Access to Information (信息公开)

China blocks VPN services that let users get round its “Great Firewall’ during big political gatherings in Beijing
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922677/china-blocks-vpn-services-let-users-get-round-its-great

What Chinese media mustn’t cover at the “2 Sessions”
两会期间哪些新闻不能报道
The New York Times, March 10, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/asia/china-news-censorship-two-sessions.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160310/c10chinalist/

Caixin “won't comment” on deletion of anti-censorship article
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/caixin-wont-comment-on-deletion-of-anti-censorship-article-03092016113543.html

Without a trace: South China Morning Post’s Chinese social media accounts eliminated
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/without-a-trace-south-china-morning-posts-chinese-social-media-accounts-eliminated/

Charted: China’s Great Famine, according to Yang Jisheng, a journalist who lived through it
Quartz, March 10, 2016
http://qz.com/633457/charted-chinas-great-famine-according-to-yang-jisheng-a-journalist-who-lived-through-it/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights groups warn KFC over Tibet opening
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/rights-groups-warn-kfc-over-tibet-opening/

China detains dozens of ethnic Mongolians amid ongoing grassland protest
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/grassland-03092016133557.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Proposal to expand role of China’s armed police force would strengthen Xi Jinping’s power: analysts
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922766/proposal-expand-role-chinas-armed-police-force-would

Mind your behavior! Xi tells wealthy businessmen to “set a good example” amid criticism of China’s nouveau riche
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922764/mind-your-behaviour-xi-tells-wealthy-businessmen-set

China’s harsh child discipline, through the lens of domestic violence
The New York Times, March 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/10/world/asia/china-corporal-punishment-education-discipline.html

The Communist Party invented Women’s Day—so why is China so bad at it now?
Quartz, March 9, 2016
http://qz.com/634671/the-communist-party-invented-womens-day-so-why-is-china-so-bad-at-it-now/

陈满蒙冤服刑23年, 拟申请国家赔偿966万 (Wrongly sentenced to 23 years, Chen Man applies for RMB 9.6m in state compensation)
The Paper, March 9 , 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160309/47760705_0.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China is building a big data platform for “precrime”
Ars Technica, March 9, 2016
http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/03/china-is-building-a-big-data-plaform-for-precrime/

Related:
China tries its hand at pre-crime
Bloomberg Businessweek, March 9, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/china-tries-its-hand-at-pre-crime

Hong Kong (香港)

Booksellers slipped back to mainland China after requesting Hong Kong police drop missing persons cases
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922757/quick-turnabout-two-booksellers-hurried-back-across-border

“Riotous” protesters who stormed LegCo deserve jail time, says High Court judge
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/riotous-protesters-who-stormed-legco-deserve-jail-time-says-high-court-judge/

高铁争议未结 香港机场新跑道又被指违反“一国两制” (Dispute over Express Rail Link yet to settle, proposal of a new runway in Hong Kong airport accused again for breaching “One Country Two Systems”)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-03092016101230.html

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

China says takes “distinctly Chinese approach” to national security
Reuters, March
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-security-idUSKCN0WB0PS

Related:
张德江：中国国家安全法以中国特色为基础 (Zhang Dejiang: China’s national security law is based upon Chinese characteristics)
Radio Free Asia, March 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-03092016101831.html

China charity law to forbid activity that “endangers national security”
Channel NewsAsia, March 9, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-charity-law-to-forb/2586830.html

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, September 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

张德江:五种恐怖相关活动列入刑事追责范围 (Zhang Dejiang: Five kinds of terrorist-related activities that are included in the scope of criminal responsibility)
CCTV, March 9, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0309/15/BHNNRNA50001124J.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

法官遇害 源於法治不彰 (Judge murdered in China: The root is the futile rule of law)
Ming Pao, March 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160310/s00022/1457585541270

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

慈溪警方推进天网工程建设无死角, “视频同勘”精准锁定嫌疑人 (Cixi (Zhejiang) police nail suspects with "video aided investigation," advancing construction of Skynet with no blind spots)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160305/Articel03003GN.htm

左世忠代表建议加快制定个人信息保护法, GPS信息健康信息都应纳入立法保护 (NPC Deputy Zuo Shizhong proposes fast-tracking enactment of law to protect personal information, as well as GPS and health information)
Legal Daily, March 8, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160308/Articel02005GN.htm

