Access to Justice (司法公正)

郭飞雄当庭坚称自己无罪 其妻子愤怒吁国际社会关注 (In court, Guo Feixiong maintains his innocence, his outraged wife urges international attention)
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-11302015102804.html

Related:
美国敦促中国释放郭飞雄 履行人权承诺 (U.S . urges China to release Guo Feixiong and fulfill its human rights promises)
Voice of America, December 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/usa-state-department-calling-for-the-release-of-guo-feixiong-20151130/3082252.html

Sentencing of Guo Feixiong adds to serious abuse already suffered
重判郭飞雄凸显中国的司法滥权
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sentencing-guo-feixiong-adds-serious-abuse-already-suffered
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhong-pan-guo-fei-xiong-tu-xian-zhong-guo-de-si-fa-lan-quan

夜行防范“三字经”对女性很适用 (“Three Character Classic”-style safety precautions pamphlet useful for women walking at night)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel04003GN.htm

湖南开出首张“家庭暴力告诫书”: 可作为法庭证据 (Hunan issues first “domestic violence admonition notice” that qualifies as trial evidence)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://law.southcn.com/c/2015-11/30/content_137888999.htm

青海：针对女性家庭暴力逐年上升 (Qinghai: Domestic violence against women increases year by year)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://qh.people.com.cn/n/2015/1130/c182775-27205170.html

成都律师出国需提前3日报司法局和律协，律师质疑无法律依据 (Chengdu lawyers challenge legal basis of rule requiring them to notify judicial bureau and lawyers association 3 days in advance of planned overseas travel)
The Paper, December 1, 2015
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1403254

The consequences of China's obsession with stability
The Diplomat, November 27, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/the-consequences-of-chinas-obsession-with-stability/

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, November 23, 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)

French journalist in China “intimidated by state newspapers”
The Guardian, November 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/nov/30/french-journalist-in-china-intimidated-by-state-newspapers

Anhui “news ethics” committee formed
China Media Project, December 1, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/01/39376/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

环境公益诉讼尚需加油提速 (Environmental public interest litigation still needs more support if it is to gain momentum)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel06002GN.htm

Riot police fire tear gas at incinerator protesters in Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-11302015104929.html

Tibetan man is detained following solo protest in Kardze
Radio Free Asia, November 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solo-11302015142320.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国际人权组织谴责中国重判三位维权人 (Amnesty International condemns China for three rights defenders' heavy sentences)
Voice of America, December 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-guo-feixiong-20151130/3080338.html

Chinese official blames drunkenness for bribe-taking amid scandal over giant phoenix mural that led to his fall
South China Morning Post, November 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1884918/scandal-over-giant-phoenix-mural-southwest-china-mirrors-rise-and

King Coal’s misrule: The rise and fall of a corrupt coal-fueled economy
The Economist, November 28, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21679263-rise-and-fall-corrupt-coal-fuelled-economy-king-coals-misrule

Meet targets to cut poverty or face the sack, Chinese cadres told
South China Morning Post, December 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1885378/meet-targets-cut-poverty-or-face-sack-chinese-cadres-told

For China's Xi Jinping, it's all about the Communist Party (+video)
Christian Science Monitor, November 30, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1130/For-China-s-Xi-Jinping-it-s-all-about-the-Communist-Party-video

Thailand knew deported Chinese were refugees awaiting resettlement in Canada: U.N. document
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-thailand-refugees-idUSKBN0TJ1E620151130

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

郭声琨将赴美国主持首次中美打击网络犯罪及相关事项高级别联合对话 (Chinese public security chief Guo Shengkun visits U.S. to co-chair first Sino-U.S. high level talks on tackling cybercrime and related matters)
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151130/Articel01006GN.htm

Related:
China, U.S. high-level cybercrime talks to begin Tuesday
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-usa-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0TJ1V220151130#4tR3CrAHBUEhdli2.97

利刃清除网络空间那些“剧毒物质” (Using a sharp knife to cleanse cyberspace of "toxic elements")
Legal Daily, November 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151130/Articel08002GN.htm

