Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港和台湾考验北京耐心 (Hong Kong and Taiwan are testing Beijing’s patience)
Financial Times, July 9, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001062888

Hong Kong must guard its citizen rights, both now and after Article 23 security law is implemented
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1834443/hong-kong-must-guard-its-citizen-rights-both-now-and-after

Poisoning the Well of U.S.-China Relations
Council on Foreign Relations, July 8, 2015
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2015/07/08/poisoning-the-well-of-u-s-china-relations/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese student comes out during graduation ceremony draped in rainbow flag
The Telegraph, July 7, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11723524/Chinese-student-comes-out-during-graduation-ceremony-draped-in-rainbow-flag.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

UN rights chief worried by breadth of China Security Law
联合国官员担忧中国国安法进一步限制人权
The New York Times, July 8, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150708/c08ap-eu-united-nations-china-security/dual/

欧盟驻华商会：中国网安法草案措辞模糊 (EU Chamber of Commerce in China: wording of China’s cybersecurity law is vague)
VOA Chinese, July 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-cyber-security-law-irk-business-20150708/2853424.html

Related:
《网络安全法》保护谁的安全? (China Cybersecurity Law (Draft): who’s security is it protecting?)
Deutsche Welles, July 8, 2015
http://bit.ly/1D1iilU

China mulls privacy protection, further curbs on Internet
The New York Times, July 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/07/08/world/asia/ap-as-china-internet-security-law.html

China's draft cybersecurity law has chilling implications for internet, multinationals
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1834506/chinas-publishes-draft-cybersecurity-law-implications

网络安全法（草案）全文
People's Republic of China Cybersecurity Law (Draft)
China National People’s Congress, July 6, 2015
China Law Translate (English translation), July 6, 2015
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-07/06/content_1940614.htm
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/cybersecuritydraft/?tpedit=1&lang=en

Baidu and Sina begin censoring searches for "Xiao Gang step down"
Fei Chang Dao [blog], July 7, 2015
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2015/07/baidu-and-sina-begin-censoring-searches.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

江苏、黑龙江各有逾百民办教师集体上访争权益 (Over a hundred private school teachers in Jiangsu and Heilongjiang petition for rights and interests)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07082015112028.html

President Xi calls for better role of "mass organizations"
Xinhua, July 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/08/c_134391004.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

胡耀邦“脱敏”电影开拍 避谈“六四”主打青春励志 (Filming of movie to “desensitize” Hu Yaobang won’t mention June Fourth, will focus on his encouragement of youth)
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl3-07082015121027.html

UN fears rights violations in China-backed projects
Voice of America, July 8, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/un-concerned-about-rights-violations-in-china-backed-development-projects/2851032.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's Huawei helps advance literacy in S. Africa
Xinhua, July 8, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/0708/827694.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong charges four over public burning of Beijing's policy paper
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-charges-four-over-public-burning-of-beijings-policy-paper-07072015103213.html

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

President Xi calls for better role of "mass organizations"
Xinhua, July 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-07/08/c_134391004.htm

金砖上合俄罗斯峰会将谈金融应急与反恐 (BRIC, SCO summits in Russia to cover financial emergency and counter-terrorism)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 8, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150708_brics_sco_summits

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why was Zhou Yongkang denied a public trial like Bo Xilai’s?
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2015
http://usali.org/media-entities/jerome-a-cohen-why-was-zhou-yongkang-denied-a-public-trial-like-bo-xilais-scmp/

China´s drug war: The temptation to criminalize addiction
World Crunch, July 8, 2015
http://www.worldcrunch.com/opinion-analysis/china-s-drug-war-the-temptation-to-criminalize-addiction/drug-crimes-addicts-management-penal-code/c7s19198/

China's Confucius Institutes and the soft war
The Diplomat, July 8, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-confucius-institutes-and-the-soft-war/

China market crash could be a blessing in disguise
Nikkei Asian Review, July 3, 2015
http://asia.nikkei.com/Viewpoints/Perspectives/China-market-crash-could-be-a-blessing-in-disguise?page=2

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Former DW Journalist Gao Yu's health worsens in detention
高瑜健康堪忧 家人呼吁德司法部长声援
Deutsche Welle, July 6, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1M9JqEn
CH: http://bit.ly/1KNJURD

河南检方逮捕刑讯逼供致残当事人的刑警 (Henan prosecutors arrest police officers who used torture to extract confessions from individuals with disabilities)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-07062015164550.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

网络安全法（草案）全文
People's Republic of China Cybersecurity Law (Draft)
China National People’s Congress, July 6, 2015
China Law Translate (English translation), July 6, 2015
CH: http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/xinwen/lfgz/flca/2015-07/06/content_1940614.htm
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/网络安全法（草案）/?tpedit=1&lang=en

How China stopped its bloggers
Australian Financial Review, July 4, 2015
http://www.afr.com/technology/social-media/how-china-stopped-its-bloggers-20150703-gi34za

Minitrue: July 1 Hong Kong protests
China Digital Times, July 6, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/minitrue-july-1-hong-kong-protests/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

头条|广州一社工机构将遭撤销 民政局：其无固定办公地点 (Guangzhou government revokes registration and administratively penalizes social work service center)
China Social Work Times, July 7, 2015
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MjM5ODI4ODE2MQ==&mid=208159327&idx=1&sn=008a814b6e63d2056a5ac3c196ba41aa&scene=5#rd

Guangzhou gov revokes registration of women's labor org in yet another move against NGOs in #China's crackdown https://t.co/xmCzm1GX25

— Maya Wang 王松莲 (@wang_maya) July 7, 2015

China's five feminists call for UN pressure on Beijing
女权五姐妹致函联合国促中国彻底恢复其自由
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/feminists-07062015134642.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/Ql2-07062015092310.html

Related:
Open Letter: Chinese feminist five seek UN help to have case against them dropped
ChinaChange, July 6, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/06/open-letter-chinese-feminist-five-seek-un-help-to-have-case-against-them-dropped/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

