Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国国务院日前发起“释放20位女性良心犯”活动 (U.S. State Department launches “Free the 20 Women Political Prisoners and Prisoners of Concern Campaign”)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-09022015162024.html

温州警方拒绝律师会见张凯 广州公安带教会牧师强制旅游 (Wenzhou police deny lawyer’s meeting with Zhang Kai, Guangzhou authorities force pastor to “travel”)
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-09022015125949.html

Ai Weiwei gives first public talk since 2011 – and becomes a selfie Santa Claus
The Guardian, September 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/03/ai-weiwei-first-public-talk-since-2011-artist-china-censorship-selfie

Law change would mean no early release for graft convicts
Caixing, September 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-08-28/100844834.html

新疆兵团完善三级社区矫正组织体系, 矫正期间重新犯罪率0.2%以下 (Xinjiang brigade perfects three-tiered community corrections organization system, community corrections recidivism rate is less than 0.2%)
Legal Daily, September 3, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150903/Articel02012GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

The military parade posts China censored
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34137519

Related:
Chinese social media reacts to military parade with patriotism and mockery
The Guardian, September 3, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/03/chinese-social-media-reacts-parade-patriotism-and-mockery

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans defy crackdown to honor monk who died in police custody
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-09022015143012.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The U.S. hoped indicting 5 Chinese hackers would deter Beijing’s cyberwarriors. It hasn’t worked.
Foreign Policy, September 2, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/02/the-u-s-hoped-indicting-5-chinese-hackers-would-deter-beijings-cyberwarriors-it-hasnt-worked/

Digital, Social & Mobile in China in 2015
We Are Social, August 18, 2015
http://wearesocial.net/blog/2015/08/digital-social-mobile-china-2015/

Social Insecurity: A recent report indicates serious security vulnerabilities in the government’s social security data banks – who should plug the gaps? NewsChina investigates
News China, August 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/social-insecurity#id:2328#date:17:25

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy protester's defence 'undermined' as Hong Kong magistrate changes charge at the last minute
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1854825/occupy-protesters-defence-undermined-hong-kong-magistrate

Counterterrorism (反恐)

网传荣县现"恐怖分子" 警方辟谣:只是有偷盗嫌疑 (Police deny rumors from online repostings of a “terrorist” in Rong County, Sichuan: It is just a suspected thief)
Southcn.com, September 1, 2015
http://news.southcn.com/py/content/2015-09/01/content_131968777.htm

山东男子酒后拨打江苏110 谎称在火车站放两颗炸弹, 江苏无锡宣判编造虚假恐怖信息案 (Shandong man dials 110 in Jiangsu after drinking to claim there are 2 bombs in train station, Jiangsu Wuxi City pronounces verdict in spreading false terrorist information case)
Legal Daily, September 2, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-09/01/content_6251356.htm?node=20908

Pakistan tells China “almost all” Uygur militants eliminated.
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1854671/pakistan-says-almost-all-uygur-militants-eliminated

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Tanks a lot: The high price of pomp
The Economist, September 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21663277-high-price-pomp-tanks-lot

Parade’s end: The real purpose of a rare military display was to show who is in charge
The Economist, September 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21663278-real-purpose-rare-military-display-was-show-who-charge-parades-end

Amnesty as a stepping stone to rule of law
Caixin, September 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-02/100846002.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

U.S. calls for China to release Christian lawyer ahead of President’s Xi Jinping’s state visit
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854631/us-calls-china-release-christian-lawyer-ahead

Four activists held in China's Guangdong over lawyer campaign T-shirts
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tshirts-09012015105022.html

Related:
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 14, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/mass-suppression-lawyers-reveals-true-nature-xis-rule-law
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/dui-wei-quan-lu-shi-de-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-jie-shi-liao-xi-jin-ping-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de

The case of Wang Yu, emblem of China's human rights crackdown
The Guardian, September 2, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/02/the-case-of-wang-yu-emblem-of-chinas-human-rights-crackdown

中国修订刑法：拐卖妇女儿童买方一律入罪 (China has revised criminal law: equal criminalization for purchasing trafficked women or children)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150902_china_criminal_law_abducted_women

Access to Information (信息公开)

马英九：中共自称领导抗战令人遗憾 (Ma Ying-jeou: CPC’s claim to have led the War of Resistance is regrettable)
Voice of America, September 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/ma-yingjiu-20150902/2941896.html

