Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国拟再收紧对NGO管控 (China to further tighten control on NGOs)
Deutsche Welle, August 2, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国拟再收紧对ngo管控/a-19443350

Related:
民政部关于公开征求《社会团体登记管理条例》（修订草案征求意见稿）意见的通知 (Ministry of Civil Affairs issues notice on release of Revised Registration Regulations for Social Groups for public comment)
Ministry of Civil Affairs, August 1, 2016
http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2016-08/01/content_5096611.htm

Artist Ai Weiwei posts videos satirizing “released" rights lawyer Wang Yu’s controversial interview
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/02/artist-ai-weiwei-posts-videos-satirising-released-rights-lawyer-wang-yus-controversial-interview/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

最高检7月公布大要案信息28条 (Supreme People's Procuratorate makes public general information on 28 major cases)
Legal Daily, July 31, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-07/31/content_6742527.htm

Communist Youth League to overhaul key structures ahead of Communist Party congress
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1998362/communist-youth-league-overhaul-key-structures-ahead

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

广西梧州网警:渲染地震恐怖气氛将追究法律责任 (Guangxi Wuzhou Internet police: Those who exaggerated earthquake’s terrifying atmosphere by shaking camera while filming will be investigated for legal responsibility)
Sina News, July 31, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-07-31/doc-ifxunuyk4224872.shtml

China’s “white-hat” hackers fear dark times after community founder is detained
The Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/08/01/chinas-white-hat-hackers-fear-dark-times-after-community-founder-is-detained/

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

广西开展史上最大规模反恐实兵实弹演习 (Guangxi commences largest-scale counterterrorism drills in history, with live bullets and real soldiers)
China News, July 31, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/07-31/661907.shtml

新疆制定《自治区实施〈反恐怖主义法〉办法》 (Xinjiang enacts Autonomous Region Counterterrorism Law Implementing Measures)
Radio France Internationale, July 31, 2016
http://rfi.my/2ayBNuR

Hong Kong (香港)

Critics see China's fingerprints all over the turmoil at Hong Kong's anti-corruption authority
Global Voices, August 2, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/02/critics-see-chinas-fingerprints-all-over-the-turmoil-at-hong-kongs-anti-corruption-authority/

“The dark shadow of the Stars and Stripes”: Beijing blasts Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong as a pro-independence advocate backed by the U.S.
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1998329/beijing-blasts-hong-kong-radical-joshua-wong-pro

Hong Kong bans pro-independence candidates from running in elections
Radio Free Asia, August 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/elections-08022016123007.html

Related:
Crackdown raises profile of Hong Kong independence activists
港独人士被禁选事件继续发酵
The Financial Times, August 2, 2016
EN: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6fd1c606-57cb-11e6-9f70-badea1b336d4.html
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001068759

本土悍將梁天琦被禁止參選揚言“只剩革命一途” (Bold localist fighter Edward Leung disqualified from LegCo elections, says “only the means of revolution is left”)
Radio France Internationale, August 3, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160803-本土悍將梁天琦被禁止參選揚言“只剩革命一途”

獨媒記者被拒進場 選管會：暫時接受唔到網媒 (Hong Kong In-media journalist rejected from Electoral Affairs Commission premises to gather news, for being Internet media)
InMedia HK, August 2, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/10437917

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hu Shigen: The prominent yet obscure political prisoner
China Change, August 2, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/02/hu-shigen-the-prominent-yet-obscure-political-prisoner/

Drawing the news: Black Friday “confessions”
China Digital Times, August 2, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/drawing-news-black-friday-confessions-trials/

質疑基本法不等同不擁護（文：劉進圖） (Former Ming Pao chief editor Kevin Lau: Questioning of Basic Law does not mean rejection of it)
Ming Pao, August 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160803/s00022/1470209121554

【立會選舉】陳文敏質疑選舉主任權力　憂開「危險先例」　釋法衝擊司法制度 ([LegCo election] Johannes Chan questions EAC Returning Officer’s power, worries that “dangerous example” is made, and an eventual interpretation of the law would shake the judicial system)
Ming Pao, August 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160803/s00001/1470191620367

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China frees Wang Yu, human rights lawyer, after videotaped confession
维权律师王宇取保候审，疑被迫拍摄认罪视频
The New York Times, August 2, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/world/asia/human-rights-lawyer-is-released-in-china-after-videotaped-confession.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160802/human-rights-lawyer-is-released-in-china-after-videotaped-confession/

Related:
滕彪："王宇悔罪"意在打击维权群体 (Teng Biao: Purpose of “Wang Yu’s confession” is to strike rights groups)
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/zl-08012016152527.html

“Joint Statement from 709 Victims’ Families: Release Our Family Members, Refuse Attempts to Divide Us, Monitor the Trials, and Acquit the Detained Activists”
709家属：709家属联合声明：释放家属，拒绝分化，关注庭审，维权无罪
Human Rights in China, August 1, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/joint-statement-709-victims-families-release-our-family-members-refuse-attempts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/gong-min-yan-chang/709jia-shu-709jia-shu-lian-he-sheng-ming-shi-fang-jia-shu-ju-jue-fen-hua-guan-zhu

国际特赦忧任全牛遭酷刑 律所主任被变相非法拘禁 (Amnesty International concerned that Ren Quanniu might be tortured, director of his law firm illegally detained in disguise)
Radio Free Asia, August 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-08012016104028.html

Prominent Chinese human rights advocates to go on trial in Tianjin a year after sweeping crackdown
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1997893/prominent-chinese-human-rights-advocates-go-trial

Related:
Chinese activist Zhai Yanmin found guilty of subversion
中国维权律师抓捕：天津法院裁定翟岩民煽动颠覆有罪
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 2, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36950011
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160802_china_activist_lawyers_trial

