Access to Justice (司法公正)

China underscores CPC code of conduct in education on law
Xinhua, April 17, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/17/c_135287350.htm

Accessing Chinese criminal law legal developments via Wechat (updated)
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, April 16, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/04/16/accessing-chinese-criminal-law-legal-developments-via-wechat/

China sets death penalty threshold in graft cases
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/18/china-sets-death-penalty-threshold-in-graft-cases/

China holds lawyers, threatens activist amid Mongolian pollution protest
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-holds-lawyers-04182016111456.html

Are gay rights really making progress in China?
The Diplomat, April 18, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/are-gay-rights-really-making-progress-in-china/

怕中国？美国律师协会取消滕彪新书出版 (Fear China? The America Bar Association cancels the publication of Teng Biao’s new book)
Voice of America, April 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-weishi-conenct-teng-biao-20160418/3290654.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Internet star Papi Jiang censored for foul language
Sixth Tone, April 18, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/china-censors-its-biggest-internet-celebrity-papi-jiang

海外著名中文网站《中国人权双周刊》遭骇客强力攻击严重瘫痪 (Famous overseas Chinese website “HRIC Shuangzhoukan” struck down by hackers)
Radio France Internationale, April 19, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160419-海外著名中文网站《中国人权双周刊》遭骇客强力攻击严重瘫痪

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Twitter’s new China head wants to “work together” with state media
Hong Kong Free Press, April 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/19/twitters-new-china-head-wants-to-work-together-with-state-media/

Chinese parents outraged after illnesses at school are tied to pollution
The New York Times, April 19, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/world/asia/china-pollution-cancer-changzhou.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

President Xi calls for "people-centric" reform
Xinhua, April 18, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/18/c_135290561.htm

Top legal affairs official in Hebei is subject of “discipline” probe
Caixin, April 18, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-04-18/100933682.html

China’s Communist Party shows the door to “superstitious” former vice-governor
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1936994/chinas-communist-party-shows-door-superstitious-former

China widens graft curbs on business activities by officials' families
Channel NewsAsia, April 19, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-widens-graft-curbs/2709424.html

China’s vaccine scandal threatens public faith in immunizations
The New York Times, April 18, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/19/world/asia/china-vaccine-scandal.html

美学者：美国对中国的政策一开始就设定错误 (American scholar: U.S.’s China policy is wrong from the outset)
Voice of America, April 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-foreign-policy-20160418/3291709.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong to probe “bag-gate” amid accusations of abuse of power
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/power-04182016110517.html

Pro-Beijing lawmaker says talk of independence will lead to Article 23 security law
Hong Kong Free Press, April 18, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/18/pro-beijing-lawmakers-say-talk-of-independence-will-lead-to-article-23-security-law/

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

China observes 1st National Security Education Day
Xinhua, April 15, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/15/c_135282737.htm

Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking 150,000 classified documents
The Guardian, April 19, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/19/chinese-man-sentenced-to-death-for-leaking-150000-classified-documents

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Targeting beyond China
The New York Times, April 14, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/opinion/targeting-beyond-china.html

Employees in China should be allowed to protest against work conditions without fear of reprisals
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1937021/employees-china-should-be-allowed-protest-against-work

China and the American Bar Association—Another sad story
Jerry’s Blog, April 18, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/china-and-the-american-bar-association

Think China’s Xi Jinping is in trouble? Think again
The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/18/think-chinas-xi-jinping-is-in-trouble-think-again/

Functional constituencies: Broadening the franchise is vital for accountability and governance
Hong Kong Free Press, April 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/17/functional-constituencies-broadening-the-franchise-is-vital-for-accountability-and-governance/

解讀港人「人心背離」之謎 (Understanding the myth of Hong Kong people’s sense of belonging)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160419/s00022/1461030737186

體現主權與「台灣李波事件」 (Exemplifying sovereignty and the “Taiwan Lee Bo case”)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160419/s00022/1461030238796

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China briefly detains rights lawyer Ge Yongxi over Panama Papers post
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36055000

Leaked email: ABA cancels book for fear of “upsetting the Chinese government”
Foreign Policy, April 15, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/15/leaked-email-aba-cancels-book-for-fear-of-upsetting-the-chinese-government-american-bar-association-teng-biao/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Publishing platform Medium may be blocked in China, reports say
Reuters, April 15, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/15/medium-blocked-china-internet-censorship

China is using Mr. Bean and Batman to help explain the importance of protecting state secrets
Quartz, April 15, 2016
http://qz.com/662802/china-is-using-mr-bean-and-batman-to-help-explain-the-importance-of-protecting-state-secrets/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

问题疫苗事件志愿律师团律师遭当局警告 (Voluntary lawyers assisting victims in problematic vaccine case warned by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl1-04152016141124.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Pen-pushers and paper tigers: China’s bureaucrats are still good at getting their way
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1936762/pen-pushers-and-paper-tigers-chinas-bureaucrats-are

China, U.S. accuse each other of human rights violations
The Diplomat, April 15, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/china-us-accuse-each-other-of-human-rights-violations/

Hong Kong theatre group dedicated to Tiananmen crackdown concerned by dwindling interest from schools
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1936693/hong-kong-theatre-group-dedicated-tiananmen-crackdown

美国国会举办中国酷刑听证会 受害者哭诉被虐遭遇 (U.S. Congress holds hearing on China’s tortures, victims cry recounting their horrors)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/grace-04152016150459.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese Twitter users unsettled at appointment of new managing director
China Change, April 17, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/04/17/chinese-twitter-users-unsettled-at-appointment-of-new-managing-director/

Hong Kong (香港)

Democratic Party lines up young guns to fight Hong Kong Legco elections
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1936758/democratic-party-lines-young-guns-fight-hong-kong-legco

“First academic casualty after Occupy”: Lingnan Uni refuses to renew contract of radical professor
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/14/first-casualty-after-occupy-lingnan-refuses-contract-extension-of-radical-professor/

