Access to Justice (司法公正)

Four held in criminal detention after Beijing rights lawyer's trial
声援浦志强四公民被刑事拘留
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-12172015122917.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-12172015095826.html

Related:
Pu Zhiqiang Trial: Photos of supporters outside Beijing Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court
浦志强案开庭：北京第二中级法院外声援浦志强的照片
Human Rights in China, December 14, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/pu-zhiqiang-trial-photos-supporters-outside-beijing-municipal-no-2-intermediate
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/pu-zhi-qiang-kai-ting-bei-jing-di-er-zhong-ji-fa-yuan-wai-sheng-yuan-pu-zhi-qiang

Access to Information (信息公开)

Pu Zhiqiang: Guilty in the court of “50 cent” opinion
China Digital Times, December 16, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/189287/

Anti-Wikipedian translation at China’s Internet conference
The Wall Street Journal, December 17, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/17/anti-wikipedian-translation-at-chinas-internet-conference/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Factory workers hurt in 2014 blast protest over payout plan
Caixin, December 17, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-17/100889621.html

前学运领袖周勇军月初提前出狱 (Former 1989 Democracy Movement student leader Zhou Yongjun released early from prison)
Radio France Internationale, December 18, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151218-前学运领袖周勇军月初提前出狱

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says graft fugitives abroad abuse system to prolong cases
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1892403/china-says-graft-fugitives-abroad-abuse-system-prolong

Fosun disappearance stokes fear among China CEOs
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/17/fosun-disappearance-stokes-fear-among-china-ceos/

China, Britain in unusual rights clash after diplomats shoved
Reuters, December 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-rights-idUSKBN0U01ER20151217

China's response to U.N. torture investigation: nothing to see here
The Diplomat, December 17, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-response-to-un-torture-investigation-nothing-to-see-here/

Related:
UN Torture Committee concludes review of china with scathing observations
联合国禁止酷刑委员会对中国严格审议后做出结论性意见
Human Rights in China, December 9, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/lian-he-guo-jin-zhi-ku-xing-wei-yuan-hui-dui-zhong-guo-yan-ge-shen-yi

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

What are the next big things in the world of high technology? Let China’s internet giants tell you
South China Morning Post, December 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1892502/what-are-next-big-things-world-high-technology-let-chinas-internet-giants

China uses velvet glove on iron fist as it goes on the offensive over internet security
South China Morning Post, December 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1892376/china-uses-velvet-glove-iron-fist-it-goes-offensive

2015 a pivotal year for China’s cyber armies
The Diplomat, December 17, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/2015-a-pivotal-year-for-chinas-cyber-armies/

Chinese President Xi defends national sovereignty online
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/chinese-president-xi-defends-national-sovereignty-online/a-18920705

Related:
视频：中国的“网络主权“是什么意思？ (Video: What does China’s “cyber sovereignty” mean?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/multimedia/2015/12/151217_vid_chinese_internet

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong deal stirs press freedom fears
The Financial Times, December 17, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fbdf752a-a4b7-11e5-a91e-162b86790c58.html

Protesters surround Democratic Party lawmaker once again at rally against copyright bill
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/17/protesters-surround-democratic-party-lawmaker-once-again-at-rally-against-copyright-bill/

大陆言论罪杀入香港？ 遭解雇海关关员拟提司法复核 (Are mainland China’s “speech crimes” invading Hong Kong? Dismissed customs officer to file for judicial review)
Radio Free Asia, December 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-12172015100255.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s controversial copyright law opens the door for mainland-style “lawfare”
Hong Kong Free Press, December 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/17/hong-kongs-controversial-copyright-law-opens-the-door-for-mainland-style-lawfare/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Politics, law, and the case against Pu Zhiqiang
China Digital Times, December 16, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/189282/

Related:
百人围观浦案遭大抓捕 20人仍在押或失联 (Many of the over 100 citizens trying to observe Pu Zhiqiang's trial taken away by police, 20 still detained or not heard from)
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12162015103320.html

Pu Zhiqiang Trial: Photos of supporters outside Beijing Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court
Human Rights in China, December 14, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/pu-zhiqiang-trial-photos-supporters-outside-beijing-municipal-no-2-intermediate

Access to Information (信息公开)

China tightens rules on maps amid territorial disputes
Reuters, December 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-maps-idUSKBN0TZ1AR20151216

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mass layoffs in China’s coal country threaten unrest
The New York Times, December 17, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/world/asia/china-coal-mining-economy.html

Thousands protest, blockade waste plant construction in China's Guangdong
广东数千人游行打砸工地 抗议当局强建垃圾焚烧厂
Radio Free Asia, December 16, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/plant-12162015105743.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl2-12162015103402.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Amid China's crackdown, securities reform quietly gathers pace
Bloomberg, December 16, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-16/amid-china-s-crackdown-securities-reform-quietly-gathers-pace

UK criticizes “unacceptable” treatment of diplomats at China trial of human rights lawyer
The Guardian, December 17, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/17/uk-criticises-unacceptable-treatment-of-diplomats-at-china-trial-of-human-rights-lawyer

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. and WTO partners announce final agreement on landmark expansion of information technology agreement
Office of the United State Trade Representative, December 2015
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/december/US-WTO-Partners-Announce-Final-Agreement-on-Expansion-ITA

Related:
Joint statement by trade ministers of China and U.S. on the expansion of WTO information technology agreement
Office of the United State Trade Representative, December 2015
https://ustr.gov/about-us/policy-offices/press-office/press-releases/2015/december/joint-statement-trade-ministers

Global Internet Governance 2.0?
China Media Project, December 16, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/16/39508/

China touts its Great Firewall in push for Internet control
Wall Street Journal, December 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-touts-its-great-firewall-in-push-for-internet-control-1450251090

Double standards: China’s push to develop internet for economic gain tempered by strict censorship
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1891841/double-standards-chinas-push-develop-internet-economic

