Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Picking quarrels”: China court jails pro-democracy activists—lawyer
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/10/picking-quarrels-china-court-jails-pro-democracy-activists-lawyer/

China transgender case: “Mr C” vows fight on for equality
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36258905

709事件满10个月 最新数据：受影响者达319人 (10 months after 709 Event: Latest data shows 319 affected)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05102016110223.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/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Access to Information (信息公开)

《律师文摘》停刊 言论空间进一步收缩？ (“Lawyer Digest” to cease publication—space for opinions shrinking further?)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-05102016111805.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hundreds march in protest against plan for petrochemical plant in eastern China
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943473/hundreds-march-protest-against-plan-petrochemical-plant

Tibetan monk and writer sentenced to prison term
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-monk-and-writer-05092016160254.html

As China's economy slows, workers' anger soars
The Diplomat, May 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/as-chinas-economy-slows-workers-anger-soars/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A young political prisoner in the grand picture of U.S.-China diplomacy in the wake of June Fourth massacre
China Change, May 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/05/11/a-young-political-prisoner-in-the-grand-picture-of-us-china-diplomacy-in-the-wake-of-june-4th-massacre/

Chinese dominate list of people and firms hiding money in tax havens, Panama Papers reveal
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1943463/chinese-dominate-list-people-and-firms-hiding-money-tax-havens-panama

Beijing tipped to ramp up international pressure on Taipei amid Tsai’s silence on cross-strait consensus
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943085/beijing-tipped-ramp-international-pressure-taipei-amid

瑞士情报局把孔子学院的活动列为观察对象 (Swiss intelligence targets Confucius Institute's activities for observation)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/gr-05102016123043.html

We must confront our dark past of the Cultural Revolution to avoid repeating it, says Chinese novelist Yan Lianke
作家阎连科：必须面对文革黑历史 以免历史重演
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942609/we-must-confront-our-dark-past-cultural-revolution
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1549d7c3e388848/zuo-jia-yan-lian-ke-bi-xu-mian-dui-wen-ge-hei-li-shi-yi-mian-li-shi-chong-yan

Access to Information (信息公开)

The long arm of Chinese censorship reaches South Korea
The Diplomat, May 9, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/the-long-arm-of-chinese-censorship-reaches-south-korea/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s teachers: The unsung heroes of the workers’ movement
China Labor Bulletin, May 10, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-teachers-unsung-heroes-workers%E2%80%99-movement

Tibetans protest restart of operations by Chinese mining company
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-protest-restart-of-operations-by-chinese-mining-company-05092016155521.html

藏人作家据称因言获罪被判七年半 (Tibetan writer reportedly sentenced to 7 and a half years because of opinion expression)
Voice of America, May 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-tibetan-writer-sentenced-to-7-and-half-year-20160509/3322006.html

重庆农民揭万亩耕地被强征五年无家可归 (Chongqing farmers reveal that tens of thousands of mou of farmland have been forcibly seized, villagers have no home to go for five years)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05092016103158.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Whiff of torture in Beijing resident’s death in police custody
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1943060/whiff-torture-beijing-residents-death-police-custody

Chinese pupils who say toxic chairs and desks made them ill only suffering from virus: city officials
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1943052/chinese-pupils-who-say-toxic-chairs-and-desks-made-them-ill-only

China to relocate 2 million people this year in struggle to banish poverty
Reuters, May 10, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-poverty-idUSKCN0Y10LF

The Maoist revival that unraveled
Medium, May 9, 2016
https://medium.com/china-media-project/the-maoist-revival-that-unraveled-88c23add7aec#.wnnw1uuji

Baidu ordered to change how it operates by China’s Internet watchdog after death of student
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942912/baidu-ordered-change-how-it-operates-chinas-internet

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Women take sex ed into their own hands and phones
Sixth Tone, May 6, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/women-china-take-sex-ed-their-own-hands-and-smartphones

