Access to Justice (司法公正)

Appeal begins of harsh 19-year prison term given Xinjiang-based activist Zhang Haitao
China Change, February 21, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/21/appeal-begins-of-harsh-19-year-prison-term-given-xinjiang-based-activist-zhang-haitao/

Defense attorneys for jailed Chinese rights lawyers “fired”
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-02192016104633.html

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, February 5, 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

证监会今年正式开展巡回审理 (China Security Regulatory Commission (CSRC) formally launches circuit hearings this year)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel06003GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mirror, mirror on the wall
China Media Project, February 22, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/02/22/39646/

Related:
Facts be damned. China's president demands media outlets parrot the party line
Global Voices, February 23, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/02/23/facts-be-damned-chinas-president-demands-media-outlets-parrot-the-party-line/

郭声琨：让新闻文化宣传成助推公安事业发展的动力 (Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun: Let media cultural propaganda be the motor for development of public security work)
People’s Daily, February 23, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0223/c1001-28141125.html

“Beijing slaps ban on Hong Kong and Taiwan film awards” amid rising political tensions
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1915635/beijing-slaps-ban-hong-kong-and-taiwan-film-awards-amid-rising

Related:
China bans broadcasts of Hong Kong Film Awards after indie political movie scores nomination
The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2016
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-hong-kong-film-awards-868110

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangzhou stainless steel factory shut down as strike enters sixth day
China Labor Bulletin, February 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/guangzhou-stainless-steel-factory-shut-down-strike-enters-sixth-day

Tibetan monk jailed for two years over Dalai Lama photo
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/photos-02222016163847.html

China moves to halt “weird” architecture
中国颁布新规叫停“奇奇怪怪的建筑”
The New York Times, February 23, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/world/asia/china-weird-architecture.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160223/c23chinaurban/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China replaces Xiao Gang as securities regulator head over handling of crisis
The Guardian, February 20, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/20/china-replaces-xiao-gang-as-securities-regulator-head-over-handling-of-crisis

Fears of China stealing jobs blocking EU deal
Voice of America, February 22, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/european-union-trade-deal-china-jobs-fears/3201407.html

China's industrial overcapacity is “wreaking far-reaching damage”
Deutsche Welle, February 22, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-industrial-overcapacity-is-wreaking-far-reaching-damage/a-19060913

湖北年查职务犯罪3021人 (Hubei investigated 3,021 people for crimes of public office last year)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel03006GN.htm

中央事业单位中央企业公车改革明确时间表路线图 (A clear roadmap and timetable for reform of use of public vehicles for Central State public and Central State enterprises)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel04009GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

信息化破解人民调解工作难题 (Informationization solves difficult problems for people’s mediation work)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel04012GN.htm

探访中央政法委新媒体团队 (Paying a visit to the New Media Team at the CPC’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel05004GN.htm

太原警方破获微信群传播淫秽物品案 (Taiyuan police crack case involving pornography dissemination through WeChat circles)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel08004GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong academic freedom under threat from Beijing, says ex-governor Chris Patten
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/hong-kong-academic-freedom-under-threat-from-beijing-says-ex-governor-chris-patten/

Related:
彭定康：北京占中后指示港府在大学挑事端 (Chris Patten: Beijing gives directions to Hong Kong government to incite troubles in universities after Occupy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 22, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160222_hk_china_patten

Hong Kong “localist” group vows to keep going after founder's arrest
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-localist-group-vows-to-keep-going-after-founders-arrest-02222016105211.html

Flagship gallery show raises fears for Hong Kong arts
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/flagship-gallery-show-raises-fears-for-hong-kong-arts/

【繁簡爭議】黨媒籲勿政治化分「正宗旁門」　指「順其自然才是正道」 ([Dispute over traditional and simplified Chinese characters] Party media recommends not to politicize and differentiate “the orthodox and the heterodox,” “let it take its natural course”)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160223/s00001/1456185840685

Related:
Is TVB adopting a new family name?
Hong Kong Economic Journal, February 23, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160223-is-tvb-adopting-a-new-family-name/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A looming crisis for China’s legal system
Foreign Policy, February 22, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/22/a-looming-crisis-for-chinas-legal-system/

Riot highlights bleak outlook for One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/riot-highlights-bleak-outlook-one-country-two-systems/