Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two Tibetan monks linked to self-immolation are sentenced in a secret trial
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sentenced-09202016135125.html

As China prepares to try U.S. businesswoman for spying, her husband fights on
Voice of America, September 21, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/as-china-prepares-to-try-us-businesswoman-for-spying-her-husband-fights-on/3518012.html

百位律师联署致信全国人大 要求严惩践踏辩护权行为 (Over a hundred Chinese lawyers send joint petition to NPC demanding strict punishment to regional law enforcement entities that tread on right of defense)
Radio Free Asia, September 20. 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09202016114036.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国最新NGO紧箍咒：成立组织需与党建工作同时登记 (China's newest straitjacket for NGOs: When establishing an organization one must pledge to help Party-building at the same time)
Radio France Internationale, September 20, 2016
http://rfi.my/2cnXW3S

Four held in China's Hunan over bid for independent election candidacy
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09202016113205.html

Former leader in Chinese “rebel village” protests in New York during premier’s UN visit
Hong Kong Free Press, September 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/20/former-leader-chinese-rebel-village-protests-new-york-premiers-un-visit/

Thousands protest planned copper smelting plant in China's Heilongjiang
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/smelting-09202016104835.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

提速、从严、抓关键少数——《中国共产党问责条例》施行两月追踪 (Quickly, strictly, focusing on the critical few—a look at the CPC Accountability Provisions’ first 2 months of implementation)
Legal Daily, September 20, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-09/20/content_6810352.htm

China to put more focus on retrieving illicit assets overseas in global hunt for corruption fugitives
Reuters, September 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN11R09R

China’s troubled north-east provinces face political headwinds
The Hindu, September 21, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinas-troubled-northeast-provinces-face-political-headwinds/article9131381.ece

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

让互联网更好地造福人民 (Let the Internet better benefit the people)
Hubei Daily, September 19, 2016
https://perma.cc/L5CE-UVLJ

可远程安装任意APP，小米手机藏后门？小米官方否认 (Xiaomi can remotely install any app on users’ phones—does it have a hidden back door? Xiaomi official denies it)
C114, September 19, 2016
https://perma.cc/PVN7-G5LE

中国最高法：办案可查微信但需保护隐私 (China’s Supreme People’s Court: Weixin data can be searched for criminal investigation while privacy should be protected)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 21, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/09/160921_china_social_media_investigation_rule

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

中越在边境举行联合反恐演练, 开创界河水面联合执法新模式 (China and Vietnam hold joint counterterrorism exercises at border, initiating a new model for joint waterborne law enforcement activities along river boundaries)
China News Online, September 20, 2016
https://perma.cc/7KG7-FCP8

“和平使命—2016”上合组织联合反恐军事演习举行三次实兵实弹合练（高清组图） ("Peace Mission 2016": Shanghai Cooperation Organization conducts live-fire joint counterterrorism exercises for 3rd time (high resolution pictures))
Xinhua, September 20, 2016
https://perma.cc/J2SD-M2MM

乌审旗公安局反恐大队进行反恐安全大检查 (Counterterrorism battalion of Wushen Banner’s (Inner Mongolia) Public Security Bureau conducts large-scale inspection of counterterrorism and security)
North News, September 20, 2016
http://www.northnews.cn/2016/0920/2269634.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Charted: Chinese property developers are suddenly dominating in Hong Kong
Quartz, September 21, 2016
http://qz.com/786059/charted-chinese-property-developers-are-suddenly-dominating-in-hong-kong-public-land-deals/

內地婦與港侄女偽造選民登記囚3至4月　裁判官點名「家庭團聚會」可疑籲調查 (Mainland Chinese woman and Hong Kong niece who forge voter registrations sentenced to 3 and 4 months respectively, judge points out suspiciousness of group “Family Reunion” and urges investigation)
Ming Pao, September 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160921/s00001/1474431315561

香港特首梁振英被指「官商乡黑」 勾结 (Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung accused of involvement in “government, business, rural authorities, and gangs” collusion)
Radio Free Asia, September 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09202016115439.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Some insights from a Q&A with the Ministry of Public Security on the Overseas NGO Law
NGOs in China, September 11, 2016
http://ngochina.blogspot.hk/2016/09/some-insights-from-q-with-ministry-of.html