Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese prosecutors ask court for more time in detained Tibetan’s case
The New York Times, December 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/28/world/asia/tashi-wangchuk-tibet-china.html

在部分地方开展国家监察体制改革试点工作的决定草案提请全国人大常委会审议
Decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on Conducting Pilot Work of State Supervision System Reform in Beijing Municipality, Shanxi Province, and Zhejiang Province
The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, December 20, 2016
China Law Translate, December 25, 2016 (English)
CH: http://dw.com/p/2UnwY
EN:http://bit.ly/2iF4iKN

邢望力自杀谜底揭开称遭殴险死 做完头骨修补手术即送监 (Mystery of Xing Wangli’s “attempted suicide” in detention revisited: Xing claims he was beaten to near death and sent back to detention immediately following skull surgery)
Radio Free Asia, December 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-12282016110804.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

US-China frictions in film: Hollywood with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, December 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/us-china-frictions-in-film-hollywood-with-chinese-characteristics/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese state media is blaming its apocalyptic smog problem on kitchen fumes
Quartz, December 28, 2016
http://qz.com/872685/chinese-state-media-is-blaming-its-apocalyptic-smog-problem-on-kitchen-fumes/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's crackdown on livestreaming may stifle boom of Internet stars
Voice of America, December 28, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-crackdown-livestreaming-boom-internet-stars/3653225.html

Hong Kong (香港)

In Hong Kong's book industry, “everybody is scared”
The Guardian, December 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/28/in-hong-kongs-book-industry-everybody-is-scared

Outsted Youngspiration lawmakers make final appeal over LegCo ban
Hong Kong Free Press, December 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/28/outsted-youngspiration-lawmakers-make-final-appeal-legco-ban/

Hong Kong, where history has become a battleground for Beijing
The Guardian, December 26, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/27/hong-kong-history-battleground-beijing

Hong Kong protesters deliver christmas cards, gifts to rights activists jailed in China
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-prisoners-12232016123852.html

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

China suicide bombing attempt thwarted by police after attackers ram vehicle into government building in Xinjiang
The Independent, December 28, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-suicide-bombing-attempt-thwarted-police-attackers-ram-vehicle-into-government-building-in-a7499001.html

Commentary (评论)

Hong Kong government needs long-term vision for effective youth policy
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2057387/hong-kong-government-needs-long-term-vision-effective-youth

烏坎被打沉了，香港呢 (Wukan was beaten down, what about Hong Kong?)
Inmediahk.net, December 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1046663a

2016的“港台”印象 (Hong Kong and Taiwan: 2016 impressions)
Financial Times, December 28, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070752

Access to Justice（司法公正）

Christmas time in China sees human rights activists put on trial
The Guardian, December 25, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/25/why-christmas-time-in-china-means-jail-for-human-rights-activists

Related:
China to try Tiananmen protest veteran after months of delay: lawyer
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protester-trial-12232016143206.html

又见“煽动颠覆” 人权律师江天勇被拘留 (Human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong is detained on suspicion of "inciting subversion of state power)
Deutsche Welle, December 23, 2016
http://dw.com/p/2UnwY

China frees police officers linked to death in custody case
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/custody-12272016114542.html

Chinese middle-class anger reignites over death of 29-year-old researcher Lei Yang in police custody
The Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-middle-class-anger-reignites-over-death-of-researcher-in-custody-1482837636

Access to Information（信息公开）

China’s Communist Party casts West as Subversive threat
中国网络热传视频渲染“颜色革命”威胁
The New York Times, December 23, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161223/china-video-communist-party/dual/

Behind the scenes: The mainland journalist who writes about China’s human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, December 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/26/behind-the-scenes-the-mainland-journalist-who-writes-about-chinas-human-rights/

The words that ruled the Chinese internet in 2016
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 27, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38400802

Citizen Participation（公民参与）

Nine jailed in China’s Wukan “democracy” village following protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/27/christmas-crackdown-nine-jailed-in-chinas-wukan-democracy-village-following-protests/

Related:
乌坎村抗议者判重刑 村民噤声 (Wukan protesters receive heavy sentences, many villagers “silenced” from speaking about incident)
Voice of America, December 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-wukan-20161227/3652428.html

“民生观察”负责人刘飞跃被正式批捕 家属受压噤声 (Minshengguancha founder Liu Feiyue formally arrested, family members silenced)
Radio Free Asia, December 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12272016101114.html

Hong Kong（香港）

Universal suffrage back in focus for Hong Kong New Year march
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2057493/universal-suffrage-back-focus-hong-kong-new-year-march

下任特首須證明 有決心遏港獨 (Hong Kong’s next Chief Executive must show determination to stop the independent movement)
Sing Tao Daily, December 23, 2016
https://www.singtaousa.com/995605/post-下任特首須證明-有決心遏港獨

