Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers say judicial officials barred them from advising Wukan protest chief
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979700/chinese-lawyers-say-judicial-officials-barred-them

Detained Chinese rights activist Yang Maodong “looks very weak,” refuses to end hunger strike—lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/23/detained-chinese-rights-activist-looks-very-weak-refuses-to-end-hunger-strike-says-lawyer/

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗？
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

Fears grow for “disappeared” wife of detained Chinese activist
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wife-06222016145702.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Websites called on to excise “malignant” comments
China Digital Times, June 22, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/websites-called-excise-malignant-comments/

China bans media coverage of ongoing protests in Guangdong's rebel village
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-bans-media-coverage-of-ongoing-protests-in-guangdongs-rebel-village-06222016113157.html

中国国信办要求网站不要一味追求点击率 (Cyberspace Administration of China demands websites not to blindly seek clicks ratio)
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-06222016111123.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's one-time “democracy” village protests for fourth straight day
Reuters, June 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-wukan-idUSKCN0Z81D2

环保组织首对毒跑道事件发起公益诉讼 (Environmental protection organization initiates public interest litigation concerning poisonous running tracks)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0623/c1001-28471231.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Woman on China’s list of most wanted corruption suspects overseas surrenders to authorities
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979858/woman-chinas-list-most-wanted-corruption-suspects

Two more Chinese activists detained for promoting alcohol with Tiananmen massacre tribute
Hong Kong Free Press, June 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/22/two-more-chinese-activists-detained-for-promoting-alcohol-with-tiananmen-massacre-tribute/

Teaching Tiananmen to a new generation
The New York Times, June 22, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/world/asia/china-tiananmen-rowena-he.html

How to smear your enemies and silence your critics, Chinese Communist Party style
Quartz, June 23, 2016
http://qz.com/712187/how-to-smear-your-enemies-and-silence-your-critics-chinese-communist-party-style/

如何认定处理 “对抗组织审查行为” (How to recognize and handle “behaviors resisting investigation”)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection News, June 23, 2016
http://csr.mos.gov.cn/content/2016-06/22/content_35440.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Spell out how Hongkongers who break mainland law are dealt with, CY Leung says in letter to Beijing
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1978402/beijing-pressed-answers-hong-kong-bookseller

Activist Joshua Wong, 19, fails in bid to lower minimum age to stand in Legco polls from 21
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1979291/activist-joshua-wong-19-fails-bid-lower-minimum-age-stand

Hong Kong lawmakers call for review of scope of notification system in wake of bookseller detention cases
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1979364/hong-kong-lawmakers-call-review-scope-notification-system

Abuse of police power has worsened since the Occupy protests, say human rights group
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/23/abuse-of-police-power-has-worsened-since-the-occupy-protests-say-human-rights-group/

“Long Hair” Leung Kwok-hung arrested over alleged HK$250,000 payment from media tycoon Jimmy Lai
被指收黎智英25万未申报 梁国雄：欲加之罪何患无辞
Hong Kong Free Press, June 23, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1979866/long-hair-leung-kwok-hung-arrested-over-alleged-hk250000
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1557b697ad70c2d/bei-zhi-shou-li-zhi-ying-25-wan-wei-shen-bao-liang-guo-xiong-yu-jia-zhi-zui-he-huan-wu-ci

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Jailed Chinese activist unwilling to end hunger strike, lawyer says
律师会见郭飞雄 表明无限期绝食
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-06212016162044.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/china-guo-06212016074328.html

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗？
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

A Chinese lawyer is challenging Beijing over Hong Kong’s missing booksellers
Quartz, June 22, 2016
http://qz.com/712266/a-chinese-lawyer-in-shenzhen-is-challening-beijing-over-hong-kongs-booksellers/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not report on Wukan mass incident
China Digital Times, June 21, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-former-wukan-chief-admits-guilt/

China’s internet regulator tightens screw on online speech as its targets “detested” public comments on news websites
内地网信办: 新闻网站须大力整治“有害”跟帖评论
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979188/chinas-internet-regulator-tightens-screw-online-speech
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15576db85110ee8/nei-di-wang-xin-ban-xin-wen-wang-zhan-xu-da-li-zheng-zhi-you-hai-gen-tie-ping-lun

Chinese blogger who compiled protest data missing, believed detained
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-blogger-who-compiled-protest-data-missing-believed-detained-06212016110257.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city goes ahead with annual dog-meat eating festival despite protests
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1978503/chinese-city-goes-ahead-annual-dog-meat-eating-festival-despite

Chinese democracy: Is this how the “Wukan moment” finally ends?
The Diplomat, June 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinese-democracy-is-this-how-the-wukan-moment-finally-ends/

Related:
Neighbors of Chinese village protesting over land grabs are involved in similar disputes
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978993/neighbours-chinese-village-protesting-over-land-grabs

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Wukan protest leader “admits” bribery as Hong Kong media outlets accused of “inciting” the demonstrations
乌坎村支书林祖恋视频“承认”受贿 汕尾政府批港媒煽动导演抗议
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978440/wukan-protest-leader-admits-bribery-hong-kong-media
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1557610651b5415/wu-kan-cun-chang-lin-zu-lian-shi-bin-cheng-ren-shou-hui-shan-wei-dang-ju-pi-gang-mei-shan-dong-dao-yan-kang-yi

Former mayor in Chinese port city of Ningbo to be prosecuted
Reuters, June 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-ningbo-idUSKCN0Z70G6

Chinese children dizzied by “toxic tracks”
The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/22/chinese-children-dizzied-by-toxic-tracks/

達賴：與中國保持關係有益西藏經濟 惟想保持自身傳統 (Dalai Lama: Maintaining relation with China helps developing Tibet’s economy, but its own traditions should be kept)
Ming Pao, June 22, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160622/s00004/1466574954558

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

World’s fastest computer solves big problems, doing a quadrillion calculations per second, but hates multi-tasking
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1979139/worlds-fastest-computer-solves-big-problems-doing

Are China's hackers shying away from U.S. targets?
Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0621/Are-China-s-hackers-shying-away-from-US-targets

Hong Kong (香港)

Video: Bookseller Lam Wing-kee’s media Q&A at LegCo—with English subtitles
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/video-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-media-qa-legco-english-subtitles/

New party seeks Hong Kong’s independence, via return to British rule
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1978994/new-party-seeks-hong-kongs-independence-return-british-rule

Interview: Politics and business are now “blurred” says pro-democracy singer Denise Ho
Hong Kong Free Press, June 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/21/interview-politics-and-business-are-now-blurred-says-pro-democracy-singer-denise-ho/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China will never advance as a society if it remains obsessed with playing the victim
Quartz, June 21, 2016
http://qz.com/710642/china-will-never-advance-as-a-society-if-it-remains-obsessed-with-playing-the-victim/

The authorities, here and in Beijing, owe us straight answers on the missing booksellers
铜纙湾书店事件疑虑未释 港府及中央须进一步回应
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1978203/authorities-here-and-beijing-owe-us-straight-answers-missing
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1557279592de2ab/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-shi-jian-yi-lv-wei-shi-gang-fu-ji-zhong-yang-xu-jin-yi-bu-hui-ying

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s media regulator vows “severe punishment” for TV programs ridiculing state policies
South China Morning Post, June 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1977991/chinas-media-regulator-vows-severe-punishment-tv

China films' box office chances hindered by translation woes
China Christian Daily, June 20, 2016
http://chinachristiandaily.com/2016-06-20/society/china-films--box-office-chances-hindered-by-translation-woes_1510.html

China cracks down on foreign-inspired TV programs, sets strict broadcast limits
Shanghaiist, June 20, 2016
http://shanghaiist.com/2016/06/20/foreign-inspired_tv_show_crackdown.php

“Wukan,” once a byword for Chinese democracy, now censored
Foreign Policy, June 20, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/20/china-protest-land-sales-corruption-wukan-once-a-byword-for-chinese-democracy-now-censored/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rebel village mobilizes again over detention of protest leader
Radio Free Asia, June 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detention-06202016121706.html

Related:
【烏坎維權】支聯會社民連遊行至中聯辦 要求釋放林祖戀 ([Wukan rights defense] Hong Kong Alliance and League of Social Democrats march to Liaison Office demanding release of Lin Zulian)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00001/1466493771391

【烏坎維權】汕尾政府點名《蘋果》《端》煽動、策劃、導演 ([Wukan rights defense] Shanwei government points at Apple Daily and Initium Media for inciting, planning, and directing)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2106
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00004/1466484199448

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese environmental protection agency loses landmark case proving dereliction of duty
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1978358/chinese-environmental-protection-agency-loses-landmark

No cheer for Chinese province as banquet booze ban slapped on officials
Reuters, June 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-alcohol-idUSKCN0Z705K

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Fang Binxing on Great Firewall “incompetence”
China Digital Times, June 20, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/fang-binxing-calls-great-firewall-product-incompetence/

China builds world's most powerful computer
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 20, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36575947

Chinese cyber-attacks on targets in US have plummeted, say experts
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1978361/chinese-cyber-attacks-targets-us-have-plummeted-say

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese crackdown aimed at rooting out Xi opponents, says bookseller
The Guardian, June 20, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/20/chinese-crackdown-rooting-out-xi-opponents-hong-kong-bookseller-lam-wingkee

Chinese crackdown aimed at rooting out Xi opponents, says bookseller
林荣基之子到内地 称没有受监视或骚扰
South China Morning Post, June 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1978367/no-one-stalked-me-i-wasnt-disturbed-bookseller-lam-wing
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/155713dd6ee4615/lin-rong-ji-zhi-zi-jin-ru-nei-di-cheng-mei-you-shou-dao-sao-rao

Pro-Beijing protesters attack lawmaker who helped returned bookseller for “destroying” One Country, Two Systems
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/20/pro-beijing-protesters-attack-lawmaker-helped-returned-bookseller-destroying-one-country-two-system/

法律专家孔杰荣指林荣基案粉碎中国依法治国“童话” (Law expert Jerome Cohen says Lam Wing-kee case crushes “fairy tale" of China’s ruling the country according to law)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160621-法律专家孔杰荣指林荣基案粉碎中国依法治国“童话”

《環時》斥「香港國旗設計比賽」是一小撮人的自娛自樂 (Global Times slams “Hong Kong national flag design competition” as a small minority’s self-entertainment)
Ming Pao, June 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160621/s00001/1466477408850

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

All in it together: The bookseller’s ordeal in China could happen to any of us
Hong Kong Free Press, June 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/20/be-warned-the-booksellers-ordeal-in-china-could-happen-to-any-of-us/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Mother's fight to exonerate executed son highlights gaping holes in justice system
Caixin, June 17, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-06-17/100956066.html

Rights lawyers on trial: China's sharp crackdown shows no sign of letting up
The Christian Science Monitor, June 17, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0617/Rights-lawyers-on-trial-China-s-sharp-crackdown-shows-no-sign-of-letting-up

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

2 Chinese activists sentenced to over 10 years on subversion charges
The New York Times, June 18, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/18/world/asia/china-lu-gengsong-chen-shuqing.html

Tibetan monk detained a second time, vanishes into police custody
Radio Free Asia, June 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/vanishes-06172016151332.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Delete Global Times editorial on bookseller
China Digital Times, June 17, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-delete-global-times-report-booksellers-retracted-confession/

Supervising supervision
China Media Project, June 17, 2016
https://medium.com/china-media-project/supervising-supervision-6812858d5828#.cse0g8wge

Find-a-journalist app highlights murky media practices in China
The Wall Street Journal, June 17, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/17/find-a-journalist-app-highlights-murky-media-practices-in-china/

Chinese media: Attack to defend
Deutsche Welle, June 17, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-media-attack-to-defend/a-19337992

Western forces are conspiring to divide China, a top media official says
Quartz, June 20, 2016
http://qz.com/711190/western-forces-are-conspiring-to-divide-china-a-top-media-official-says/