Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's public security ministry steps in to handle investigation into detained journalist
South China Morning Post, October 20,2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1869844/chinas-public-security-ministry-steps-handle

No way out for Bao: U.S. chides China detention of lawyer's son
Christian Science Monitor, October 18, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1018/No-way-out-for-Bao-US-chides-China-detention-of-lawyer-s-son

Related:
Authorities widen crackdown on lawyers to include their children
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/authorities-widen-crackdown-lawyers-include-their-children

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong bookstores display Beijing’s clout
The New York Times, October 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/world/asia/hong-kong-bookstores-display-beijings-clout.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Feminism with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, October 19, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/feminism-with-chinese-characteristics/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's human rights record—in 60 seconds
The Telegraph, October 20, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11940577/Chinas-human-rights-record-in-60-seconds.html

诺奖得主呼吁卡梅伦敦促中国释放刘晓波 (12 Nobel Peace Prize winners call on Cameron to urge China to release Liu Xiaobo)
Deutsche Welle, October 20, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/诺奖得主呼吁卡梅伦敦促中国释放刘晓波/a-18792903

Related:
人权活动人士在习近平访英期间举行抗议 (Human rights activists protest during Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/10/151020_uk_china_xi_protesters

黄之锋：英首相卡梅伦双眼被资本蒙住 (Joshua Wong: UK Prime Minister Cameron’s eyes are blinded by economic capital)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/10/151020_uk_hk_rights_wong

China's Xi to be feted on British trip despite criticism
News Outlet, Date
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/us-china-britain-idUSKCN0SD1OR20151019

China state visit: NGOs and campaigners tell David Cameron to address human rights issue in open letter
The Independent, October 19, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/china-state-visit-ngos-and-campaigners-tell-david-cameron-to-address-human-rights-issue-a6700416.html

China’s antigraft drive hits Communist Party media
The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/19/chinas-antigraft-drive-hits-communist-party-media/

Family of late ousted Premier denied permission for Beijing burial
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/burial-10192015105621.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China still trying to hack U.S. firms despite Xi’s vow to refrain, analysts say
The Washington Post, October 18, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/china-still-trying-to-hack-us-firms-despite-xis-vow-to-refrain-analysts-say/2015/10/18/d9a923fe-75a8-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html

Related:
有中国政府背景的黑客近期试图入侵至少7家美国公司--CrowdStrike（更新版） (Update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike: Chinese government-backed hackers recently tried to invade at least seven U.S. companies)
Reuters, October 20, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/usa-china-cybersecurity-idCNKCS0SE05J20151020

Hong Kong (香港)

【短片】中大校董會今開會　或討論下屆主席人選安排　學生會要求列席 ([Video] CUHK Council’s meeting today may discuss selection of next chairperson, students demand to be present at meeting)
Mingpao, October 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151020/s00001/1445324953511

Related:
數百中大師生聯署　促校董會新主席承諾保衛學術自由、院校自主　拒政治干預 (Hundreds of CUHK teaching staff and students sign joint letter to call on new Council chair to promise to defend academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and to fight against political interference)
Mingpao, October 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151020/s00001/1445304079239

【嶺大淪陷】包圍校董會 學生與主席對質 (Lingnan University’s “takeover”: students surround Council meeting venue and confront council chair directly)
Apple Daily, October 19, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151019/54330479

Related:
Protest at Lingnan University as students demand answers on appointments, call for end to chief executive as chancellor of Hong Kong's universities
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1869452/lingnan-university-students-protest-recent

As it happened: Occupy protester Ken Tsang and seven police officers accused of beating him bailed by Hong Kong court in separate cases
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1869302/occupy-protester-ken-tsang-and-seven-police-officers

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Township in Xinjiang keeps “personal archive” of Uyghurs who flee region
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/archive-10192015173027.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Marie Holzman: “The European Parliament should award the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Ilham Tohti”
China Change, October 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/19/marie-holzman-the-european-parliament-should-award-the-sakharov-prize-for-freedom-of-thought-to-ilham-tohti/

How contagious is Taiwan’s democracy?
ChinaFile, October 20, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/how-contagious-taiwans-democracy

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police slap exit ban on another son of a human rights lawyer
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyer-10162015140153.html

