Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan self-immolator Tabey moved to punishment cell
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/moved-09122016153037.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

The South China Morning Post has suddenly shut down its Chinese-language website
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/777906/the-south-china-morning-post-has-suddenly-shut-down-its-chinese-language-website/

Related:
马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门 (“First drop of blood” since Jack Ma’s acquisition of SCMP: Chinese website closes down)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门

阿里巴巴旗下香港南华早报中文网停运 引发猜疑 (Closing down of Hong Kong’s SCMP Chinese website under Alibaba raises suspicions)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-阿里巴巴旗下的香港南华早报中文网停运-引发猜疑

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese gay activist challenges homosexuality “disorder” textbooks
Reuters, September 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-textbook-idUSKCN11I174

It’s actually OK to be gay in China online—just don’t ask for equal rights IRL
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/776263/gay-lgbt-and-marriage-rights-in-china-its-actually-ok-to-be-gay-in-china-online-just-dont-ask-for-equal-rights-irl/

Chinese police fight running battles with villagers in restive Wukan
The Guardian, September 13, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/wukan-village-china-police-battles-protest

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shock waves from Lin Biao plane crash still echo in lead-up to Chinese Communist Party leadership reshuffle
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2017634/shock-waves-lin-biao-plane-crash-still-echo-lead-chinese-communist-party

Top official at China’s central bank disciplined for paying for banquets, holiday with public money
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2018570/top-official-chinas-central-bank-disciplined-paying

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

129名电信网络诈骗犯罪嫌疑人从亚美尼亚被带回中国大陆 (129 suspected of telecom network fraud are returned to China from Armenia)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_001/20160908_001_11.htm

街头视频“紧急查看权”还需细化 (Draft regulations on crime victims’ rights to view street camera footage in cases of emergency still need refinement to ensure proper implementation)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_005/20160908_005_4.htm

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

俄想限制中国影响, 卡里莫夫去世等到机会 (Russia awaits opportunity to limit China's influence following death of Uzbek President Karimov)
Voice of America, September 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-uzbekistan-may-become-the-stage-for-fighting-influence-between-russia-and-china-20160907/3497227.html

中老首次联合反恐演练在云南举行 (China and Laos conduct joint counterterrorism exercises for first time in Yunnan)
China News, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-08/676505.shtml

印媒：中印两国拟携手演练打击跨境恐怖主义 (Indian Media: China and India plan collaborative drills to combat cross-border terrorism)
Xinhua, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/CSJ5-9Z3H

南通开首张“反恐罚单” 警方：警惕身边恐怖主义 (Nantong issues first list of “counterterrorism fines,” urges vigilance against “nearby” terrorism)
Dasuwang, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/NZD7-WNCA

Hong Kong (香港)

How Beijing manipulates legislative elections in Hong Kong
Global Voices, September 13, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/13/how-beijing-manipulates-legislative-elections-in-hong-kong/

“Hong Kong Independence” graffiti spotted on school wall in Sheung Shui
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/13/hong-kong-independence-graffiti-spotted-on-school-wall-in-sheung-shui/

黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注 (Another newly elected lawmaker threatened by gang forces and not able to go home, U.S. Congress expresses concern)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160911-黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The people in retreat: An interview with Ai Xiaoming
The New York Review of Books, September 8, 2016
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/09/08/people-in-retreat-chinese-filmmaker-ai-xiaoming/

毛泽东逝世40周年纪念日在沉默中度过 (40th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s death passed in silence)
Financial Times, September 13, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069358

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain a second Tibetan monk at Thangkor Socktsang monastery
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/second-09092016172606.html

Tibetan protest monk released early from five-year prison term
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-09092016163542.html

China says has tightened judicial procedures to protect rights
Reuters, September 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-criminalprocedure-idUSKCN11I0BZ

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海慈善捐赠总额五年超过120亿， 慈善捐赠的流程是什么 (Shanghai's charitable donations top RMB 12 billion over 5 years, what is the process for charitable giving?)
Cngold.com, September 6, 2016
https://perma.cc/5TKH-RQ6R

China's Wukan protests continue after village chief found guilty of graft
Voice of America, September 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-wukan-protests/3500363.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Top Tianjin official’s exit “may trigger Politburo power plays”
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2018440/top-tianjin-officials-exit-may-trigger-politburo-power

国办推动设立“全国残疾预防日”， 贫困严重精神障碍患者纳入救助 (State Council General Office establishes "National Disability Prevention Day," impoverished sufferers of serious mental disabilities now eligible for medical aid)
Legal Daily, September 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160907/Articel01005GN.htm

明星企业何以暗管排污十余年 (How a famous business was able to use illegal pipes to discharge pollution for over 10 years: 9 government agents cumulatively accepted RMB 2.75M in bribes)
Procuratorate Daily, September 7, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160907/20160907_004/20160907_004_2.htm

What if China’s leaders were as keen on reform as they are on fighting graft?
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2017670/what-if-chinas-leaders-were-keen-reform-they-are-fighting-graft

