Hong Kong (香港)

Student unions in Hong Kong snub offer to host seminars about June 4 Tiananmen Square crackdown
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1973782/student-unions-hong-kong-snub-offer-host-seminars-about-june

Postmortems: two Hong Kong groups to release studies on 2014 Occupy protests
South China Morning Post, June 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1973722/postmortems-two-hong-kong-groups-release-studies-2014-occupy

“Was this necessary?” Ex-Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou responds to Hong Kong visit ban
Hong Kong Free Press, June 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/13/ma-ying-jeou-responds/

【Lancôme風波】王永平：強國政治掛帥　吃中國飯愈來愈難 ([Lancôme scandal] Former accountable official Joseph Wong: “Strong nation” politics comes first, harder than ever to get China’s business)
Ming Pao, June 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160613/s00001/1465785942846

Related:
【Lancôme風波】范太指屬商業決定　看不到打壓言論自由 ([Lancôme scandal] NPC Standing Committee Rita Fan considers the decision commercial in nature, cannot see suppression of freedom of speech)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160611/s00001/1465602559391

報道指「8964」城巴車長遭停職3個月　城巴：個別處分涉員工個人資料，不便透露 (Citybus driver who put up “8964” reportedly suspended from duties for 3 months, Citybus wouldn’t disclose individual disciplinary actions involving personal information)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160611/s00001/1465658765479

記協去信申訴專員　投訴政府拒認可網媒　限制公眾知情權 (The Journalists Association files complaint with the Ombudsman for government’s refusal to recognize Internet media, restricting people’s right to know)
Ming Pao, June 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160613/s00001/1465810307125

呼籲港人七一繼續上街 民陣：決戰689 (Civil Human Rights Front urges Hong Kong people to continue to take it to the streets on July 1, against CY Leung and the current elective system)
InMedia HK, June 10, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042846

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

Xinjiang’s Uygurs “not radical Muslims,” says China’s former culture minister
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1971974/xinjiangs-uygurs-not-radical-muslims-says-chinas-former

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Detained lawyers’ families & colleagues fight on as anniversary approaches
China Digital Times, June 8, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/families-detained-lawyers-continue-fight/

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

Lawyer who had his clothes torn by China court police refuses to accept court apology
Hong Kong Free Press, June 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/10/nanning-court-apologizes-lawyer-clothes-ripped-off-court-police/

Related:
时事大家谈：被撕掉的是律师的裤子还是法治的尊严？ (Current Affairs Discussion: Was it the lawyers’ pants that were ripped apart or the dignity of the rule of law?)
Voice of America, June 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160608-Bailiffs-in-China-ripped-off-a-lawyers-pants/3367272.html

Fears mount for health of Chinese activist Guo Feixiong entering 40th day of hunger strike
South China Morning Post, June 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1971044/fears-mount-health-chinese-activist-guo-feixiong

Related:
Guo Feixiong on Day 11 of Hunger Strike in Prison, Wife Asks President Xi Jinping to Intervene
郭飞雄狱中绝食11天，妻子吁习近平关注
Human Rights in China, May 19, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/guo-feixiong-day-11-hunger-strike-prison-wife-asks-president-xi-jinping
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/guo-fei-xiong-yu-zhong-jue-shi-11tian-qi-zi-xu-xi-jin-ping-guan-zhu

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Corruption has no limit”: Hooligan Sparrow—the film China doesn’t want you to see
Hong Kong Free Press, June 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/09/corruption-has-not-limit-hooligan-sparrow-the-film-china-doesnt-want-you-to-see/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Thousands of Walmart China workers organize online to oppose new working hours system
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/thousands-of-walmart-china-workers-organise-online-to-oppose-new-working-hours-system/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China says most wanted corruption suspect returned of own accord from Canada
Reuters, June 8, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-canada-idUSKCN0YU0Z0

广东佛山警察鸣枪示警 流弹打死5楼居民 (Police in Foshan, Guangdong fire warning shots, stray bullet kills resident on fifth floor)
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-06092016113232.html

时事大家谈：六四申遗，寻找和勿忘坦克人 (Current Affairs Discussion: June Fourth legacy, searching for and not forgetting Tank Man)
Voice of America, June 9, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20160608-June-4th-project-of-application-for-the-list-of-world-heritage/3367262.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Tycoon Li Ka-shing’s family drawn into Denise Ho controversy as political fallout continues for Lancome
South China Morning Post, June 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1969055/tycoon-li-ka-shings-family-drawn-denise-ho-controversy

Related:
Hong Kong pop singer hits out at “white terror” amid Lancôme row
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/singer-06092016110321.html

L’Oreal is setting a dangerous global precedent by bowing to China over free speech
Quartz, June 8, 2016
http://qz.com/701984/loreal-is-setting-a-dangerous-global-precedent-by-bowing-to-china-over-a-pro-democracy-singer/

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

China restricts Ramadan fast for Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/restricts-06092016162515.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

The disappeared: faces of human rights activists China wants to silence
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2016/jun/09/the-disappeared-faces-human-rights-activists-china-silence

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

郭飞雄狱中绝食满月 体重锐降三分一(Guo Feixiong hunger strike enters 31st day, has lost 1/3 of body weight and physical condition extremely worrying)
Charter 08, June 8, 2016
http://08charterbbs.blogspot.com/2016/06/blog-post_681.html

Related:
Guo Feixiong on Day 11 of Hunger Strike in Prison, Wife Asks President Xi Jinping to Intervene
郭飞雄狱中绝食11天，妻子吁习近平关注
Human Rights in China, May 19, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/guo-feixiong-day-11-hunger-strike-prison-wife-asks-president-xi-jinping
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/guo-fei-xiong-yu-zhong-jue-shi-11tian-qi-zi-xu-xi-jin-ping-guan-zhu

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s propaganda chiefs rapped by government inspectors over ‘weak’ efforts to control the internet, media
South China Morning Post, June 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1970437/chinas-propaganda-chiefs-rapped-government-inspectors

A human rights film China wants canned
Straits Times, June 9, 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/a-human-rights-film-china-wants-canned

Inside the terrifying, absurd world of a women’s rights activist in China
VICE, June 8, 2016
http://www.vice.com/en_us/read/inside-the-terrifying-absurd-world-of-a-womens-rights-activist-in-china

