ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

In a first, Chinese hackers are arrested at the behest of the U.S. government
The Washington Post, October 9, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/in-a-first-chinese-hackers-are-arrested-at-the-behest-of-the-us-government/2015/10/09/0a7b0e46-6778-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

”Strictly enforce law,” Beijing legislative chief tells Hong Kong's police, fire, immigration and prison chiefs during high-profile visit
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1865907/strictly-enforce-law-beijing-legislative-chief-tells-hong

Johannes Chan's appointment never discussed with HKU chief, says Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung
South China Morning Post, October 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1866075/hong-kong-chief-executive-cy-leung-says-liberal

HKU students, alumni and teachers protest over academic freedom as anger mounts
Hong Kong Free Press, October 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/09/hku-students-alumni-and-teachers-protest-over-academic-freedom-as-anger-mounts/

學聯聯同8院校推公投廢特首校監必然制 (HKFS together with 8 education institutions to bring referendum to scrap automatic appointment of Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Mingpao, October 11, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151011/s00001/1444550490151

Joshua Wong seeks lower age limit for Hong Kong candidates
New York Times, October 12, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/12/joshua-wong-hong-kong-age-18-elections/

Related:
黃之鋒申覆核參選年齡　譚耀宗：18歲心智未成熟　應等有工作經驗才選 (Joshua Wong applies for judicial review to lower minimum age for LegCo candidates, Pro-Beijing lawmaker Tam Yiuchung: Age 18 is not mature enough, candidates should have work experience first)
Mingpao, October 13, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151013/s00001/1444666328517

【7警涉打人】最快今周可提檢控　梁家傑：公義遲到好過無到 (7 policemen suspected of beating Umbrella Movement protestor to be prosecuted within the week, Civic Party leader Alan Leong: Justice better late than never)
Mingpao, October 13, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151013/s00001/1444697936933

Counterterrorism (反恐)

”A brighter future beckons”: China tries to get Xinjiang to join the party
The Guardian, October 9, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/09/a-brighter-future-beckons-china-tries-to-get-xinjiang-to-join-the-party

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Bao Zhuoxuan and the long arm of Chinese law
China Digital Times, October 12, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/rebel-pepper-bao-zhuoxuan-and-the-long-arm-of-chinese-law/

University of Hong Kong council's weak argument for not appointing Johannes Chan only fuelled the criticism
South China Morning Post, October 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1865514/university-hong-kong-councils-weak-argument-not-appointing

何清涟: 从WTO到TPP：与国际接轨到当世界孤儿 (He Qinglian: From WTO to TPP: From being on track with international standards to becoming the world’s orphan)
Voice of America, October 13, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/he-qinglian-from-wto-to-tpp-lonesomeness-defined/3001539.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Breaking: Chinese citizens Bao Zhuoxuan, Tang Zhishun and Xing Qingxian missing in Burma
China Change, October 9, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/09/breaking-chinese-citizens-bao-zhuoxuan-tang-zhishun-and-xing-qingxian-missing-in-burma/

Related:
Urgent Appeal from the China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group on the Disappearance of Bao Zhuoxuan, son of renowned rights lawyer Wang Yu
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, October 9, 2015
http://chrlawyers.hk/en/content/urgent-appeal-china-human-rights-lawyers-concern-group-disappearance-bao-zhuoxuan-son

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, September 30, 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

It’s a crime, I tell ya: Major changes in China’s Criminal Law Amendment 9
China Law Translate, October 8, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/its-a-crime-i-tell-ya-major-changes-in-chinas-criminal-law-ammendment-9/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete profile of Pu Zhiqiang’s wife Meng Qun
China Digital Times, October 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/minitrue-delete-profile-of-pu-zhiqiangs-wife-meng-qun/

Related:
Translation: Pu Zhiqiang’s wife finds strength
亚洲周刊 | 一个妻子的这一年
China Digital Times, October 8, 2015
EN: http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/translation-pu-zhiqiangs-wife-finds-strength/
CH: http://bit.ly/1Ll3xS4

Megadeth's first show in China censored
The Diplomat, October 9, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/megadeths-first-show-in-china-censored/

”Why won’t anyone play with us?’ China’s internet erupts with TPP angst
Tea Leaf Nation, October 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/09/why-wont-anyone-play-with-us-chinas-internet-erupts-with-tpp-angst-transpacific-partnership/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

打压访民新动向: “敲诈政府”案飙升 (A new method to suppress petitioners: Number of “extortion” cases rapidly increasing)
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-10082015104942.html

中国维权律师被带走百日无踪港人抗议斥无耻 (Chinese human rights lawyers taken away or disappeared for nearly 100 days, Hong Kong people protest the shameless act)
Radio France Internationale, October 9, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151009-中国维权律师被带走百日无踪港人抗议斥无耻

We went to see what China’s clitoris classes are teaching men
Vice, October 8, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/chinas-clitoris-classes-are-teaching-men-about-domestic-violence

