列抗议活动 (During the G20 Hamburg Summit, overseas Chinese dissidents organize series of protests)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-07072017092726.html

Union calls for labor activist Liu Shaoming's freedom
Hong Kong Standard, July 7, 2017
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=93006

Tibetan villagers fight eviction from their land in Chamdo
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/eviction-07062017164203.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Flooding in southern China causes deaths, damage and anger
The Washington Post, July 7, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/flooding-landslides-causing-deaths-anger-in-southern-china/2017/07/07/f10682de-62ce-11e7-80a2-8c226031ac3f_story.html?utm_term=.3a6ac8b74780

China prosecutes former provincial party boss over graft
Reuters, July 7, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN19S0WN?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing is not insisting Carrie Lam pass a national security law right now, senior adviser claims
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101661/beijing-not-insisting-carrie-lam-pass-national-security-law

“Disappointed”: Joshua Wong’s party accuses Asia Society of self-censorship following “ban”
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/07/disappointed-joshua-wongs-party-accuses-asia-society-self-censorship-following-ban/

Hong Kong activists to lodge complaint with watchdog over police tactics during Xi visit
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2101602/hong-kong-activists-lodge-complaint-watchdog-over-police

Commentary (评论)

China: Authorities must end ruthless crackdown on human rights lawyers and activists
Amnesty International, July 7, 2017
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/07/china-end-ruthless-crackdown-human-rights-lawyers-activists/

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

醫院深夜再出聲明 指免疫治療欠足夠臨牀證據不宜用 (Hospital: immunotherapy cannot be used to treat Liu Xiaobo because of lack of clinical evidence)
Mingpao, July 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170707/s00004/1499385532333

Related:
China is frantically trying to make sure Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo doesn’t die during the G20
Quartz, July 7, 2017
https://qz.com/1022428/china-is-frantically-trying-to-make-sure-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-doesnt-die-during-the-g20/

Friends of ailing Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo ask to see him one last time
The Guardian, July 7, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/07/liu-xiaobo-friends-chinese-dissident-ask-see-him-one-last-time

刘晓波肝功能恶化家属接病危通知 (Liu Xiaobo’s liver function worsens, family receives critical illness notice)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07062017085919.html

Liu Xiaobo, China's most famous political prisoner, “close to death”
The Guardian, July 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/06/liu-xiaobo-china-political-prisoner-close-to-death-friends-say

Liu Xiaobo vigil: doctors tell Chinese Nobel laureate’s family to prepare for his death
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2101588/liu-xiaobo-vigil-doctors-tell-chinese-nobel-laureates

欧洲议会通过决议 呼吁中国大陆释放刘晓波和李明哲 (European Parliament passes resolution urging China to release Liu Xiaobo and Lee Ming-che)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx2-07062017120742.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权组织呼吁中国停止迫害维权律师 (Human rights organization calls China to stop persecuting rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 7, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-human-rights-group-calling-china-to-end-2-year-crackdown-20170706/3931074.html

A human rights lawyer’s notes on the “709 Incident,” two years on
China Change, July 7, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/07/a-human-rights-lawyers-notes-on-the-709-incident-two-years-on/

Veteran labor activist Liu Shaoming sentenced to four and a half years for his activism
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/06/speculation-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobos-condition-xi-jinping-heads-g20-summit/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

International NGOs' China operations hit by registration delays under new law
Reuters, July 6, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ngo-analysis-idUSKBN19S00V

中国百律师和公民联署《看守所法》公民意见书 (Over 100 lawyers and citizens in China sign letter expressing opinions on Law on Detention Centers)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07062017105459.html

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

Egyptian police said to detain Chinese Uighurs in wide sweep
Associated Press, July 6, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/egyptian-police-said-to-detain-chinese-uighurs-in-wide-sweep/3930651.html

Related:
埃及警方拘捕一批新疆维吾尔留学生 (Egyptian police detain dozens of Uyghur students)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-07062017111124.html

Hong Kong (香港)

劉兆佳：不急於一兩年內推23條立法 (Liu Zhaojia: there is no hurry to enact Article 23 in the next one year or two)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 7, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340662-20170707.htm

林鄭月娥：23條立法一定要做 惟看幾時及如何去做 (Carrie Lam: Article 23 must be enacted, it’s only a matter of when and how)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 6, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1340498-20170706.htm

香港民阵批评警黑联手打压示威集会 (Civil Human Rights Front criticizes police and triads for joining forces and suppressing demonstration)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07062017110726.html

There is a gulf between Hong Kongers and the Communist Party
The Economist, July 6, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21724824-xi-jinpings-trip-territory-showed-it-getting-wider-there-gulf-between-hong-kongers

Commentary (评论)

林鄭月娥的懷柔詭計 (Carrie Lam’s conciliation trick)
Inmediahk, July 7, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050541

不能讓歪理說得理直氣壯 (False reasoning can’t be allowed to laid out in a righteous way. Beijing should not ask Hong Kong to respect or be fearful of China)
Mingpao, July 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170707/s00022/1499389586000

加害者譴責受害者 (The perpetrator criticizes the victim. Criticism of Great Britain and Chris Patten)
Mingpao, July 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170707/s00022/1499389654110