“If China is not to blame, then who is?”
China Digital Times, September 1, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/if-china-is-not-to-blame-then-who-is/

Related:
Call for Chinese authorities to free reporter detained over “false” stock market crash story
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854427/call-chinese-authorities-free-reporter-detained-over

“Authorities should deliver an honest explanation”: First comments by Tianjin’s ex-party boss—now current vice-premier—on disaster response
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854385/state-media-carries-comments-first-time-tianjins-ex

3 Chinese missiles to look out for during the September 3 parade
The Diplomat, September 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/revealed-chinas-secret-censorship-instructions-for-its-military-parade/

Related:
Beijing closes down, while schools are told to praise Party ahead of war parade
Radio Free Asia, September 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/shutters-09012015115321.html

娱乐节目为纪念抗战让路 中国观众表示不满 (Chinese audience unhappy that War of Resistance remembrance programs will be broadcast instead of entertainment)
Deutsche Welle, September 1, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/娱乐节目为纪念抗战让路-中国观众表示不满/a-18687766

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rebel without a country
Foreign Policy, September 2, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/31/chinas-most-infamous-political-cartoonist-dissident-tokyo-japan-exile-rebel-pepper/

德国西藏倡议组织与藏人协会联合在中国驻德使馆前举办悼念丹增德勒仁波切活动 (Tibetan organizations hold vigil at Chinese Embassy in Berlin for Lama Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, who died in Chinese jail)
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-09012015103908.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

从“口头”到“书面”——防城港市立案登记制度改革综述(From oral to written: a general narrative of the reform of Fangchenggang City’s case filing system)
Fangchenggang City News, September 1, 2015
http://www.fcgsnews.com/news/hot/2015-9-1/73326.shtml

Deadly explosions highlight China workplace dangers
Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/deadly-explosions-highlight-china-workplace-dangers-1441100168

国务院：居住证管理办法等立法力争年内完成(State Council Legislative Plan for Remainder of 2015: We will strive to ensure Management Measures for Residential Permits and other legislation will be completed by year-end)
China News, September 2, 2015
http://news.china.com/domestic/945/20150902/20320824.html

UN Ambassador Power highlights plight of women prisoners
Voice of America, September 1, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/ambassador-power-highlights-plight-women-prisoners/2941850.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese iPhone users hit by “KeyRaider” malware
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34114487

Quantum computing and Alibaba’s leap of faith
ChinaFile, September 1, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/caixin-media/quantum-computing-and-alibabas-leap-faith

美国准备对中国黑客实施制裁 (U.S. to sanction Chinese hackers)
Financial Times, September 1, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063761

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy activists arrested for obstructing Mong Kok clearance have summons discharged
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1854490/occupy-activists-arrested-obstructing-mong-kok-clearance

HKU alumni vote overwhelmingly to remove CY Leung as chancellor
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/02/hku-alumni-vote-overwhelmingly-to-remove-cy-leung-as-chancellor/

Related:
港大毕业生议会通过动议：要校委会30日内任命副校 取消特首兼任校监 (HKU alumni association passes motion: Council to appoint pro-vice chancellor within 30 days, Chief Executive shall not be the chancellor of the university)
South China Morning Post, September 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14f8cd80339a94a/gang-da-bi-ye-sheng-yi-hui-tong-guo-dong-yi-yao-xiao-wei-hui-30-nei-ren-ming-fu-xiao-qu-xiao-te-shou-jian-ren-xiao-jian

Leader of Hong Kong democracy protests Joshua Wong to face trial
The Guardian, September 2, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/02/leader-of-hong-kong-democracy-protests-joshua-wong-to-face-trial

Only three pan-dems invited to Beijing military parade
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/02/only-three-pan-dems-invited-to-beijing-military-parade/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Explosions in China: The links between Party rule and business corruption.
The Wall Street Journal, September 1, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/explosions-in-china-1441150618

大阅兵与大管制 (The massive parade and its massive restrictions)
Financial Times, September 2, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063763

依宪执政五人谈: 依宪治国离不开律师 (A five-person discussion: ruling the country according to the constitution cannot be done without the lawyers)
Yanhuang Chunqiu, September 2, 2015
http://www.yhcqw.com/html/tg/2015/89/158921443HGB6K9915E891DHDD22IGHAB_3.html