Missing booksellers and HKU’s Johannes Chan cases highlighted in U.S. human rights report
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/14/missing-booksellers-and-hkus-johannes-chan-cases-highlighted-in-us-human-rights-report/

【港獨爭拗】如何說服中央接受公投？　羅冠聰指言之尚早 先累積實力([Dispute over Hong Kong’s independence] How to convince Beijing to accept referendum? Demosisto chairman Nathan Law says it’s too early to say, better gather strength first)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160417/s00001/1460860045726

【港獨爭拗】李彭廣：中共革命是否叛國？　籲多看歷史 從根源解決問題 ([Dispute over Hong Kong’s independence] Dr. Li Pang-kwong asks if CPC’s revolution was treason, urging the public to take reference from history, and solve problems from the roots)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160417/s00001/1460877441020

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

认清国家安全形势 树立国家安全观念 (Identify situation of national security properly, construct the concept of national security)
Guangming Wang, April 16, 2016
http://news.gmw.cn/2016-04/16/content_19729528.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Transparency key in fighting graft
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/business/article/1936780/transparency-key-fighting-graft

中大被梁粉入侵 學生會責無旁貸 (CUHK invaded by member of “CY Leung’s gang”, student association’s responsibility is unshirkable)
InMeddia HK, April 16, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041818

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China formally disbars prominent Chinese rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1935950/china-formally-disbars-prominent-chinese-rights-lawyer

China human rights: Trailblazing in the LGBT community
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36038311

Access to Information (信息公开)

Q&A with TV association director You Xiaogang on censorship
Sixth Tone, April 14, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/qa-tv-association-director-you-xiaogang-censorship

Claims Hong Kong independence forum censored
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1936029/claims-hong-kong-independence-forum-censored

GreatFire activist urges western firms to help end Chinese censorship
The Guardian, April 14, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/14/greatfire-activist-urges-western-firms-to-help-end-chinese-censorship

Panama Papers: China detains lawyer after he shares details of leaders online
The Guardian, April 15, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/15/panama-papers-china-lawyer-shares-details-leaders-online

ABC rejects criticism its Chinese web portal bows to Beijing censorship
The Guardian, April 15, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/apr/15/abc-rejects-criticism-its-chinese-web-portal-bows-to-beijing-censorship

In China, Australian prime minister urges greater openness
Reuters, April 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-australia-idUSKCN0XC0AV

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers’ struggle continues as China’s economic growth slows to 6.7 percent
China Labor Bulletin, April 15, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/workers%E2%80%99-struggle-continues-china%E2%80%99s-economic-growth-slows-67-percent

中国五位女权人士取保候审条件部分解除 (5 Chinese feminists’ bail conditions partially removed)
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/nu-04142016124907.html

黎海滨：坚持依法治访 努力实现维权和维稳的统一 (Li Haibin: Persist in managing petitions according to the law, endeavor to achieve the unity of rights protection and stability maintenance)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0415/c369091-28279865.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Taiwan bids to stop Chinese suspects in Malaysia being deported to mainland China
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1936080/taiwan-bids-stop-chinese-suspects-malaysia-being

独家披露：被纪委谈话是什么样的画面？ (Exclusive: What scenario is it to be taken to a talk by the Commission for Discipline Inspection?)
People’s Daily, April 15, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0415/c1001-28278989.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China now the largest source of internet threats thanks to rise of zombie computers
報告：中國成全球網絡安全威脅頭號來源
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/tech/article/1936049/china-now-largest-source-internet-threats-thanks-rise-zombie-computers
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/business/154184fa9874df5/bao-gao-zhong-guo-cheng-quan-qiu-wang-luo-an-quan-wei-xie-tou-hao-lai-yuan

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese state leader to visit Hong Kong for first time since Beijing decision that triggered Occupy protests
梁振英邀张德江下月访港 是否就港独、选举表态引关注
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1936036/chinese-state-leader-visit-hong-kong-first-time-beijing-decision
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15417f3df6c0e88/liang-zhen-ying-yao-zhang-de-jiang-xia-yue-fang-gang-shi-fou-jiu-gang-du-xuan-ju-biao-tai-yin-guan-zhu

China's vaccine victims call for compensation as officials are fired
Radio Free Asia, April 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-vaccine-victims-call-for-compensation-as-officials-are-fired-04142016112439.html

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

关于国家安全法你知道多少？ (How much do you know about the National Security Law?)
PLA Daily, April 14, 2016
http://military.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0414/c1011-28275359.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

时事大家谈：香港为何与北京渐行渐远？ (Current Affairs Discussion: Why are Hong Kong and Beijing walking farther away from each other?)
Voice of America, April 15, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160414-why-young-hongkongers-mad-with-central-and-sar-governments/3285778.html

多少市民自認屬本土派？ 3月調查研究的結果（文：李立峯） (How many citizens claim to be localists? March survey results)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160415/s00022/1460652775291

以殺戮對付殺戮：當政權藉反恐之名對付異見者…（文：國際特赦組織香港分會） (Amnesty International Hong Kong: Slaughtering to cope with slaughtering—When regimes punish dissidents in the name of counterterrorism…)
Ming Pao, April 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160415/s00022/1460700830957

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Judge rules against couple in China's first same-sex marriage case
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1935722/judge-rules-against-couple-chinas-first-same-sex

Related:
Couple vows to appeal ruling against same-sex marriage
China Digital Times, April 13, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/judge-china-rules-gay-couple-cannot-marry/

維權律師浦志強遭取消執業資格 (Rights defender Pu Zhiqiang’s law license revoked)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160414/s00004/1460618935976

Access to Information (信息公开)

Three cheers for China’s cyber-volunteers
China Media Project, April 13, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/04/13/39684/

Should Internet censorship be considered a trade issue?
ChinaFile, April 13, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/should-internet-censorship-be-considered-trade-issue

