Access to Justice (司法公正)

7·09案被捕律师再被延长两个月“侦查期限” (Lawyer detained in “709 crackdown” has “investigation period” extended for a further two months)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072016110105.html

Related:
My friend Li Heping, a man China thinks is “more dangerous than Bin Laden”
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/my-friend-li-heping-the-man-china-thinks-is-more-dangerous-than-bin-laden

“I want to rescue my dad”: children's heartbreak for the lawyers China has taken away
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/childs-heartbreak-li-heping-human-rights-lawyer-china-superhero

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)

市民向教育局索赔34万, 政府信息公开须加强 (Disclosure of Government Information must be strengthened: Citizen seeks RMB 340,000 in compensation from Education Department)
Cngold.com, June 7, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160607d1903n72235657.html

The meteoric rise of (recently censored) Chinese internet celebrity Papi Jiang
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/the-meteoric-rise-of-recently-censored-chinese-internet-celebrity-papi-jiang/

China’s memory manipulators
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/chinas-memory-manipulators

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China says foreign NGO law a step to advance rule of law
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-lawmaking-idUSKCN0YT0PK

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/fa-lu-zi-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高检发布第七批指导性案例 (Supreme People's Procuratorate issues 7th set of guiding cases)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel01005GN.htm

最高检有关部门负责人剖析第七批指导性案例价值所在, 防范和避免冤假错案重复发生 (Head of Law and Policy Research Center at the Supreme People's Procuratorate dissects the 7th set of guiding cases to locate their value and to prevent and avoid repeat of miscarriages of justice)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel03002GN.htm

”My life was threatened today”: Elderly people hurt in scuffles amid forced eviction at Beijing property
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/my-life-was-threatened-today-elderly-people-hurt-in-scuffles-amid-forced-eviction-at-beijing-property/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet policy offers the wrong kind of lessons
The Diplomat, June 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinas-internet-policy-offers-the-wrong-kind-of-lessons/

Hong Kong (香港)

Lancôme cancels concert with Hong Kong pro-democracy singer after pressure from China
Global Voices, June 7, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/06/07/lancome-cancels-concert-with-hong-kong-pro-democracy-singer-after-pressure-from-china/

Related:
L’Oréal Group closes office as stores shut down ahead of protests over Denise Ho controversy
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/loreal-group-closes-office-as-stores-shut-down-ahead-of-protests-over-denise-ho-controversy/

Joshua Wong acquitted: judge tells activist to reflect on his behavior, drops police obstruction charges
黄之锋无罪释放 法官说需要反省
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1967994/joshua-wong-acquitted-judge-tells-activist-reflect-his
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15529ef8d9d33ba/huang-zhi-feng-wu-zui-shi-fang-fa-guan-shuo-xu-yao-fan-xing

Related:
Forty-five minutes with Joshua Wong
The Diplomat, June 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/forty-five-minutes-with-joshua-wong/

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

内务部：反恐行动共击毙13名暴徒 (Kazakhstan Interior Ministry: Counter-terrorism operation kills 13 terrorists)
Kazinform, June 7, 2016
http://www.inform.kz/chn/article/2911669

Chinese border region asks for DNA for travel documents
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-passport-idUSKCN0YU05P