Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves ahead with trial of Guizhou church members
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-02232016110056.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tibetan blogger jailed for “endangering social stability”
The Guardian, February 23, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/feb/23/tibetan-blogger-jailed-for-endangering-social-stability

Chinese gay drama pulled from internet, sparking backlash
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1915975/chinese-gay-drama-pulled-internet-sparking-backlash

Minitrue: Suspend broadcast of HK, Taiwan film awards
China Digital Times, February 22, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/minitrue-broadcast-of-hk-taiwan-film-awards-suspended/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese security presence “heavy” at Tibetan religious festival
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/presence-02232016163502.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda departments targeted in graft review
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1916034/chinese-communist-partys-propaganda-departments

China's Xi urges implementation of reforms
Xinhua, February 24, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-02/24/c_135124372.htm

China’s government tries to quell furor over order to allow public access to private residential communities
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1916069/chinas-government-tries-quell-furore-over-order-allow

China tackles pollution crisis by changing the level of what it says is unsafe in Beijing
The Independent, February 23, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-is-tackling-its-pollution-crisis-by-changing-the-level-of-what-it-says-is-unsafe-a6890786.html

大赦国际公布最新全球人权评估报告 (Amnesty International announces latest world human rights report)
Deutsche Welle, February 24, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/大赦国际公布最新全球人权评估报告/a-19069627

Related:
Amnesty International Report 2015/2016
Amnesty International, February 24, 2016
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/02/annual-report-201516/

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing studying causes of Mong Kok riot, reveals Hong Kong Legislative Council president
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1916015/beijing-studying-causes-mong-kok-riot-reveals-hong-kong

University of Hong Kong governing council meeting gets under way amid security and secrecy
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1915956/university-hong-kong-governing-council-meeting

Leader of localist group HK Indigenous charged with rioting, may face 10 years in prison
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/leader-of-localist-group-hk-indigenous-charged-with-rioting-may-face-10-years-in-prison/

Politically charged Chinese art show opens in Hong Kong
The Guardian, February 23, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/23/chinese-art-hong-kong-politically-charged-show-opens

半数大学公投通过撤特首为必然校监 (In poll, half of Hong Kong’s universities favor abolishing “chief executive as university chancellor” system)
Radio France Internationale, February 24, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160224-半数大学公投通过撤特首为必然校监

進師盟強烈譴責港大校委會暴力驅趕馮敬恩的聲明 (Statement of Progressive Teachers’ Alliance denouncing HKU Council’s violent expulsion of student leader Billy Fung at Council meeting)
InMedia HK, February 24, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040853

效法台湾时代力量 香港学民思潮筹党参选立法会 (Following example of Taiwan’s New Power Party, Hong Kong’s Scholarism to form party for LegCo election)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-02232016121251.html

TVB普通话新闻转简体字幕 通讯局收近万宗投诉 (TVB Putonghua news switched to simplified characters subtitles, Communications Authority receives almost 10,000 complaints)
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15311c686574136/tvb-pu-tong-hua-xin-wen-zhuan-jian-ti-zi-mu-tong-xun-ju-shou-jin-wan-zong-tou-su

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Translation: Love, a decisive moment
China Digital Times, February 23, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/translation-love-a-decisive-moment/

How long can China’s Internet thrive if the rest of the world gets shut out?
ChinaFile, February 23, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-long-can-chinas-internet-thrive-if-rest-world-gets-shut-out

Why Xi Jinping made the state media rounds
Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/23/why-xi-jinping-made-the-state-media-rounds/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Appeal begins of harsh 19-year prison term given Xinjiang-based activist Zhang Haitao
China Change, February 21, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/21/appeal-begins-of-harsh-19-year-prison-term-given-xinjiang-based-activist-zhang-haitao/

Defense attorneys for jailed Chinese rights lawyers “fired”
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-02192016104633.html

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, February 5, 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

证监会今年正式开展巡回审理 (China Security Regulatory Commission (CSRC) formally launches circuit hearings this year)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel06003GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mirror, mirror on the wall
China Media Project, February 22, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/02/22/39646/

Related:
Facts be damned. China's president demands media outlets parrot the party line
Global Voices, February 23, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/02/23/facts-be-damned-chinas-president-demands-media-outlets-parrot-the-party-line/

郭声琨：让新闻文化宣传成助推公安事业发展的动力 (Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun: Let media cultural propaganda be the motor for development of public security work)
People’s Daily, February 23, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0223/c1001-28141125.html

“Beijing slaps ban on Hong Kong and Taiwan film awards” amid rising political tensions
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1915635/beijing-slaps-ban-hong-kong-and-taiwan-film-awards-amid-rising

Related:
China bans broadcasts of Hong Kong Film Awards after indie political movie scores nomination
The Hollywood Reporter, February 22, 2016
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/china-hong-kong-film-awards-868110

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangzhou stainless steel factory shut down as strike enters sixth day
China Labor Bulletin, February 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/guangzhou-stainless-steel-factory-shut-down-strike-enters-sixth-day

Tibetan monk jailed for two years over Dalai Lama photo
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/photos-02222016163847.html

China moves to halt “weird” architecture
中国颁布新规叫停“奇奇怪怪的建筑”
The New York Times, February 23, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/23/world/asia/china-weird-architecture.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160223/c23chinaurban/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China replaces Xiao Gang as securities regulator head over handling of crisis
The Guardian, February 20, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/20/china-replaces-xiao-gang-as-securities-regulator-head-over-handling-of-crisis

Fears of China stealing jobs blocking EU deal
Voice of America, February 22, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/european-union-trade-deal-china-jobs-fears/3201407.html

