Access to Justice (司法公正)

安徽一民警示意在押人员假自杀假解救立功减刑 (At police’s suggestion, detainees stage rescue of fake suicide to earn penalty reduction)
Zhangjiakou Online, May 28, 2015
http://www.zjkonline.com/News/201505/New1326621.html

Chinese court declares “killer-kidnappers” innocent - 17 years too late
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1813090/chinese-court-declares-killer-kidnappers-innocent-17-years-too

Hundreds of Chinese judges quitting over low pay and “bureaucratic intervention”
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1814291/chinese-judges-quitting-due-low-pay-and-bureaucratic

最高法发布5起性侵未成年人犯罪典型案例 潜入女生宿舍奸淫多名幼女获死刑(Supreme People’s Court issues 5 typical cases of sexual offenses against minors: rapist of multiple young girls in a dormitory receives death penalty)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150529/Articel05003GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

社科院专家：政府借口不太清楚难消公众质疑 (CASS Expert: Government’s common response of “it is not very clear” to OGI requests does not ease people’s doubts)
Legal Evening News, May 28, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-05-28/143031886908.shtml

China’s shadowy internet police to open social media accounts as internet clampdown intensifies
International Business Times, June 1, 2015
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-shadowy-internet-police-open-social-media-accounts-internet-clampdown-1946140

Related:
公安部：建立网警常态化公开巡查执法机制 (Ministry of Public Security: Establish Internet police to normalize public inspections enforcement mechanism)
The Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, June 1, 2015
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803715/4452960.html

Chinese security laws elevate the party and stifle dissent. Mao would approve
The New York Times, May 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/world/asia/chinese-national-security-law-aims-to-defend-party-grip-on-power.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Editor's suspension highlights rampant graft in China's state media
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/editors-suspension-highlights-rampant-graft-in-state-media-05292015105640.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

视觉艺术家协会将表扬古巴与中国人权组织 (Visual Artists Guild to honor Cuban and Chinese human rights organizations)
Voice of America, June 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cuba-china-20150529/2797068.html

China rewards “peaceful” Tibetan monasteries with large payments
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rewards-05292015163604.html

江西一村庄村民阻止企业建设环保工程事件调查 利民环保工程为何难以开工 (Investigation into villagers’ blocking environmental protection construction in Jiangxi: why is it hard to start a project that is good for the villagers and environment?)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150529/Articel04003GN.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

June 4th stands for the world’s unfinished business
China Change, May 30, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/05/31/26-years-on-the-world-lives-in-the-shadow-of-june-4th-1989/

Remembering undocumented histories
The Nanfang, June 1, 2015
https://thenanfang.com/remembering-undocumented-histories/

Related:
Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tu

江西每天至少4人因职务犯罪落马 行贿人将被曝光 (Every day at least 4 people in Jiangxi are sacked for crimes committed in the course of official duties: those who engage in bribery will be exposed)
Phoenix News, May 28, 2015
http://jx.ifeng.com/news/jd/detail_2015_05/28/3943527_0.shtml

Chinese official overseeing medical device sector under investigation for corruption
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1812126/chinese-official-overseeing-medical-device-sector-under

China’s antigraft tips fly as hunt for tigers appears to change stripes
Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-antigraft-tips-fly-as-hunt-for-tigers-appears-to-change-stripes-1433076719

Trial of Chinese lawmaker features accusations of prostitution
The New York Times, May 29, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/trial-of-chinese-hotelier-features-accusations-of-prostitution/

China charges former senior energy official with graft
Reuters, June 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-china-corruption-energy-idUSKBN0OH1CH20150601

习近平主持审议《共产党党组工作条例（试行）》 (Xi Jinping presides over deliberations for draft CPC work regulations)
Tencent, May 30, 2015
http://news.qq.com/a/20150530/002712.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Mainland refuses China permit for Longhair
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 30, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150530/news_20150530_56_1103660.htm

