Access to Information (信息公开)

Outspoken liberal Chinese magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu stops publication after management purge
《炎黄春秋》宣布停刊
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1991412/outspoken-liberal-chinese-magazine-yanhuang-chunqiu
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/156010ac2fd6908/yan-huang-chun-qiu-xuan-bu-ting-kan-bei-jie-gu-she-chang-zhi-zhu-guan-bu-men-qiang-hang-ru-she-qin-fan-chu-ban-zi-you

Taiwanese actor Leon Dai loses part in Zhao Wei film after political pressure in China
The Wall Street Journal, July 18, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/07/18/taiwanese-actor-leon-dai-loses-part-in-zhao-wei-film-after-political-pressure-in-china/?mod=WSJBlog

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Exclusive: U.S. and Chinese labor groups collaborated before China Wal-Mart strikes
Reuters, July 18, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-walmart-china-idUKKCN0ZY0SV

Tibetan woman detained in new solo protest in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solo-07162016115709.html

逾千法轮功学员香港集会游行 吁停止迫害 (Over a thousand Falungong practitioners rally in Hong Kong to call for stop of persecution)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07182016103552.html

劳工界纪念女工周建容自杀事件两周年 呼吁关注中国劳工权益 (Labor community commemorates 2 years after female worker Zhou Jianrong’s suicide, calling for attention to Chinese labor rights)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07182016103342.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong says legislative candidates must endorse Chinese rule
香港立法会选举排斥“港独”
The New York Times, July 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/world/asia/hong-kong-legco-candidates-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160715/hong-kong-legco-candidates-china/

Related:
Refusing to sign: Demosisto joins ranks of Hong Kong politicians resisting controversial change in Legco election rules
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1991199/refusing-sign-demosisto-joins-ranks-hong-kong-politicians

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why China hacks
The Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-china-hacks-1468796525

观察：台湾网民发起“向中国道歉大赛” (Observations: Taiwan netizens organizes “Apologizing to China Competition”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 18, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160718_ana_taiwan_apology_china

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China set to prosecute top rights lawyer, three activists for subversion
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-zhoushifeng-07152016161733.html

Related:
After four detainees of the “709 Incident” are indicted, Chinese state media name foreign news organizations, a U.S. congressman, & three embassies in Beijing as “foreign anti-China forces”
China Change, July 15, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/15/after-four-detainees-of-the-709-incident-are-indicted-chinese-state-media-name-foreign-news-organizations-a-us-congressman-three-embassies-in-beijing-as-foreign-ant/

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)

$7,000-a-month “Shameless China” blogger loses all with one post
Bloomberg, July 17, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-17/-7-000-a-month-shameless-china-blogger-loses-all-with-one-post

Minitrue: Don’t cover reshuffle at liberal journal
China Digital Times, July 16, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/minitrue-dont-cover-reshuffle-yanhuang-chunqiu-journal/

Related:
《炎黄春秋》被管理层大换血 律师认为单方面终止协议违法 (Major posts at “Yanhuang Chunqiu” switched by managing authority, lawyer thinks unilateral termination of agreement is illegal)
Radio Free Asia, July 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/ql1-07152016104646.html

《炎黄春秋》被接管 原有风貌判“死刑” (“Yanhuang Chunqiu” taken over, original style “on death row”)
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/炎黄春秋被接管-原有风貌判死刑/a-19402466

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In China, protests against the South China Sea ruling skip the streets for cyberspace
Global Voices, July 15, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/15/in-china-protests-against-the-south-china-sea-ruling-skip-the-streets-for-cyberspace/

77岁访民王金娣美领馆放鞭炮伸冤被判刑一年半 (77-year old petitioner Wang Jindi who set firecrackers outside American Embassy to appeal for justice sentenced to 1.5 years)
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07172016104213.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Staff to sue Chinese cultural ministry academy over sacking of publisher of outspoken political magazine
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1990107/staff-sue-chinese-cultural-ministry-academy-over

China fires three local officials after tropical storm killed 83
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1991184/china-fires-three-local-officials-after-tropical-storm-killed-83

China to punish officials for leadership failings
Reuters, July 17, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-regulations-idUSKCN0ZY02U

Xu Jiatun, Chinese official who opposed Tiananmen crackdown, dies at 100
The New York Times, July 16, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/16/world/asia/xu-jiatun-chinese-official-who-opposed-tiananmen-crackdown-dies-at-100.html

China gives Cambodia $600M in exchange for international support
Voice of America, July 16, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-gives-cambodia-millions-exchange-international-support/3421648.html

中共中央印发《中国共产党问责条例》 (CPC Central Committee prints “CPC Accountability Regulations”)
Xinhua, July 18, 2016
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2016-07/9188722.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China's road to high-tech supremacy
Deutsche Welle, July 15, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-road-to-high-tech-supremacy/a-19402549

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

China calls for greater global cooperation against terrorism
Channel NewsAsia, July 16, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-calls-for-greater-g/2962542.html

香港讲座论新疆反恐维稳与极端主义 (Lecture in Hong Kong about stability maintenance in Xinjiang: “Counterterrorism” and extremism)
Voice of America, July 17, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/xinjiang-20160717/3421666.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Many in Hong Kong look for the exit amid China tension
Reuters, July 18, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-emigration-idUSKCN0ZY0BV

【立會選舉】梁天琦指選舉主任限兩日內交確認書　否則尋法律意見 ([LegCo election] Hong Kong Indigenous Edward Leung: Electoral Affairs Committee required me to sign loyalty pledge within two days, otherwise would seek legal opinion)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160716/s00001/1468653019532

Related:
【立會選舉】饒戈平指簽確認書屬「政治要求」　符基本法國家憲法 ([LegCo election] Basic Law Committee member Rao Geping says loyalty pledge is “political requirement” conforming to Basic Law and the Constitution of China)
Ming Pao, July 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160716/s00001/1468659081438

