Access to Justice (司法公正)

Freed Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong “threatens to protest if reunion with wife and daughter is blocked”
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

Background: Tashi Wangchuk 扎西文色
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2019

Background: Sun Lin 孙林
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 7, 2019

Podcast: Rights lawyering in China – Teng Biao
Center for the Study of Contemporary China, March 5, 2019

最高检、国务院扶贫办要求加强司法救助 (Supreme People's Procuratorate and Office on Poverty Alleviation issue opinion on improving legal aid)
People’s Daily, March 8, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Anne-Marie Brady blocked from foreign interference inquiry
Newsroom NZ, March 8, 2019

言论空间恶化 中国问题学者胡星斗宣布禁声 (Chinese scholar stops speaking to media, says no room left for independent thought in China)
Voice of America, March 8, 2019

Chinese state media editorials, written by no one ever
SupChina, March 7, 2019

China recruits Westerners to sell its “democracy”
The Economist, March 7, 2019

侦破案件5.7万余起 抓获嫌疑人8.3万余名, 公安部“净网2018”专项行动取得显著成效 (In 2018, Ministry of Public Security arrested 83,000 for cybercrimes, punished 34,000 Internet companies, removed 4.29 million pieces of illegal information)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2019

微信关停一批宣扬污丧文化低俗内容账号,净化网络生态需多方共治形成合力 (WeChat banned 40,000 public accounts for publishing “vulgar,” “dispiriting,” “exaggerated” content)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2019

“扫黄打非”办：违规登载新闻信息 “华尔街见闻”被处罚 (Internet company WallStreetCn punished for publishing news information on website, app without news license)
Legal Daily, March 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

What Chinese women really want when it comes to children and reproductive rights
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019

中国两会之际 “天安门母亲”再向领导人发公开信
Tiananmen Mothers hit out at Communist Party's “rewriting of history” after massacre
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2019

709 律師家屬　在彼岸的愛與恨　專訪江天勇妻子金變玲 (“Love and hate from across the ocean”: Interview with Jin Bianling, wife of 709 lawyer Jiang Tianyong)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019

兩會期間被監視　維權律師余文生妻遭限制出門 (709 lawyer Yu Wensheng’s wife monitored, surveilled during Two Congresses, blocked from leaving home)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019

一位六四艺术品保存者的喜与忧 (The joy and worries of the keeper of June Fourth artworks)
Voice of America, March 9, 2019

“三八”国际妇女节中外妇女招待会在京举行 (At reception with foreign women, Shen Yueyue, Vice-Chairman of NPC Standing Committee and President of All-China Women's Federation, urges women to “conscientiously listen to the Party, firmly follow the Party”)
Central People’s Government, March 7, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

习近平“两会”白发形象引发热议
With streaks of gray hair, Xi Jinping of China breaks with tradition
The New York Times, March 8, 2019

China chat log leak shows scope of surveillance
France 24, March 7, 2019

As anniversaries loom, China is snooping on Tibetans; Foreign tourists are being shut out of Tibet, too
The Economist, March 7, 2019

Related:
西藏起义敏感年拉萨市长罕见确认限制宗教活动 (In rare admission, Lhasa Mayor says restrictions on religious activities tighten during sensitive year of uprising anniversary)
Voice of America, March 7, 2019

Foreign leaders, including from Saudi Arabia and China, lavish Trump with $140,000 in gifts
Associated Press, March 7, 2019

Diplomatic outbursts mar Xi's plan to raise China on the world stage
Bloomberg, March 7, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tech strategy all talk, no action and a waste of taxpayers’ money, says its former finance minister Lou Jiwei
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019

华为对美国政府提起诉讼
Huawei sues U.S. government over what it calls an unfair ban
The New York Times, March 7, 2019

Related:
Long before Trump’s trade war with China, Huawei’s activities were secretly tracked
The Age, March 6, 2019

UK freezes bank accounts of students from China
Global Times, March 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

“I feel lost”: Fired cancer patient exposes plight of Hong Kong’s domestic workers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2019

理大集會反對校方重罰學生　停學一年前學生會會長：不後悔、不畏懼 (Hong Kong Polytechnic University students protest heavy punishments following “democracy wall” incident, former student union president: No regrets, no fear)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019

Related:
Hundreds protest Hong Kong student's expulsion from university in row over free speech
Reuters, March 7, 2019

【移交逃犯】晤李家超　專業議政：感覺唔到政府有任何讓步 (Legislators meet with Security Bureau chief, says no sign government will make any concessions on extradition laws amendments)
The Stand News, March 7, 2019

Related:
Ex-Hong Kong chief secretary Henry Tang and Exco member Jeffrey Lam join business sector in criticising extradition deal with mainland China
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019