United Nations Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of all human rights, particularly economic, social and cultural rights Mr. Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky
Office of High Commissioner on Human Rights, July 6, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16203&LangID=E

Communist Party chief at time of deadly 2009 riots in Western Chinese city expelled and faces graft charges
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1833390/communist-party-chief-time-deadly-2009-riots-western

Related:
中国反腐：新疆前中共高官栗智遭查处 (China’s anti-corruption campaign: Li Zhi, former senior CPC official in Xinjiang, expelled and under investigation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150706_xinjiang_lizhi

Hong Kong (香港)

China's new National Security Law casts a fearsome shadow over Hong Kong
Global Voices, July 7, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/07/chinas-new-national-security-law-casts-a-fearsome-shadow-over-hong-kong/

Provocative images depicting differences between Hong Kong and China highlight inter-cultural conflict
Global Voices, July 6, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/06/provocative-images-depicting-differences-between-hong-kong-and-china-highlight-inter-cultural-conflict/

Student activist Joshua Wong faces charges over Hong Kong “white paper” protest last year
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1833331/student-activist-joshua-wong-faces-charges-over-hong-kong

DAB leader Starry Lee Wai-king says Hong Kong's pro-Beijing camp will “learn the lesson” of bungled electoral reform vote
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1834023/dab-leader-starry-lee-wai-king-says-hong-kongs-pro-beijing

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

UN human rights chief says China’s new security law is too broad, too vague
Office of High Commissioner on Human Rights, July 6, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true&LangID=E

一男乘客“纵火”被控制 城北客运站开展反恐演练 (Northern transport hub of Xi’an stages subduing an arsonist as part of counter-terrorism exercise)
Huasheng Network, 2015-07-07
http://news.hsw.cn/system/2015/0707/274392.shtml

上合组织反恐机构将与印度共同建立反IS机制 (SCO and India establish joint anti-Islamic State mechanism)
Chinanews.com, 2015-07-07
http://www.chinanews.com/gj/2015/07-07/7390670.shtml

昆明特警RTU上岗 专治街头暴力犯罪、恐怖袭击（组图） (Kunming’s “Response Tactical Unit” begins work, specifically targets violent street crime and terrorist attacks [pictures])
Yunnan Online, 2015-07-06
http://society.yunnan.cn/html/2015-07/06/content_3807930.htm

Repression in China and its consequences in Xinjiang
Hudson Institue, July 28, 2014
http://www.hudson.org/research/10480-repression-in-china-and-its-consequences-in-xinjiang

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is Beijing in danger of losing “Hong Kong”?
The Diplomat, July 6, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/is-beijing-in-danger-of-losing-hong-kong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Cataloging the torture of lawyers in China
China Change, July 5, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/07/05/cataloging-the-torture-of-lawyers-in-china/

Related:
《中国律师酷刑个案概览(2006-2015)》(The torture of Chinese lawyers: Case Overviews (2006-2015))
Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, June 26, 2015
http://issuu.com/chrlawyers/docs/chrlcg_torture_day_report_2015_-_tr

Formal arrest of Chinese activist “Super Vulgar Butcher” for “inciting subversion” approved
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1832597/chinese-online-activist-super-vulgar-butcher-set-formal-arrest

Number of women in China's prisons rises sharply: report
Radio Free Asia, July 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/women-07032015105910.html

Jailed Chinese journalist Gao Yu's appeal verdict delayed for two months
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/article/1832472/jailed-chinese-journalist-gao-yus-appeal-verdict-delayed-two-months

Vulnerable groups to get free legal aid
China Daily, July 2, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-07/03/content_21169256.htm

信阳对新律师进行红色教育 (New lawyers in Xinyang, Henan, undergo “Red education”)
Legal Daily, July 2, 2015
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2015/0702/c188502-27240620.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese state media blame Western press for Turkey protests
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/06/chinese-state-media-blame-western-press-for-turkey-protests/

China stresses nationalism in war anniversary propaganda push
Reuters, July 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/06/us-ww2-anniversary-china-japan-idUSKCN0PG0KX20150706

国际记者联盟对中国新国安法表示担忧 (International Federation of Journalists concerned by China's new National Security Law)
Voice of America, July 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-international-journalists-20150702/2847159.html

China to ban “vulgar” slang from online and print media
Hong Kong Free Press, July 3, 2015
http://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/03/china-expects-to-ban-14-vulgar-slang-in-online-print-media/

Chinese police freeze bank accounts of online free speech activist
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/accounts-07022015142847.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

More Than 1,000 supporters call for the release of rights activist
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-07032015113850.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Graft and the Chinese Communist Party's grass-roots chiefs
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1833215/graft-and-chinese-communist-partys-grass-roots-chiefs

Mistress of corrupt Chinese railway official loses her appeal against five-year jail sentence
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1831639/mistress-corrupt-chinese-railway-official-loses-her-appeal

公安部出台公安人员干预插手案件办理记录通报责任追究规定 过问案件办理情况一律记录在案 (Ministry of Public Security issues regulations for reporting and investigating case interference by public security personnel)
Legal Daily, July 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150702/Articel01009GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

《国家安全法》引发科技业界担忧
Jitters in tech world over new Chinese Security Law
The New York Times, July 5, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150705/c05chinatech/dual/

地方政务新媒体遭遇两大挑战 (Two big challenges for new media platforms of local government affairs departments)
Legal Daily, July 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150702/Articel04002GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong-based PLA troops invite media to live-fire exercise days after passage of national security law
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1832696/hong-kong-based-pla-troops-invite-media-live-fire-exercise

Related:
Hong Kong military drill stokes fears in wake of Beijing’s new security law
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1832470/hong-kong-military-drill-stokes-fears-wake-beijings-new-security-law

Will HKers be arrested under new national security law? No promises, says justice chief
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/06/will-hkers-be-arrested-under-new-national-security-law-no-promises-says-justice-chief/

Related:
Clarify the security law situation: Lee Cheuk-yan
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150703/news_20150703_56_1112794.htm