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The Southern street movement: China’s lonely warriors
China Change, April 13, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/04/13/the-southern-street-movement-chinas-lonely-warriors/

Police remove bail conditions on 5 Chinese feminists detained last year
The New York Times, April 14, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/world/asia/china-feminist-five-beijing.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China punishes hundreds of officials over vaccine scandal
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1935826/china-punishes-hundreds-officials-over-vaccine-scandal

China to prosecute former graft buster for suspected corruption
Reuters, April 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0XB05P?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

World’s first Tiananmen museum to close as organizers complain of political “targeting”
Hong Kong Free Press, April 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/14/worlds-first-tiananmen-museum-to-close-as-organisers-complain-of-political-targeting/

China to prosecute Taiwanese in fraud case despite acquittals in Kenya
The New York Times, April 14, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/world/asia/china-to-prosecute-taiwanese-in-fraud-case-despite-acquittals-in-kenya.html

2015 saw sharp increase in “repression and coercion” in China—U.S.
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-rights-04132016175820.html

中国发表报告列举美国不良人权纪录 (China issues report listing out U.S. poor human rights records)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 14, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/04/160414_china_usa_human_rights

Hong Kong (香港)

政府回應美國人權報告：外國政府不應干預香港特區內部事務 (Hong Kong government responds to U.S. human rights report: Foreign government should not intervene in HKSAR internal affairs)
Ming Pao, April 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160414/s00001/1460625202117

Access to Justice (司法公正)

渭南社区矫正实施“四法”, 教育矫治一把钥匙开一把锁 (Weinan community corrections system implements “Four Methods” (examine the “illness,” prescribe the right medicine, build a nurturing atmosphere, and innovate boldly), educational correction is key)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160412/Articel02003GN.htm

温州特大跨省拐卖儿童案大起底 (The full story of Wenzhou's enormous inter-provincial child trafficking case)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160412/Articel08004GN.htm

China court refuses to allow gay marriage in landmark case
The Guardian, April 13, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/13/china-court-refuse-gay-marriage-landmark-case

“709大抓捕”：周世锋被指定辩护律师 锋锐所至今无法正常执业 (“709 Mass Crackdown”: Zhou Shifeng to be defended by arbitrarily assigned lawyer, Fengrui law firm still cannot properly operate)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-04122016112627.html

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, February 5, 2016
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国审判流程信息平台总访问量88.85万次 (China's trial process information platform gets 888,500 hits)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-04/12/content_6582056.htm

公开环境信息, 为何这般难？ (What is it so difficult about disclosing information on the environment?)
China Environment News, April 12, 2016
http://huanbao.bjx.com.cn/news/20160412/724087.shtml

China media break silence on journalist Rui Chenggang, sparking intrigue
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36027681

Government Accountability (政府问责)

山东省淄博市首次启动法官、检察官履职评议 (Zibo, Shandong, commences first performance assessments of judges and procurators)
Zibo Evening News, April 12, 2016
http://zb.sd.xinhuanet.com/2016-04/12/c_1118599324.htm

造纸厂偷排2600吨废水一审被判赔偿百万元修复费, 首例检察机关提起环境公益民事诉讼案宣判 (Verdict in 1st public interest environmental case brought by procuratorial organs: Paper manufacturer to pay RMB 1 million in damages for discharging 2,600 tons of waste water)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160412/Articel08002GN.htm

Mother of detained labor activist Zeng Feiyang sues China’s state media
China Labor Bulletin, April 12, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/mother-detained-labour-activist-zeng-feiyang-sues-china%E2%80%99s-state-media

Kenya “used teargas to forcibly deport Taiwanese to China”
The Guardian, April 12, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/12/kenya-used-teargas-to-forcibly-deport-taiwanese-to-china

Charting the rise of Xi Jinping
The Diplomat, April 13, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/charting-the-rise-of-xi-jinping/

Counting the cost of China’s left-behind children
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35994481

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

福建试行服刑人员网格管理 (Fujian pilots grid management system for persons serving community corrections orders)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160412/Articel02012GN.htm

商家为吸引人气编造转发“双十一”假消息, 两微信公众号向阿里公开道歉 (2 public WeChat accounts issue public apologies to Alibaba for spreading false information on Singles’ Day to drum up popularity)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160412/Articel06007GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing wants to engage Hong Kong’s legal community more when interpreting Basic Law, says Wang Zhenmin
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1935494/beijing-wants-engage-hong-kongs-legal-community-more-when

Missing Hong Kong bookseller case unfortunate: China liaison office official
Hong Kong Free Press, April 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/12/missing-hong-kong-bookseller-case-unfortunate-china-official/

China’s top lawyer in Hong Kong says secession advocates could face Prosecution
中联办官员：英国法律禁止香港独立
The New York Times, April 13, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/13/world/asia/hong-kong-china-wang-zhenmin.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160412/cc12hongkong/

Pro-democracy camp urges eligible voters to register in their functional constituencies
Agence France-Presse, April 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/13/pro-democracy-camp-urges-eligible-voters-to-register-in-their-functional-constituencies/

【立會選舉】戴耀廷再改良「雷動計劃」　增「聰明選民」如炸彈準確命中目標 ([LegCo election] Benny Tai improves “thunder strategy” again, adding “intelligent voters” to aim precisely at targets like bombs)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160413/s00001/1460511211610

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

China boosts security role in Afghanistan to counter growing terrorism threat
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1935410/china-boosts-security-role-afghanistan-counter-growing

Chinese offer reward for information on terrorism, religion in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/chinese-offer-reward-04122016164714.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

香港人可以說不（文：陳文敏） (Johannes Chan: Hongkongers can say “No”)
Ming Pao, April 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160413/s00022/1460516999906

Access to Justice (司法公正)

