Access to Justice (司法公正)

诉访分得开诉求导得入矛盾化得了, 涉法涉诉信访改革的常德探索 (Petitions and lawsuits can be separated, demands can be guided [into legal channels] and conflicts can be solved, Changde explores reforming petitions involving litigation)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel03011GN.htm

张六毛家属、律师首见遗体 多处伤痕疑遭酷刑虐待 (Zhang Liumao’s family and lawyer finally got to see his body, suspected use of torture that caused the numerous bruises)
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11172015103054.html

Related:
Chinese activist's body “covered” in injuries after death in detention
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-body-covered-in-injuries-after-death-in-detention-11172015111855.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

检察机关案件信息公开呈现三大特点 (3 key characteristics that emerge in Open Government Information procuratorial cases)
Legal Daily, November 13, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-11/13/content_6353875.htm?node=20908

When China briefly unblocked Facebook, trolls rushed in
Global Voices, November 17, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/11/17/china-unblocks-facebook-trolls-harassment-taiwan-presidential-candidate/

Chinese stars promise to behave, or else
China Film Insider, November 18, 2015
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinese-stars-promise-to-behave-or-else/

Chinese media outlets “take daily orders” from government: Journalist
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-censorship-11172015133152.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China faces sharp questioning by U.N. Panel on Torture
The New York Times, November 18, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/18/world/asia/china-faces-sharp-questioning-by-un-panel-on-torture.html

Related:
China faces scrutiny in UN Torture Review
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-faces-scrutiny-un-torture-review

代表建议内容不能涉及司法个案 (Recommendations, Suggestions, and, Criticisms of Representatives’ of People’s Congresses in Sichuan must not touch upon individual judicial cases)
Sichuan Legal News,
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151113/32575.shtml

虚报瞒报环境统计数据要严查 (False or deceptive reporting of environmental statistical data to be strictly investigated)
Sichuan Legal News, November 13, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151113/32576.shtml

甘肃男子17年前被误扣上万黄金, 申请国家赔偿无音讯 (2 Gansu men whose more than 10 thousand grams of gold was wrongly seized over 17 years ago, seek state compensation but get only silence)
CRI Online, November 13, 2015
http://china.cnr.cn/xwwgf/20151113/t20151113_520500426.shtml

湘潭大学杀人案当事人被释放, 申请百万国家赔偿 (Defendent in Xiangtan University student murder case accused released as innocent, seeks millions in state compensation)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://news.sciencenet.cn/htmlnews/2015/11/331883.shtm

警方粗暴抓捕致女子患精神疾病, 法院判决公安局赔偿4万余元 (Court orders public security to compensate RMB 40,000 to women who suffers mental illness after being cruelly seized by police)
Anhui News Online, November 17, 2015
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2015/11/17/007086728.shtml

Detained top official at China’s securities watchdog “linked to disgraced former presidential aide Ling Jihua”
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879731/detained-top-official-chinas-securities-watchdog-linked

Clean “Jack Mas” will reap rewards in China’s fight against corruption: graft-busters
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1880047/clean-jack-mas-will-reap-rewards-chinas-fight-against

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国侦破400起黑客案, 抓获900多人 (400 hacker cases investigated and cracked nationwide, over 900 people seized)
Sichuan Legal News, November 16, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151113/32531.shtml

代表建议尽快出台电信法, 工信部正完善草案有关制度 (Delegates recommend submitting the Telecommunications Law for consideration soon, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has just completed establishing relevant systems for draft)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel03007GN.htm

京津冀建信用信息共享机制 (Beijing, Tianjin, and Hubei establish social credit information sharing mechanism)
Legal Daily, November 17, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151117/Articel06010GN.htm

China nearly triples number of supercomputers, report says
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34840805

Hong Kong (香港)

The new front in Hong Kong's campus war: Critics say reform is vital to preserve academic freedom
South China Morning Post, November 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1879928/new-front-hong-kongs-campus-war-critics-say

Boos and “boo” signs for shared Chinese anthem in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, November 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/17/football-boos-boo-signs-for-shared-chinese-anthem-in-hong-kong/

Related:
世界杯港中大战球场分隔两地球迷连厕所也分开 (Hong Kong vs. China World Cup Qualifier match: Entrances & toilets for the two spectator sides separated)
Radio France Internationale, November 16, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151116-世界杯港中大战球场分隔两地球迷连厕所也分开

Mainland immigrants to drive Hong Kong population growth, government says
Hong Kong Free Press, November 18, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/18/mainland-immigrants-to-drive-hong-kong-population-growth-government-says/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

高清：上海武警举行反恐演练, 锤炼战术震慑等技能 (In HD: Shanghai paramilitary holds counterterrorism exercises to sharpen intimidation tactics and other skills)
People’s Daily, November 16, 2015
http://military.people.com.cn/n/2015/1116/c1011-27819721.html

China security chief says nation must step up “de-radicalisation” efforts to fight terrorism
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1879751/china-security-chief-says-nation-must-step-de