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Lawyers' wives, attorneys released after street protest in China's Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-wives-attorneys-06072016114057.html

U.S. voices concerns about China's NGO Law
Voice of America, June 7, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-secretary-state-john-kerry-concerns-china-ngo-law/3365695.html

Animal advocates call for end to Dog Meat Festival in China
The New York Times, June 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/10/world/asia/china-yulin-dog-meat-festival.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中方支持哈萨克反恐 (China supports Kazakhstan’s action on counterterrorism)
Straits Capital City Online, June 7, 2016
http://www.hdzxw.com/news/world/n-5505605305.html

Xinjiang Residents must give DNA, voice-print for passports
Radio Free Asia, June 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/passports-06082016115312.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

南宁公布“律师被打”事件调查结果: 法警滥用强制手段(Nanning announces conclusion of investigation into Lawyer Wu Liangshu’s beating: Court police misused force)
Legal Daily, June 8, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160608/Articel08004GN.htm

我国拟制定强制医疗所条例, 规范管治肇事肇祸精神病人 (China draws up regulations for compulsory medical treatment facilities to standardized management of mentally ill who “cause trouble”)
Xinhua, June 7, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-06/08/c_1119015183.htm

第七轮中美人文交流高层磋商成果清单 (China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Outcomes List of 7th Annual U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange:)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, June 8, 2016
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/web/zyxw/t1370467.shtml

Related:
U.S.-China Consultation on People-to-People Exchange
U.S. Department of State, June 7, 2016
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2016/06/258141.htm

China is nowhere near the democracy envisioned by protesters in 1989
Nikkei, June 9, 2016
http://asia.nikkei.com/magazine/20160609-TAKE-TWO/Politics-Economy/China-is-nowhere-near-the-democracy-envisioned-by-protesters-in-1989

Detained Tiananmen activist's wife, child seek political asylum in Bangkok
Radio Free Asia, June 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-asylum-06092016092910.html

Related:
赵常青悼六四被抓 妻儿逃泰国寻求庇护 (Zhao Changqing detained after privately commemorating June Fourth, wife in Thailand to seek political asylum)
Charter 08, June 8, 2016
http://08charterbbs.blogspot.com/2016/06/blog-post_622.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong democracy activists cleared of police obstruction during protest
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-democracy-activists-cleared-of-police-obstruction-during-protest-06072016110615.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

公民身份证号重号人数已由171万人减至10人 (New program on household registration management has reduced number of people with duplicate personal IDs from 1.71 million to 10)
China News, June 8, 2016
http://news.china.com/domestic/945/20160608/22838390.html

网络租人平台， 不是法外之地 (Internet platforms for “renting people” are not beyond reach of the law)
Procuratorate Daily, June 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160608/20160608_006/20160608_006_4.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

7·09案被捕律师再被延长两个月“侦查期限” (Lawyer detained in “709 crackdown” has “investigation period” extended for a further two months)
Radio Free Asia, June 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-06072016110105.html

Related:
My friend Li Heping, a man China thinks is “more dangerous than Bin Laden”
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/my-friend-li-heping-the-man-china-thinks-is-more-dangerous-than-bin-laden

“I want to rescue my dad”: children's heartbreak for the lawyers China has taken away
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/childs-heartbreak-li-heping-human-rights-lawyer-china-superhero

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)

市民向教育局索赔34万, 政府信息公开须加强 (Disclosure of Government Information must be strengthened: Citizen seeks RMB 340,000 in compensation from Education Department)
Cngold.com, June 7, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160607d1903n72235657.html

The meteoric rise of (recently censored) Chinese internet celebrity Papi Jiang
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/the-meteoric-rise-of-recently-censored-chinese-internet-celebrity-papi-jiang/

China’s memory manipulators
The Guardian, June 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/08/chinas-memory-manipulators

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China says foreign NGO law a step to advance rule of law
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-usa-lawmaking-idUSKCN0YT0PK

Related:
HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 5, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/fa-lu-zi-xun/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高检发布第七批指导性案例 (Supreme People's Procuratorate issues 7th set of guiding cases)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel01005GN.htm

最高检有关部门负责人剖析第七批指导性案例价值所在, 防范和避免冤假错案重复发生 (Head of Law and Policy Research Center at the Supreme People's Procuratorate dissects the 7th set of guiding cases to locate their value and to prevent and avoid repeat of miscarriages of justice)
Legal Daily, June 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160607/Articel03002GN.htm

”My life was threatened today”: Elderly people hurt in scuffles amid forced eviction at Beijing property
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/my-life-was-threatened-today-elderly-people-hurt-in-scuffles-amid-forced-eviction-at-beijing-property/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet policy offers the wrong kind of lessons
The Diplomat, June 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/chinas-internet-policy-offers-the-wrong-kind-of-lessons/

Hong Kong (香港)

Lancôme cancels concert with Hong Kong pro-democracy singer after pressure from China
Global Voices, June 7, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/06/07/lancome-cancels-concert-with-hong-kong-pro-democracy-singer-after-pressure-from-china/

Related:
L’Oréal Group closes office as stores shut down ahead of protests over Denise Ho controversy
Hong Kong Free Press, June 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/08/loreal-group-closes-office-as-stores-shut-down-ahead-of-protests-over-denise-ho-controversy/

Joshua Wong acquitted: judge tells activist to reflect on his behavior, drops police obstruction charges
黄之锋无罪释放 法官说需要反省
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1967994/joshua-wong-acquitted-judge-tells-activist-reflect-his
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15529ef8d9d33ba/huang-zhi-feng-wu-zui-shi-fang-fa-guan-shuo-xu-yao-fan-xing

Related:
Forty-five minutes with Joshua Wong
The Diplomat, June 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/forty-five-minutes-with-joshua-wong/

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

内务部：反恐行动共击毙13名暴徒 (Kazakhstan Interior Ministry: Counter-terrorism operation kills 13 terrorists)
Kazinform, June 7, 2016
http://www.inform.kz/chn/article/2911669

Chinese border region asks for DNA for travel documents
Reuters, June 7, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-passport-idUSKCN0YU05P

Access to Justice (司法公正)

