Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gov't gives think tanks food for thought with supporting policies
Caixin, July 17, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-17/100830006.html

首个“中国劳工受难日”各地举行纪念活动 (Various regions hold commemorative events for first “China Labor Victims Day”)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162015100743.html

甘肃广河逾百回民抬尸体县政府抗议警察不作为 (Over a hundred Chinese Hui ethnic minorities carry corpse and protest police inaction in Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162015100933.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国又一名高官被情人举报遭调查 (Another top official is exposed by lover and undergoing investigation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150717_china_investigation

China destroyed its stock market in order to save it
Foreign Policy, July 16, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/16/china-destroyed-its-stock-market-in-order-to-save-it/

Hong Kong (香港)

Top China leader tells HK youth to “promote stability”
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-hongkong-idUSKCN0PR0VT20150717

Hong Kong protester convicted of assaulting police officer with her breast
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1840630/hong-kong-protester-convicted-assaulting-police-officer-her

Overview of legal cases related to the HK Umbrella Revolution
Medium.com, July 16, 2015
https://medium.com/@KongTsungGan/overview-of-legal-cases-related-to-the-hk-umbrella-revolution-7734adecdb0

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

中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注 (China's use of “anti-terrorism” label to detain humanitarian assistance workers at foreign NGO draws scrutiny)
Radio France Internationale, July 17, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150716-中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注/

Related:
China to deport foreign tourists after “terror” video case
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-tourists-idUSKCN0PR18N20150717

Pakistan Hopes to Benefit from Iran Deal, With Chinese Help
Voice of America, July 16, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-hopes-to-benefit-from-iran-nuclear-deal-with-chinese-help/2864001.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Exiled Chinese lawyer says the country is moving toward a new totalitarianism
Public Radio International, July 16, 2015
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-16/exiled-chinese-lawyer-says-country-moving-toward-new-totalitarianism

Lu Jun: “one more law won’t make us helpless”
China Digital Times, July 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/lu-jun-one-more-law-wont-make-us-helpless/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China is using televised confessions to shame detained lawyers, journalists, and activists1
Quartz, July 15, 2015
http://qz.com/453477/china-is-using-televised-confessions-to-shame-detained-lawyers-journalists-and-activists/

Uncivil: China says that by locking up lawyers it is defending the rule of law
Economist, July 16, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21657828-china-says-locking-up-lawyers-it-defending-rule-law-uncivil

Heavy hands vs the power of words: China cracks down on fast-growing civil society
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1840611/heavy-hands-vs-power-words-china-cracks-down-fast

Related:
“Lawyers need to be protected not harassed” – UN experts urge China to halt detentions
United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, July 16, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16241&LangID=E

Statement by the Spokesperson on recent developments in the human rights situation in China
European Union External Action, July 15, 2015
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150715_03_en.htm

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 14, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH:http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China: Lawyers face 15 years in jail on ‘chilling’ state security charges
Amnesty International, July 16, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/china-lawyers-16-july/

Law Society urges China to release lawyers arrested in “crackdown”
The Law Society of England and Wales, July 16, 2015
http://communities.lawsociety.org.uk/human-rights/news-and-events/law-society-urges-china-to-release-lawyers-arrested-in-crackdown/5050047.article

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s imploding pressure cooker: Xinfang petitions
Diplomat, July 16, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/chinas-imploding-pressure-cooker-xinfang-petitions/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's private sector joins the nation's battle against corruption
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1840674/chinas-private-sector-joins-nations-battle-against

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

德国副总理针对中国的自由及人权问题对中国政府提出明确的警告 (German Vice Chancellor gives China an explicit warning regarding China’s freedom and human rights problem)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/gr-07162015095852.html

美国敦促中国改善人权 (U.S. urges China to improve human rights)
VOA Chinese, July 16, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-urges-china-to-improve-human-rights-20150716/2863908.html

20名外国人在中国内蒙古被捕 (20 foreigners have been detained in Mongolia)
Radio Free Asia, July 15 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/zaa-07152015121607.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s new crackdown on civil rights
Washington Post, July 15, 2015, July 14, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/narrowing-a-tiny-civil-rights-gray-zone-in-china/2015/07/15/e4aad038-2a4c-11e5-bd33-395c05608059_story.html

正规的被冒名，敛财的钻空子，执法的干瞪眼 离岸协会 监管待发力（求证·后续）(Forcefully regulate offshore associations)
People’s Daily, July 16, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0716/c1001-27311104.html