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Graft-buster named as head of China's spy agency as anti-corruption watchdog extends its power
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1865395/graft-buster-named-head-chinas-spy-agency-anti

Former rising political star Su Shulin investigated over alleged corruption while at Chinese oil giant Sinopec
South China Morning Post, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1865394/former-rising-political-star-su-shulin-investigated

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Re-defining cyberspace
China Media Project, October 8, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/10/08/39309/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong university purge
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-university-purge-1444261236

Related:
CY Leung met HKU vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson in weeks leading up to controversial Johannes Chan snub
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1865423/cy-leung-met-hku-vice-chancellor-peter-mathieson

科大學生會向校長發公開信　要求立即研究修例　廢除特首任校監制度 (HKUST students in open letter to President: immediately consider abolishing automatic appointment of HK Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/society/科大學生會向校長發公開信-要求立即研究修例-廢除特首任校監制度/

Related:
【修改大學條例迫在眉睫 杜絕政權黑手侵凌學界】(Amend University Ordinance, Stop Political Inference on the Academic Community)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union, October 7, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/HKUSTSU/photos/a.288100644538118.87865.178853615462822/1170457139635793/

Troubled leaders: A former chief executive of Hong Kong is arrested by anti-graft officials
The Economist, October 10, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21672331-former-chief-executive-hong-kong-arrested-anti-graft-officials-troubled-leaders

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Suspects in Xinjiang mine attack sought explosives: Guard
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/explosives-10082015180121.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers call for the abolition of their professional body
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-10072015110650.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, September 30, 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

Five years on, Liu Xiaobo's wife stays silent, under house arrest
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silence-10082015111519.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

[Video] Channel 4 presents Unreported World: China’s gay shock therapy
The Guardian, October 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/oct/08/channel-4-presents-unreported-world-chinas-gay-shock-therapy-video

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Tiananmen Square, the police leap into action
假日天安门广场上反乌托邦的一幕
The New York Times, October 7, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151008/c08sino-tiananmen/dual/

China's prawn scandal sparks consumer rights furore
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 8, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34461859

Government Accountability (政府问责)

福建省委副书记、省长苏树林涉嫌严重违纪接受组织调查--中纪委 (Governor of China's Fujian province under investigation by anti-corruption watchdog)
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/su-shulin-idCNKCS0S202Z20151008

Former UN General Assembly head charged with taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/07/former-un-general-assembly-head-charged-with-taking-1-3-million-in-bribes-from-chinese-businessmen/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese hackers breached LoopPay, whose tech is central to Samsung Pay
The New York Times, October 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers-breached-looppay-a-contributor-to-samsung-pay.html

U.S. targets Chinese groups in cyber feud
The Financial Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4ba9e99a-6d0f-11e5-aca9-d87542bf8673.html

Hong Kong (香港)

60學者結盟 行動護學術自由 (60 academics form alliance to defend academic freedom through action)
Mingpao, October 8, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151008/s00002/1444240636849

港大學生擬全民投票要求新校委會主席需全校師生接受 (HKU Student Union considering a referendum to determine whether students believe new Council chairs must be accepted by all teaching staff and students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 8, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1216108-20151008.htm

屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴 (Tu Youyou receiving Nobel prize a slap in the face to anti-Johannes Chan camp)
Radio France Internationale, October 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151008-屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴

Lawyers, nurses, accountants, IT workers to join HKU students in protest over appointment row
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864856/professionals-set-join-university-hong-kong

Pan-democrats to run for chair and deputy chair of all LegCo committees
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/pan-democrats-to-run-for-chair-and-deputy-chair-of-all-legco-committees/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What will the TPP mean for China?
China File, October 7, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-will-tpp-mean-china

Related:
US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal 'not intended to exclude China', says Beijing
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1865428/us-backed-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-not

A year on, mixed views on what Hong Kong protests achieved
Voice of America, October 7, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-a-year-on-mixed-views-on-what-hong-kong-protests-achieved/2994985.html

Hong Kong Letter: A city divided on democracy
Irish Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-letter-a-city-divided-on-democracy-1.2381248

【舒立观察】保障律师权利重在践行
Caixin: Protection of China's lawyers needs to be put into practice
Caixin, September 28, 2015
CH: http://opinion.caixin.com/2015-09-28/100857799.html
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7464/106/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

After refusing to allow activist home, China now bans him from leaving
上海维权人士冯正虎出境被拦截
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/leaving-10062015124004.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-10062015110902.html

Judge Xi Xiaoming and his vanishing assets
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, October 6, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/10/07/judge-xi-xiaoming-and-his-vanishing-assets/

Access to Information (信息公开)

The Chinese government is cranking up the nationalism after its Nobel win
Quartz, October 7, 2015
http://qz.com/518337/the-chinese-government-is-cranking-up-the-nationalism-after-its-nobel-win/

李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账 (Chinese media attack Li Ka Shing again for buying Portuguese wind farm development company)
Radio France Internationale, October 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151004-李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账