Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed journalist Gao Yu’s health deteriorates, brother quotes her as saying “I don’t want to die here”
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1844667/jailed-journalist-gao-yus-health-deteriorates-i-dont-want-die

Related:
专访：高瑜健康状况不佳 将提取保候审 (Interview: Gao Yu’s health deteriorates, lawyer to apply for release on bail pending trial)
Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/专访高瑜健康状况不佳-将提取保候审/a-18615391

China mass arrests to have “chilling effect” on Aus firms
Lawyers Weekly, July 29, 2015
http://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/news/16893-china-mass-arrests-to-have-chilling-effect-on-aus-firms

卷宗之谜 (File Mystery: Court lost case file of man who waited 19 years to appeal)
China Youth Daily, July 29, 2015
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-07/29/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150729_5-09.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Videogame industry’s next battle: Chinese censors
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/28/videogame-industrys-next-battle-chinese-censors/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

声援“屠夫”人士遭警告失联 独立中文笔会诗人野火被失踪 (Citizens in Wuhan dropped out of communication after voicing support for “Butcher,” Independent Chinese PEN poet “Wild Fire” is disappeared)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07282015110739.html

Christian protester “beaten unconscious” in scuffles outside church in China
Hong Kong Free Press, July 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/29/christian-protester-beaten-unconscious-in-scuffles-outside-church-in-china/

These are the secret code words that let you criticize the Chinese government
Washington Post, July 28, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/07/29/these-are-the-secret-code-words-that-let-you-criticize-the-chinese-government/

隔行隔山？(Former prosecutor sues lawyers association with aim of becoming lawyer)
China Youth Daily, July 29, 2015
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-07/29/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150729_3-09.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Beijing must not win 2022 Winter Olympics bid, say human rights activists
The Guardian, July 29, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/jul/29/beijing-2022-winter-olympics-bid-human-rights-activists

Related:
人权人士请求国际奥委会拒绝北京主办冬奥会 (Human rights activists ask IOC to reject Beijing’s bid to host 2022 Winter Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-07282015115540.html

HRIC Urges IOC to Postpone Host City Election for 2022 Olympics
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-ioc-postpone-host-city-election-2022-olympics

China indicts former Party Chief of Xinjiang's capital for graft
Voice of America, July 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-indicts-former-party-chief-of-xinjiang-capital-for-graft/2881396.html

A Chinese Supreme Court justice falls from grace
Foreign Policy, July 28, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/28/china-supreme-court-corruption-crackdown/

China says recovered 38.7 billion yuan in graft losses
Channel NewsAsia, July 29, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-says-recovered-38-7/2014540.html

Dark corner of China's rise: A surge in trafficking of children
Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0727/Dark-corner-of-China-s-rise-A-surge-in-trafficking-of-children

男子被错关获13万“平冤款”一年未到 检方称财政没钱 (Man fails to get RMB 130,000 state compensation for wrongful imprisonment after 1-year wait, procuratorate says there is no money in public coffers)
The Paper, July 29, 2015
Available at: http://www.tynews.com.cn/eye/content/2015-07/29/content_991948.htm

查处总数比去年明显下降但各类单项问题均有增长, 中纪委纠“四风”半年报揭示哪些问题 (Total number of investigations in first half of 2015 dropped visibly compared to same period in 2014, but that of various single item issues has increased: Issues revealed by the CCDI's half-yearly report on its investigation of the “four winds”)
Legal Daily, July 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150729/Articel04002GN.htm

检察介入, 涉毒人员袭警被毙 (Procuratorate gets involved, drug suspect shot dead by police)
Legal Daily, July 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150729/Articel05014GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China pushes to rewrite rules of global Internet
Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-pushes-to-rewrite-rules-of-global-internet-1438112980

Hong Kong (香港)

港大校委堅持延後任命副校 學生衝入會場 兩委員送院 (HKU Council continues to postpone Pro-VC appointment, two members hospitalized after students’ charged into meeting)
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14ed79b2ac4da2d/gang-da-xiao-wei-jian-chi-yan-hou-ren-ming-fu-xiao-xue-sheng-chong-ru-hui-chang-liang-wei-yuan-song-yuan

Hurt by council's decision, says Johannes Chan
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 29, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150729/news_20150729_56_1119795.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

觀點：香港傳媒來去何從？ (View point: What will the Hong Kong media be like in the future?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 28, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150728_hongkong_media_google_hangout

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China versus the lawyers
The Diplomat, July 28, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/china-versus-the-lawyers/

