Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑事速裁试点工作进展顺利, 诉讼效率明显提高 10日内审结率达94.28％ (Pilot program for fast-tracking trial decisions on criminal case progressing smoothly, prosecution effectiveness rate has clearly risen, with 94.28% of cases concluded within 10 days)
People’s Court Daily, November 3, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-11/03/content_104346.htm

上海公安机关破获一起特大操纵期货市场犯罪案 (Shanghai public security cracks large criminal case involving futures market manipulation)
People’s Court Daily, November 2, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-11/02/content_104317.htm

Related:
Top China investor, foreigners snared in Beijing’s crackdown
CNBC, November 1, 2015
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/01/top-china-investor-foreigners-snared-in-beijings-crackdown.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

U.S. government investigates ownership of American stations running output from state-run China Radio International
South China Morning, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1875161/us-government-investigates-ownership-american-stations

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese villagers clash with police over industrial pollution
Voice of America, November 3, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-villagers-clashed-with-police-over-industrial-pollution/3035486.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

天津男青年狱中患病致残, 申请257万余元国家赔偿 (Tianjin youth who contracted illness in prison and became crippled seeks RMB 2.57 million in state compensation)
Jiemian.com, November 3, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20151103/n425046474.shtml

Woman successfully sues Beijing postal service in gender discrimination case
China Labor Bulletin, November 3, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/woman-successfully-sues-beijing-postal-service-gender-discrimination-case

Two dozen senior Chinese police officers punished, some expelled, in sweeping crackdown
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1875476/two-dozen-senior-chinese-police-officers-punished-some-expelled-sweeping

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

电影产业立法维护文化安全 (Movie industry law will safeguard “cultural security”)
Legal Daily, November 3, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151103/Articel07002GN.htm

Related:
电影产业促进法立法 (“Movie Industry Advancement” legislation introduced)
National People’s Congress, 2015
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/lfzt/rlyw/node_28552.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong journalists slam university's injunction as doubts “deepen” over interference
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/injunction-11032015115945.html

Related:
【港大泄密風波】李國章紀文鳳錄音被上載色情網站ThisAV　網民：終於可光明正大登入(HKU Council leaked tapes reappear on local porn website, netizens glad that tapes are preserved and accessible)
Mingpao, November 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151103/s00001/1446557775410

Media union blasts CY after he calls HKU Council tape leak “immoral,” cites UGL secret payment
Hong Kong Free Press, November 4, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/04/media-union-blasts-cy-after-calling-hku-council-tape-leak-immoral-cites-ugl-secret-payment/

港府顶级顾问：施政困难因传媒太自由 政府受多方监督万箭穿心 (Top government advisor: administration difficulties come from overly free media, supervision from multiple parties greatly distresses the government)
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/150d13e56fd473a/gang-fu-ding-ji-gu-wen-shi-zheng-kun-nan-yin-chuan-mei-tai-zi-you-zheng-fu-shou-duo-fang-jian-du-wan-jian-chuan-xin

港人英语能力排名连续两年下降 立会议员：母语教学是祸首
“Mother-tongue teaching policy to blame” as Hong Kong slides down English proficiency index for second year in a row
South China Morning Post, November 4, 2015
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/150d0d6aee29ed6/gang-ren-ying-yu-neng-li-pai-ming-lian-xu-liang-nian-xia-jiang-li-hui-yi-yuan-mu-yu-jiao-xue-shi-huo-shou
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1875254/mother-tongue-teaching-policy-blame-hong-kong

Counterterrorism (反恐)

印媒：中国愿和印巴合作打击跨境恐怖主义(Indian media: China willing to cooperate with India and Pakistan to crack down on cross-border terrorism)
Cankaoxiaoxi, November 4, 2015
http://www.cankaoxiaoxi.com/china/20151104/985863.shtml