【逃犯條例】涂謹申：台灣意識「被過橋」 港府拒商討極不禮貌 (Legislator visits Taiwan regarding extradition amendments: Hong Kong government’s refusal to consult Taiwan is impolite and leaves it feeling used)
Inmediahk.net, March 8, 2019

An update to Hong Kong’s extradition law with China could be crippling for human rights – especially for foreigners
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2019

Hong Kong diplomats visit China’s Greater Bay Area as Pearl River Delta seeks new image
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

Stranded Saudi sisters fleeing abuse back home allowed to stay in Hong Kong till April 8
Hong Kong Free Press, March 7, 2019

Commentary (评论)

The Dalai Lama has been the face of Buddhism for 60 years. China wants to change that
Time, March 7, 2019

What China’s Greater Bay Area plan means for Taiwan
The Diplomat, March 8, 2019

Int’l Women’s Day: Hong Kong is not a welcoming city for women, working women or working mothers
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2019

This International Women’s Day, support liberal democracy by defending women’s rights against authoritarianism
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2019

China's women's movement has not only survived an intense crackdown, it's grown
The Guardian, March 7, 2019

白信：「新大漢主義」的興起及其「內亞」意義——新疆紀行之二 (Rise of the “New Big Han” ideology and its implications for inner-Asia)
The Initium, March 7, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

Bachelet presses China for UN access to Xinjiang's Uyghurs
Reuters, March 6, 2019

Related:
联合国人权官员希望前往新疆核实大规模人员失踪及关押报道 (UN High Commissioner Bachelet presses for access to Xinjiang to verify reports of mass disappearances and detention)
Voice of America, March 7, 2019

High Commissioner Bachelet calls on States to take strong action against inequalities
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, March 6, 2019

“The Night Is Thick”: Uyghur poets respond to the disappearance of their relatives
SupChina, March 6, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

5 years after death in custody of Cao Shunli, HRDs in China continue to face same pattern of abuse
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, March 6, 2019

China arrests its chief of submarine research because he “obtained Canadian nationality”
Ottawa Citizen, March 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

Data analysis account wiped amid Twitter crackdown
China Digital Times, March 6, 2019

China’s all-seeing social credit system stops actresses and academics
Sydney Morning Herald, March 6, 2019

U.S.-China trade war suspicions have had chilling effect on Beijing’s Thousand Talents Plan
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Yang Kuang burned a Chinese flag outside Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s court hearing in Vancouver – here’s why
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

More Shanghai babies given mother’s surname as China’s old patriarchal traditions start to fade
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

挑衅、脆弱与自由：任航作品中的非典型中国
Ren Hang’s provocative photographs show a China we rarely see
The New York Times, March 6, 2019

Chinese school buys its pupils tracking bracelets – then vows to consult them after online backlash
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese women earn a fifth less than men and the gap is widening fast, survey by online recruiter Boss Zhipin finds
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

北京关于司法与新闻两套话语令人困惑 (Beijing’s propaganda narratives are increasingly contradictory and confusing)
Voice of America, March 7, 2019

Beijing plans to continue tightening grip on Christianity and Islam as China pushes ahead with the “Sinicisation of religion”
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019

Ningxia sets up democratic system to select imams for mosques
Global Times, March 6, 2019

Italy set to formally endorse China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Financial Times, March 6, 2019

Pension contribution rates for employers across China cut to 16 percent
China Labour Bulletin, March 6, 2019

Related:
China’s pension system is not aging well
The Diplomat, March 6, 2019

Tibetans restricted in Sichuan, Gansu ahead of uprising anniversary
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2019

No head for heights: China defends Tibet travel restrictions
Reuters, March 6, 2019

Lhasa uses facial recognition, big data analysis in new taxies
Global Times, March 5, 2019

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

【華為風波】華為得州入稟控美國政府 (Huawei begins legal challenge against U.S. gov’t for banning its products)
Ming Pao, March 7, 2019

Related:
孟晚舟和华为“亮剑”背后的思维 (The mentality behind Meng Wanzhou and Huawei “unsheathing” its sword)
Financial Times, March 7, 2019

German spies are fighting to keep Huawei out of 5G
Bloomberg, March 6, 2019

Malcolm Turnbull warns Brits about letting Huawei build 5G network
The Age, March 6, 2019

Czech billionaire could get caught up in Huawei spying scandal
Bloomberg, March 6, 2019

Facebook sues four Chinese companies for selling fake accounts
Caixin, March 6, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg tried hard to get Facebook into China. Now the company may be backing away
BuzzFeed News, March 6, 2019

台湾拟禁用中国制造的广播和电信设备 (Taiwan may ban broadcasting, telecom equipment made in China)
Voice of America, March 6, 2019

Hong Kong (香港)

Extradition agreement with mainland China would damage Hong Kong’s “safe reputation” for business, AmCham says
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

