Access to Justice (司法公正)

法官流失严重 单独薪酬能否留住现代“包公”(China is rapidly losing judges, can a separate pay scale keep fair ones?)
China Law Translate, April 20, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefilingissues/

SPC provisions on several questions regarding case registration and filing
China Law Translate, April 20, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefilingissues/

Related:
Opinion on People's Courts implementation of reforms to the case filing registration system
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefiling/
CH: http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

10 Most Censored Countries
Committee to Protect Journalists, April 21, 2015
http://www.cpj.org/2015/04/10-most-censored-countries.php

This chart explains everything you need to know about Chinese internet censorship
Foreign Policy, April 20, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/20/this-chart-explains-everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinese-internet-censorship/

Gao Yu's family under surveillance amid security clampdown in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-gaoyu-04202015131747.html

Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei

高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396

China national security law to address “harmful moral standards”
Reuters, April 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-china-security-idUSKBN0NB0UU20150420

Related:
“维护国家网络空间主权”拟入法 (New draft legislation includes “protection of national cyber sovereignty”)
The Beijing Times, April 21, 2015
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2015-04/21/content_191728.htm

US teacher deported after sending text messages critical of China’s Tibet policies
The Nanfang, April 21, 2015
https://thenanfang.com/us-teacher-deported-writing-text-message-critical-chinas-tibet-policies/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

我国拟放宽境外非政府组织在我境内设分支机构限制 (Draft law on Management of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations gets second reading in legislature)
Xinhua, April 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/20/c_1115025351.htm

武嵘嵘的信：期待它日相聚时，畅谈人生，把酒言欢！ (Wu Rongrong’s letter: Look forward to getting together to chat over drinks)
Boxun, April 21, 2015
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2015/04/201504210018.shtml#.VTYOa9Kqqko

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Supporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 20, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China tightens graft watch ahead of holiday
Xinhua, April 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/20/c_134167438.htm

Chinese state-run power company “sold jobs in return for millions of yuan”
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1772743/chinese-state-run-power-company-sold-jobs-return-millions-yuan

Hong Kong (香港)

港大副校改口不強制交流 校長卻稱豁免要原因 (HKU vice president retracts statement on compulsory mainland trips while president says exemptions “will be possible where justified”)
Apple Daily, April 21, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150421/53655189

Related:
HKU student trips to mainland will not be mandatory, says chief after apologising for “clumsy” remarks
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1772441/university-hong-kong-don-sorry-remarks-mainland

University of Hong Kong students say no to compulsory studies in mainland China in union poll
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1772292/university-hong-kong-students-say-no-compulsory-studies-mainland

China vice president says 2017 vote wish of most Hong Kong people
Reuters, April 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-china-hongkong-idUSKBN0NB10020150420

Related:
Government will try to win pan-dems’ support for reform “until last minute”, vows Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1772698/hong-kong-government-will-try-win-pan-dems-support-reform

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国军队派特种兵赴吉参加上合组织山地反恐联训 (China sends special forces to Kyrgyzstan to join SCO mountainous region counter-terrorism training)
China News, April 20, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2015/04-20/7219490.shtml

Fighting terrorism remains priority
China Daily, April 21, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/21/content_20495354.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Lawyers protest assault against female lawyer
China Digital Times, April 20, 2015
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/04/lawyers-protest-assault-female-lawyer/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Ching Cheong blasts arrest of Gao Yu
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 18, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150418/news_20150418_56_1092958.htm

Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei

高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese activist more determined after lockup
Associated Press, April 20, 2015
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2015-04-19-AS--China-Woman%20Activist/id-22dc405e7a684052a7b26213bb6b8573

Related:
China's feminist five: “This is the worst crackdown on lawyers, activists and scholars in decades”
The Guardian, April 17, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/17/chinas-feminist-five-this-is-the-worst-crackdown-on-lawyers-activists-and-scholars-in-decades

女权五女之～大兔泪目：这一次，你们比我更坚强勇敢 (“The Feminist Five”’s Datu in tears: This time, you all are stronger, braver than I)
Boxun, April 20, 2015
http://boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/04/201504201804.shtml

HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Supporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 16, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

NGOs stepping up efforts to help migrant workers in China
Channel News Asia, April 20, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/ngos-stepping-up-efforts/1794868.html

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

Top Zhou aide indicted for graft
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 18, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150418/news_20150418_56_1092957.htm

China says using young, educated anti-graft officials as “fox hunters”
Reuters, April 18, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/18/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0N909U20150418

Hong Kong (香港)

Pan-democrats plan rival political reform campaign
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 20, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150420/news_20150420_56_1093250.htm