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, July 29, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Detention of top Chinese scientist a blow for national security, says lawyer
South China Morning Post, August 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1997708/detention-top-chinese-scientist-blow-national-security-says-lawyer

Tibetan monk who died was tortured, says niece who fled China
Reuters, July 29, 2016
http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2016/07/29/tibetan-monk-who-died-was-tortured-says-niece-who-fled-china/

提高社会公众对改革的认同度和参与度 (Raising public approval of and participation in reform)
People's Procuratorate Daily, July 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160729/20160729_001/20160729_001_6.htm

砀山虐童母亲被撤销监护资格 (Dangshan, Anhui: Custody of daughter revoked from abusive mother)
People’s Court Daily, July 29, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/29/content_114611.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China “tightening up on use of South Korean stars in TV dramas”, sources say, in wake of missile shield row
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1998090/china-tightening-use-south-korean-stars-tv-dramas-sources-say

The art of saying nothing at all: Learn how to communicate like the Chinese government
Quartz, August 1, 2016
http://qz.com/666292/the-art-of-saying-nothing-at-all-learn-how-to-communicate-like-the-chinese-government/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

民政部就慈善组织公开募捐管理办法征求意见 (Ministry of Civil Affairs seeks public comments on Management Measures for Public Donations for Charitable Organizations)
Legal Daily, July 29, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/government/content/2016-07/29/content_6741968.htm

China proposes tightening grip on NGOs
Reuters, August 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-ngos-idUSKCN10D087

Government Accountability (政府问责)

《保护司法人员依法履行法定职责规定》 (Regulations on the Protection of Justice System Personnel in the Lawful Discharge of their Duties)
People's Procuratorate Daily, July 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160729/20160729_002/20160729_002_1.htm

How China's anti-corruption intersects with the South China Sea
The Diplomat, August 2, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/how-chinas-anti-corruption-intersects-with-the-south-china-sea/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Indigenous’ Edward Leung disqualified from Legco elections
梁天琦被取消參選立法會資格
South China Morning Post, August 2, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1998201/hong-kong-indigenous-edward-leung-disqualified-legislative
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/1564a9e9a704d5f/liang-tian-qi-bei-qu-xiao-can-xuan-li-fa-hui-zi-ge

Related:
本土民主前線就梁天琦被拒參選之聲明 (Statement by Hong Kong Indigenous’ Edward Leung regarding disqualification from LegCo election)
InMedia HK, August 2, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043783

提倡“公投決定香港前途”5人獲准參選反映篩選標準全無章法 (5 advocates of “determining Hong Kong’s future by referendum” qualified for LegCo election—pre-selection logic can hardly be derived)
Radio France Internationale, August 2, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160802-提倡“公投決定香港前途”5人獲准參選反映篩選標準全無章法

Edward Leung alters stance, signs new election declaration form
Hong Kong Economic Journal, July 29, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160729-edward-leung-alters-stance-and-signs-new-election-declaration-form/

The Edward Leung question: How does a mainland immigrant become a HK localist?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/31/edward-leung-question-mainland-immigrant-become-hk-localist/

内地与香港特区就改进完善通报机制进行第二轮磋商 (Hong Kong and Mainland in round 2 of talks to improve reciprocal notification mechanism)
Legal Daily, July 29, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160729/Articel01008GN.htm

内地警方向香港移交重大抢劫杀人犯罪嫌疑人 (Mainland police hand over major robbery homicide suspect to Hong Kong)
Legal Daily, July 29, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160729/Articel02005GN.htm

HK Economic Journal should restore outspoken writer’s column, says letter from employees
Hong Kong Free Press, August 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/02/hk-economic-journal-restore-outspoken-writers-column-says-letter-employees/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Non-release “release” of human rights activists and their confessions
Jerry’s Blog, August 2, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2016/8/2/non-release-release-of-human-rights-activists-and-their-confessions

選管會的違法及違憲 (Electoral Affairs Commission’s actions are illegal and unconstitutional)
InMedia HK, August 2, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043777

“One-country” declaration was ill-conceived but useful
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1996711/one-country-declaration-was-ill-conceived-useful

How CY Leung is trying to divide the opposition in Legco poll
Hong Kong Economic Journal, August 2, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160802-how-cy-leung-is-trying-to-divide-the-opposition-in-legco-poll/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

武汉市家庭暴力伤情司法鉴定站正式挂牌成立 (Domestic violence injury forensic examination station formally opens in Wuhan)
Yangtze Online, July 28, 2016
http://news.cjn.cn/24hour/wh24/201607/t2862258.htm

Wives of those detained in lawyer crackdown taken by police while trying to confirm activist’s trial date
Hong Kong Free Press, July 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/29/wives-detained-lawyer-crackdown-taken-police-trying-confirm-activists-trial-date/

Related:
Conscience conquers all: wife of detained rights lawyer Li Heping says her respect has only grown deeper despite pain of separation
South China Morning Post, July 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1996642/conscience-conquers-all-wife-detained-rights-lawyer-li-heping

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, July 29, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

China says protected rights of jailed Tibetan monk who died
Channel NewsAsia, July 31, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-says-protected-righ/3000754.html

炎黄春秋杂志社起诉主管单位 法院不受理 (Reformist magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu sues managing authority, court rules inadmissible)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-07292016103415.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

加大案件信息公开力度 (Increase level of information disclosure for cases)
Xinhua, July 27, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2016-07/27/c_129182805.htm

Why did China release rare videos of its successful anti-missile system tests?
South China Morning Post, July 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1996388/why-did-china-release-rare-videos-its-successful-anti

China's Times Square propaganda video accused of skewing views of British MP
The Guardian, July 31, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/31/chinas-times-square-propaganda-video-accused-of-skewing-views-of-british-mp