China won't prosecute Hong Kong protesters under national security law, says justice minister
South China Morning, July 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831911/china-wont-prosecute-hong-kong-protesters-under-national

Hong Kong's democracy advocates zoom in on district work after low July 1 march turnout
South China Morning Post, July 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831765/hong-kongs-democracy-advocates-zoom-district-work-after-low

余若薇認為先檢討基本法內容 形成主流意見再提修改 (Civic Party Audrey Eu: Basic Law should be reviewed and mainstream opinions formed before revision)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 3, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150703/news_20150703_55_1112761.htm

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

What to expect from the SCO, BRICS summits in Russia
Deutsche Welle, July 6, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/what-to-expect-from-the-sco-brics-summits-in-russia/a-18564835

Everything Xi wants: A new national-security law hints at the Communist Party’s fears
The Economist, July 4, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21656689-new-national-security-law-hints-communist-partys-fears-everything-xi-wants

Related:
China's draconian new security law makes safeguarding the regime its main priority, to the concern of analysts
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1831849/chinas-draconian-new-security-law-makes-safeguarding

Security law suggests a broadening of China’s “core interests”
The New York Times, July 2, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/03/world/asia/security-law-suggests-a-broadening-of-chinas-core-interests.html

全国人大常委会法工委副主任郑淑娜指出 国家安全法是一部全局性法律 (NPC SC Legal Committee Deputy Head Zheng Shuna argues National Security Law is a comprehensive law)
Legal Daily, July 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150702/Articel03003GN.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A return to fundamentals-observations from July 1
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/04/a-return-to-fundamentals-observations-from-july-1/

As the Dalai Lama turns 80, Tibet still suffers
Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/as-the-dalai-lama-turns-80-tibet-still-suffers-1436135721

Related:
Exile and succession: The Dalai Lama turns 80
达赖喇嘛流亡中的80岁生日 (Exile and succession: The Dalai Lama turns 80)
Deutsche Welle, July 4, 2015
EN: http://www.dw.com/en/exile-and-succession-the-dalai-lama-turns-80/a-18559307
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/达赖喇嘛流亡中的80岁生日/a-18560128

Access to Justice (司法公正)

屠夫父亲称刑拘是公安报复 (Father of “Super Vulgar Butcher”’ [cartoonist] says criminal detention is retaliation by the police)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/dissident-c-07012015102231.html

”Left-behind” children need our attention now
Caixin, July 1, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-01/100824378.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

呂秉權憂傳媒轉載敏感人士文章被指觸犯國安法 (Commentator Bruce Lui: concerned that media’s reprinting of articles by sensitive figures could violate Security Law)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150702/news_20150702_55_1112434.htm/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Lesbian couple hold “marriage ceremony” to push for legal same-sex unions in China
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1831663/lesbian-couple-hold-marriage-ceremony-push-legal-same-sex-unions

China unleashes police, internet censors on anti-PX plant protesters in Shanghai
Global Voices, July 1, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/01/china-unleashes-police-internet-censors-on-anti-px-plant-protesters-in-shanghai/

China’s proposed non-governmental organization law: cooperation or coercion?
The Diplomat, July 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-proposed-non-governmental-organization-law-cooperation-or-coercion/

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

贵州男子错案平反被拖欠国家赔偿金 媒体报道后领到16.6万 (Guizhou man not paid State Compensation owed to him for wrongly decided case, receives RMB 166,000 after media reporting)
Caijing, July 2, 2015
http://yuanchuang.caijing.com.cn/2015/0702/3917645.shtml

Three Chinese officials sacked “over sex tape blackmail case’
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1830588/three-chinese-officials-sacked-over-sex-tape-blackmail-case

China's anti-corruption campaign enters phase two
The Diplomat, July 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-anti-corruption-campaign-enters-phase-two/

2015上半年反腐成绩单:15名省部级官员落马 高压已成新常态 (Anti-graft probe results for first half 2015: 15 provincial ministerial cadres dismissed, repression the new norm)
People’s Daily, July 2, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0702/c1001-27240270.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Learning about Lantern's anti-censorship tools
Global Voices, June 30, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/30/learning-about-lanterns-anti-censorship-tools/

Hong Kong (香港)

香港七一游行人数不及预期 参与者吁后政改时代仍要发声 (July 1 march turnout lower than expected, participants urge people to continue voicing opinions in post-reform vote period)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-07012015110238.html

Related:
唐英年：七一遊行人數少因市民疲累無迫切議題 (Ex-chief secretary Henry Tang: Low turnout for July 1 march due to fatigue and lack of pressing issues)
Radio Free Asia, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150702/news_20150702_55_1112554.htm

Critics have harsh words for Hong Kong's democracy march and rally
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831569/critics-have-harsh-words-hong-kongs-democracy-march-and

“We don’t want Hong Kong independence”: July 1 march organisers refuse to side with localists
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1831617/we-dont-want-hong-kong-independence-july-1-march-organisers

Related:
“香港建国”首次高调参加七一游行 (High profile calls for “Hong Kong Independence” join July 1 march for first time)
Radio France Internationale, July 2, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150702-“香港建国”首次高调参加七一游行/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China passes National Security Law
China Law and Policy, July 1, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/07/01/china-passes-national-security-law/

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法全文发布 共7章84条
National Security Law of the People's Republic of China
The National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic of China, July 1, 2015
CH: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/zgjj/2015-07-01/content_13912103.html
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/2015nsl/

人权组织：中国通过国安法 为政府高压制造便利 (Human rights group: China passing National Security Law lays ground for heightened repression)
Voice of America, July 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-china-security-20150701/2845808.html

美学者：新国安法旨在维护中共权力垄断 (US scholar: new National Security Law designed to safeguard CPC’s monopoly on power)
Voice of America, July 2, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/security-law-20150701/2845931.html

新國安法通過台：堅持主權獨立港：暫無23條立法計劃 (On new National Security Law: Taiwan will uphold sovereignty, HK: No plan to legislate Article 23)
South China Morning Post, July 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14e4cbf452952a3/xin-guo-an-fa-tong-guo-tai-jian-chi-zhu-quan-du-li-gang-zan-wu-23-tiao-li-fa-ji-hua