保护举报人法律要更给力(The law needs to better protect whistleblowers)
Legal Daily, September 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150902/Articel07004GN.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyer Who Advised Churches in China Faces Secretive Detention
The New York Times, September 1, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/02/world/asia/china-lawyer-churches-zhang-kai.html

Related:
The work of lawyer Zhang Kai: “I have God as my backer”
China Change, August 31, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/31/the-work-of-lawyer-zhang-kai-i-have-god-as-my-backer/

失踪北京律师在温州“监居” 外界担心酷刑 (Disappeared Beijing lawyer under “residential surveillance” in Wenzhou, raises concern over possibility of torture)
Voice of America, September 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-lawyer-20150831/2939079.html

人权组织呼吁立即释放财经记者王晓璐 (Human rights organizations urge for immediate release of Caijing reporter Wang Xiaolu)
Voice of America, September 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-group-china-20150831/2939802.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Sensitive words: “Interview” with Xi’s first wife
China Digital Times, August 31, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/08/sensitive-words-interview-with-xis-first-wife/

Journalist, market regulatory official confess to roles in alleged insider trading at Citic Securities
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1854092/journalist-market-regulatory-official-confess-roles-alleged

Related:
Chinese web users aren’t blaming detained journalist for market panic
Foreign Policy, August 31, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/31/china-stock-market-crash-cctv-confession-wang-xiaolu-scapegoat-weibo/

China hopes censorship and patriotic netizens will make its WWII parade a global victory
Quartz, September 1, 2015
http://qz.com/491149/china-hopes-censorship-and-patriotic-netizens-will-make-its-wwii-parade-a-global-victory/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activist known for promoting KMT role in WWII disappears ahead of military parade
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/31/chinese-activist-known-for-promoting-kmt-role-in-wwii-disappears-ahead-of-military-parade/

腾格里工业园区系列污染环境案第三案开庭, 被告人对污染环境行为表示认罪 (Third in series of cases involving pollution of the Tengger Desert industrial zone commences, defendant pleads guilty to environmental pollution conduct)
Legal Daily, August 25, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/legal_case/content/2015-08/25/content_6237676.htm?node=33834

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Workers’ leader Xu Zhihui finally loses his battle with pneumoconiosis
China Labor Bulletin, August 31, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/workers%E2%80%99-leader-xu-zhihui-finally-loses-his-battle-pneumoconiosis

Authorities issue anti-corruption rules for WWII anniversary amnesty
China Daily, September 1, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/01/content_21763803.htm

After crash, China holds hundreds in stock market crackdown
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/market-08312015083335.html

Related:
Is “disappearance” of top female hedge fund manager another sign Beijing is tightening its grip on volatile market?
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854295/chinas-probe-market-volatility-deepens-amid-speculation

武汉工业园违规生产致爆燃5人死 3人被刑拘 (Illegal production at Wuhan industrial park causes 5 deaths, 3 people criminally detained)
Xinhua News, September 1, 2015
hhttp://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-09-01/163232264969.shtml

山东一座化工厂发生爆炸 至少一人死亡 (At least 1 dead from Shandong chemical plant explosion)
Voice of America, September 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-explosion-20150901/2940393.html

Beijing says access to winter sports also a human right
Reuters, September 1, 2015
http://www.euronews.com/sport/3066128-beijing-says-access-to-winter-sports-also-a-human-right/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Why it matters that the U.S. may sanction Chinese entities over cyber espionage
The Diplomat, September 1, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/why-it-matters-that-the-us-may-sanction-chinese-entities-over-cyber-espionage/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong: One year after 8.19
China Change, August 31, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/31/hong-kong-one-year-after-8-19/

Related:

Gov’t fortifies Civic Square ahead of Occupy anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/01/govt-fortifies-civic-square-ahead-of-occupy-anniversary/

Beijing holding out olive branch for Hong Kong pan-democrats to develop “loyal opposition”, says think tank chief
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1854042/beijing-holding-out-olive-branch-hong-kong-pan-democrats

17 Occupy activists charged with contempt over Mong Kok clearance urge judge to throw out case
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1854221/17-occupy-activists-charged-contempt-over-mong-kok

HKU POP Survey on popularity of cross-strait political figures
Public Opinion Programme, HKU, August 25, 2015
https://www.hkupop.hku.hk/english/release/release1283.html