At U.N., China tries to influence fight over Internet control
The New York Times, December 17, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/technology/china-wins-battle-with-un-over-word-in-internet-control-document.html

Related:
强调网络主权 有悖于互联网理念？ (Does the emphasis on “cyber sovereignty” contradict the concept of the Internet?)
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/强调网络主权-有悖于互联网理念/a-18921056

Xi, Xiaomi and the censorship game: Foreign visitors at World Internet Conference in China given free smartphones and cheat codes to access blocked websites
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/innovation/article/1891842/xi-xiaomi-and-censorship-game-foreign-visitors-world-internet

Hong Kong (香港)

Fears for Hong Kong's press freedom follow Alibaba's purchase of the South China Morning Post
Global Voices, December 16, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/12/16/fears-for-hong-kongs-press-freedom-follow-alibabas-purchase-of-the-south-china-morning-post/

Related:
Alibaba’s Jack Ma vows to defend South China Morning Post’s independence
The Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/jack-ma-defends-alibaba-purchase-of-south-china-morning-post-1450238220

Groups rally against “Internet Article 23” as lawmakers continue copyright bill debate
Hong Kong Free Press, December 16, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/16/groups-rally-against-internet-article-23-as-lawmakers-continue-copyright-bill-debate/

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

Suspect in Xinjiang mine attack spoke of jihad, Chinese news reports say
The New York Times, December 17, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/world/asia/xinjiang-attack-china-terrorism.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Can an Alibaba “Morning Post” aid China’s image overseas?
China File, December 15, 2015
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-alibaba-morning-post-aid-chinas-image-overseas

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's plainclothes officers a force against dissent
Associated Press, December 15, 2015
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_PLAINCLOTHES_POLITICS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-12-15-05-49-52

Related:
中国频为要犯减刑 被指为削减浦案影响 (Are authorities using sentence reduction in major cases to eclipse impact of Pu Zhiqiang prosecution?)
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-12152015101200.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China, Egypt imprison record numbers of journalists
中国、埃及关押新闻工作者人数创记录
Committee to Protect Journalists, December 15, 2015
EN:https://www.cpj.org/reports/2015/12/china-egypt-imprison-record-numbers-of-journalists-jail.php
CH:https://www.cpj.org/reports/prison_census2015-chinese.pdf

The CCP’s “positive energy” obsession
China Media Project, December 15, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/15/39487/

Chinese military threatens BBC reporter flying over disputed South China Sea islands
The Independent, December 15, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-military-threatens-bbc-reporter-flying-over-disputed-south-china-sea-islands-a6773951.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Second interview with the Wenzhou pastor: After the demolition comes the “transformations”
China Change, December 15, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/15/second-interview-with-the-wenzhou-pastor-after-the-demolition-comes-the-transformations/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国82岁作家指称警方酷刑折磨 (82-year old Chinese writer claims to have been tortured by police)
Voice of America, December 15, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-tie-liu-torture-20151215/3103515.html

Corruption behind accidents deserve harsher penalties: authority
Xinhua, December 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/15/c_134920095.htm

China military says “pathogen” of corruption persists in ranks
Reuters, December 15, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-military-idUSKBN0TZ0F120151216

Northern exposure: China names and shames provinces for fudging GDP
Wall Street Journal, December 15, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/15/northern-exposure-china-names-and-shames-provinces-for-fudging-gdp/

Chinese refugee arrested in Thailand, repatriation feared likely
Radio Free Asia, December 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-thailand-12152015164024.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

世界互联网大会：“保护外企权益 尊重网络主权” (World Internet Conference in China: “Protect foreign corporations’ rights, demand respect for cyber-sovereignty”)
Deutsche Welle, December 16, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/世界互联网大会保护外企权益-尊重网络主权/a-18920140

Related:
中国网络管治两极：催谷经济引擎 严控信息流动 (The two poles of China’s Internet governance: Boosting economic engine while blocking information flow)
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151a9bd61364e56/zhong-guo-wang-luo-guan-zhi-liang-ji-cui-gu-jingji-yin-qing-yan-kong-xin-xi-liu-dong

Xi Defends China's Great Firewall in Push for “Cybersovereignty”
Bloomberg, December 16, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-16/china-s-xi-defends-web-controls-in-call-for-cybersovereignty-

China's 2nd World Internet Conference will focus on “rule of law”, but not free expression
Global Voices, December 15, 2015
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2015/12/15/chinas-2nd-world-internet-conference-will-focus-on-rule-of-law-but-not-free-expression/

Nonprofits want boycott of Chinese Internet summit
The Hill, December 14, 2015
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/263112-nonprofits-want-foreigners-to-boycott-chinese-internet-summit

The Chinese didn’t just hack federal employees. Journalists were swept up in the massive breach, too.
The Washington Post, December 14, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/12/14/the-chinese-didnt-just-hack-federal-employees-journalists-were-swept-up-in-the-massive-breach-too/

Top of the world: 5 facts about China, the web and its global-leading 668 million online users
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1891736/top-world-5-facts-about-china-web-and-its-global-leading-668-million-online

Hong Kong (香港)

人类发展指数排名：香港12 中国90 (United Nations Human Development Report 2015: Hong Kong ranks 12th, China 90th)
Radio France Internationale, December 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151215-人类发展指数排名：香港12-中国90

Related:
Human Development Report 2015
United Nations Development Programme
http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2015_human_development_report.pdf

Hong Kong police hunt “Black Bloc”: Anarchist gang blamed for Legco bin blast as officers throng complex before bill debate
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1891796/hong-kong-police-hunt-black-bloc-anarchist-gang-blamed

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

China urges U.S. cooperation to battle terrorism financing
Reuters, December 15, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-usa-terrorism-idUSKBN0TY1GT20151215

China on IS threat: Could government launch anti-terrorism cooperative in absence of global unified force?
South China Morning Post, December 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1891720/shanghai-cooperation-organisation-forge-closer-economic

