Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two more Fengrui detainees formally arrested for subversion
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fengrui-01142016160612.html

Related:
China's pursuit of rights lawyers signals aggressive push against “subversion”
The Guardian, January 14, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/14/chinas-pursuit-of-human-rights-lawyers-signals-aggressive-push-against-subversion

China tells U.S. not to interfere after call for release of rights lawyers
Channel NewsAsia, January 14, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-tells-us-not-to-int/2425698.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: No unauthorized reporting on charged rights lawyers
China Digital Times, January 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/minitrue-no-unauthorized-reporting-on-charged-rights-lawyers/

Chinese blogger demands answers over “missing” millions in fund to help “left-behind children” from poor families
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1901093/chinese-blogger-demands-answers-over-missing-millions-fund-help

Beijing police have thousands of Internet monitoring volunteers
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/volunteers-01142016151959.html

Related:
北京高调招募3000网警志愿者 国保大队设“网上斗争室” (Beijing recruits 3000 volunteer internet troops, National Security team to set up “internet combat room”)
Radio Free Asia, January 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl1-01142016101258.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetan language made equal with Chinese in county in China's Qinghai
Radio Free Asia, January 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/equal-01132016145116.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Chinese citizens are boycotting search engine Baidu—and praying for Google to come back
Quartz, January 14, 2016
http://qz.com/593120/chinese-citizens-are-boycotting-search-engine-baidu-and-praying-for-google-to-come-back/

人权观察：北京对维权律师的打压前所未有 (Human Rights Watch: Beijing’s crackdown on rights lawyers is unprecedented)
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160114-人权观察：北京对维权律师的打压前所未有

Related:
China: Subversion charges target lawyers Arrests reflect Xi Jinping’s broader repression of rights activism
Human Rights Watch, January 14, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/01/14/china-subversion-charges-target-lawyers

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Communist Party graft-busters to widen political watch in 2016
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1901224/chinas-communist-party-graft-busters-widen-political

Related:
中紀委：中國不是結構性腐敗 (CPC Disciplinary Committee: China is not structurally corrupt)
Mingpao, January 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160115/s00002/1452830076813

China party to target key officials in graft fight: Xinhua
Reuters, January 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0UT043

Beijing says corruption suspect “persuaded” to return from UK to China
The Telegraph, January 14, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12098865/Beijing-says-corruption-suspect-persuaded-to-return-from-UK-to-China.html

Report: China’s 1 percent owns 1/3 of wealth
报告称中国最富1%家庭拥有全国1/3财产
The Diplomat, January 15, 2016
EN: http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/report-chinas-1-percent-owns-13-of-wealth/
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001065766

Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英：不排除退出酷刑协议民间组织：漠视人权兼枉作小人 (CY Leung says gov’t may quit UN Convention Against Torture, NGOs criticize him for neglecting human rights and playing the villain in ignorance)
Radio France Internationale, January 14, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160114-梁振英：不排除退出酷刑协议民间组织：漠视人权兼枉作小人

【港大生擬罷課】馬斐森：學生有權表達意見 不會處分 [Vice chancellor Mathieson on HKU students’ organizing strike: Students have the right to express opinions, will not be punished]
Mingpao, January 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160115/s00001/1452834836569

New owner of Causeway Bay banned bookstore “eyes customer list”, report says
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/14/new-owner-of-causeway-bay-banned-bookstore-eyes-customer-list-report-says/

Book on Chinese president pulled as fears grow for missing Hong Kong publishers
The Guardian, January 14, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/jan/14/xi-jinpings-nightmare-book-china-pulled-missing-hong-kong-publishers

“I would be a bad guy if I did not ask”: lawmakers press CY on missing bookseller at Q&A
Hong Kong Free Press, January 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/14/i-would-be-a-bad-guy-if-i-did-not-ask-lawmakers-press-cy-on-missing-bookseller-at-qa/

