Education

13名律师致联名信关注“上海警方刑拘争取异地高考权学生家长”事件 (13 Lawyers Issue Open Letter to Shanghai Govt Calling for Shanghai to Relax Its Protectionist National Exam Policy and Honor Citizens' Basic Rights)
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/yl-12192012155635.html

Hong Kong

Action against Officers over Li Policing
RTHK, December 20, 2012
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20121220/news_20121220_56_890554.htm

Related:
就李克强副总理访港而衍生的投诉个案审查最终报告
Final Report on Complaint Cases Arising from the Visit by the Vice Premier Mr. LI Keqiang
Independent Police Complaints Council, December 19, 2012
CH: http://www.ipcc.gov.hk/sc/reports_other.html
EN: http://www.ipcc.gov.hk/en/reports_other.html

Labor

Boss Jailed for a Year for Refusing to Pay Workers
China Daily, December 20, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-12/20/content_16033783.htm

Population

Outcry over Blunders of China’s One-child Policy
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/comment/blogs/article/1108203/outcry-over-blunders-chinas-one-child-policy

Related:
官员：坚持计划生育不动摇 (Official: No Move on Basis of National Family Planning Policy)
Australia Daily, December 19, 2012
http://dailynews.sina.com/gb/chn/chnnews/ausdaily/20121219/18154075732.html

Prisons

病死劳教所，才能引起重视？ (Does Concern Only Come after Someone Dies in Reeducation-Through-Labor Camp?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, December 20, 2012
http://ndnews.oeeee.com/html/201212/20/10711.html

Taiwan

執行死刑 陳守煌：明年2月前有可能 (Deputy Justice Minister: Next Execution May Occur before February 2013)
Radio Taiwan International, December 19, 2012
http://news.rti.org.tw/index_newsContent.aspx?nid=395740

XUAR

Farmers Pressed Into Road Work
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/roads-12192012174757.html

Environment

PM2.5 Air Pollutants Causing More Deaths than Estimated, Study Says
South China Morning Post, December 19, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1107751/pm25-air-pollutants-causing-more-deaths-estimated-study-says

Human Rights Defenders

贵州研讨会成员仍被限制 冯正虎吁网民借款声援 (Guizhou Human Rights Symposium Members Still under Watch after 18th Party Congress)
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sy2-12182012110508.html

Related:
当局十八大前清场 贵州异议人士遭严密监控
Guizhou Dissidents under Strict Watch as Authorities Clean Up for Party Congress
Human Rights in China, August 7, 2012
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/cn/content/6241
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/content/6240

Labor

深圳工人跳楼抗争要回加班费 (Shenzhen Workers Jump from Building in Protest of Unpaid Overtime)
Deutsche Welle, December 19, 2012
http://www.dw.de/深圳工人跳楼抗争要回加班费/a-16462766

Media

调查称中国年轻人对微博信任超官媒 (Report: Chinese Youths Put More Trust in Microblogs than Official Media)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 18, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/12/121218_media_trust.shtml

Protests and Petitions

Protesters Sent to Labor Camp
Radio Free Asia, December 18, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hainan-12182012124703.html

社科院以「黄之锋」「反国教」为例 倡争取网络舆论阵地 (In New Blue Book, CASS Cites Anti-National Education Movement as Example in Calling for Gov't to Use Internet to Observe Public Opinion and Mitigate Confrontations and Maintain Society)
Sing Pao, December 19, 2012
http://www.singpao.com/xw/nd/201212/t20121219_408741.html

Related:
Experts Warn against Social Conflicts in China
Xinhua News Agency, December 18, 2012
http://www.china.org.cn/china/Off_the_Wire/2012-12/18/content_27452428.htm

Religion

China Detains 500-plus People for Doomsday Rumors
The Associated Press, December 19, 2012
http://news.yahoo.com/china-detains-500-plus-people-doomsday-rumors-123354235.html

Taiwan

President Repeats Call for Chinese Activist to Be Released
Central News Agency, December 18, 2012
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201212180040

Economic Development

Web Campaign Shows Chinese Riches Don't Trickle Down to Shabby Villages
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1107345/web-campaign-shows-chinese-riches-dont-trickle-down-shabby-villages

Hong Kong

More Sex Workers Report Abuse by Police, Survey Finds
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1107100/more-sex-workers-report-being-abused-police

Related:
香港性工作者反抗“食霸王餐”情形增加 (HK Sex Workers Protest Increase of Refusals to Pay for Services)
China News Service, December 18, 2012
http://gb.cri.cn/27824/2012/12/18/5311s3962738.htm

Human Rights Defenders

陈克贵疑受压不上诉 (Chen Kegui Suspended of Being Pressured to Not Appeal Sentence)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/chen_nephew-12172012110334.html

Law

Opposition to Labor Camps Widens in China
The New York Times, December 14, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/15/world/asia/opposition-to-labor-camps-widens-in-china.html

3名重庆市民获撤销劳教决定 (Chongqing: Three Reeducation-Through-Labor Decisions Rescinded)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor_camp-12172012104711.html

Media

名导谢飞「公开信」痛批影审 (Noted Director Xie Fei Issues Open Letter Criticizing Film Censorship)
Sing Pao, December 18, 2012
http://www.singpao.com/sh/lyt/201212/t20121218_408498.html

Prisons

China Permits Prisoners in Beijing Jails to Order Food Online
Press Trust of India, December 13, 2012
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/china-permits-prisoners-in-beijing-jails-to-order-food-online/310220-2.html