Related:
中国统一是台港澳共同的义务？ (Is unifying China the common obligation of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau?)
Deutsche Welle, July 2, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国统一是台港澳共同的义务/a-18557173?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

China vows to bring “modern civilization” to Xinjiang
Al Jazeera, July 1, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/china-vows-bring-modern-civilisation-xinjiang-150701064408616.html

Related:
China asks Turkey to explain statement on Uighurs
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150702/news_20150702_56_1112372.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Closer Look: Is Hong Kong becoming marginalized?
Caixin, July 1, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-01/100824339.html

Special feature: Hong Kong SAR at 18-one country; incompatible systems
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2015
http://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/01/special-feature-hong-kong-sar-at-18-one-country-incompatible-systems/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Black ten minutes: Chinese lawyer recounts being beating in a courthouse in shandong
China Change, June 30, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/06/30/black-ten-minutes-chinese-lawyer-recounts-being-beating-in-a-courthouse-in-shangdong/

Chinese lawyers worry new rules will limit clients’ defenses
中国拟修改刑法，律师或因法庭辩护言论获罪
The New York Times, July 1, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150701/c01sino-lawyers/dual/

Access to Information (信息公开)

安徽省旅游局原局长受审 委托无律师资格者辩护被驳回 (Anhui Tourism Office Deputy Head on trial, application for representation by a person without legal qualifications rejected)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel08004GN.htm

Two more Chinese netizens charged with “subversion” over online satire
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/netizens-06302015140226.html

关于进一步加强对网上未成年人犯罪和欺凌事件报道管理的通知 (Notice on managing online reporting of incidents of juvenile delinquency and bullying)
China Law Translate, June 30, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/net-kids/

男子20年前蒙冤"杀人" 申请公开当年办案信息 (Man wrongfully accused of homicide for 20 years, requests government make case information public)
Anhui Daily, June 30, 2015
http://ah.anhuinews.com/system/2015/07/01/006856389.shtmla>

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China approves sweeping Security Law, bolstering communist rule
The New York Times, June 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/02/world/asia/china-approves-sweeping-security-law-bolstering-communist-rule.html

Related:
中华人民共和国国家安全法全文发布 共7章84条 (National Security Law of the People's Republic of China)
Xinhua, July 1, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqcj/zgjj/2015-07-01/content_13912103.html

The truth about China's New National Security Law
The Diplomat, July 1, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/the-truth-about-chinas-new-national-security-law/

中国正式通过“国安法”：首次纳入港澳 (China officially passes National Security Law, Hong Kong and Macau included for first time)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150701_china_national_security_law

河南洛宁港资企业欠薪数月引发千人工潮 (Over 2000 Henan workers strike over backed wages)
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07012015103048.html

中共党庆日成集访日 逾万访民七一聚集北京 (Nearly 10 thousand petitioners protest across Beijing on 94th anniversary of CPC)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07012015113509.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

河南访民张小玉向焦作检察院申请国家赔偿 (Henan Petitioner Zhang Xiaoyu seeks over RMB 61K in state compensation for 305-day unlawful detention)
Radio Free Asia, June 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-06292015102034.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands march for Hong Kong democracy, yet fatigue sets in
The Telegraph, July 1, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/hongkong/11710459/Thousands-march-for-Hong-Kong-democracy-yet-fatigue-sets-in.html

IN PICTURES: The first July 1 march since the Occupy movement
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1830505/pictures-first-july-1-protest-occupy-central

香港七一大游行 诉求建设民主香港 (July 1 march presses for a democratic Hong Kong)
Deutsche Welle, July 1, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1Fr1U

政府：國安法不在港實施　本屆政府無計劃就23條立法 (HK government: National Security Law will not be implemented in Hong Kong, and currently no plan for article 23 enactment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 1, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150701/news_20150701_55_1112135.htm

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China's military on mission to bring 'modern civilization' to Xinjiang
Reuters, July 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/01/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0PB3OT20150701

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong needs to learn to respect its women, to break the cycle of domestic violence
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1830567/hong-kong-needs-learn-respect-its-women-break-cycle-domestic

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s ailing prisoners
Wall Street Journal, June 30, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-ailing-prisoners-1435595053

Chinese lawyers worry new rules will limit clients’ defenses
The New York Times, June 30, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/chinese-lawyers-worry-new-rules-will-limit-clients-defenses/

中国女囚猛增 为人母杀人更是占了一半 (China’s population of women prisoners rapidly increases, mothers who kill account for half)
Gucheng.com, June 30, 2015
http://finance.gucheng.com/201506/3060186.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who are the 5.5 million Facebook fans of Chinese state newspaper People's Daily?
Global Voices, June 29, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/29/who-are-the-5-5-million-facebook-fans-of-chinese-state-newspaper-peoples-daily/

Detentions highlight clampdown on China's citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detentions-highlight-clampdown-on-chinas-citizen-journalists-06292015103719.html

Related:
“无国界记者”谴责中国滥捕多名"六四天网”公民记者 (Reporters Without Borders condemns China for abusive arrest of several 64 Tianwang citizen journalists)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-06292015101421.html

64Tianwang Website
64Tianwang, as at June 30, 2015
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/feb/09/blogging-slow-revolution-interview-huang-qi/

Blogging the slow-motion revolution: An Interview with China’s Huang Qi
New York Review of Books, February 9, 2013
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2013/feb/09/blogging-slow-revolution-interview-huang-qi/

Censorship in China: An ordinary tragedy
The Diplomat, June 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/censorship-in-china-an-ordinary-tragedy/

危言耸听 散布谣言行拘5日 (Internet user administratively detained for 5 days for “disseminating rumors”)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel05014GN.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