A thorn in the side of Walmart: Wang Shishu goes to court again
China Labour Bulletin, July 27, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/thorn-side-walmart-wang-shishu-goes-court-again

高瑜狱中病情恶化，被要求解聘律师和认罪 (Gao Yu’s health deteriorates in prison, is asked by authorities to dismiss lawyers and admit guilt)
Boxun, July 28, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507282123.shtml#.VbeZEdJVhHw

Access to Information (信息公开)

Escalator death in China sets off furor online
The New York Times, July 28, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/world/asia/escalator-death-in-china-sets-off-furor-online.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东揭阳村民数月抗议土地被强占 警方凌晨入村暴力抓捕维权代表 (Jieyang (Guangdong) villagers protest for months over forcibly occupied land, police detain 2 rights defenders in early morning)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07272015113249.html

湖北逾百民办教师省教育厅维权遭警方驱散 (Over 100 teachers of privately-run schools in Hubei protesting for better treatment are dispersed by police)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07272015115332.html

Activist in bid to find whereabouts of detained Chinese rights lawyer Wang Yu
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyer-07272015140807.html

China's Christians protest “evil” Communist campaign to tear down crosses
The Guardian, July 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/27/chinas-christians-protest-evil-communist-campaign-to-tear-down-crosses

Related:
“Chanting monks” deployed in standoff over cross demolition in China’s Zhejiang
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-churches-07272015103543.html

构建多层次全方位立体化可持续服务机制, 北京律师打造公益法律服务品牌 (Constructing a multi-level, comprehensive, three-dimensional, sustainable service mechanism: Beijing lawyers forge a public interest legal services brand)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150728/Articel02001GN.htm

湖北志愿服务条例草案提交省人大常委会审议, 政府不再直接参与志愿服务日常管理 (Standing Committee of Hubei’s People’s Congress to deliberate draft regulations on volunteer services that would end day-to-day government supervision of volunteer services)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150728/Articel03004GN.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Biggest number of Chinese provincial-level corruption suspects “caught in Guangdong”
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843983/biggest-number-chinese-provincial-level-corruption

河北重新修订信访条例, 建立重大信访问题倒查责任制 (Hebei once again amends its petition regulations, establishes investigation responsibility system for major petition problems)
Legal Daily, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150728/Articel03003GN.htm

China/Kazakhstan: 2022 games major test of Olympic reforms
Human Rights Watch, July 21, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/21/china/kazakhstan-2022-games-major-test-olympic-reforms

取保候审不属国家赔偿范围 (Release on “guarantee pending further investigation” does not fall within scope of state compensation)
Anhui Daily Village Edition, July 28, 2015
http://epaper.anhuinews.com/html/ahrbncb/20150728/article_3339102.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Michael Chertoff makes the case against back doors
Emptywheel, July 26, 2015
https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/07/26/michael-chertoff-makes-the-case-against-back-doors/

950 million Android phones can be hijacked by malicious text messages
Ars Technica, July 27, 2015
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/07/950-million-android-phones-can-be-hijacked-by-malicious-text-messages/

Hong Kong (香港)

港大校友請願促推翻先揀選副校長的決定 (HKU alumni petition to revoke pre-selection of pro-vice-chancellor)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150728/news_20150728_55_1119595.htm

Related:
港大校委會開會　馮敬恩冀立即處理副校長任命 (HKU Council to hold meeting, Student Union President requests immediate resolution of pro-vice-chancellor appointment )
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150728/news_20150728_55_1119585.htm

Hong Kong's precarious press freedom situation
Al Jazeera, July 26, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/hong-kong-press-freedom-150726113025983.html

China liaison office interfered with HKU pro-vice chancellor appointment, claims ex-editor
Hong Kong Free Press, July 27, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/27/china-liaison-office-interfered-with-hku-pro-vice-chancellor-appointment-claims-ex-editor/

香港学者李欧梵：去年香港占中至少让年轻人发声了 (HK academic Leo Ou-fan Lee: At least Hong Kong young people spoke out in last year’s Occupy Movement)
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/sd-07272015133100.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中方称中国颁布《国家安全法》是依法治国的重要举措 (PRC says China’s adoption of State Security Law an important act in ruling country according to law)
Netease, July 28, 2015
http://news.163.com/15/0728/07/AVJIT0VU00014JB5.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China: The best and the worst place to be a Muslim woman
Foreign Police, July 17, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/17/china-feminism-islam-muslim-women-xinjiang-uighurs/

The vilification of lawyer Wang Yu and violence by other means
China Change, July 27, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/27/the-vilification-of-lawyer-wang-yu-and-violence-by-other-means/

