Children (儿童)

涉罪未成年人多来自残缺家庭或留守儿童 (Most juvenile offenders come from broken families or are left-behind children)
The Beijing News, May 29, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/29/318714.html

Hong Kong (香港)

大赦国际敦促香港捍卫新闻自由 (Amnesty International calls on HK to safeguard press freedom)
Voice of America, May 29, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/amnesty-international-20140528/1924744.html

Related:
Hong Kong must be alert to gradual erosion of its freedom of expression
The South China Morning Post, May 27, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/article/1520030/hong-kong-must-be-alert-gradual-erosion-its-freedom-expression

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

Nobel laureate’s release from prison may hinge on his “regret”
刘晓波有机会获假释，但必须悔罪
The New York Times, May 29, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140529/c29laureates/dual/

June Fourth (六四)

美国会通过决议案 纪念六四民主运动25周年 (US House passes resolution to commemorate June Fourth anniversary)
Voice of America, May 28, 2014
www.voachinese.com/content/tiananmen-movement-20140528/1924825.html

Related:
US Congress calls on China to free Tiananmen prisoners
Agence France-Presse, May 29, 2014
http://www.alternet.org/rss/breaking_news/58431/us_congress_calls_on_china_to_free_tiananmen_prisoners

House debate on human rights in China
C-Span, May 28, 2014
http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4499420/house-debate-human-rights-china

House Resolution 599
113th United States Congress, May 28, 2014
http://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/599

“重回天安门”运动吁演行为艺术 湖南维权人士被刑拘威胁 (June Fourth performance art piece planned; Hunan rights defender detained)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy2-05282014100953.html

专辑：六四25周年 (Special Edition: 25th Anniversary of June Fourth)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 28, 2014
www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/cluster_june_fourth_25th.shtml

Tiananmen square anniversary prompts campaign of silence
六四25周年前夕，北京维稳力度空前
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
cn.nytimes.com/china/20140528/c28crackdown/dual/

六四25周年：香港学生的精神传承(June Fourth 25: HK students' spiritual heritage)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 29, 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140529_64_hongkong_local_youth.shtml

Activist couple put in detention for commemorating Tiananmen crackdown
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1521257/activist-couple-put-detention-commemorating-tiananmen-crackdown

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

新疆召开大会 公开审判逮捕拘留上百人 (Mass public trials and arrests of suspects of "terrorism" and "splittism")
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xql-05282014144641.html

Related:
China holds public rally to punish 55 in northwest
Associated Press, May 28, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-holds-public-rally-to-punish-55-in-northwest/2014/05/28/0921fcc2-e6e0-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html

China: Shameful stadium “show trial” is not justice
Amnesty International, May 29, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-shameful-stadium-%E2%80%98show-trial-is-not-justice

Opinion (观点)

The Communist Party survived Tiananmen, but does it have the tools to last another 25 years?
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2014
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1520414/communist-party-survived-tiananmen-does-it-have-tools-last

Animal Welfare and Rights (动物福利和权利)

湖南记者因揭候鸟被盗猎受到死亡威胁 (Hunan journalist received death threats after reporting on poaching of migrating birds)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-05272014132002.html

Corruption (腐败)

Chinese city targets pharma firms in graft crackdown
Reuters, May 27, 2014
www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/27/us-china-pharmaceuticals-investigation-idUSKBN0E71KD20140527

Culture (文化)

Blue skies, safe food: the Chinese Dream in song
The Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2014
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2014/05/27/blue-skies-safe-food-the-chinese-dream-in-song/?mod=chinablog

Education (教育)

Chinese graduates scramble for jobs amid calls for educational reform
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
www.rfa.org/english/news/china/graduates-05272014105615.html

Open brain, insert ideology
Bloomberg View, May 20, 2014
http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-05-20/open-brain-insert-ideology

China's beachhead in U.S. schools
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2014
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303480304579577831032931804?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303480304579577831032931804.html&utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=708ae5d2fb-Sinocism05_27_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-708ae5d2fb-29608041&mc_cid=708ae5d2fb&mc_eid=279e3e47aa

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China hits activists with common-crime charges
Associated Press, May 27, 2014
www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-hits-activists-with-common-crime-charges/2014/05/27/57e747aa-e57c-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html

Related:
中国当局以刑事罪名迫害活动人士 (China persecutes activists using criminal charges)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-05272014145638.html

Restrictions, detentions, and disappearances before June 4, 2014
2014年六四25周年纪念日前被限制自由、拘留和失踪者名单
Human Rights in China, May 2014
EN: www.hrichina.org/en/restrictions-detentions-and-disappearances-june-4-2014
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/2014nian-liu-si-25zhou-nian-ji-nian-ri-qian-bei-xian-zhi-zi-you-ju-liu-he-shi-zong-zhe-ming-dan

Information Control (信息控制)

China to “clean up” instant messaging apps
中国开始整治即时通讯 微信或用实名制
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2014
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-27599306
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/05/140527_wechat_governance.shtml

International Relations (Security, Trade and Investment), 国际关系（安全，贸易和投资）

China tensions grow after Vietnamese ship sinks in clash
越南渔船南海沉没，中越互指对方挑衅
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/asia-pacific/20140528/c28vietnam/dual/

June Fourth (六四)

参与“六四”公祭多人被秋后算账 当局成立专案组调查 (Participants of June Fourth memorial service detained; gov’t establishes special investigation team)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sy-05272014095655.html

中国民主党在巴黎纪念“六四”25周年 (China Democracy Party commemorates June Fourth in Paris)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2014
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/gr-05282014080346.html

Escape from Tiananmen: how secret plan freed protesters
Bloomberg News, May 27, 2014
www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-27/escape-from-tiananmen-how-secret-plan-freed-protesters.html

Labor (劳工)

事业单位涨薪 7月起工资社保向企业看齐 (State-affiliated entities to raise wages and social benefits starting in July)
China Business Media, May 27, 2014
www.cb.com.cn/economy/2014_0527/1062479.html

Media (媒体)

Legal punches for two reporters' sealed lips
Caixin, May 26, 2014
http://english.caixin.com/2014-05-26/100682481.html

Rule of Law (法治)

China's Xi chooses repression over reform: Amnesty
The Economic Times, May 27, 2014
economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/35635436.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

See statement:
China: persecution of Tiananmen activists exposes President Xi’s reform lies
Amnesty International, May 27, 2014
http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/news-item/china-persecution-of-tiananmen-activists-exposes-president-xi-s-reform-lies

State Compensation (国家赔偿)

最高法：国家赔偿金标准提高至每日200.69元 (SPC raises state compensation standard for deprivation of liberty to 200.69 yuan per day)
People's Daily, May 27, 2014
news.sina.com.cn/c/2014-05-27/162430241860.shtml

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Politburo vows to improve living standards in Xinjiang
中央政治局承诺改善维族人生活水平
The New York Times, May 28, 2014
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20140528/c28xinjiang/dual/

Corruption (腐败)

中纪委：反腐形势严峻复杂 部分干部纪律松弛 (Top graft watchdog says anti-corruption campaign faces complex challenges)
Beijing News, May 26, 2014
www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2014/05/26/318312.html