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese women's rights activists hit out at police over sex worker raids
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-womens-rights-activists-hit-out-at-police-over-sex-worker-raids-07292016100310.html

Authorities attempt to manage rising labor unrest
China Digital Times, July 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/authorities-attempt-manage-rising-labor-unrest/

A Communist Party of China ad asks: “Who am I?” Social media responds: “Corrupt.”
Global Voices, July 29, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/29/a-chinese-communist-party-ad-asks-who-am-i-social-media-responds-corrupt/

李婷婷：要活着但不能苟活 (Women’s rights activist Li Tingting: Got to live, but not to drag out an ignoble existence)
Voice of America, July 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-feminist-li-tingting-20160729/3440734.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

民事赔偿之后能否再获工伤补偿 (After civil compensation is it possible to receive compensation for an industrial injury?)
China Youth Online, July 26, 2016
http://news.cyol.com/content/2016-07/26/content_13311239.htm

最高法院发布《中国环境资源审判》白皮书 (SPC releases white paper on "Environmental Resource Litigation in China")
People’s Court Daily, July 28, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/28/content_114572.htm

Party discipline becomes plenum focus
China Digital Times, July 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/cadres-face-stricter-rules-party-discipline-becomes-plenum-focus/

Chinese graft-busters take aim at another PLA general
South China Morning Post, July 31, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1997337/chinese-graft-busters-take-aim-another-pla-general

Mayor of Chinese provincial capital Hefei investigated for graft
Reuters, July 30, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-hefei-idUSKCN10B04T

Thailand “full of Chinese agents,” no longer safe for Chinese refugees
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/agents-07292016113331.html

Destruction proceeds at Larung Gar, with at least 600 structures torn down so far
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/demolition-07292016161347.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

当裁判文书邂逅大数据评估 (When court judgments run into big data assessments)
People’s Court Daily, July 28, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/28/content_114592.htm

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

德调查60名申请避难者 他们有支持恐怖组织嫌疑 (Germany investigates 60 applicants for refugee status suspected of supporting terrorist organizations)
Xinhua, July 27, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-07/27/c_129179350.htm

中国代表呼吁国际社会向中西非国家提供反恐支持 (Chinese delegate calls upon international community to provide counterterrorism support to Central and West African nations)
Xinhua, July 28, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/2016-07/28/c_1119296591.htm

内江交通运输系统举行反恐防暴应急演练 (Neijiang traffic and transport systems hold counterterrorism and violence prevention emergency response drills)
Sichuan Online, July 28, 2016
http://neijiang.scol.com.cn/jrnj/201607/55600854.html

以反恐之名行恐怖之实 美军无人机滥杀无辜何时休？ (Committing terrorism in the name of fighting terrorism: When will the U.S. military's drone killings of innocent persons cease?)
Xinhua, July 26, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2016-07/26/c_129176779.htm

积极贯彻落实《反恐法》——浙江打造全民反恐防恐安全网 (Proactive implementation of Counterterrorism Law: Zhejiang creates national counterterrorism network)
Zhejiang Online, July 28, 2016
http://zjnews.zjol.com.cn/zjnews/zjxw/201607/t20160728_1803466.shtml

China praises Afghanistan for fight against Chinese separatist group
Reuters, July 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-afghanistan-xinjiang-idUSKCN10C1A6

China holds Japanese over “endangering” national security: Media
Channel NewsAsia, July 31, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-holds-japanese-over/3000386.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong journalists' sentencing draws protest
Voice of America, July 28, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-journalists-sentencing-protests/3439662.html

又有一港獨分子被取消參選資格預料還將有人被篩走 (Another Hong Kong independence advocate disqualified from running for LegCo seat, more candidates disqualifications expected)
Radio France Internationale, August 1, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160801-又有一港獨分子被取消參選資格預料還將有人被篩走

Related:
Hong Kong ban on pro-independence candidate sparks backlash
香港独立派人士被禁止参选引发不服情绪
Financial Times, July 31, 2016
EN: https://next.ft.com/content/c6e07268-56fd-11e6-9f70-badea1b336d4
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001068723

斥選管會做法不合理 陳浩天：你禁得一個我，仲有千千萬萬個我 (Hong Kong National Party Andy Chan Ho-tin denounces EAC’s unreasonable action: You can prohibit me, but there are thousands of me to come)
InMedia HK, July 31, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043744

选举确认书 香港民主党将向联合国投诉 (Hong Kong Democratic Party to complain to U.N. about “loyalty pledge” for LegCo election)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07292016103651.html

出版新書談法治 David Tang：香港最大危機係選擇性執法 (David Tang publishes new book on politics: Hong Kong’s biggest crisis is selective law-enforcement)
InMedia HK, July 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043726

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The West kowtows to China through self-censorship
Washington Post, July 28, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-west-kowtows-to-china-through-self-censorship/2016/07/28/6d2e4ebe-49f8-11e6-bdb9-701687974517_story.html

何清涟: 世界共同的焦虑：受众对媒体的信任弱化 (He Qinglian: The world’s common anxiety—audience’s weakening trust in media)
Voice of America, July 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/heqinglian-media-trust-20160729/3440693.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Former Tibetan prisoner is detained, tortured after criticizing Chinese policies
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/criticizing-07282016141450.html

郭飞雄绝食已满80日 关注组致广东当局公开信 (Guo Feixiong’s hunger strike reaches 80th day, concern group delivers open letter to Guangdong authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07282016104243.html

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)

Word of the week: Wall nation
China Digital Times, July 28, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/word-week-wall-nation/

Writing on the wall for outspoken Chinese magazine two years ahead of closure
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1996017/writing-wall-outspoken-chinese-magazine-two-years-ahead

