Government Accountability (政府问责)

China, Canada sign treaty to return fugitives’ assets in fraud and corruption cases
South China Morning Post, September 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2021977/china-canada-sign-treaty-return-assets-stolen-fraud

Local boss ordered crackdown on China's “democracy village” with eye on national power
Reuters, September 23, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wukan-idUSKCN11T0J1

北京取消农业户口 剥夺农民土地先声？ (Beijing abolishes agricultural hukou—herald of rural land grabbing?)
Radio Free Asia, September 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-09222016102421.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mayor set on fire during land requisition protest
Sixth Tone, July 12, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/mayor-set-fire-during-land-requisition-protest-0

“Flash mob” at Tiananmen Square evokes mixed feelings
Sixth Tone, July 12, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/flash-mob-tiananmen-square-invokes-mixed-feelings

中国民政部要求志愿服务组织依法登记 (Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs requires voluntary service organizations to register according to the law)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-07132016104713.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China tightens rules on maps amid territorial disputes
Reuters, December 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-maps-idUSKBN0TZ1AR20151216

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

As China ends one-child policy, illegally born kids ask: “What about us?”
Christian Science Monitor, November 8, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1108/As-China-ends-one-child-policy-illegally-born-kids-ask-What-about-us

广东茂名村民抗议山地被私吞遭抓打三人被拘 (Guangdong Maoming villager protest land misappropriation, 3 detained)
Radio Free Asia, November 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-11092015104839.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

蚌埠城管拆违建被村民围攻致死案开审, 助威者是否构成共同犯罪成庭审焦点 (Trial of beating death of Bengbu City Chengguan [city law enforcement officer] by villagers commences, focal point is whether those cheered the attack are also criminally liable)
Legal Daily, November 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151105/Articel08005GN.htm

精神病犯人的世界, 实地探秘阳江监狱 (The world of mentally ill prisoners, on-site exploration of Yangjiang prison)
Guangzhou Daily, November 5, 2015
http://www.gd.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2015-11/05/c_1117046165.htm

China and the “Magna Carta moment”
The Diplomat, November 5, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/china-and-the-magna-carta-moment/

Related:
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, October 30, 2015
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

Housing activists sentenced for “picking quarrels”
China Digital Times, November 5, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/housing-activists-sentenced-for-picking-quarrels/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

德总理默克尔向李克强提及高瑜 (German Chancellor Merkel talks about detained journalist Gao Yu to China PM Li Keqiang)
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/gao-11032015073815.html

违法强拆后的索赔困境 (The challenge of seeking compensation after unlawful demolitions)
Jilin Online, November 5, 2015
http://www.scxxb.com.cn/html/2015/gnxw_1105/161015.html

“猎狐2015”专项行动取得阶段性重大战果, 今年已抓获各类外逃人员627名 (Special operation "Fox Hunt 2015” achieves major victories step-by-step, this year 627 foreign fugitives have been caught)
Legal Daily, November 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151105/Articel03010GN.htm

张建南在全国法院纪检监察工作座谈会上强调, 聚焦主责主业用好问责“杀手锏”(Zhang Jiannan at National Conference on Supervision and Discipline Inspection Work of Courts: We should focus on our primary responsibilities and key work, and appropriately use the “lethal weapon” of accountability)
Legal Daily, November 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151105/Articel03009GN.htm

国家发改委再向药品采购领域“开刀”, 川浙卫计委滥用权力排除竞争被查 (The State NDRC once again “performs an operation” on the pharmaceutical procurements field, Sichuan and Zhejiang Health and Family Commissions under investigation for abusing power to eliminate competition)
Legal Daily, November 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151105/Articel06004GN.htm

Historic meeting between China's Xi Jinping and Taiwan's Ma Ying-jeou a stepping stone to building a bridge for future talks
South China Morning Post, November 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1876122/historic-meeting-between-chinas-xi-jinping-and-taiwans

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

云南一村民疑因阻止官方强行征地被掘土机碾死 (Yunnan villager run over by excavator and dies allegedly when attempting to stop government’s forceful land requisition)
Radio France Internationale, June 18, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150618-云南一村民疑因阻止官方强行征地被掘土机碾死/

China bans Ramadan fasting in mainly Muslim region
Al Jazeera, June 18, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/china-bans-ramadan-fasting-muslim-region-150618070016245.html

This is how Beijing residents are outing smokers
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 18, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-33162117

Chinese officials hounded by activists as dog-eating festival nears
The Wall Street Journal, June 19, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/19/chinese-officials-hounded-by-activists-as-dog-eating-festival-nears/

中国医师协会、中华护理学会关于谴责暴力伤医的联合声明 (Chinese Medical Doctor Association and Chinese Nursing Academy release joint statement condemning violent attacks on medical personnel)
中国医师协会, June 18, 2015
http://www.cmda.net/gongzuodongtai/zhinengbumen/2015-06-10/14644.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese woman “dragged out of shower” and house demolished
South China Morning Post, May 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1808429/chinese-woman-dragged-out-shower-and-house-demolished