Related:
Authorities widen crackdown on lawyers to include their children
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/authorities-widen-crackdown-lawyers-include-their-children

Professor Ilham Tohti calls for family to appeal his case
China Change, October 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/16/professor-ilham-tohti-calls-for-family-to-appeal-his-case/

Jailed and refused bail, Chinese investigative journalist detained after exposing high profile corruption scandal
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1869018/fears-chinese-crackdown-after-journalist-held-suspicion

Detained human rights lawyer, Wang Yu, on Chinese state TV informed of “failed attempt to smuggle son overseas”
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1869017/chinese-state-tv-films-detained-civil-rights-lawyer

Related:
环时指反华势力"裹挟"包卓轩 遭民运人士反驳 (Chinese state media Global Times: human rights lawyer Wang Yu’s son Bao Zhuoxuan “coerced” by anti-China forces, rights defenders refute claim)
Voice of America, October 19, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-state-media-accuse-foreign-anti-china-elements-of-coercing-20151016/3010353.html

国家赔偿中赔礼道歉也要规范 (Offers of an apology as part of state compensation should be standardized)
Procuratorate Daily, October 19, 2015
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201510/t20151019_1555013.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete news on 81 illegal video apps
China Digital Times, October 18, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/minitrue-delete-news-on-81-illegal-video-apps/

Chinese nationalist “hawks” form online volunteer army against “enemy forces”
Global Voices, October 19, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/10/19/chinese-nationalist-hawks-form-online-volunteer-army-against-enemy-forces/

In a region disturbed by ethnic tensions, China keeps tight lid on a massacre
新疆持刀者血洗汉人煤矿，政府封锁消息
The New York Times, October 19, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151019/c19xinjiang/dual/

《不动产登记暂行条例实施细则》程序基本完成 (Program for "Provisional Regulations on Real Estate Registration Rules" basically complete)
The Observer (China), October 19, 2015
http://cd.house.ifeng.com/detail/2015_10_19/50590275_0.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Culture shock: Chinese Ministry slammed on not-so-social media
Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/16/culture-shock-chinese-ministry-slammed-on-not-so-social-media/

Arrests as Guangxi residents clash with police in protest over pier construction
Hong Kong Free Press, October 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/19/guangxi-residents-clash-with-police-in-protest-over-pier-construction/

维权律师被拘百日律师团声明促警方放人 (100 days after start of mass crackdown, lawyers’ group issues statement urging release of detainees)
Radio Free Asia, October 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-10172015113847.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

英国环境组织发“中国绿色大跃进”报告 (British environmental NGO issues report on China’s “green great leap forward”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 16, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/business/2015/10/151016_uk_china_climatechange_report

Related:
Exclusive: BP, China's CNPC to unveil oil alliance—sources
Reuters, October 16, 2015
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/16/uk-bp-china-idUKKCN0SA1J920151016

Inspection of 11 agencies, SOEs uncovers embezzlement
People’s Daily, October 19, 2015
http://en.people.cn/n/2015/1019/c90000-8963464.html

Detention of networker extraordinaire Sam Pa creates shockwaves
The Financial Times, October 18, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/db58e7d8-73dd-11e5-a129-3fcc4f641d98.html

赵紫阳逝世10年后骨灰入土为安仍遥遥无期 (10 years after Zhao Ziyang’s death, burial is still impossible)
Radio France Internationale, October 18, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151018-赵紫阳逝世10年后骨灰入土为安仍遥遥无期

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

IBM allows Chinese government to review source code
The Wall Street Journal, October 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/ibm-allows-chinese-government-to-review-source-code-1444989039

”Chinese cyberspies” hack international court's website to fish for enemies in South China Sea dispute
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1868395/chinese-cyberspies-hack-international-courts-website

中国语言生活状况报告发布：网络语言低俗需治理 (Report released on condition of Chinese language: Internet language is vulgar and must be fixed)
Radio Free Asia, October 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/km1-10162015101615.html

Hong Kong (香港)

What the current political storm spells for Hong Kong’s freedoms
Hong Kong Free Press, October 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/17/what-the-current-political-storm-spells-for-hong-kongs-freedoms/

Hongkongers protest against CY Leung in London during official visit
Hong Kong Free Press, October 16, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/16/hongkongers-protest-against-cy-leung-in-london-during-official-visit/