Stop the virtual presses. Officials try to fill a crack in the edifice of censorship
The Economist, July 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21702778-officials-try-fill-crack-edifice-censorship-stop-virtual-presses

Chinese journalist jailed for 12 years claims charges were retaliation for exposing irrigation scam
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1996071/chinese-journalist-jailed-12-years-claims-charges-were

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China public, media warming to LGBT issues (report)
Variety, July 27, 2016
http://variety.com/2016/digital/asia/china-warming-to-lgbt-issues-1201825051/

2 dozen Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers stage protest
Associated Press, July 29, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/2-dozen-chinese-relatives-of-mh370-passengers-stage-protest/2016/07/29/0b0bd778-5552-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

5.12地震灾民300人四川省委请愿 (300 victims of 2008 Sichuan earthquake petition Provincial Party Committee)
Radio Free Asia, July 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-07272016101254.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Booze ban for China region's civil servants
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 28, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36914489

Purged Chinese leader’s inside look at Communist leadership
《赵紫阳文集》出版，回首80年代改革路
The New York Times, July 28, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/29/world/asia/china-zhao-ziyang-memoir.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160729/china-zhao-ziyang-memoir/

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing, HK agree to uphold One Country, Two Systems in second round of notification mechanism talks
Hong Kong Free Press, July 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/28/beijing-hk-agree-uphold-one-country-two-systems-second-round-notification-mechanism-talks/

Related:
中港警方再度磋商“联合打击罪案” (Mainland and Hong Kong police resume talks on “jointly dealing with cross-border crimes”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 29, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160729_china_hk_police_criminal_cooperation

Hong Kong localist gives in to election rule while others stick to their guns and are cleared to run
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1996189/hong-kong-localist-gives-election-rule-while-others-stick

Access to Justice (司法公正)

福建刑事速裁程序试点工作成效显著 (Fujian: Good results shown in expedited criminal procedures pilot)
People's Court Daily, July 25, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/25/content_114457.htm

农妇不堪辱骂棒打丈夫致死 (Rural woman sentenced to 14 years after beating abusive husband to death with stick)
People’s Court Daily, July 26, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/26/content_114500.htm

新疆立法预防未成年人犯罪, 对重点青少年群体分类施策和重点预防 (Xinjiang legislates to prevent crimes by minors with policies tailored to targeted groups)
Legal Daily, July 27, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-07/27/content_6737379.htm

Chinese court sentences American publisher to prison
美籍香港媒体人王健民在中国被判监禁
The New York Times, July 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/world/asia/china-hong-kong-magazine-editors.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160728/china-hong-kong-magazine-editors/

Chinese lawyers group investigates member for questioning Communist Party policy
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995730/chinese-lawyers-group-investigates-member-questioning

Access to Information (信息公开)

Playing Pokémon go in China is not easy, but many are still risking it
Global Voices, July 27, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/27/playing-pokemon-go-in-china-is-not-easy-but-many-are-still-risking-it/

China detains three for tweeting about Hebei flooding deaths
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-floods-07272016123614.html

Online activist denies public order charges despite police pressure
李婷玉会见律师否认控罪 曝光警方暗示其做“赵威第二”
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/online-activist-denies-public-order-charges-despite-police-pressure-07272016111139.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07272016101845.html

Drawing the news: Getting over the Wall
China Digital Times, July 27, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/drawing-news-getting-wall/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Walmart workers strengthen organizing after strikes
China Labor Bulletin, July 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-walmart-workers-strengthen-organising-after-strikes

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京首名“红通令”落网者获刑 (Sentence handed down for first corrupt officials snared on Beijing's "Most-Wanted" list)
People’s Court Daily, July 27, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/27/content_114520.htm

决定10月召开十八届六中全会 (18th Central Committee 6th Plenum to be held in October)
People's Court Daily, July 27, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/27/content_114519.htm

Parents accuse Chinese police of killing their son during interrogation
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1995570/parents-accuse-chinese-police-killing-their-son-during

Niece of Tibetan priest flees China, says he died of torture
The Washington Post, July 28, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/niece-of-leading-tibetan-priest-flees-china/2016/07/28/b82b9e0c-5480-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

A Communist insider turned exile, and the secrets he never shared
天安门事件后，许家屯如何秘密出逃？
The New York Times, July 28, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/world/asia/china-communist-party-xu-jiatun-exile.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160728/china-communist-party-xu-jiatun-exile

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China aims to become Internet superpower by 2050
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995936/china-aims-become-internet-cyberpower-2020

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

Tibet, Xinjiang, and China’s strong state complex
The Diplomat, July 28, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/tibet-xinjiang-and-chinas-strong-state-complex/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong officials to resume talks with mainland on detention notification system
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1995691/hong-kong-officials-resume-talks-mainland-detention

A controversial new Hong Kong opera will explore the private life of Mao Zedong
Quartz, July 28, 2016
http://qz.com/742023/a-controversial-new-hong-kong-opera-will-explore-the-private-life-of-mao-zedong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“广州三君子”被转监狱 家人未收到任何通知 (The “three gentlemen of Guangzhou” are transferred to different detention centers, families not notified)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07262016102841.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Second Tibetan jailed over Dalai Lama WeChat group
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/second-07262016170418.html

Liberal Chinese magazine's VP blocked from entering offices
Voice of America, July 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/liberal-chinese-magazine-vice-president-blocked-entering-offices/3435961.html

中国国家网信办对网媒就报道新闻而进行罚款 (Cyberspace Administration of China fines Internet media for reporting news)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-07262016095935.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Civilians can now film police action to keep China’s law enforcement officers in check
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995447/civilians-can-now-film-police-action-keep-chinas-law