【立會選舉】工黨出戰4議席　暫不簽確認書 ([LegCo election] Labour Party to compete for 4 seats, not signing the loyalty pledge at the moment)
Ming Pao, July 17, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160717/s00001/1468732077336

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

America and Europe’s failure in securing the release of lawyers and activists in connection with the “709 Incident”
China Change, July 17, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/17/america-and-europes-failure-in-securing-the-release-of-lawyers-and-activists-in-connection-with-the-709-incident/

Trouble at Yanhuang Chunqiu
Medium, July 15, 2016
https://medium.com/china-media-project/trouble-at-yanhuang-chunqiu-b62e34b4d0d2#.ujf87ad87

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Freed” Chinese human rights activist Zhao Wei still missing, says husband
The Guardian, July 15, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/15/freed-chinese-human-rights-activist-zhao-wei-still-missing-says-husband

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

China’s legal scholars are less credible after South China Sea ruling
Foreign Policy, July 14, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/14/south-china-sea-lawyers-unclos-beijing-legal-tribunal/

两部门启动网络诈骗举报联动处置机制 (Ministry of Public Security and Cyberspace Administration launch joint mechanism to handle reports of online fraud)
People's Procuratorate Daily, July 6, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160707/20160707_001/20160707_001_9.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Publisher sacked at outspoken Chinese political magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu
《炎黄春秋》社长总编被撤换 主管部门派员接替
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1989834/publisher-sacked-outspoken-chinese-political-magazine
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/155ecc60797399d/yan-huang-chun-qiu-she-chang-zong-bian-bei-che-huan-zhu-guan-bu-men-pai-yuan-jie-ti

Related:
改革派杂志遭整肃 从此炎黄无春秋 (Reformist magazine purged, Yanhuang Chunqiu will never be the same)
Voice of America, July 15, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/publisher-sacked-yanhuang-chunqiu-20160714/3418643.html

“Ghostbusters” braces for China rejection
Variety, July 13, 2016
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/ghostbusters-china-release-rejected-1201813649/

China says its quarterly GDP growth is—surprise!—right on track at 6.7%
Quartz, July 15, 2016
http://qz.com/732869/china-says-its-quarterly-gdp-growth-is-surprise-right-on-track-at-6-7/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

内蒙古正蓝旗检察院对当地生态保护局怠于履职提起行政公益诉讼 (Procuratorate of Zhenglan (Xulun Hoh) Banner, Inner Mongolia brings administrative suit against local Ecological Protection Agency for negligence)
People's Procuratorate Daily, July 11, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160711/20160711_001/20160711_001_7.htm

法轮功学员华盛顿集会游行纪念迫害日 (Falungong practitioners rally in Washington to commemorate persecution day)
Voice of America, July 15, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/falungong-rally-20160714/3419381.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ahead of 19th Party Congress, Xi’s struggle continues
China Digital Times, July 14, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/ahead-19th-party-congress-xis-struggle-continues/

冤狱男子赵作海5年“赔光”65万国家赔偿金 (Zhao Zuohai, wrongly imprisoned for 5 years, gets RMB 650,000 in state compensation)
Legal Daily, July 11, 2016
http://news.qq.com/a/20160711/020097.htm

“我给国家财产造成了巨大的损失” (First person tried in Sky Net, China’s campaign to catch corrupt officials overseas: “I have caused huge losses to state property”)
People's Procuratorate Daily, July 7, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160706/20160706_001/20160706_001_9.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

劉小麗：為下一代不會行退路 (Lau Siu-lai: For the next generation, no going back)
InMedia HK, July 15, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043475

Lack of cash: Demosisto leader drops plan to run in Hong Kong Legislative Council elections
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1989817/lack-cash-demosisto-leader-drops-plan-run-hong-kong

Cantopop star Denise Ho successfully crowdfunds upcoming concert following mainland backlash
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/14/cantopop-star-denise-ho-successfully-crowdfunds-upcoming-concert-following-mainland-backlash/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Gao Zhisheng on China’s persecution of rights lawyers
China Change, July 14, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/14/gao-zhisheng-on-chinas-persecution-of-rights-lawyers/

Is Hong Kong’s “One Country, Two Systems” autonomy in the balance?
Voice of America, July 15, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/is-hong-kong-one-country-two-systems-autonomy-in-the-balance/3419380.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Supreme People’s Court starring on Court TV
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, July 14, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/07/14/supreme-peoples-court-starring-on-court-tv/

19 years on death row
Sixth Tone, July 14, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/19-years-death-row

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hot peppers for a new China
China Media Project, July 14, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/07/14/39838/

Chinese state media savage international tribunal rulings on South China Sea
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1989326/chinese-state-media-savage-international-tribunal

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mayor set on fire during land requisition protest
Sixth Tone, July 12, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/mayor-set-fire-during-land-requisition-protest-0

“Flash mob” at Tiananmen Square evokes mixed feelings
Sixth Tone, July 12, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/flash-mob-tiananmen-square-invokes-mixed-feelings

中国民政部要求志愿服务组织依法登记 (Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs requires voluntary service organizations to register according to the law)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/sd-07132016104713.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China and UNCLOS: An inconvenient history
The Diplomat, July 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/china-and-unclos-an-inconvenient-history/

Greenpeace warns over China’s excess power capacity
绿色和平就中国发电能力过剩发出警告
Financial Times, July 14, 2016
EN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/565a872a-480e-11e6-8d68-72e9211e86ab.html#axzz4ENOgAJAK
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001068443

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Likely hack of U.S. banking regulator by China covered up: probe
Reuters, July 13, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-fdic-china-idUSKCN0ZT20M

U.S. sentences Chinese hacker for stealing military information
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 14, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36791114

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

Uighurs slam Chinese “occupation” at Paris congress
Radio France Internationale, July 12, 2016
http://en.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20160712-5th-world-uighur-congress-china-occupation

Hong Kong (香港)