June 4 vigil still delivers powerful message, say young activists
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1813325/june-4-vigil-still-delivers-powerful-message-say-young

Related:
“Around 3,000” join June 4 commemoration march
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 31, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150531/news_20150531_56_1103839.htm

六四週年前夕香港支聯會發起紀念遊行 (Hong Kong Alliance organizes memorial march in the lead-up to June Fourth anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150531_hongkong_june_fourth_rally_update

Tensions rise ahead of vigil
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=157518&sid=44580059&con_type=1&d_str=20150601

香港政改难有共识 “纪念六四”遭遇夹击 (No consensus for Hong Kong’s political reform, June Fourth memorial march disputed)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2015
http://www.dw.de/香港政改难有共识-纪念六四遭遇夹击/a-18488266

Beijing rules out Hong Kong electoral reform concessions
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-rules-out-hong-kong-electoral-reform-concessions-1433072382

陳偉業指現時否決政改方案氣氛是最好 (Legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip thinks it best to vote down political reform proposal now)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150601/news_20150601_55_1104056.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

”I was motivated by my conscience,” says Tiananmen letter author
The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/29/i-was-motivated-by-my-conscience-says-tiananmen-letter-author/

專訪張博樹：「六四」是中國政治思潮分水嶺 (Interview with Zhang Boshu: June Fourth marks a watershed in Chinese political thought)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150601_tiananmen_zhang_boshu_interview

Access to Justice (司法公正)

男方经济主导 离婚多占财产 (Guangzhou ACWF 2013 report on domestic violence: after divorce males get lion's share of assets)
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2015
http://health.dbw.cn/system/2015/05/28/056537508.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese media get the knives out for “super vulgar butcher” activist
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1811991/chinese-media-get-knives-out-super-vulgar-butcher-activist

China’s publishers court America as its authors scorn censorship
The New York Times, May 28, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/business/media/chinas-publishers-court-america-as-its-authors-scorn-censorship.html

Artist detained for posting humorous portrait of China’s president
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1811998/artist-detained-posting-humorous-portrait-chinas-president

冷战之后的媒体战，俄罗斯和中国似乎占据优势 (Russia and China seem to dominate media war in post-Cold War era)
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xf-05282015125733.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Where have all the flowers gone? Still time to respond to China’s draft foreign NGO law
China Law and Policy, May 29, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/05/29/where-have-all-the-flowers-gone-still-time-to-respond-to-chinas-draft-foreign-ngo-law/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement

中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国外逃贪官杨秀珠在美被捕 等候引渡遣返归国 (Chinese fugitive official wanted on corruption charges in U.S. custody, to be repatriated)
Reuters, May 29, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/05/29/china-corruption-usa-idCNKBS0OE01L20150529

The truth About Chinese corruption
The Diplomat, May 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/05/the-truth-about-chinese-corruption/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

High tech helps "Fox Hunt 2015" net China's fugitives
China Daily, May 28, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/28/content_20845747.htm

China cybersecurity plan aims to protect state secrets: official paper
Reuters, May 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/28/us-china-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0OD0DO20150528

Related:
Cyber shield to protect top secrets
The Standard, May 29, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=157445&sid=44562229&con_type=1&d_str=20150529

Hong Kong (香港)

港又有民運人士　遭馬來西亞拒絕入境 (Another HK democratic activist denied entry by Malaysia)
Apple Daily, May 29, 2015
http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/new/20150529/619163/

Related:
Hong Kong lawmaker “Long Hair” detained at Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport; passport seized
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1812117/hong-kong-lawmaker-long-hair-detained-malaysias-penang

Determined: Local passion is flaring, but China’s fears of secessionism are overblown
The Economist, May 30, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21652345-local-passion-flaring-chinas-fears-secessionism-are-overblown-determined

Marchers find new reform message
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 29, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=157437&sid=44563534&con_type=1&d_str=20150529