Interview: repression, dubious Rendition of Uyghurs is "the real China"
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-rebiya-07162015074311.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese reform politician Wan Li dies at 99
The New York Times, July 15, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/07/15/world/asia/ap-as-china-obit-reform-politician.html?_r=0

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's crackdown on rights lawyers shows no sign of abating
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07142015170857.html

Related
Mass Suppression of Lawyers Reveals True Nature of Xi’s “Rule by Law”
Human Rights in China, July 14, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Statement by CECC Chairs Representative Chris Smith and Senator Marco Rubio on President Xi's “increasingly bold disregard for basic human rights”
Congressional-Executive Commission on China, July 14, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/media-center/press-releases/statement-by-cecc-chairs-representative-chris-smith-and-senator-marco

China: Human rights lawyers detained during crackdown
Frontline Defenders, July 14, 2015
https://www.frontlinedefenders.org/node/29112

Sweeping attack on rights defense lawyers threatens China's entire legal profession
Committee to Protect Chinese Lawyers, July 13, 2015
http://www.csclawyers.org/events/72/

US urged to cancel Xi Jinping visit after China's human rights crackdown
The Guardian, July 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/14/china-human-rights-crackdown-petition-barack-obama-us-xi-jinping

依法打击极少数违法律师是为了创造更好执业环境 (Using law to crackdown on an extreme minority of lawyers who violate it benefits the professional environment for the majority)
Xinhua, July 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-07/15/c_128020030.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

China to codify Internet control measures
The Guardian, July 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/china-to-codify-internet-control-measures/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans gather in Chengdu to urge return of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's body
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/gather-07142015194922.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

A cyber attack struck messaging app Telegram just as China was cracking down on human rights lawyers
Quartz, July 13, 2015
http://qz.com/451575/a-cyber-attack-struck-messaging-app-telegram-just-as-china-was-cracking-down-on-human-rights-lawyers/

南京警务无人机上岗 (Nanjing police commence using drones)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150715/Articel01004GN.htm

恪守网上舆情就是警情准则24小时公开巡查执法: 武汉网警“拍肩膀”提醒网友理性发言 (Scrupulously monitoring online public opinion is the norm for policing, 24-hour public patrolling to enforce the law: Wuhan online police “tap on the shoulder” of netizens to warn them to post rationally)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150715/Articel05001GN.htm

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

China's Uygurs go overseas to train for jihad at home, Beijing says
Reuters, July 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1840009/chinas-uygurs-go-overseas-train-jihad-home-beijing-says

军委副主席专程到新疆库尔勒看望反恐维稳官兵 (CMC deputy chair visits Xinjiang's Korla Region to visit counter-terrorism and stability maintenance troops)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2015
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/2015-07-15/0719835112.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国政府“为股民服务”? (The Chinese government “working for the investors”?)
Financial Times, July 15, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063021

法学界三位泰斗：呼吁保障律师权利 (Three law experts: safeguard lawyers’ rights)
Chuansongmen, July 14, 2015
http://chuansong.me/n/1533963

Hong Kong lawyers must speak up for counterparts detained in the mainland
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2015
Hong Kong lawyers must speak up for counterparts detained in the mainland

立即釋放內地維權律師　懇求香港律師會、大律師公會發聲 (The progressive lawyers group's short commentary regarding the recent mass arrests, detention or disappearance of mainland Chinese human rights lawyers)
Progressive Lawyers Group, July 14, 2015
http://bit.ly/1I3fqdI

Drawing the news: A lawyer’s visit in prison
Rebel Pepper (via China Digital Time), July 13, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/drawing-the-news-a-lawyers-visit-in-prison/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

孔杰荣:镇压律师使“依法治国”成笑柄 (Jerome A. Cohen: Crackdown on lawyers makes China’s “rule by the law” claim a point of ridicule before the world)
Voice of America, July 14, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cohen-gao-chinese-lawyers-20150713/2860556.html

People’s Daily details allegations against lawyers detained in China
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/peoples-daily-details-allegations-against-detained-lawyers/

公安部揭开“维权”事件黑幕 (Ministry of Public Security cracks “human rights” crime syndicate)
People’s Daily, July 11, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/07-11/7399386.shtml