Related:
Government to promote reform proposal to public
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150419/news_20150419_56_1093167.htm

Beijing will never keep its vow, says Alan Leong
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092856.htm

HK justice department accused of dragging feet on police brutality complaints
Channel News Asia, April 17, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hk-justice-department/1790566.html

Scholarism questions motive behind arrests
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092891.htm

Uni review urged over “meddling”
The Standard, April 20, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp

University of Hong Kong plan to enforce student visits to mainland China sends ripples across campus
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1769303/hku-make-mainland-china-experience-compulsory

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China kills 2 alleged terror suspects near Vietnam border
The Hindu, April 17, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/china-kills-2-alleged-terror-suspects-near-vietnam-border/article7113815.ece

Access to Information (信息公开)

China jails journalist over leaked “state secrets”
高瑜涉「為境外非法提供國家秘密罪」被判七年
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32346382
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150417_china_gaoyu_sentence

Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei

外國記者會認為高瑜案判刑無根據 (The Foreign Correspondents' Club HK finds no basis for Gao Yu’s conviction)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150417/news_20150417_55_1092845.htm

Human Rights Commissioner Strässer on conviction of Chinese journalist Gao Yu
Federal Foreign Office (Germany), April 17, 2015
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2015/150417_MRHH-GaoYu.html

江苏盐城千万富翁拍城管打人遭群殴 照片被删除 (Multimillionaire from Yancheng, Jiangsu beaten by a group of urban management officers for having photographed them attacking citizens, posted photos deleted)
Legal Daily, April 17, 2015
http://www.onmoon.com/chs/2015/04/17/830332.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Graft, front and center
News China, May, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/graft-front-and-center#id:2217#date:16:29

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese tech center denies U.S. allegations over supercomputer use
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tech-center-denies-u-s-allegations-over-supercomputer-use-1429195553?tesla=y

Hong Kong (香港)

Scholarism warns pan-dems against wavering
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092680.htm

Scholarism student arrested
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092685.htm

Hong Kong protester “beaten by police” demands attackers be charged
The Guardian, April 17, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/17/hong-kong-protester-ken-tsang-pro-democracy

Hongkongers rejoice at curbs on mainland visitors
Financial Times, April 17, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7446b6d6-e4b0-11e4-9039-00144feab7de.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Appeals to be heard in more timely manner
China Daily, April 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/16/content_20446493.htm

Courts to accept more cases, more quickly
Global Times, April 16, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/917092.shtml

Related:
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见 (Opinion Concerning People’s Court’s Implementation of Case Filing Registration System Reform)
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Update–Good or bad? Five Chinese female activists released on “bail”
China Law and Policy, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/

Pushing back against the authorities in China “according to the law”
支持者称女权五女应获得国家赔偿
The New York Times, April 16, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Most recent page update:
Since being released from detention, Li Tingting has been closely monitored: police drive-by her home every fifteen minutes, and her mobile phone is not functioning normally. A close friend, Xiao La, attempted to visit Li TIngting and has not been heard from since.
据网友在推特上发布的消息，获释后的女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控，15日，李婷婷的密友小辣前去探望李婷婷，此后失去联系。该报道说，李婷婷的家门口每15分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过，而且其手机无法正常使用。

【女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控，密友小辣探望李婷婷后失联】15日 刚被释放的李婷婷目前仍遭到警方严密监控，家门口每十五分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过，而且无法正常使用手机。小辣 今天前往探望李婷婷，至今失去联系。 图左为“小辣”。 pic.twitter.com/2vMAfcgOj6

— 向莉 (@alicedreamss) April 15, 2015

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Police detain “at least 10” in clashes with pollution protesters in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-04152015102825.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Two-thirds of Hong Kong's Chinese history teachers opposed to curriculum revision
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1767160/two-thirds-chinese-history-teachers-opposed

Related:
「中國歷史科問卷調查」結果 (Chinese history curriculum survey: results)
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, April 15, 2015
EN: https://www.hkptu.org/11516

Role of Hong Kong judiciary under debate in reform row
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1767156/role-hong-kong-judiciary-under-debate-reform-row

Access to Justice (司法公正)

女律师：在北京通州法院遭法官法警连续殴打 (Female lawyer: Suffered repeated beatings by court officials and court police in Tongzhou, Beijing)
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/14/c_127685952.htm

China details judicial, social reform measures to effectively advance rule of law
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/13/c_134147438.htm

China calls on Dalai Lama to “put aside illusions” about talks
Reuters, April 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-china-tibet-idUSKBN0N608720150415

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to strengthen ideological education at grassroots
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/916804.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Despite release, feminists’ case shows China’s hostility toward civic action
The New York Times, April 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/world/asia/out-of-beijing-jail-chinese-women-activists-still-under-eye-of-the-police.html

