Access to Justice (司法公正)

3 rights advocates are sentenced to prison in China
The New York Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/world/asia/china-sentences-civil-rights-advocates.html

Related:
广州三君子案周五宣判 声援者被限制自由 (Guangzhou’s three rights advocates to be sentenced on Friday, supporters’ freedom restricted)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-01282016093332.html

China charges Canadian national with espionage—state media
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/29/china-charges-canadian-national-with-espionage-state-media/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Bureau of the week: Dicking around
China Digital Times, January 28, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/bureau-of-the-week-dicking-around/

Grossly deceptive plans: China’s obsession with GDP targets threatens its economy
The Economist, January 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21689628-chinas-obsession-gdp-targets-threatens-its-economy-grossly-deceptive-plans

A Chinese company buys Corbis. What happens to Tiananmen Square photos?
Christian Science Monitor, January 28, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0128/A-Chinese-company-buys-Corbis.-What-happens-to-Tiananmen-Square-photos

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国第一家妇女法律援助NGO遭强迫解散？(China’s first women’s legal aid NGO forced to dissolve?)
NGOCN原创 GiveNGOA5, January 29, 2016
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwMDc5MDUxNA==&mid=402192580&idx=2&sn=10002e171f1fa840d55cc68e7f5d34aa&scene=5&srcid=0129hINs96Ea1p4ildVgTuRt#rd

Tibetan, Muslim students join in protest for equal education
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/join-01282016171530.html

Railroad retirees protest in Harbin over pension payments
Caixin, January 28, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-28/100904838.html

藏族僧人在伦敦开启世界之旅 抗议中国压迫 (Tibetan monk commences world tour in London, protesting China’s repression)
Vocie of America, January 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibetan-monk-world-tour-20160128/3167856.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU Concerns about the Human Rights situation in China (29/01/2016)
Delegation of European Union to China, January 29, 2016
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160129_en.htm

China steps up “fox hunt” campaign
The Financial Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f6a1c75c-c573-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e.html

中国清廉指数微升 权力斗争仍广泛 (China’s Corruption Perceptions Index slightly rises, power struggle still prevails)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl2-01282016093729.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Swedish police join Thai search for missing Hong Kong bookseller
The Guardian, January 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/swedish-police-join-thai-search-for-missing-hong-kong-bookseller

Hong Kong's establishment strikes back at protesting students
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strikes-01282016110933.html

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【回應李國章】梁家傑：李言論無事實基礎　與梁麗幗僅FB朋友 (Alan Leong in response to Arthur Li: Li’s statements not based on facts, he himself is only Facebook friend with Yvonne Leung, committee member for HKU strike)
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454034204010

環時社評：港大嚴重政治化致國際排名跌損學生就業
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454033809064

《十年：自焚者》導演周冠威：電影講中社會難以言喻的荒謬引共鳴 (Director of film “Ten Years|Self-immolator” Chow Kwun Wai: The nondescribable ridiculousness evoked in the film inspires resonance)
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454037916208

Related:
回應《環時》狠批《十年》　總導演周冠威：不恐懼　更無懼 (General director of Hong Kong film “Ten Years” Chow Kwun Wai responds to Global Times’s acute criticisms: Not afraid, even more fearless)
HK01, January 22, 2016
http://www.hk01.com/新聞/3759/回應-環時-狠批-十年-總導演周冠威-不恐懼-更無懼

Imagining Hong Kong’s future, under China’s tightening grasp
The New York Times, January 29, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/asia/hong-kong-ten-years.html

Dark vision of Hong Kong’s future proves surprise box office hit
Hong Kong Economic Journal, January 22, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160122-dark-vision-hong-kong-s-future-proves-surprise-box-office-hit/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s first gay marriage case: Pyrrhic victory for its lawyer?
China Law and Policy, January 20, 2016
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2016/01/20/chinas-first-gay-marriage-case-pyrrhic-victory-for-its-lawyer/

Six months on, an assessment of the July 9 arrest of lawyers in China
China Change, January 28, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/28/six-months-on-an-assessment-of-the-july-9-arrest-of-lawyers-in-china/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, January 27, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

A confession to make: What the current vogue for televised confessions and apologies says about Xi Jinping’s China
The Economist, January 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21689620-what-current-vogue-televised-confessions-and-apologies-says-about-xi-jinpings-china

The trouble with Hong Kong’s Chief Executives
ChinaFile, January 28, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/trouble-hong-kongs-chief-executives

孔杰荣：绑架和电视认罪等做法显示中国执意蔑视法治 (Jerome Cohen: Acts of kidnapping and televised confessions show that China insists on scorning rule of law)
Voice of America, January 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cohen-abduction-20160128/3167841.html