安徽合肥女律师惨遭丈夫家暴, 家庭暴力的主要危害是什么 (Anhui Hefei woman lawyer suffers domestic violence, what are the principal harms of domestic violence?)
NetEase, June 2, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160602d1903n71789414.html

广东:三年受理移送审查起诉校园暴力案510起915人 (Guangdong Procuratorate moved 510 cases of schoolyard violence involving 915 people over 3 years to investigation and prosecution)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-06/02/c_129036012.htm

Wives and defenders of detained Chinese lawyers taken away after peaceful protest in Tianjin
South China Morning Post, June 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1967650/wives-and-defenders-detained-chinese-lawyers-taken-away

Related:
Legal reps and wives of detained China lawyers released after police station protest
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/legal-reps-and-wives-of-detained-china-lawyers-released-after-police-station-protest/

Detained Chinese lawyer wins award amid calls for pressure on human rights
“709律师”王宇获国际人权奖
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/detained-chinese-lawyer-wins-award-amid-calls-for-pressure-on-human-rights-06062016114423.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06062016105731.html

709案家属法院外声援亲人被带走 律师申请会见赵威再被拒绝 (Family members of 709 lawyers taken away after showing support outside of court, lawyer’s application to meet with Zhao Wei once again rejected)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf3-06062016105139.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

云南重大突发事件24小时内须举行新闻发布会 (Yunnan to require press conferences on major incidents within 24 hours of occurrence)
Yunnan Online, June 2, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0602/08/BOHRAMQ200014AEE.html

用信息公开赢得老百姓认同 (Environmental information disclosure wins approval of ordinary people)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0602/427307.html

地级以上城市饮用水监测信息将发布 (Prefecture level cities and above to publish drinking water monitoring information)
Legal Daily, June 2, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-06/02/content_6657145.htm

像公开PM2.5一样公开土壤污染信息 (Make public soil pollution information, just like that on PM2.5 levels)
Beijing News, June 2, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160602/48898977_0.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Silenced China tycoon makes quiet return to limelight
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/silenced-china-tycoon-makes-quiet-return-limelight/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

云南投毒冤案当事人钱仁凤申请国家赔偿955万 (Nanny in Yunnan wrongfully imprisoned in poisoning case [involving a kindergartener] for 13 years applies for RMB 9.55 million in state compensation)
Sina News, June 2, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-06-02/doc-ifxsvenx3111038.shtml

男子蒙杀人冤屈10年, 申请国家赔偿立案4年无果 (Man wrongly held for 10 years for “frenzied murders,” application for state compensation still unsuccessful after 4 years)
Beijing Times, June 2, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160602/003987.htm

China authorities monitor family as they mourn Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang, 4 years after “suicide”
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/06/china-authorities-monitor-family-as-they-mourn-tiananmen-activist-li-wangyang-4-years-after-suicide/

China aims to speed up extradition treaties in graft fight
Reuters, June 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0YS0AL

在美国上六四课，中国学生心态各异（上） (Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part one])
The New York Times, June 6, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160606/cc06rowenahe1/

Related:
在美国上六四课，中国学生心态各异（下）(Chinese students attending June Fourth class in the U.S. all have different attitudes [Part two])
The New York Times, June 7, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160607/cc07rowenahe2/

Hong Kong (香港)

Joshua Wong and activists not guilty of obstructing police officers in “white paper” burning
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/07/joshua-wong-activists-proven-not-guilty-obstructing-police-officers-burning-white-paper/

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

China enters Ramadan with round-the-clock surveillance of mosques, Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/ramadan-06062016113750.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Harmony and martyrdom among China’s Hui Muslims
The New Yorker, June 6, 2016
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/harmony-and-martyrdom-among-chinas-hui-muslims

Access to Justice (司法公正)

残疾妻子遭家暴法律援助来撑腰 (Legal aid helps disabled wife suffering domestic violence)
Anhui Legal Daily, May 26, 2016
http://news.163.com/16/0526/14/BO0FGGG900014AED.html

云南整治医院强制消费， 各地医疗机构自查自纠 (Yunnan to rein in compulsory hospital fees, medical institutions in all areas to self-investigate and correct)
Xinhua, May 26, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-05/26/c_1118934373.htm

青海局召开全省寄递渠道“扫黄打非”、反恐禁毒工作培训班 (Qinghai Postal Administration starts province-wide training to fight pornography, terrorism, and narcotics)
China Post, May 31, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-05/31/c_129029291.htm

沈阳五三派出所建该市首家互联网警务工作室, “互联网+派出所”引来8万“铁粉”(Shenyang Wusan police substation establishes city's first Internet police work room, its WeChat account has 80,000 die-hard followers)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160531/Articel02014GN.htm

最高法公布侵害未成年人权益被撤销监护资格典型案例, “虎”父“狼”母虐童被撤监护资格 (SPC announces typical case for removal of guardianship rights as a consequence of human rights abuse of a minor by “tiger” dad and “wolf” mom)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160601/Articel03003GN.htm

Hundreds of Chinese lawyers condemn police attack on attorney in courtroom
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1966874/hundreds-chinese-lawyers-condemn-police-attack-after

Related:
律师立案不果反被殴打 走出法院几半裸 (Lawyer beaten in court, walks out half naked)
Radio Free Asia, June 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-06052016112639.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China Daily signs deal with Fairfax Media, enters Australian market
China Daily, May 27, 2016
http://m.chinadaily.com.cn/en/2016-05/27/content_25499648.htm

空港经济区举办《反家庭暴力法》专题讲座 (Hangzhou Airport Economic Zone holds special conference on Anti-Domestic Violence Law)
Xiaoshan Net, June 1, 2016
http://kg.xsnet.cn/html/2016/kgdt_0601/11280.html

China’s environmental journalists shine despite dark times for local media
China Dialogue, May 27, 2016
https://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/8953-China-s-environmental-journalists-shine-despite-dark-times-for-local-media#.V1FXfW4fNFA.twitter

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

依法规范和引导境外非政府组织在华活动， 访全国人大常委会法工委有关负责人 (Interview with NPCSC Legislative Work Committee spokesperson on lawfully regulating, guiding activities of Foreign NGOs in China)
Qiushi Theory, May 31, 2016
http://www.qstheory.cn/dukan/qs/2016-05/31/c_1118938323.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