Fleeing activist used Google Maps to escape from China
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/navigate-07262016111712.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s deadly floods reveal failure to manage disasters, says official
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995179/chinas-deadly-floods-reveal-failure-manage-disasters

Related:
China flood victims accuse officials of negligence
Al Jazeera, July 26, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/china-flood-victims-accuse-officials-negligence-160726182553699.html

China’s cadres may face “stricter” rules in revamp of Communist Party’s code of conduct
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995182/chinas-cadres-may-face-stricter-rules-revamp-communist

Chinese demolitions at Larung Gar Buddhist institute draw fire
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/26/chinese-demolitions-larung-gar-buddhist-institute-draw-fire/

China criticizes U.S., Japan, Australia for “fanning” tensions
The Washington Post, July 26, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-criticizes-us-japan-australia-for-fanning-tensions/2016/07/26/4414fb1a-53a6-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Nearly 40 percent of young people favor Hong Kong independence: Survey
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/favor-07262016131744.html

Hong Kong journalists jailed on mainland: Lawyer
Channel NewsAsia, July 26, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-journalists/2988436.html

【视频】香港立法会参选人抗议当局政治打压 ([Video] Hong Kong LegCo election candidates protest authorities’ political oppression)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07262016150548.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“Censorship breeds prejudice in the long run”
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/03/china-censorship-murong-literature-power-struggles/

A cafe chat With Li Tingting
China Change, July 27, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/27/a-cafe-chat-with-li-tingting/

吳志森：香港電台將死於「平庸之惡」 (Ng Chi Sum: Radio Television Hong Kong will die of “the banality of evil”)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160727/s00012/1469555698991

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese dissidents in Thailand: Living in constant fear
Al Jazeera, July 25, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/2016/07/chinese-dissidents-thailand-living-constant-fear-160724112802313.html

中国环保组织首次提起“毒跑道”诉讼案 (Chinese environmental NGO first brings lawsuit regarding “toxic running tracks”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160726_china_running_tracks_lawsuit

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京市网信办责令新浪搜狐网易凤凰限期改正违规行为 (Cyberspace Administration of China orders Internet news agents to correct irregular behaviors within given period)
The Paper, July 24, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1503393

Related:
China bans Internet news reporting as media crackdown widens
Bloomberg, July 25, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-25/china-slaps-ban-on-internet-news-reporting-as-crackdown-tightens

Chinese court rejects lawsuit from purged political magazine
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-magazine-07252016122723.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police detain hundreds of protesting former teachers in Beijing
逾千全国民办代课教师北京上访 遭截访稳控
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-teachers-07252016150940.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xl2-07252016101025.html

公民联署声援炎黄春秋与艺研院抗争 (Civilians jointly petition to support Yanhuang Chunqiu’s combat against the Academy of Arts)
Voice of America, July 25, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-open-letter-by-chinese-citizens-supporting-seized-liberal-magazine-20160725/3433481.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Badiucao (巴丢草): Outrage over official flood handling
China Digital Times, July 25, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/badiucao-%e5%b7%b4%e4%b8%a2%e8%8d%89-outrage-official-flood-handling/

Guo Boxiong, ex-top military official in China, gets life sentence for graft
The New York Times, July 26, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/asia/china-guo-boxiong-sentence.html

Confessions of a corrupt Chinese cadre: jailed former city boss dies of cancer after setting off graft investigation storm
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1994544/confessions-corrupt-chinese-cadre-jailed-former-city

China denies demolitions at center for Tibetan Buddhist learning
Reuters, July 26, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tibet-idUSKCN1060GP?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Hong Kong (香港)

In echo of missing booksellers case, Shenzhen court jails two Hong Kong journalists for running illegal business
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1994931/echo-missing-booksellers-case-shenzhen-court-jails-two-hong

Cultural revolution, Zhao Ziyang and Mao Zedong: Hongkongers and mainlanders buying politically sensitive books at Hong Kong Book Fair
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1994626/cultural-revolution-zhao-ziyang-and-mao-zedong-hongkongers

Video: “Basic Dafa is good” says localists’ musical tribute to Basic Law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/25/basic-dafa-is-good-says-localists-musical-tribute-to-basic-law/

New Hong Kong election China pledge rule faces first legal challenge
Reuters, July 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-judicialreview-idUSKCN1051AA

Related:
【立會選舉】斥確認書做法含糊不清　林大輝：政府若有理據應理直氣壯 ([LegCo election] Lawmaker Lam Tai-fai criticizes unclear loyalty pledge, says arrangements should be made clear and firm if well-grounded)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160726/s00001/1469491983627

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“Crooked Beam” Xie Yanyi
China Change, July 25, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/25/crooked-beam-xie-yanyi/

Official inertia is fast becoming the culture within bureaucracy
社论：部门卸责情况普遍 官场文化须彻底改变
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1994243/official-inertia-fast-becoming-culture-within-bureaucracy
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1562140d6ecfcd6/she-lun-bu-men-xie-ze-qing-kuang-pu-bian-guan-chang-wen-hua-xu-che-di-gai-bian

Access to Justice (司法公正)

柳江县一男子违反人身保护令对妻子实施家暴被拘留 (Guangxi man detained after violating personal protection order and committing domestic violence against his wife)
Xinhua, July 21, 2016
http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/liuzhou/liujiang/20160721/3293773_c.html

男子醉打妻子 德州发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Dezhou, Shandong issues first “Domestic Violence Written Warning” after drunken man hits wife)
Xinhua, July 18, 2016
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/2016-07/18/c_1119237944.htm

辽宁：拒不监护留守儿童的可撤销监护人资格 (Liaoning: Guardians of left-behind children who fail to fulfill their duties risk revocation of guardianship status)
Shenyang Net, July 17, 2016
http://news.syd.com.cn/system/2016/07/17/011122073.shtml