China hardens position against Hong Kong booksellers
Voice of America, July 14, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-hardens-position-against-hong-kong-booksellers/3417751.html

港府師承共黨“除憶詛咒”電影《十年》被官方滅跡 (Hong Kong government learns “memory loss spell” from CPC, wiping out the film “Ten Years”)
Radio France Internationale, July 9, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160709-港府師承共黨“除憶詛咒”電影《十年》被官方滅跡

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Filter keywords on “Xi Jinping beetle”
China Digital Times, July 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/minitrue-5/

Chinese state media melt down over South China Sea ruling
The Washington Post, July 12, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/07/12/chinese-state-media-melt-down-over-south-china-sea-ruling/

Related:
China censors coverage of South China Sea ruling
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/12/china-censors-coverage-of-south-china-sea-ruling/

Reading the “Nine-Dash” line
China Media Project, July 12, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/07/12/39819/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Larung Gar leaders urge calm as demolition appears set to proceed
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/calm-07122016125946.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Xi Jinping rejects any action based on international court’s South China Sea ruling
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1988990/chinas-xi-jinping-rejects-any-action-based

Related:
Beijing blames Philippines for South China Sea trouble
Al Jazeera, July 13, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/beijing-blames-philippines-south-china-sea-trouble-160713041125894.html

11 detained after woman, 60, died in forced demolition of her home
South China Morning Post, July 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1989313/11-detained-after-woman-60-died-forced-demolition-her-home

“国际声援西藏”批评“拉萨共识”一些外国学者支持中国的宣传 (The International Campaign for Tibet criticizes “Lhasa Consensus” and some academics’ support for China’s propaganda)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-07122016115757.html

台湾公民团体联署呼吁习近平释放709维权律师 (Taiwan civil societies joint petition calls on Xi Jinping to release 709 crackdown lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hx-07122016115010.html

Hong Kong (香港)

廉署又一高管離職梁振英三緘其口欲蓋彌彰 (Another ICAC high ranked official quits, tight-lipped CY Leung makes it more conspicuous)
Radio France Internationale, July 13, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160713-廉署又一高管離職梁振英三緘其口欲蓋彌彰

Returned bookseller says he believes others will be released after colleague’s sentencing later this year
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/12/returned-bookseller-says-he-believes-others-will-be-released-after-colleagues-sentencing-later-this-year/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Mystery, concern spread with release of Chinese activist
Reuters, July 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN0ZR0S2

Related:
Young Chinese legal activist “regrets” civil rights activism
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1988501/young-chinese-legal-activist-regrets-civil-rights

Lawyer for legal assistant Zhao Wei is detained over sexual assault rumors
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyer-07112016162107.html

VOA连线: 赵威丈夫不能证明她目前是否完全获得自由 (Zhao Wei husband cannot prove if she really has freedom now)
Voice of America, July 12, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/connect-you-minglei-20160711/3413739.html

Chinese rights lawyers demand immediate release of colleague
VOA连线常伯阳: 维权律师联名签署声明抗议任全牛律师因言获罪
Voice of America, July 11, 2016
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-rights-lawyers-demand-immediate-release-of-colleague/3413103.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/a/voaconnect-20160711-renquan-niu-protests/3413211.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Crowd control: The views of Chinese people matter—but only up to a point
The Economist, July 9, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21701652-views-chinese-people-matterbut-only-up-toa-point-crowd-control

A new species of beetle named after President Xi is blacklisted on Chinese social media
Global Voices, July 11, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/11/a-new-species-of-beetle-named-after-president-xi-is-blacklisted-on-chinese-social-media/

Indian firms most transparent, Chinese firms most opaque: Transparency International
The Hindu, July 11, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/indian-firms-most-transparent-chinese-firms-most-opaque-transparency-international/article8835148.ece

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

金馬獎藏族導演被拘後首回應　正在醫院治療　要求「一個說法」 (Golden Horse Award laureate Tibetan director first talks after arrest, hospitalized, asking for “an explanation”)
Ming Pao, July 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160712/s00004/1468293462363

西藏人权组织呼吁中国政府释放扎西旺秀 (Tibetan rights organization urges Chinese government to release Tibetan language rights campaigner)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-07112016112007.html

瑞典維權義工達林首披露在中國被囚細節：房間牆有厚墊　「認罪」片與央視員工均照稿讀 (Swedish rights defense volunteer Dahlin first reveals details of being detained in China: room walls heavily carpeted, “confession” video and CCTV reportage all scripted)
Ming Pao, July 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160712/s00004/1468254265750

Government Accountability (政府问责)

False hope? China's military hospitals offer illegal experimental cures
Reuters, July 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-hospitals-insight-idUSKCN0ZR0BW

EU must push China on human rights, with or without the UK
The Diplomat, July 12, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/eu-must-push-china-on-human-rights-with-or-without-the-uk/

Of course China, like all great powers, will ignore an international legal verdict
The Diplomat, July 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/of-course-china-like-all-great-powers-will-ignore-an-international-legal-verdict/

China believes it is the real victim in the South China Sea dispute
The Washington Post, July 11, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2016/07/11/china-believes-it-is-the-real-victim-in-the-south-china-sea-dispute/

Tribunal overwhelmingly rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims
Reuters, July 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-southchinasea-ruling-stakes-idUSKCN0ZS02U

Related:
中国：海牙法庭南海仲裁无效及无约束力 (China: The Hague’s ruling on South China Sea is ineffective and non-legally binding)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160712_southchinasea_reaction

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

The Internet was supposed to foster democracy. China has different ideas.
Washington Post, July 10, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/the-internet-was-supposed-to-foster-democracy-china-has-different-ideas/2016/07/10/42954bbc-1dd9-11e6-b6e0-c53b7ef63b45_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong’s memorial museum for Tiananmen Square Massacre closes
Hong Kong Free Press, July 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/12/memorial-museum-for-tiananmen-square-massacre-closes-indefinitely/

