Access to Justice (司法公正)

“广州三君子”案律师大反击 择期宣判围观公民遭遣返 (Lawyers for “Guangzhou Three” strike back, trial ends without verdict and onlookers and are forcibly turned away)
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/lvshidafanji-07242015085411.html

Related:
Excerpt from Tang Jingling’s self defense and final statement at trial
唐荆陵在法庭上所作的“自我辩护和最后陈述”
Human Rights in China, July 24, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/excerpt-tang-jinglings-self-defense-and-final-statement-trial
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/tang-jing-ling-zai-fa-ting-shang-suo-zuo-de-zi-wo-bian-hu-he-zui-hou-chen-shu

Tight security as trial resumes of Chinese rights lawyer and activists charged with subversion
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843041/tight-security-trial-resumes-chinese-rights-lawyer-and

“广州三君子”案续开审各界关注 香港支联会发起“伞聚”声援 (Reopening of trial of “Guangzhou Three” garners attention, HK Alliance organizes “umbrella gathering” in support)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07232015121029.html

广东惠州网民叶晓峥案开庭 (Guangdong netizen Ye Xiaozheng’s case brought to court)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07232015124437.html

Another Tibetan activist dies in Chinese detention
Voice of America, July 23, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/another-tibetan-activist-dies-in-chinese-detention/2875712.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s reality shows must uphold “socialist core values,” regulator says
The Wall Street Journal, July 23, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/23/chinas-reality-shows-must-uphold-socialist-core-values-regulator-says/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

在台西藏人台湾内政部移民署抗议 移民法落日条款使藏人成国际孤儿 (Tibetans protest Immigration Law’s “Sunset Clause” at Immigration Agency in Taiwan, say it has made Tibetans in exile international orphans)
Radio Free Asia, July 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx2-07232015104051.html

What has Ai Weiwei been doing these last four years?
The Telegraph, July 23, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11757506/What-has-Ai-Weiwei-been-doing-these-last-four-years.html

Video: Taiwan students arrested after breaking into gov’t building to oppose “China-centric” curriculum
Hong Kong Free Press, July 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/24/video-taiwan-students-arrested-after-breaking-into-govt-building-to-oppose-china-centric-curriculum/

Rights groups criticize both 2022 Winter Olympic bids
Voice of America, July 23, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-rights-groups-critisize-both-winter-olympics-bids/2875566.html

凝聚社会监督力量推动维权协同共治, 寻找最美消费维权人物活动启动（Coalescing the power of social supervision to promote “rights defense” coordination and joint management: the search for the “most beautiful consumer rights defender” begins）
Legal Daily, July 24, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150724/Articel06004GN.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Render unto Caesar: Party leaders persecute churches even as they try to co-opt them
The Economist, July 25, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21659757-party-leaders-persecute-churches-even-they-try-co-opt-them-render-unto-caesar

China may bring in “two-child policy” to tackle demographic time bomb
The Guardian, July 23, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/23/china-may-adopt-two-child-policy-this-year-as-demographic-timebomb-looms

Hong Kong (香港)

Police officers are “bullied” by provocative protesters, claims police watchdog chairman
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/23/police-officers-are-bullied-by-provocative-protesters-claims-police-watchdog-chairman/

中大新傳學院民調顯示逾五成半受訪者不想梁振英連任 (CUHK Journalism & Communication Dept survey: Over 55% of interviewees do not want CY Leung to be reappointed)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 24, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150724/news_20150724_55_1118680.htm

National Security and Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Writer criticizes China's new national security laws
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33645768

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Biographies of lawyers, staffers and activists detained or disappeared in the July 10 nationwide raid against rights lawyers
China Change, July 23, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/23/biographies-of-lawyers-staffers-and-activists-detained-or-disappeared-in-the-july-10-nationwide-raid-against-rights-lawyers/

現代中國儒學者能接受同性婚姻嗎？ (Can modern Chinese Confucian scholars accept same sex marriage?)
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/national/14eb551b380fbc7/xian-dai-zhong-guo-ru-xue-zhe-neng-jie-shou-tong-xing-hun-yin-ma-

