Access to Justice (司法公正)

維權律師：面臨前所未有壓力 (Rights lawyer Mo Shaoping says lawyers now face unprecedented pressure)
Mingpao, December 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20171211/s00013/1512929019688

刘霞致信诺奖文学得主赫塔米勒称“我要疯了我那么孤单” (Liu Xia writes to Nobel Laureate Herta Müller saying “I am going crazy, I am so lonely”)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AslFfr

律师会见在押犯新规印发：会见被侦查起诉在押罪犯时不被监听 (New regulations allows detainees to meet with lawyers without being listened to)
The Paper, December 10, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1899492

Access to Information (信息公开)

German spy agency warns of Chinese LinkedIn espionage
British Broadcasting Company, December 11, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42304297

In your face: China’s all-seeing state
British Broadcasting Company, December 10, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-china-42248056/in-your-face-china-s-all-seeing-state

Related:
China must accelerate implementation of big data strategy: Xi
Xinhua News Agency, December 9, 2017
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201712/09/WS5a2bba55a310eefe3e9a12ea.html

The fall of Chinese internet Czar Lu Wei
Global Voices, December 10, 2017
https://globalvoices.org/2017/12/10/the-fall-of-chinese-internet-czar-lu-wei/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

世界人权日 北京遭驱逐外地人要人权 (Hundreds protest against forced eviction in Beijing, demanding human rights on Human Rights Day)
Voice of America, December 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/4157363.html

《刘晓波纪念文集》纽约发布 (Collected writings in commemoration of Liu Xiaobo launched in New York)
Voice of America, December 10, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/liu-xiaobo-collected-writings-nyc-20171209/4157190.html

北京画家华涌“只因干了记者应该干而不敢干的活”而匆匆逃亡在祖国的大地上 (Beijing-based artist Hua Chong wanted by police for live-streaming forced eviction in city outskirts)
Weiquanwang, December 9, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/blog-post_56.html

南街能成为法外之地吗？——35位大学生的起诉状 (35 university students sue Henan food factory for labor law violations)
Weiquanwang, December 8, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/35.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s rapidly greying population leaves provincial pension pots seriously short of cash
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2123703/chinas-rapidly-greying-population-leaves-provincial

China starts formal legal proceedings against disgraced senior politician
Reuters, December 11, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption/china-starts-formal-legal-proceedings-against-disgraced-senior-politician-idUSKBN1E5095?

Related:
涉受賄罪 最高檢對前重慶市委書記孫政才立案偵查 (Supreme People's Procuratorate launches anti-graft probe against former Chongqing party secretary Sun Zhengcai)
HK01, December 11, 2017
http://bit.ly/2jN05rt

辽宁：5年收回事业编制15万名 (Liaoning cuts 150,000 government jobs during past 5 years)
People.com.cn, December 11, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1211/c1001-29699411.html

Chinese official suspended for forcing man to apologise after he told anti-poverty inspectors he was not getting his benefits
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2123670/chinese-official-suspended-forcing-man-apologise-after-he-told

江蘇連雲港化工廠爆炸4死6人失蹤 負責人被控制 (Company head detained by police after chemical factory explosion that kills at least 4 in Jiangsu)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1369341-20171210.htm

中國幼兒園頻傳虐童 聯國專家心碎 (UN experts heartbroken by news of child abuse at Chinese kindergartens)
United Daily News, December 9, 2017
https://udn.com/news/story/7332/2865784?from=udn-ch1_breaknews-1-cate4-news

EU “Deeply Troubled” by China’s human rights record
Agence France-Presse, December 8, 2017
https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/190828-eu-troubled-china-human-rights

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

Beijing extends powers of state security agents under counter-espionage law
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2123210/beijing-extends-powers-state-security-agents-under

Hong Kong (香港)

14個香港民間團體致聯合國人權事務高級專員公開信 (14 Hong Kong civil society groups write open letter to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights)
Inmediahk, December 11, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053832

Hong Kong court upholds SFC action, paving the way for cross-border securities investigations
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/2123692/hong-kong-court-upholds-sfc-action-paving-way-cross-border

Arrest warrant issued after activist fails to appear in court over rioting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/09/arrest-warrant-issued-activist-fails-appear-court-rioting-charges/

Related:
香港本土派悍将黄台仰违反保释条件被法院通缉 (Hong Kong court issues arrest warrant after localism activist Ray Wong violates bail conditions)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AsmrsR

建制派設街站反對拉布 民主派明晚立會外通宵紮營 (Pro-establishment sets street booths slamming filibusters, as pro-democracy camp plans to protest overnight outside LegCo against rules changes)
Radio Television Hong Kong, December 10, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1369330-20171210.htm