Gov’t and Red Cross deny claims that Hong Kong-donated blood and organs are sent to China
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/11/govt-and-red-cross-deny-claims-that-hong-kong-donated-blood-and-organs-are-sent-to-china/

Democratic Party says ICAC revamp could be related to UGL probe
Economic Journal, July 11, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160711-democratic-party-says-icac-revamp-could-be-related-to-ugl-probe/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Like it or not, UNCLOS arbitration is legally binding for China
East Asia Forum, July 11, 2016
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/07/11/like-it-or-not-unclos-arbitration-is-legally-binding-for-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

12 months after crackdown, Chinese rights lawyers call for release of detained colleagues
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1987372/12-months-after-crackdown-chinese-rights-lawyers-call

Related:
Reluctant human rights defenders: The wives of those detained in China’s lawyer crackdown
Hong Kong Free Press, July 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/09/reluctant-human-rights-defenders-the-wives-of-those-detained-in-chinas-lawyer-crackdown/

Husband of Chinese legal assistant Zhao Wei questions whether she has been set free
The Guardian, July 11, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/11/husband-of-chinese-law-graduate-zhao-wei-questions-whether-she-has-been-set

U.S. legislators criticize China's rights lawyer crackdown
Reuters, July 8, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN0ZO15K

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

Inside China’s secret 23-day detention of a foreign nonprofit chief
The New York Times, July 10, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/10/world/asia/china-ned-ngo-peter-dahlin.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

學者以習近平命名臭蟲遭封殺 (Academic named new bug after Xi Jinping, news banned)
Hong Kong Economic Journal, July 11, 2016
http://www2.hkej.com/instantnews/current/article/1341624/學者以習近平命名臭蟲遭封殺

【繁簡爭議】黨報指繁體字傳承歷史體現文化　惟現代人應「識繁用簡」 ([Debates over traditional and simplified characters] State media says traditional characters carries history and embodies culture, but modern people should “know the traditional and use the simplified”)
Ming Pao, July 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160709/s00004/1468045401916

Chinese language newspapers in Australia: Beijing controls messaging, propaganda in press
Sydney Morning Herald, July 10, 2016
http://www.smh.com.au/national/chinese-language-newspapers-in-australia-beijing-controls-messaging-propaganda-in-press-20160610-gpg0s3.html

China to target returning students with correct Party line
Radio Free Asia, July 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-unitedfront-07082016095612.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese Propaganda Chief leads “Tibet Development Forum” in Lhasa
Voice of America, July 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/chinese-propaganda-chief-leads-tibet-development-forum-lhasa/3410375.html

China ex-security czar's friend jailed for seven years
Channel NewsAsia, July 8, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-ex-security-czar-s/2941346.html

Hong Kong (香港)

警校畢業禮邀駐港部隊司令檢閱被指破壞一國兩制 (PLA commander in Hong Kong invited to review Police Training School graduation ceremony, criticized for breaching One Country Two Systems)
Radio France Internationale, July 10, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160710-警校畢業禮邀駐港部隊司令檢閱被指破壞一國兩制

NYC welcomes Hong Kong controversial film "Ten Years" to America on Independence Day
Forbes, July 9, 2016
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rebeccafeng/2016/07/09/nyc-welcomes-hong-kong-controversial-film-ten-years-to-america-on-independence-day/#6b59379a62f7

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s “The Paper”: Trailblazing media idealism or slick propaganda for the digital era?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/10/chinas-the-paper-a-trailblazer-of-media-idealism-or-slick-propaganda-for-the-digital-era/

The “709 Incident:” some testimony from the human rights lawyer community
China Change, July 8, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/08/the-709-incident-some-testimony-from-the-human-rights-lawyer-community/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法：八种情况可申请国家司法救助, 规定额度上限 (Supreme People's Court: 8 circumstances in which state assistance may be applied for, with limit on maximum amount to be awarded)
YuYao News, July 6, 2016
https://perma.cc/Q973-939Z

Woman detained in China’s lawyer crackdown pens letter of apology, says she was “used” by foreign orgs
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/08/woman-detained-in-chinas-lawyer-crackdown-pens-letter-of-apology-says-she-was-used-by-foreign-orgs/

Related:
中国维权律师关注组发布709事件周年最新发展及寻人启事 (China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group issues latest development of 709 Crackdown and search notices)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07072016101537.html

中国维权律师妻子集体上访最高检 (Wives of Chinese rights lawyers gather to petition at the Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Deutsche Welle, July 7, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国维权律师妻子集体上访最高检/a-19386016

China’s shattered dream for the rule of law, one year on
China Change, July 8, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/08/chinas-shattered-dream-for-the-rule-of-law-one-year-on/

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

China violated rights of detained American, U.N. panel says
简讯：联合国人权机构称中国随意拘押美国公民
The New York Times, July 8, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/08/world/asia/china-un-phan-gillis-detained-american.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160707/cc07chinadetain/

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国大陆警方近来严查网购境外“禁书” (Mainland Chinese police closely investigate online purchases of foreign “banned books” recently)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-07072016102230.html

2016年昆明将加大推进水源水质信息公开 (In 2016, Kunming will increase promotion of information disclosure on water sources and quality)
Yunnan Info, June 30, 2016
http://info.js.hc360.com/2016/06/301052135002.shtml https://perma.cc/E4B9-59RY

China’s Communist Youth League joins witch-hunt of film director Zhao Wei for using “pro-Taiwan-independence” actor
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1987148/chinas-communist-youth-league-joins-witch-hunt-film

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

留学人员成统战新着力点, 中央明确欧美同学会应成立党组 (Chinese students studying abroad a new focal point for United Front work, CPC clarifies that Western Returned Scholars Association should establish Party Organization(s))
Phoenix News, July 6, 2016
https://perma.cc/E4B9-59RY

Government Accountability (政府问责)