国家安全审查监管上升到法律层面, 给经济安全领域加一把“安全锁” (State Security examinations and inspections rise to legal standards, adding “safety lock” to economic security)
Legal Daily, July 24, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150724/Articel03004GN.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

张掖中院为家庭暴力受害人撑起司法保护伞 (Zhang Yezhong Court affords protection under law for victims of domestic violence)
Kaixian, July 23, 2015
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2015/0723/38951.html

China targeting rights lawyers in a crackdown
The New York Times, July 22, 2015
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/07/23/world/asia/china-crackdown-human-rights-lawyers.html

Related:
Chinese crackdown on lawyers casts shadow over activists' trial
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842904/chinese-crackdown-lawyers-casts-shadow-over-activists

China's missing rights lawyers
The New York Times, July 22, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/07/22/world/asia/china-missing-rights-defenders.html

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”

对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 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

Activists warned off attending subversion trial of “Guangzhou Three”
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guangzhou-07222015134626.html

Related:
唐荆陵案辩护人：就法官党员身份激烈争辩(Tang Jingling’s defense lawyer: heated debate breaks out regarding court officials' party membership)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 23, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150723_china_tang_lawyer

Access to Information (信息公开)

The hypocrisy of China’s war on pollution
The Diplomat, July 23, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-hypocrisy-of-chinas-war-on-pollution/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

艾未未獲當局發還護照 重獲出國自由 (Ai Weiwei has his passport returned and regains freedom to go overseas)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 22, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150722_china_aiweiwei_passports

Chinese activist hits out at Beijing's Winter Olympics bid
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-olympics-07222015103135.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former chief of China’s state-owned Bright Dairy put under corruption investigation
South China Morning Post, July 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842812/former-chief-chinas-state-owned-bright-dairy-put-under

Central China official under probe for discipline violation
China daily, July 23, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-07/23/content_21386423.htm

How do Chinese officials explain their corruption? People’s Daily counts the ways
The Wall Street Journal, July 22, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/22/how-do-chinese-officials-explain-their-corruption-peoples-daily-counts-the-ways/

China and Magna Carta
The Diplomat, July 23, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/china-and-magna-carta/

China seeks to cap Beijing population at 23 million by 2020
The Hindu, July 22, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/china-seeks-to-cap-beijing-population-at-23-million-by-2020/article7451130.ece

Hong Kong (香港)

New home affairs minister’s ties to pro-Beijing party spark concerns
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/22/new-home-affairs-ministers-ties-to-pro-beijing-party-spark-concerns/

英国敦促中国重启香港政改谈判
U.K. urges China and Hong Kong to restart talks on political reform
Financial Times, July 22, 2015
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063138
EN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3b7043ec-302b-11e5-91ac-a5e17d9b4cff.html#axzz3ghq92Qmk

《明報》前總編遇襲案：有人付20萬買兇 一被告稱仍未收款 (Assault of ex-Mingpao chief editor: Attackers were to be paid $13K each, 1 claims not to have received money yet)
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14eb91912cfa5e2/ming-bao-qian-zong-bian-yu-xi-an-you-ren-fu-20-wan-mai-xiong-yi-bei-gao-cheng-reng-wei-shou-kuan

香港学民思潮发言人遭政府禁言 脸书被入侵成员资料外泄 (Hong Kong Scholarism spokesperson banned by government, Facebook account hacked and members' information leaked)
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-07222015103803.html

China cracks down on Hong Kong evangelists
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 22, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-33619331

Counterterrorism (反恐)

国产特种车：智能反恐制暴 装甲车摩托灭火 (Domestically-produced special vehicles for counterterrorism include armored cars and motorcycles)
CQ News, July 23, 2015
http://www.cqnews.net/node_311753/content_34826089.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Just how far will Chinese tolerate the CCP's authoritarianism?
The Diplomat, July 21, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/just-how-far-will-chinese-tolerate-the-ccps-authoritarianism/