禁止预装软件助力用户自主 (Prohibiting pre-installed software on mobile phones helps user autonomy)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel02002GN.htm

微信朋友圈不是个人秀场 (Wechat “Moments” are not platforms for personal “shows”)
Legal Daily, November 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151129/Articel03008GN.htm

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

Xi, Putin agree to enhance anti-terrorism cooperation
Xinhua, December 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/01/c_134870729.htm

China deploys mass surveillance to secure streets around ancient Tibetan temple
Reuters, November 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/30/us-china-tibet-surveillance-idUSKBN0TJ13420151130

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s Criminal Law once again used as political tool
The Wall Street Journal, December 1, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/01/chinas-criminal-law-once-again-used-as-political-tool/

Straesser on China: 'Incorrect perception of reality'
Deutsche Welle, December 1, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/straesser-on-china-incorrect-perception-of-reality/a-18886908

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyers’ account: Court in China adds last-minute charge in heavy sentence against rights leader Guo Feixiong
China Change, November 27, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/11/27/lawyers-account-court-in-china-adds-last-minute-charge-in-heavy-sentence-against-rights-leader-guo-feixiong/

Related:
Sentencing of Guo Feixiong adds to serious abuse already suffered
重判郭飞雄凸显中国的司法滥权
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sentencing-guo-feixiong-adds-serious-abuse-already-suffered
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhong-pan-guo-fei-xiong-tu-xian-zhong-guo-de-si-fa-lan-quan

Memories of torture and hope for redemption
China Digital Times, November 25, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/memories-of-torture-and-hope-for-redemption/

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu granted medical parole after appeal in state secrets case
South China Morning Post, November 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1883444/gao-yu-chinese-journalist-jailed-leaking-state-secrets

Related:
Gao Yu’s sentence reduction a poor substitute for justice
高瑜获减刑并非公正审判
Human Rights in China, November 26, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/gao-yus-sentence-reduction-poor-substitute-justice
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/gao-yu-huo-jian-xing-bing-fei-gong-zheng-shen-pan

高瑜的两次认罪 (Gao Yu’s two confessions)
South China Morning Post, November 30, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151536db1cca6ae/gao-yu-di-liang-ci-ren-zui

“Poor substitute for justice” says NGO as Chinese journalist granted medical parole
Hong Kong Free Press, November 27, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/27/chinese-journalist-gao-yu-granted-medical-parole/

张六毛即将尸检官方设限 家属出境受限再遭警骚扰 (On eve of Zhang Liumao’s autopsy, family harassed by police and restricted from leaving country)
Radio Free Asia, November 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11292015113735.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

香港新网媒被指亲习近平 (Two new pro-Xi Jinping online media platforms established in HK)
Radio France Internationale, November 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD/20151124-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%96%B0%E7%BD%91%E5%AA%92%E8%A2%AB%E6%8C%87%E4%BA%B2%E4%B9%A0%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B3

Improper readings of “improper discussion”
China Media Project, November 30, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/11/30/39363/

Chinese newspaper says banned Miss World contestant is aligned with “hostile” forces
The Guardian, November 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/30/chinese-newspaper-says-banned-miss-world-candidate-is-aligned-with-hostile-forces

Related:
Canadian Miss World contestant misguided by her values
Global Times, November 29, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/955580.shtml

China bars Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada (and rights advocate)
倡导人权、练法轮功，加拿大小姐被中国禁止入境
The New York Times, November 27, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/27/world/asia/miss-world-contestant-barred-from-final-in-china-over-human-rights-advocacy.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151127/c27pageant/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans fight to salvage fading culture in China
挽救藏语，中国藏民的艰辛反抗
The New York Times, November 29, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/world/asia/china-tibet-language-education.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151130/c30tibet/

Police in China's Guangxi hold 24 after firing pepper spray at protesters
Radio Free Asia, November 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-in-chinas-guangxi-hold-24-after-firing-pepper-spray-at-protestors-11252015111817.html

内蒙牧民维权代表被拘留 一牧民六千亩草场被强占 (Inner Mongolian leader of rights defending herdsmen detained, another herdsman’s 990 acres of pasture forcibly occupied)
Radio Free Asia, November 28, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11282015100051.html