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Journalists, diplomats harassed outside rights lawyer’s trial
China Digital Times, December 14, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/189149/

Related:
何兵：“七条微博案”的法律分析 (China University of Political Science and Law professor He Bin: Analysis of the case of “7 weibo posts”)
China Digital Times, December 15, 2015
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/chinese/2015/12/何兵：七条微博案的法律分析/

浦案审判考验宪法承诺 (Pu Zhiqiang’s trial to test constitutional promises)
Financial Times, December 15, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001065287

Pu Zhiqiang Trial: Photos of Supporters outside Beijing Municipal No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court
Human Rights in China, December 14, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/pu-zhiqiang-trial-photos-supporters-outside-beijing-municipal-no-2-intermediate

Nursing mother denied bail amid labor crackdown in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/bail-12142015105708.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Not shared by all? China blocks New York Times from World Internet Conference
Hong Kong Free Press
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/15/not-shared-by-all-china-blocks-new-york-times-from-world-internet-conference/

Related:
无国界记者组织呼吁抵制中国的世界互联网大会 (Reporters Without Borders calls for boycotting China's World Internet Conference)
Radio Free Asia, December 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-12142015110515.html

By buying Hong Kong paper, Alibaba seeks to polish China’s image
The New York Times, December 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/14/world/asia/alibaba-south-china-morning-post-hong-kong.html

Related:
R.I.P. SCMP?
China File, December 15, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/rip-scmp

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

艾未未：要争取权利 就要有人牺牲 (Ai Weiwei: To fight for rights will require some to make sacrifices)
South China Morning Post, December 15, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1519f9449047095/ai-wei-wei-yao-zheng-qu-quan-li-jiu-yao-you-ren-xi-sheng

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.S. politicians attack “nightmare” of Xi Jinping's China
The Guardian, December 15, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/15/us-politicians-attack-nightmare-xi-jinping-china-pu-zhiqiang

Hong Kong (香港)

投訴警察課：朱經緯涉毆打「證明屬實」 (Complaints against police officers: Ex-Divisional Commander of Police Franklin Chu's suspected beatings of civilians during Umbrella Movement “confirmed to be true”)
Mingpao, December 14, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151214/s00001/1450096451632

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

SCO prime ministers gather in China to talk trade and terrorism
The Diplomat, December 15, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/sco-prime-ministers-gather-in-china-to-talk-trade-and-terrorism/

上合总理会拟进一步规划区域合作, 加强反恐合作引关注 (SCO prime ministerial meeting sets plans for increased regional cooperation, strengthened counterterrorism cooperation gets special attention)
People’s Daily Online, December 14, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2015/1214/c1001-27925356.html

新疆公安反恐细节披露 副局长为保护群众牺牲 (Xinjiang public security counterterrorism details leaked, Deputy Bureau Chief posthumously recognized for sacrificing himself to protect the people)
Xinjiang Daily, December 14, 2015
http://news.southcn.com/china/content/2015-12/14/content_138871085.htm

上合秘书长:上合组织不是军事联盟, 反恐是军事合作唯一目的 (SCO Secretary General: SCO not a military alliance, counterterrorism is sole objective of military cooperation)
Xinjiang Daily, December 14, 2015
http://world.huanqiu.com/exclusive/2015-12/8175561.html

Participant in China Xinjiang attack was brainwashed— report
Reuters, December 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKBN0TX17C20151214

China to “promote its repression of Uighurs” at Shanghai group meeting
The Independent, December 14, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/china-to-promote-its-repression-of-uighurs-at-shanghai-group-meeting-a6773386.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Unjust case of lawyer Pu Zhiqiang will in the end undermine China’s judicial reform
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1891081/unjust-case-lawyer-pu-zhiqiang-will-end-undermine-chinas

China’s final push to eradicate poverty will be difficult but not impossible if handled in a clean, transparent manner
South China Morning Post, December 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1891167/chinas-final-push-eradicate-poverty-will-be-difficult-not

Access to Justice (司法公正)

广东清远清城分局“四个注重”推进涉毒专项行动 (Guangdong Public Security Bureau Qingyuan City branch launches "four foci" to promote special operation on drug cases)
Legal Daily, December 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151210/Articel11002GN.htm

监视居住点什么样？记者一探究竟 (What is residential surveillance like? A journalist investigates)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151211/33576.shtml

Prominent human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang stands trial in China
Reuters, December 14, 2015
http://in.reuters.com/article/china-rights-idINKBN0TX05O20151214

Related:
Scuffles outside Pu Zhiqiang trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 14, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35089858

[Video] China human rights lawyer stands trial
Reuters, December 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/video/2015/12/14/china-human-rights-lawyer-stands-trial?videoId=366670697#axvtDTvJV5yMwBfM.97

Lawyers prevented from seeing Zeng Feiyang and other detained labor activists
China Labor Bulletin, December 11, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/lawyers-prevented-seeing-zeng-feiyang-and-other-detained-labour-activists

Access to Information (信息公开)

公开28岁女副县长完整履历，尽快是多快？ (In making public a 28-year-old deputy county leader's full resume, how fast is “as soon as possible”?)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://pinglun.eastday.com/p/20151211/u1ai9134691.html

New law and media in China
The Diplomat, December 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/new-law-and-media-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police ban anti-torture conference by rights lawyers
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/conference-12112015115039.html

Police open fire on protesting taxi drivers in China's Shandong
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/drivers-12112015121932.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The hard reality behind China’s soft power
Time, December 14, 2015
http://time.com/4147284/china-soft-power-scmp-pu-zhiqiang-human-rights/

安徽村民遭刑讯逼供承认杀人, 2个月后"死者"返家 (Anhui villager confessed to murder under torture, 2 months later the “deceased” returned home)
Legal Daily, December 9, 2015
http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2015/12/10/3245s5193418.htm

