北京法院受理家事案件数量逐年上升 矛盾点集中房产 (Family law caseload for Beijing courts Increases year on year, conflicts center upon property)
Legal Daily, August 12, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/08-12/7462353.shtml
Chinese woman unable to visit husband in jail as “marriage certificate does not prove marriage”
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1848891/chinese-woman-unable-visit-husband-jail-marriage-certificate-does
CNN, local Chinese media struggle to report on Tianjin explosion
Hong Kong Free Press, August 13, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/13/cnn-local-chinese-media-struggle-to-report-on-tianjin-explosion/
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Emotions run high at Chinese hospital after blasts
Cable News Network, August 12, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/08/12/china-explosion-hospital-ripley.cnn內地微博流傳一張照片聲稱是天津爆炸傷者名單 (Weibo circulates purported list of casualties from Tianjin explosion)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 13, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1204870-20150813.htmIndustrial accidents in China continue to exact high toll in lives and property
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1849194/industrial-accidents-china-continue-exact-high-toll-lives-and
高瑜案二审将至 当局不准律师披露案情 (Gao Yu’s second instance trial nears, authorities forbid lawyer to disclose information)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08122015111655.html/
Teasing out Ai Weiwei’s endgame, after China lifts a travel ban
The New York Times, August 12, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/12/teasing-out-ai-weiweis-endgame-after-china-lifts-a-travel-ban/
Chinese lawyers, activists call for a rights dialogue with teeth
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dialogue-08122015124849.html
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HRIC Commentary: U.S.–China Human Rights Dialogue
Human Rights in China, August 12, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-commentary-us-china-human-rights-dialogue
Clampdown amid questions over death of Tibetan Monk in custody
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/clampdown-08122015152100.html
淮南兑现拖欠15年国家赔偿金 当事人拒收并要求追责 (Huainan offers to pay 15-year overdue state compensation with interest to come, party involved wants lump-sum and seeks accountability for wrongful conviction)
Anhui Online, August 13, 2015
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2015/08/13/006911932.shtml
全国人大常委会委员：贪贿犯罪最高刑罚死刑未取消 (NPC Standing Committee Member: Death as supreme punishment for corruption will not be abolished)
China News (original not found), August 12, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/08-12/7461806.shtml
Excerpts from report: “四中全会决定特别提出，要贯彻落实总体国家安全观，加快国家安全法治建设，抓紧出台一批急需法律，构建国家安全法律制度体系，已经制定国家安全法、反间谍法，正在审议反恐怖主义法、境外非政府组织管理法、网络安全法等。” "Fourth plenum agreed on establishing a comprehensive national security legal framework, accelerating implementation of governance in accordance with the National Security Law, introducing urgently needed laws, and establishing an institutional system of National Security Law. The National Security Law and Counter-Espionage Law are already enacted, and the Counter-Terrorism Law, the FNGO Law and the Cybersecurity Law (among others) are now being deliberated upon."“反家庭暴力法是社会法领域里面大家比较关注的一部法律，这部法律如果没有什么变数的话准备在八月份的常委会进行初审。” "The Anti-Domestic Violence Law is one of the social laws which everyone is focusing on, if there are no changes, then expect that this law will undergo its first deliberation in August."
外媒报道中国强征农地暴力冲突事件 (Foreign media report violent conflicts arising from China’s forced land requisition)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-08122015111053.html/
China investigates former tourism official for corruption, leaking state secrets
Reuters, August 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/12/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0QH0FA20150812
第二批139家网警执法账号集中上线, 网上公开巡查执法以来已警示万余人次
(Second batch of 139 Internet police law enforcement accounts go online, more than 10,000 people already have been given warnings since inception of open online patrol and law enforcement)
Legal Daily, August 13, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150813/Articel01004GN.htm
China cybersecurity fears prompt business groups to press Obama: Ahead of Xi Jinping’s visit, U.S. firms say Beijing’s policies are hurting their ability to operate in China”
Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/business-tech-groups-press-obama-on-china-competition-concerns-1439361855
Pro-Cantonese groups concerned over China Liaison Office’s presence at school ceremony
Hong Kong Free Press, August 13, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/13/pro-cantonese-groups-concerned-over-china-liaison-offices-presence-at-school-ceremony/
劉進圖案陪審團裁定2被告全部罪名成立 (Assault of ex Mingpao chief editor Kevin Lau: Jury clears 2 defendants of all charges)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 13, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1204882-20150813.htm
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劉進圖相信遇襲案裁決公正 冀警方再接再厲 (Assault of ex Mingpao chief editor Kevin Lau: Lau sees conviction as fair, hopes police will continue investigation)
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 13, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1204906-20150813.htm
警方辟谣北京南站砍人事件:系大连反恐演练视频 (Police deny rumors of Beijing South Railway Station knife attack: Footage allegedly showing incident was actually from Dalian counterterrorism exercise)
People’s Daily Online, August 13, 2015
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2015/0813/c42510-27457504.html
China’s political firewall—Mass arrest of lawyers
The Diplomat, August 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/chinas-political-firewall-mass-arrest-of-lawyers/
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A letter of protest against China’s arrest of rights lawyers, to be read at a rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., and then formally delivered
China Change, August 13, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/12/a-letter-of-protest-against-chinas-arrest-of-rights-lawyers-to-be-read-at-a-rally-in-front-of-the-chinese-embassy-in-washington-d-c-and-then-formally-delivered/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-shiOver 50 world-wide civil society organizations signed joint statement in support of the arrested lawyers in China
全球超过50个民间团体联署声援被拘捕中国律师
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, August 13, 2015
EN: http://www.chrlawyers.hk/en/content/press-releaseover-50-world-wide-civil-society-organizations-signed-joint-statement-support CH: http://www.chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/新闻稿全球超过50个民间团体联署声援被拘捕中国律师