北京取消反家暴艺术展 (Beijing cancels anti-domestic violence art exhibition)
Radio France Internationale, November 26, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151126-北京取消揭露家暴艺术展

Related:
Beijing shuts down art exhibition on violence against women
The Guardian, November 26, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/26/beijing-shuts-down-art-exhibition-on-violence-against-women

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权观察：欧盟应该对中国坚持人权标准 (Human Rights Watch: The EU should uphold clear benchmarks for China’s human rights progress)
Voice of America, November 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/HRW-calling-EU-members-to-hold-china-to-human-rights-standards-20151127/3077576.html

Related:
EU/China: Rights dialogues without benchmarks lack impact
Human Rights Watch, November 26, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/11/26/eu/china-rights-dialogues-without-benchmarks-lack-impact

China accused of “tricking” dissidents into deportation
Al Jazeera, November 29, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/china-accused-tricking-dissidents-deportation-151129110204520.html

Hong Kong (香港)

How the Occupy protests shaped the District Council elections
Hong Kong Free Press, November 28, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/28/how-the-occupy-protests-shaped-the-district-council-elections/

HKFP Interview: HKU “whistleblower” Billy Fung on the HKU Council, Student Union, HKFS and more
Hong Kong Free Press, November 25, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/25/hkfp-interview-hku-whistleblower-billy-fung-on-the-hku-council-student-union-hkfs-and-more/

港大副校任命风波洩第五段录音 疑似李国章威胁告学生及大学 (HKU pro-VC appointment scandal: fifth audio clip leaked, voice believed to be of Arthur Li threatens to sue students and university)
South China Morning Post, November 27, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15147d5a8e930b1/gang-da-fu-xiao-ren-ming-feng-bo-xie-di-wu-duan-lu-yin-yi-si-li-guo-zhang-wei-xie-gao-xue-sheng-ji-da-xue

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

What is China's plan for fighting global terrorism?
The Diplomat, November 27, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/11/what-is-chinas-plan-for-fighting-global-terrorism/

中国对新疆“反恐”信息反复收放 被指借巴黎恐袭测西方态度 (Chinese media outlets issue and then delete “counterterrorism” news from Xinjiang: accused of taking advantage of Paris attacks to test Western countries’ attitudes)
Radio Free Asia, November 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql1-11272015101218.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why the ABA downplayed China’s rights crackdown
China Digital Times, November 25, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/behind-the-abas-tepid-condemnation-of-beijings-crackdown/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权观察谴责中国超期羁押浦志强 张海涛再被变更罪名为“煽颠” (Human Rights Watch condemns China’s prolonging Pu Zhiqiang’s detention beyond lawful limit and changing accusation of Xinjiang rights defender Zhang Haitao again, into “inciting subversion of state power”)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-11242015100242.html

州妇联上半年收到的投诉 17.7%案件跟家暴有关 (17.7% of complaints received by Wenzhou All-China Women's Federation in previous half year involved domestic violence)
Wenzhou Capital News Online, November 23, 2015
http://news.66wz.com/system/2015/11/22/104641837.shtml

中宣部司法部全国普法办部署国家宪法日宣传活动, 弘扬宪法精神推动创新协调绿色开放共享发展 (CPC Propaganda Department, Ministry of Justice, China Legal Publicity Office launch National Constitution Day propaganda activities, enhancing constitutional spirit, promoting development of “innovation, coordination, greenness, openness, shared-enjoyment”)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel02020GN.htm

午休期间被撞身亡 是否算工伤惹争议 (Whether injury sustained during lunch break is industrial injury provokes controversy)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339653.htm

应完善对非婚生子女的法律保护 (Legal protection of illegitimate children should be improved)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339677.htm

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu appeals sentence for “leaking state secrets”
The Guardian, November 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/nov/24/jailed-chinese-journalist-gao-yu-appeals-sentence-for-leaking-state-secrets

Access to Information (信息公开)

新疆网络监控疑又升级 (Internet control in Xinjiang reportedly intensified)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151124-新疆疑网络监控又升级

