Access to Justice (司法公正)

48 ways to get sent to a Chinese concentration camp
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/13/48-ways-to-get-sent-to-a-chinese-concentration-camp/

Uyghur children separated from parents, held in “little angels schools” in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/separated-09132018132251.html

What happened to Fan Bingbing, China’s most famous actress?
The New York Times, September 13, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/13/world/asia/china-fan-bingbing.html

Organized campaign against the Church of Almighty God in Shandong
Bitter Winter, September 13, 2018
https://bitterwinter.org/organized-campaign-against-the-cag-in-shandong/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mandatory educational TV show gets low marks
China Film Insider, September 13, 2018
http://chinafilminsider.com/mandatory-educational-tv-show-gets-low-marks/

In Xi we trust: How propaganda might be working in the New Era
Macro Polo, September 12, 2018
https://macropolo.org/committee_analysies/in-xi-we-trust/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“The church is a political tool”: Prominent Chinese pastor defiant after church closure
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/14/church-political-tool-prominent-chinese-pastor-defiant-church-closure/

Dua Lipa “proud” of fans ejected from concert for waving LGBT flags
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/13/fans-removed-dua-lipa-shanghai-concert-china

Related:
Video: Dua Lipa fans forcibly removed from concert in Shanghai
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/music/video/2018/sep/13/dua-lipa-fans-forcibly-removed-from-concert-in-shanghai-video

“My soul, where are you?”: Families of Muslims missing in China meet wall of silence
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/13/uighur-xinjiang-family-missing-china-kazakhstan

Dalai Lama to meet with Buddhist victims of sex abuse
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/abuse-09132018165504.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Historic agreement between China and Vatican imminent, Taiwan foreign ministry says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/13/historic-agreement-china-vatican-imminent-taiwan-foreign-ministry-says/

Chinese official: China educating, not mistreating Muslims
Voice of America, September 13, 2018
https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-official-china-educating-not-mistreating-muslims/4570529.html

Related:
新疆再教育营遭谴责 中方称做职业训练 (China refutes condemnation of Xinjiang re-education camps, says they are for “vocational training”)
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2018
https://www.dw.com/zh/新疆再教育营遭谴责-中方称做职业训练/a-45482863?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf&zhongwen=simp

China, academics tout Beijing’s human rights record at UN
Washington Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/china-academics-tout-beijings-human-rights-record-at-un/2018/09/13/67f536b0-b779-11e8-ae4f-2c1439c96d79_story.html?utm_term=.f33fdf59b00c

U.S. “looking at situation” on China's Muslim crackdown: Official
Reuters, September 13, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-usa/u-s-looking-at-situation-on-chinas-muslim-crackdown-u-s-official-idUSKCN1LT2LL?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

广东省环保厅原厅长李清受贿两千余万，终审被判十五年 (Guangdong former environmental protection department chief sentenced to 15 years for graft)
The Paper, September 14, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2440390

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Senior Google scientist resigns over “forfeiture of our values” in China
The Intercept, September 14, 2018
https://theintercept.com/2018/09/13/google-china-search-engine-employee-resigns/

“Why are Taiwan and Hong Kong separate from China?”: Chinese raise ruckus over Apple’s iPhone presentation
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2164126/why-are-taiwan-and-hong-kong-separate-china-chinese-raise-ruckus

Apple finally gets how to play the China market
Bloomberg, September 13, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-09-13/apple-finally-gets-how-to-play-the-china-market

Related:
Apple’s China app store loophole
The Information, September 13, 2018
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/apples-china-app-store-loophole?eu=oZVoEQt5aOWsr82jZuMAmA

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong foreign press club’s lease was authorized by former chief executive CY Leung in 2015
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/13/hong-kong-foreign-press-clubs-lease-authorised-former-chief-executive-cy-leung-2015/

A political party in Hong Kong may soon make history by being banned
The Economist, September 13, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/09/15/a-political-party-in-hong-kong-may-soon-make-history-by-being-banned

Related:
【取締民族黨】期限今屆滿　陳浩天：暫未提交申述 (Hong Kong National Party has yet to make submission, deadline is today)
The Stand News, September 14, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/取締民族黨-期限今屆滿-陳浩天-暫未提交申述/