研究：中国逾半基建项目导致重大浪费 (Studies: Over half of China’s infrastructure projects generate enormous wastage)
Financial Times, September 12, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069326

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据新政出炉倒计时，10股即将爆发 (Big gains expected in 10 stocks as government policy on big data is imminent)
Cnstock.com, September 7, 2016
http://stock.cnstock.com/stock/smk_qlgg/201609/3894739.htm?page=1

Related:
China to unveil 13th Five-Year Plan on big data industry in 2016
Xinhua Finance, September 7, 2016
http://en.xfafinance.com/html/13th_Five-year_Plan/Development_Policy/2016/258047.shtml

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

Uighurs, wary of China’s response to Kyrgyzstan attack, trying to stop militancy
Voice of America, September 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/uighurs-wary-of-china-response-to-kyrgyzstan-attack-try-to-stop-militancy/3500032.html

AP EXPLAINS: How Uighur militants are affecting China
The Associated Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/ap-explains-how-uighur-militants-are-affecting-china/2016/09/09/d8abfbce-76fc-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Apparently, being pro-China in Hong Kong is no guarantee against political threats from Beijing
Global Voices, September 10, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/10/apparently-being-pro-china-in-hong-kong-is-no-guarantee-against-political-threats-from-beijing/

The three from Beijing who forced me to drop out of election were from a “secret department,” says Ken Chow
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/three-beijing-forced-drop-election-secret-department-says-ken-chow/

New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
The Listening Post, September 10, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6im--nJmng

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What is Hu Shigen thought and the “topple-the-wall” movement anyway?
China Change, September 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/11/what-is-hu-shigen-thought-and-the-topple-the-wall-movement-anyway/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

The kids are alright: Hong Kong’s latest elections are proof the Umbrella Movement did not fail
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/the-kids-are-alright-hong-kongs-latest-elections-are-proof-the-umbrella-movement-did-not-fail/

Sieren's China: Umbrella voters win small in Hong Kong
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-umbrella-voters-win-small-in-hong-kong/a-19543153

The Missing Bookseller: Lam Wing-kee’s ordeal, in full and in his own words
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/missing-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-ordeal-full-words/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

再次发出人身安全保护令 (Court in Lanzhou’s Qilihe district issues 2nd personal protection order since March 2016 when national law against domestic violence went into effect)
Lanzhou Daily, September 1, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0901/748046.html

婆婆遭儿媳家暴申请保护令获批， 系滁州首张人身安全保护令 (Chuzhou City approves first personal protection order request by woman suffering violence from daughter-in-law)
Anhua East Morning Paper, September 1, 2016
http://365jia.cn/news/2016-09-01/8F6F4D2F41735C63.html

青浦区发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Shanghai’s Qingpu district issues first "Domestic Violence Written Warning")
Oriental Daily News, September 1, 2016
http://city.eastday.com/gk/20160901/u1a12043764.html

周强会见国际法院院长亚伯拉罕一行 (SPC Chief Justice Zhou Qiang meets with International Court of Justice President Abraham)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel01006GN.htm

Chinese court refuses medical parole for women's rights activist held for two years
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refuses-09082016154426.html

Group calls on China to release five “disappeared” citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-09082016132429.html

China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20—but did any world leader object?
The Washington Post, September 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/08/china-arrested-dozens-of-reporters-and-activists-for-g20-but-did-any-world-leader-object/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who controls our news? Welcome to the era of Russian and Chinese information war
The Age, September 9, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/world/who-controls-our-news-welcome-to-the-era-of-russian-and-chinese-information-war-20160907-grapkr

Government Accountability (政府问责)

警察为执法道歉是文明的示范 (Police apologies for collateral damage from enforcing law are a sign of a civilized society)
QQ News, September 6, 2016
http://view.qq.com/a/20160906/008752.htm

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 6, 2016
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20

五大策略巩固发展反腐新常态 (Five anti-corruption tactics to solidify development of a “new normal”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 6, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160906/20160906_008/20160906_008_1.htm

从“五四宪法”到“杭州计划”， 杭州跻身世界性城市的法治推动力 (From the “1954 Constitution” to the “Hangzhou Plan”: Rule of law as the driving force behind Hangzhou's rise to a cosmopolitan city)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel02004GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft to sell MSN China to XiChuang Technology
MarketWatch, September 6, 2016
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-sell-msn-china-to-xichuang-technology-2016-08-30

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

邵阳市开展“2016--雷霆行动”反恐实战演习 (Shaoyang City commences live counterterrorism drills in "Operation Thunderbolt 2016")
Sina News, September 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-01/doc-ifxvpxua7566293.shtml

探秘广州特警训练基地， 大批高精尖反恐武器曝光 (Exploring Guangzhou’s special operations training base: Pictures reveal large number of sophisticated counterterrorism weapons)
China News, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-01/674465.shtml

法国总统奥朗德感谢中国在反恐问题上做出的努力 (French President Hollande thanks China for its counterterrorism efforts)
China News, September 6, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/09-06/7995250.shtml