涉刑讯逼供“冤案”岂可私了 (How can a case of miscarriage of justice case involving torture possibly be settled privately?)
The Beijing News, December 11, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151211/46623237_0.shtml

Related:
UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 19, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China anticorruption cases have quadrupled since 2013, study says
Wall Street Journal, December 11, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/11/china-anticorruption-cases-have-quadrupled-since-2013-study-says/

Dead, detained or missing: China's businessmen and officials are disappearing
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1890059/statement-alibaba-group-acquisition-south-china-morning-post

Related:
Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang reappears after “assisting authorities”
The Guardian, December 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/14/chinese-billionaire-guo-guangchang-reappears-after-assisting-authorities

Staging corruption: The link between Chinese television and politics
Caixin, December 12, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-12/100884839.html

Hong Kong (香港)

First Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal Andrew Li on Judicial Review
李國能：司法覆核
Mingpao, December 12, 2015
EN: http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151214/s00012/1450029347818
CH: http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151214/s00012/1450029347474

Alibaba buying South China Morning Post, aiming to influence media
阿里巴巴收购《南华早报》，欲重塑中国形象
The New York Times, December 12, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/12/business/dealbook/alibaba-scmp-south-china-morning-post.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20151211/c11scmp/

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

反恐演练化解校车“劫案” (Anti-terrorism drill covers how to resolve a school bus robbery)
Sichuan Legal News, December 11, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20151211/33574.shtml

China says senior Uighur official killed during raid in unruly Xinjiang
Reuters, December 13, 2015
http://www.trust.org/item/20151213041705-iz57z

China security chief calls for better intelligence on terrorism
Reuters, December 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-idUSKBN0TV02H20151212

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Chinese Law on Trial
Wall Street Journal, December 13, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-law-on-trial-1450042134

Elderly sanitation worker’s death shows need for collective action and solidarity
China Labor Bulletin, December 14, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/elderly-sanitation-worker%E2%80%99s-death-shows-need-collective-action-and-solidarity

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to put top human rights lawyer on trial next week
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/china-to-put-top-human-rights-lawyer-on-trial-next-week/

Related:
浦志强被羁押五百天后将于12月14日一审开庭 (Pu Zhiqiang will go on trial December 14, after more than 500 days in detention)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151210-浦志强被羁押五百天后将于12月14日一审开庭

Pu Zhiqiang’s indictment and the seven incriminating weibo posts
China Change, December 10, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/10/pu-zhiqiangs-indictment-and-the-seven-incriminating-weibo-posts/

U.S.: Detained China lawyers “partners, not enemies”
美国大使呼吁中国尊重律师
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/us-detained-china-lawyers-partners-not-enemies/3096839.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-to-put-top-human-rights-lawyer-on-trial-next-week-20151210/3097282.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities think the Internet could use more “positive energy”
Global Voices, December 11, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/12/11/chinese-authorities-think-the-internet-could-use-more-positive-energy/

Cooking the books: Government officials in China’s “rust belt” falsified economic figures
South China Morning Post, December 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1889641/cooking-books-government-officials-chinas-rust-belt-falsified

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

国际人权日：藏、维、南蒙古人及汉人发表联合声明 (International Human Rights Day: Tibetans, Uyghurs, Southern Mongolians, and Hans issue joint statement)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-12102015113251.html

Related:
2015 Human Rights Day
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/2015-review

International Human Rights Day marked with appeals to China, scrutiny of North Korea
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/11/britain-criticised-for-praising-china-on-un-human-rights-day

Chinese authorities orchestrate surprise raid of labor NGOs in Guangdong, arresting leaders
China Change, December 10, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/10/chinese-authorities-orchestrate-surprise-raid-of-labor-ngos-in-guangdong-arresting-leaders/

Thousands protest in Wuhan over construction of waste processing plant
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2105
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/thousands-protest-in-wuhan-over-construction-of-waste-processing-plant/

Ethnic Mongolian family on hunger strike in protest over China's rights abuses
Radio Free Asia, December 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-12102015142129.html

Church crackdown continues in China
中国继续打压基督教 贵阳一教会被查封
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/church-crackdown-continues-in-china/3096816.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-religious-freedom-20151210/3098403.html

My political activism is helping efforts to change China, says artist Ai Weiwei
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889231/my-political-activism-helping-efforts-change-china-says

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Britain criticised for praising China on UN Human Rights Day
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/un-rights-12102015174329.html

Related:
Statement on the Occasion of Human Rights Day 2015
Representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany in the PRC, December 10, 2015
http://www.china.diplo.de/Vertretung/china/de/100-bo--peki/151209-menschenrecht-en-s.html

Human Rights Day Statement by Ambassador Max BaucusDay
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/un-rights-12102015174329.html

联合国人权组织呼吁中国停止酷刑虐待囚犯 (UN human rights body calls on China to stop torturing detainees)
Radio Free Asia, December 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-12102015113535.html

Related:
UN Torture Committee concludes review of China with scathing observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China denounces UN rights report as biased, “incorrect”
The Sun Daily, December 10, 2015
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1634877

China’s Cultural Revolution could happen again, warns ex-Shenzhen mayor and former rising political star
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889624/chinas-cultural-revolution-could-happen-again-warns

China to register “undocumented citizens”
Al Jazeera, December 10, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/china-register-undocumented-citizens-151210064713359.html

Related:
中国允许给黑户孩户口 (China to give undocumented children household registration permits)
Radio France Internationale, December 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151210-中国一胎制人口-中国-一胎制-人口-珍妮特

China to prosecute former environment official for graft
Reuters, December 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-environment-idUSKBN0TU07020151211

Related:
Beijing’s smog is a symptom of corruption
The Financial Times, December 9, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b9e6ba1e-9dcf-11e5-8ce1-f6219b685d74.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The U.S., China and an abundance of cyber-caution
The Diplomat, December 11, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/the-us-china-and-an-abundance-of-cyber-caution/

Hong Kong (香港)