Related:
【書店5人失蹤】律師會會長熊運信促政府交代李波「人在哪裡」 ([Disappearance of 5 booksellers] Law Society chair Stephen Hung urges HK government to address the whereabouts of Lee Bo)
Mingpao, January 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160115/s00001/1452822694069

Two-systems failure: China’s promise of autonomy for Hong Kong is ringing hollow
The Economist, January 14, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21688423-chinas-promise-autonomy-hong-kong-ringing-hollow-two-systems-failure

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国呼吁中国释放周世锋、王宇、李和平等律师 (U.S. calls on China to release lawyers Zhou Shifeng, Wang Yu, Li Heping, among others)
Voice of America, January 14, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-concerns-china-lawyers-20160113/3144702.html

Related:
Chinese rights advocates Wang Yu, Bao Longjun formally arrested on subversion charges
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1900993/chinese-rights-advocates-wang-yu-and-bao-longjun

"The smog is thick and the night dark”: China charges seven human rights lawyers with subversion
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1900498/smog-thick-and-night-dark-china-charges-seven-human

“维权律师的行动能力让中共恐惧” (“Rights lawyers’ action power threatens CPC”)
Raido France Internationale, January 13, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160113-“维权律师的行动能力让中共恐惧”

Lawyer Wang Yu, held since “Black Friday,” charged
China Digital Times, January 13, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/lawyer-wang-yu-and-husband-held-since-black-friday-charged/

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, January 13, 2016
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)

Bad boy, Baidu: Communist Party paper criticizes Chinese internet giant over chat room management
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1901003/bad-boy-baidu-communist-party-paper-criticises-chinese

China is planning a publication that’s digital only and in English—and state-controlled
Quartz, January 13, 2016
http://qz.com/591900/china-is-planning-a-publication-thats-digital-only-and-in-english-and-state-controlled/

The porn trial that’s captivating China’s Internet
The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/01/12/the-porn-trial-thats-captivating-chinas-internet/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's feminists hail expected election of Taiwan's Tsai
Reuters, January 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-women-idUSKCN0UR0YM20160113

Nanjing taxi drivers take strike into its fourth day
Caixin, January 12, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-12/100898579.html

China accused of denying Swedish embassy access to detained activist
The Guardian, January 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/13/china-accused-of-denying-swedish-embassy-access-to-detained-activist

Related:
Arrest of Swedish rights worker raises questions about the future of foreign NGOs in China
Washington Post, January 13, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/01/13/arrest-of-swedish-rights-worker-raises-questions-about-the-future-of-foreign-ngos-in-china/

艾未未：乐高决定是“言论自由的胜利” (Ai Weiwei: Lego’s decision is a “victory for freedom of expression”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/01/160114_china_aiweiwei_lego_response

Government Accountability (政府问责)

【書店5人失蹤】台灣陸委會：很難想像民主地方發生這種事　絕不容忍在台發生 (Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council on disappearance of 5 HK booksellers: Hard to imagine this to happen in a democratic place, would not be allowed to happen in Taiwan)
Mingpao, January 14, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160114/s00001/1452737776385

Museum gives fallen Chinese leaders a new trial in the court of public opinion
The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/01/13/museum-gives-fallen-chinese-leaders-a-new-trial-in-the-court-of-public-opinion/

Victim of Tianjin chemical blast to sue Chinese government over lack of compensation
The Independent, January 12, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/victim-of-tianjin-chemical-blast-to-sue-chinese-government-over-lack-of-compensation-a6806556.html

Former Public Security Vice-Chief jailed
China Digital Times, January 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/189938/

Six suspects still at large after Shenzhen landslide
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/13/six-suspects-still-at-large-after-shenzhen-landslide/

President Xi Jinping pledges to revamp China’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1900500/president-xi-jinping-pledges-revamp-chinas-sweeping

China makes more military reforms, sets up graft busting unit
Reuters, January 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/china-military-idUSKCN0UQ0CL20160112

Hong Kong (香港)