申請法援被拒　陳浩天放棄選舉呈請上訴 (Application for legal aid refused, HKNP Chan Ho Tin foregoes appeal on election petition)
The Stand News, September 13, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/申請法援被拒-陳浩天放棄選舉呈請上訴/

China’s top official on Hong Kong says his office must act as “guardian” of “one country, two systems” policy
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2164144/chinas-top-official-hong-kong-says-his-office-must-act

【朱經緯上訴失敗】高院法官：朱無真誠悔意　立下非常壞例子 (Police officer who assaulted civilians in Umbrella Movement loses appeal and returns to prison, judge criticizes him as “extremely bad example”)
The Stand News, September 14, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/society/朱經緯上訴失敗-高院法官-朱無真誠悔意-立下非常壞例子

Commentary (评论)

The Guardian view on Xinjiang: China’s secret camps are at last in the spotlight
The Guardian, September 13, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/sep/13/the-guardian-view-on-xinjiang-chinas-secret-camps-are-at-last-in-the-spotlight

Even with U.S. help, Taiwan is fighting a losing battle against China to keep its friends and influence
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/united-states/article/2164009/even-us-help-taiwan-fighting-losing-battle

Is this China’s lost decade? The economy is slowing, and now’s the time to focus on quality of life
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/world/article/2163986/chinas-lost-decade-economy-slowing-and-nows-time-focus

The Middle East doesn’t take China seriously
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2018
https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/13/the-middle-east-doesnt-take-china-seriously

Commentary: Belt and Road Initiative, China’s biggest brand that is too big to fail
Channel NewsAsia, September 14, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/commentary/belt-road-initiative-china-biggest-brand-cannot-afford-to-fail-10671460

中国的年轻人与年轻的中国：一个美国90后的观察 (China’s youth and young China: An observation from a post-1990 American)
Financial Times, September 14, 2018
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001079368?full=y

Access to Justice (司法公正)

At least 15 workers, Maoist supporters still detained over labor union campaign
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-09122018105518.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to ban foreigners from preaching religion online
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/2163961/china-ban-foreigners-preaching-religion-online

China: German theater group barred from staging Ibsen play
Deutsche Welle, September 12, 2018
https://p.dw.com/p/34leR

Related:
德国话剧团《人民公敌》南京演出夭折 (Performance of German repertory troupe "People's Enemy" in Nanjing cancelled because of the audience interaction)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf2-09122018094450.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

呼吁停止打压公民 李蔚拟申请游行被阻 (Activists stopped from submitting application for march against police violence, abuse of power)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-09122018094340.html

滞泰难民哎乌绝食抗议保释申请被拒
Chinese political refugee on hunger strike in Thai immigration detention center
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
CH: https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-09122018094639.html
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-political-refugee-on-hunger-strike-09122018111459.html

Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage in their thousands
Channel NewsAsia, September 12, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/chinese-activists-renew-push-for-same-sex-marriage-in-their-thousands-10709530

Speaking out: Uygurs in the United States break silence on China’s crackdown
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2163939/speaking-out-uygurs-united-states-break-silence-chinas

Government Accountability (政府问责)

欧洲议会高票通过反对大陆军事挑衅台湾的《欧中关系报告》 (EU Parliament passes resolution calling China to cease military provocation on Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, September 13, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20180913-欧洲议会高票通过反对大陆军事挑衅台湾的欧中关系报告

Related:
The EU’s new China resolution: Principled but not strategic
The Diplomat, September 13, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/the-eus-new-china-resolution-principled-but-not-strategic/

辽宁省人大常委会原副主任李文科受贿、行贿案一审宣判 (Deputy secretary of Liaoning People’s Congress Standing Committee sentenced to 16 years for bribery)
Xinhua, September 13, 2018
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2018-09/13/c_129953017.htm

山西省监狱管理局党委委员、副局长范志民被双开 (CPC committee member of Shanxi Prison Administration investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Chinanews, September 13, 2018
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2018/09-13/8626734.shtml

湖北省交通运输厅党组成员、副厅长谢强接受纪律审查和监察调查 (CPC committee member of transportation department of Hubei investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, September 13, 2018
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/scdc/sggb/zjsc/201809/t20180913_179692.html

U.N. decries “shameful” reprisals on rights activists in 38 countries
Reuters, September 12, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-un-rights/u-n-decries-shameful-reprisals-on-rights-activists-in-38-countries-idUSKCN1LS15V