依法惩治“蝇贪”力推“绿色 精准预防”， 浙江两年查近400件扶贫职务案 (Forcefully promote “targeted prevention” techniques to lawfully punish “fly-sized” corrupt officials: Zhejiang investigates nearly 400 cases of embezzlement involving poverty assistance)
Legal Daily, May 24, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160525/Articel03004GN.htm

多关押5年半，为何不给国家赔偿？ (Man was sentenced to 1 year but imprisoned for 6.5, so why no state compensation?)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/pl/2016-06-01/doc-ifxsqxxs8134189.shtml

Related:
死刑改判1年徒刑，当事人理应获得国家赔偿 (Youth’s death sentence changed to 1-year term after serving 6.5 years should get state compensation)
Today's Topics, June 2, 2016
http://view.news.qq.com/original/intouchtoday/n3544.html

海南检方抗诉诈骗案获改判 (After protest, Hainan Procuratorate gets not-guilty verdict in fraud case changed to 10-year prison term)
Legal Daily, June 1, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160601/Articel03006GN.htm

六四27周年天安门母亲祭奠亲人向政府提出的三项诉求不变 (On 27th anniversary of June Fourth the Tiananmen Mothers’ three demands to the government remain the same)
Radio Free Asia, June 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-06042016112310.html

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体：“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

焦点对话：六四事件，无尽的余波与后果 (Focus Dialogue: June Fourth incident, the endless repercussions and consequences)
Voice of America, June 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/VOAWeishi-20160603-Pro-and-Con-1/3360361.html

On 27th anniversary, relatives to visit graves of Tiananmen dead
Radio Free Asia, June 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tiananmen-06032016162256.html

Related:
June Fourth: Support the Call for Truth, Accountability, and Compensation
六四：支持“真相、问责、赔偿”诉求
Human Rights in China, June 3, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/june-fourth-support-call-truth-accountability-and-compensation
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-si-zhi-chi-zhen-xiang-wen-ze-pei-chang-su-qiu

China’s youth think Tiananmen was so 1989
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/06/03/chinas-youth-think-tiananmen-was-so-1989-protester-crackdown-historical-memory/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Great Firewall is harming innovation, scholars say
Time, June 2, 2016
http://time.com/4354665/china-great-firewall-innovation-online-censorship/

Chinese cyber spies hack Taiwan ruling party: security firm
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/chinese-cyber-spies-hack-taiwan-ruling-party-security-firm/

Untangling China’s cybersecurity laws
Wall Street Journal, June 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/03/untangling-chinas-cybersecurity-laws/

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands rally in Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen anniversary
香港万众纪念六四，烛光点亮维多利亚公园
The New York Times, June 4, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/05/world/asia/hong-kong-mark-tiananmen-square-anniversary.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160605/hong-kong-mark-tiananmen-square-anniversary/

Related:
HKFP Lens: “We are proud of Hong Kong”: Silence and candles as city pays tribute to Tiananmen dead
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/05/hkfp-lens-we-are-proud-of-hong-kong-silence-and-candles-as-city-pays-tribute-to-tiananmen-dead/

Tiananmen vigil ignored by some Hong Kong activists amid ideological split
Agence France-Presse, June 4, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/04/tiananmen-vigil-ignored-by-some-hong-kong-activists-amid-ideological-split

观察：六四晚会人数减　年轻人争议身份认同 (Observation: Numbers done for June Fourth commemoration, young people dispute identity)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/06/160604_ana_hongkong_june_fourth

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

熊选国在新疆法治论坛(2016)会议上指出, 推动“去极端化”工作更系统 (XUAR Party leader at 2016 Xinjiang Rule of Law Conference: Must make “extremism removal” more systematic)
Legal Daily, May 31, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160531/Articel02011GN.htm

上合组织2015年协助消灭150余名恐怖分子 (Shanghai Cooperation Organization helped “eliminate” 150 terrorists in 2015)
Xinhua, May 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-05/31/c_1118965345.htm

狄伯杰：印中关系莫被“反恐分歧”绑架 (Di Bojie: Sino-Indian relationship should not be hijacked by “differences of opinion over counterterrorism”)
Global Times, June 1, 2016
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/1152/2016-06/8995916.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The historian of the Tiananmen movement and the June Fourth massacre—An interview with Wu Renhua (Part one of two)
China Change, June 3, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/03/the-historian-of-the-tiananmen-movement-and-the-june-fourth-massacre-an-interview-with-wu-renhua-part-one-of-two/

The historian of the Tiananmen movement and the June Fourth massacre—An interview with Wu Renhua (Part two of two)
China Change, June 4, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/04/the-historian-of-the-tiananmen-movement-and-the-june-fourth-massacre-an-interview-with-wu-renhua-part-two-of-two/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists openly mark Tiananmen crackdown on China's streets
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activists-openly-mark-06022016112155.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Time is “slipping away”: Amnesty International calls for justice ahead of Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/time-is-slipping-away-amnesty-international-calls-for-justice-ahead-of-tiananmen-massacre-anniversary/

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体：“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

China Tiananmen crackdown anniversary remembered in Taiwan
Voice of America, June 3, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-china-tiananmen-crackdown-anniversary-remembered-in-taiwan/3360078.html

Related:
由学生发起的台湾六四晚会： “人权是最大公约数” (Student initiated June Fourth commemoration in Taiwan: “Human rights is the highest common factor”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/06/160602_china_junefourth_anniversary_taiwan

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China mandates state-private management model to censor the Internet
Global Voices, June 1, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/06/01/china-to-mandates-state-private-management-model-to-censor-the-internet/

Cyberattack on Taiwan’s ruling party pinned on hackers from Chinese mainland
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1963047/cyberattack-taiwans-ruling-party-pinned-hackers-chinese

China's ruling party continues to tighten grip on Internet content
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinas-ruling-party-continues-to-tighten-grip-on-internet-content-06022016113146.html

Breaching China’s Great Firewall requires legal ingenuity
The Financial Times, June 2, 2016
https://next.ft.com/content/20c49114-f1ba-11e5-9f20-c3a047354386