Related:
截至2015年7月14日1930，共計159名律師/律所人員/人權捍衛者被刑拘/帶走/失聯/約談/傳喚/短期限制人身自由
“As of 19:30 14 July 2015, 159 lawyers/law firm staff/human right activists have been detained/arrested/incommunicado/summoned/ restricted freedom temporarily”
Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, July 14, 2015
CH:http://chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/【截至2015年7月14日1930，共计159名律师律所人员人权捍卫者被刑拘带走失联约谈传唤短期限制人身自由】
EN: http://chrlawyers.hk/en/content/1930-14-july-2015-159-lawyers-law-firm-staffhuman-right-activists-have-been-detained

China: Halt police operations targeting human rights lawyers as “national security” threat
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 13, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/07/china-halt-police-operations-targeting-human-rights-lawyers-as-national-security-threat/

China: Latest information on crackdown against lawyers and activists
Amnesty International, July 14, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/press-releases/2015/07/china-list-of-lawyers-and-activists-targeted/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shifting reports on China police shooting raise questions over Xinjiang link
The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/14/shifting-reports-on-china-police-shooting-raise-questions-over-xinjiang-link/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

港人游行抗议中国政府抓捕维权律师 (Hong Kongers march in protest of China’s detention of human rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 13, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/china-rights-20150713/2859256.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China needs tougher rules on its cadres, online survey finds
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1839224/china-needs-tougher-rules-its-cadres-online-survey

Hong Kong (香港)

Student leaders charged over Hong Kong protest
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/student-leaders-charged-over-hong-kong-protest/

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

Chinese police say 3 who were killed by officers were "Xinjiang terrorists"
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/asia/chinese-police-say-men-killed-by-officers-were-xinjiang-terrorists.html

Behind the veil: China’s policies in restive Xinjiang hurt traditional minority businesses
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1838613/behind-veil-chinas-policies-restive-xinjiang-hurt

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

张千帆：“法治国家不能没有律师” (Zhang Qianfan: A rule of law state must have lawyers)
China Review, July 14, 2015
http://www.china-review.com/lath.asp?id=34304

江平：“公权力不能动不动就抓律师” (Jiang Ping: Public power cannot arbitrarily imprison lawyers)
China Review, July 14, 2015
http://www.china-review.com/lath.asp?id=36124

Q&A: Chinese lawyer speaks out on arrests
Voice of America, July 14, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/intv-chinese-lawyer-speaks-out-on-arrrests/2859618.html

China’s “rule by law” takes an ugly turn
Foreign Policy, July 14, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/14/chinas-rule-by-law-takes-an-ugly-turn-rights-lawyers-crackdown-xi-jinping/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities detain and denounce rights lawyers
中国拘捕维权律师，面临刑事指控
The New York Times, July 13, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150713/c13lawyers/dual/

Related:

特别说明：不少律师同仁劝阻杨金柱律师担任周世锋律师的辩护人，杨金柱律师回复了八个字：职责所在，万死不辞！杨金柱律师已经为自己委托了辩护人。 杨金柱2010年10月8日遗书重发。 http://t.co/bY2sKKkxNU

— 周锋锁 Fengsuo Zhou (@ZhouFengSuo) July 13, 2015

(From @ZhouFengSuo (1) Special Note: Many lawyers discourage colleague Yang Jinzhu form acting as defense counsel for Zhou Shifeng. Yang Jinzhu’s response: "It's my duty, I'm willing to risk my life to help." Yang himself has also found defense counsel.)

维权即“死磕”？中国维权律师处境恶化 (Human rights diehards? The deteriorating environment for China’s human rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, July 13, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1FxlO

How support for a Chinese rights lawyer could have led to crackdown
Reuters, July 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/13/us-china-rights-idUSKCN0PN1FE20150713

全国官媒围攻维权律师 80多人被约谈威胁噤声 法律界痛斥 (Eighty people silenced and threatened in new crackdown, legal profession censures official media’s attack on human rights lawyers)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2015
https://www.e123.hk/ElderlyPro/details/413056/72/sc/

中国近百律师遭打压、威胁 官媒火力全开抨击维权律师 (Nearly 100 lawyers suppressed and threatened in China, state media openly attacks human rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07122015112404.html

China: Latest information on crackdown against lawyers and activists
Amnesty International, July 13, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/press-releases/2015/07/china-list-of-lawyers-and-activists-targeted/

U.S. Calls on China to Free Detained Human Rights Advocates
Bloomberg Business, July 13, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-13/u-s-calls-on-china-to-release-detained-human-rights-advocates

Calling for the U.S. government to cancel Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.
We the People, July 11, 2015
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/calling-us-government-cancel-chinese-president-xi-jinpings-visit-us