Forcibly hospitalized petitioner deemed “mentally ill” finally declared well enough for jail
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993473/forcibly-hospitalised-petitioner-deemed-mentally-ill

Jailed Chinese activist “considers” ending hunger strike, requests transfer
【视频】郭飞雄愿考虑停止绝食 但须转监狱
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-07222016143125.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-07222016102148.html

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)

上海一律师起诉市交通委员会要求其公开购买车牌拍卖服务 (Shanghai lawyer sues Municipal Traffic Committee seeking information disclosure about auction services for purchasing car license plates)
Legal Daily, July 15, 2016
http://jiangsu.china.com.cn/html/jsnews/society/6470979_1.html

Flood buffer
Chublic Opinion, July 24, 2016
https://chublicopinion.com/2016/07/24/flood-buffer/

CPC to boost presence in primary, middle school education
Xinhua, July 22, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-07/22/c_135533300.htm

Publisher of book on Xi Jinping claims he was threatened—report
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/22/publisher-of-book-on-xi-jinping-claims-he-was-threatened-by-communist-party-report/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Traumatized villagers in Chinese flood village say authorities failed to warn them of disaster
South China Morning Post, July 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1993825/traumatised-villagers-chinese-flood-village-say-authorities-failed-warn

Tibetans in Sichuan parade photo of Dalai Lama in defiance of Chinese ban
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/parade-07222016130913.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

全国首起大气污染公益诉讼案一审宣判 (Company found guilty for excessive emissions in nation's first public interest atmospheric pollution case)
Global Times, July 21, 2016
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2016-07/9205824.html

博罗公安非法刑拘打假人作出国家赔偿 (Boluo county, Guangdong police issue state compensation and apology after unlawful detention of counterfeiters)
China Quality News, July 18, 2016
http://finance.china.com.cn/consume/20160718/3816014.shtml

山东强力推进专项立案监督活动, 省检察院挂牌督办13起案件 (Shandong rigorously promotes specialist case filing supervision activities, provincial procuratorate commences supervision and handling of 13 cases)
Procuratorate Daily, July 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160721/20160721_003/20160721_003_11.htm

China to shut churches in G20 host city on safety grounds—reports
The Guardian, July 22, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/22/china-shut-churches-g20-summit-city-hangzhou-hangzhou

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Apple’s China problem is that local phones are good—and cheap
Bloomberg, July 24, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-24/apple-s-china-problem-is-that-local-phones-are-good-and-cheap

Beijing cyberspace watchdog “orders news arms of major portals to close”
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993822/beijing-cyberspace-watchdog-orders-news-arms-major

”Security is only as good as your fastest computer”
Foreign Policy, July 21, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/07/21/china-taihulight-sunway-encryption-security-is-only-as-good-as-your-fastest-computer/

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

各国需要携手加强反恐合作 (All countries must collaborate to strengthen counterterrorism cooperation)
Hainan Daily, July 17, 2016
http://hnrb.hinews.cn/html/2016-07/17/content_3_2.htm

(国际随笔) 反恐不能单靠“紧急状态” ([International Informal Essay] Counterterrorism initiatives cannot rely solely upon “State of Emergency” declaration)
China Workers Daily, July 18, 2016
https://perma.cc/8HD8-KQQV

积极回应人民群众平安需求深化平安中国建设 (Actively respond to the public’s demand for safety, deepen construction of a safe China)
Procuratorate Daily, July 21, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160721/20160721_002/20160721_002_4.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Mysterious confession fuels fears of Beijing's influence on Hong Kong's top newspaper
The Guardian, July 25, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/25/south-china-morning-post-china-influence-hong-kong-newspaper-confession

More young Hongkongers back independence and are less supportive of peaceful protest, poll shows
中大调查发现较多年轻人支持港独、反对和平抗争
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1994198/more-young-hongkongers-back-independence-and-are-less
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1562066afb2e3da/zhong-da-diao-cha-fa-xian-jiao-duo-nian-qing-ren-zhi-chi-gang-du-fan-dui-he-ping-kang-zheng

Legco hopefuls launch legal challenge following gov’t’s new “One China” election pledge
Hong Kong Free Press, July 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/23/political-censorship-govt-sends-email-asking-for-election-candidates-stance-on-hk-independence/

CY Leung not the problem, Hong Kong’s political system is, says Polytechnic University lecturer-turned-activist “Teacher Siu-lai”
“小丽老师”：香港问题不在于梁振英 而在政治制度缺陷
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1992940/cy-leung-not-problem-hong-kongs-political-system-says
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1561234841c7295/xiao-li-lao-shi-xiang-gang-wen-ti-bu-zai-yu-liang-zhen-ying-er-zai-zheng-zhi-zhi-du-que-xian

【立會選舉】梁天琦稱不再向選管會供資料　將提司法覆核 ([LegCo election] Hong Kong Indigenous Edward Leung says he won’t provide further information to the Electoral Affairs Commission, will apply for judicial review)
Ming Pao, July 25, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160725/s00001/1469410205023

選管會不能阻梁天琦參選 (Electoral Affairs Commission cannot stop Edward Leung from running for LegCo seat)
InMedia HK, July 23, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043600

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Podcast: The dictator’s dilemma: The Communist Party of China’s strategy for survival
Council on Foreign Relations, July 21, 2016
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2016/07/21/podcast-the-dictators-dilemma-the-chinese-communist-partys-strategy-for-survival/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Outspoken liberal Chinese magazine Yanhuang Chunqiu threatens to sue state organisation over editorial appointments
《炎黄春秋》编辑部遭强行改组 原社长或提刑事诉讼
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1992776/outspoken-liberal-chinese-magazine-yanhuang-chunqiu
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1560cb6d2b518b9/yan-huang-chun-qiu-bian-ji-bu-zao-qiang-hang-gai-zu-yuan-she-chang-huo-ti-xing-shi-su-song