China's industrial overcapacity is “wreaking far-reaching damage”
Deutsche Welle, February 22, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-industrial-overcapacity-is-wreaking-far-reaching-damage/a-19060913

湖北年查职务犯罪3021人 (Hubei investigated 3,021 people for crimes of public office last year)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel03006GN.htm

中央事业单位中央企业公车改革明确时间表路线图 (A clear roadmap and timetable for reform of use of public vehicles for Central State public and Central State enterprises)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel04009GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

信息化破解人民调解工作难题 (Informationization solves difficult problems for people’s mediation work)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel04012GN.htm

探访中央政法委新媒体团队 (Paying a visit to the New Media Team at the CPC’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Committee)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel05004GN.htm

太原警方破获微信群传播淫秽物品案 (Taiyuan police crack case involving pornography dissemination through WeChat circles)
Legal Daily, February 18, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160218/Articel08004GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong academic freedom under threat from Beijing, says ex-governor Chris Patten
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/hong-kong-academic-freedom-under-threat-from-beijing-says-ex-governor-chris-patten/

Related:
彭定康：北京占中后指示港府在大学挑事端 (Chris Patten: Beijing gives directions to Hong Kong government to incite troubles in universities after Occupy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 22, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160222_hk_china_patten

Hong Kong “localist” group vows to keep going after founder's arrest
Radio Free Asia, February 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-localist-group-vows-to-keep-going-after-founders-arrest-02222016105211.html

Flagship gallery show raises fears for Hong Kong arts
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/flagship-gallery-show-raises-fears-for-hong-kong-arts/

【繁簡爭議】黨媒籲勿政治化分「正宗旁門」　指「順其自然才是正道」 ([Dispute over traditional and simplified Chinese characters] Party media recommends not to politicize and differentiate “the orthodox and the heterodox,” “let it take its natural course”)
Ming Pao, February 23, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160223/s00001/1456185840685

Related:
Is TVB adopting a new family name?
Hong Kong Economic Journal, February 23, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160223-is-tvb-adopting-a-new-family-name/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A looming crisis for China’s legal system
Foreign Policy, February 22, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/22/a-looming-crisis-for-chinas-legal-system/

Riot highlights bleak outlook for One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/riot-highlights-bleak-outlook-one-country-two-systems/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国打压维权律师人数达到317名 (Number of people affected in China’s mass crackdown on lawyers reaches 317)
Voice of America, February 20, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-right-20160219/3198311.html

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, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.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)

习近平调研官媒 要求提升国际影响力 (Xi Jinping surveys state media, demands to raise international clout)
Radio France Internationale, February 20, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160220-习近平调研三大官媒-要求好好宣传中国

Outspoken Chinese tycoon comes under fire for attacking Xi Jinping’s lecture to the media
South China Morning Post, February 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1915220/outspoken-chinese-tycoon-comes-under-fire-attacking-xi

China’s media wants you to love the state as much as you love your family
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/chinas-media-wants-you-to-love-the-state-as-much-as-you-love-your-family/

China to ban foreign firms from “online publishing”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/china-to-ban-foreign-firms-from-online-publishing/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Prominent rights activist Huang Qi detained in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-detained-02192016125317.html

Tibetan writer sentenced to three years in prison in China’s Qinghai Province
Radio Free Asia, February 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-writer-sentenced-to-three-years-in-prison-in-chinas-qinghai-province-02192016134844.html

Hong Kong (香港)

China labels protesters “radical separatists,” and they agree
The New York Times, February 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/world/asia/hong-kong-indigenous-separatism.html

Related:
Hong Kong Indigenous leader Ray Wong arrested following Mong Kok unrest
Hong Kong Free Press, February 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/21/hong-kong-indigenous-leader-ray-wong-arrested-following-mong-kok-unrest/

Revealed: the HK$30million anti-riot cars Hong Kong police have never even used
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1914647/revealed-hk30million-anti-riot-cars-hong-kong-police-have-never-even

Brits For Hong Kong plan Lee Po protest to put pressure on UK government
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1914654/brits-hong-kong-plan-lee-po-protest-put-pressure-uk

Hong Kong independence activists elected to head Chinese University’s student union
South China Morning Post, February 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1915106/hong-kong-independence-activists-elected-head-chinese-universitys

Dystopian HK film Ten Years leads to Chinese media boycott of Hong Kong Film Awards
Hong Kong Free Press, February 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/22/ten-years-banned-in-china/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Behind Chinese leader’s warm visit, a cold reality
The New York Times, February 19, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/20/world/asia/china-xi-jinping-lunar-new-year.html

“Reform” in China and the rise of rule by fear
Hong Kong Free Press, February 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/20/reform-china-rise-rule-fear/

繁簡字衝突源自中共規範思維 (Conflict between traditional and simplified Chinese characters comes from CPC’s intellectual control)
Ming Pao, February 20, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160220/s00022/1455941393716

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to allow family visit for jailed Uyghur scholar
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/china-tohti-02182016123632.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Save our statue: dramatic protest in China to save ex-leader Hua Guofeng’s figure from being demolished
South China Morning Post, February 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913979/save-our-statue-dramatic-protest-china-save-ex-leader

Fears grow for hunger-striking Chinese supporter of Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/fears-grow-for-hunger-striking-chinese-supporter-of-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-02182016111445.html

Dissidents fearful as Thailand, once a haven, favors China
Reuters, February 17, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-china-dissidents-idUSKCN0VQ2ZU

Beijing's hand seen in visa issue keeping rights activists out of religious freedom conference
Radio Free Asia, February 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bejings-hand-seen-in-visa-issue-02182016145900.html

Chunwan, art and authoritarianism
The Diplomat, February 19, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/chunwan-art-and-authoritarianism/