出台“互联网+”行政审批服务文件 (Delegate calls for normative document to increase effectiveness in “Internet Plus” administrative inspection and approval)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160306/Articel06008GN.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Renowned activist Guo Feixiong’s health deteriorates, sister calls for emergency medical parole
China Change, March 8, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/08/renowned-activist-guo-feixiongs-health-deteriorates-sister-calls-for-emergency-medical-parole/

Defendants “presumed guilty” in China’s courts, says top lawyer: Presumption of guilt is widespread among law enforcers and leads to torture, delegate says
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1731032/defendants-presumed-guilty-chinas-courts-says-top-lawyer

人民法院受理拐卖妇女儿童案逐年下降,去年审结此类案件853件 判处犯罪分子1362人 (Each year, people's courts are handling fewer cases of trafficking of women and children, last year 853 such cases were tried, with 1,362 persons sentenced)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-03/07/content_6514141.htm?node=5954

政府工作报告：把政府活动纳入法治轨道 (Government work report: bring government activities onto the rule of law track)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://finance.sina.com.cn/china/gncj/2016-03-07/doc-ifxqaffy3673831.shtml

无人机“飞进”法律真空地带, 刘庆峰代表建议将无人机监管列入民用航空法 (Drones are “flying into” legal vacuum, NPC deputy Liu Qingfeng suggests using civil aviation law to regulate drones)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160307/Articel07004GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Article denouncing censorship censored from Chinese magazine’s English website
Hong Kong Free Press, March 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/09/article-denouncing-censorship-censored-from-chinese-magazines-english-website/

Xi Jinping’s crackdown on free speech is being criticized—by advisers to China’s Communist Party
Quartz, March 8, 2016
http://qz.com/633580/advisers-to-chinas-communist-party-are-openly-criticizing-xi-jinpings-crackdown-on-free-speech/

Related:
Advisor mulls freedom of speech proposal
Global Times, March 7, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2016/0306/896057.html

Are China’s box-office numbers fudged? Regulators investigate “ghost screenings”
The Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/03/09/are-chinas-box-office-numbers-fudged-regulators-investigate-ghost-screenings/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists call for release of jailed Chinese women
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-call-for-release-of-jailed-women-03082016114921.html

Watch: A Chinese feminist’s defiant message to the government that jailed her
Washington Post, March 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/03/08/watch-a-chinese-feminists-defiant-message-to-the-government-that-jailed-her/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“女权无疆界”呼吁中国政府停止强制性堕胎 (Women’s Rights Without Frontiers urges Chinese government to stop forced abortions)
Radio Free Asia, March 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03082016121223.html

Related:
三八节人权组织呼吁中国释放维权妇女 (Human rights organizations urge China to release female rights defenders on International Women’s Day)
Voice of America, March 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/free-women-activists-20160308/3225766.html

人民监督员成为真正外部监督力量 (People's supervisors are a genuine external supervisory force)
Legal Daily, March 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160306/Articel03005GN.htm

傅莹在人大四次会议首场新闻发布会上说, 民法总则草案预计六月提请审议 (Fu Ying, spokesperson for NPC's 4th plenum, at first media conference: Draft Civil Code expected to be tabled for deliberation in June)
Legal Daily, March 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160305/Articel02006GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

New questions emerge over HK booksellers’ detentions
China Digital Times, March 9, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/new-questions-emerge-hong-kong-booksellers-detentions/

Hong Kong writer detained in mainland China in 2012, interrogated about identities of those behind banned publications
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922553/hong-kong-writer-detained-mainland-china-2012-interrogated

Student activists contempt charges to remain despite Dept. of Justice delay, High Court rules
Hong Kong Free Press, March 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/08/student-activists-contempt-charges-to-remain-despite-dept-of-justice-delay-high-court-rules/

【旺角暴力衝突】監警會暫收24宗須匯報投訴　含明報記者涉被毆打　無交警向天開槍 ([Mongkok violent dispute] Independent Police Complaints Council receives 24 reportable complaints to date, including Ming Pao journalist being beaten, not including traffic police firing in the air)
Ming Pao, March 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160309/s00001/1457503424208

【兩會】王光亞指香港「出了點事」　但中央對港政策不變 ([The two sessions] Director of Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Wang Guangya says “some accidents took place” in Hong Kong, but central government’s policy to Hong Kong wouldn’t change)
Ming Pao, March 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160309/s00004/1457507173534