Crime and punishment of China’s Rights Lawyers
China Change, July 23, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/23/crime-and-punishment-of-chinas-rights-lawyers/

法制日报：修复社会关系,司法的能与不能 (Legal Daily: Repairing societal relations, what judicial system can and can’t do)
Legal Daily, July 23, 2015
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2015/0723/c1003-27348535.html

施展、尚观：西北望长安 (Looking at Changan from the northwest)
Gongshiwang, July 19, 2015
http://www.21ccom.net/articles/history/gudai/20150709126617_all.html?from=singlemessage&isappinstalled=0

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Detained Chinese rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang denied legal counsel for nearly a month, wife says
Associated Press, July 20, 2015
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/8f339534706849dca838fffbe2095cbb/AS--China-Rights-Lawyer

China's war on rights lawyers part of wider “stability maintenance” plan
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07212015140342.html

Related:
State media: More confessions from “Black Friday” lawyers
China Digital Times, July 21, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/state-media-more-confessions-from-black-friday-lawyers/

Detained lawyers “at risk of torture” as Taiwan voices support
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/22/detained-lawyers-at-risk-of-torture-as-taiwan-voices-support/

数十人权团体谴责中国再次违反法律程序 香港学界首参与联署声援律师 (Dozens of human rights groups condemn China’s repeated violations of legal procedures, Hong Kong academics join for first t time petition for detained lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07212015102502.html

Law Society condemns mainland crackdown
The Standard, July 22, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=159316&sid=44870283&con_type=1&d_str=20150722

Statement of Law Society on the arrests and detention of lawyers in China
香港律師會就近日內地律師被逮捕及拘留之回應
The Law Society of Hong Kong, July 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_e/news/press/20150721.asp
CH: http://www.hklawsoc.org.hk/pub_c/news/press/20150721.asp

Chinese police are said to seize ashes of Tibetan Monk Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
警方夺走西藏喇嘛丹增德勒骨灰
The New York Times, July 22, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/22/world/asia/chinese-police-are-said-to-seize-ashes-of-tibetan-monk-tenzin-delek-rinpoche.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150722/c22tibetan/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Taming the flood: How China’s leaders “guide” public opinion
Chia File, July 20, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/taming-flood

Why China’s propagandists love the Internet
Foreign Policy, July 21, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/21/why-chinas-propagandists-love-the-internet/#

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Naked protester detained by Chinese police wanted mum to visit Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842646/naked-protester-detained-chinese-police-wanted-mum

曾参与香港反国教、雨伞等运动的三名香港学生领袖抵台 (Three Hong Kong social movement student leaders participate in Taiwan conference)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx2-07212015124438.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

借反腐之名的权力斗争 (Power struggle in the name of fighting graft)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/借反腐之名的权力斗争/a-18597642

Ling Jihua arrested, expelled from party
China Digital Times, July 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/hu-jintao-aide-ling-jihua-arrested-expelled-from-party/

Related:
How Ling Jihua, once one of China's most powerful men, fell from grace
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842645/fall-grace-ling-jihua-once-one-chinas-most-powerful-men

廣東省預防腐敗局局長鐘世堅因腐敗被查 (Guangdong top graft buster Zhong Shijian investigated for corruption)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 21, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150721_china_corruption_zhong

环保部：支持环保组织提起环境公益诉讼 (Ministry of Environmental Protection welcomes civil society to file suits about environmental protection interests)
People’s Daily, July 22, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0722/c1001-27341220.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing won’t waver in its approach to Hong Kong's democratic development, says NPC chief Zhang Dejiang
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1842476/key-central-government-leader-says-beijing-wont-waver-its

HK's desire for democracy still strong: UK
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 21, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150721/news_20150721_56_1117886.htm

Related:
Written Ministerial Statement on the Hong Kong six-monthly report
Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom, July 21, 2015
https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/written-ministerial-statement-on-the-hong-kong-six-monthly-report

National Security and Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Suicide bombings in China: Beyond terrorism
The Diplomat, July 21, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/suicide-bombings-in-china-beyond-terrorism/