Related:
联合国谴责中俄等38国迫害维权人士 (UN condemns China and 37 other countries for reprisals on rights defenders)
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-09122018104852.html

Lawmakers, citing Muslim camps, ask Commerce Dept. to limit technology sales to China
The New York Times, September 12, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/world/asia/commerce-sanctions-china-uighurs.html

Related:
China urges U.S. to “abandon prejudice” over Xinjiang
Reuters, September 12, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-usa/china-urges-u-s-to-abandon-prejudice-over-xinjiang-idUSKCN1LS0XY

Video: China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies human rights abuse allegations in Xinjiang
Yahoo News, September 10, 2018
https://www.yahoo.com/news/chinas-ministry-foreign-affairs-denies-080040805.html

闻喜县公安局原副局长景益民盗墓、当黑帮保护伞，终审判无期 (Wenxi county security bureau vice-chief appeal rejected, life sentence upheld for colluding with grave robbers, providing “protective umbrella” for triads)
The Paper, September 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2433782

世界氣象組織徵年曆照　台灣被改成「中國台灣省」　攝影師不滿棄賽 (UN World Meteorological Organization photo competition changes Taiwan location to “Taiwan province of China,” contestant quits after unsuccessful negotiations)
The Stand News, September 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/台灣/世界氣象組織徵年曆照-台灣被改成-中國台灣省-攝影師不滿棄賽/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

苹果发布会将台湾与中港并列惹“环时”不满 (Chinese official media offended by Apple for listing Taiwan and Hong Kong on par with China)
Voice of America, September 13, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/apple-lists-taiwan-as-a-country-in-its-introduction-of-iphone-x-max-20180913/4569845.html

Related:
“Why are Taiwan and Hong Kong separate from China?”: Chinese raise ruckus over Apple’s iPhone presentation
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2164126/why-are-taiwan-and-hong-kong-separate-china-chinese-raise-ruckus

Whacking the mole: How Australia scrambles to regulate Chinese technology
The Conversation, September 12, 2018
http://theconversation.com/whacking-the-mole-how-australia-scrambles-to-regulate-chinese-technology-103085

Hong Kong (香港)

Student gets probation for carrying air gun
The Standard, September 13, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=200150&sid=4&sid=4

Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club lease allows government to evict it at just three months’ notice
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163968/hong-kong-foreign-correspondents-club-lease-allows

Hong Kong National Party’s Andy Chan drops appeal against election ban after failing to get legal aid for court fight
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163953/hong-kong-national-partys-andy-chan-drops-appeal-against

Ex-president of Hong Kong legislature defends “sinners of society” attack on judges by pro-Beijing politician
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163941/ex-president-hong-kong-legislature-defends-sinners-society

《地厚天高》新加坡列為「18禁」　不設公開售票　導演林子穎：可以播已經幾好 (Singapore lists film on localist Edward Leung, “Lost in the Fumes,” as 18+ for “political sensitivity”)
The Stand News, September 12, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/地厚天高-新加坡列為-18禁-不設公開售票/

Commentary (评论)

Make sacrifices to illuminate the future: Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the founding of the China Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, September 13, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/09/12/make-sacrifices-to-illuminate-the-future-commemorating-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-founding-of-the-china-human-rights-lawyers-group/

台湾外长：“中国问题”对全球自由民主价值构成威胁 (Taiwan Foreign Minister: "China Issue" poses a threat to global freedom and democracy)
Voice of America, September 13, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/Taiwan-Says-China-Coercion-Poses-Threat-To-Global-Values-20180913/4569811.html

End France’s silence over massive rights violations in China
Human Rights Watch, September 12, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/12/end-frances-silence-over-massive-rights-violations-china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

709案：余文生家属促官派律师退出 (Family members of detained 709 lawyer Yu Wensheng urge government-appointed lawyers to withdraw from case)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf2-09112018102404.html

Tibetan protester released from prison before serving full term
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-09112018164449.html

北京錫安教會牧師稱返回會堂後　被不明人士帶往渡假村 (Church of Zion branch evicted after official ban, priest and staff detained in undisclosed location for several hours)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 11, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1417268-20180911.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese turn to Internet “experts” for sensitive topics
Agence France-Presse, September 12, 2018
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2018/09/12/2003700278