潘基文：活跃的民间社会和自由媒体对中国发展至关重要 (UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: Active civil societies and free media are essential to China’s development)
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-07072016102407.html

大赦国际和香港人权机构呼吁中国政府停止残酷压制人权律师 (Amnesty International and Hong Kong organization call on Chinese government to stop brutal suppression of rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-human-rights-lawyers-20160707/3408381.html

Body found in wreckage of home forcibly demolished in central China
South China Morning Post, July 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1987051/body-found-wreckage-home-forcibly-demolished-central-china

China jails “Xinjiang sage” connected to former security chief
Reuters, July 8, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-judgement-idUSKCN0ZO0B7

County officials in Tibet seize land, sell at a profit to developers
Radio Free Asia, July 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-07072016145422.html

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

中国两支最强反恐部队将首次共同 赴俄参加演习 (China's 2 strongest counter-terrorism units to jointly visit Russia for 1st time to engage in exercises)
Sina News, June 29, 2016
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2016-06-28/doc-ifxtmwei9438201.shtml

浙江警方开出首张个人“反恐罚单” (Zhejiang police issue first individual notice of “counter-terrorism infringement”)
Taizhou Evening News, July 5, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-07/05/c_129118269.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

郭声琨会见香港特区政府代表团 (Guo Shengkun, Minister of Public Security, meets with HK SAR delegation)
Legal Daily, July 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160706/Articel01007GN.htm

Video: Demosistō activist Oscar Lai ousts his two “minders” during democracy protest, takes selfie
Hong Kong Free Press, July 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/08/video-demosisto-activist-oscar-lai-ousts-his-two-minders-during-protest-takes-selfie/

China’s disturbing detention of Hong Kong booksellers
The Diplomat, July 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/chinas-disturbing-detention-of-hong-kong-booksellers/

中國內地派至香港的特工疑增多 (Mainland China allegedly has sent more agents to Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, July 5, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160705-中國內地派至香港的特工疑增多

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wives of detained human rights lawyers in China fight on a year after husbands held by authorities
South China Morning Post, July 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1986569/wives-detained-human-rights-lawyers-china-fight-year

Related:
Shanshan's Year: anguish of jailed lawyers' families laid bare in Chinese film
The Guardian, July 7, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/shanshans-year-anguish-of-jailed-lawyers-families-laid-bare-in-chinese-film

China to release human rights worker Zhao Wei on bail after a year of detention
The Guardian, July 7, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/07/china-to-release-human-rights-worker-zhao-wei-on-bail-after-a-year-of-detention

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

Rights group demands release of U.S. businesswoman held by China for alleged spying
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1986122/rights-group-demands-release-us-businesswoman-held

Related:
China chides U.N. group over criticism of “arbitrary” detention
Reuters, July 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un-idUSKCN0ZM16L

Family of “rebel Chinese village” chief refuses to recognize gov’t appointed lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/06/family-of-rebel-chinese-village-chief-refuses-to-recognise-govt-appointed-lawyers/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China says facing flood of online info distorting party history
Reuters, July 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-party-idUSKCN0ZM0DT

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The man who keeps tally of protests in China
China Change, July 6, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/06/the-man-who-keeps-tally-of-protests-in-china/

Strikes continue unabated in China during first half of the year
China Labor Bulletin, July 7, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/strikes-continue-unabated-china-during-first-half-year

Government Accountability (政府问责)

联合国人权理事会通过保障网络自由草案 中国受到国际谴责 (United Nations Human Rights Council passes resolution for protecting Internet freedom, China denounced by international community)
Radio Free Asia, July 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl1-07062016095100.html

China’s communist cadre cradle pledges not to rock party boat after teachers rapped for “spreading Western values”
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1986359/chinas-communist-cadre-cradle-pledges-not-rock-party

China charges Tiananmen massacre alcohol label activists with “inciting subversion of state power”
Hong Kong Free Press, July 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/07/china-charges-tiananmen-massacre-alcohol-label-activists-with-inciting-subversion-of-state-power/

Decision, maybe momentous, nears in case China has tried to ignore
南海仲裁对中国的真正考验
The New York Times, July 7, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/07/world/asia/china-hague-philippines-spratlys.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160707/china-hague-philippines-spratlys/

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

Xinjiang imposes selective fasting ban amid terror crackdown
China Digital Times, July 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/china-imposes-selective-fasting-ban-amid-terror-fear/

Related:
In western China, authorities grapple with how to handle Ramadan
The Washington Post, July 5, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-western-china-authorities-grapple-with-how-to-handle-ramadan/2016/07/05/b06c59aa-3e09-11e6-9e16-4cf01a41decb_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Bookseller Lam Wing-kee “relieved” after police agree to protect him, says lawmaker
Hong Kong Free Press, July 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/06/bookseller-lam-wing-kee-relieved-after-police-agree-to-protect-him-says-lawmaker/

香港书商抓捕问题 北京香港各说各话 (Hong Kong booksellers taken away and detained, Beijing and Hong Kong talk past each other)
Voice of America, July 6, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-hongkong-bookseller-20160706/3405984.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

On cross-border detention, Hong Kong and mainland China must strive for greater progress
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1986330/cross-border-detention-hong-kong-and-mainland-china-must

Access to Justice (司法公正)

U.N. panel raises concerns about China’s detention of American
The Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/07/05/u-n-panel-raises-concerns-about-detention-of-american/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Missing Lings: Chinese state media silent on ex-presidential aide Ling Jihua’s brothers and “Shanxi Gang” ties
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1985652/missing-lings-chinese-state-media-silent-ex

China’s news websites now have to verify social media stories before they report them
Quartz, July 5, 2016
http://qz.com/723284/chinas-news-websites-now-have-to-verify-social-media-stories-before-they-report-them/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong rights group calls China's NGO law a “step forward”
Voice of America, July 5, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/why-a-hong-kong-rights-group-calls-china-ngo-law-a-step-forward/3405867.html

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)

