Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to prosecute activist over support for letter calling on president to step down
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sichuan-huang-09052017124727.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why Australian universities have upset Chinese students
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-41104634

China censors discussion of North Korea's bomb test
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41152784

网友忧朝鲜核爆，“氢弹”却成中国网络敏感词 (“Hydrogen bomb” gets censored on Chinese social media as netizens worry about the nuclear test in North Korea)
Voice of America, September 5, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/nokor-bomb-20170904/4014969.html

臨近選舉 Telegram失靈「澳門限定」？ 竟要翻牆先上到 (Telegram goes offline in Macau as election closes in, and users need VPN to log in)
Macau Concealers, September 5, 2017
https://www.facebook.com/macauconcealers/photos/a.158212900914486.37247.153478958054547/1423428511059579/

北京下发中小学生“三年养成计划”：1年级小学生会唱国歌 (Beijing education authority issues a “three year cultivation plan”, requiring first graders to be able to sing the National Anthem)
Legal Evening News, September 5, 2017
http://www.fawan.com/2017/09/05/446911t185.html?kuaixun

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖北省潜江市近百民师在市教育局示威 (Nearly 100 teachers in Hubei protest at local education authority for social security and official status)
Weiquanwang, September 5, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_41.html

石渠县藏人要求当局交代洛桑仁波切下落 (Tibetans in Sichuan write open letter to local gov’t demanding the whereabouts of a detained eminent monk)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-09052017111449.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China seeks to silence critics at U.N. forums: rights body report
Reuters, September 5, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights/china-seeks-to-silence-critics-at-u-n-forums-rights-body-report-idUSKCN1BG0QP

Related:
The costs of international advocacy
Human Rights Watch, September 5, 2017
https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/09/05/costs-international-advocacy/chinas-interference-united-nations-human-rights

China’s rights crackdown is called “most severe” since Tiananmen Square
人权观察：中国打压人权“天安门事件以来最严重"
The New York Times, September 5, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/05/world/asia/china-human-rights-united-nations.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170906/china-human-rights-united-nations/

南昌３家幼儿园疑似发生食物中毒 (120 kindergarteners in Jiangxi hospitalized after suspected food poisoning)
Xinhua News Agency, September 6, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2017-09/06/c_1121613998.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Activists, academics and politicians establish independent fund to provide assistance to jailed protesters
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/04/activists-academics-politicians-establish-independent-fund-provide-assistance-jailed-protesters/

BBC “disappointed” after Hong Kong’s RTHK replaces World Service with state-run Chinese station
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/05/bbc-disappointed-hong-kongs-rthk-replaces-world-service-state-run-chinese-station/

Commentary (评论)

Chinese feminism beyond borders: Past, present and future
Wagic, August 24, 2017
https://www.wagic.org/blank-2/2017/08/24/chinesefeminismbeyondborders

A comprehensive bibliography of Liu Xiaobo’s writings
China Change, September 5, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/09/05/a-comprehensive-bibliography-of-liu-xiaobos-writings/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广州诗人浪子的友人助印制展览图录被刑拘 (Friend of detained poet Langzi put under criminal detention in Guangzhou for introducing printing factory to him)
Voice of America, September 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-pen-urges-release-of-poet-langzi-and-his-friend-20170904/4014220.html

Related:
Chinese police detain associate of poet who tried to commemorate Liu Xiaobo
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/poet-lxb-09042017113238.html

卖翻墙软件 判刑9个月 (Man sentenced to nine months in prison in Guangdong for selling VPN)
Deutsche Welle, September 4, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/卖翻墙软件-判刑9个月/a-40357228

维族被囚学者伊力哈木再获国际人权奖 (Jailed Uygur scholar Ilham Tohti receives another international human rights award)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09042017110447.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

湖南广电”娱乐立台”被批党性不足 多个节目下架整改 (Criticized for focusing on entertainment and not having enough Party spirit, Hunan Television ordered to take down and reform many TV programs)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-09042017110606.html

电视剧管控进一步加强 吁“讴歌党国”宣扬主旋律 (Control over TV series tightens as Chinese authorities call for more promotion of the Party and the state)
Radio Free Asia, September 4, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/gf2-09042017110648.html

China to unleash flood of TV dramas singing Communist Party’s praises
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2109736/china-unleash-flood-tv-dramas-singing-communist-partys

China curbs online debate after Beijing condemns North Korea's nuclear test
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/northkorea-reaction-09042017091744.html

China rewrites history with new censorship drive
Financial Times, September 4, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/4ffac53e-8ee4-11e7-9084-d0c17942ba93

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labor activist Meng Han released after 21 months in prison
China Labor Bulletin, September 5, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-activist-meng-han-released-after-21-months-prison

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior Chinese military officer questioned over suspected graft: sources
Reuters, September 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-defence/senior-chinese-military-officer-questioned-over-suspected-graft-sources-idUSKCN1BF0Z6

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Student face and voice scans the new keys to Chinese university dorms
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2109640/chinese-university-tells-students-use-voice-and-facial

Hong Kong (香港)

為在囚抗爭者成立基金 目標籌得$400萬 (Hong Kong groups set up fund to raise four million HKD in support of the jailed activists)
Apple Daily, September 4, 2017
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20170904/57167297

Former student leader and ousted lawmaker Nathan Law lodges final appeal against jail sentence
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2109759/former-student-leader-and-ousted-lawmaker-nathan-law-lodges

Related:
羅冠聰就刑期覆核案提出上訴 (Nathan Law lodges appeal against his sentencing)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 4, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1352302-20170904.htm

