Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist, writer held on spying, subversion charges in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-writer-held-on-spying-subversion-charges-in-chinas-sichuan-12212016110458.html

China to try one rights lawyer as European diplomats visit family of another
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-trials-12212016123537.html

4 in China cleared after 2 successful death sentence appeals
The Washington Post, December 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/4-in-china-cleared-after-2-successful-death-sentence-appeals/2016/12/22/3c361a44-c810-11e6-acda-59924caa2450_story.html

广东乌坎9村民被控“非法集会游行” 集体受审 (9 Wukan villagers charged with “illegal assembly” in a joint trial)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12202016115313.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

“六四天网”创办人黄琦被当局指控非法泄漏国家机密 (Huang Qi, founder of “64 Tianwang” website, charged with illegally “leaking state secrets”)
Radio France Internationale, December 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161221-“六四天网”创办人黄琦被当局指控非法泄漏国家机密

中国政府利用打黄扫非限制民众利用互联网直播平台 (Chinese government uses excuse of “cleaning up Internet porn” to restrict citizens from publishing “unofficial” videos on social media)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12202016114950.html

中国公布对境外NGO的业务主管单位名录 (China releases directory of professional supervisory units for overseas NGOs)
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-foreign-ngos-20161221/3644197.html

Related:
China details operating areas for foreign NGOs under new law
Reuters, December 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-lawmaking-ngos-idUSKBN14A1HR

Independent journalism in China struggles to survive
The Diplomat, December 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/independent-journalism-in-china-struggles-to-survive/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“Airpocalypse”: dirties credibility of Chinese government
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2056404/airpocalypse-dirties-credibility-chinese-government

China foreign minister says U.S. ties face new uncertainties
Reuters, December 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-idUSKBN14B0AA

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China invents the digital totalitarian state
The Economist, December 15, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21711902-worrying-implications-its-social-credit-project-china-invents-digital-totalitarian

China’s digital dictatorship: Worrying experiments with a new form of social control
The Economist, December 17, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21711904-worrying-experiments-new-form-social-control-chinas-digital-dictatorship

Hong Kong (香港)

警察之都：香港拟增千警对付示威者 (Hong Kong to increase police presence to deal with demonstrators)
Radio France Internationale, December 21, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20161221-警察之都：香港拟增千警对付示威者

China’s Public Security Ministry labels Hong Kong democracy activists “foreign proxies”
South China Morning Post, December 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2056387/chinas-public-security-ministry-labels-hong-kong

Commentary (评论)

Did Oslo kowtow to Beijing?
ChinaFile, December 21, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/did-oslo-kowtow-beijing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

欧盟四国外交官探访江天勇家人 “709”家属李文足声讨郭声琨 (Diplomats from 4 EU countries visit Jiang Tianyong’s family members, Li Wenzu, wife of "709" victim Wang Quanzhang denounces Minister of Public Security Guo Shengkun)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-12202016105317.html

709大抓捕：律师会见受阻 李和平妻子亲任辩护为夫申冤 (709 crackdown: Wife of lawyer Li Heping, Wang Qiaoling, to defend husband in court after he is obstructed from meeting with lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, December 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ml2-12202016112025.html

Chinese dissident finds home too dangerous, but he may go to Syria
Los Angeles Times, December 19, 2016
https://www.rawstory.com/2016/12/chinese-dissident-finds-home-too-dangerous-but-he-may-go-to-syria/

China moves ahead with trials of rebel villagers in secret
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-moves-ahead-with-trials-of-rebel-villagers-in-secret-12202016110611.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Press authority restricts online video circulation on social media
Caixin, December 20, 2016
http://www.caixinglobal.com/2016-12-20/101029052.html

Related:
国家新闻出版广电总局发布微博、微信等网络社交平台传播视听节目的管理规定 (SAPPRFT to further regulate dissemination of audio and visual materials on social media)
State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, December 16, 2016
http://www.sarft.gov.cn/art/2016/12/16/art_113_32237.html

SAPPRFT further limits use of social media
China Law Translate, December 18, 2016
http://chinalawtranslate.com/sapprft-further-limits-use-of-social-media/?lang=en

China restricts sharing of “unofficial” videos on social media
The Guardian, December 21, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/21/china-restricts-sharing-of-unofficial-videos-on-social-media