UN Committee Against Torture urges gov’t to “duly prosecute” police who used excessive force during Occupy
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/10/un-committee-against-torture-urges-govt-to-duly-prosecute-police-who-used-excessive-force-during-occupy/

Related:
China rebuffs criticism from U.N. after torture report
Reuters, December 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0TT0EU20151210

UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

Lawmakers question gov’t study on adoption of mainland laws to allow shared immigration point
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/lawmakers-question-govt-study-on-adoption-of-mainland-laws-to-allow-shared-immigration-point/

詳解「網絡23條」：香港人為什麼不相信它？ (Explaining “internet Article 23” in depth: Why don’t Hong Kong people trust it?)
The Initium, December 9, 2015
https://theinitium.com/article/20151209-hongkong-copyrightbill/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China's attack on feminism? Not quite.
The Diplomat, December 10, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-attack-on-feminism-not-quite/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The seven tweets that could cost a Chinese human rights lawyer eight years in jail
Quartz, December 10, 2015
http://qz.com/569370/the-seven-tweets-that-could-cost-a-chinese-human-rights-lawyer-eight-years-in-jail/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Cyberczar says China doesn’t “censor content” online
China Digital Times, December 9, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/china-doesnt-censor-content-online-says-cyberczar/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Call for China to free labor activists or risk backlash from frustrated workforce
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/10/china-labour-rights-crackdown

Riot police break up trash plant protest in China's Shenzhen
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-shenzhen-12092015105358.html

艾未未希望其艺术能改变中国 (Ai Weiwei hopes his art can change China)
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-weiwei-art-20151210/3096847.html

多地民众上街维权示威但均遭镇压 (Citizens in many places take to the streets to defend rights but all have been suppressed)
Radio France Internationale, December 9, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151209-多地民众上街维权示威但均遭镇压

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“太多中国人因和平表达观点而被监禁” (International bodies issue statements on Human Rights Day: “Too many Chinese nationals get detained for peacefully expressing opinions”)
Deutsche Welle, December 10, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/太多中国人因和平表达观点而被监禁/a-18909325?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf

Related:
2015 Human Rights Day
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/2015-review

Jailed Bo Xilai ally was “in excellent condition” before “mysterious” heart attack
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1889120/jailed-dalian-shide-tycoon-and-bo-xilai-ally-xu-ming

UN calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
The New York Times, December 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/12/09/world/asia/09reuters-china-rights-torture.html

Related:
UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 10, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

China’s securities crackdown a source of fear
The Diplomat, December 9, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/chinas-securities-crackdown-a-source-of-fear/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

中国网络主管官员为治理和管理互联网辩护 (Chinese cyberspace chief defends Internet governance and management)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/12/151209_china_internet

How Xi Jinping sees the Internet
China Media Project, December 9,2 015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/09/39451/

China’s president to make first speech to global web forum
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1889118/chinas-president-make-first-speech-global-web-forum

I don’t declare: China’s struggle to sell vision at Internet summit
The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/09/i-dont-declare-chinas-struggle-to-sell-vision-at-internet-summit/

Privacy, Internet issues cloud credit scoring
Caixin, December 9, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-09/100883818.html

Hong Kong (香港)

袁国强：一地两检拟引内地法入附件三 议员：日后可纳寻衅滋事？ (Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen mulls incorporating Chinese laws into Basic Law Annex 3 for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK Express Rail Link co-location checkpoint, lawmaker questions if “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” charge will be next)
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15189b2c4e066d9/yuan-guo-qiang-yi-di-liang-jian-ni-yin-nei-di-fa-ru-fu-jian-san-yi-yuan-ri-hou-ke-na-xun-xin-zi-shi-

聯合國要求獨立調查雨傘運動中警察濫用武力（人權監察新聞稿12.10） (Press release from Hong Kong Human Rights Monitor December 10: UN requests independent investigation into police violence during Umbrella Movement)
InMedia HK, December 10, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1039426

“Internet Article 23” debate delayed after lawmakers fail to show up
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/breaking-internet-article-23-debate-delayed-after-lawmakers-fail-to-show-up/

A homemade explosive went off in Hong Kong amid protests over an internet free-speech bill
Quartz, December 10, 2015
http://qz.com/570441/a-homemade-explosive-went-off-in-hong-kong-amid-protests-over-an-internet-free-speech-bill/

Groups rally in Hong Kong to call for release of jailed Chinese human rights lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/groups-rally-in-hong-kong-to-call-for-release-of-jailed-chinese-human-rights-lawyers/

国际人权日香港民间团体声援中国维权人士 (Hong Kong civil groups rally in support of Chinese rights defenders on Human Rights Day)
Voice of America, December 10, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-protest-detaining-in-china-20151210/3096795.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Ai Weiwei interview: “In human history, there's never been a moment like this”
The Guardian, December 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/dec/10/ai-weiwei-interview-in-human-history-theres-never-been-a-moment-like-this

Access to Justice (司法公正)

聚焦"12.4" 国家宪法日 (Focus on 12.4 National Constitution Day)
Legal Daily, December 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151205/Page02TB.htm

最高检督办148件不规范案 (SPP oversees handling of 148 non-standard cases)
Legal Daily, December 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151205/Articel05003GN.htm

Chinese prosecutors drop some “evidence” against detained human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang
浦志强律师：指证微博从30条减少到实际7条
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1888813/chinese-prosecutors-drop-some-evidence-against-detained
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15181c21be30f54/pu-zhi-qiang-lv-shi-zhi-zheng-wei-bo-cong-30-jian-shao-dao-12-bu-fen-chong-fu

Related:
Chinese courts will reject “Western pressure” in rights lawyer’s trial, says state-run tabloid
单仁平：中国不接受西方给浦案定调 法官不妨任性些
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1888939/chinese-courts-will-reject-western-pressure-rights
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15185de8f941bcc/dan-ren-ping-zhong-guo-bu-jie-shou-xi-fang-gei-pu-an-ding-diao-fa-guan-bu-fang-ren-xing-xie