Related:
专访杜导正：不能重蹈《南方周末》的覆辙 (Interview with Du Daozheng: Don’t commit the same error as with “Southern Weekly”)
Deutsche Welle, July 21, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/专访杜导正不能重蹈南方周末的覆辙/a-19416882

Formal arrest issued for leader of Wukan “democracy” village after 28 days of protests
Hong Kong Free Press, July 22, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/22/formal-arrest-issued-for-leader-of-wukan-democracy-village-after-28-days-of-protests/

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国关押作家人数居首 美国会就全球言论自由状况举行听证 (China detains the most writers in the world, U.S. holds hearing concerning global status of freedom of expression)
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07212016102138.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police in China's Sichuan hold petitioners, activist ahead of G20 finance talks
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-g20-07212016164907.html

China's Communists fear new capitalists may fund wrong causes
Voice of America, July 21, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-charity-law/3428913.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese officials begin to dismantle Tibetan study site
The New York Times, July 22, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/22/world/asia/ap-as-china-tibetan-monastery.html

Related:
中共強拆最大藏傳佛學院 (CPC forcibly demolishes the largest Tibetan Buddhist learning site)
Apple Daily, July 22, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/international/art/20160722/19705170

My nationalism, and don’t you forget it. Xi Jinping tries to contain public fury over the South China Sea
The Economist, July 23, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21702527-xi-jinping-tries-contain-public-fury-over-south-china-sea-my-nationalism-and-dont-you

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

In China's Xinjiang a way of life waits to die
Radio Free Asia, July 21, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/in-chinas-xinjiang-07212016153129.html

Chinese, Pakistani troops launch 1st joint border patrols near Xinjiang
The Hindu, July 21, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pak-troops-launch-1st-joint-border-patrols-near-xinjiang/article8881541.ece

China commends Britain’s listing of ETIM as terrorist group
The Washington Post, July 22, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-commends-britains-listing-of-etim-as-terrorist-group/2016/07/22/78c1c25c-4fce-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

“Latest blow to freedom of expression”: Human rights groups slam Occupy activists’ guilty verdicts
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/21/latest-blow-freedom-expression-human-rights-groups-slam-occupy-activists-guilty-verdicts/

Publishers take on China at Hong Kong book fair
Channel NewsAsia, July 20, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/publishers-take-on-china/2972270.html

The force is with who? Falling public trust in the territory’s police bodes ill
The Economist, July 23, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21702512-falling-public-trust-territorys-police-bodes-ill-force-who

港大校友關注組就警方拘捕港大前學生會會長馮敬恩的聲明 (HKU Alumni Concern Group issues statement with regard to police arresting former Student Association President Billy Fung)
InMedia HK, July 21, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043580

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Review: In “Hooligan Sparrow,” a Chinese activist’s hair-raising defiance of the state
The New York Times, July 21, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/movies/hooligan-sparrow-ye-haiyan-review.html

沒有人告訴你的香港社會大陸化 (The facet of mainlandization in Hong Kong that no one has told you)
InMedia HK, July 22, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043589

Access to Justice (司法公正)

No safe haven: Chinese dissidents living in fear
Al Jazeera, July 20, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2016/07/safe-haven-chinese-dissidents-living-fear-160719095306660.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Online fiction becomes Chinese cultural force
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/online-fiction-becomes-chinese-cultural-force-1469035251

Dismissal of Tencent Web editor ordered after one-character typo in Xi Jinping story—report
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/21/dismissal-of-tencent-web-editor-ordered-after-one-character-typo-in-xi-jinping-story-report/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hangzhou bans unofficial Christian worship ahead of G20 summit
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hangzhou-bans-unofficial-christian-worship-ahead-of-g20-summit-07202016103927.html

After 17 years of persecution, Falun Gong survives
The Diplomat, July 21, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/after-17-years-of-persecution-falun-gong-survives/

国际特赦呼吁释放“铭记八酒六四”案四君子 (Amnesty International calls for release of the four individuals involved in “June Fourth” liquor label case)
Voice of America, July 21, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/amnesty-calling-release-activits-20160720/3428303.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Wife, child of Tiananmen activist arrive in U.S. after fleeing China
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-asylum-07202016145024.html

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

Beijing policies in Xinjiang driving Chinese Muslims to join ranks of Islamic State, says U.S. think tank
South China Morning Post, July 21, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1992418/beijing-policies-xinjiang-driving-chinese-muslims-join

Related:
All jihad is local: What ISIS’ files tell us about its fighters
New America, July 2016
https://na-production.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/ISIS-Files.pdf

President Xi urges Chinese Muslims to resist religious "infiltration"
Reuters, July 21, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/uk-china-politics-islam-idUSKCN1010D5

Britain adds Chinese militant group to terror list
Reuters, July 20, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-britain-security-idUSKCN1000PT

Hong Kong (香港)

Canadian or Chinese? Foreign citizenship brought into question
The Diplomat, July 20, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/canadian-or-chinese-foreign-citizenship-brought-into-question/

Student leader Joshua Wong guilty over Hong Kong pro-democracy protest
The Guardian, July 21, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/21/student-leader-joshua-wong-found-guilty-over-hong-kong-pro-democracy-protest

Beijing’s top man in HK asks whether independence advocates should be allowed to join LegCo race
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/20/top-beijing-man-in-hk-asks-whether-independence-advocates-should-be-allowed-to-join-legco-race/