The New York Times vs. The Chinese authorities
GreatFire Analyzer, May 7, 2016
https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2016/may/new-york-times-vs-chinese-authorities

Chinese have no right to be forgotten, court rules
Sixth Tone, May 6, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/chinese-have-no-right-be-forgotten-court-rules

Hong Kong (香港)

Treason or free speech? Talk of independence touches a sensitive spot
Hong Kong Free Press, May 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/09/treason-free-speech-talk-independence-touches-sensitive-spot/

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

Uyghur given 7-year prison term for viewing Muslim film
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/film-05092016151441.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

点评中国：纪念文革的冲动和“反文革”的基础 (China Analyses: Impulse of commemorating the Cultural Revolution and foundation of “Anti-Cultural Revolution”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 9, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/focus_on_china/2016/05/160509_cr_cultural_revolution_china_today_comment

高文谦:毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(四之下) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 4.2])
Voice of America, May 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-gao-wenqian-on-the-cultural-revolution-20160509/3321773.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

From bench to bar: Meet China’s ex-judges
Sixth Tone, May 5, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/bench-bar-meet-shanghai%E2%80%99s-ex-judges#

Lawyers' meeting with jailed Chinese activist cut short by guards
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-meeting-with-jailed-chinese-activist-cut-short-by-guards-05062016111226.html

Related:
Sister of dissident Chinese lawyer Guo Feixiong vows hunger strike outside jail if his medical needs aren’t met
South China Morning Post, May 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942065/sister-dissident-chinese-lawyer-guo-feixiong-vows

成秋波呼吁美国政府和联合国拯救郭飞雄生命 (Cheng Qiubo calls on American government and the UN to rescue Guo Feixiong)
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ck-05062016143807.html

香港支联会举行游行要求中国当局释放郭飞雄保外就医 (HK Alliance organizes march demanding Chinese authorities to release Guo Feixiong on medical parole)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-05082016112420.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

New York dance troupe says China banned shows over Falun Gong links
The Guardian, May 6, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/may/06/shen-yun-dance-troupe-falun-gong-china-cancelled-performances

China bans “erotic” banana-eating live streams
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36226141

Widespread online leaks of personal information in China prompt new data collection laws
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1942260/widespread-online-leaks-personal-information-china-prompt-new

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Riot police deployed as teachers in central China stage protest over unpaid wages
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1941615/riot-police-deployed-teachers-central-china-stage-protest-over

Tibetan mother of five burns to death to protest Chinese rule
Radio Free Asia, May 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/mother-05062016131403.html

Chinese police clamp down on Tibetan mining protest
Voice of America, May 6, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-police-clamp-down-tibetan-mining-protest/3319093.html

非敏感时期在京访民突遭警方大扫荡 (Police carries out large scale clamp down on petitioners in Beijing in non-sensitive period)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05082016110827.html

中国从俄取经打压NGO 两国联手抵制西方 (China learns repression on NGOs from Russia, the two countries collaborating to resist the West)
Voice of America, May 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-russia-china-will-together-20160508/3320556.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Accusations fly thick and fast over Chinese cultural group’s Cultural Revolution “red songs” concert
South China Morning Post, May 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1942195/accusations-fly-thick-and-fast-over-chinese-cultural-groups-cultural

Taiwan's new government accuses mainland China of interfering in its status at WHO
South China Morning Post, May 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942567/taiwans-new-government-accuses-mainland-china

How far is China from another Cultural Revolution?
The Diplomat, May 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/how-far-is-china-from-another-cultural-revolution/

Related:
The cost of the Cultural Revolution, fifty years later
The New Yorker, May 7, 2016
http://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-cost-of-the-cultural-revolution-fifty-years-later

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

China to expand bilingual schooling in Xinjiang: Xinhua
Reuters, May 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0XX1NT

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(二) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 2])
Voice of America, May 6, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/gaowenqian-20160506/3318302.html

高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(三) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 3])
Voice of America, May 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/gao-wenqian-on-the-cultural-revolution-20160507/3319574.html