Authorities “ensure stability” through forced labor for Uyghurs in Xinjiang township
Radio Free Asia, November 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hashar-11032015181544.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Herta Muller on the Poetry (And Prisoner's Life) of Liu Xia, One Nobel Laureate Praises the Wife of Another
Lithub, November 4, 2015
http://lithub.com/herta-muller-on-the-poetry-and-prisoners-life-of-liu-xia/

Are Chinese “too rational” for a second child? Interview with Mei Fong
The Wall Street Journal, November 4, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/04/are-chinese-too-rational-for-a-second-child-interview-with-mei-fong/

It's your country, not mine: China's new language of discontent
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1875266/its-your-country-not-mine-chinas-new-language-discontent

司法责任制是依法独立行使审判权之保障 (A judicial responsibility system will guarantee the independent lawful exercise of the right to prosecute)
People’s Court Daily, November 3, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-11/03/content_104338.htm

How China wants to rate its citizens
The New Yorker, November 3, 2015
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/how-china-wants-to-rate-its-citizens

Access to Justice (司法公正)

5年近9万人不当减刑被纠 最高检吁杜绝权贵违法减刑 (Nearly 90,000 people had penalties illegally reduced within past 5 years, Supreme People’s Procuratorate urges ending illegal commutation for the rich and powerful)
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/150cc22d6597928/5-jin-9-wan-ren-bu-dang-jian-xing-bei-jiu-zui-gao-jian-yu-du-jue-quan-gui-wei-fa-jian-xing

China's new crimes will stifle public expression, erode channels of complaint
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/crime-11022015114416.html

Related:
中国刑法新增20项罪名 被指意在打压维权民众 (China adds 20 new crimes to its criminal law, said to aim at cracking down on rights defense community)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-11022015144535.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

股民连续数日买不到“中国神车” 起诉上交所 (Investor sues Shanghai Stock Exchange, seeking disclosure of prices given to brokers, argues attemptto purchase China Southern rail stocks was blocked for days on end)
The Paper, November 2, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20151102/n425007558.shtml

Beijing’s covert radio network airs China-friendly news across Washington, and the world
Reuters, November 2, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-radio/

China censors richest man Wang Jianlin’s Harvard speech over Xi Jinping corruption comment
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/02/china-censors-richest-man-wang-jianlins-harvard-speech-over-xi-jinping-corruption-comment/

China newspaper editor fired in crackdown on dissent
The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/03/china-newspaper-editor-fired-in-crackdown-on-dissent/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

全国人大常委会委员建议扩大慈善法覆盖范围, 制定一部慈善领域根本性法律 (NPC Standing Committee issues draft Charities Law, expanding scope of what constitute charity)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151102/Articel03001GN.htm

Vietnamese activists, NGOs protest visit by China’s president
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnamese-activists-ngos-protest-visit-by-chinas-president-11022015155250.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京公安对触犯党纪问题“零容忍” (Beijing public security has “zero tolerance” for breaches of Party discipline)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151102/Articel02007GN.htm

China corruption crackdown: President of AgBank— one of the mainland's top four lenders – “relieved of his duties”
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1875134/corruption-crackdown-agbank-president-relieved-his

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

间谍行为或线索全国统一举报电话 12339开通 (National hotline for reporting espionage activity launched: 12339)
People’s Daily, November 1, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1101/c1001-27762495.html

Related:
Hotline launched for Chinese spy-spotters
China Digital Times, November 2, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/hotline-launched-for-chinese-spy-spotters/

Google services set for “return” to China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34698642

Hong Kong (香港)

【港大泄密風波】張達明：港大禁令涵蓋範圍闊到離譜 (Law academic Eric Cheung on HKU leaks controversy: Coverage of gag order obtained by HKU is unreasonably wide)
Mingpao, November 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151103/s00001/1446526238442

Related:
【港大泄密風波】羅燦指不能以保密協議作擋箭牌：怕人知你們處理不公平? (President of HK News Executives’ Assoc. Stephen Loh on HKU leaks controversy: Confidentiality agreement cannot be the shield, unless you’re afraid people will know the unfairness of your operation)
Mingpao, November 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151103/s00001/1446514116659