基督教爱心救助机构，四年多帮助几百人，面临强行解散！(Christian aid agency faces forced shutdown after helping hundreds in past 4 years)
WeChat (基督教关爱中心), June 30, 2015
https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5ODI0MDg4MQ==&mid=207448256&idx=1&sn=e9dceb3d17c778eb1ea4c6c6e55e74e7&scene=5#rd

Shanghai protesters fear chemical plant plan still on, despite government claims
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1829335/shanghai-protesters-fear-chemical-plant-plan-still-despite

Related:
Armed police move in against Chinese anti-plant protesters
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-33308420

上海金山居民持续一周“散步”抗议PX项目 (Shanghai Jinshan citizens continuously “take a walk” for 1 week to protest PX project)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/上海金山居民持续一周散步抗议px项目/a-18549781

A man’s fight against gay conversion clinics in China
China Digital Times, June 29, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/06/a-mans-fight-against-gay-conversion-clinics-in-china/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

李克強：今天將公布中國減排目標 (Li Keqiang: China to announce emissions target today)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150630_china_climate_change

China says thousands arrested suspected of environmental crimes
Reuters, June 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/29/us-china-environment-idUSKCN0P91DH20150629

Related:
中国去年逮捕数千名环境犯罪嫌疑人 (China arrested thousands of environmental crime suspects last year)
Deutsche Welle, June 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国去年逮捕数千名环境犯罪嫌疑人/a-18549670

严打数据作假等违法行为 (China cracks down on statistics fraud and other illegal activities)
Legal Daily, June 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150630/Articel03016GN.htm

China’s Communist Party enlists a million new members
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1829407/chinas-communist-party-enlists-million-new-members

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Online activist in police sights
The Standard, June 30, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=10&art_id=158540&sid=44753123&con_type=1&d_str=20150630

Hong Kong (香港)

Forget political reform and move on, top Beijing official tells Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829147/forget-political-reform-and-move-top-beijing-official-tells

Related:
张晓明今后不谈政改惟“收声”前不忘抨击泛民一番 (Top Beijing representative in HK Zhang Xiaoming condemns pan-dems, vows to stay silent on political reform )
Radio France Internationale, June 30, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150630-张晓明今后不谈政改惟“收声”前不忘抨击泛民一番/

Hong Kong legislature president Jasper Tsang apologises over WhatsApp message scandal
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829265/hong-kong-legislature-president-jasper-tsang-apologises-over

3,000 police officers to be deployed at July 1 pro-democracy march after Mong Kok clashes
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1829336/police-guard-after-mong-kok-mayhem

Fear is unbearable, says activist attacked with Joshua Wong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2015
http://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/06/30/fear-is-unbearable-says-activist-attacked-with-joshua-wong/

CY Leung dismisses call to restart reform debate
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 30, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150630/news_20150630_56_1111799.htm

曾俊华获“习握手”似足当年董建华获“江握手”惹揣测 (Financial Secretary John Tsang’s handshake with Xi Jinping reminiscent of Tung Chee Hwa’s handshake with Jiang Zemin, raises speculations)
Radio France Internationale, June 30, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150630-曾俊华获“习握手”似足当年董建华获“江握手”惹揣测/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is China returning to one-man rule?
The Diplomat, June 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/is-china-returning-to-one-man-rule/

Beijing leaves no room for Hong Kong's moderate voices on political reform
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1829115/beijing-leaves-no-room-hong-kongs-moderate-voices-political

Hong Kong must beware spread of radical “localism”
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1829029/hong-kong-must-beware-spread-radical-localism

滕彪：评《境外非政府组织管理法》和《国家安全法》草案 (Teng Biao: Commentary on Foreign NGO and National Security draft laws
Independent Chinese PEN Center, June 30, 2015
http://www.chinesepen.org/blog/archives/30247

Access to Information (信息公开)

Report claims victory for information controls in China
China Media Project, June 29, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/29/39071/

Related:
2014年中国移动舆论场舆情发展报告 (China Mobile Ltd Public Opinion Development Report 2014)
People’s Daily, June 25, 2015
http://yuqing.people.com.cn/n/2015/0625/c209043-27204982.html

Experts praise control of Yangtze tragedy
China Media Project, June 26, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/06/26/39055/

人民日报：“占中” 、伊斯兰国皆关美国输出民主 (People’s Daily: “Occupy Central” and Islamic State related to U.S. exporting of democracy)
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14e3d3989f49c48/ren-min-ri-bao-zhan-zhong-yi-si-lan-guo-jie-guan-mei-guo-shu-chu-min-zhu

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

What would Confucius say? Chinese internet users debate gay marriage after historic US ruling
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1829022/what-would-confucius-say-chinese-internet-users-debate-gay

In China, Walmart is unionized, but workers have no power on the job
In These Times, June 25, 2015
http://inthesetimes.com/working/entry/18116/china_yellow_unions

”Super Vulgar Butcher”, Chinese activist, may face subversion charge
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1829026/super-vulgar-butcher-chinese-activist-may-face-subversion-charge

No sign of early end to Shanghai protest over planned PX plant
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plant-06262015133144.html

Nine injured in clashes between police and Hui Muslims in China's Yinchuan
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-06262015110040.html

广州活动人士倡议反对就业歧视 (Guangzhou activists protest employment discrimination)
Voice of America, June 29, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/guangzhou-protest-20150628/2840398.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tales of torture: time spent in Chinese police custody leaves victims permanently scarred
South China Morning Post, June 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1827308/tales-torture-time-spent-chinese-police-custody-leaves-victims

Case highlight for 2015 UN International Day in support of victims of torture
Human Rights in China, June 26, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-highlight-2015-un-international-day-support-victims-torture

Senior Uygur official in China's restive Xinjiang province investigated for graft
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1829024/senior-uygur-official-chinas-restive-xinjiang-province-investigated-graft

Top leadership studies anticorruption ahead of CPC anniversary
China Daily, June 27, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/27/content_21121822.htm

Slacking Chinese officials to face demotion or dismissal
Reuters, June 27, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/27/us-china-corruption-demotion-idUSKBN0P706K20150627