China’s Internet speed ranks 91st in the world
The New York Times, June 3, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/04/world/asia/china-internet-speed.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Firefighters remove "Never forget June 4" banner unfurled on Kowloon slope
六四27周年前夕 狮子山现“毋忘六四"直幡但已拆除
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1962950/firefighters-remove-never-forget-june-4-banner
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15514bfb7b00f9d/liu-si-2-7-zhou-nian-qian-xi-shi-zi-shan-xian-wu-wang-liu-si-zhi-fan-dan-yi-chai-chu

毋忘八九啟蒙　醞釀民主力量 —— 六四晚會後遊行聲明 (Never forget June Fourth as the source of awakening and its effect on developing democratization—Statement of post June Fourth vigil march)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160603/s00022/1464919197616

Squaring off: A museum of China’s democracy movement in 1989 is in trouble
The Economist, June 4, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21699926-museum-chinas-democracy-movement-1989-trouble-squaring

8 groups with LegCo election votes share address of a pro-China businessman—report
Hong Kong Free Press, June 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/03/8-groups-with-legco-election-votes-share-address-with-pro-china-businessman-report/

【禁止酷刑公約】為香港人做過咩？ (What has the “Convention Against Torture” done for Hongkongers so far?)
InMedia HK, June 3, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042701

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

Beijing touts Uighurs’ religious freedom amid terrorism crackdown
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/06/02/beijing-touts-uighurs-religious-freedom-amid-terrorism-crackdown/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

【六四27年】27年前的六四事件與2047年的香港（文：郭榮鏗） ([27th anniversary of June Fourth] June Fourth 27 years ago and Hong Kong in 2047)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160603/s00022/1464924471455

港人註銷特區護照激增 值得關注（文：紀碩鳴） (Attention should be paid to the drastic rise in Hongkongers’ cancellation of their Hong Kong passports)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160603/s00022/1464919197616

Access to Justice (司法公正)

试点地区发现公益诉讼案件线索1233件 (In pilot areas, clues found in 1,233 public interest law suit cases [enabled progress in litigation])
Legal Daily, May 17, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160517/Articel01012GN.htm

张某等三人印发张贴“法轮功”宣传品获刑 (Zhang “Doe” and 3 others punished for posting “Falungong” propaganda)
Legal Daily, May 19, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160519/Articel01010GN.htm

检察机关三年刑事抗诉近两万件, 157人无罪改判有罪22人有罪改判无罪 (Nationwide procuratorial organs processed nearly 20,000 criminal appeals cases in 3 years, with 157 convicted and 22 found innocent on appeal)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160520/Articel01006GN.htm

遭儿家暴, 老太申请保护令 (Elderly lady applies for a personal protection order after suffering domestic violence from son)
Beijing Evening News, May 23, 2016
http://right.workercn.cn/156/201605/23/160523153717460.shtml

Slow progress on wrongful convictions
China Digital Times, June 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/slow-progress-wrongful-convictions/

Wife of imprisoned Chinese rights activist Guo Feixiong stages hunger strike outside UN HQ
Hong Kong Free Press, June 1, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/01/wife-of-imprisoned-chinese-rights-activist-guo-feixiong-stages-hunger-strike-outside-un-hq/

Related:
Guo Feixiong on Day 11 of Hunger Strike in Prison, Wife Asks President Xi Jinping to Intervene
郭飞雄狱中绝食11天，妻子吁习近平关注
Human Rights in China, May 19, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/guo-feixiong-day-11-hunger-strike-prison-wife-asks-president-xi-jinping
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/guo-fei-xiong-yu-zhong-jue-shi-11tian-qi-zi-xu-xi-jin-ping-guan-zhu

Access to Information (信息公开)

新行政诉讼法实施一年收案量上升6成, 行政案件立案难基本解决 (In amended Administrative Litigation Law’s first year of implementation, cases handled increased 60%, fundamentally solving the difficulty in filing administrative cases)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160520/Articel03002GN.htm

"调查发现环境质量信息公开不均衡, 36%样本城市未公开重点排污单位名录 (Investigation finds uneven disclosure of environmental quality information, with 36% of sampled cities lacking public directory of key polluting work units)
Legal Daily, May 23, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-05/23/content_6642790.htm?node=20908

“Ever been to Tibet bro?” A nationalistic Chinese Twitter account goes rogue
The Washington Post, June 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/06/01/ever-been-to-tibet-bro-a-nationalistic-chinese-twitter-account-goes-rogue/

Five years of sensitive words on June Fourth
China Digital Times, June 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/five-years-sensitive-words-june-fourth/

中国五毛党：言论审查的另一面 (Chinese “Wumaos”: The other side of censorship)
Voice of America, June 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-50-cents-party-20160601/3357731.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

新区"妇女维权活动"启动, 增强维护自身合法权益 (Binhai “Women's Rights Defense Activities” kick off to strengthen defense of individuals’ legitimate rights and interests)
Binhai Times, May 23, 2016
http://www.tianjinwe.com/tianjin/bh/jmbh/201605/t20160523_1002194.html

China’s teachers continue the fight for decent work
China Labor Bulletin, June 1, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-teachers-continue-fight-decent-work

At least five dead in Uyghur prisoner uprising
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/at-lesat-five-06012016164430.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

青海三年多立查贪污贿赂犯罪698人 (Qinghai investigated 698 people for bribery and corruption crimes in past 3 years)
Procuratorate Daily, May 23, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160523/20160523_001/20160523_001_7.htm

北京推广警方“一站式”办案全程无死角监督 (Beijing police promote “one stop style” whole-of-process case handling without any gaps in supervision)
Procuratorate Daily, May 23, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160523/20160523_001/20160523_001_10.htm

最高检新闻发布会介绍检察机关加强行政诉讼监督工作, 去年受理监督“民告官”案超3.4万件 (Supreme People's Procuratorate press conference: Procuratorial organs to strengthen administrative litigation supervisory work, with supervision of “people vs. the government” cases exceeding 340,000 last year)
Legal Daily, May 25, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160525/Articel01009GN.htm

China to probe police officers amid anger over death in custody
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-to-probe-06012016110906.html

Sinosphere: Ding Zilin, Founder of Tiananmen Mothers, is silenced by Chinese police
The New York Times, June 2, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/world/asia/china-ding-zilin-tiananmen-mothers.html

Related:
六四临近高瑜鲍彤被旅游 (As June Fourth approaches, Gao Yu and Bao Tong “made travelling”)
Voice of America, June 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-gao-yu-bao-tong-on-forced-tours-as-tiananmen-20160601/3356823.html