Related:
立會示威區加裝1米高鋼板 (1-meter-high steel barriers set up outside LegCo building)
Mingpao, December 11, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171211/s00001/1512974057729

Arbitration legal eagle Teresa Cheng tipped to be Hong Kong’s next justice secretary
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2123698/legal-heavyweight-teresa-cheng-tipped-be-hong-kongs-next

“We just want to win money”: Should Hongkongers stand for the national anthem at horse races?
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2123695/we-just-want-win-money-should-hongkongers-stand-national

Commentary (评论)

A more open Internet is in China’s interest
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123738/more-open-internet-chinas-interest

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails 21 people for 2015 nursing home fire: Xinhua
Reuters, December 8, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-fire/china-jails-21-people-for-2015-nursing-home-fire-xinhua-idUSKBN1E203M

排除阻力 魏玛将颁人权奖给伊力哈木 (Against all odds, Ilham Tohti awarded 2017 Weimar Human Rights Award)
Deutsche Welle, December 7, 2017
http://bit.ly/2AZDeCW

新疆周远案：背负“罪名”20年 庭上无人表达歉意 (No one apologizes on court to Zhou Yuan, man who spent 20 years in Xinjiang jail for crime he didn’t commit)
China News Weekly, December 7, 2017
http://www.kanfanews.com/pc/index/article/1049368

拆迁公司嚣张袭击 两北京律师险遭活埋 (2 Beijing lawyers attacked by eviction mobs and almost get buried alive)
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-12072017104902.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, accused of abuses, hosts human rights forum
Agence France-Presse, December 8, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/08/china-accused-abuses-hosts-human-rights-forum/

Related:
王毅：坚定不移走中国特色人权发展道路 (Wang Yi, head of MFA, says China will unwaveringly walk down road of human rights development with Chinese characteristics)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, December 7, 2017
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/wjbzhd/t1517385.shtml

The gentrification of Beijing: razing of migrant villages spells end of China dream
The Guardian, December 8, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/08/beijing-gentrification-china-migrant-villages-destroyed

Related:
China evicts dissidents, shutters businesses for Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-evicts-dissidents-shutters-businesses-for-fortune-global-forum-in-guangzhou-12072017142209.html

China gets a new system to curb corruption—and ideological lapses
The Economist, December 7, 2017
https://www.economist.com/news/china/21732136-communist-party-gives-itself-more-policing-and-judicial-powers-china-gets-new-system-curb

人社部要求各地政府在2017年底前清偿工程款拖欠 (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security demands local governments to pay all wages in arrears to construction workers before yearend)
Xinhua News Agency, December 7, 2017
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2017/1207/c1001-29692940.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Jail in Hong Kong for booing China's national anthem
Al Jazeera, December 8, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/jail-hong-kong-booing-china-national-anthem-171206174453509.html

Hong Kong democrats struggle to prevent debate over changes to legislature’s house rules
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/07/hong-kong-democrats-struggle-prevent-debate-changes-legislatures-house-rules/

Commentary (评论)

一國兩制原意就是要香港「染紅」？ (Is original intention of “One Country, Two Systems” to dye Hong Kong red?)
Mingpao, December 8, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171208/s00022/1512651115015

從大學生角度看民主牆爭論 (Look at Democracy Wall dispute from angle of university students)
Inmediahk, December 8, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1053788

Hong Kong should waive the debt of disqualified lawmakers, following Australia’s example
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123268/hong-kong-should-waive-debt-disqualified-lawmakers-following

Sieren’s China: Internet blockade only hurts China
Deutsche Welle, December 7, 2017
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-internet-blockade-only-hurts-china/a-41703600

China, under Xi Jinping, embarks on a quest to win the trust of its people
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2123239/china-under-xi-jinping-embarks-quest-win-trust-its-people

Access to Justice (司法公正)

（受权发布）中华人民共和国反间谍法实施细则 (PRC releases details of implementation of counter-espionage law)
Xinhua News Agency, December 6, 2017
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017-12/06/c_1122068667.htm

Related:
China adds broad new definitions to counter-espionage law
Reuters, December 6, 2017
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-adds-broad-new-definitions-to-counter-espionage-law-9474856

童养媳14岁产女求助无门 重庆司法局禁止律师接案 (Chongqing Justice Bureau bans rights lawyer from representing 14-year-old bride who was raped and forced to get pregnant)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-12062017104220.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China hosts global forum featuring own take on human rights
Associated Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-hosts-global-forum-featuring-own-take-on-human-rights/2017/12/06/22b2f3da-dafc-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html