The law school stands its ground as HK’s democracy icons debate the city’s future
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/13/the-law-school-stands-its-ground-as-hks-democracy-icons-debate-the-citys-future/

【施政報告】提「一帶一路」40次　田北俊：李波一次都唔提，唔關心一國兩制架？ ([Policy address] Lawmaker James Tien on CY Leung’s mentioning of “One Belt One Road” 40 times: Not even a mentioning about Lee Bo, is One Country Two Systems not a concern?)
Mingpao, January 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160113/s00001/1452675642568

Related:
Hong Kong Legco president urges Beijing to reassure “one country, two systems” still intact in wake of missing bookseller case
South China Morning Post, January 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1900497/hong-kong-legco-president-urges-beijing-reassure-one-country

Pro-Beijing lawmaker calls on Hong Kong chief executive to demand answers from mainland China over missing booksellers
South China Morning Post, January 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1901113/pro-beijing-lawmaker-calls-hong-kong-chief-executive-demand

Page One bookstore pulls sensitive titles from shelves but says memo to staff was a hoax
Hong Kong Free Press, January 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/13/page-one-bookstore-pulls-sensitive-titles-from-shelves-but-says-memo-to-staff-was-a-hoax/

Publisher suspends launch of dissident’s new book on Xi Jinping due to “fear and pressure”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/12/publisher-suspends-launch-of-dissidents-new-book-on-xi-jinping-due-to-fear-and-pressure/

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

新疆将起草“反宗教极端主义”法规 (Xinjiang to draft “anti-religious extremism” laws)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 14, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/01/160114_china_xinjiang_anti-extremism_statute

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A letter to the People’s Daily on China Labor Bulletin’s work with labor activists in China
China Labor Bulletin, January 12, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/letter-people%E2%80%99s-daily-china-labour-bulletin%E2%80%99s-work-labour-activists-china

Related:
A reply to the People’s Daily report on the director of the Panyu Workers Service Centre, Zeng Feiyang
对《人民日报》关于“番禺打工族服务部”主任曾飞洋先生报道的回应
China Labor Bulletin, January 8, 2016
EN: http://www.clb.org.hk/en/sites/default/files/File/letter%20to%20Peoples%20Daily.pdf
CH: http://www.clb.org.hk/en/sites/default/files/File/CLB对人民日报报道的回应.pdf

“工运之星”曾飞洋被抓：打着公益幌子敛财谋色 (“Star of labor activists” Zeng Feiyang taken away: In the guise of charity, a cheat for money and sex)
People’s Daily, December 22, 2015
http://app.peopleyuqing.com/detail/index/itemId/1458714752025600_cms_1458714752025600

Given concerns over missing bookseller Lee Bo, it’s vital for all sides to respect Hong Kong’s Basic Law or confidence will crumble
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1900071/given-concerns-over-missing-bookseller-lee-bo-its-vital-all

Access to Justice (司法公正)

至少7名维权律师被中国当局正式逮捕 (At least 7 rights lawyers are formally arrested by Chinese authorities)
Deutsche Welle, January 12, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/至少7名维权律师被中国当局正式逮捕/a-18972806

Related:
Wife of Chinese human rights lawyer missing for six months tells of despair
The Guardian, January 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/11/wife-of-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-missing-for-six-months-tells-of-despair

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China police arrest activists in campaign against labor unrest
The Financial Times, January 11, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7ae19510-b85e-11e5-b151-8e15c9a029fb.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

回顾：习近平在中央纪委历次全会上的重要讲话 (Review: Xi Jinping’s speeches in the plenary sessions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection)
People’s Daily, January 12, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0112/c1001-28042083.html

Related:
反腐越深入 群众越拥戴（前沿观察） (The deeper the anti-graft probe, the more public support it receives (Frontline Observations))
People’s Daily, January 12, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0112/c1001-28039613.html

“Be politically sensible”: President Xi Jinping’s advice to new leaders of Chinese military
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1899996/be-politically-sensible-president-xi-jinpings-advice