China needs its human rights lawyers to fortify its rule of law
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1844025/china-needs-its-human-rights-lawyers-fortify-its-rule-law

If China wants more children, it needs to get out of the nation’s bedrooms
The Guardian, July 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/27/china-one-child-policy

Other unclassified databases the Chinese are probably stealing
Lawfare, July 27, 2015
http://www.lawfareblog.com/other-unclassified-databases-chinese-are-probably-stealing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s crackdown on lawyers sparks debate on party’s strength
McClatchy, July 26, 2015
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article28717171.html

What can you do in the face of terror – a Chinese entrepreneur responds to arrest of rights lawyers
China Change, July 24, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/24/what-can-you-do-in-the-face-of-terror-a-chinese-entrepreneur-responds-to-arrest-of-rights-lawyers/

Chinese activists’ subversion trial likened to a battle between justice and evil
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843882/chinese-activists-subversion-trial-likened-battle

Related:
Excerpts 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

Former teacher tells court of torture as Guangzhou Three subversion trial ends
Radio Free Asia, July 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guangzhouthree-07242015133631.html

Activists' subversion trial ends after 11-hour session but families vow to appeal if convicted
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843562/subversion-trial-chinese-rights-lawyer-and-activists

大陸拘捕維權律師 馬英九指反映習近平管治下政治不穩 (Ma Ying-jeou: Mainland China's crackdown on human rights lawyers reflects political instability under the Xi Jinping administration)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 27, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/4-held-in-china-for-leaking-military-secrets-to-foreign-spies/article7463819.ece

Related:
BBC中國總編輯凱瑞專訪台灣總統馬英九全文 (Full transcript of Ma Ying-jeou’s interview with BBC chief China editor)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 27, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150727_transcript_taiwan_ma_interview

声援律师倪玉兰母女遭警告维权人士戈觉平被软禁逾十天 (Rights defender Ni Yulan and daughter warned by police for supporting arrested lawyers, Wang Yu's client, rights defender Ge Jiaoping, under residential surveillance for over 10 days)
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07242015103022.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's state media pour scorn on Obama's Africa trip
Associated Press, July 27, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/china-obama-africa-trip_55b612fce4b0224d8832abae

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's public security chief tries to ease fears about draft law for foreign NGOs
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1843921/chinas-public-security-chief-tries-ease-fears-about

Related:
中国称支持境外NGO发展 (China claims to support overseas NGOs' development)
Deutsche Welle, July 27, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国称支持境外ngo发展/a-18608919

Activist known for brash tactics among dozens held in China
Associated Press, July 26, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/b5fd2e4633544464866a7045e764c156/activist-known-brash-tactics-among-dozens-held-china

六四學運領袖吾爾開希宣佈競選台灣立委 (June Fourth student movement leader Wu'erkaixi to seek seat in Taiwan Parliament)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150724_taiwan_election_wuer

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Rights advocates, and a monk, oppose Beijing’s winter Olympics bid
The New York Times, July 25, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/rights-advocates-and-a-monk-oppose-beijings-winter-olympics-bid/

Related:
IOC urged to reject Beijing’s 2022 Olympic bid amid lawyer crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, July 26, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/26/ioc-urged-to-reject-beijings-2022-olympic-bid-amid-lawyer-crackdown/

中共河北省委书记落马 (Head of China's Hebei Province dismissed)
Deutsche Welle, July 24, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中共河北省委书记落马/a-18605944

Related:
China’s antigraft spotlight turns on Head of Hebei Province
Wall Street Journal, July 25, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-antigraft-spotlight-turns-on-head-of-hebei-province-1437813539

Taiwan president rues lack of progress with China
British Broadcast Corporation, July 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33649127

纪委书记GPS跟踪区委书记会否是“狗咬狗”(Secretary of Committee for Discipline Inspection uses GPS to follow Party secretary—an instance of dog-eat-dog?)
Netease, July 24, 2015
http://news.163.com/15/0724/10/AV9JEFR300014AEE.html

Dark corner of China's rise: A surge in trafficked children
The Christian Science Monitor, July 27, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/0727/Dark-corner-of-China-s-rise-A-surge-in-trafficked-children

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China uses “picking quarrels” charge to cast a wider net online
The New York Times, July 26, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/27/world/asia/china-uses-picking-quarrels-charge-to-cast-a-wider-net-online.html

The PLA General Staff Department Third Department Second Bureau: an organizational overview of unit 61398
Project 2049 Institute, July 27, 2015
http://www.project2049.net/documents/Stokes_PLA_General_Staff_Department_Unit_61398.pdf