中国谴责西方在反恐上“双重标准” (China condemns the Western world for having “double standards” on anti-terrorism)
Financial Times, November 18, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001064886

Related:
Chinese authorities kill 17 suspects in Xinjiang attack, including seven women and children
Radio Free Asia, November 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/suspects-11172015175006.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

时事大家谈：中国转型之民间力量在哪里？ (Current affairs discussion: Where is civilian power in the transformation of China?)
Voice of America, November 18, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20151117-where-are-chinas-NGOs-in-the-era-of-change/3061731.html

Is death through maltreatment becoming routine for Chinese political prisoners?
Chinachange, November 17, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/17/is-death-through-maltreatment-becoming-routine-for-chinese-political-prisoners/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China clamps down on foreign TV and video imports
The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/17/china-clamps-down-on-foreign-tv-and-video-imports/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

12 years in prison for trying to protect spotted seals
China Change, November 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/16/12-years-in-prison-for-trying-to-protect-spotted-seals/

流亡西藏作家协会纪念“狱中作家日” (Tibetan Writers Abroad honors those unfree with “Imprisoned Writers Day”)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-11162015152229.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.N. torture watchdog questions China over crackdown on activists, lawyers
Reuters, November 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/17/us-china-rights-torture-idUSKCN0T61BO20151117#LugLETt2aTdWgYgB.97

Related:
“维权网”300个酷刑案例的汇总报告（附：各案例报道链接索引）(Chinese Human Rights Defenders: Summary report of 300 torture cases)
Weiquanwang, November 15, 2015
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2015/11/300.html

Torture in China: A vicious cycle
The Diplomat, November 16, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/torture-in-china-a-vicious-cycle/

西藏人权团体：西藏酷刑令人发指(Tibetan human rights groups: Unspeakable torture in Tibet)
Voice of America, November 17, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibet-20151116/3059836.html

China claims it has always encouraged and supported lawyers
Human Rights in China, November 13, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/china-claims-it-has-always-encouraged-and-supported-lawyers

Excerpts from China’s Responses to the Committee Against Torture’s List of Issues
Human Rights in China, November 12, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/excerpts-chinas-responses-committee-against-tortures-list-issues

China bends vow, using prisoners’ organs for transplants
The New York Times, November 17, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/world/asia/china-bends-vow-using-prisoners-organs-for-transplants.html

China to mark centenary of liberal leader Hu Yaobang, the man whose death sparked Tiananmen protests
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879669/china-mark-centenary-liberal-leader-hu-yaobang-man

China’s Communist Party investigates two top executives at state property behemoth Financial Street
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879671/chinas-communist-party-investigates-two-top-executives

Party graft buster announces inquiry into CSRC official
Caixin, November 16, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-11-16/100874758.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Tensions run high ahead of Hong Kong vs. China soccer match
The Wall Street Journal, November 17, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/17/tensions-run-high-ahead-of-hong-kong-vs-china-soccer-match/

嶺大畢業生台上抗議：校董無德何施賢治　副校指行動和平理性 (LingnanU graduates question how Council members with low moral standards can lead good administration in on-stage protest, pro-VC says their action was peaceful and sensible)
Mingpao, November 17, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151117/s00001/1447736538855

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Chinese media shine light on little-known “counterterrorism leading group” in Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, November 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879667/chinese-media-shine-light-little-known-counterterrorism

Uyghur teenager serving life sentence is victim of China’s strike hard campaign: Father
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-teenager-serving-life-sentence-is-victim-of-chinas-strike-hard-campaign-11162015141753.html

RFA独家：新疆客机两维族人被指“涉恐”带下飞机 (Two Uyghurs suspected of having terrorist connections removed from Xinjiang flight)
Radio Free Asia, November 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-11162015111833.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“张六毛死亡事件”通报：家属获见遗体、疑遭酷刑、已授权律师向广东省高检提刑事控告 (Family of Zhang Liumao, after seeing body, suspects torture and is filing complaint with Guangdong Provincial Procuratorate)
Weiquanwang, November 16, 2015
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2015/11/blog-post_34.html?spref=tw

杨茂东(郭飞雄)及孙德胜案再度延期审理三个月。 https://t.co/APPcdiLYgF pic.twitter.com/WpFAIcNOCD

— 北风（温云超, Yunchao Wen） (@wenyunchao) November 13, 2015

(Trial for Yang Maodong (aka Guo Feixiong) and Sun Desheng once again postponed for 3 months)

Rights lawyers in China routinely face abuse, report says
调查报告称中国人权律师遭受酷刑虐待
The New York Times, November 13, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/world/asia/china-rights-lawyers-abuse-amnesty-international.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151113/c13amnesty/

Related:
China claims it has always encouraged and supported lawyers
Human Rights in China, November 13, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/china-claims-it-has-always-encouraged-and-supported-lawyers

大陆禁书出版商4人均失踪家人在香港报警 (4 individuals from publisher of books banned by China still missing, families seek help with Hong Kong police)
Radio France Internationale, November 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151115-大陆禁书出版商4人均失踪家人在香港报警