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Catalog of Fields and Projects for Foreign NGOs with Activities in China, and Directory of Professional Supervisory Units (2017)
境外非政府组织在中国境内活动领域和项目目录、业务主管单位名录（2017）
The Ministry of Public Security of the PRC, December 20, 2016
EN: http://bit.ly/2i4LxV2
CH: http://www.mps.gov.cn/n2254314/n2254409/n4904353/c5579013/content.html

Artist Liu Bolin live streams Beijing smog to raise awareness
Voice of America, December 19, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/liu-bolin-live-streams-beijing-smog-to-raise-awareness/3643170.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国严重雾霾波及近5亿人 (China's severe smog affecting nearly 500 million people)
Financial Times, December 20, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070643

China tightens financial oversight on military after scandals
Reuters, December 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-corruption-idUSKBN14A072

Former senior Chinese official jailed for life for graft
Voice of America, December 20, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/former-senior-chinese-official-jailed-for-life-for-graft/3643370.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s anticorruption drive ensnares the lowly and rattles families
The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-anticorruption-drive-ensnares-the-lowly-and-rattles-families-1482248291

Hong Kong (香港)

Competitive, democratic elections could lead to separatism, ex-Hong Kong chief Tung Chee-hwa claims
Hong Kong Free Press, December 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/20/competitive-democratic-elections-could-lead-to-separatism-ex-hong-kong-chief-tung-chee-hwa-claims/

Commentary (评论)

記在The 4th Chinese LGBT Conference之後——關於我個人參與運動的初衷與反思 (My intentions for and reflections on participating in the 4th Chinese LGBT Conference)
InMediaHK, December 14, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1046557

Christmas in the People’s Daily
China Media Project, December 21, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/12/21/40039/

China’s “social credit” system: Turning big data into mass surveillance
The Wall Street Journal, December 21, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/12/21/chinas-social-credit-system-turning-big-data-into-mass-surveillance/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

王峭岭获奖 (Wang Qiaoling collects award)
YouTube, December 16, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek_LwEF9PAE&feature=youtu.be

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, September 13, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Phrase of the week: Smog the people
China Digital Times, December 16, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/phrase-week-smog-people/

China bans user-made, “unlicensed” video, audio from social media
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/video-ban-12192016103336.html

China’s dodgy data: A rational response to a skewed system, report says
The Wall Street Journal, December 20, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/12/20/chinas-dodgy-data-a-rational-response-to-a-skewed-system-report-says/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese authorities are burying their heads not in sand, but in smog
Global Voices, December 19, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/12/19/chinese-authorities-are-burying-their-heads-not-in-sand-but-in-smog/

Related:
全国过半省份遭“霾伏” 多地PM2.5爆表 (Half of provinces nationwide experience heavy smog with off-the-charts PM2.5 Air Quality Index)
Legal Daily, December 20, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-12/20/content_6924011.htm?node=5955a>

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

Under the guise of public safety, China demolishes thousands of mosques
Radio Free Asia, December 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/udner-the-guise-of-public-safety-12192016140127.html

China doesn’t mind Islamic extremists
Foreign Policy, December 16, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/12/16/china-doesnt-mind-islamic-extremists/

Hong Kong (香港)

2016：香港政治动荡持续的一年 (2016: One year of political turmoil in Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, December 18, 2016
http://bit.ly/2h5mWhf

Interview: What happened, and what’s next, for ousted Hong Kong lawmaker Baggio Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, December 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/18/interview-what-happened-and-whats-next-for-ousted-hong-kong-lawmaker-baggio-leung/

Hong Kong’s leader, loyal to a fault
The New York Times, December 18, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/18/opinion/hong-kongs-leader-loyal-to-a-fault.html

Commentary (评论)

Liu Ermu: Political prisoners are not criminals
China Digital Times, December 19, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/liu-ermu-political-prisoners-not-criminals/

Inclusiveness might be more important than democracy in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2055989/inclusiveness-might-be-more-important-democracy-hong-kong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China police confirm detention of human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong
The Guardian, December 16, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/16/china-police-confirm-detention-of-human-rights-lawyer-jiang-tianyong

Related:
律师江天勇"认罪" 家属指疑点重重 (Lawyer Jiang Tianyong “confesses” but family remains doubtful)
Deutsche Welle, December 17, 2016
http://bit.ly/2h2rsOR

Statement concerning the disappearance of lawyer Jiang Tianyong for over six days
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/statement-concerning-disappearance-lawyer-jiang-tianyong-over-six-days

Activists hold photo campaign to demand release of Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, December 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/19/activists-hold-photo-campaign-demand-release-chinese-human-rights-activist-liu-xiaobo/