老手段+新科技打赢“破案打流”战, 江西安福公安3年侦破各类刑案近2000起 (Old methods plus new technology bring victory in fight to solve cases, Jiangxi's Anfu Public Security solved nearly 2,000 different types of criminal cases in 3 years)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel02004GN.htm

缺乏完善有效干预机制措施专家建议, 宽容但不纵容青少年犯罪 (Lacking a perfect, effective intervention mechanism, experts suggest leniency without indulgence for juvenile crime)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel03006GN.htm

陕西上门女婿遭岳父虐待服农药身亡, 岳父获刑5年 (Father-in-law of Shaanxi man who committed suicide by taking pesticide after mistreatment by him gets 5 years)
The Paper, April 7, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0407/18/BK2NO3L300014AED.html

余文生律师妻子许艳:写于王宇律师被关9个月整之日 (Wife of lawyer Lu Wensheng: Writing as Wang Yu's detention reaches 9 months)
Weiquanwang, April 9, 2016
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2016/04/9.html

Job discrimination case raises questions of transgender rights in China
中国跨性别就业歧视第一案启动仲裁
The New York Times, April 12, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/world/asia/china-transgender-labor-discrimination.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160412/c12chinatrans/

Access to Information (信息公开)

广安女子“以暴制暴”杀夫案开庭, 家暴刑案首次引入专家证人作证 (In 1st use of expert testimony in domestic violence case, court hears “fighting violence with violence” case of Guang’an, Sichuan, woman killing husband)
Sichuan Legal News, April 7, 2016
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20160407/36732.shtml

津首例告企业行政诉讼案:地铁公司被判公开信息 (Tianjin's first citizen v. corporation administrative lawsuit: Subway corporation ordered to make information public)
Enorth.com.cn, April 7, 2016
http://news.enorth.com.cn/system/2016/04/07/030908958.shtml

江苏政府信息公开年报获点赞 (Jiangsu's annual work report on Open Government Information earns praise)
Xinhua, April 8, 2016
http://stock.hexun.com/2016-04-08/183188779.html

法制日报：信息公开是消除恐慌最有效方式 (Legal Daily: Open Government Information is most effective means of eliminating panic)
People’s Daily, April 8, 2016
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0408/c1003-28260075.html

安徽省保守国家秘密实施细则政策解读 (Policy Interpretation of Guarding State Secrets Implementing Rules for Anhui Province)
Anhui People’s Government, April 8, 2016
http://xxgk.ah.gov.cn/UserData/DocHtml/731/2016/4/8/530976644901.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police halt Mongolian herders' convoy en route to pollution protest
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-police-halt-04112016114508.html

Tibetans sentenced for attempt to retake community land
若尔盖县遭捕请愿藏民被判缓刑
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetans-sentenced-for-attempt-04112016154205.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-04112016123747.html

劳工维权人士邓仁网上求助 公安上门围堵断电 (Labor rights activist Deng Ren seeks help online, public security officers blockade his residence and cut electricity)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04112016102949.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

广西精准打击扶贫领域腐败 (Guangxi carries out precision strikes on corruption in poverty relief sector)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel03004GN.htm

北京四中院发布行政审判白皮书, 四分之一民告官案政府败诉 (Beijing No. 4 Intermedia People's Court issues administrative litigation white paper: government loses 1 in 4 cases brought by citizens)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel03007GN.htm

Son of Chinese leader threatens suit over Panama Papers allegations
Voice of America, April 11, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/son-of-chinese-leader-threatens-suit-over-panam-papers-allegations/3280238.html

Taiwan claims China has kidnapped eight of its nationals
Deutsche Welle, April 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/taiwan-claims-china-has-kidnapped-eight-of-its-nationals/a-19178515

Nine held in fake baby formula scandal in China
The Hindu, April 10, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/nine-held-in-fake-baby-formula-scandal-in-china/article8457886.ece

China's coming crackdown on healthcare corruption
The Diplomat, April 12, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/chinas-coming-crackdown-on-healthcare-corruption/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

工信部拟禁止国外域名接入 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology proposes draft law to prohibit access to foreign domain names)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel06010GN.htm

网骗严重威胁用户安全, 打击网骗需政府行业用户携手 (Online fraud seriously threatens user security, attacking it requires cooperation between government and industry)
Legal Daily, April 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160407/Articel06011GN.htm

Great Firewall necessary to keep out Western propaganda, Chinese newspaper says
Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/11/great-firewall-necessary-to-keep-out-western-propaganda-chinese-newspaper-says/

港與內地首辦網絡安全論壇 (First HK-Mainland Cyber Security Forum held)
Wen Wei Po, April 12, 2016
http://news.wenweipo.com/2016/04/12/IN1604120031.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Crowdfunding campaign to bring Ten Years to the big screen in London nears goal as HK tickets sell out
Hong Kong Free Press, April 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/11/crowdfunding-campaign-to-bring-ten-years-to-the-big-screen-in-london-nears-goal-as-hk-tickets-sell-out/

Hong Kong's umbrella movement spawns new political party
The Guardian, April 10, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/10/hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-spawns-new-political-party-demosisto

Civic Party activist accused of assaulting police officers during Occupy stands trial
Hong Kong Free Press, April 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/11/civic-party-activist-accused-of-assaulting-police-officers-during-occupy-stands-trial/

香港七团体联署声明 谴责中国大陆重判伞运支持者 (7 Hong Kong groups issue joint statement to denounce mainland China’s heavy sentence of Umbrella Movement supporters)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-04112016103951.html

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

Why China has not sent troops to strike the Islamic State
China U.S. Focus, March 15, 2016
http://www.chinausfocus.com/peace-security/why-china-has-not-sent-troops-to-strike-the-islamic-state/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Yu Jianrong on “system that manufactures corruption”
China Digital Times,
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/yu-jianrong-system-manufactures-corruption/

Only the truth about what really happened to bookseller Lee Po will calm the jitters in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1935358/only-truth-about-what-really-happened-bookseller-lee-po-will