China’s largest smartphone maker Xiaomi sets up Communist Party committee
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1828191/chinas-largest-smartphone-maker-xiaomi-sets-communist

Chinese mayor sacked after official dies from alcohol poisoning
Sydney Morning Herald, June 28, 2015
http://www.smh.com.au/world/chinese-mayor-sacked-after-official-dies-from-alcohol-poisoning-20150628-ghznsm.html

美批中国人权，中国反指美国人权纪录差 (China responds to U.S. human rights accusations, criticizes its poor record)
Voice of America, June 29, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-right-critic-20150626/2838744.html

Hong Kong (香港)

黃之鋒錢詩文遇襲案暫未有人被捕 (Scholarism convener Joshua Wong and girlfriend attacked, no suspect arrested yet)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150629/news_20150629_55_1111521.htm

Related:
教協譴責暴力襲擊黃之鋒事件 (HK Professional Teachers’ Union condemns violent attack on Joshua Wong)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150629/news_20150629_55_1111492.htm

Same-sex marriage “an inescapable issue” in Hong Kong, says head of equality watchdog
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1828134/same-sex-marriage-inescapable-issue-hong-kong-says-head-equality

Clashes, arrests at Putonghua protest
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150629/news_20150629_56_1111392.htm

Related:
Pepper spray in protests against singing “aunties”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/06/29/localists-pepper-sprayed-and-arrested-in-clashes-with-pro-china-groups-and-singing-aunts/

反“大媽唱紅歌團” 港兩派示威者旺角衝突5人被捕 (Five people arrested in clashes between pro-localist and pro-China groups over “singing aunties”)
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14e3d16b702bce7/fan-da-ma-chang-hong-ge-tuan-gang-liang-pai-shi-wei-zhe-wang-jiao-chong-tu-5-ren-bei-bu

Leaked messages “will bring Beijing response'”
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 29, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150629/news_20150629_56_1111387.htm

香港“伞运”首个“七一”游行详情公布 要求修改《基本法》预计10万人参与 (Hong Kong’s July 1 march: organizer demands revision of Basic law and expects 100,000 participants)
Radio Free Asia, June 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-06262015100021.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

天津航空联合多家单位举办反恐演练 (Tianjin Airlines holds joint counter-terrorism exercises with other work units)
Yangtze Online, June 26, 2015
http://news.cnair.com/c/201506/63176.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

After the veto: Umbrella Movement 2.0?
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/06/29/after-the-veto-umbrella-movement-2-0/

An insider’s guide to better eating in Chinese detention centers
听女权人士细数中国看守所里的“美食”
The New York Times, June 26, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150629/c29sino-detention/dual/

Yang Lian: “Poetry is extremely important in China”
Deustche Welle, June 26, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/yang-lian-poetry-is-extremely-important-in-china/a-18542987

I won Miss World Canada. But my work puts my father at risk in China.
The Washington Post, June 26, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-i-cant-talk-to-my-father-in-china/2015/06/26/296e856e-19f1-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html

「违法怀孕」是国际笑话 (“Illegal pregnancy” becomes international joke)
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14e3cbcf332b266/wei-fa-huai-yun-shi-guo-ji-xiao-hua

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China lawmakers enthusiastic about Constitution pledge
China Daily, June 25, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/25/content_21105612.htm

Related:
国家主席、总理就职时拟向宪法宣誓 (President and premier may need to pledge allegiance to the Constitution when assuming office)
Beijing News, June 25, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/06/25/368235.html

Provinces continue to separate leadership of police, law committees
Caixin, June 25, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-25/100822321.html

Procuratorate public interest litigation pilot sites
China Law Translate, June 25, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/procuratorate-public-interest-litigation-pilot-sites/

中国刑法修正案新草案提出收买被拐儿童一律被追刑责 (New criminal law draft proposes to prosecute traffickers of abducted children)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国刑法修正案新草案提出收买被拐儿童一律被追刑责/a-18540066

Why is China's female prison population growing?
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-33268611

China: Protect lawyers from beatings and harassment
Human Rights Watch, June 25, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/25/china-protect-lawyers-beatings-and-harassment

Access to Information (信息公开)

The danger of China's cultural protectionism
The Diplomat, June 26, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/the-danger-of-chinas-cultural-protectionism/

上海逾千人連續數天上街反PX廠　對照香港佔中　斥政府封鎖消息 (Over 1,000 Shanghainese protest PX factory for days, blame government for news blackout as in HK’s Umbrella Movement)
The Stand News, June 26, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/china/上海逾千人連續數天上街反px廠-對照香港佔中-斥政府封鎖消息/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China slaps travel ban on nuclear researcher-turned-poet activist
Radio Free Asia, June 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ban-06252015103657.html

生活无保障 上千退伍老兵上京维权 (Without livelihood protection, around 1,000 veterans petition Beijing)
Deutsche Welle, June 25, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/生活无保障-上千退伍老兵上京维权/a-18540268

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese sports official, national Olympic committee member, under investigation for alleged corruption
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1826380/chinese-sports-official-national-olympic-committee-member-under

Former top Tibet security official probed for graft
Channel NewsAsia, June 26, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/former-top-tibet-security/1941804.html

Repression of rights activists “routine” in China, says U.S. State Department report
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1826698/repression-rights-activists-routine-china-says-us-state

Related:
美國人權報告指中國壓制維權人士及少數族裔 (U.S. human rights report criticizes China’s repression of rights activists and ethnic minorities)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 26, 2016
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150626/news_20150626_55_1110750.htm

China (Includes Tibet, Hong Kong, and Macau) 2014 Human Rights Report
U.S. Department of State, June 25, 2015
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/236644.pdf

China issues report on US human rights
China Daily, June 25, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/26/content_21110503.htm

US, China exchange criticisms on human rights
Voice of America, June 25, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-exchange-criticisms-on-human-rights/2837989.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. intelligence chief: China top suspect in government agency hacks
Reuters, June 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/26/us-cybersecurity-usa-china-idUSKBN0P525G20150626