港大民调赞成台湾独立者创新高 (HKU poll shows new high of support for Taiwan independence)
Voice of America, March 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-taiwan-independence-poll-20160308/3226403.html

香港八大高校学生会 有多支持本土主义？ (How much do Hong Kong’s eight university student associations support localism?)
South China Morning Post, March 9, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/153560d14b810b3/153560d14b810b3

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

Officials from China's Xinjiang region say extremism waning
Voice of America, March 8, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/officials-from-china-xinjiang-region-say-extremism-waning/3225697.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China lets rights lawyer flee to U.S. after release
The New York Times, March 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/08/world/asia/lawyer-chen-taihe-flees-china.html

Related:
被拘维权律师抵美，中共是否放松打压？ (Detained rights lawyer arrived U.S., is CPC loosening up the crackdown?)
Voice of America, March 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/lawyer-chen-taihe-20160307/3224251.html

Chinese rights lawyer takes legal action after Hong Kong, Taiwan-published books seized
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1922433/chinese-rights-lawyer-takes-legal-action-after-hong

Earnest request to the National People’s Congress to form a Special Committee of Inquiry into the “July 9 crackdown” on lawyers
China Change, March 4, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/05/earnest-request-to-the-national-peoples-congress-to-form-a-special-committee-of-inquiry-into-the-july-9-crackdown-on-lawyers/

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

NPC spokesperson addresses air pollution problem, says “human rights lawyers” too must respect the law
Hong Kong Free Press, March 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/05/npc-spokesperson-addresses-air-pollution-problem/

MH370 disappearance: Chinese families file lawsuits seeking answers
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35747869

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's “red princess” turned investigative journalist
Al Jazeera, March 8, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/china-red-princess-turned-investigative-journalist-160302101927365.html

Chinese propagandists try cartoons for Communism
Voice of America, March 4, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-propagandists-try-cartoons-for-communism/3219596.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“女权五姐妹”之李婷婷：我现在很“温和” (Li Tingting of “The Feminist Five”: I’m now so “moderate”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 8, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/03/160308_china_rights_activist_li_tingting

Feminists mark setbacks, progress after detentions [Updated]
China Digital Times, March 7, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/03/feminists-mark-setbacks-progress-year-detentions/

Related:
Before International Women’s Day, feminist five and their lawyers are called in by police
China Change, March 6, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/03/06/before-international-womens-day-feminist-five-and-their-lawyers-are-called-in-by-police/

Detained labor activist Meng Han unbowed and unrepentant
China Labor Bulletin, March 8, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/detained-labour-activist-meng-han-unbowed-and-unrepentant

The story of Hooligan Sparrow
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35742016

Sham marriages between gay men and lesbians are on the rise in China
Vice News, March 7, 2016
http://www.vice.com/read/gay-men-and-lesbians-in-china-are-getting-married-inside-the-chinese-closet

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Safety fears cause concern amid delays to China's Taishan nuclear plant
Radio Free Asia, March 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/safety-03072016114147.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国外交部被网民恳求别再出国撒钱 (Netizens implore the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs not to squander money overseas)
Radio France Internationale, March 8, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160308-中国外交部被网民恳求别再出国撒钱

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student activists ejected from youth forum after shouting down Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, March 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1922279/hong-kong-student-activists-ejected-youth-forum-after

Fear-jerker. A film abhorrent to the Communist Party has proved a hit in the territory
The Economist, March 5, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21693949-film-abhorrent-communist-party-has-proved-hit-territory-fear-jerker

Exclusive: Email reveals Lee Po feared Gui Minhai kidnapped by Chinese agents before he himself disappeared
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1922289/exclusive-email-reveals-lee-po-feared-gui-minhai-kidnapped

【七警案】律政司要求傳媒交新聞片及攝影師身分　高院拒申請 ([The seven policemen’s violence case] Department of Justice asks for media news footages and identities of the videographers, refused by the High Court)
Ming Pao, March 8, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160308/s00001/1457401252611

Character assassination? Hong Kong’s furore over simplified Chinese
“暗杀”繁体字？简体字实用 但不必进校园
South China Morning Post, March 8, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1920406/character-assassination-hong-kongs-furore-over
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15350f86507520f/an-sha-fan-ti-zi-jian-ti-zi-shi-yong-dan-bu-bi-jin-xiao-yuan