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New rules to protect China’s workplace whistle-blowers
South China Morning Post, Saturday 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934772/new-rules-protect-chinas-workplace-whistle-blowers

Court to hear China’s first transgender labor discrimination case
Washington Post, April 10, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/10/court-to-hear-chinas-first-transgender-labor-discrimination-case/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China blocks “Time,” “Economist” websites
Voice of America, April 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-blocks-time-economist-websites/3277926.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Labor activist He Xiaobo released on bail after four months in detention
China Labor Bulletin, April 8, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-activist-he-xiaobo-released-bail-after-four-months-detention

Mainland China jails activists who supported Hong Kong democracy protests
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1934765/mainland-china-jails-activists-who-supported-hong-kong

Related:
缅甸释113政治犯之际中国重判6维权人士 引发中国网民热议 (Myanmar releases 113 political prisoners while China heavily sentences 6 rights defenders, sparks heated discussion among Chinese netizens)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04102016102930.html

香港支联会抗议中国“煽颠罪”严判政治犯 (HK Alliance protests at the Liaison Office against heavy sentencing of political prisoners with “inciting subversion of state power”)
Voice of America, April 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hkalliance-protest-activist-sentencing-20160408/3276286.html

Chinese citizens protest state firm’s plan to buy Syngenta, pointing to fears over GMO
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934734/chinese-citizens-protest-state-firms-plan-buy-syngenta

Tibetans protest dismissal from their jobs, are detained
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dismissal-04082016140116.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

What do the Panama Papers reveal about China?
The Diplomat, April 9, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/what-do-the-panama-papers-reveal-about-china/

“I have nothing to hide”: son of late Chinese leader Hu Yaobang named in leaked “Panama Papers” admits having offshore company
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934671/i-have-nothing-hide-son-late-chinese-leader-hu-yaobang

China investigates former official of Sichuan province over graft
Reuters, April 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0X701C

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. cites Chinese internet filters as trade barrier
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934771/us-cites-chinese-internet-filters-trade-barrier

Hong Kong (香港)

Britain's Hammond says bookseller removed from Hong Kong under duress
Reuters, April 8, 2016
http://in.reuters.com/article/britain-china-booksellers-idINKCN0X510G

UK Foreign Sec. Philip Hammond to discuss Hong Kong freedoms, autonomy with CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/08/uk-foreign-sec-philip-hammond-to-discuss-hong-kong-freedoms-autonomy-with-cy-leung/

Bookseller disappearances raise concerns about “safety and security” of foreigners in Hong Kong, says German consul
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935035/bookseller-disappearances-raise-concerns-about-safety-and

They’re young, vocal and very, very determined...but how do Hong Kong’s newest political parties differ?
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935118/theyre-young-vocal-and-very-very-determined-how-do-hong

HK's Joshua Wong: “Street activism is not enough”
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35994472

環時形容香港眾志「又一個港獨黨」　稱鼓吹港獨即非法組織　未註冊社團募捐亦違法 (Global Times describes Demosisto as “another party for Hong Kong’s independence”, claiming promotion of independence constitutes illegal organization and fundraising of unregistered group is illegal)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160411/s00004/1460350759774

Related:
Hong Kong independence not feasible ... for now, says new pro-democracy group Demosisto
“香港众志”创党推2026自决公投 罗冠聪舒琪拟选立会
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935019/hong-kong-independence-not-feasible-now-says-new-pro
CH: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935019/hong-kong-independence-not-feasible-now-says-new-pro

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong must reject the paranoid paradox: Dare to exercise your freedoms and you may lose them
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/10/needs-header-kent-ewing-independence/

Is Ten Years the Occupy Central movement of Hong Kong cinema?
《十年》就像香港影坛的“佔中”
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1934650/ten-years-occupy-central-movement-hong-kong-cinema
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/153faab616fc444/shi-nian-jiu-xiang-xiang-gang-ying-tan-di-zhan-zhong-

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China promotes understanding of law among civil servants
Xinhua, April 7, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/07/c_135259120.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Jack Ma is paying journalists “cash gifts” to stay at the newspaper he just took over
Quartz, April 8, 2016
http://qz.com/657604/jack-ma-is-paying-journalists-cash-gifts-to-stay-at-the-newspaper-he-just-took-over/

The Economist’s website is now censored in China—and all it took was one satirical cover
Quartz, April 7, 2016
http://qz.com/655995/the-economists-website-is-now-censored-in-china-and-all-it-took-was-one-satirical-cover/

Initium’s ambition: A digital magazine for all Chinese
Foreign Policy, April 6, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/06/a-magazine-for-every-chinese-hong-kong-media-censorship-china-initium/

China steps up Panama Papers censorship after leaders' relatives named
The Guardian, April 7, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/07/china-ramps-up-panama-papers-censorship-after-leaders-relatives-named

Related:
学者：巴拿马文件或冲击中国民众对中共信心 (Academic: Panama Papers may shock Chinese people's confidence in CPC)
Voice of America, April 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-involvements-panama-papers-faith-crisis-20160407/3274274.html

Underground, overground: Despite harassment by police, China’s house-church movement is growing
The Economist, April 9, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21696534-despite-harassment-police-chinas-house-church-movement-growing-underground-overground

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Pastor of China’s largest Protestant church released: Report
The Washington Post, April 7, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pastor-of-chinas-largest-protestant-church-released-report/2016/04/08/892793a2-fd57-11e5-813a-90ab563f0dde_story.html

廣州街頭舉橫額聲援佔中　重囚4年半　律師斥判決損一國兩制 (Guandzhou activists who publicly brandished banner supporting Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement sentenced, the longest for 4.5 years, lawyer condemns the judgement as a breach of One Country Two Systems)
Ming Pao, April 8, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160408/s00004/1460098148701