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen

Supporting women's rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

“Beijing Five” feminist activists still face charges after release from prison
Vice News, April 15, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/beijing-five-feminist-activists-still-face-charges-after-release-from-prison

China accuses prominent NGO of “breaking the law”
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/us-china-rights-ngo-idUSKBN0N50MA20150414

Related:
China threatens human rights group linked to detained feminists
The Guardian, April 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/china-threatens-ngo-which-pushed-for-feminists-release

China targets rights group Yirenping after activists' release
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32313650

Response to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accusation against Yirenping
China Change, April 14, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/04/15/response-to-chinas-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-accusation-against-yirenping/

Public to have more environmental input
China Daily, April 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/15/content_20436720.htm

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

Anti-corruption agency welcomes whistleblowing
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/14/c_134150079.htm

Related:
巡视将“剑指问题不讲情面” (Investigators will be “focused on problems, not sentiments)
Legal Daily, April 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150414/Articel04003GN.htm

Police chief took 2.76m yuan in bribes
China Daily, April 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/14/content_20434350.htm

China imposes greater fines for environmental violations in 2014
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/China-imposes-greater-fines-for-environmental-violations-in-2014/shdaily.shtml

ICTs and Human Rights, (信息技术与人权)

Chinese hackers “have been spying on Asian governments for a decade”
The Telegraph, April 13, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11532477/China-accused-of-decade-long-cyber-espionage-campaign-in-Asia.html

Blog post on new public security document by CCCPC and State Council
China Law Translate, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/blog-post-on-new-public-security-document/

Hong Kong (香港)

Basic Law clear on universal suffrage, says top Beijing official in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1766844/basic-law-clear-universal-suffrage-says-top-beijing-official

Upbeat CY Leung “confident” Hongkongers and Legco will back political reform proposal
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1766097/cy-leung-confident-hongkongers-will-back-political-reform

Hong Kong police commissioner sued for HK$2m over protest assault claims
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1766539/hong-kong-police-commissioner-sued-hk2m-over-protest-assault-claims

China urges U.S. not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/14/c_134150419.htm

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China ready for SCO cooperation on law enforcement security
Xinhua, April 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/15/c_134150903.htm

China orders authorities to strengthen security in the wake of attacks blamed on Uygur militants
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1766100/china-orders-authorities-strengthen-security-wake-attacks-blamed

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese journalist to receive verdict Friday on charges of revealing state secrets
The New York Times, April 13, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/world/asia/chinese-journalist-to-receive-verdict-friday-on-charges-of-revealing-state-secrets.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

释放女权五姐妹：维护大国声誉与形象？(Will the release of the 5 feminists help to restore China’s reputation and image?)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2015
http://www.dw.de/释放女权五姐妹维护大国声誉与形象/a-18379907

Chinese police release feminist activists
The Guardian, April 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/13/chinese-police-free-three-of-five-feminist-activists

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation

Supporting women's rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Five Chinese feminists released, conditions attached: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/feminists-04132015120909.html

Released Chinese feminists: Out of jail but not free
CNN, April 14, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/asia/china-feminists-release-jiang/

Tibetan monk detained, released pending trial
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/pending-04132015163314.html

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

Polluting regions summoned for talks
China Daily, April 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/14/content_20427409.htm

Related:
China to surpass U.S. as top cause of modern global warming
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-climatechange-china-idUSKBN0N411H20150413

Hong Kong (香港)

Shenzhen cap of weekly cross-border trips greeted with caution in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1765843/shenzhen-cap-weekly-cross-border-trips-greeted-caution-hong-kong

Related:
中国限制深圳居民赴香港频次
China Limits neighbors’ visits to Hong Kong after smuggling complaint
The New York Times, April 14, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150414/c14visas/dual/

What are China's Shenzhen shoppers buying in Hong Kong?
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32283440

Dissident Hong Kong Democrat Nelson Wong quitting central committee “to protect the party”
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1765880/dissident-hong-kong-democrat-nelson-wong-quitting-central

Call for Xi Jinping to abide by Deng Xiaoping's blueprint for “one country, two systems”
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1765730/call-xi-jinping-abide-deng-xiaopings-blueprint-one-country-two

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China to intensify terror fight, enhance video security monitoring
Xinhua, April 13, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/13/c_134147748.htm

Related:
China to strengthen surveillance, security in anti-terror push
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/us-china-security-idUSKBN0N507C20150414

