Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails three activists for trying to start civil disobedience movement
The Guardian, January 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/china-jails-three-activists-for-trying-to-start-civil-disobedience-movement

Related:
唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉 (Tang Jingling sentenced to five years for civil disobedience movement, refuses to appeal to authorities which don’t uphold law)
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160129-唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉

人权观察谴责中国对广州维权人士判刑 (Human Rights Watch condemns China’s sentencing of the Guangzhou rights defenders)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-watch-20160129/3168504.html

中国镇压维权律师受影响人数继续增加 (Number of people affected by China’s mass crackdown of rights defenders continues to rise)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168498.html

For more information on Tang Jingling, see:
更多关于唐荆陵的资料，请参阅：
Human Rights in China
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/tang-jingling
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/defenders/tang-jingling

Leader of government-sanctioned mega church in Hangzhou held in secret detention for opposing cross removal campaign
China Change, January 30, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/30/leader-of-government-sanctioned-mega-church-in-hangzhou-held-in-secret-detention/

Access to Information (信息公开)

国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压 (International Federation of Journalists criticizes China’s ever-growing media suppression which affects China’s mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160130-国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压

Related:
Hong Kong press freedoms decline in 2015—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/hong-kong-press-freedoms-decline-in-2015-report/

NW China province probes arrests of reporters
Xinhua, January 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/31/c_135061732.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China is said to force closing of women’s legal aid center
北京著名妇女法律援助中心被迫关闭
The New York Times, January 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/asia/beijing-women-legal-aid-guo-jianmei.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160201/c01chinawomen/

香港团体写新年祝福赠中国维权人士 (Hong Kong groups write lunar new year blessings for rights defenders in mainland China)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-activists-20160130/3169676.html

China's Xinjiang wants more mingling of ethnic groups
Reuters, January 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0VA1BD

Government Accountability (政府问责)

欧盟强烈批评中国的人权纪录 (The EU strongly criticizes human rights records in China)
Voice of America, February 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168023.html

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

China punishes 27 officials over teen's wrongful execution
Channel NewsAsia, February 1, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-punishes-27/2476404.html

Another official tied to Zhou Yongkang is handed jail term
Caixin, January 28, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-28/100904867.html

The 2015 numbers for China’s war against corruption: The tigers
The Diplomat, January 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-2015-numbers-for-chinas-war-against-corruption-the-tigers/

好消息！户籍制度改革来了，这4类人将受益 (Good news! Reform of hukou system has come—four categories of people will be benefited)
People’s Daily, January 31, 2016
http://rmrbimg2.people.cn/data/rmrbwap/2016/01/31/cms_1515250392581120.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Are you scanning me, or am I scanning you? The power dynamics of China's WeChat
Global Voices, January 25, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/01/25/are-you-scanning-me-or-am-i-scanning-you-the-power-dynamics-of-chinas-wechat/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student activist “surprised” after her impassioned speech over missing Causeway Bay booksellers goes viral
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1908090/hong-kong-student-activist-surprised-after-her-impassioned-speech

Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
Reuters, January 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-bookseller-idUSKCN0V803C

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

新年前夕各地维族人被遣返 乌市提升安保措施反恐 (Uyghurs in different areas forcibly returned to hometowns before Chinese new year, counter-terrorist measures tightened in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-01302016115222.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“I don't want to think about activating change”: NYT's David Barboza on reporting in China
Asia Society, January 28, 2016
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/i-dont-want-think-about-activating-change-nyts-david-barboza-reporting-china

China’s social media war: a political miscalculation?
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/31/chinas-social-media-war-a-political-miscalculation/

What happens when the boss actually abides by the law during a factory closure in China?
China Labor Bulletin, February 1, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/what-happens-when-boss-actually-abides-law-during-factory-closure-china

Orwell revisited: The Party wants Hongkongers to learn to love Big Brother
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/orwell-revisited-the-party-wants-hongkongers-to-learn-to-love-big-brother/

Dragons in diamond village
Caixin, January 31, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-31/100905355.html

公共律师在转型社会中的角色 (Role of public interest lawyers in transforming societies)
Financial Times, February 1, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001066016