世维会呼吁国际社会毋忘七五乌鲁木齐黑色星期日 (World Uyghur Congress calls on international community not to forget July 5 Urumqi Black Sunday)
Radio Free Asia, July 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-07052016100834.html

“Just a piece of trash paper”: former Chinese envoy dismisses upcoming ruling on nation’s South China Sea claims
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1986029/just-piece-trash-paper-former-chinese-envoy-dismisses

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

GreatFire.org launches VPN information database
China Digital Times, July 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/greatfire-launches-vpn-information-database/

Hong Kong (香港)

Chinese police urge bookseller Lam Wing-kee to return to mainland for investigation
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/05/chinese-police-urge-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-to-return-to-mainland-for-investigation/

Related:
【銅鑼灣書店事件】黨報斥林榮基「背信棄義」 指公安港警加緊合作：勿以為到港可脫法律制裁 (State media calls Lam treacherous, says mainland and Hong Kong police would strengthen cooperation, being in Hong Kong does not spare him from legal penalties)
Ming Pao, July 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160706/s00001/1467771667315

Hong Kong bookseller in the confessional during eight months of detention in mainland China
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1985857/hong-kong-bookseller-confessional-during-eight-months

【短片：林榮基專訪】首披露缺席七一遊行內情　稱遭4大漢跟蹤返家　林：好似想郁我咁 ([Video: Interview with Lam Wing-kee] Lam reveals reason behind absence in July 1 demonstration: followed by 4 big guys on the way home who seemed about to beat him)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160705/s00001/1467728707164

C.Y. Leung announces Hong Kong and mainland agree to notify within 14 days of detaining each other’s residents
South China Morning Post, July 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1986070/cy-leung-announces-hong-kong-and-mainland-agree-notify

Related:
Bookseller Lam Wing-kee could be sent to mainland China if there was a reciprocal deal with Hong Kong: legal scholar
内地法律学者：中港若有司法互助协议 林荣基可能被送到内地
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1985845/bookseller-lam-wing-kee-could-be-sent-mainland-china-if
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/155be7bd356c9f4/nei-di-fa-lv-xue-zhe-zhong-gang-ruo-you-si-fa-hu-zhu-xie-yi-lin-rong-ji-ke-neng-bei-song-dao-nei-di

I wish to complete democratic reform as soon as possible, says C.Y. Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, July 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/05/i-wish-to-complete-democratic-reform-as-soon-as-possible-says-cy-leung/

Hong Kong doesn’t want anyone to know the city’s best film is at a New York festival
Quartz, July 4, 2016
http://qz.com/722959/hong-kong-doesnt-want-anyone-to-know-the-citys-best-film-is-at-a-new-york-film-festival/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Using free sex to expose sexual abuse in China: A Q&A with Nanfu Wang
China Film Insider, July 4, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/using-free-sex-expose-sexual-abuse-china-qa-nanfu-wang/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Wives of China's human rights lawyers protest in Beijing
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-36704380

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

Changes to China’s environmental review law leave activists worried
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1985346/changes-chinas-environmental-review-law-leave-activists

时事大家谈: 人大审核断网，阻止民众掌握真相？ (Current Affairs Discussion: NPC reviews bill for Internet cutting—stopping people to get the truths?)
Voice of America, July 4, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20160704-china-internet-switch/3403253.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

手机人民网改版创新：内容高品质 体验更精彩 (People’s Daily mobile version updated: Better quality contents, more wonderful experience)
People’s Daily, July 5, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0705/c1001-28525908.html

中国网信办加强管理网络信息 要求大力整治虚假新闻 (Cyberspace Administration of China tightens Internet information control, demanding to strictly prohibit false news)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-07042016130046.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese rights activist found dead after alleged attack in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-activist-07042016171250.html

The pipe dream of independent candidacy, once every five long years
China Change, July 1, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/01/the-pipe-dream-of-independent-candidacy-once-every-five-long-years/

China’s workers organize simultaneous protests in multiple cities
China Labor Bulletin, July 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-workers-organize-simultaneous-protests-multiple-cities

Strikes at Walmart stores in China begin to spread
China Labor Bulletin, July 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/strikes-walmart-stores-china-begin-spread

英国著名歌手曾批评中国人权不获中国签证 被迫取消在上海的演唱会 (Famous British singer who criticized China’s human rights situation in the past fails to get visa for holding concert in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, July 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/xl1-07042016132408.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Ling Jihua: China jails top Hu Jintao aide for corruption
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36703368

Watch your families, China party says after latest graft case
Reuters, July 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0ZL04H

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

What’s next for the U.S. and China in cybersecurity
The Wall Street Journal, July 5, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/07/05/whats-next-for-the-u-s-and-china-in-cybersecurity/

Hong Kong (香港)

Mystery deepens over claims of “special investigation unit” into Hong Kong booksellers
South China Morning Post, July 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1985373/mystery-deepens-over-claims-special-investigation-unit

Related:
【銅鑼灣書店事件】林榮基與警在約定地點錄口供4小時 ([Causeway Bay Books saga] Lam Wing-kee meets the police at appointed place for statement recording for 4 hours)
Ming Pao, July 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160705/s00001/1467699925503

“One Country, Two Nightmares”: Journalists’ union warns over threats to press freedom
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/04/one-country-two-nightmares-journalists-union-warns-over-threats-to-press-freedom/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

其實基本法搵你笨，你又知唔知？ (The Basic Law actually fools you, did you know?)
InMedia HK, July 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043253

何清涟:令计划案按"计划"落幕 真意何在？ (He Qinglian: Ling Jihua case closes according to plan—what does it mean?)
Voice of America, July 5, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/he-qianglian-blog-lingjihua-20160704/3404324.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese court postpones trial of activist, angering supporters
The New York Times, July 2, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/02/world/asia/china-chen-yunfei.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's government must now approve every mobile game
Kotaku, July 1, 2016
http://kotaku.com/chinas-government-must-now-approve-every-mobile-game-1782966997