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China unveils roadmap to judicial, social reform
进一步深化司法体制和社会体制改革
Beijing Review, April 10, 2015
EN: http://www.bjreview.com.cn/se/txt/2015-04/10/content_682505.htm
CH: http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150410/Articel01004GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wanted: Ten million Chinese students to “civilize” the Internet
The Washington Post, April 10, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/04/10/wanted-ten-million-chinese-students-to-civilize-the-internet/

China orders news website to “improve censorship”
The Telegraph, April 12, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11530633/China-orders-news-website-to-improve-censorship.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

RT Lawyer @liangxiaojun: Lawyer Jiang Tianyong called Wu Rongrong’s husband, heard in background WRR going through “release” process

— HRIC 中国人权 (@hrichina) April 13, 2015

江天勇律师给武嵘嵘丈夫打电话，在电话里听到武嵘嵘正在办理取保候审手续。

— 梁小军 (@liangxiaojun) April 13, 2015

中国5名被拘女权人士其中3人已获释 (China releases five of the women's rights activists on bail)
Voice of America, April 11, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/women-rights-activists-await-formal-arrest-in-china/2715368.html

Related:

China releases three detained feminist activists
Agence France-Presse, April 11, 2015
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/china-releases-three-detained-feminist-activists-115329644.html

"女权五女"中三人获释 (Lawyer Liang Xiaojun explains conditions of released for the three women’s rights activists)
Deutshe Welle, April 13, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1F73Z

“Support them, not silence them,” Kerry tells China over 5 detained feminists
Cable News Network, April 11, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/11/china/china-kerry-women-activists/

Parents of detained Chinese feminists make last-minute plea for release
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1765009/parents-detained-chinese-feminists-make-last-minute-plea-release

香港多个团体促大陆释放五女权人士 (Multiple Hong Kong groups call for release of five Chinese women’s rights activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hk-feminism-04112015102454.html

The Beijing Five: Calls grow for release of Chinese feminists held without charge
Vice News, April 10, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/the-beijing-five-calls-grow-for-release-of-chinese-feminists-held-without-charge

Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Police in China's Guangdong widen crackdown on activists, netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangdong-police-widen-crackdown-on-netizens-04102015112959.html

Hundreds protest against pollution from south China coal plant
Reuters, April 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/12/us-china-environment-protest-idUSKBN0N30BK20150412

Government Accountability, (政府问责)

Beijing’s Olympic bid tests whether IOC is serious about reform
Washington Post, April 10, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/beijings-olympic-bid-tests-whether-ioc-is-serious-about-reform/2015/04/09/5e21930e-dc85-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_story.html

Inner Mongolian herders feel force of China’s hunger for minerals
The Guardian, April 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/10/inner-mongolia-pollution-grasslands-herders

Exploring the fun side of China’s war on corruption
The New York Times, April 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/exploring-the-fun-side-of-chinas-war-on-corruption/

Graft trial opens for former head of China's top energy group
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-china-corruption-trial-idUSKBN0N403C20150413

Related:
Jiang Jiemin: China former energy chief on trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32245967

China says U.S. backs its campaign to hunt down “economic fugitives”
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-china-usa-corruption-idUSKBN0N20AI20150411

ICTs and Human Rights, (信息技术与人权)

China is said to use powerful new weapon to censor Internet
The New York Times, April 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/technology/china-is-said-to-use-powerful-new-weapon-to-censor-internet.html

Related:
China may have broader web traffic tampering capabilities, group says
The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-may-have-broader-web-traffic-tampering-capabilities-group-says-1428673447

China’s hackers run 10-year spy campaign in Asia, report finds
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-hackers-run-10-year-spy-campaign-in-asia-report-finds-1428854482

Will Google’s certificate change hurt China’s e-economy?
IDG Connect, April 8, 2015
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/9733/will-google-certificate-change-hurt-china-economy

Hong Kong (香港)

China to restrict visits by Shenzhen residents to Hong Kong: NPC deputy
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-china-hongkong-visas-idUSKBN0N20H820150411

Activists in warning to parallel traders
The Standard, April 10, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?sid=44232483

Mong Kok protest found guilty of assault
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150410/news_20150410_56_1091070.htm

Andy Tsang defends water cannon purchase
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150411/news_20150411_56_1091291.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Face civil activists with courage
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1765024/china-must-face-civil-activists-courage-rather-heavy-hand

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China takes another step in improving rule of law
Caixin, April 8, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-04-08/100798366.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

共青團招攬千萬網絡大軍 中大浸大須交人九百 (Communist Youth League recruiting 10 million volunteers to guide public opinion online on behalf of CPC and rebut, rebuke, and report “wrong speech”)
Apple Daily, April 7, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150407/19103663

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕 (Beijing police submit official application for 5 Chinese feminists’formal arrest)
Radio France Internationale, April 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150410-中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕/