Q&A: How to cope with perils of being a Chinese news assistant for foreign media
Committee to Protect Journalists, August 11, 2015
https://cpj.org/blog/2015/08/qa-how-to-cope-with-perils-of-being-a-chinese-news.php
A way out of Hong Kong's polarised politics is possible
The South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1848853/way-out-hong-kongs-polarised-politics-possible
Chinese police rule suicide in case of young mother found with seven stab wounds
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1848939/chinese-police-rule-suicide-case-young-mother-found-seven-stab
Chinese activist free after post-release “disappearance”
李化平曝被戴手铐绑架出狱 未来将安心写作
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/release-08112015132840.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08112015105242.html
余文生控告北京警方虐待及变相酷刑 (Yu Wensheng files complaint against Beijing police for abuse and torture)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-08112015114008.html
锋锐律师案王全璋以寻衅滋事、煽动颠覆两罪被刑事拘留 (Fengrui law firm case: Wang Quanzhang criminally detained for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” and “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio France Internationale, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-锋锐律师案王全璋以寻衅滋事、煽动颠覆两罪被刑事拘留
Chinese man, falsely jailed for 20 years for murder, “refused to confess under torture”
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1848850/chinese-man-falsely-jailed-20-years-murder-refused
Shanghai Telecom triples cost of access to overseas websites
Global Voices, August 11, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/08/11/shanghai-telecom-triples-cost-of-access-to-overseas-websites/
Minitrue: Don’t hype Ministry of Culture’s music blacklist
China Digital Times, August 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/08/minitrue-dont-hype-ministry-of-cultures-music-blacklist/
C is for Censorship: Google’s Alphabet site blocked one day after foundation
Hong Kong Free Press, August 12, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/12/c-is-for-censorship-googles-alphabet-site-blocked-one-day-after-foundation/
文化部公布音乐“黑名单”遭网民调侃 (Ministry of Culture’s “blacklist” of songs mocked by netizens)
Deutsche Welle, August 11, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/文化部公布音乐黑名单遭网民调侃/a-18641509
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中国公布120首网络禁歌 网友抨击限制言论自由
China's song ban could spark public backlash: commentators
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2015
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-08112015113007.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/backlash-08112015113538.html
广西玉林数百村民与警方冲突 抵抗征地建火葬场 (Hundreds of Guangxi Yulin villagers clash with police while protesting plans for crematorium in confiscated land)
Radio France Internationale, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-广西玉林数百村民与警方冲突-抵抗征地建火葬场
温州信徒集会反对拆除十字架 贵州活石教会牧师账户被冻结 (Wenzhou Christians protest removal of crosses, Guizhou pastor’s bank account frozen)
Radio Free Asia, August 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yf2-08112015120757.html
美參議員要求奧習會關注中國打壓人權 (U.S. senators urge Obama to pay attention to China’s crackdown on human rights during his meeting with Xi Jinping)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/08/150811_us_china_rights
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U.S. senators urge President Obama to press China’s President Xi on rights during visit
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1848829/us-senators-urge-president-obama-press-chinas-president
Associate of China's disgraced presidential aide Ling Jihua accused of leaking state secrets
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1848886/another-top-communist-party-cadre-accused-leaking-state
冤案后的赔偿与追责：一年“自由”值5万 (Compensation and accountability for wrongful convictions: a year’s freedom is worth RMB 50,000)
QQ News, August 12, 2015
http://news.qq.com/a/20150812/051199.htm
The house that Gu built: disgraced Chinese general developed luxury homes under military guise
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1848764/house-gu-built-record-setting-luxury-homes-developed
In Chinese media, a rebuff to officials who won’t fully retire
The New York Times, August 11, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/in-chinese-media-a-rebuff-to-officials-who-wont-fully-retire/
Critics say gov't argument for curbing Beijing's population is flawed
Caixin, August 11, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-08-11/100838336.html
Hong Kong pro-democracy group member convicted for obstructing policewomen on fateful night of famous police beating
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1848657/hong-kong-pro-democracy-group-member-convicted-obstructing
大连举行反恐防暴演练 确保达沃斯论坛绝对安全 (Dalian holds counterterrorism exercises to insure the security of upcoming World Economic Forum)
China News, August 12, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2015/08-12/7463775.shtml
How China’s crackdown on lawyers affects media freedom
The Diplomat, August 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/how-chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers-affects-media-freedom/
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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
冰点：无助的眼神 我无法回避 (Freezing Point: When I see the helpless, I can’t ignore them [a profile of rights defense lawyer Pang Kun])
China Youth Online “Freezing Point,” August 12, 2015
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-08/05/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150805_1-10.htm
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Deep Freeze: The authorities silence yet another inconvenient voice
The Economist, February 2, 2006
http://www.economist.com/node/5476223庞琨律师被带走，警察突袭百名律师遭各界抨击 (Lawyer Pang Kun taken away, police surprise attack 100 lawyers from all sides)
Boxun, July 14, 2015
https://www.bnn.co/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507140131.shtml
Ahead of Beijing 2022, the Olympic movement must champion human rights as part of its mandate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1848843/ahead-beijing-2022-olympic-movement-must-champion-human
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With China, IOC Turns Its Back on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, July 31, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/china-ioc-turns-its-back-human-rightsHRIC Urges IOC to Postpone Host City Election for 2022 Olympics
中国人权敦促国际奥委会推迟选举2022年冬奥会主办城市
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-ioc-postpone-host-city-election-2022-olympics CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-guo-ren-quan-dun-cu-guo-ji-ao-wei-hui-tui-chi-xuan-ju-2022nian
Not such good American friends: The American Bar Association mumbles as Beijing arrests lawyers.
Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/not-such-good-american-friends-1439250937
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ABA President William C. Hubbard statement on Lawyers in China
The American Bar Association, August 3, 2015
http://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2015/08/aba_president_willia.html
Currency devaluation shows the high cost of China’s soft power
Foreign Policy, August 11, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/11/currency-devaluation-shows-the-high-cost-of-chinas-soft-power/
香港觀察：還給港大清淨的校園 (HK observations: Return tranquility to HKU)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/hong_kong_review/2015/08/150811_hkreview_hk-style_red_guards
时事大家谈：释永信是否引爆中国道德危机？ (Current affairs talk: Did “Shaolin CEO Monk” Shi Yongxin set off a moral crisis in China?)
Voice of America, August 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/io-20150811-china-monks-moral-deparavation/2913527.html
中国计划生育政策或将于2016年寿终正寝 (Chinese family planning policy may end in 2016)
Radio France Internationale, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-中国计划生育政策或将寿终净寝
郑州法院受理刑事速裁案件737件均当庭宣判 平均4个工作日结案体现轻罪快判 (Zhengzhou Courts handle 737 fast track criminal cases, average of 4 work days to conclude a case exemplifies speedy judgment for misdemeanors)
Legal Daily, August 11, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150811/Articel05003GN.htm
China bans Fart and 119 other “immoral” songs with “severe punishment” threat
The Guardian, August 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/11/china-bans-fart-and-119-other-immoral-songs-with-severe-punishment-threat
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中国文化部公布120首网路音乐黑名单 (Chinese Ministry of Culture blacklists 120 songs)
Radio France International, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-中国文化部公布120首网路音乐黑名单
Chinese Christians resist government plan to remove crosses
The New York Times, August 11, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/chinese-christians-resist-government-plan-to-remove-crosses.html
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Protest in Zhejiang as church cross demolitions continue
Hong Kong Free Press, August 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/10/protest-in-zhejiang-as-church-cross-demolitions-continue/
Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's sister, niece return home after two weeks' detention
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/return-08072015161511.html
Drawings of police torture seize China’s attention
山西男子用漫画记录遭刑讯经历
The New York Times, August 11, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/world/asia/drawings-of-police-torturing-a-suspect-captivate-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150811/c11sino-drawings/
Chinese Communist Party newspaper warns against retired officials exerting political influence behind scenes
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1848144/chinese-communist-party-newspaper-warns-against-retired
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党媒批评老干部恋栈权位分析认为已属“摊牌” (State media criticizes old cadres’ reluctance to give up power, analysts say CPC is laying its cards on the table)
Radio France International, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-党媒批评老干部恋栈权位分析认为已属“摊牌”
Lowly official linked to 821 million yuan graft
Radio Television Hong Kong, August 10, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1204139-20150810.htm
Communist Party leadership’s annual visit to Beidaihe in doubt
Irish Times, August 10, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/communist-party-leadership-s-annual-visit-to-beidaihe-in-doubt-1.2312773
公安部修订涉案财物管理规定 严禁办案人员自行保管涉案财物 (PSB amends management regulations for property cases, strictly forbids personnel who handle cases from managing property themselves)
Legal Daily, August 11, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150811/Articel01004GN.htm
China's much-hyped healthcare reform drive stuck in first gear
Reuters, August 9, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/09/us-china-healthcare-reform-idUSKCN0QE0UR20150809
Chinese hack of U.S. national security details revealed days after Russian hack
The Guardian, August 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/10/chinese-national-security-officials-hack
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中国黑客2010年以来一直在入侵美国官员私人电邮—NBC (Chinese hackers have been gaining unauthorized access to U.S. officials’ personal emails since 2010)
Reuters, August 10, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/08/11/cybersecurity-usa-china-idCNKCS0QG0JA20150811Report: China hacked emails of U.S. officials
Voice of America, August 10, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/report-china-hacked-emails-of-us-officials/2912486.html