China's small farmers pose huge challenge in swine fever battle
Channel NewsAsia, September 12, 2018
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-s-small-farmers-pose-huge-challenge-in-swine-fever-battle-10707254

范冰冰消失百日后 中国娱乐业的寒蝉效应 (Chilling effect on China’s entertainment industry evident as Fan Bingbing’s disappearance reaches 100 days)
BBC News, September 12, 2018
https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-45489778

China restricts online coverage of burning incense and praying in religious crackdown
Agence France-Presse, September 11, 2018
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/11/china-restricts-online-coverage-burning-incense-praying-religious/

Related:
中国强化互联网宗教信息管控 (China strengthens control over online religious content)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/hc-09112018103506.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

”They cannot stop us from praying”: China shuts down prominent Christian church
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/11/cannot-stop-us-praying-china-shuts-prominent-christian-church/

Related:
China continues crackdown on house churches
China Digital Times, September 11, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/09/china-continues-crackdown-on-home-churches/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

四川经信委原副主任伍丕光被公诉，涉嫌滥用职权罪、受贿罪 (Former deputy director of Sichuan Economic and Information Committee prosecuted for abuse of power and accepting bribes)
The Paper, September 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2433610

重庆市查处党员干部和公职人员涉黑涉恶问题55件72人 (72 Party members, officials under investigation for involvement in Chongqing “protective umbrella” triad crimes)
The Paper, September 12, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2431809

财政部纪检组原组长莫建成受贿4259余万元今日受审 (Former head of Ministry of Finance discipline inspection team tried for accepting bribes of more than 42.59 million yuan)
Beijing News, September 12, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/09/12/504750.html

中国福利彩票发行管理中心原主任王素英接受纪律审查和监察调查 (Former director of China Welfare Lottery Management Center investigated for serious disciplinary, legal violations)
People's Daily, September 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0912/c1001-30289210.html

公安机关对网贷平台涉嫌非法集资案件进行集中网上登记 (Public security organs conduct centralized online registration of suspected illegal fund-raising cases on online lending platforms)
People's Daily, September 12, 2018
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2018/0912/c1001-30288691.html

Beijing dismisses reports of enormous abuses in Xinjiang
SupChina, September 11, 2018
https://supchina.com/2018/09/11/beijing-dismisses-reports-of-enormous-abuses-in-xinjiang/

Related:
China says Human Rights Watch report on Xinjiang suppression “full of prejudice and distorted facts”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/11/china-says-human-rights-watch-report-xinjiang-suppression-full-prejudice-distorted-facts/

China vows to protect the authority of police
The Diplomat, September 11, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/china-vows-to-protect-the-authority-of-police/

Related:
China mulls new laws to boost police powers, “authority”
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-new-laws-to-boost-police-powers-09112018114908.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Netease issues apology for content lapses
China Media Project, September 11, 2018
http://chinamediaproject.org/2018/09/11/netease-issues-apology-for-content-lapses/

Related:
说实话惹祸？ 网易财经宣布整改 (Netease's financial channel announces rectification, rumored to stem from article proposing higher threshold for paying personal income tax)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf2-09112018102228.html

China installing QR codes on Uighur Muslim homes as part of mass security crackdown
The Independent, September 11, 2018
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-uighur-muslims-xinjiang-province-qr-codes-security-crackdown-hrw-a8532156.html

Hong Kong (香港)

High-speed rail passengers’ personal data will be transferred “outside Hong Kong”
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/09/12/high-speed-rail-passengers-personal-data-will-transferred-outside-hong-kong/

Related:
私隐不保：高铁港客资料直送北京 (High-speed rail passengers’ data sent to Beijing, concerns over privacy as wifi collects personal data “regardless of border”)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2018
http://cn.rfi.fr/社会/20180911-私隐不保高铁港客资料直送北京

Former Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung threatens to launch legal action in the UK against city lawmaker
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163743/former-hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-threatens-launch

Related:
Leung brings libel battle to UK
The Standard, September 12, 2018
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=200104&sid=4&sid=4

Pro-Beijing politician’s attack on Hong Kong judges as “sinners of society” earns stiff rebuke from leader Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2163689/pro-beijing-politicians-remarks-calling-hong-kong-judges