Related:

Chinese police seeking charges against detained women’s activists, lawyer says
The New York Times, April 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/world/asia/china-detained-womens-rights-activists.html

Fighting for their rights landed these young Chinese feminists in jail
Cable News Network, April 10, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/10/asia/china-five-women-activists/index.html

Labor strikes surge in China
Voice of America, April 9, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/labor-strikes-surge-in-china/2712442.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China school abuse: Search for justice after son raped
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32193584

Former Chinese Central Bank Chief “helping graft probe”: Report
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-daixianglong-04092015144806.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Zombies in the cloud: The government tries to spruce up its online presence
The Economist, April 11, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21648052-government-tries-spruce-up-its-online-presence-zombies-cloud

Pentagon says it is moving to protect its cyber flanks
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/09/pentagon-says-it-is-moving-to-protect-its-cyber-flanks/

China’s Great Cannon
Citizen Lab, April 10, 2015
https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/

Hong Kong (香港)

Fears for Hong Kong's independent publishers after China book chain takeover
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-book-chain-takeover-04092015121452.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

言论自由是弥合社会分裂的基础 (Freedom of expression is key to bridging social divide)
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20150410/ZQF171740.asp

Detained female activists illustrate contradiction in Chinese law reforms
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/04/09/detained-female-activists-illustrate-contradiction-in-chinese-law-reforms/

女權五姊妹　代表草根與太子黨的衝突 (“The five feminists” case represents the conflict between grassroots and official movements)
Apple Daily, April 10, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150410/19107408

Access to Justice (司法公正)

人权律师浦志强案再次移送检察院 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang’s case sent to procuratorate again)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04082015102356.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

司法部出台进一步深化狱务公开的意见(全文) (Ministry of Justice Opinion On Deepening Transparency In Prison Work)
Xinhua, April 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/07/c_127663423.htm
China Law Translate (English translation), April 7, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/prisontransparency/?edit=1

Related
22项监狱执法重点内容要向社会公开(MOJ representative responds to journalists’ questions on prison work transparency opinion)
Ministry of Justice, April 7, 2015
http://www.moj.gov.cn/index/content/2015-04/07/content_6027570_2.htm

Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Monsanto herbicide
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/china-monsanto-court-idUSL4N0X604K20150409

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

5 women’s rights activists in China are being held illegally, lawyers say
The New York Times, April 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/world/asia/5-womens-rights-activists-in-china-are-being-held-illegally-lawyers-say.html

Related:
中国5名在押女权人士被正式批捕 (5 Chinese women rights activists formally arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150409_china_women_activists_arrest

声援“女权五姐妹”行动此起披伏 广州女孩街头上演“面具快闪” (Support for “The Five Feminists” continues: Guangzhou girls hold masked flash mob)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04082015102247.html

Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Most recent page update:
Wei Tingting’s lawyer Wang Quishi reports that the five women are facing the charge of “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places.”
今天前往检察院准备控告，但经查询告知韦婷婷已报捕，与承办检察官当面沟通了意见，主要向她介绍了占领男厕所、染血的新娘以及公交反性骚扰活动的意义，希望顶住压力不予批捕，结束时我问昨天查没报捕，怎么今天就被告知是6号报的呢，答可能系统昨天没有录入。现罪名变更为聚众扰乱公共场所秩序罪。

Chinese children ditch school amid Guangdong incinerator protest
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-04082015105046.html

Related:
China incinerator plan cancelled after protests
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32229589

2000 police used to quell pollution protest in China which left one dead
The Guardian, April 7, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/2000-police-used-to-quell-pollution-protest-in-china-which-left-one-dead

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China prosecutors need up to two months to prepare Zhou trial: paper
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0N006E20150409

Senior provincial official sentenced to 16 years for bribery
The Standard, April 9, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=59534&icid=2&d_str=

Hong Kong (香港)

Charges dropped against eight people arrested at Hong Kong anti-parallel trade protest
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1761658/charges-dropped-against-8-people-arrested-hong-kong-anti-parallel

Pan-democrat split deepens as lawmaker Ronny Tong forms new platform for moderates
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1761670/pan-democrat-split-deepens-lawmaker-ronny-tong-forms-new-platform

Corruption (腐败)

Ex-mayor of Nanjing given 15 years behind bars for corruption
Global Times, April 8, 2015
http://globaltimes.cn/content/915714.shtml

Information Control (信息控制)

How the New York Times is eluding censors in China
Quartz, April 5, 2105
http://qz.com/374299/how-the-new-york-times-is-eluding-chinas-censors/

Internet (互联网)