单仁平：浦志强案怎么判不可能由西方定调 (Chan Renping: Why the ruling for Pu Zhiqiang case should resist imposition of Western values)
The Global Times, December 9, 2015
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/shanrenping/2015-12/8131332.html

国际笔会要求立即释放刘晓波 (PEN International calls for immediate release of Liu Xiaobo)
Voice of America, December 9, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-writers-urge-china-to-release-nobel-prize-winner-liu-xiaobo-20151208/3093504.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Xi × XI: One day, eleven front page People’s Daily headlines
China Digital Times, December 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/xi-x-xi-one-day-eleven-front-page-peoples-daily-headlines/

Read the newspaper, Chinese official urges Communist Party members
The Wall Street Journal, December 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/09/read-the-newspaper-chinese-official-urges-communist-party-members/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

U.N. calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
Reuters, December 9, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-torture-idUSKBN0TS1DS20151209#QGhFErcbiycJIoEE.97

Related:
UN Torture Committee Concludes Review of China with Scathing Observations
Human Rights in China, December 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/un-torture-committee-concludes-review-china-scathing-observations

警方通报: 沁阳公安局长坠楼 (Police notice: Qinyang (Henan) Public Security Bureau Chief falls from building)
Legal Daily, December 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151205/Articel05010GN.htm

汉阴趟出社区矫正检察监督新路 (Hanyin opens new path for inspection and supervision of community correctional services)
Legal Daily, December 5, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151205/Articel08003GN.htm

CPC to target gov't organs, public institutions in discipline inspections
Xinhua, December 6, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/06/c_134890054.htm

Former senior Chinese provincial official jailed for graft
Reuters, December 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-court-idUSKBN0TS08F20151209

Provincial CPC graft-buster under investigation
Xinhua, December 8, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/08/c_134896932.htm

Wanted: cosmopolitan Chinese graft busters to chase suspects abroad
Reuters, December 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-diplomacy-idUSKBN0TR0FL20151208

China, US law experts discuss human rights issues
Shanghai Daily, December 8, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=311866

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Three scenarios for understanding changing PLA activity in cyberspace
The Jamestown Foundation, December 6, 2015
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=44865&cHash=7c03bdb5b344ef6e014c8256a5326d71#.VmesPE1UAdV

Google tests the waters in Shanghai’s free-trade zone
The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/08/google-tests-the-waters-in-shanghais-free-trade-zone/

Hong Kong (香港)

為推一地兩檢 政府擬將內地法律納入《基本法》 (In order to bring co-location checkpoint for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK Express Rail Link, HK government mulls incorporating Chinese laws into Basic Law)
Apple Daily, December 9, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151209/54518086

【短片：立會流會】樂見流會　陳志全：若建制議員全在席沒可能會流會 籲政府撤回議案重新諮詢 (Lawmaker Raymond Chan happy to see LegCo session suspended as pro-establishment lawmakers failed to turn up, calls on government to cancel the bill and consult again)
Mingpao, December 9, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151209/s00001/1449641022278

Related:
從網絡廿三條看香港的假家長式專制管治（文：Alexa Stone@法政匯思） (Alexa Stone of Progressive Lawyers Group: HK government's veiled patriarchal, authoritarian rule seen in Internet Article 23 legislation)
Mingpao, December 9, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151209/s00022/1449634146020

“Hong Kong separatists” to “surround LegCo” on Wednesday, warns Global Times
Hong Kong Free Press, December 8, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/08/hong-kong-separatists-to-surround-legco-on-wednesday-warns-global-times/

Groups rally in Hong Kong to call for release of jailed Chinese human rights lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, December 9, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/09/groups-rally-in-hong-kong-to-call-for-release-of-jailed-chinese-human-rights-lawyers/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, November 23, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

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

China cracks down on aggrieved party cadres in Xinjiang and Tibet
The Guardian, December 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/china-party-dissent-xinjiang-tibet

China says Islamic State song in Mandarin shows need for global cooperation
Reuters, December 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-crisis-china-idUSKBN0TR0X520151208

Daughters-in-law of Xinjiang mine attack suspect face “harsh punishment”
Radio Free Asia, December 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/punishment-12082015174652.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

We should not trust China over the forcible return of its citizens
The Guardian, December 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/china-forcible-return-citizens-amnesty

Hong Kong’s rule of law must be protected in any agreement on joint immigration checkpoint for express rail link
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1888310/hong-kongs-rule-law-must-be-protected-any-agreement-joint

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police raid labor rights groups, detain at least five activists
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chna-labor-12072015094507.html

Chinese activist posts video accepting Global Thinker Award
Foreign Policy, December 4, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/12/04/chinese-feminist-activist-posts-video-accepting-foreign-policy-global-thinker-award/

See the video:
Li Maizi's Facebook page, December 8, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/maizi.li/videos/909074765843032/?pnref=story

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Authors urge China to release Nobel prize winner on seventh anniversary of his arrest
The Guardian, December 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/dec/08/authors-china-liu-xiaobo-nobel-prize-winner-pen-international

最高检：侵害残疾人利益从严从快批捕 (Supreme People's Procuratorate: Infringing interests of persons with disabilities will result in swift, strict approval of arrests)
Legal Evening News, December 3, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2015-12-03/doc-ifxmifzh4327314.shtml

河南追凶17年农妇李桂英欲追责, 项城公安启动倒查 (Henan peasant woman seeks accountability for husband’s death for 17 years, Xiangcheng Public Security finally begins investigation)
Guancha, December 6, 2015
http://www.guancha.cn/FaZhi/2015_12_06_343744.shtml

有效维护合法权益 及时化解矛盾纠纷, 健全国家司法救助制度取得初步效果 (Initial results are seen in building national legal aid system by effectively safeguarding lawful rights and interests and promptly resolving conflicts and disputes)
Legal Daily, December 7, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-12/07/content_6389044.htm