前学运领袖：中国政府害怕六四真相 (Former student movement leader: The Chinese government fears truths about June Fourth)
Voice of America, June 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-anniversary-with-wuerkaixi-20160601/3357344.html

“六四”27周年：戴着头套说真话的中国青年 (27th anniversary of June Fourth: The Chinese youth who speaks truth wearing head cover)
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/grace-06012016155305.html

Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体：“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

“Totally unacceptable”: China foreign minister lashes out at Canadian reporter for asking about human rights
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/totally-unacceptable-china-foreign-minister-lashes-out-at-canadian-reporter-for-asking-about-human-rights/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

网帖称银川警方放走打砸医院醉酒男子, 执法记录仪还原接警现场澄清谣言 (Online post claims Yinchuan police released drunken man who smashed up hospital but law enforcement record shows that original emergency dispatch labeled event as a rumor)
Legal Daily, May 16, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160516/Articel05006GN.htm

安徽设反电信网络诈骗中心 (Anhui establishes an anti-telecommunications fraud center)
Legal Daily, May 19, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160519/Articel03007GN.htm

Sogou and Microsoft's Bing cooperate on English language search
Feichangdao, May 20, 2016
http://blog.feichangdao.com/2016/05/sogou-and-microsofts-bing-cooperate-on.html

国家网络安全宣传周活动方案发布， 中央网信办牵头六部门参与每年九月第三周举办 (Program activities for National Cyber Security Awareness Week announced: Office of Central Leading Group for Cyberspace Affairs will lead 6 departments to conduct program in the 3rd week of September each year)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160520/Articel01008GN.htm

网购诈骗重灾小镇实现华丽转身 (Small town devastated by [its role as center of] online sales fraud undergoes a beautiful transformation)
Legal Daily, May 20, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160520/Articel02005GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Should 18 year olds contest elections? Activist Joshua Wong begins court battle to lower minimum age for Legco candidates
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1961342/should-18-year-olds-contest-elections-activist-joshua-wong

Student groups set to host forum on importance of June 4 crackdown to young Hongkongers
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1961560/student-groups-set-host-forum-importance-june-4-crackdown

Related:
往年共赴維園晚會 同窗3女生 「六四」3抉擇 (3 schoolmates who went to the Victoria Park June Fourth vigil together in the past all make different choices this year)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160602/s00002/1464804044897

【六四27年】立會外點蠟燭默哀　20泛民議員悼死難者 ([27th anniversary of June Fourth] Lighting candles and observing silence outside LegCo, 20 pan-dem lawmakers commemorate the victims)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160601/s00001/1464788569857

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Victoria Park vigil has deep and honorable roots, but young people want local focus
Hong Kong Free Press, June 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/02/victoria-park-vigil-has-deep-and-honourable-roots-but-young-people-want-local-focus/

周永康：學生會也好支聯會也好，大家都沒有忘記八九六四，這是大家的共同立場 (Alex Chow: Student unions or HK Alliance, they all did not forget about June Fourth, that is their common ground)
InMedia HK, June 2, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042677

【六四27年】堅持繼續悼念 就是一種抗爭（文﹕蔡子強） ([27th anniversary of June Fourth] Ivan Choy: Persisting in continuing to commemorate, that is a form of protest)
Ming Pao, June 2, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160602/s00022/1464831559664

Access to Justice (司法公正)

60律师联署：谴责天津警方拒绝“709案”家属自聘律师 (60 lawyers joint petition: Condamning Tianjin police for prohibiting “709 event” families from hiring their lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-05312016110823.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s 50 cent party: The other side of censorship
Voice of America, May 31, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinas-50-cent-party-the-other-side-of-censorship/3355262.html

Turns out maybe you shouldn’t trust the “media”
Foreign Policy, May 31, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/31/turns-out-that-maybe-you-shouldnt-trust-the-media/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights activist Ni Yulan “barred from leaving” China
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35924192

Husband of Chinese legal assistant detained for a year “worried for her safety”
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1960356/husband-chinese-legal-assistant-detained-year-worried

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)

At least three activists detained in Beijing over Tiananmen Massacre commemoration
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/31/at-least-three-activists-detained-in-beijing-over-tiananmen-massacre-commemoration/

Chinese worker detained for photos of liquor labels marking Tiananmen Crackdown
男子因纪念“六四”酒瓶照片被拘
The New York Times, May 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/31/world/asia/china-tiananmen-june-4-baijiu.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160531/c31chinatiananmen/

Police close in on Tiananmen Mothers as massacre anniversary nears
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/anniversary-05312016110749.html

Families of Tiananmen Square victims accuse Beijing of three decades of “white terror”
The Guardian, June 1, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/01/families-tiananmen-square-victims-beijing-white-terror

Related:
Tiananmen Mothers: No amount of power can rub out June Fourth
天安门母亲群体：“六四惨案”二十七年祭
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/tiananmen-mothers-no-amount-power-can-rub-out-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-qun-ti-liu-si-can-er-shi-qi-nian-ji

中国近四百万人受奴役 全球超4500万 (4 million people suffer slavery in China, over 45 million globally)
Voice of America, June 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-global-slavery-china-20160531/3355428.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

What to make of the newly established cybersecurity association of China
Center for Strategic and International Studies, May 25, 2016
https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-make-newly-established-cybersecurity-association-china

Hong Kong (香港)

100,000 will attend June 4 vigil in Hong Kong, organizer predicts
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1959604/100000-will-attend-june-4-vigil-hong-kong-organiser-predicts

June 4 veteran offers advice to HK students: build bridges, not walls
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1959644/june-4-veteran-offers-advice-hk-students-build-bridges-not

中港兩婦涉偽造13選民登記文件　保釋候審 (2 Hong Kong and mainland women forged documents for 13 applications for voter registration, on bail pending trial)
Ming Pao, June 1, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160601/s00001/1464771989680

“香港众志”秘书长黄之锋挑战立法会参选年龄限制 (Demosisto Secretary General Joshua Wong challenges age limit for standing for LegCo election)
Radio Free Asia, May 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-05312016103529.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Making the case for nominating Ilham Tohti for the Sakharov Prize—My remarks at the European Parliament
China Change, May 31, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/05/31/making-the-case-for-nominating-ilham-tohti-for-the-sakharov-prize-my-remarks-at-the-european-parliament/