Chinese inspectors on political mission to test cadres on how well they toe the Communist Party line
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1899998/chinese-inspectors-political-mission-test-cadres-how

Officials demolish ethnic Mongolian herders' homes amid “upgrade” plan
Radio Free Asia, January 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/demolish-01112016133456.html

Former China deputy security minister sentenced to 15 years jail: State TV
Channel NewsAsia, January 12, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/former-china-deputy/2417784.html

Hong Kong (香港)

China's wall of silence over missing Hong Kong booksellers
The Telegraph, January 11, 2016
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12092141/In-a-China-a-wall-of-silence-in-China-over-missing-Hong-Kong-booksellers.html

Related:
李波「强迫失踪」事态国际化英美港人示威 (Lee Bo’s “forcible disappearance” internationalized, Hongkongers residing in Britain and U.S. march in protest)
Radio France Internationale, January 11, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160111-李波「强迫失踪」事态国际化英美港人示威

Missing bookseller’s wife’s column in pro-Beijing newspaper suspended
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/11/missing-booksellers-wifes-column-in-pro-beijing-newspaper-suspended/

律政司：港不容非法拘捕 首席大法官：无人可凌驾法律 (Department of Justice: Hong Kong does not allow illegal arrest; Chief Justice: No one is above the law)
South China Morning Post, January 12, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/152337bf78acf44/lv-zheng-si-gang-bu-rong-fei-fa-ju-bu-shou-xi-da-fa-guan-wu-ren-ke-ling-jia-fa-lv

“One Country Two Systems” under threat says former Chief Secretary
Hong Kong Free Press, January 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/11/one-country-two-systems-under-threat-says-former-chief-secretary/

Hong Kong “Umbrella Soldiers” visit boisterous Taiwan to see democracy at work
Reuters, January 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-taiwan-election-hongkong-idUSKCN0UP2BP20160111

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong is right to worry about the disappearance of bookseller Lee Bo and his associates
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1900000/hong-kong-right-worry-about-disappearance-bookseller-lee-bo

Hong Kong: An attack on the “One Country, Two Systems” principle
The Diplomat, January 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/hong-kong-an-attack-on-the-one-country-two-systems-principle/

“Then they came for the bookseller” by Jeffrey Wasserstrom
Los Angeles Review of Books, January 9, 2016
https://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/then-they-came-for-the-bookseller/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Prominent dissident makes a criminal complaint against three judges in Guangdong
China Change, January 8, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/08/prominent-dissident-makes-a-criminal-complaint-against-three-judges-in-guangdong/

China jails tortured rights lawyer for six months amid protests
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-jails-tortured-rights-lawyer-for-six-months-amid-protests-01082016101746.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

上海加强管控媒体 令避人事变动等政治敏感议题 (Shanghai to tighten media control, issues order to avoid sensitive political topics such as personnel changes)
South China Morning Post, January 11, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1522ee650d9b91a/shang-hai-jia-qiang-guan-kong-mei-ti-ling-bi-ren-shi-bian-dong-deng-zheng-zhi-min-gan-yi-ti

国新办就全面二孩及计生管理情况举行发布会 (State Council Info Office holds press conference on comprehensive two-child policy and birth control management)
Sina News, January 11, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-01-11/doc-ifxnkkuy7874744.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Strikes and protests by China’s workers soar to record heights in 2015
China Labor Bulletin, January 7, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/strikes-and-protests-china%E2%80%99s-workers-soar-record-heights-2015

China arrests four labor activists amid crackdown on dissent, lawyers say
South China Morning Post, January 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1899794/china-arrests-four-labour-activists-amid-crackdown

Related:
被抓劳维人士四批捕两取保 矛头直指番禺打工族 (Among labor activists taken away, 4 arrested, 2 out on bail, attack directed at Panyu labor group)
Radio Free Asia, January 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-01102016104802.html

Hotel in China bans spoken Tibetan, backs off after outcry
Radio Free Asia, January 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-01082016163707.html