为了5万元钱两男拐卖他人宝贝儿子 (Two men traffic baby boys for RMB 50,000)
Zhejiang Legal News, July 10, 2015
http://zjfzb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-07/10/content_126807.htm

超过请求时效 申请国家赔偿败诉 (Application for state compensation in rape case fails after exceeding statute of limitations)
Sichuan Legal News, July 14, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20150714/28594.shtml

China: End two-tier travel system for Tibetans, others
Human Rights Watch, July 13, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/13/china-end-two-tier-travel-system-tibetans-others

Access to Information (信息公开)

香港去年逾30记者遇袭 记协年度报告指新闻自由遭威胁之最 (Thirty journalists attacked last year in HK, Hong Kong Journalist Association’s annual report says press freedom facing unprecedented threat)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-07132015101052.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Top court official under inquiry for graft
China Daily, July 13, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-07/13/content_21255333.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

台湾香港关注中国大规模拘捕维权律师 (Taiwan, Hong Kong concerned about China’s large-scale crackdown on human rights lawyer)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150713_taiwan_hongkong_china_lawyers

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

扰庭罪拟修改业界有争议, 立法应给予控辩审同等保护 (Proposed crime of “disrupting court” causes controversy in professional circles, legislation should provide equal protection for prosecution and defense)
Zhejiang Legal News, July 10, 2015
http://zjfzb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-07/10/content_126820.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京大扫荡：至少二十名维权律师被抓捕或失联 (Crackdown in Beijing: At least 20 rights-defense lawyers picked up or dropped out of contact)
Boxun News, July 10, 2015
https://boxun1.azurewebsites.net/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507101830.shtml

Chinese authorities appear to detain 4 human rights lawyers
New York Times, July 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/world/asia/china-detains-rights-lawyers-prompting-talk-of-a-crackdown.html

Related:

China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group calls urgent attention to the disappearance of rights lawyer Ms. Wang Yu and her family and the subsequent disappearances of her colleagues
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, July 10, 2015
http://www.chrlawyers.hk/en/content/china-human-rights-lawyers-concern-group-calls-urgent-attention-disappearance-rights-lawyer

@chrlcg 聽說王全璋也失聯了？

— Hang Tung Chow (@zouxingtong) July 10, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

美国总统竞选期间重提中国黑客话题 (U.S. 2016 presidential election will put great emphasis the cyberattacks from China)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-07082015163733.html

《南早》專欄停 長平稱遺憾 (South China Morning Post suspends column, Chang Ping says it is regrettable)
Ming Pao Daily, July 10, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/《南早》專欄停 長平稱遺憾/web_tc/article/20150710/s00002/1436464105853

The Big Bang Theory bounces back as Chinese censors repeal streaming ban for first foreign show
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1835676/big-bang-theory-bounces-back-chinese-censors-undo-ban-and

China’s war against one American journalist
Slate, July 10, 2015
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2015/07/shohret_hoshur_s_brothers_are_being_disappeared_by_the_chinese_government.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

媒体：又有一名藏族僧人自焚 (Media: Another Tibetan self-immolates in protest)
Deutsche Welle, July 10, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1FwWY

Government Accountability (政府问责)

安徽省政府上半年被告71次 仅一次被判违法 (Only one conviction of unlawful activities has resulted from 71 complaints against Anhui provincial government in first half of 2015)
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14e772fc0ad682a/an-hui-sheng-zheng-fu-shang-ban-nian-bei-gao-71-jin-yi-ci-bei-pan-wei-fa

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

China's sweeping national security law sparks uncertainty for foreign firms
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1835567/chinas-sweeping-national-security-law-sparks

上海合作组织峰会在乌法举行 习近平出席会议 (Xi Jinping attends SCO summit in Ufa, Russia)
Xinhua, July 10, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-07/10/c_1115885842.htm

After over a decade, SCO decides to include India as full-time member
Indian Express, July 10, 2015
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-over-a-decade-sco-decides-to-include-india-as-full-time-member/

Press briefing note on Burundi, Thailand, Guinea and Ethiopia
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, July 10, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16224&LangID=E

Related:
Thailand, under fire, says rejected China request to deport all Uighur Muslims
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.trust.org/item/20150710083204-aquwh/?source=jtOtherNews1

China's Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/10/us-china-afghanistan-security-idUSKCN0PK0Q020150710