“The law favors the privileged”: Jailed democracy activist Alex Chow criticizes gov’t for “deceiving” Hongkongers
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/04/law-favours-privileged-jailed-democracy-activist-alex-chow-criticises-govt-deceiving-hongkongers/

香港中大开学典礼校园多处出现港独横幅 (Pro HK independence banners appear in CUHK before opening ceremony)
Voice of America, September 4, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-pro-independent-banners-appear-in-uk-20170904/4014264.html

Guangzhou in 48 minutes? Hong Kong critics of high-speed rail plan urge pulling TV commercial over claim
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2109771/guangzhou-48-minutes-hong-kong-critics-high-speed-rail-plan

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong’s autonomy is slipping away
香港会成为下一个西藏吗？
The New York Times, September 1, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/01/opinion/hong-kong-china-political-prisoners.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20170904/hong-kong-china-political-prisoners/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Widow of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo “fighting to stay in Beijing,” friend says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/04/widow-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-fighting-stay-beijing-friend-says/

Related:
成功與劉霞通話 野渡﹕劉霞希望長期留在北京 (Friend: Liu Xia expresses hope to stay in Beijing for the long-term over phone)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 3, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1352088-20170903.htm

傳返回北京家 民運信息中心：成功通話半小時，劉霞哭泣，每天吃抗憂鬱藥 (Information Center for Human Rights & Democracy: Liu Xia cries over 30-minute phone call and says she has to take anti-depressants everyday)
Stand News, September 2, 2017
https://thestandnews.com/china/返回北京家-民運信息中心-成功通話半小時-劉霞哭泣-每天吃抗憂鬱藥/

Chinese rights lawyers fear tighter control after “lecture” by justice minister
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2109383/chinas-justice-minister-promises-harsh-loving

广东维权人士甄江华被警方带走及抄家 (Human rights defender Zhen Jianghua taken by police in handcuffs from Guangdong residence; phone and computer confiscated)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/arrest-09032017094953.html

福建周宁一干部挪用扶贫款放高利贷 获刑4年2个月 (Official in Fujian sentenced to 50 months in prison for embezzling poverty relief fund to become loan shark)
China News, September 3, 2017
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2017/09-03/8321050.shtml

Law criminalizing insults to national anthem passed by China’s legislature, with detention for offenders
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2109381/law-criminalising-insults-national-anthem-passed-chinas

Government Accountability (政府问责)

12,000 officials disciplined and 18,000 companies punished in China’s sweeping crackdown against pollution
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2109342/top-level-china-pollution-inspections-wrapping

Overseas Chinese Affairs Office deputy Li Gang removed from his post
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2109403/overseas-chinese-affairs-office-deputy-li-gang-removed

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

From ale to jail: facial recognition catches criminals at China beer festival
Agence France-Presse, September 1, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/01/facial-recognition-china-beer-festival

Hong Kong (香港)

Memorial event for Liu Xiaobo held on Hong Kong beach, calls for release of his widow
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2109562/memorial-event-liu-xiaobo-held-hong-kong-beach-calls-release

Related:
香港支联会海祭刘晓波促还刘霞自由 (Hong Kong Alliance mourns Liu Xiaobo by the sea and presses for Liu Xia’s freedom)
Radio Free Asia, September 3, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09032017092747.html

200人遊行聲援在囚政治犯 高喊袁國強下台 (200 people march in support of jailed political prisoners and demand Rimsky Yuen to step down)
Inmediahk, September 3, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1051851

Demosisto party slams gov’t teaching materials on Chinese national identity
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/02/demosisto-party-slams-govt-teaching-materials-chinese-national-identity/

Hong Kong scraps 24-hour BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism
Reuters, September 4, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-media-bbc/hong-kong-scraps-24-hour-bbc-world-service-radio-channel-despite-criticism-idUSKCN1BF0EG

周永康狱中家书：没有民主何来法治 (Alex Chow’s letter to family from prison: no democracy, no rule of law)
Inmediahk, September 2, 2017
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20170903-周永康狱中家书没有民主何来法治

HK independence banners fly at CUHK
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 4, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1352211-20170904.htm

Commentary (评论)

Our universities are a frontline in China's ideological wars
Australian Financial Review, August 30, 2017
http://www.afr.com/opinion/columnists/our-universities-are-a-frontline-in-chinas-ideological-wars-20170830-gy74br

Democracy and human rights are vital for the rule of law—and so is legality
South China Morning Post, September 4, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2109596/democracy-and-human-rights-are-vital-rule-law-and-so

The Hong Kong gov’t’s new, poisonous political culture: All criticism is politics, all critics are ill
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/02/governments-new-poisonous-political-culture-criticism-politics-critics-ill/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

司法部为维权律师授课 再否定“三权分立” (Department of Justice lectures rights lawyers and denies separation of powers once again)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08312017103425.html

新疆阿勒泰逾20人被捕 两哈族女大学生被抓 (More than 20 arrested in Xinjiang, including two female Kazakh students who tried to wear Islamic clothing and pray at universities)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-08312017103303.html

Gao Yu tweets show continued surveillance
China Digital Times, August 31, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/gao-yu-tweets-show-state-surveillance-intimidation/

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国大陆新学年起用“红色教材”遭质疑 (Mainland China dictates “red textbooks” in primary and middle schools for the coming semester)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-08312017103507.html

Science suffers as China’s Internet censors plug holes in Great Firewall
Science Mag, August 30, 2017
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/08/science-suffers-china-s-internet-censors-plug-holes-great-firewall

Another Hong Kong reporter barred from entering storm-hit Macau, as gov’t denies journalist ban
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/08/31/another-hong-kong-reporter-barred-entering-storm-hit-macau-govt-denies-journalist-ban/