Prisons to open websites for transparency
Xinhua News, April 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/07/c_134131105.htm

Foreign tech firms cast wary eye on proposed anti-terror law
Caixin, April 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-04-02/100797049.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong post-Occupy young bloods eye up district council elections
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1759627/hong-kong-post-occupy-young-bloods-eye-district-council-elections

Hong Kong's Democratic Party set to probe Nelson Wong over his backing for government reform package
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1759632/hong-kongs-democratic-party-set-probe-nelson-wong-over-his-backing

港媒称中央有意借反港独法使基本法23条“借尸还魂” (HK media: Chinese government intends to use anti-HK independence regulation to “resurrect Article 23”)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150408-港媒称中央有意借反港独法使基本法23条“借尸还魂”/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

China formally detains Sichuan activist for “subversion” after Tiananmen memorial visit
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sichuan-activist-detained-for-subversion-04072015112254.html

Tibet (西藏)

A tussle for control of the Dalai Lama institution
South China Morning Post, April 8 , 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1760094/tussle-control-dalai-lama-institution

China to test Tibetan monks and nuns for patriotism
The Guardian, April 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/08/china-to-test-tibetan-monks-and-nuns-for-patriotism

Women (妇女)

Police ask Chinese prosecutors to endorse formal arrest of women’s rights activists
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-ask-prosecutors-to-endorse-formal-arrest-of-activists-04072015160508.html

China police shift focus of women activists' probe: lawyers
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0MZ08T20150408

XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)

Chinese authorities kill three, jail two members of Uyghur family in “anti-terror” raids
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/family-04072015151139.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Arthur Li using hardball tactics at the University of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1759687/arthur-li-using-hardball-tactics-university-hong-kong

专家：中国背负镇压女权运动的罪名 (Experts: China shoulders the charge of “repression of women rights activities”)
Voice of America, April 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-woman-rights-20150407/2709860.html

Corruption (腐败)

Official dubbed “Bulldozer Mayor” over infamous demolition policy jailed for corruption
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1758697/chinas-bulldozer-mayor-jailed-corruption

外媒：反腐败中国公务员跳槽人数大增 (Foreign media: more civil servants jump ship amid anti-corruption drive)
Guangming Daily, April 7, 2015
http://legal.gmw.cn/2015-04/07/content_15305938.htm

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

秦永敏夫妇遭“强迫失踪”再陷“罗生门” (Dissident Qin Yongmin and wife’s “enforced disappearance” remains a mystery)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04062015101211.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=秦永敏

Internet (互联网)

共青团招过千万青年网络义工 (China’s Communist Youth League recruits 10 million young volunteers for Internet propaganda)
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c91fbb9f433f1/gong-qing-tuan-zhao-guo-qian-wan-qing-nian-wang-luo-yi-gong

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

In China’s Inner Mongolia, mining spells misery for traditional herders
The Washington Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-chinas-inner-mongolia-mining-spells-misery-for-traditional-herders/2015/04/07/16b3a252-d643-11e4-bf0b-f648b95a6488_story.html?wprss=rss_world

Women (妇女)

中国反驳克林顿释放女权人士呼吁 (China rebukes Hillary Clinton for calling for release of the five women’s rights activists)
Voice of America, April 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-woman-detention-hillary-clinton-20150407/2709623.html

律师：中国当局很可能正式逮捕五位女权人士 (Lawyer: Chinese authorities likely to formally arrest the five women’s rights activists)
Voice of America, April 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-usa-rights-20150407/2709799.html

China fires back at Hillary Clinton tweet
Politico, April 7, 2015
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/hillary-clinton-women-rights-china-response-116729.html

被拘押中国女权五女，推动可观变化 (Chinese women’s rights activists land in jail)
The New York Times, April 7, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150407/c07women/dual/

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 3, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Corruption (腐败)

Zhou Yongkang, former Security Chief in China, faces corruption trial
周永康被控三宗罪，泄密罪引关注
The New York Times, April 30, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150403/c03zhouyongkang/dual/

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

四川维权人士陈云飞“失踪”10天后遭刑拘 (Sichuan rights defender Chen Yunfei criminally detained after 10-day “disappearance”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150406_human_right_defender_china

June Fourth (六四)

赵紫阳家人表示有望为他在民间公墓下葬 (There’s hope for Zhao Ziyang’s burial in a civil cemetery, family says)
Late Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang can be laid to rest—a decade after death
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150406_zhao_ziyang_burial
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1757115/late-chinese-leader-zhao-ziyang-can-be-laid-rest-decade-after-death

Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)

2000 police mobilized, 100 people injured, 50 arrested, 1 killed, Internet cut off, highways shutdown in Naiman Banner of Southern Mongolia
Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, April 6, 2015
http://www.smhric.org/news_562.htm