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Are July 1 marches still relevant?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/10/are-july-1-marches-still-relevant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京维权女律师王宇遭人带走而“失踪” (Wang Yu, Beijing rights defense lawyer, “disappeared” after being taken away)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150709_cn_lawyer_wangyu_missing

Related
关注！人权律师王宇一家三口失联 (Human rights lawyer Wang Yu taken away, contact lost with 2 other family members)
Lawyer Li Fangping WeChat post available in Boxun, July 9, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507092228.shtml

Related Twitter post:

快讯：维权女律师王宇9号凌晨在北京被人带走，至今失联。王宇律师曾于本周二，7号参加VOA卫视《时事大家谈》有关刑法修正草案有关条款或令人权律师如履薄冰的话题讨论。 pic.twitter.com/LEUs7ITyz0

— 美国之音中文网 (@VOAChinese) July 9, 2015

(VOA: Lawyer Wang Yu was taken away July 9 after having participated in a July 7 VOA TV program on the impact on lawyers of the revised Criminal Law draft. )

最高法再审公开开庭审理马乐利用未公开信息交易案 (SPC hears retrial of insider trading case against Ma Le in open court)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel01008GN.htm

Related Twitter post:
Supreme court reopens insider trading case in China
Want China Times, July 09, 2015
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150709000165&cid=1103

全国人大代表何健忠建议, 完善犯罪所得财物处理规定(NPC Standing Committee deputy He Jianzhong: Improve regulations for handling seized criminal assets)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel03003GN.htm

【郭飞雄不能放风，已700天】郭飞雄先生于2013年8月8日被关进广州市天河看守所，迄今没有得到一天放风，此状况已经持续700天，律师多次控告无果。呼吁關注郭飛雄（楊荗東）。@dlunnews @davidakaye #酷刑迫害 pic.twitter.com/QN5iLk8CRS

— 王荔蕻 (@wlh8964) July 9, 2015

[Since entering Guangzhou Tianhe Detention Center on August 8, 2013, GuoFeixiong has not been allowed outside; it’s already been 700 days. Lawyers have sued repeatedly to no avail.]

屠夫吳淦妻子今天收到吳淦逮捕通知書。#釋放屠夫吳淦 #freetufuwugan pic.twitter.com/tzkn3Ky9PR

— 王荔蕻 (@wlh8964) July 9, 2015

[Today Tu Fu’s wife received his arrest notice.]

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网安法草案规定遇重大事件可断网 (China’s draft National Security Law can shut down Internet access during major event)
Voice of America, July 9, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-cyber-security-20150709/2854705.html

Chinese journalist for Die Zeit to be freed without charge
Associated Press, July 9, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1ea5715990e4467a5cf189f9718a7fc/chinese-journalist-die-zeit-be-freed-without-charge

深化司法行政改革取得新进展 全国监狱系统普遍实行狱务公开制度 (New progress in deepening reform of the administration of justice, national prison system implements prison-work disclosure policy)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel01007GN.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s feminists won’t let the government stop their momentum
BuzzFeed News, July 9, 2015
http://www.buzzfeed.com/hanzhang/chinas-feminists-wont-let-the-government-stop-their-momentum

百名律师呼吁：停止打压公益机构！ (One hundred lawyers sign joint appeal for ending suppression of public interest institutions)
WeChat, July 9, 2015
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAxODMzODIwOQ==&mid=207838898&idx=1&sn=c868d59edc3ec6825917989da3a28b0f#rd

China’s unwed couples grapple with restrictions on having babies
Global Times, July 9, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/931023.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Story of Chinese “princeling” shows limits of corruption campaign
McClatchy DC, July 9, 2015
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article26670271.html

Former 1989 student leader calls on Beijing allow him to attend mother's funeral
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-xiong-07082015123935.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Bold step on privacy and digital rights
Just Security, July 8, 2015
http://justsecurity.org/24458/bold-step-privacy-digital-rights/

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

China angrily rebuffs UN criticism of new security law
Voice of America, July 9, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-china-angrily-rebuffs-un-criticism-of-new-security-law/2854857.html

Draft law will allow Chinese govt to cut Web access in emergencies
Global Times, July 9, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/931136.shtml

Related:
Proposed Internet Security Law raises concerns
China Digital Times, July 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/proposed-internet-security-law-raises-concerns/

Activists slam Thailand's repatriation of Uighurs to China
New York Times, July 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/07/09/world/asia/ap-as-thailand-uighurs.html

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