ICTs and Human Rights（信息技术与人权）

China’s cybersecurity efforts could pose new challenge for foreign firms
The New York Times, December 27, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/27/business/china-technology-security-review.html?_r=0

Related:
China’s cyber strategy stresses securing infrastructure
The Wall Street Journal, December 27, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-cyber-strategy-stresses-securing-infrastructure-1482842486

Commentary（评论）

Disappearance of Chinese human rights lawyer: what it means to be placed under “residential surveillance” in China
Jerome A. Cohen Blog, December 26, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/disappearance-of-chinese-human-rights-lawyer

China’s stringent cyber security law: technological and human rights implications for the world
New Delhi Times, December 26, 2016
https://www.newdelhitimes.com/chinas-stringent-cyber-security-law-technological-and-human-rights-implications-for-the-world123/

Hong Kong’s Basic Law according to the Theory of Legal Origins
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/2057386/hong-kongs-basic-law-according-theory-legal-origins

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers demand action to clear smog
中国律师起诉地方政府治霾不力
The Financial Times, December 22, 2016
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/14038316-c740-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001070671

修《警察法》引争议 中国应否扩大警察“开枪权” (Draft "Police Law" stirs controversy: Should China expand police’s “right to shoot”?)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-12222016104753.html

Related:
China: Draft police law entrenches abuses
Human Rights Watch, December 21, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/12/21/china-draft-police-law-entrenches-abuses

“A notice to foreign forces: We’ve captured Jiang Tianyong!”—Video denigrates human rights lawyer
China Change, December 22, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/12/22/a-notice-to-foreign-forces-weve-captured-jiang-tianyong-video-denigrates-human-rights-lawyer/

Related:
Wife of detained Chinese rights lawyer hits out at Party video
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-beatings-12222016095715.html

The hidden cost of settling yet another labor dispute
China Labor Bulletin, December 23, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/hidden-cost-settling-yet-another-labour-dispute

China rights website founder arrested for leaking state secrets, says Amnesty
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2056584/china-rights-website-founder-arrested-leaking-state

Tibetan protest monk released after serving full term in jail
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/term-12222016125639.html

Access to Information

Access to Information (信息公开)

成都人权活动人士黄琦被泄密罪批捕 (Formal arrest approved for Huang Qi, founder of “64 Tianwang” website, on charge of “leaking state secrets”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 21, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-38404043

“No ghosts. No gay love stories. No nudity”: tales of film-making in China
The Guardian, September 22, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/22/tales-of-film-making-in-china-hollywood-hong-kong

Chinese propaganda video warns of West’s “devilish claws”
中国网络热传视频渲染“颜色革命”威胁
The New York Times, December 22, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/22/world/asia/china-video-communist-party.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161223/china-video-communist-party/zh-hant/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China extends its clampdown on foreign nonprofits
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-international-nonprofit-groups-foreign-influence/3645515.html

中国政府公布境外非政府组织可从事的活动清单 (Chinese government issues list of approved NGO activities)
Radio Free Asia, December 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-12212016145559.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南一新建学校墙体现大面积裂纹 校方称安全无影响引质疑 (Walls of new school in Yunnan covered in cracks, casting doubt in safety claims by school officials)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/yf1-12222016104403.html

中国国家电网App泄千万个资 隐私打包贱卖网民呼吁“人肉”官员 (Leaked information of millions of State Grid Corporation of China app users is sold online, netizens suggest using same platform to expose officials’ assets)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12222016101140.html

China military to hold secret anti-graft inspections over holidays
Reuters, December 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-corruption-idUSKBN14B132

Hong Kong (香港)

香港特首选举制度 中港学生观点迥异 (Views of Hong Kong and mainland students divided on how Hong Kong’s Chief Executive is to be elected)
Radio Free Asia, December 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/wsw-12222016104649.html

Mainland No 3 official, CY Leung hold private meeting in Beijing
South China Morning Post, December 22, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2056533/carrie-lam-denies-beijing-visit-chief-executive-bid-says

Fund established to support four pro-democracy lawmakers targeted in gov’t legal action
Hong Kong Free Press, December 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/22/fund-established-to-support-four-pro-democracy-lawmakers-targeted-in-govt-legal-action/

Commentary (评论)

Prison laborers in China endure unimaginable suffering to produce holiday lights
The Washington Post, December 21, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/12/21/prison-laborers-in-china-endure-unimaginable-suffering-to-produce-holiday-lights/

Trump’s win “a lesson to China” to listen to “silent majority” online
Reuters, December 22, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-corruption-idUSKBN14B0RR

时事大家谈: 2016中国法制严重倒退？ (Current Affairs Discussion: Did China’s legal system seriously regress in 2016?)
Voice of America, December 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20161221-interviews-chen-guangcheng-china-rights/3645216.html

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