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese police shoot two Uyghurs dead in Xinjiang bomb attack
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/shooting-05282015171745.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国政治不透明是中美关系重大障碍 (Opacity of Chinese politics is major obstacle in Sino-American relations)
Financial Times, May 29, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001062249

网友投稿：重返毛时代? 点评习近平言论 (Netizen contributions: Returning to Mao era? Commentaries on Xi Jinping’s speeches)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/05/150528_mao_era

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's top court stresses death penalty for drug crimes
Xinhua, May 28, 2015
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0528/c90785-8898822.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

信息公开是发展民主政治的载体 (Open government information is a vehicle for developing democratic governance)
Taiyuan News, May 27, 2015
http://ktx.tynews.com.cn/c/2015-05/27/content_836542.htm

村民要求征地信息公开 区政府“答非所问”被判败诉 (Court rules against local govt for providing “irrelevant” response to villager seeking land requisition information)
The Beijing News, May 27, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/05/27/364914.html

Writers protest over Chinese book fair in NY
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 28, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150528/news_20150528_56_1103006.htm

Foreign journalists in China face increasing intimidation, survey says
Wall Street Journal, May 28, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/28/foreign-journalists-in-china-face-increasing-intimidation-survey-says/

美国笔会敦促北京无条件释放所有被监禁作家 (PEN American Center urges Beijing to release all detained writers unconditionally)
Voice of America, May 28, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/pen-rally-20150528/2793742.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands protest high cancer rates linked to pollution in China's Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, May 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pollution-05272015150247.html

Instructions for commenting on draft legislation
China Law Translate, May 27, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/instructions-for-commenting-on-laws/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

又一藏族妇女自焚身亡 (Another Tibetan female dies in self-immolation)
Deutsche Welle, May 28, 2015
http://www.dw.de/又一藏族妇女自焚身亡/a-18480054

Government Accountability (政府问责)

監控升級 丁子霖遭竊聽家中對話 (Heightened surveillance: Ding Zilin’s home phone tapped)
Mingpao, May 28, 2015
http://bit.ly/1G0xk1B

Related:
June Fourth Overview
六四概述
Human Rights in China
EN: http://hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu

China's lonely voice of dissent refuses to forget the victims of Tiananmen Square
The Guardian, May 28, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/28/chinas-lonely-voice-of-dissent-refuses-to-forget-the-victims-of-tiananmen-square

Related:
China deletes editorial hitting back at students' Tiananmen letter
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/editorial-05272015120808.html

China in 1989 and 2015: Tiananmen, Human Rights, and Democracy (hearing)
Congressional Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/china-in-1989-and-2015-tiananmen-human-rights-and-democracy

China increases state compensation standard
国家赔偿标准提升 侵犯人身自由日赔近220元
Beijing Times, May 27, 2015
EN: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/27/content_20838212.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-05/28/c_127850137.htm

Related:
一市民因羁押申请国家赔偿 市检察院负责人回应：将依法给予合理赔偿
(Shenzhen procuratorate pledges fair compensation to resident applying for RMB 100,000 in state compensation for psychological harm from detention)
Shenzhen News, May 28, 2015
http://sztqb.sznews.com/html/2015-05/28/content_3236961.htm

U.S. seeks details on top china official amid bank-hiring probe
the Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/top-china-official-subject-of-u-s-bank-hiring-subpoena-1432743394?tesla=y

Communist Party boss in southern China under investigation for alleged graft
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1810096/communist-party-boss-southern-chinese-city-under

China investigates former top healthcare official for bribery
Reuters, May 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/us-china-corruption-healthcare-idUSKBN0OC0QH20150527

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's latest law-enforcement gadgets
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 27, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32906009

Hong Kong (香港)

Put political reform debate aside if Legco vetoes proposal, CY Leung urges Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, May 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1811105/put-political-reform-debate-aside-if-legco-vetoes-proposal

Hong Kong paper loses four top voices: A pro-China “putsch”?
The Christian Science Monitor, May 27, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0527/Hong-Kong-paper-loses-four-top-voices-A-pro-China-putsch