Two activists stand trial for '”subversion” in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, November 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/two-activists-stand-trial-for-subversion-in-chinas-guangdong-11132015162247.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

巴黎恐怖袭击让中国网友追问“IS是什么” (Paris terrorist attacks prompt Chinese netizens to ask “what is IS”)
Radio France Internationale, November 14, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151114-巴黎恐怖袭击让中国网友追问“is是什么”

Minitrue: Professor punished for “extreme posts”
China Digital Times, November 15, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/minitrue-professor-punished-for-extreme-posts/

“Exiled” Chinese journalist leaks huge list of censored terms
Hong Kong Free Press, November 13, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/13/exiled-chinese-journalist-leaks-huge-list-of-censored-terms/

Publishers under pressure as censors reach for red pen
The Guardian, November 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/13/china-censorship-xi-jinping-authors-publishers

Chinese paper claims Pelosi “praised” progress in Tibet on rare visit. That seems unlikely.
The Washington Post, November 13, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/13/chinese-paper-claims-pelosi-praised-progress-in-tibet-on-rare-visit-that-seems-unlikely/

Related:
U.S.'s Pelosi voiced support for Dalai Lama during China visit
Reuters, November 15, 2015 http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/15/uk-china-usa-tibet-idUKKCN0T30AZ20151115

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Wage arrears protests erupt at Wanda Plazas across China
China Labor Bulletin, November 13, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/wage-arrears-protests-erupt-wanda-plazas-across-china

Wal-Mart uprising: The battle for labor rights in China
The Diplomat, November 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/wal-mart-uprising-the-battle-for-labor-rights-in-china/

NGOs win China's first public interest environmental lawsuit
The Diplomat, November 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/ngos-win-chinas-first-public-interest-environmental-lawsuit/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's anti-corruption campaign marches on
The Diplomat, November 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-marches-on/

China stimulus push stalls as local officials try to avoid anti-corruption spotlight
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879005/china-stimulus-push-stalls-local-officials-try-avoid

Front-page warning for China’s Party cadres: Buy the paper, or else
The New York Times, November 13, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/13/china-communist-party-newspapers/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中國黑客租逾千伺服器　入侵日本多個政府機構網站 (Chinese hacker rented over 1000 servers to invade websites of Japanese government organizations)
Mingpao, November 15, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151115/s00005/1447556552545

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China’s police chief orders tighter counterterrorism net across nation in wake of Paris attacks
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879172/chinas-police-chief-orders-tighter-counterterrorism-net

China shows unusual pictures of its fight against terror
Reuters, November 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/14/us-france-shooting-china-idUSKCN0T30K120151114

Mainland officials confirm Xinjiang terrorist attack that reportedly killed up to 50 people
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1878940/mainland-officials-confirm-xinjiang-terrorist-attack

中国称打击“东突”恐怖势力应成为国际反恐的重要组成部分
China says global war on terror should also target Uighur militants
Reuters, November 16, 2015
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/11/16/france-shooting-china-idCNKCS0T507U20151116
EN: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/11/16/uk-france-shooting-china-idUKKCN0T505C20151116

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Feng Zhenghu: Thinking of Liu Xiaobo
China Digital Times, November 13, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/feng-zhenghu-thinking-of-liu-xiaobo/

“I could hear the baby cry. They killed my baby ... yet I couldn’t do a thing”: The countless tragedies of China’s one-child policy
South China Morning Post, November 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1879116/countless-tragedies-chinas-one-child-policy

Ma-Xi meeting highlights importance of cross-strait development: Jerome Cohen
Taipei Times, November 15, 2015 http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/11/15/2003632510

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京91名民警赴柬埔寨执行押解任务, 打击犯罪之外体现人文关怀， 记者亲历警方16小时境外押解嫌犯 (91 Beijing police embody care and humanity when taking criminals from Cambodia back to China, reporter witnesses process during 16 hours alongside them)
Legal Daily, November 10, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2015-11/10/content_6349389.htm

律师参与化解信访案不能当“说客 (Lawyers participating in resolution of petitioning cases cannot act as intermediaries)
Legal Daily, November 12, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151112/Articel01008GN.htm

Calls grow to free tortured rights lawyer ahead of U.N. review
Radio Free Asia, November 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-gao-11122015124454.html

Related:
Human rights lawyers in China tell harrowing stories about their own torture and abuse
Quartz, November 12, 2015
http://qz.com/548408/human-rights-lawyers-in-china-tell-harrowing-stories-about-their-own-torture-and-abuse/

Parallel submission to the Committee Against Torture in advance of the review of the PRC's fifth report
Human Rights in China, November 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/sites/default/files/hric-cat-2015_report.pdf

维权律师群体就被禁止出境事宜致北京市公安局抗议 (Group of human rights lawyers write complaint letter to Beijing Public Security Bureau protesting abusive border control)
Radio France Internationale, November 12, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151112-维权律师群体就被禁止出境事宜致北京市公安局抗议