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong pro-establishment lawmakers get tea and sympathy from Beijing's top man after botched walkout
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1826676/hong-kongs-embattled-pro-establishment-lawmakers-get-tea-and

Five July 1 rally groups denied licences for fund-raising on street
South China Morning Post, June 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1826576/five-july-1-rally-groups-denied-licences-fund-raising-street

With Beijing’s voting plan dead, Hong Kong looks for way forward
The New York Times, June 25, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/world/asia/with-beijings-voting-plan-dead-hong-kong-looks-for-way-forward.html

Leaked messages reveal behind-the-scenes maneuvers during Hong Kong election vote
The New York Times, June 25, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/leaked-messages-reveal-behind-the-scenes-maneuvers-during-hong-kong-election-vote/

Related:
New leaks show split among lawmakers over walkout
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 26, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150626/news_20150626_56_1110861.htm

香港立法會主席曾鈺成拒因短信醜聞辭職 (LegCo President Jasper Tsang refuses to resign because of texting scandal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150625_china_hongkong_tsang

美國人權報告：香港新聞自由受威脅 (U.S. human rights report: Hong Kong press freedom is under threat)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150626_hongkong_report

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Where is China headed?
East Asia Forum, June 25, 2015
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/06/25/where-is-china-headed/

The tracks of their tears: Both sides of Hong Kong’s political divide should rue the impasse on democratic reform
The Economist, June 25, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21656217-both-sides-hong-kongs-political-divide-should-rue-impasse-democratic-reform-tracks

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China may increase penalties for illegal cults to life in prison
Reuters, June 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/25/us-china-lawmaking-cults-idUSKBN0P509P20150625

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shine light on draft judicial interpretation on “twisting the law in arbitration”!
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, June 24, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/06/24/shine-light-on-draft-judicial-interpretation-on-twisting-the-law-in-arbitration/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

State Council invites public to help review its policies
Caixin, June 24, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-24/100821955.html

上海金山市民遊行反對化工PX項目 (Shanghai Jinshan citizens march to protest PX industrial project)
British Broadcasting Coporation, June 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150624_shanghai_chemicalplant

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China co-sponsors discussion on gender equality at UN human rights session
Shanghai Daily, June 25, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=289332

Second woman PLA major general under corruption investigation
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1826237/second-woman-pla-major-general-under-corruption

中國國家體育總局副局長肖天被調查 (Deputy director of China's State General Administration of Sports Xiao Tian to be investigated)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150625_china_corruption_sports_official

China says getting good global cooperation on graft fight
Reuters, June 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/25/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0P50AB20150625

加大纪律审查力度、遏制腐败蔓延势头之五: 审查纪律就是政治纪律 (Strengthen disciplinary inspection efforts, check the momentum of corruption's spread: discipline inspection is political discipline)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Department, June 24, 2015
http://csr.mos.gov.cn/content/2015-06/23/content_9372.htm

Related:
把握好“树木与森林”的关系 (Grasping the relationship between “trees and forests”)
Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Department, June 24, 2015
http://www.ccdi.gov.cn/xsjw/series8/201506/t20150614_57796.html

Children of migrant parents left alone to die
Caixin, June 24, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-24/100821862.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China mulls cyber security law
Xinhua, June 24, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/24/c_134352934.htm

Related:
我国拟制定网络安全法维护网络主权国家安全 (China to create cyber security law to protect Internet sovereignty and state security)
National People’s Congress, June 25, 2015
http://www.npc.gov.cn/npc/cwhhy/12jcwh/2015-06/25/content_1939421.htm

U.S. slams Chinese “government-sponsored” cyber attacks
Voice of America, June 24, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-slams-chinese-government-sponsored-cyber-attacks/2834990.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's legislature went off script, and the pro-Beijing establishment is not happy
Global Voices, June 24, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/24/hong-kong-legislature-veto-electoral-reform-one-country-two-systems/

Hong Kong lawmaker Lau Wong-fat denies he's quitting Legislative Council
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1826304/hong-kong-lawmaker-lau-wong-fat-denies-hes-quitting

Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip to call for unity of pro-government camp during liaison office meeting
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1826192/hong-kong-lawmaker-regina-ip-call-unity-pro-government-camp

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Deadly clash between police and ethnic Uighurs reported in Xinjiang region of China
The New York Times, June 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/world/asia/deadly-clash-between-police-and-ethnic-uighurs-reported-in-xinjiang-region-of-china.html

Related:
新疆公路檢查站襲擊致「18人喪生」 (Eighteen people killed in attack at Xinjiang road checkpoint)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150624_xinjiang_attack

Chinese authorities urge “close watch” on Muslim Uyghurs during Ramadan
Radio Free Asia, June 24, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-06242015084626.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: women prisoner numbers rise 10 times faster than men
Duihua, June 23, 2015
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2015/06/china-women-prisoner-numbers-rise-10.html

心理健康教育普及率达100% (Mental health education penetration rate reaches 100% of women prisoners in Yunnan)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150623/Articel02001GN.htm

郭飞雄的逆袭：起诉广州天河看守所并要求国家赔偿 (Guo Feixiong brings lawsuit against Tianhe detention center, Guangzhou, demands state compensation)
Boxun, June 23, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/06/201506232300.shtml#.VYqOw03vodU

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to tighten controls on news commentary TV show hosts and guests
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1825452/china-tighten-controls-tv-show-hosts-and-guests

China’s biggest taboos: the three Ts
The Diplomat, June 23, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/chinas-biggest-taboos-the-three-ts/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city defends dog meat festival, despite scorn
The New York Times, June 23, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/world/asia/dog-eaters-in-yulin-china-unbowed-by-global-derision.html

Trying to hit a moving target: The Lide shoe factory workers’ campaign for relocation compensation
China Labour Bulletin, June 22, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/trying-hit-moving-target-lide-shoe-factory-workers%E2%80%99-campaign-relocation-compensation

Beijing police detain hundreds of PLA veterans as thousands protest lack of pension
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/veterans-06232015140459.html