Women (妇女)

女权人士遭疲劳审讯突发心脏病 警方扩大调查反性歧视范围 (Women’s rights defender suffers heart complications after grueling interrogation, police expand investigation of anti-sexual discrimination activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 4 ,2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04052015135740.html

Taking feminist battle to China’s streets, and landing in jail
The New York Times, April 4 ,2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/world/asia/chinese-womens-rights-activists-fall-afoul-of-officials.html

Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 3, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy

Corruption (腐败)

天津检察机关公诉周永康：受贿、滥权、泄密 (Zhou Yongkang charged with bribery, abuse of power, leaking state secrets)
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c7ce0b926c6af/tian-jin-jian-cha-ji-guan-gong-su-zhou-yong-kang-shou-hui-lan-quan-xie-mi

China charges Zhou Yongkang with bribery
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-charges-former-senior-leader-zhou-yongkang-with-bribery-1428024711

Environment (环境)

中国将开展专项检查严防空气质量监测数据“造假” (China to develop special inspection to prevent “fake” air quality monitoring data)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yl-04022015100852.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student leaders' “fatigue” hindered fight against HKU disaffiliation vote
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1755615/hong-kong-student-leaders-fatigue-hindered-fight-against-hku

Hong Kong student federation may quit pro-democracy alliance
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1755617/hong-kong-student-federation-may-quit-pro-democracy-alliance

Internet (互联网)

Great walls of fire: a wave of internet attacks points to an attempt to hobble foreign websites
Economist, April 4, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21647656-wave-internet-attacks-points-attempt-hobble-foreign-websites-great-walls-fire

China protests google security certificate decision
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mistrust-between-china-and-foreign-technology-firms-simmers-1427958302

Related:
谷歌撤消信任证书 网信办：难以接受 (China’s Internet agency says Google’s decision to reject its website security certificates is unacceptable)
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/谷歌撤消信任证书-网信办难以接受/a-18359034

Women (妇女)

China's detained “guerrilla feminists”
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32166443

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

观点：周永康被控即将受审的政治意义 (Opinion: political significance behind Zhou Yongkang’s upcoming trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2015/04/150403_china_anticorruption_zhou

Xi Jinping Forever
Foreign Policy, April 1, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/01/xi-jinping-forever-china-president-term-limits/

Related:
Xi Jinping’s sayings now available in “little red app”
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/xi-jinpings-sayings-now-available-in-little-red-app/

Corruption (腐败)

Probe ongoing over $383-million bribery claim against former official: prosecutor
Global Times, April 2, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/915074.shtml

华企涉肯尼亚官员贪腐案？中：不了解 (China says it is unware of alleged involvement of Chinese corporations in reported corruption of Kenyan officials)
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c784bad07a16d/hua-qi-she-ken-ni-ya-guan-yuan-tan-fu-an-zhong-bu-liao-jie

Cyber security (网络安全)

Following GitHub attack, Obama declares US cybersecurity a “national emergency”
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1753969/following-github-attack-obama-declares-us-cybersecurity

Death penalty (死刑)

德国人权专员：中国长期目标应废除死刑 (German Commissioner for Human Rights Christoph Strässer says China should aim to abolish death penalty in the long run)
Deutsche Welle, April 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/德国人权专员中国长期目标应废除死刑/a-18353432?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Hong Kong (香港)

Petition plan to pressure pan-democrats to back down over 2017 Hong Kong chief executive vote
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1753806/pan-democrats-plan-petition-2017-election-chief-executive

Veteran Hong Kong teacher expresses surprise that Occupy did not feature in liberal studies exam
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1753664/veteran-hong-kong-teacher-expresses-surprise-occupy-did-not-feature

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

逾千人致函当局吁释放五女权人士 (Over a thousand people petition for release of the five women’s rights activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04012015100357.html

”I was framed”: Chinese anti-corruption activist denies soliciting prostitute
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1754006/chinese-anti-corruption-activist-denies-soliciting-prostitute-was-victim

Information Control (信息控制)

China cracks down on violent anime online cartoons
中國多家網站因暴力色情動漫被查
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 1, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32149754
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150401_china_anime

Rule of Law (法治)

China pledges education, hospital, juror system reforms
Xinhua News, April 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/01/c_134117348.htm

Tibet (西藏)

Chinese authorities release one Tibetan monk, detain others
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/release-04012015151647.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

女权人士案考验中国依法治国决心 (Detention of women activists makes a mockery of China's rule of law aspirations)
Financial Times, April 1, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001061334

Corruption (腐败)