Chinese ambassador: we do not shy away from discussing human rights
The Guardian, October 18, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/18/chinese-human-rights-liu-xiaoming-xi-jinping-jeremy-corbyn

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Uygur militants “eliminated” from Pakistan, claims minister
South China Morning Post, October 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1869252/pakistan-says-it-has-eliminated-uygur-militants

中印反恐联训进入混编同训 (Sino-Indian counter-terrorism training enters new phase: troops are mixed together and trained at the same time)
Han Feng Online, October 19, 2015
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2015/1019/337132.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The Anatomy of a crackdown: China’s assault on its human rights lawyers
China Law and Policy, October 18, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/10/18/the-anatomy-of-a-crackdown-chinas-assault-on-its-human-rights-lawyers/

Related:
Plights and prospects: The landscape for cause lawyering in China
Leitner Center, October, 2015
http://leitnercenter.org/files/Plight%20and%20Prospects_FULL%20FOR%20WEB.pdf

How China guards the Xi creation myth
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 18, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34549744

After 16-year-old is forced to flee China, state broadcaster spins a mendacious tale
China Change, October 17, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/17/after-16-year-old-is-forced-to-flee-china-state-broadcaster-spins-a-mendacious-tale/

Kowtowing to China’s despots is morally wrong and makes no economic sense
The Guardian, October 18, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/18/kowtowing-to-china-does-nothing-for-british-economic-health

Related:
The howls of China’s prisoners will haunt this royal welcome for Xi Jinping
The Guardian, October 18, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/18/china-royal-royal-xi-jinping-chinese-president

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刘晓原律师之子也被限制出境 (Lawyer Liu Xiaoyuan’s son also prevented from leaving the country)
Radio France Internationale, October 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151015-刘晓原律师之子也被限制出境

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, October 14, 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

Access to Information (信息公开)

Global Times: Teenager used by anti-Chinese forces
China Digital Times, October 15, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/global-times-teenager-used-by-anti-chinese-forces/

A Year after Xi’s landmark speech on the Arts, some things get left out
The Wall Street Journal, October 15, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/15/a-year-after-xis-landmark-speech-on-the-arts-some-things-get-left-out/

American publishers take a stand against censorship in China
美国12家出版商集体对中国审查说不
The New York Times, October 15, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151016/c16sino-publishers/dual/

China orders academics to push Communist doctrine online
Channel NewsAsia, October 16, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-orders-academics-to/2194884.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police detain Mongolian dissident's son amid ongoing protests over grasslands
Radio Free Asia, October 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-detain-mongolian-dissidents-son-amid-ongoing-protests-over-grasslands-10152015112715.html

艾未未将出版首部回忆录 (Ai Weiwei to issue his first memoir)
The New York Times, October 15, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151015/c15aiweiwei/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. tells China it isn't following its own laws in detentions
Associated Press, October 16, 2015
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-tells-china-laws-detentions-34516661

China charges second former head of regional lender with graft
Reuters, October 15, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/15/us-china-corruption-banking-idUSKCN0S915P20151015

China targets corruption in environment impact assessment
Xinhua, October 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/15/c_134717319.htm

华盛顿再吁北京释放捍卫宗教自由律师张凯 (Washington again urges Beijing to release religious freedom defender, lawyer Zhang Kai)
Radio France Internationale, October 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151015-华盛顿再呼吁北京释放捍卫宗教自由的律师张凯

“Don’t interfere”: Chinese ambassador warns UK not to raise human rights when Xi Jinping visits
South China Morning Post, October 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1868255/dont-interfere-chinese-ambassador-warns-uk-not-raise

Related:
中国驻英大使：如有人就人权问题发难 主席不会回应 (Chinese ambassador to UK: If anyone makes a fuss about human rights issues, President Xi will not respond)
South China Morning Post, October 16, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1506e5091bda622/zhong-guo-zhu-ying-da-shi-ru-you-ren-jiu-ren-quan-wen-ti-fa-nan-zhu-xi-bu-hui-hui-ying

China envoy: “No obligation to testify” on human rights
Voice of America, October 15, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-ambassador-ciu-tankai-human-rights/3009176.html