State council invites public to help review its policies
Caixin, June 24, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-24/100821955.html

Tibetan netizen detained amid Dalai Lama birthday fanfare
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/detention-06232015155348.html

EU: Address China’s downward spiral on rights, Council, Commission presidents should focus on rights defenders
Human Rights Watch, June 24, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/24/eu-address-china-s-downward-spiral-rights

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese anti-corruption agency enlists help of telecom firms to track fugitives overseas
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1825132/chinese-anti-corruption-agency-enlists-help-telecom

China's graft-busters train sights on new round of targets
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1825414/chinas-graft-busters-train-sights-new-round-targets

Related:
China sets targets for graft inspections, including official newspaper
Reuters, June 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0P313T20150623

China to recall Shaanxi baby milk powders
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 24, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33250844

“中国饮用水致千万人患病” (“Chinese drinking water makes tens of millions sick”)
Deutsche Welle, June 23, 2015
www.dw.com/zh/中国饮用水致千万人患病/a-18536382

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. airs deep concerns over cyber security in China meetings
中美举行战略与经济对话 美方对网络安全深表关切
Reuters, June 23, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/24/us-usa-china-idUSKBN0P226N20150624
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/06/24/usa-china-idCNKBS0P402R20150624

Related:
U.S. scolds China for online attacks
The New York Times, June 23, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/us/politics/us-china-meeting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Hong Kong (香港)

Ex-Hong Kong chief executive Donald Tsang to know in 3 months if he will face corruption charges
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1825450/ex-hong-kong-chief-executive-donald-tsang-know-3-months-if

Related:
香港清除最后一片“占中”抗议营地 (Hong Kong’s last “Occupy” protest camps cleared)
Deutsche Welle, June 24, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/香港清除最后一片占中抗议营地/a-18537810?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Asia's richest man "disappointed" by Hong Kong democracy veto, but business as usual
Reuters, June 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-hongkong-politics-likashing-idUSKBN0P30Y020150623

Hong Kong legislator Ronny Tong set up successor in secret talks months before tearful resignation
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1825381/hong-kong-legislator-ronny-tong-set-successor-secret-talks-months

Counterterrorism (反恐)

At least 18 dead in Ramadan attack on police checkpoint in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/attack-06232015182353.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's illusion of harmony
Al Jazeera, June 23, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2015/06/china-illusion-harmony-muslims-ramadan-150622090238602.html

What next for Hong Kong after the tears and cheers of electoral reform vote?
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1825331/what-next-hong-kong-after-tears-and-cheers-electoral-reform

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国禁止广播电视节目设置“嘉宾主持” (China bans celebrities from guest-hosting television shows)
Reuters, June 23, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/china-television-idCNKBS0P30BB20150623

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Is there life in the old dog-eating festival? Chinese activists increasing efforts to stop the trade
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1825034/there-life-old-dog-eating-festival-chinese-activists-increasing

Related:
中国保护动物人士在广西玉林狗肉节被禁止发声 (Chinese animal rights activists banned from speaking out about Guangxi Yulin’s dog meat festival)
Radio France Internationale, June 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150622-中国保护动物人士在广西玉林狗肉节被禁止发声/"

Uygur exiles angered by pre-Ramadan beer festival in China's Xinjiang
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1825004/uygur-exiles-angered-pre-ramadan-beer-festival-chinas-xinjiang

Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama's birthday in defiance of Chinese ban
Radio Free Asia, June 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/defiance-06222015160655.html

China arrests group over mass protests of judicial hearings
Taipei Times, June 23, 2015
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/06/23/2003621394

反贪发动民众 90秒一个群众举报 (Anti-graft campaign mobilizes the public: One report every 90 seconds)
Radio France Internationale, June 21, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150621-反贪发动群众-90秒一个群众举报/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. and China open annual dialogue with "candid, to-the-point" talks
Reuters, June 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-usa-china-idUSKBN0P226N20150623

Financial securities official snared in corruption probe
Caixin, June 22, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-22/100821370.html

China think-tank questions state-run lottery spending
The Financial Times, June 21, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/c2356476-166c-11e5-8095-00144feabdc0.html

全国精神卫生工作规划（2015—2020年）(National Mental Health Work Plan (2015-2020) :China aims to have 4 psychiatric specialists per 100,000 people by 2020 )
State Council General Office, June 4 , 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/全国精神卫生工作规划（2015-2020年）/

Beijing to set monitoring sites to track soil pollution
China Daily, June 23, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/23/content_21080782.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Official underlines national defense technology innovation
China Daily, June 22, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/22/content_21073770.htm

中国称美方需为恢复网络安全问题对话创造条件
China says up to United States to resume cyber security talks
Reuters, June 23, 2015
CH:http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-cn-idCNKBS0P30ZF20150623
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/23/us-usa-china-cybersecurity-idUSKBN0P30ZA20150623

U.S. to raise cybersecurity with China in "pretty direct terms"
The Wall Street Journal, June 22, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/23/u-s-to-raise-cybersecurity-with-china-in-pretty-direct-terms/

Hong Kong (香港)

Liaison Office to host dinner for lawmakers
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150623/news_20150623_56_1109925.htm

Scholarism urges public debate on Basic Law
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150623/news_20150623_56_1109894.htm

Last occupy central die-hards face eviction from Hong Kong street
South China Morning Post, June 22, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/last-occupy-central-die-hards-face-eviction-from-hong-kong-street-06222015123243.html

占中及港币强势影响大陆学生到香港升读大学意愿 (Occupy Movement & strong HK dollar influence mainland Chinese students’ decision to study in HK)
Radio France Internationale, June 22, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150622-占中及港币强势影响大陆学生到香港升读大学意愿/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

It's time for Hong Kong's pan-dems to reject rejectionism
South China Morning Post, June 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1825043/its-time-hong-kongs-pan-dems-reject-rejectionism

Has China’s "one country, two systems" experiment failed?
China File, June 17, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/has-chinas-one-country-two-systems-experiment-failed