China investigates diplomat suspected of taking bribes
Reuters, March 31, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0MS31920150401

China detains, fines person for military graft rumors
Reuters, April 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-china-internet-defence-idUSKBN0MS3BH20150401

Cyber security (网络安全)

China accused of "weaponizing" global internet users
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/accused-03312015115729.html

Evidence links China to GitHub cyber-attack
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32138088

Death penalty (死刑)

Rise in death sentences worldwide blamed on security crackdowns
The Guardian, April 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/01/rise-death-sentences-worldwide-security-amnesty-international-nigeria-egypt

Related:
Report: Death sentences and executions 2014
Amnesty International, March 31, 2015
http://www.amnestyusa.org/research/reports/death-sentences-and-executions-2014

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Occupy leader Benny Tai allowed to respond to charge that he mishandled donations
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1753038/hong-kong-occupy-leader-benny-tai-allowed-respond-charge-he

港亲建制法律界人士访京 倡拟全国性反港独法 (HK pro-establishment lawyer visits Beijing to propose national anti-HK independence regulations)
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14c731575691ed3/gang-qin-jian-zhi-fa-lv-jie-ren-shi-fang-jing-chang-ni-quan-guo-xing-fan-gang-du-fa

Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)

深圳维权人士汪龙寻衅滋事案户籍将被注销 (Shenzhen rights defender’s hukou canceled for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” after supporting HK Umbrella Movement)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03312015103119.html

Taiwan (台湾)

台湾抗议者冲撞总统府“拒绝主权矮化” (Taiwan protesters storm president’s office chanting “reject dwarfing of sovereignty”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150331_tw_protestors_aiib

Taiwan applies to join AIIB under “One China,” sparking protests
The Diplomat, March 31, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwan-applies-to-join-aiib-under-one-china-sparking-protests/

Tibet (西藏)

Tibetan protester is freed after serving three years at hard labor
青海同德县一示威藏人刑满出狱
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/labor-03312015173520.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03312015103552.html

Women (妇女)

Supporters of detained feminists in China petition for their release
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/supporters-of-detained-feminists-in-china-petition-for-their-release

11 girls rescued from child prostitution ring
Shanghai Daily, April 1, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/11-girls-rescued-from-child-prostitution-ring/shdaily.shtml

Civil Society (民间社会)

NGOs in China fear clampdown as Xi Jinping plans new security controls
The Guardian, March 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/ngos-china-fear-security-clampdown

Corruption (腐败)

China probes senior power official for graft
Reuters, March 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-china-graft-idUSKBN0MQ0R520150330

Fugitive database to ease information sharing
China Daily, March 31, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/31/content_19962128.htm

Chinese officials forced to take driving lessons after driven cars taken off them
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1752319/chinese-officials-forced-take-driving-lessons-after-chauffer-driven-cars

China asks UK for help in extraditing corrupt officials
China Daily, March 31, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/31/content_19962128.htm

China orders military to keep barracks simple, guard against excess
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1752348/china-orders-military-keep-barracks-simple-guard-against-excess

Cyber security (网络安全)

China appears to attack GitHub by diverting web traffic
The New York Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/31/technology/china-appears-to-attack-github-by-diverting-web-traffic.html

Related:
美国编程网站Github说遭遇来自中国的网络攻击 (US programming website Github claims being attacked from China)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-03302015113401.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HK activists use newspaper petition to warn of academic threats
Reuters, March 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/30/us-hongkong-china-idUSKBN0MQ15420150330

The universal suffrage debate is sinking into a blame game
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1751974/universal-suffrage-debate-sinking-blame-game

Hong Kong justice chief slammed in row over judicial rulings related to Occupy protests
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1752316/hong-kong-justice-chief-slammed-row-over-judicial-rulings-related

Olympics 2022 (2022 冬季奥运)

Beijing assures Olympic security as 2022 bid inspections end
Associated Press, March 27, 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/beijing-assures-olympic-security-2022-bid-inspections-end-092030274.html

Beijing "capable" of hosting successful Olympics, says IOC chief inspector
Xinhua News, March 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/28/c_134105763.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

China configs "firewall" against official meddling in judicial cases
Global Times, March 30, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/914597.shtml

Related:
中共中央发文件禁官员干预司法 (CPC to prohibit officials from meddling in judicial cases)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xql-03302015113605.html

Taiwan (台湾)

Taiwan seeks stronger cybersecurity ties with US
Voice of America, March 30, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-taiwan-seeks-stronger-cyber-security-ties-with-us/2699705.html

Tibet (西藏)

流亡西藏议会制定决议敦促国际介入西藏 (Tibetan parliament in exile passes resolution to call for international intervention)
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03302015110307.html