Put petty political divisions aside, pick up a candle and remember the dead on June 4
Hong Kong Free Press, May 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/31/hong-kong-put-petty-political-divisions-aside-pick-up-a-candle-and-remember-the-dead-on-june-4/

「見證六四」是一件無法透過想像去接近的事情 (“Witnessing June Fourth” is something unapproachable through imagination)
InMedia HK, June 1, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042664

六四論壇意義何在？ (What’s the significance of the June Forth fora?)
InMedia HK, June 1, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042663

論代溝——試梳理對維園六四悼念晚會的爭論 (Talking about generation gap—An attempt to straighten out debates over Victoria Park June Fourth commemoration vigil)
InMedia HK, June 1, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042648

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese human rights lawyer’s five-year jail term after subversion conviction “likely to be upheld by appeal verdict”
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1960391/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-five-year-jail-term-after

維權律師女助理傳獄中遭性侵 家人律師禁會面 (Female assistant of rights defender allegedly harassed in detainment, family and advocate prohibited from meeting her)
Hong Kong Economic Times, May 31, 2016
http://china.hket.com/article/1436422/維權律師女助理傳獄中遭性侵%20家人律師禁會面

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://www.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)

中國媒體的新控制手段：資本與技術 (New means of China’s media control: capital and technology)
InMedia HK, May 31, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042638

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese asylum-seekers tracked down to Chongqing amid torture fears
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-asylum-05302016210450.html

“六四”纪念日前夕 多名公民被监控、“被旅游” (In the run-up to June Fourth, many civilians surveilled and “made travelling”)
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-05302016105111.html

【六四27年】高瑜引丁子霖來電：6月1日起將遭警軟禁　切斷住所電話 ([27th anniversary of June Fourth] Gao Yu quotes Ding Zilin’s call: Ding will be put under house arrest from June 1, domicile telephone will be cut)
Ming Pao, May 30, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160530/s00004/1464605206558

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China detains two over “1989” Tiananmen crackdown labels on spirits
Radio Free Asia, May 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-label-05302016212657.html

支聯會申「六四」屠殺為世界記憶項目 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China applies for registering June Fourth Massacre with U.N. Memory of World Programme)
InMedia HK, May 31, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042625

美民间团体发起“寻找坦克人”活动 (U.S. civil groups organize “Tell us what happened to the two ‘Tank Men’” activity)
Voice of America, May 31, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-rights-groups-search-for-two-tiananmen-heros-20160530/3351907.html

Related:
Tell us what happened to the two "Tank Men"
Change.Org
https://www.change.org/p/xi-jinping-tell-us-what-happened-to-the-two-tank-men

China to provide 10% of UN peacekeeping budget
Global Times, May 31, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/d/2016-05-31/doc-ifxsqxxs7992427.shtml

达赖喇嘛认为中国正发生深度转变 (Dalai Lama thinks China is going through deep changes)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2016
/zh/达赖喇嘛认为中国正发生深度转变/a-19294828

Hong Kong (香港)

”Connected by blood”: CY Leung says Hongkongers should care about major mainland incidents like Tiananmen
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1960310/connected-blood-cy-leung-says-hongkongers-should-care-about

Why the plan to rename Pikachu has made Hong Kong angry
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36414978

中大人團結一致 向梁振英遞交「大信封」行動 (CUHK people unite and give CY Leung the “Big Envelop” (letter of dismissal))
InMedia HK, May 31, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042630

中大校友學生會特首辦請願　促撤李君豪校董任命 (CUHK alumni concern group and student union representatives protest at chief executive's office, demanding to drop appointment of Vincent Lee as Council member)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160531/s00001/1464662020672

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

【六四27年】讓六四記憶與大中華觀念脫鈎（文：徐承恩） (Let’s unlink the memory of June Fourth and Pan-China perception)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160531/s00022/1464657386185

六四與《十年》：〈自焚者〉的啟示　（文：梁麗幗@法政匯思） (Yvonne Leung from Progressive Lawyers’ Group—June Fourth and “Ten Years”: Message from the “Self-Immolator”)
Ming Pao, May 31, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160531/s00022/1464661954840

Access to Information (信息公开)

Why China still can’t make sense of the Cultural Revolution
Hong Kong Free Press, May 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/29/why-china-still-cant-make-sense-of-the-cultural-revolution/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Parents protest “toxic” athletics track at school in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/athletics-05272016114148.html

Tibetans in Ngaba warned over anti-mine protests
Radio Free Asia, May 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/warned-05272016145835.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京列“霾”为气象灾害遭质疑 人为导致污染却怪自然？ (Beijing puts “smog” on the meteorological hazards list, questioned why man made pollution is blamed on nature)
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/xl2-05272016102921.html

中国对G7声明表示“强烈不满” (China voices “strong discontent” toward G7 statement)
Deutsche Welle, May 27, 2016
http://www.dw.com//zh/中国对g7声明表示强烈不满/a-19285586

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The secret army of cheerleaders policing China’s Internet
The Guardian, May 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/29/china-internet-censorship-strategic-distraction-gary-king

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong cartoonist drops publisher amid charges of self-censorship
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/27/hong-kong-comic-artist-find-new-publisher-political-satire-book-original-one-self-censors/

Ken Tsang: "Beaten" Hong Kong protester sentenced for assault
港「佔中」被毆示威者曾健超獲刑將上訴
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 30, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36410804
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/05/160530_hongkong_ken_tseng_sentence

三院校街頭報哀音悼六四：不敢遺忘，有責傳承 (3 tertiary education bodies jointly commemorate June Fourth by singing and talking with people in the streets: Never forget, bear the responsibility to pass the message on)
InMedia HK, May 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042605

Turnout plunges by half as Hongkongers march to remember June 4 Tiananmen crackdown on pro-democracy
香港六四游行人数减半 有学生会杯葛但亦有学生支持
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1958596/turnout-plunges-half-hongkongers-march-remember-june-4
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15500059748a259/xiang-gang-liu-si-you-xing-ren-shu-jian-ban-you-xue-sheng-bei-ge-dan-yi-you-xue-sheng-zhi-chi

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

China’s halal constitution
The Diplomat, May 27, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/chinas-halal-constitution/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

【六四電影】《天安門》重遇記——給電影學院同學的一封信（文：家明） ([June Fourth film] Seeing “Tiananmen” again—a letter to film school students)
Ming Pao, May 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160529/s00022/1464488215385

「六四」之於一名九十後 (June Fourth to a post-90s)
InMedia HK, May 29, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042599

我與八九民運的生命經驗 (Me and my life experience of 1989 democratic movement)
InMedia HK, May 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042609

【文革五十年】追溯文革的思想源頭（文：黃東） ([50th anniversary of Cultural Revolution] Tracing the ideological origins of the Cultural Revolution)
Ming Pao, May 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160528/s00022/1464402625491

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wives of detained Chinese human rights lawyers refuse to be silenced
Cable News Network, May 27, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/27/asia/chinese-human-rights-lawyers-wives-video/index.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)

China’s independent journalists face high risks—and are in high demand
Global Voices, May 26, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/05/26/chinas-independent-journalists-face-high-risks-and-are-in-high-demand/

China among 10 countries blocking press freedom watchdog from UN status
Hong Kong Free Press, May 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/27/china-among-10-countries-blocking-press-freedom-watchdog-un-status/

Related:
CPJ denied ECOSOC consultative status after vote in UN NGO Committee
Committee to Protect Journalists, May 26, 2016
https://cpj.org/2016/05/cpj-denied-ecosoc-consultative-status-after-vote-i.php

Blurred lines: Chinese state media pixelates Taiwanese flag in news clip about new president
Hong Kong Free Press, May 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/26/chinese-state-media-pixelates-taiwanese-flag-video-new-president/

It may have been quickly censored, but a sex tape is the talk of China
The Los Angeles Times, May 26, 2016
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-sex-tape-20160526-snap-story.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Walmart workers in Shenzhen finally get the official trade union on their side
China Labor Bulletin, May 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/walmart-workers-shenzhen-finally-get-official-trade-union-their-side

Two Tibetan monks detained in Ngaba on unknown charges
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/charges-05262016150613.html

Death of activist in Chinese custody sparks outcry
Voice of America, May 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/death-of-activist-in-chinese-custody-sparks-outcry/3346925.html

制反强拆标语被“寻衅滋事” 南方街头运动者欧荣贵失踪数日证实遭刑拘 (Southern Street Movement participant Ou Ronggui criminally detained after a few days’ disappearance, charged with “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” for making anti-forcible demolition slogan banners)
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-05262016110840.html

良心犯郭飞雄关注组致信联合国 (Concern group for prisoner of conscience Guo Feixiong sends open letter to the U.N.)
Voice of America, May 26, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-political-prisoner-guo-feixiong-open-letter-to-un-human-rights-20160526/3347283.html

Related:
Guo Feixiong on Day 11 of Hunger Strike in Prison, Wife Asks President Xi Jinping to Intervene
郭飞雄狱中绝食11天，妻子吁习近平关注
Human Rights in China, May 19, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/guo-feixiong-day-11-hunger-strike-prison-wife-asks-president-xi-jinping
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/guo-fei-xiong-yu-zhong-jue-shi-11tian-qi-zi-xu-xi-jin-ping-guan-zhu

Hunger Strike Relay to Support Guo Feixiong Continues
绝食声援郭飞雄
Human Rights in China, May 16, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/jue-shi-sheng-yuan-guo-fei-xiong
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/jue-shi-sheng-yuan-guo-fei-xiong

Save Guo Feixiong: Hunger Strike Relay Proposal
救援郭飞雄接力绝食倡议书
Human Rights in China, May 2, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/save-guo-feixiong-hunger-strike-relay-proposal
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/jiu-yuan-guo-fei-xiong-jie-li-jue-shi-chang-yi-shu

Wife of Guo Feixiong Appeals to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Regarding His Deteriorating Condition
张青吁联合国人权事务高级专员关注丈夫郭飞雄遭虐案
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/wife-guo-feixiong-appeals-un-high-commissioner-human-rights-regarding-his
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/zhong-guo-ren-quan-jian-xun/zhang-qing-xu-lian-he-guo-ren-quan-shi-wu-gao-ji-zhuan

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s state firms must become “bigger, stronger” and still be at the core of the nation
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1955852/chinas-state-firms-must-become-bigger-stronger-and-still-be-core

China to promote anti-corruption efforts at G20: minister
Reuters, May 26, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-g-idUSKCN0YH0UT

China clamps down on memorial events ahead of Tiananmen crackdown anniversary
Radio Free Asia, May 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tiananmen-05262016142624.html

悼念六四天安門屠殺二十七週年 (Commemorating 27th anniversary of June Fourth Tiananmen Massacre)
China Worker Info, May 26, 2016
http://chinaworker.info/hhk/2016/05/26/12765/

Hong Kong (香港)

Rocking boats, shaking mountains: To bewilderment in China, neither Hong Kong nor Taiwan seems to want to follow its script
The Economist, May 28, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21699480-bewilderment-china-neither-hong-kong-nor-taiwan-seems-want-follow-its-script-rocking

“Ungrounded, unjustified and arbitrary”: Artists slam removal of ICC protest art
Hong Kong Free Press, May 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/25/ungrounded-unjustified-and-arbitrary-artists-slam-removal-of-icc-protest-art/

Hong Kong protests: “beaten” activist found guilty of assault
香港“占中”被殴示威者曾健超袭警及拒捕罪名成立
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 26, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36387664
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/05/160526_hongkong_ken_tsang_verdict

中大師生校友聯署聲明：校董會不是政治酬庸！廢除特首校監必然制！ (CUHK staff, students and alumni joint petition: The university council is no political reward! Abolish chief executive-council head mechanism!)
InMedia HK, May 27, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042571

Related:
「梁粉」李君豪獲委任中大校董　潘淑嫻任城大校董　任期3年 (“CY Leung fans” appointed as CU and CityU council members for 3 years’ term)
Ming Pao, May 25, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160527/s00001/1464322900974

聯校六四論壇活動宣言 (Declaration of joint university June Fourth forum)
InMedia HK, May 27, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1042566

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China and the end of reform
ChinaFile, May 26, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/china-and-end-of-reform