Environment

Environmental Watchdog Hounded by Accusations
Shanghai Daily, August 9, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=508749

Hong Kong

香港独立媒体遇袭，言论自由再受挑战 (Another Challenge to Free Speech as Hong Kong In-Media Is Attached)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16151150,00.html

Related:
独媒办事处被四歹徒持铁槌破坏 (4 Thugs Attack In-Media Office with Hammers)
In-Media, August 8, 2012
http://www.inmediahk.net/獨媒辦事處被四歹徒持鐵槌破壞

A photoset of the damage:
破坏情况相片集:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inmediahk/sets/72157630966242596/show/

Human Rights Defenders

四川自贡市警方对维权人士刘正有监控升级 (Sichuan: Police Monitoring on Activist Liu Zhengyou Intensifies)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-08082012154238.html

Politics

薄谷开来、张晓军故意杀人案一审开庭 (Homicide Hearing Opens for Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiajun)
Xinhua News Agency, August 9, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/09/c_112678596.htm  

Related:
合肥谷开来案庭审戒备森严 拥薄民众被带走 (Bo Supporters Taken Away from Anhui Court Heavily-guarded for Gu Kailai Trial)
Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/115644

Murder Trial of Chinese Politician's Wife Set to Start
NPR, August 8, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/158437284/murder-trial-of-chinese-politicians-wife-set-to-start

Protests and Petitions

又一次成功的抗争 (Another Protest Success)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16152137,00.html

Taiwan

Taiwanese Protest Chinese Envoy's Arrival
The Associated Press, August 8, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018870414_apastaiwanchina.html

Tibet

Protests as Monks Are Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-08082012153912.html