新疆首届律师周聚焦法治新疆 (Xinjiang's first “Lawyers Week” focuses on governing Xinjiang by law)
Legal Daily, December 7, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151207/Articel02008GN.htm

Detained Chinese lawyer Pu Zhiqiang insists charges are trumped up as lawyers prepare for pre-trial meeting
浦志强今出席庭前会议 律师：他坚持自己无罪
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1888206/detained-chinese-lawyer-pu-zhiqiang-insists-charges-are
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1517f3151ef977e/pu-zhi-qiang-jin-chu-xi-ting-qian-hui-yi-lv-shi-ta-jian-chi-zi-ji-wu-zui

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国新闻文化促进会召开第六次会员代表大会 (The China News Media Culture Promotion Association holds sixth congress)
People's Daily, December 8, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1208/c1001-27898202.html

Minitrue: Weekend block of Wikipedia
China Digital Times, December 7, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/minitrue-weekend-block-of-wikipedia/

China slaps exit ban on wife, son of defected former journalist
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-journalist-12072015100800.html

100 “masked attackers” destroy government office in western China
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/07/100-masked-attackers-destroy-government-office-in-western-china/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

京夫妇再婚前各育一孩 共育一子被定超生罚40万 (Remarried Beijing couple each with 1 child gives birth to another and is fined $62K for exceeding birth limit
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151808b7faa7b64/jing-fu-fu-zai-hun-qian-ge-yu-yi-hai-gong-yu-yi-zi-bei-ding-chao-sheng-fa-40-wan

Related:
计生政策放宽给“黑户”松绑 还需进一步制度保障 (Family planning restrictions eased on “blacklisted households,” further institutional guarantees still needed)
China Youth Daily, December 8, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/12-08/7660267.shtml

时事大家谈:从雾霾锁国、天津大爆炸看中国环境损害赔偿制度 (Current Affairs Discussion: State compensation system for environmental damage as seen through heavy smog problem and Tianjin explosion)
Voice of America, December 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/io-china-environment-20151207/3093038.html

Gui Minhai: the strange disappearance of a publisher who riled China's elite
The Guardian, December 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/gui-minhai-the-strange-disappearance-of-a-publisher-who-riled-chinas-elite

Head of Agricultural Bank of China steps down amid corruption probe
Caixin, December 7, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-07/100882906.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

全国网信系统学习贯彻党的十八届五中全会精神首场报告会在京举行 (In Beijing, National Cyberspace System holds first meeting to study and implement spirit of Party's 5th Plenum)
Cyberspace Affairs Commission, December 5, 2015
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2015-12/05/c_1117363643.htm

Xinhua: Carry anti-corruption campaign all the way to the end
新华社评论员：把正风肃纪进行到底
Xinhua, December 3, 2015
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7569/106/
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-12/03/c_128496721.htm

互联网金融, 盛宴过后的一片狼藉 (Online financial industry in shambles after the feast)
People’s Court Daily, December 7, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-12/07/content_105725.htm

信和财富:互联网金融行业自律是根本 (Credit Harmony Co, Ltd: Self-regulation is foundation of online financial industry)
Legal Daily, December 7, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151207/Articel04006GN.htm

Google refused police “false message” request to take down brutality video
Hong Kong Free Press, December 7, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/07/google-refused-police-false-message-request-to-take-down-brutality-video/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong government moves to allay fears over controversial copyright bill ahead of vote
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1888187/hong-kong-government-moves-allay-fears-over-controversial

Hong Kong's struggle for academic freedom
Deutsche Welle, December 7, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/hong-kongs-struggle-for-academic-freedom/a-18899103

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

Four “terrorists” possibly from Xinjiang arrested in China’s northern Shanxi province
South China Morning Post, December 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1888199/four-terrorists-possibly-xinjiang-arrested-chinas

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The two tank men
China Change, December 7, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/07/the-two-tank-men/

没有新闻自由公民监督 抗击污染之战胜算何在？ (Can we win the battle against pollution without press freedom and public monitoring?)
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1517c0af1244ded/mei-you-xin-wen-zi-you-gong-min-jian-du-kang-ji-wu-ran-zhi-zhan-sheng-suan-he-zai-

Access to Information (信息公开)

The man who controls the headlines
China Media Project, December 4, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/12/04/39412/

China suspends reporters over Xi “resigns” typo
Al Jazeera, December 6, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/china-suspends-reporters-xi-resigns-typo-151206150302212.html

China marks first anniversary of Constitution Day with awkward silence
China Change, December 4, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/04/china-marks-first-anniversary-of-constitution-day-with-awkward-silence/

Related:
弘扬宪法精神加强宪法实施报告会举行 (Work report conference on promoting constitutional spirit, strengthening its implementation)
People's Daily, December 5, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1205/c1001-27892596.html

中国作家傅志彬因“洗脑”一书被判入狱 (Chinese author Fu Zhibin imprisoned for book on “brainwashing”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/12/151204_china_author_jail

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labor activists detained for doing the job of the trade union
China Labor Bulletin, December 5, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/labour-activists-detained-doing-job-trade-union

Number of strikes and worker protests in China hits record high in November
China Labor Bulletin, December 3, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/memories-of-torture-and-hope-for-redemption/

One Tibetan protester is freed, two others are jailed
Radio Free Asia, December 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-12042015165254.html

Detained NGO staff released after police fail to find evidence of prostitution
Caixin, December 4, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-04/100882108.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU-China Human Rights Dialogue

European Union raises human rights issues in Tibet with China
The Tibet Post, December 5, 2015
http://thetibetpost.com/en/news/international/4818-european-union-raises-human-rights-issues-in-tibet-with-china

China-Europe human rights forum focuses on children
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, December 7, 2015
http://www.scio.gov.cn/32618/Document/1458093/1458093.htm

Related:
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
Human Rights in China
http://www.hrichina.org/en/convention-rights-child-crc