民主黨遊行　抗議中聯辦干預選舉 (Democratic Party protests Liaison Office’s interference in LegCo election)
Ming Pao, July 21, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160721/s00001/1469086133911

中共统战部涉嫌暗中操控香港议会选举 (CPC United Front Work Department allegedly manipulates Hong Kong LegCo election from behind the scenes)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07202016103221.html

香港書展開幕 書商面對北京拒絕退縮 (Hong Kong Book Fair opens—booksellers not backing down in front of Beijing)
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160720-香港書展開幕-書商面對北京拒絕退縮

《習近平狼吞虎咽》書商疑被“姓黨人士”人身威脅 (New sensitive book—publisher reportedly received personal safety threat by someone “who bears the surname of the Party”)
Radio France Internationale, July 21, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160721-《習近平狼吞虎咽》書商疑被“姓黨人士”人身威脅

Access to Justice (司法公正)

NGO: Stop force-feeding of rights activist Yang Maodong in Guangdong prison
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/19/ngo-stop-force-feeding-of-rights-activist-yang-maodong-in-guangdong-prison/

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

Tibetan monk handed three-year prison term in a secret trial
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/secret-07192016164107.html

加快建设法治政府的行动纲领（治国理政新思想新实践） (Action plan for speeding up the establishment of government of rule of law (New ideas and new practice for country governance and administration))
People’s Daily, July 20, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0720/c1001-28567718.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Do not hype illegal demonstrations
China Digital Times, July 19, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/minitrue-not-hype-illegal-demonstrations/

Outspoken magazine closing to protect political principles, says founder
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1991964/outspoken-magazine-closing-protect-political-principles

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

KFC in northern China targeted by protesters shouting anti-U.S. slogans
多地掀抵制肯德基活动 人民日报：爱国应理性包容
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1991497/kfc-northern-china-targeted-protesters-shouting-anti-us
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15606559c022a24/duo-di-xian-di-zhi-ken-de-ji-huo-dong-ren-min-ri-bao-ai-guo-ying-li-xing-bao-rong

Sorry for having insulted China? Here’s your chance to apologize
The New York Times, July 20, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/20/world/asia/china-apologise-contest.html

China criticizes street protests over arbitration ruling
The Washington Post, July 20, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-criticizes-street-protests-over-arbitration-ruling/2016/07/20/eec90d42-4e3f-11e6-bf27-405106836f96_story.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's ex-chairman of top steel producer under investigation for graft
Channel NewsAsia, July 20, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-s-ex-chairman-of-to/2971482.html

Disasters unveil China’s open season of accountability
The Hindu, July 19, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/disasters-unveil-chinas-open-season-of-accountability/article8871249.ece

Documents from reformist icon Zhao Ziyang give rare insight into China at crossroads
赵紫阳内部讲话首度公开　揭示中国80年代改革的珍贵细节
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1991837/documents-reformist-icon-zhao-ziyang-give-rare-insight
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/15606d00f9c9e01/zhao-zi-yang-nei-bu-jiang-hua-shou-du-gong-kai-jie-shi-zhong-guo-80-nian-dai-gai-ge-zhen-gui-xi-jie

China rhetoric turns tough after unfavorable tribunal ruling
Voice of America, July 19, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-rhetoric-south-china-sea/3424336.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong election candidates refuse to sign loyalty declaration
Radio Free Asia, July 19, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refuse-07192016105247.html

張曉明質疑容港獨組織註冊是否符一國兩制　梁天琦：提倡港獨乃受基本法保障之言論自由 (Liaison Office director Zhang Xiaoming doubts if allowing organizations advocating Hong Kong independence to register is in line with One Country Two Systems, Hong Kong Indigenous Edward Leung affirms that such is freedom of expression protected by Basic Law)
Ming Pao, July 20, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160720/s00001/1469009642484

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

”I will not look back”: Hong Kong’s “Iron Lady” Emily Lau vows to remain active in civil society as she departs from Legco
香港“鐵娘子＂劉慧卿卸任議員無憾　承諾將繼續服務社會
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1991339/i-will-not-look-back-hong-kongs-iron-lady-emily-lau-vows
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/15601539fa58faf/xiang-gang-tie-niang-zi-liu-hui-qing-xie-ren-yi-yuan-wu-han-cheng-nuo-jiang-ji-xu-fu-wu-she-hui

Outgoing Hong Kong lawmaker Albert Ho a tireless fighter for the oppressed who sticks to his core values
何俊仁堅守原則 為內地人權狀況奮鬥
South China Morning Post, July 18, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1991337/outgoing-hong-kong-lawmaker-albert-ho-tireless-fighter
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/15602a02bd4e506/he-jun-ren-jian-shou-yuan-ze-wei-nei-di-ren-quan-zhuang-kuang-fen-dou

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China: End abuse of hunger-striking activist
Human Rights Watch, July 17, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/07/17/china-end-abuse-hunger-striking-activist

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

Lawyer of legal assistant detained during lawyer crackdown pens “letter of apology”
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/19/lawyer-of-legal-assistant-detained-during-lawyer-crackdown-pens-letter-of-apology/

Related:
“考拉”反省:成为了境外组织在中国渗透的棋子 (“Kao La” reflects: I became a tool for foreign organizations’ penetration in China)
Global Times, July 19, 2016
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2016-07/9193158.html

律师任全牛妻子遭殴打瘀伤 代理人常伯阳被绑架威胁退出该案 (Lawyer Ren Quanniu’s wife beaten and bruised, defense counsel Chang Bayang kidnapped and threatened until quitting the case)
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07182016103102.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

中国贵州禁止基督徒学生参加高考 (Guizhou prohibits Christian students from joining higher education entrance exam)
Voice of America, July 19, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-threatens-to-bar-churchgoing-youth-from-university-20160718/3423007.html

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