Access to Justice (司法公正)

China airs two more confessions by Taiwan fraud suspects
Reuters, May 2, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-taiwan-crime-idUSKCN0XT08F

王宇律师生日 “709妻子团”集体发声 外界再次呼吁放人 (“709 wives and children group” collectively speak out on lawyer Wang Yu’s birthday and reiterate calls to release her)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05022016102207.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Males preferred
男性优先
Committee to Protect Journalists, April 27, 2016
EN: https://cpj.org/2016/04/attacks-on-the-press-males-preferred.php
CH: https://cpj.org/cn/2016/04/026594.php

China's Xi says not stifling debate but wants everyone on same song sheet
Reuters, May 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN0XU07Y

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese, Hong Kong, Uyghur activists denied India visas
China Digital Times, April 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/india-denies-visas-china-dissidents/

Hundreds of Chinese schoolchildren have been poisoned, but their affluent families aren’t winning them much sympathy
Global Voices, May 3, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/05/03/hundreds-of-chinese-schoolchildren-have-been-poisoned-but-their-affluent-families-arent-winning-them-much-sympathy/

Mother of detained labor activist takes on state media—and forced into hardest decision of her life
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940373/mother-detained-labour-activist-takes-state-media-and

Two Tibetan monks detained for ten days, beaten following traffic dispute
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dispute-05022016133557.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese law enforcement officials detained for allegedly beating villagers with batons during operation to demolish illegal buildings
South China Morning Post, May 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1940608/chinese-law-enforcement-officials-detained-allegedly-beating

Tiananmen vigil split continues with separate Pillar of Shame washings
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/03/tiananmen-vigil-split-continues-with-separate-pillar-of-shame-washings/

Last known Tiananmen prisoner to be released this year, human rights group says
Wall Street Journal, May 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/03/last-known-tiananmen-prisoner-to-be-released-this-year-human-rights-group-says/

Chinese Communist party suspends tycoon after Xi Jinping outburst
The Guardian, May 2, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/02/chinese-communist-party-suspends-ren-zhiqiang-social-media-xi-jinping

China’s military has released a rap video in order to lure more recruits
Quartz, May 3, 2016
http://qz.com/674853/chinas-military-has-released-a-rap-video-in-order-to-lure-more-recruits/

China’s President Xi Jinping warns Communist Party schools against “Western capitalist” values
South China Morning Post, May 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1940396/chinas-president-xi-jinping-warns-communist-party

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Online data storage providers shut down in China as digital content crackdown continues
South China Morning Post, May 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1940477/online-data-storage-providers-shut-down-china-digital-content-crackdown

Hong Kong (香港)

Hundreds join protest over sacking of Ming Pao editor
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/02/hundreds-join-protest-sacking-ming-pao-editor/

Related:
香港团体集会抗议《明报》解雇执行总编 (Hong Kong groups protest dismissal of Ming Pao chief executive editor)
Radio Free Asia, May 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hc-05022016105854.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The overseas NGO management law is now official
NGOs in China, April 29, 2016
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2016/04/the-overseas-ngo-management-law-is-now.html

Related:
China’s new FNGO law seeks to divide and conquer China’s civil society
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/chinas-new-fngo-law-seeks-divide-and-conquer-chinas-civil-society

The role of global solidarity in the fight for democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, May 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/02/the-role-of-global-solidarity-in-the-fight-for-democracy-in-hong-kong/

G20 countries need to stand up to Xi Jinping’s crackdown on civil society
Quartz, April 28, 2016
http://qz.com/673002/chinas-new-ngo-law-raises-doubts-about-its-hosting-of-the-g20-summit/