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi Jinping's PLA ambitions: Why Guo Boxiong had to go
The Diplomat, April 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/xi-jinpings-pla-ambitions-why-guo-boxiong-had-to-go/

China warns sports establishment must root out corruption after sector hit by graft scandals
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934595/china-warns-sports-establishment-must-root-out

China’s baby milk powder scandal: watchdog admits endorsing safety of suspect infant formula to “hold back public panic”
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934641/chinas-baby-milk-powder-scandal-watchdog-admits

China was largest market for “Panama Papers” law firm: investigation
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934168/china-was-largest-market-panama-papers-law-firm

China was largest market for Panama Papers law firm: ICIJ
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/pin-to-desktop-x-china-was-largest-market-for-panama-papers-law-firm-icij/

China is still top executioner amid global rise in death penalty
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-is-still-top-executioner-amid-global-rise-in-death-penalty-04072016111150.html

Related:
死刑，是打擊犯罪的靈丹？ (Death sentence—is it a magic remedy for combatting crime?)
InMedia HK, April 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041672

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Mounting criticism on both sides of the Great Firewall
China Digital Times, April 7, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/u-s-government-netizens-voice-concern-great-firewall/

U.S. sdds China’s Internet controls to list of trade barriers
美国把中国“防火长城”首次列为贸易壁垒
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/business/international/china-internet-controls-us.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160408/c08chinatrade/

Hong Kong (香港)

University forum on protest methods allegedly banned by school as it “may promote violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/08/university-forum-on-protest-methods-allegedly-banned-by-school-as-it-may-promote-violence/

Mong Kok unrest: Court agrees to request to withdraw riot charges against 10 defendants
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/mong-kok-unrest-court-agrees-to-request-to-withdraw-riot-charges-against-10-defendants/

Britain issues warning over threats to Hong Kong freedoms
The Guardian, April 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/britain-issues-warning-over-threats-to-hong-kong-freedoms

Why did Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement fail?
The Diplomat, April 6, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/why-did-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-fail/

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

China asking for terror suspects list ahead of G20 summit
Reuters, April 7, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-g20-china-security-idUKKCN0X40B9

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China state security trials fell 40 percent in 2015, official data suggest
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, April 6, 2016
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2016/04/hrj20160406-china-state-security-trials.html

Chinese journalist Gao Yu in hospital after demolition raid on home
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-journalist-gao-04062016124742.html

Waking up to the threat of domestic violence
Sixth Tone, April 3, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/waking-threat-domestic-violence

李和平音讯全无 代理律师控告天津市公安局 (No news about Li Heping, representative lawyers charge Tianjin Public Security Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04062016095947.html

Related:
陈光诚吁美律师协会关注中国被捕同业 (Chen Guangcheng urges the American Bar Association to pay attention to the arrested fellow Chinese lawyers)
Voice of America, April 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chenguangcheng-20160406/3273162.html

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, February 5, 2016
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors erase #PanamaPapers evidence from web
Global Voices, April 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/05/chinese-censors-erase-panamapapers-evidence-from-web/

China downloaders seeking Hong Kong-set Ten Years get 10 Years, Hollywood rom-com, instead
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/film-tv/article/1934107/china-downloaders-seeking-hong-kong-set-ten-years-get-10-years

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese voice frustration over “Great Firewall”
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/07/chinese-voice-frustration-over-great-firewall/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Panama Papers reveal offshore secrets of China’s red nobility
The Guardian, April 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/06/panama-papers-reveal-offshore-secrets-china-red-nobility-big-business

Related:
Panama Papers tie more of China’s elite to secret accounts
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/world/asia/china-panama-papers.html

Mayor of major eastern Chinese city placed under investigation for graft month after being named in Hong Kong lawsuit
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934006/mayor-major-eastern-chinese-city-placed-under

China pushes Marxism for party members to root out wrongdoing
Reuters, April 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN0X405O

国际特赦：中国或为全球头号刽子手 外交部：无兴趣评论 (Amnesty International alleges China to be the global no.1 executioner, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there is no interest in commenting)
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/153eea30f81c305/guo-ji-te-she-zhong-guo-huo-wei-quan-qiu-tou-hao-gui-zi-shou-wai-jiao-bu-wu-xing-qu-ping-lun

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

WhatsApp’s encryption could make it a target of the Chinese government
Quartz, April 6, 2016
http://qz.com/655778/whatsapps-encryption-could-make-it-a-target-of-the-chinese-government/

U.S. military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities
Phys.org, April 5, 2016
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-military-cyber-beijing-spying.html

China domain name rules could hurt business, competition
Voice of America, April 6, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-domain-name-rules-could-hurt-business-competition/3271581.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Activist arrested after calling on public to “resist” library books in simplified Chinese
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/activist-arrested-after-calling-on-public-to-resist-library-books-in-simplified-chinese/

HK gov’t turning “blind eye” as Beijing “chips away” at rights and freedoms, says ex-chief sec. Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/06/hk-govt-turning-blind-eye-as-beijing-chips-away-at-rights-and-freedoms-says-ex-chief-sec-anson-chan/

HSBC denies bank accounts for Hong Kong democracy activist
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hsbc-denies-hong-kong-04062016151842.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China in the Panama Papers
ChinaFile, April 6, 2016
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/china-panama-papers

HKFP Interview: Shareholder activist David Webb on the Panama Papers and improving transparency
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/05/hkfp-interview-shareholder-activist-david-webb-on-the-panama-papers-and-improving-transparency/

China’s future: unstable and unsettled
China Change, April 6, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/04/06/chinas-future-unstable-and-unsettled/

Vitriolic reactions to pro-independence National Party only increase the attraction of independence
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/05/vitriolic-reactions-to-pro-independence-national-party-only-increase-the-attraction-of-independence/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京被抓人权律师李和平至今音信杳无 (Still no news about Beijing rights lawyer Li Heping who has been taken away)
Radio France Internationale, April 6, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160406-北京被抓人权律师李和平至今音信杳无