China’s Communist Youth League turns to rap music to prove its relevance
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1983765/chinas-communist-youth-league-turns-rap-music-prove-its

Ahead of key court ruling, Beijing in propaganda overdrive
Channel NewsAsia, July 4, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/ahead-of-key-court-ruling/2927890.html

A grim future for Chinese web freedom
Foreign Policy, July 1, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/01/a-grim-future-for-chinese-web-freedom-lu-wei-internet-china/

【建党95周年老外看】“没有中国共产党就没有新中国” ([Foreigner’s view on Party’s 95th anniversary] “New China would not have existed without CPC”)
CRI Online, July 3, 2016
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201607/03/139997_47465738.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In China, homophobia and fear of “foreign forces” go hand in hand
Global Voices, July 1, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/01/in-china-homophobia-and-fear-of-foreign-forces-go-hand-in-hand/

China incinerator plans lead thousands to protest
「廣東高要萬人抗議政府建垃圾焚化爐」
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36698719
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/07/160703_china_guangdong_protest

Beijing rights activist commits suicide after being on the run for nearly a week, says state paper
Hong Kong Free Press, July 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/04/beijing-rights-activist-commits-suicide-after-being-on-the-run-for-nearly-a-week-says-state-paper/

More than 10,000 petitioners complain in Beijing on Communist Party's 95th birthday
Radio Free Asia, July 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/more-than-10000-petitioners-complain-in-beijing-on-communist-partys-95th-birthday-07012016103419.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese police arrested over mysterious death in custody of young Beijing father
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1983764/chinese-police-arrested-over-mysterious-death-custody

China seeks Western help to nab fleeing corruption suspects
Voice of America, July 1, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-stepping-up-extradition-requests/3399944.html

Corruption fight set to headline Chinese president’s Communist Party anniversary address
South China Morning Post, July 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1983766/corruption-fight-set-headline-chinese-presidents

Related:
担负历史使命 开启美好未来 (Carrying on with historical mission, opening up a bright future)
People’s Daily, July 3, 2016
http://news.dayoo.com/china/201607/03/139997_47465729.htm

Aide to China’s former leader gets life in prison for bribes
The Washington Post, July 4, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/aide-to-chinas-former-leader-gets-life-in-prison-for-bribes/2016/07/04/0ddfe4aa-41c3-11e6-a76d-3550dba926ac_story.html

China to hold military drills off Paracel Islands ahead of Hague court ruling
海牙法庭裁决前 中国将在南海举行军事演习7天
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1984916/china-hold-military-drills-paracel-islands-ahead-hague
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/155b4c4a45f5d54/hai-ya-fa-ting-cai-jue-qian-zhong-guo-jiang-zai-nan-hai-ju-hang-jun-shi-yan-xi-7-tian

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

UN condemns Internet access disruption as a human rights violation
The Verge, July 4, 2016
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/4/12092740/un-resolution-condemns-disrupting-internet-access

Hong Kong (香港)

Tens of thousands at HK protest amid bookseller's safety fears
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 1, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36680898

Related:
In Pictures: Anger and disappointment at Hong Kong’s annual pro-democracy rally
Hong Kong Free Press, July 1, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/01/in-pictures-anger-and-disappointment-at-hong-kongs-annual-pro-democracy-rally/

Leung Chun-ying confirms Beijing talks over notification mechanism for Hongkongers detained in China
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1985107/leung-chun-ying-confirms-beijing-talks-over-notification

過去一年香港媒體「深陷中國意識形態控制」 (Hong Kong media “deeply under the control of Chinese ideology” in the past year)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/07/160703_hongkong_press_freedom

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China is dictating terms to Hollywood: Column
USA Today, July 1, 2016
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/07/01/china-censorship-hollywood-communist-party-column/85790002/

Bookseller saga is an affront to Hong Kong people’s sense of freedom and autonomy
铜锣湾书店事件侵害港人自由与自主
South China Morning Post, July 4, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1982182/bookseller-saga-affront-hong-kong-peoples-sense-freedom-and
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/155a0f1299dded1/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-shi-jian-qin-hai-gang-ren-zi-you-yu-zi-zhu

香港語言‧民族意識 (Hong Kong language‧National consciousness)
InMedia HK, July 4, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043236

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Guo Feixiong update: Hunger strike enters 52nd day; Lawyers allowed visit
China Change, June 30, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/30/guo-feixiong-update-hunger-strike-enters-52nd-day-lawyers-allowed-visit/

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗？
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

Access to Information (信息公开)

A tale of two writers
China Media Project, June 28, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/06/28/39792/

Minitrue: Don’t hype, speculate, or comment on Brexit
China Digital Times, June 29 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-dont-hype-speculate-comment-brexit/

五毛党有可能被正式收编成军 (Wumaos might formally be drafted as soldiers)
Radio France Internationale, June 28, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160628-五毛党有可能被正式收编成军

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Women's rights activists face hope, challenges in China
Voice of America, June 30, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/womens-rights-activists-face-hope-challenges-in-china/3398330.html

Police detain dozens of petitioners during “Summer Davos” in China's Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tianjin-06292016125657.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan film director held in detention after Chinese airport scuffle faced “brutal and violent treatment” from police
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1983538/tibetan-film-director-held-detention-after-chinese

Related:
德格一藏人被殴致死 专家：藏人名导遭不公待遇背后疑有政治阴谋 (Tibetan in Dege beaten to death by officials; expert suspects political scheme behind unfair treatment to famed Tibetan film director)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06292016113529.html

Organ harvesting in China
The Diplomat, June 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/organ-harvesting-in-china/

VOA连线：“六四”的亲历者陈云飞被控“寻衅滋事”案明日开庭 (June Fourth witness Chen Yunfei to stand trial tomorrow for alleged “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Voice of America, June 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/3397016.html

