Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan self-immolator Tabey moved to punishment cell
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/moved-09122016153037.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

The South China Morning Post has suddenly shut down its Chinese-language website
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/777906/the-south-china-morning-post-has-suddenly-shut-down-its-chinese-language-website/

Related:
马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门 (“First drop of blood” since Jack Ma’s acquisition of SCMP: Chinese website closes down)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门

阿里巴巴旗下香港南华早报中文网停运 引发猜疑 (Closing down of Hong Kong’s SCMP Chinese website under Alibaba raises suspicions)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-阿里巴巴旗下的香港南华早报中文网停运-引发猜疑

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese gay activist challenges homosexuality “disorder” textbooks
Reuters, September 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-textbook-idUSKCN11I174

It’s actually OK to be gay in China online—just don’t ask for equal rights IRL
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/776263/gay-lgbt-and-marriage-rights-in-china-its-actually-ok-to-be-gay-in-china-online-just-dont-ask-for-equal-rights-irl/

Chinese police fight running battles with villagers in restive Wukan
The Guardian, September 13, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/wukan-village-china-police-battles-protest

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shock waves from Lin Biao plane crash still echo in lead-up to Chinese Communist Party leadership reshuffle
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2017634/shock-waves-lin-biao-plane-crash-still-echo-lead-chinese-communist-party

Top official at China’s central bank disciplined for paying for banquets, holiday with public money
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2018570/top-official-chinas-central-bank-disciplined-paying

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

129名电信网络诈骗犯罪嫌疑人从亚美尼亚被带回中国大陆 (129 suspected of telecom network fraud are returned to China from Armenia)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_001/20160908_001_11.htm

街头视频“紧急查看权”还需细化 (Draft regulations on crime victims’ rights to view street camera footage in cases of emergency still need refinement to ensure proper implementation)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_005/20160908_005_4.htm

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

俄想限制中国影响, 卡里莫夫去世等到机会 (Russia awaits opportunity to limit China's influence following death of Uzbek President Karimov)
Voice of America, September 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-uzbekistan-may-become-the-stage-for-fighting-influence-between-russia-and-china-20160907/3497227.html

中老首次联合反恐演练在云南举行 (China and Laos conduct joint counterterrorism exercises for first time in Yunnan)
China News, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-08/676505.shtml

印媒：中印两国拟携手演练打击跨境恐怖主义 (Indian Media: China and India plan collaborative drills to combat cross-border terrorism)
Xinhua, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/CSJ5-9Z3H

南通开首张“反恐罚单” 警方：警惕身边恐怖主义 (Nantong issues first list of “counterterrorism fines,” urges vigilance against “nearby” terrorism)
Dasuwang, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/NZD7-WNCA

Hong Kong (香港)

How Beijing manipulates legislative elections in Hong Kong
Global Voices, September 13, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/13/how-beijing-manipulates-legislative-elections-in-hong-kong/

“Hong Kong Independence” graffiti spotted on school wall in Sheung Shui
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/13/hong-kong-independence-graffiti-spotted-on-school-wall-in-sheung-shui/

黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注 (Another newly elected lawmaker threatened by gang forces and not able to go home, U.S. Congress expresses concern)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160911-黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The people in retreat: An interview with Ai Xiaoming
The New York Review of Books, September 8, 2016
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/09/08/people-in-retreat-chinese-filmmaker-ai-xiaoming/

毛泽东逝世40周年纪念日在沉默中度过 (40th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s death passed in silence)
Financial Times, September 13, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069358