Environment

Environmental Watchdog Hounded by Accusations
Shanghai Daily, August 9, 2012
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=508749

Hong Kong

香港独立媒体遇袭，言论自由再受挑战 (Another Challenge to Free Speech as Hong Kong In-Media Is Attached)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16151150,00.html

Related:
独媒办事处被四歹徒持铁槌破坏 (4 Thugs Attack In-Media Office with Hammers)
In-Media, August 8, 2012
http://www.inmediahk.net/獨媒辦事處被四歹徒持鐵槌破壞

A photoset of the damage:
破坏情况相片集:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/inmediahk/sets/72157630966242596/show/

Human Rights Defenders

四川自贡市警方对维权人士刘正有监控升级 (Sichuan: Police Monitoring on Activist Liu Zhengyou Intensifies)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/hc-08082012154238.html

Politics

薄谷开来、张晓军故意杀人案一审开庭 (Homicide Hearing Opens for Bogu Kailai and Zhang Xiajun)
Xinhua News Agency, August 9, 2012
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2012-08/09/c_112678596.htm  

Related:
合肥谷开来案庭审戒备森严 拥薄民众被带走 (Bo Supporters Taken Away from Anhui Court Heavily-guarded for Gu Kailai Trial)
Radio France Internationale, August 9, 2012
http://www.chinese.rfi.fr/node/115644

Murder Trial of Chinese Politician's Wife Set to Start
NPR, August 8, 2012
http://www.npr.org/2012/08/08/158437284/murder-trial-of-chinese-politicians-wife-set-to-start

Protests and Petitions

又一次成功的抗争 (Another Protest Success)
Deutsche Welle, August 8, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,16152137,00.html

Taiwan

Taiwanese Protest Chinese Envoy's Arrival
The Associated Press, August 8, 2012
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2018870414_apastaiwanchina.html

Tibet

Protests as Monks Are Detained
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monks-08082012153912.html

Human Rights Defenders

Chen Nephew Faces Murder Trial
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chen-08072012125632.html

Related:
Family of Chen Kegui Rejects Officially Appointed Lawyers
陈克贵家属关于拒绝接受两名指定律师的声明
July 23, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/6211

秦永敏夫妇、张起再遭国保传唤 (Zhang Qi, Qin Yongmin and Wife Summoned by Domestic Security)
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissidents-08072012113520.html

Related:
Couple Terminate Pregnancy as Authorities Continue to Refuse to Issue Marriage Certificate
当局继续拒发秦永敏结婚证致已怀孩子被引产
Qin Yongming and Wang Xifeng, August 6, 2012
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6245
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6243

Labor

专家建议退休年龄每年逐渐延长 可化解很多矛盾 (Experts Propose Gradual, Annual Increase of Retirement Age)
Beijing Times, August 8, 2012
http://gov.163.com/12/0808/08/88CF2Q3L00234II1.html

Media

国际记者联合会声援《经济观察报》 (Intl Fed of Journalists Criticizes Authorities for Investigating Economic Observer, Authorities Say They Haven't Done So)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120807_press_china.shtml

Related:
"The EO is operating as usual...."
"各位网友：经济观察报运转如常...."
Economic Observer, August 7, 2012
http://twitter.com/eobserver/status/232777336553095170
http://weibo.com/1641561812/yw4tQ39sa

Migrant Workers

Services for Migrants 'Help Development'
China Daily, August 8, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/08/content_15650864.htm

Related:
我国流动人口近2.3亿，占总人口17% (17% of PRC Population - ~230mil - Are Migrants)
Xinhua News Agency, August 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/8/9f/89f03f7d02720160/Blog/4e8/f4c376.html

Police

Inside the Walls of a Detention Center
律师隔着“毛玻璃”会见，——佛山看守所见闻
Caixin, August 8, 2012
EN: http://english.caixin.com/2012-08-08/100421129.html
CH: http://zhangyansheng.blog.caixin.com/archives/43644

Tibet

Woman Strips, Self-immolates
Radio Free Asia, August 7, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/burn-08072012101822.html

Human Rights Defenders

女被强奸 母上访被劳教 (Hunan: Mother Ordered to Reeducation-Through-Labor after Petitioning on Her Daughter's Rape Case Files Administrative Reconsideration)
Beijing Times, August 7, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/d/ba/dba132f6ab6a3e3d/Blog/fb0/b506ae.html

贵州异见人士全遭监控 访民聚集北京呼吁政改 (Number of Guizhou Dissidents Placed under Surveillance)
Radio Free Asia, August 6, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy1-08062012121130.html

Internet

Internet Is a Game-changer for China, Admits Party Magazine
Want China Times, August 7, 2012
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120807000063&cid=1101

Related:
"微政治"蔓延挑战中国治理生态 (The Spread of Micropolitics Challenges China's Methods of Governance)
People's Tribune, June 20, 2012
http://theory.people.com.cn/GB/82288/112848/112851/18243465.html

Labor

临时工同工同酬：寄望修订《劳动合同法》 (Equal Work for Equal Pay for Temp Staff: Hopes for the Labor Contract Law Revision)
China Business News, August 3, 2012
http://www.yicai.com/news/2012/08/1953376.html

Migrant Workers

School for Migrants' Children to Remain Open
China Daily, August 7, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-08/07/content_15648504.htm

Politics

China Prepares for Trial in Sensational Case of Neil Heywood Slaying
Los Angeles Times, August 6, 2012
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-murder-trial-20120806,0,1022155.story

Tibet

人权组织：四川阿坝一藏族男子自焚 (Rights Group: Tibetan Sets Himself Alight in Ngawa, Sichuan)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 6, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/08/120806_china_tibetan_protest.shtml

Hong Kong

Police Will Wear Body-cameras
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=1e272e3c4d1f8310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD