Access to Justice (司法公正)

How Chinese rights lawyer’s courtroom mea culpa went off script
South China Morning Post, August 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2006700/how-chinese-rights-lawyers-courtroom-mea-culpa-went

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 17, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

VOA连线：全国律协部分律师发表声明质疑四川两名律师妨害作证案 (ACLA lawyers issue statement concerning the case of two Sichuan lawyers accused of obstructing witnesses)
Voice of America, August 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/VOAWeishi-20160819-VOAConnects-Zhang-Lei/3471909.html

Guangzhou chef goes to court again in gender discrimination battle
China Labor Bulletin, August 22, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangzhou-chef-goes-court-again-gender-discrimination-battle

Access to Information (信息公开)

Defying web censors, Chinese “worship” toads to mark a former state leader’s 90th birthday
Global Voices, August 20, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/20/defying-web-censors-chinese-worship-toads-to-mark-a-former-state-leaders-90th-birthday/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan cultures pressured from within and without
China Digital Times, August 19, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/tibetan-cultures-face-pressure-within-without/

“Tofu-dregs” village erected in southwest China to gouge government for compensation
South China Morning Post, August 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2006268/tofu-dregs-village-errected-southwest-china-gouge-government-compensation

China to strengthen Communist Party's role in non-govt bodies
Reuters, August 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ngos-idUSKCN10X07C

Chinese claim that world accepts its organ transplant system is rebutted
器官移植学会否认“已接纳中国移植体系”
The New York Times, August 19, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/20/world/asia/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160822/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants/

Chinese envoy visits Taiwan amid protests
Associated Press, August 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-envoy-visits-taiwan-amid-protests/2016/08/22/649382ec-6834-11e6-91cb-ecb5418830e9_story.html

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

Uyghurs “fenced in” to neighborhoods in China's Xinjiang region
Radio Free Asia, August 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/fenced-08192016163850.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Anger in Hong Kong as Arrival poster shifts Shanghai landmark to city
The Guardian, August 19, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/19/arrival-amy-adams-poster-controversy-shanghai-hong-kong

HKFP Lens: Hundreds protest Hong Kong gov’t’s barring of election candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, August 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/22/hkfp-lens-hundreds-protest-hong-kong-govts-barring-election-candidates/

Related:
香港民众抗议“港独”人士被拒参选立法会 (Hong Kongers protest rejection of “independence” election candidates from LegCo)
Radio Free Asia, August 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hc-08212016140857.html

“占中”领袖戴耀廷谈“港独”议题崛起 (Occupy Central leader, Benny Tai, discusses the rise of “Hong Kong independence”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 22, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2016/08/160821_vid_hongkong_election_protest

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“My name is Li Heping, and I love being a lawyer”
China Change, August 21, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/21/my-name-is-li-heping-and-i-love-being-a-lawyer/

An alternative history for China
Foreign Policy, August 19, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/19/an-alternative-history-for-china-under-liberal-zhao-ziyang/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Prominent Chinese dissidents still face surveillance, house arrest
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/prominent-chinese-dissidents-still-face-surveillance-house-arrest-08182016111052.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Former leader of the week: Toad
China Digital Times, August 18, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/former-leader-week-toad/

Beijing clamps down on news portals, ordering round the clock monitoring
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2005820/beijing-clamps-down-news-portals-ordering-round-clock

Related:
中国网信办再发文要求网站建立7天24小时值班制度 (Cyberspace Administration of China issues order to websites to set up 24/7 duty system to monitor information)
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf3-08182016102909.html

China demands stricter rules for live streaming
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 19, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37127904

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China's Zhejiang bans religious activities in hospitals as crackdown widens
Radio Free Asia, August 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religious-08182016132355.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Lessons from China’s deadly floods yet to be learned, say angry, grieving villagers
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2005536/lessons-deadly-floods-yet-be-learned-say-angry

Rising star in China’s police force removed from top security commission
South China Morning Post, August 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2006051/rising-star-chinas-police-force-removed-top-security

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese firms take aim at international cloud computing
Voice of America, August 18, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-firms-take-aim-at-international-cloud-computing/3470176.html

Hong Kong (香港)

British consul general: Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” has worked “incredibly well” since 1997 handover to China
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2005738/british-consul-general-hong-kongs-one-country-two-systems

Union: Teachers may “step on mines” due to unclear restrictions on HK independence talk
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/17/union-teachers-may-step-mines-due-unclear-restrictions-hk-independence-talk/

Choice of Hong Kong for organ transplant meeting is defended
国际器官移植大会组织者为选址香港辩护
The New York Times, August 19, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/19/world/asia/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160819/china-hong-kong-organ-transplants/

Hong Kong and China: The language barrier
The Diplomat, August 18, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/hong-kong-and-china-the-language-barrier/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Zhao Ziyang’s legacy
ChinaFile, August 18, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/zhao-ziyangs-legacy

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police question activists who support jailed dissident's hunger strike
郭飞雄绝食百日 多人网上发声声援
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-question-activists-who-support-jailed-dissidents-hunger-strike-08172016105815.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-08172016104135.html

Related:
New HRIC Translation: Essay by Lawyer Gao Zhisheng on Imprisoned Rights Activist Guo Feixiong
Human Rights in China, August 9, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/new-hric-translation-essay-lawyer-gao-zhisheng-imprisoned-rights-activist

甘肃防雷中心原主任被控贪污326万元 (Former director of Gansu's Lightning Protection Center charged with taking RMB 3.26 million in bribes)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel08001GN.htm

广西特大跨国贩婴案主犯被执行死刑 (Death penalty for lead organizer of especially large child trafficking case in Guangxi to be carried out)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://legal.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0817/c42510-28642004.html

Tibetan prisoner released after serving eight-year term
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-08172016152344.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's top legislature schedules bi-monthly session
Global Times, August 17, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1001041.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“One Belt” must bring real benefits to people of partner nations, Xi says
习近平：一带一路须造福沿线国家人民
South China Morning Post, August 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2005312/one-belt-must-bring-real-benefits-people-partner
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1569b939329168e/xi-jin-ping-yi-dai-yi-lu-xu-zao-fu-yan-xian-guo-jia-ren-min

天津爆炸周年祭：回顾事件中的政府处置 (Reflection on government’s handling of Tianjin explosion one year after)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/ly-08172016125218.html

人权组织发公开信 呼吁G20峰会领导人关注中国人权 (Human rights organization issues open letter calling for leaders to pay attention to Chinese human rights situation at G20 summit)
Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-08172016104005.html

陕西一村民坐11年冤狱申请国家赔偿635万 (Shaanxi villager wrongfully imprisoned for 11 years, applies for RMB 6.35 million in state compensation)
Sina News, August 17, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-08-17/doc-ifxuxnpy9749285.shtml

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

3k Xinjiang teachers take part in program to combat separatism
Global Times, August 17, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1000920.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

加强内地与香港法律服务业交流合作服务祖国发展和香港长期繁荣稳定 (Strengthen exchanges and cooperation in legal services between mainland and Hong Kong for the development of the motherland and long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel02002GN.htm

内地香港市场联通金融合作将加强 (Joint financial cooperation to be increased between mainland and Hong Kong stock markets)
Legal Daily, August 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160817/Articel06005GN.htm

“Take back our power over the city”: Student groups plan to continue discussing independence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/17/take-back-power-city-student-groups-plan-continue-discussing-independence/

港府修例准許前上海市委辦主任黎瑞剛操控TVB (Hong Kong government amends regulations and allows former Shanghainese official to direct Hong Kong’s most popular free TV broadcaster TVB)
Radio France Internationale, August 17, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160817-港府修例准許前上海市委辦主任黎瑞剛操控tvb

Access to Justice (司法公正)

新疆夫妇申请国家赔偿多次上访， 被判寻衅滋事罪 (Xinjiang couple who applied for state compensation and petitioned multiple times is sentenced for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Phoenix Online, August 15, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160815d1903n78217684.html

刑事诉讼“合理怀疑”的类型化分析 (Analysis of the classification of “reasonable doubt” in criminal suits)
People's Procuratorate Daily, August 15, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160815/20160815_003/20160815_003_1.htm

China compels gov't officials to attend court in key administrative lawsuits
Xinhua, August 16, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/16/c_135604355.htm

Chinese rights lawyer “tortured” in detention on subversion charges
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tortured-08162016111242.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 16, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Former editors of liberal Chinese magazine sue government after being forced out in takeover
《炎黄春秋》原编委起诉文化部中国艺术研究院侵权
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2005030/former-editors-liberal-chinese-magazine-sue-government
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-08162016101928.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s toad-like 90-year-old former president has become an unlikely idol for the country’s millennials
Quartz, August 16, 2016
http://qz.com/758945/chinas-90-year-old-former-president-is-the-unlikely-idol-of-the-countrys-millennial-generation/