Wife seeking redress over death of husband in custody is jailed for “blackmailing government”
South China Morning Post, December 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1886772/wife-seeking-redress-over-death-husband-custody-jailed

China says corruption suspect returned from U.S.
Hong Kong Free Press, December 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/06/china-says-corruption-suspect-returned-from-us/

Bribery confession in China calls into question integrity of college admissions
The New York Times, December 4, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/05/world/asia/china-renmin-university-admission-bribery.html?_r=1

“Fu shakes China”: Former police chief heads stock probe
China Digital Times, December 5, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/fu-shakes-china-former-police-chief-heads-stock-probe/

China military tells officers to hold their tongues on reform concerns
Reuters, December 6, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-defence-idUSKBN0TQ08X20151207

Chinese businessman linked to corruption scandals dies in prison, reports say
商人徐明狱中病故，曾涉薄熙来案
The New York Times, November 29, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151207/c07china/dual/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China and the curious case of the OPM hack
The Diplomat, December 5, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/china-and-the-curious-case-of-the-opm-hack/

Experts question China's promise to curb cybercrime
The Christian Science Monitor, December 4, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2015/1204/Experts-question-China-s-promise-to-curb-cybercrime

Apple denies “censorship hurdles” with upcoming Chinese version of news app
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/04/apple-denies-censorship-hurdles-with-upcoming-chinese-version-of-news-app/

Hong Kong (香港)

Controversial “Internet Article 23” may pass despite pan-dem opposition
Hong Kong Free Press, December 4, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/04/govt-may-have-enough-votes-for-internet-article-23-even-if-pan-dems-vote-it-down/

谷歌拒绝香港警方要求删除打人视频 (Google rejects request from Hong Kong police to delete video of police violence)
Radio France Internationale, December 7, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20151207-谷歌拒绝香港警方要求删除打人视频

Related:
Google declines Hong Kong police demand to remove assault video of detainee
South China Morning Post, December 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1887991/google-declines-hong-kong-police-demand-remove-assault?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Press freedom needed to win choking air pollution battle
South China Morning Post, December 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1887084/press-freedom-needed-win-choking-air-pollution-battle

Hunting tigers and flies: China's media crackdown
Al Jazeera, December 6, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2015/12/hunting-tigers-flies-china-media-crackdown-151206091317094.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Update on case filing reform and other challenges for Chinese courts and judges
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, December 3, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/12/03/update-on-case-filing-reform-and-other-challenges-for-chinese-courts-and-judges/

Jailed Chinese rights activist appeals “illegal” and “unjust” sentence
Radio Free Asia, December 3, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-12032015092021.html

Related:
Join Them, and prove your worth by helping China’s historic change
China Change, December 4, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/04/join-them-and-prove-your-worth-by-helping-chinas-historic-change/

My final replay in court
China Change, December 3, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/12/03/my-final-reply-in-court/

Sentencing of Guo Feixiong adds to serious abuse already suffered
重判郭飞雄凸显中国的司法滥权
Human Rights in China, November 27, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sentencing-guo-feixiong-adds-serious-abuse-already-suffered
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/zhong-pan-guo-fei-xiong-tu-xian-zhong-guo-de-si-fa-lan-quan

Progress for NGOs battling polluters in court
Caixin, December 3, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-03/100881446.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tsinghua historian’s book pulled from online shelves
China Digital Times, December 3, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/12/tsinghua-historians-book-pulled-from-online-shelves/

This article is guilty of spreading panic and disorder: More general signs of a crackdown on expression
The Economist, December 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21679481-more-general-signs-crackdown-expression-article-guilty-spreading-panic-and

That’s entertainment: The party says celebrities must behave
The Economist, December 5, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21679503-party-says-celebrities-must-behave-thats-entertainment

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Questions follow closing of Beijing art show on violence against women
The New York Times, December 3, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/03/world/asia/questions-follow-closing-of-beijing-art-show-on-violence-against-women.html

广东四个劳工维权非政府组织遭“打压” (Four Guangdong labor-concerned NGOs suppressed by police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 4, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/12/151204_china_guangdong_rights_ngo

Government Accountability (政府问责)

General Assembly adopts important resolution on human rights defenders in face of opposition from China and Russia
International Service for Human Rights, November 25, 2015
http://www.ishr.ch/news/general-assembly-adopts-important-resolution-human-rights-defenders-face-opposition-china-and

丧失独生子女的父母罕见集体到北京示威促国家养老 (Parents who lost their only child born under one-child policy protest in Beijing for compensation and financial support for old age)
Radio France Internationale, December 3, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151203-丧失独生子女的父母罕见集体到北京示威促国家养老

Former Chinese university admission official on trial for bribe-taking
China Daily, December 4, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-12/04/content_22626790.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China and U.S. to test cyber threat defenses
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1886437/china-and-us-making-slow-progress-halting-cybercrime

Hong Kong (香港)

蘇錦樑：版權條例無收窄言論自由 跟國際標準 (Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Gregory So: Copyright regulations do not narrow freedom of expression and adhere to international standards)
Mingpao, December 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151203/s00001/1449131080627

Hong Kong sees rising number of cyberattacks
Voice of America, December 3, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-sees-rising-number-of-cyberattacks/3085753.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Despite the release of dissident journalist Gao Yu, media in China still have to walk tightrope when it comes to “classified” information
South China Morning Post, December 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1886585/despite-release-dissident-journalist-gao-yu-media-china

香港高铁一地两检成宪制保卫战？ (Has the issue of placing duo immigrant authorities at the Hong Kong Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail become a war to defend constitutionalism?)
Deutsche Welle, December 3, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/香港高铁一地两检成宪制保卫战/a-18892799

批评人士：二孩政策没有改变计划生育强制性本质 (Commentator: Two-child policy does not change the compulsory nature of birth control policy)
Voice of America, December 4, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/congressional-hearing-two-child-policy-china-20151203/3087307.html