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, February 5, 2016
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

254家排污单位须公开环境信息 (254 sewage treatment units ordered to release environmental information)
Peninsula Capital Times, April 4, 2016
http://www.dzwww.com/shandong/sdnews/201604/t20160404_14093092.htm

“Powerful force” behind Panama Papers: China media
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/05/powerful-force-behind-panama-papers-china-media/

Digital paper in China covers contentious issues, now in English
澎湃新闻上线英文版，没有“任务”只讲“故事”
The New York Times, April 6, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/business/international/china-media-the-paper-english.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160406/c06chinamedia/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Court in Hubei to hear case against a major chemical producer
Caixin, April 4, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-04-04/100928064.html

China’s factory workers fight to protect basic labor rights
China Labor Bulletin, April 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-factory-workers-fight-protect-basic-labour-rights

Thousands strike at specialty distiller in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thousands-strike-04052016103354.html

Chinese public urges government to crack down on dog meat industry
Channel NewsAsia, April 4, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/chinese-public-urges/2665086.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former top military official in China took “huge” bribes, inquiry finds
郭伯雄承认受贿，将被移送审查起诉
The New York Times, April 5, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/world/asia/guo-boxiong-china-bribery-inquiry.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160405/cc05guoboxiong/

国际特赦组织：全球死刑数字猛涨　中国“仍属榜首” (Amnesty International: Global executions on the rise, China still “tops the ranking”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/04/160406_amnesty_deaths_china

Related:
Death sentences and executions in 2015
Amnesty International, April 6, 2016
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/04/death-sentences-executions-2015/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

团伙利用网络云端比特币发展下线 (Gang uses online cloud computing for Bitcoin for pyramid scheme)
Legal Daily, April 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160405/Articel08002GN.htm

天津成立反电信网络诈骗犯罪中心 (Tianjin establishes anti- telecommunications and Internet fraud center)
China Police Daily, April 5, 2016
http://epaper.cpd.com.cn/szb/20160405/

Architect of China’s “Great Firewall” bumps into it
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/world/asia/china-internet-great-firewall-fang-binxing.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Wanna reach the Chinese Internet market? Time to register your domain in China
Global Voices, April 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/05/wanna-reach-the-chinese-internet-market-time-to-register-your-domain-in-china/

Hong Kong minister allegedly arrested and tried in mainland China for printing Christian books
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1933891/hong-kong-minister-allegedly-arrested-and-tried-mainland

HKFP Interview: Academic Timothy O’Leary on academic freedom and the “politicization” of campuses
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/04/hkfp-interview-academic-tim-oleary-on-hku-council-and-the-politicisation-of-campuses/

香港牧師伍華廣州失蹤傳已被捕　疑涉印基督教書籍 (Hong Kong priest Ng Wah who disappeared in Guangzhou allegedly arrested for printing Christian books)
Ming Pao, April 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160405/s00001/1459866764820

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

5 things to know about Hong Kong and the “Panama Papers”
The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2016/04/06/5-things-to-know-about-hong-kong-and-the-panama-papers/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan writer appeals prison term, calling writings “protected by China's Constitution”
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writings-04042016172733.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Panama papers: China censors online discussion
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35957235

Related:
Minitrue: Panama papers and foreign media attacks
China Digital Times, April 4, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/minitrue-panama-papers-foreign-media-attacks/

“Today, I must break my silence”: Veteran journalist Gao Yu
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-gaoyu-04012016143948.html

【愈禁愈紅】《十年》上內地熱門榜？網友下載美國同名舊片齊怨中伏 ([The more censored gets more popular] Hong Kong film “Ten Years” became mainland’s trending search? Netizens whine about being cheated after downloading an old American film with the same title)
Ming Pao, April 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160405/s00004/1459834822391

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

內地當局禁拜祭李旺陽　維權人士清明到不了其墓地 (Mainland authorities prohibit memorial ceremonies for Li Wangyang, rights defenders could not reach his grave at Ching Ming festival)
Ming Pao, April 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160404/s00004/1459761547221

Related:
香港多个民间团体清明节献花悼念六四死难者 (Hong Kong civil groups offer flowers in remembrance of June Fourth victims at Ching Ming festival)
Radio Free Asia, April 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-04042016105658.html

“709大抓捕”律师家属出境遭拒 赵威母亲致函奥巴马呼吁关注 (Families of “709 mass crackdown” lawyers prohibited from leaving the border, Zhao Wei’s mother wrote open letter to Obama petitioning for attention)
Radio France Internationale, April 4, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160404-“709”事件律师家属出境遭拒-赵威母亲致函奥巴马呼吁关注

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, February 5, 2016
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

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Panama Papers: Family of China’s President Xi implicated
Agence-France Presse, April 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/04/panama-papers-family-of-chinas-president-xi-implicated/

Related:
Two more Chinese political leaders found to have links to offshore firms—Panama Papers leaks
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/05/two-more-chinese-political-leaders-found-to-have-links-to-offshore-firms-panama-papers-leaks/

China Party journal denounces critics seeking to discredit anti-graft drive
Channel NewsAsia, April 2, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-party-journal-denou/2659608.html

When a mother's love conflicts with loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party
Global Voices, April 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/05/when-a-mothers-love-conflicts-with-loyalty-to-the-chinese-communist-party/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong film awards: Ten Years wins top prize amid China anger
The Guardian, April 4, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/04/hong-kong-film-awards-ten-years-wins-top-prize-amid-china-anger

Related:
China news blackout as “Ten Years” takes Hong Kong Best Film Award
《十年》香港电影金像奖折桂，大陆媒体噤声
The New York Times, April 4, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/world/asia/hong-kong-china-film-award-ten-years.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160405/c05hongfilm/

Creating platform to discuss Hong Kong’s future more important than winning award, say Ten Years directors
South China Morning Post, April 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1933635/creating-platform-discuss-hong-kongs-future-more