高文谦：毛的文革遗产与习近平治国模式(四之上) (Gao Wenqian: Legacy of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and Xi Jinping’s mode of governance [Part 4.1])
Voice of America, May 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/mao-20160507/3320350.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

网络新闻作品非法转载将治理 (Unlawful re-posting of Internet news items will be dealt with)
Legal Daily, April 27, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160427/Articel06004GN.htm

As Tiananmen anniversary nears, June 4 disappears from the China's web
百度突解禁“六四”、“王维林”等敏感字词
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/as-tiananmnen-anniversary-nears-05052016125211.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-05052016104418.html

Related:
中國大學生魏則西一條命，為何會推倒百度搜尋引擎？ (How did Chinese university student Wei Zexi’s death cause a blow to Baidu search engine?)
TechNews, May 5, 2016
http://technews.tw/2016/05/05/baidu-crisis/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

境外NGO管理法明年起实施, 公安机关将负责其代表机构登记和年度检查 (Foreign NGO management law to come into effect next year, public security authorities will be responsible for the registration and annual inspection of FNGOs’ representative offices)
Beijing Times, April 29, 2016
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2016-04/29/content_299425.htm

联合国人权专家呼吁中共废除境外NGO管理法 (UN human rights experts urge Chinese authorities to repeal foreign NGO management law)
Voice of Tibet, May 4, 2016
http://bit.ly/1NlvrAW

Related:
联合国人权专员联合声明 批评中国NGO管理法 (UN human rights experts issue joint statement, criticizing China's NGO management law)
Radio Free Asia, May 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/12-05032016144110.html

Charity ends at home: China’s leader guards against nasty foreign influences
The Economist, May 7, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21698292-chinas-leader-guards-against-nasty-foreign-influences-charity-ends-home

外交部：希望美方尊重中国立法主权 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs: We hope that U.S. will respect China’s law-making sovereignty)
Xinhua, April 29, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-04/29/c_1118775378.htm

China slashes influential Communist Youth League's budget
Reuters, May 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-league-idUSKCN0XU0OG

Video of little girl reciting Koran prompts Chinese province to order nursery schools to enforce ban on religious activity
South China Morning Post, May 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1941622/video-little-girl-reciting-koran-prompts-chinese-province-order

陈忠和呼吁声援于世文 (Chen Zhonghe calls for support for Yu Shiwen)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gr-05052016105838.html

湖南千余民师集体讨薪 政府回复被指敷衍 (Over a thousand private school teachers in Hunan unite to demand unpaid salary, dismissed government’s response as heedless)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-05052016104606.html

倪玉兰被堵门软禁达16天 丈夫出入被开包检查 (Ni Yulan under house arrest for 16 days, her husband to go through open package inspection going in and out)
Radio Free Asia, May 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-05052016104226.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

七申请人获赔 2334万余元 (7 applicants receive RMB 23.34 million total in state compensation 18 years after illegal detention)
Guangzhou Evening News, April 28, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0429/14/BLR01FJF00014AED.html

PLA’s new top-level anti-corruption units swing into action
South China Morning Post, May 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1941520/plas-new-top-level-anti-corruption-units-swing-action

China protests at U.S. accusations of abuse of religious groups
Reuters, May 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-religion-idUSKCN0XW0N0

Clause celebre: Taiwan leader must convince China she's no “splittist”
Channel NewsAsia, May 6, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/clause-celebre-taiwan/2761326.html

Xi says China will boost cooperation with foreign groups
Channel NewsAsia, May 5, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/xi-says-china-will-boost/2760014.html

县公安局将扣押车辆办公用, 国家赔偿书下达执行拖半年 (County-level PSB use seized vehicles for official business, but enforcement of state compensation decision drags on for half a year)
China National Radio, May 3, 2016
http://china.cnr.cn/yaowen/20160503/t20160503_522046038.shtml

Chinese police to patrol in Italy in two-week experiment
Reuters, May 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-security-china-idUSKCN0XT1UG