Access to Justice (司法公正)

《证券法》修订将继续列入今年立法计划 (Amendment to the securities law will continue to be included in this year's legislative plan)
STCN, February 23, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/finance/2016-02/23/c_128742492.htm

China jails Protestant pastor couple for 12, 14 years
Radio Free Asia, February 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/couple-02252016120231.html

Chinese Christian rights lawyer accused of “masterminding illegal religious gatherings”, says state-run website
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1917158/chinese-christian-rights-lawyer-accused-masterminding

Related:
Beijing human rights lawyer Zhang Kai “admits” disrupting social order in latest state TV “confession”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/26/beijing-human-lawyer-zhang-kai-admits-disrupting-social-order-latest-state-tv-confession/

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

Access to Information (信息公开)

证监会回复：未获取关于熔断的4861条具体反馈意见和建议 (CSRC responds to OGI request: Never received 4,861 specific comments and suggestions concerning circuit breaker)
Economic Observer Online, February 25, 2016
http://www.eeo.com.cn/2016/0225/283413.shtml

贵州创新政府信息公开方式：让权力公开“不含糊” (Guizhou innovates OGI methods: Let openness of public authorities be “unambiguous”)
China National Radio, February 25, 2016
http://china.cnr.cn/ygxw/20160225/t20160225_521466970.shtml

China’s central bank defends halting publication of sensitive financial data as record amounts of capital flow out country
South China Morning Post, February26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1917178/chinas-central-bank-defends-halting-publication-sensitive

Related:
As China’s economic picture turns uglier, Beijing applies airbrush
习近平强化经济数据审查，打压不利评论
The New York Times, February 26, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/26/business/international/china-data-slowing-economy.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160225/c25chinacrackdown/

网信办：中国去年关闭近五千网站 (Cyberspace Administration of China: China closed down around 5,000 websites last year)
Radio France Internationale, February 25, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160225-网信办：中国去年关闭近五千网

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangzhou authorities force steel workers to end one week strike
China Labor Bulletin, February 26, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangzhou-authorities-force-steel-workers-end-one-week-strike

Government Accountability (政府问责)

高炎龙申请国家赔偿案开审, 要求按最高标准赔偿 (Gao Yanlong, imprisoned 7 years for murder in a case that did not reach trial, seeks highest level of compensation)
Jing Hua Times, February 25, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160225/n438421849.shtml

Outspoken Chinese real estate mogul becomes latest target of Party wrath
China Change, February 26, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/26/outspoken-chinese-real-estate-mogul-becomes-latest-target-of-party-wrath/

China’s anti-corruption body warns “disloyal” cadres over “small” indiscretions
Hong Kong Free Press, February 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/26/chinas-anti-corruption-body-warns-disloyal-cadres-over-small-indiscretions/

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

Tibet closed to foreigners again but tourism booms
The Cable News Network, February 25, 2016
http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/24/travel/china-tibet-tourism/

Related:
Tibet to be closed to foreign visitors at the end of February
The Tibet Post, January 31, 2016
http://thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/4888-tibet-to-be-closed-to-foreign-visitors-at-the-end-of-february

Lockdown of Tibet: closure to foreigners deepens isolation
International Federation for Human Rights, February 25, 2016
https://www.fidh.org/en/region/asia/china/tibet/lockdown-of-tibet-closure-to-foreigners-deepens-isolation

三月份敏感期到来, 西藏实行“封闭令” 汉族游客不受限制 (On eve of March sensitive period, Tibet implements closure order, exempting Han tourists)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/9-02252016131240.html

国际声援西藏运动主席马特奥在台湾谈西藏议题 (President of International Campaign for Tibet Matteo talks about Tibetan issues in Taiwan)
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/hx1-02252016101320.html

Interview: “You cannot call that terrorist simply because many people died”
Radio Free Asia, February 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-gauthier-02252016144508.html