南通公布17088名 “失信黑名单” (Nantong announces “bad credit blacklist” of 17,088 names)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339628.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

张六毛家属被警方以“寻衅滋事”为名传唤 (Police summons Zhang Liumao’s family for “picking quarrels & provoking troubles”)
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-11242015100511.html

Police summon family of activist who died in detention in China
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-summon-family-of-activist-who-died-in-detention-in-china-11242015105652.html

安徽人大常委会讨论决定重大事项规定修订, 一部法规经5次审议通过尚属首次 (Anhui People's Congress Standing Committee passes amendment of regulations for decisions on major matters after 5 deliberations—highest number in history of province)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel03002GN.htm

Veteran Shenzhen rights activist gets three years for “subversion”
Radio Free Asia, November 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-11242015110151.html

Chinese textbooks are wildly homophobic. One student is fighting back.
The Washington Post, November 24, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/11/24/chinese-textbooks-are-wildly-homophobic-one-student-is-fighting-back/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

联合国禁酷会关注维权律师羁押情况 (UN Committee Against Torture pays due attention to China’s crackdown on human rights lawyers)
Radio France Internationale, November 25, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151125-联合国禁酷会关注维权律师羁押情况

Related:
Stark Contrast in China’s UN Torture Review: Pointed Questions, Non-responsive Answers
联合国对中国酷刑的审议：提问尖锐，答非所问
Human Rights in China, November 18, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/stark-contrast-chinas-un-torture-review-pointed-questions-non-responsive
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/lian-he-guo-dui-zhong-guo-ku-xing-de-shen-yi-ti-wen-jian-rui-da-fei

China Faces Scrutiny in UN Torture Review
中国面临联合国对酷刑问题的严格审议
Human Rights in China, November 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/china-faces-scrutiny-un-torture-review
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/zhong-guo-mian-lin-lian-he-guo-dui-ku-xing-wen-ti-de-yan-ge-shen-yi

中国指“德国的人权批评是干涉” (China says “Germany criticizing human rights situation is intervention”)
Radio France Internationale, November 24, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151124-中国指“德国的人权批评是干涉”

中纪委：9000多官员因管不好家属和下属被问责 (CCDI: More than 9,000 officials held accountable for not managing well their relatives or subordinates)
Xinhua Online, November 23, 2015
http://news.youth.cn/sz/201511/t20151123_7341246.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

个人信息非法交易致网络诈骗泛滥, 网骗新骗术多与个人信息泄露有关 (Trading of individual information causes flood of online fraud, new online fraud techniques frequently involve personal information leaks)
Legal Daily, November 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151123/Articel06004GN.htm

南京重拳打击电信网络犯罪 (Nanjing deals heavy blow to telecommunications and Internet crimes)
Jiangsu Legal Daily, November 24, 2015
http://jsfzb.xhby.net/html/2015-11/24/content_1339638.htm

Big Brother is watching: how China is compiling computer ratings on all its citizens
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1882533/big-brother-watching-how-china-compiling-computer

Hong Kong (香港)

Jack Ma of Alibaba in talks to buy Hong Kong newspaper
马云收购《南华早报》，谈判进行中
The New York Times, November 25, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/25/business/dealbook/alibaba-scmp-hong-kong.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20151125/c25db-alibaba/

Hong Kong's new generation: “Umbrella soldiers” and NeoDemocrats big winners in district elections
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1883080/hong-kongs-new-generation-umbrella-soldiers-wins-big-vote

Related:
“伞兵”空降香港区选：他们是谁？能走多远？ (New arrival of “Umbrella soldiers” in HK District Council elections: Who are they? How far can they go?)
South China Morning Post, November 25, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1513dbbd5ee20d3/san-bing-kong-jiang-xiang-gang-qu-xuan-ta-men-shi-shui-neng-zou-duo-yuan-

“Hong Kong is not China” banner appears at HKU following City U saga
Hong Kong Free Press, November 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/24/hong-kong-is-not-china-banner-appears-at-hku-following-city-u-saga/

Fifa investigates Hong Kong over China match booing
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34918397