China defiant after international tribunal sets date to announce its ruling on nation’s claims in South China Sea
海牙法庭下月公布南海仲裁案结果 中国外交部：仲裁庭无管辖权
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1983247/china-defiant-after-international-tribunal-sets-date
CH: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1983247/china-defiant-after-international-tribunal-sets-date

Hong Kong (香港)

Watch your back, Lam Wing-kee: Hong Kong police discuss safety with bookseller as protection considered
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1983145/watch-your-back-lam-wing-kee-hong-kong-police-discuss

Use international treaty to improve Hong Kong-mainland China notification mechanism, experts say
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1983178/use-international-treaty-improve-hong-kong-mainland-china

Beijing human rights activist sought by police after allegedly killing security officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/30/beijing-human-rights-activist-sought-by-police-after-allegedly-killing-security-officers/

New crowd control measures and 2,000 police to be deployed at July 1 democracy rally
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/30/new-crowd-control-measures-and-2000-police-to-be-deployed-at-july-1-democracy-rally/

British rights report on China, Hong Kong “too little, too late”
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tories-06292016134723.html

“Brexit” may lead to diminished British voice on Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 30, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/asia/brexit-hong-kong-china.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

July 1: Plenty for Hong Kong to celebrate… and plenty to worry about too
The Washington Post, June 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-nuclear-06232016125814.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan protester is freed after serving five-year term
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-06282016160318.html

China bars lawyer from meeting with detained village leader
Voice of America, June 28, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-wukan-lin-zulian-detention/3395539.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese writer ordered by court to apologize for challenging an account of communist heroism during Second World War
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1982583/chinese-writer-ordered-court-apologise-casting-doubt

Brexit hits China, already grappling with slowdown, but proves a propaganda boon
The Age, June 29, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/business/world-business/brexit-hits-china-already-grappling-with-slowdown-but-proves-a-propaganda-boon-20160628-gpu408

China’s fierce censors try a new tactic with GitHub—asking nicely
Quartz, June 28, 2016
http://qz.com/718465/chinas-fierce-censors-try-a-new-tactic-with-github-asking-nicely/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Two detained after third environmental protest in central China in 3 days
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/29/two-detained-after-third-environmental-protest-in-central-china-in-3-days/

China starts to shift social insurance burden from employers to workers
China Labor Bulletin, June 29, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china-starts-shift-social-insurance-burden-employers-workers

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s Communist Party mouthpiece defends ability of one-party rule to tackle corruption
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1982627/chinas-communist-party-mouthpiece-defends-ability-one

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet authorities tighten grip with new rules to control app market
South China Morning Post, June 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1982756/all-mainland-app-providers-ordered-keep-user-logs

China’s powerful Internet tsar to step aside as another of Xi Jinping’s close allies tipped to take over
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1982987/chinas-powerful-internet-tsar-step-aside-another-xi

Hong Kong (香港)

国际记者组织谴责中国威胁香港记者 (International journalist groups denounce China’s threat to Hong Kong journalists)
Voice of America, June 28, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/media-organisations-criticize-government-actions-against-media-in-china-20160628/3395311.html

UK human rights report notes “severe breach” in Hong Kong autonomy agreement
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/29/uk-not-living-obligations-hk-suggests-uk-human-rights-report/

香港民运团体：以七一游行向梁振英施政说不 (Hong Kong civil movement group: Say no to CY Leung administration by July 1 demonstration)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-06282016102136.html

【七一遊行】環時斥挑戰內地　反對派傾向變「全中國反對派」 違基本法精神 ([July 1 demonstration] Global Times criticizes the march as anti-mainland, leans towards becoming a “total rejection of China camp,” violating Basic Law spirit)
Ming Pao, June 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160629/s00001/1467166119156

劉小麗撐小販遭理大打壓 不放棄教職：我真係好鍾意教書 (Lau Siu-lai repressed by PolyU because of supporting hawkers, refuses to give up teaching post, affirming her love for teaching)
InMedia HK, June 29, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043148

Ottawa seeks answers: HK-born Canadians are denied 10-year mainland visas, and told to travel as Chinese citizens, reports claim
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1982905/ottawa-seeks-answers-hk-born-canadians-are-denied-10-year-mainland

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong is in urgent need of life support and the UK has a responsibility to act
Hong Kong Free Press, June 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/29/hong-kong-urgent-need-life-support-uk-responsibility-act/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高检出台强制医疗新规, 防止正常人“被精神病” (Supreme People’s Procuratorate introduces new regulations to prevent healthy individuals from being subjected to compulsory mental health treatment)
China News, June 22, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/06-22/7913649.shtml

Related:
最高检印发《人民检察院强制医疗执行检察办法(试行)》, 防止“被精神病”“假精神病”问题出现 (Supreme People's Procuratorate issues People's Procuratorates Compulsory Medical Treatment Enforcement Supervision Methods (Trial), to prevent “being wrongly detained for mental illness” or “false mental illness” and other problems from occurring)
Legal Daily, June 22, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel01010GN.htm

畅通诉讼渠道推进修复式裁判机制， 山东法院环境公益诉讼有始有终 (Unimpeded environmental lawsuit channels promote judgements for environmental rehabilitation, once started, environmental public interest lawsuits in Shandong courts are always finished)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel03003GN.htm

广西执行月追回46亿欠款 (Enforcing court judgments in Guangxi for one month recovers RMB 4.6 billion in debts)
Legal Daily, June 23, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160623/Articel03005GN.htm

在派出所设立检察官办公室 (Prosecution offices established at police stations)
Procuratorate Daily, June 23, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160623/20160623_002/20160623_002_13.htm

Chinese legal assistant moved amid fears of abuse in detention
Radio Free Asia, June 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/moved-06272016155516.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

China activist to stand trial after visiting Tiananmen victim's grave
The Guardian, June 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/28/chinese-activist-arrested-for-visiting-grave-of-man-killed-in-tiananmen-massacre-to-stand-trial