Related:
美商會意見書交保安局　稱對修訂《逃犯條例》強烈保留 (American Chamber of Commerce urges government to reconsider proposed amendments to extradition law, citing “grave concerns” about mainland judicial system)
Ming Pao, March 6, 2019

Polytechnic University disciplinary measures: How universities have reacted to messages on campus advocating Hong Kong independence
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2019

Refugees appeal to Hong Kong government to end their “long wait” and allow them to leave city
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019

Commentary (评论)

If Hong Kong doesn’t like U.S. “interference,” maybe it should give up its status as a separate customs area
South China Morning Post, March 6, 2019

The problem with Xi’s China model
Foreign Affairs, March 6, 2019

How to cheat at Xi Jinping Thought: A newly mandatory app is eating up Chinese workers’ time, so they’re finding ways around it.
Foreign Policy, March 6, 2019

What happened to Taiwan’s support for same-sex marriage?
Asia Dialogue, March 6, 2019

美学者：对华接触政策错在何处？ (Interview: What is wrong with America’s China policy?)
Radio Free Asia, March 6, 2019

Google Dragonfly plans further eroding users’ trust
Amnesty International, March 5, 2019

Xinjiang (新疆)

U.N. religious freedom expert seeks visit to China’s Xinjiang
Reuters, March 6, 2019

The Kazakh window into the Xinjiang Crisis
The Diplomat, March 6, 2019

Interview: “I have never cried so much in my life”
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

Access to Justice (司法公正)

江天勇绝食抗议后获释　腰椎受伤记忆力严重衰退 (Jiang Tianyong was released only after hunger strike, suffers spine injuries and severe memory loss)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

Related:
Chinese Rights Lawyer Jiang Tianyong Allowed Home Visit, Still “Not Free”
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2019

中国人权律师卢廷阁因发起修宪提案建议遭失踪 (Human rights lawyer Lu Tingge disappeared for proposing constitutional amendments)
Voice of America, March 5, 2019

Related:
Calls for change spark disappearance as China reaffirms president’s grip on power
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

Access to Information (信息公开)

當上中國美術家協會的領導，有幾個是真正靠藝術成就呢？ (Is leadership of China Artists’ Association really about artistic achievements?)
The News Lens, March 6, 2019

Rapping the China monologue
China Media Project, March 5, 2019

威胁把记者列入黑名单 俄媒指责中国干涉新闻自由 (Chinese embassy threatens to blacklist Russian reporter, newspaper accuses China of limiting press freedom)
Voice of America, March 5, 2019

红歌《习总书记恩情永不忘》被禁 或涉“低级红” (Song praising Xi Jinping labeled “low-class red,” banned for oversimplifying Party doctrine)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

Propaganda 2.0 - Chinese Communist Party's message gets tech upgrade
Reuters, March 5, 2019

China blocks internet searches abroad as Xi under pressure ahead of major speech
Telegraph UK, March 5, 2019

含义消极、格调不高，潮牌因“打低俗擦边球”被判商标无效 (Popular brand’s trademark registration denied for “damaging social morals”)
The Paper, March 5, 2019

中国网络社会组织联合会网络传播专业委员会在京成立 (China Federation of Internet Societies establishes professional committee for Internet communication to spread “positive energy”)
Cyberspace Administration of China, March 5, 2019

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The women who paid the price for fighting sexual harassment in China
Special Broadcasting Service, March 5, 2019

“人权观察”吁中国废止收容教育制度和任意羁押 (Human Rights Watch calls on China to abolish “custody and education” system of arbitrary detention for sex workers)
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

Related:
China: Abolish arbitrary detention for sex workers
Human Rights Watch, March 4, 2019

“推动中国宗教自由联盟”呼吁关注中国宗教人权问题 (Coalition to Advance Religious Freedom in China urges U.S. Congress to act on China’s religious rights abuses)
Radio Free Asia, March 4, 2019

A brainwashing war: An appeal for the poet-preacher Wang Yi
China Change, March 4, 2019

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中國女工生育之痛：被強制流產後，計生人員又把埋掉的孩子挖出來 (Play based on true story of a female worker in China portrays the horror of forced abortion, birth control policies)
The Initium, March 6, 2019

Send top delegation to Taipei, American senators urge Donald Trump as 40th anniversary of Taiwan Relations Act nears
South China Morning Post, March 5, 2019

Chinese envoy offered Rohingya money to return to Myanmar: Sources
Radio Free Asia, March 5, 2019

“Politically biased”: China rejects UN recommendations on death penalty, freedoms in Xinjiang and Tibet
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2019

道德“增值”德者有得凝聚人心,浙江建德“三治融合”激发乡村发展新活力 ( “Moral Bank” in Jiande, Zhejiang Province, offers no-collateral low-interest loans to villagers with enough “moral points”)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2019