And the law won: The rise and fall of China’s civil-rights lawyers says much about the Communist Party’s approach to the rule of law
The Economist, May 23, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21651843-rise-and-fall-chinas-civil-rights-lawyers-says-much-about-communist-partys-approach

Jailed Chinese rights lawyer dismisses “ethnic hatred,” “picking quarrels” charges
Radio Free Asia, May 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/charges-05222015151442.html

Related:
律师：将与浦志强见面讨论起诉书控罪 (Lawyer: will meet with Pu Zhiqiang to discuss indictment charges)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 21, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/05/150521_puzhiqiang_shangbaojun

张雪忠：写写微博也犯罪？——关于浦志强案的法律分析 (Zhang Xuezhong: Writing a weibo post is also a crime? Legal analysis of Pu Zhiqiang’s case)
The New Citizens’ Movement, May 20, 2015
http://xgmyd.com/archives/17929

Human rights lawyer's indictment marks the beginning of a “weibo inquisition” in China
Global Voices, May 21, 2015
https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/05/22/human-rights-lawyers-indictment-marks-the-beginning-of-a-weibo-inquisition-in-china/

New rules for China's jury system
Xinhua, May 21, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-05/21/c_134259509.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's women's rights movement has long history
Voice of America, May 19, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-women-rights-movement-has-long-history/2777184.html

China sends in security forces after clashes over rail plan
The Financial Times, May 18, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c82d9bda-fd41-11e4-9e96-00144feabdc0.html

四川官方回应“邻水保路”运动 全城戒严被抓者仍未获释 (Sichuan officials’ response to Linshui County railway protest: martial law and arrests)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05182015104332.html

Related:
四川省铁路建设办公室通告 (Sichuan Province Railway Construction Office Notice)
Sichuan Province Railway Development Office, May 18, 2015
http://www.scdrc.gov.cn/dir45/178979.htm

Complaint by CEO gets public attention
China Daily, May 18, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/19/content_20755634.htm

甘肃回民抗议政府私卖地 遭400特警催泪弹镇压 (400 riot police tear-gas Gansu Muslim Uyghurs protesting government land grab)
Radio Free Asia, May 18, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05182015103725.html

《浙江宗教建筑规范》征求意见最后一天 《浙江日报》发文“宗教建筑也要体现法治要求” 基督教人士发表各自意见 (Zhejiang Standards for Religious Structures in final day for public comment as the Zhejiang Daily runs article titled “Religious structures must also embody the requirements of rule of law” and Christian figures issue their own opinion)
Christian Times, May 19, 2015
http://www.christiantimes.cn/news/17850/《浙江宗教建筑规范》征求意见最后一天-《浙江日报》发文“宗教建筑也要体现法治要求”-基督教人士发表各自意见

Related:
宗教建筑也要体现法治要求 (Religious structures must also embody the requirements of rule of law)
Zhejiang Daily, May 18, 2015
http://zjrb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-05/19/content_2876257.htm?div=-1

Rural Issues (农村)

China plans trial program to let farmers sell land
The Japan Times, March 4, 2015
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/04/asia-pacific/china-plans-trial-program-to-let-farmers-sell-land/#.VPfHb7CUfYk

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

China: Thousands of air raid shelter residents evicted
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-31359096

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Defense lawyers walk out of Suzhou evictee trial in protest
范木根抗拆杀人开审　千人声援遭警镇压
Radio Free Asia, February 5, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/suzhou-evictee-trial-02052015152551.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/trial-02042015091758.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

為採300萬噸煤 無良政府強拆明清古村 (Government forcibly demolishes ancient village from Ming and Qing dynasties to mine 3 million tons of coal)
Apple Daily, February 3, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20150203/53399800

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Illegal basement suspected in collapse of Beijing courtyard
The New York Times, January 29, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/28/illegal-basement-suspected-in-collapse-of-historic-beijing-courtyard/?ref=world

Guangdong protesters blockade village offices amid land dispute
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/blockade-01282015124836.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Motorway constructed around homes in China, after residents refuse compensation payment
The Independent, January 26, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/motorway-constructed-around-homes-in-china-after-residents-refuse-compensation-payment-10003765.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

The rat tribe of Beijing
Al Jazeera, January 24, 2015
http://projects.aljazeera.com/2015/01/underground-beijing/

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

Five held after land dispute clashes in China's Sichuan
成都逾百警察强征打人 四川省纪委门前千人请愿
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2014
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sichuan-land-dispute-clash-01142015112058.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-01142015115002.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

广东雷州数千村民抗议强征土地 警察抓捕2人遭村民围堵 (Thousands of Guangdong villagers protest against land seizures, 2 arrested)
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11132014102949.html

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

昆明沙坝营村6000棵树一夜被砍 村民怀疑是地产开发商所为 (Kunming village real estate developer suspected to have felled 6,000 trees overnight)
Yunnan Online, October 30, 2014
http://yn.yunnan.cn/html/2014-10/30/content_3427536.htm

Land, Property, Housing (土地、财产、房屋)

邯郸300村民抵抗强征与警冲突 村民受伤多人被抓 (300 villagers clash with police over land seizure in Handan, many injured and arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-10282014100329.html