Hong Kong tops for secretive offshore financial services, according to leaked docs
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/04/hong-kong-tops-for-secretive-offshore-financial-services-according-to-leaked-docs/

Hong Kong government warns of “limits” to free speech amid independence row
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-government-04012016110333.html

黃之鋒周庭未能開聯名戶口　匯豐：不因政治意見拒絕開戶 (Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow from former Scholarism could not open joint bank account, HSBC says political opinion would not constitute a reason to be rejected)
Ming Pao, April 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160404/s00001/1459763726654

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

China’s President Xi Jinping vows to step up nuclear security in face of terror threat
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1933090/chinas-president-xi-jinping-vows-step-nuclear-security

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Crackdown in China: worse and worse
The New York Review of Books, April 21, 2016
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/04/21/crackdown-in-china-worse-and-worse/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国资深传媒人高瑜在北京寓所院子遭到当局强拆 (Courtyard of Chinese senior journalist Gao Yu’s Beijing apartment got forcibly demolished)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-03312016102711.html

打骂孩子可能会失去监护权, 重庆立法促进家庭教育 (Child abuse may cause loss of custody, Chongqing legislates to promote family education)
Chongqing Morning Paper, March 31, 2016
http://cq.cqnews.net/html/2016-03/31/content_36615788.htm

《反家庭暴力法》实施满月, 立法者期望促进家庭和睦 (After 1st month of Anti-Domestic Violence Law’s implementation, legislators hope to promote family harmony)
China Radio International, March 31, 2016
http://news.cri.cn/2016330/32a67d20-6573-d73b-220a-bb4b742db37d.html

贵阳跨性别就业歧视案调解失败, 将开庭审理 (Guiyang transgender employment discrimination case to be heard in court after mediation failed)
The Paper, March 31, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1450942

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Not fit to lead”: letter attacking Xi Jinping sparks panic in Beijing
The Guardian, April 1, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/01/not-fit-to-lead-letter-attacking-xi-jinping-sparks-panic-in-beijing

No joke. April Fools’ Day has been banned in China.
The Washington Post, April 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/01/no-joke-april-fools-day-has-been-banned-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“女权”二字变身敏感词, 中国民间女权团体微博号被封 (China’s feminist groups’ Weibo accounts blocked as “women’s rights” becomes sensitive term)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-03312016103517.html

Chinese activists probe colleges over sexist job adverts
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-probe-colleges-over-sexist-job-adverts-03312016102205.html

China crackdown on dissent raising questions about international role
Voice of America, March 31, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-crackdown-on-dissidents-raising-quextions-about-international-role/3262797.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

广西细化检察官权力清单 (Guangxi refines list of procuratorial powers)
Legal Daily, March 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160331/Articel03005GN.htm

China says U.S. has “ulterior motives” in award to rights lawyer
Reuters, March 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-rights-idUSKCN0WX1FP

China calls Obama, Xi talks “constructive”
Reuters, March 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-summit-obama-xi-idUSKCN0WX2RV

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据安全专家委员会开会讨论大数据安全评估工作 (Expert committee meets to discuss evaluation of big data security)
Cac.gov.cn, March 31, 2016
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2016-03/31/c_1118504854.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Talk of independence could hasten passage of Article 23 security law, HKU law prof warns
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/31/talk-of-independence-could-hasten-passage-of-article-23-security-law-hku-law-prof-warns/

Bookseller Lee Bo: A friend asked if I wanted to go to the mainland to help missing employees
Hong Kong Free Press, March 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/03/31/bookseller-lee-bo-a-friend-asked-if-i-wanted-to-go-to-the-mainland-to-help-missing-employees/

铜锣湾书店事件效应疑扩大 机场6间叶壹堂不获续租全线结业 (Impact of Causeway Bay Books expanded, all 6 Page One bookstores at airport to close down without getting lease renewal)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl3-03312016102312.html

香港六大学学生会拟另起炉灶举办六四烛光晚会 (6 Hong Kong university student associations to jointly hold a June Fourth vigil instead of joining the traditional one organized by Hong Kong Alliance)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-03312016103412.html

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

念好高校国家安全教育“三字诀”, 探访海南特色高校国家安全教育模式 (Study well the “3 Secrets” (3 dimensional, diversified, targeted) of national security education in colleges and universities: An exploration of Hainan's special national security education model)
Legal Daily, March 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160331/Articel02008GN.htm

Tibetan protester is freed from jail two years before sentence ends
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-03312016160342.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong threatens crackdown on those seeking independence
The Financial Times, March 31, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/84b57b1c-f718-11e5-803c-d27c7117d132.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

反家庭暴力法施行近一月, 在多大程度上打破了禁锢？ (To what extent have traditional barriers been broken nearly a month into implementation of the Anti-domestic Violence Law?)
Legal Daily, March 29, 2016
http://news.china.com.cn/2016-03/29/content_38130063.htm

China: Relatives of DW journalist freed
家人暂获释 长平心情复杂
Deutsche Welle, March 30, 2016
EN: http://www.dw.com/en/china-relatives-of-dw-journalist-freed/a-19152223
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/家人暂获释-长平心情复杂/a-19152482

Chinese journalist’s detained brother denies he’s being held for political reasons
South China Morning Post, March 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1931773/chinese-journalists-detained-brother-denies-hes-being

Mother of Uyghur who disappeared in 2009 faces charges over interview
Radio Free Asia, March 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/uyghur-disappearance-03302016165414.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

广西壮族自治区2015年政府信息公开工作年度报告 (Guangxi Zhuang People's Autonomous Region releases 2015 Open Government Information Work Report)
Guangxi Daily, March 29, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0329/06/BJAB714700014Q4P.html

Toe the Communist Party’s red line on Cultural Revolution, state paper warns
South China Morning Post, March 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1932186/toe-communist-partys-red-line-cultural-revolution-state