第四届世界互联网大会闭幕 一边促进开放共享一边加强网络管控 (To conclude 4th World Internet Conference: Openness and sharing on one hand, tightened control on other)
Radio Free Asia, December 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-12062017104413.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Fatal accident highlights intense pressures faced by China’s food-delivery workers
China Labor Bulletin, December 6, 2017
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/fatal-accident-highlights-intense-pressures-faced-china%E2%80%99s-food-delivery-workers

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to further promote government information sharing and disclosure
Xinhua News Agency, December 7, 2017
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2017-12-07/detail-ifypnqvn0752294.shtml

安徽一煤矿现20余人腐败窝案:每个环节都渗透贿影 (Bribery everywhere in Anhui coal mine corruption case that involves over 20)
Procuratorate’s Daily, December 7, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1895519

Chinese schools investigated for holding classes outside during freezing winter
The Telegraph, December 6, 2017
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/12/06/probe-launched-china-schools-hold-classes-outside-freezing-winter/

Related:
“煤改气”凸显天然气供应短板 (North China residents face natural gas supply shortage after sudden coal ban)
Caijing Magazine, December 7, 2017
http://yuanchuang.caijing.com.cn/2017/1207/4373279.shtml

Chinese living on North Korean border told to prepare for nuclear disaster by state newspaper
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2123188/state-owned-chinese-newspaper-border-north-korea-tells

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple CEO hopeful banned apps will return to China store
Associated Press, December 6, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/apple-ceo-hopeful-banned-apps-will-return-to-china-store/2017/12/06/f8fe9902-da6c-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong legislative meeting halted as democrats protest changes to house rules
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/07/hong-kong-legislative-meeting-halted-democrats-protest-changes-house-rules/

Four convicted of unlawful assembly and assault over activist Nathan Law’s airport attack
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/07/four-convicted-unlawful-assembly-assault-activist-nathan-laws-airport-attack/

Judge postpones sentencing of Hong Kong democracy activist
Associated Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/hong-kong-activist-wong-faces-new-court-sentence/2017/12/07/ec10c120-db0c-11e7-a241-0848315642d0_story.html

Little difference between students using Cantonese or Mandarin as medium to learn Chinese – int’l study
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/07/little-difference-students-using-cantonese-mandarin-medium-learn-chinese-intl-study/

Related:
Teaching Chinese in Mandarin blamed as Hong Kong pupils struggle with higher level reading skills
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2123208/teaching-chinese-mandarin-blamed-hong-kong-pupils-struggle

Taiwanese writer Chang Tieh-chih says he was denied entry to Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, December 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/12/06/taiwanese-writer-chang-tieh-chih-says-denied-entry-hong-kong/

Related:
台湾知名文化人张铁志为何不能入境香港？ (Why couldn’t renowned Taiwanese intellectual Chang Tieh-chih enter Hong Kong?)
British Broadcasting Company, December 6, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-42251825

Six pan-dems enter primary race to contest two seats in Hong Kong LegCo by-election
South China Morning Post, December 5, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2123005/six-pan-dems-primary-race-contest-two-seats-hong-kong-legco

Commentary (评论)

為何「低端人口」不反抗？ (Why don’t “low-end population” fight back?)
Mingpao, December 7, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20171207/s00022/1512566986451

中国强推煤改气惹民怨，为什么环保与温暖不可兼得？ (China turns away from coal to gas, but why do environment protection and supply of heat go against each other)
The Initium, December 6, 2017
https://theinitium.com/roundtable/20171206-roundtable-zh-change-coal-to-gas/

China and Germany: So far, yet so close
The Diplomat, December 6, 2017
https://thediplomat.com/2017/12/china-and-germany-so-far-yet-so-close/

Amnesty International: China: detained rights lawyer further ill-treated: Li Yuhan (国际特赦组织：李昱函律師獄中遭受進一步虐待)
Amnesty International, December 5, 2017
EN: https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/asa17/7546/2017/en/
CH: https://zh.amnesty.org/more-resources/detained-rights-lawyer-further-ill-treated/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese woman sacked for being pregnant wins landmark case against employer
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2123114/pregnant-chinese-woman-wins-against-firm-discrimination

60多岁李昱函律师在沈阳市第一看守所持续遭受虐待折磨 (Rights lawyer Li Yuhan, in her 60s, abused and tortured at Shenyang detention center)
Weiquanwang, December 6, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/12/60.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese state media takes praise for leader to new heights as Xi tightens grip
Reuters, December 6, 2017
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics/chinese-state-media-takes-praise-for-leader-to-new-heights-as-xi-tightens-grip-idUSKBN1E00MW