Hong Kong pan-democrats fear election clashes with “umbrella activists” will split pro-democracy vote
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1875054/hong-kong-pan-democrats-fear-election-clashes-umbrella

HKFP Interview: “Umbrella soldier” group Youngspiration vows to find new path to democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/31/hkfp-interview-umbrella-soldier-group-youngspiration-vows-to-find-new-path-to-democracy/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Xinjiang cotton production falls as Uyghur farmers are diverted from their work
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/cotton-11022015150508.html

A new law in China may make it illegal for men to force women to wear a burqa
Quartz, November 2, 2015
http://qz.com/538599/a-new-law-in-china-may-make-it-illegal-for-men-to-force-women-to-wear-a-burqa/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Q. and A.: David Bandurski on the villages within China’s cities
The New York Times, November 3, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/china-bandurski-guangzhou-urban-village/

陈光诚：放开二孩政策只是从杀第二孩变成杀第三孩 (Chen Guangcheng: Two-child policy is just a switch from murder of the second child to murder of the third child)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/tebiejiemu/cgc-11022015152156.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

强制医疗执行检察监督需破解四难题 (Procuratorial supervision over the enforcement of compulsory medical treatment must resolve 4 problems)
Procuratorate Daily, October 19, 2015
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/html/2015-10/18/content_197741.htm

北京推广社区矫正综合管理平台, 社区矫正有了“互联网+”新模式 (Beijing rolls out new “Internet +” model for an integrated management platform for community corrections )
Legal Daily, October 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151030/Articel02006GN.htm

最高人民法院关于《中华人民共和国刑法修正案（九）》时间效力问题的解释 (Supreme People's Court issues explanation on the period of applicability of Criminal Law Amendment (9))
People's Court Paper Online, October 30, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-10/30/content_104180.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

A new taboo in Chinese politics
The Diplomat, October 30, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/a-new-taboo-in-chinese-politics/

联合国呼吁制止“加害记者有罪不罚” (UN urges to end “Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” (IDEI))
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/联合国呼吁制止加害记者有罪不罚/a-18820921

兰州破获一起非法获取国家机密案 (Lanzhou detains 9 individuals suspected of illegally obtaining state secrets)
Legal Daily, October 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151030/Articel03008GN.htm

派出所长与一女子裸死车内 家属状告海口琼山公安分局 (Still looking for answers, family of police substation head found dead in car with naked woman 20 years ago, sues Haikou Qiangshan public security sub-bureau)
Hndnews.com, October 27, 2015
http://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2015/10/30/017900405.shtml

Author of “A history of brainwashing” is tried in Jiangxi
China Change, October 31, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/31/author-of-a-history-of-brainwashing-is-tried-in-jiangxi/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Suntory brewery workers in China force their trade union to take a stand
China Labor Bulletin, October 30, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/suntory-brewery-workers-china-force-their-trade-union-take-stand

Human rights being trampled on under Xi, activists tell Germany's Merkel in Beijing meeting
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1874230/human-rights-worse-xis-reign-activists-tell-merkel

Claws out over China cat meat scandal
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34682858

Tibetan father of four is detained after solo protest in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ngaba-10302015142228.html

上海数名访民被关押8月后获刑 (5 Shanghai petitioners sentenced after 8-month detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11012015111544.html

專訪維權律師滕彪對中國法治人權的解讀 (Interview with Teng Biao: Understanding justice and human rights in China)
InMedia HK, November 2, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1038621

China NGOs win landmark environmental lawsuit
Xinhua, October 29, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/29/c_134763719.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's graft watchdog sends inspection teams to review financial authorities
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1874791/chinas-graft-watchdog-sends-inspection-teams-review

High-profile Chinese investor Xu Xiang detained
Washington Post, November 1, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/high-profile-chinese-investor-xu-xiang-detained/2015/11/01/afe45c74-8114-11e5-8bd2-680fff868306_story.html