Hong Kong (香港)

“System upgrade”? China visa suspended for foreign visitors entering Guangdong via Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/2002040/system-upgrade-china-visa-suspended-foreign-visitors-entering

港大逾六成學生支持港獨大公報斥等同鼓吹殺人強姦 (Over 60% of HKU students support Hong Kong independence in a school publication survey—pro-Beijing newspaper Takungpao denounces the “abuse of freedom of speech” on this matter by comparing it with advocating murder and rape)
Radio France Internationale, August 12, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160812-港大逾六成學生支持港獨大公報斥等同鼓吹殺人強姦

Related:
【港獨爭拗】環時斥《學苑》教唆與內地玉石俱焚　引港律師指言論犯刑事應檢控 ([Dispute over Hong Kong independence] Global Times denounces HKUSU publication Undergrad for instigating Hong Kong independence “at all cost”, quotes a Hong Kong lawyer’s opinion to claim it as a criminal offence to be charged)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160812/s00001/1470989162817

【里約奧運】本土派旺角直播中港賽事　大公報：直播藏「獨」心，「撐自己人」是別有用心 ([Rio Olympic Games] Localists organize live broadcast of Hong Kong-China competition in Mongkok—pro-Beijing newspaper Takungpao claims the activity as a covert advocacy for Hong Kong independence, “support our own people” slogan has ulterior motive)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160812/s00001/1470962299710

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The future of China’s legal system
ChinaFile, August 11, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/viewpoint/future-of-chinas-legal-system

Global Times editor Hu Xijin on U.S.-China relations, press freedom in China, and the June 4 protests
《環球時報》主編胡錫進談中美關係、中國的新聞自由，與他親歷的六四
Quartz, August 9, 2016
EN: http://qz.com/741931/qza-with-hu-xijin-editor-in-chief-of-global-times/
CH: http://bit.ly/2aPFtxs

Is big data increasing Beijing’s capacity for control?
ChinaFile, August 10, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/Is-Big-Data-Increasing-Beijing-Capacity-Control%3F

港獨是孤立現象嗎？（文：盧斯達） (Is support for Hong Kong independence an isolated phenomenon?)
Ming Pao, August 12, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160812/s00022/1470968687796

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's crackdown on dissent is described as the harshest in decades
Los Angeles Times, August 10, 2016
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-crackdown-snap-story.html

Wife of detained lawyer accuses Beijing police of harassment
Voice of America, August 10, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/wife-detained-lawyer-accuses-beijing-police-harassment/3459349.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 8, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

图解：周世锋等4人犯颠覆国家政权罪被判刑，他们到底干了什么？ (Illustration: Zhou Shifeng and the gang sentenced for inciting subversion of state power—what did they actually do?)
People’s Daily, August 11, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0811/c1001-28629642.html

佛山维权人士苏昌兰、陈启棠审讯再被延期 (Foshan rights defenders Su Changlan and Chen Qitang trials postponed again)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08102016113803.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Amid crackdown, China's last liberal magazine fights for survival
National Public Radio, August 10, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/08/10/489318226/amid-crackdown-chinas-last-liberal-magazine-fights-for-survival

The Global Times, China’s feisty state tabloid, relies on “foreign experts” to sell China to the world
Quartz, August 9, 2016
http://qz.com/748244/the-foreign-experts-inside-chinas-feisty-state-tabloid-the-global-times/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese city backs down on proposed nuclear fuel plant after protests
迫于民众抗议压力，连云港暂停核废料厂项目
The New York Times, August 11, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/world/asia/china-nuclear-fuel-lianyungang.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160811/china-nuclear-fuel-lianyungang/

Chinese police detain eight ethnic Mongolians amid dispute over grassland
内蒙古数百特警驱散抗议牧民8人被捕
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-herders-08102016134548.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-08102016113727.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese lawmaker claims 130m yuan compensation from police for “illegal” detention
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2002306/chinese-lawmaker-claims-130m-yuan-compensation-police

The Chinese Communist Party International Department: Overlooked yet ever present
The Diplomat, August 8, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-chinese-communist-party-international-department-overlooked-yet-ever-present/

Former Communist Party chief of Liaoning province expelled over alleged election graft
South China Morning Post, August 10, 2016
scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2002004/former-communist-party-chief-liaoning-province-expelled

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Netizen report: In China and the Middle East, Pokémon Go is not all fun and games
Global Voices, August 4, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/04/netizen-report-in-china-and-the-middle-east-pokemon-go-is-not-all-fun-and-games/

Hong Kong (香港)

Dear Hong Kong activists, please stop telling everyone Telegram is secure
Global Voices, August 9, 2016
https://advox.globalvoices.org/2016/08/09/dear-hong-kong-activists-please-stop-telling-everyone-telegram-is-secure/

Winning designs on human rights, Occupy protests replaced by blank pages in awards catalogue
Hong Kong Free Press, August 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/11/winning-designs-human-rights-occupy-protests-replaced-blank-pages-awards-catalogue/

Taking to the streets: localists plan live broadcast of Olympic badminton match between Hong Kong and China—on Mong Kok pavement
本土派組織擬旺角直播奧運中港羽毛球賽
South China Morning Post, August 11, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2002213/taking-streets-localists-plan-live-broadcast
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/15678cc1f58d6a3/ben-tu-pai-zu-zhi-ni-wang-jiao-zhi-bo-ao-yun-zhong-gang-yu-mao-qiu-sai

“香港第一健笔”练乙铮因涉“港独”专栏被停 (Renowned Hong Kong commentator’s column cancelled because of “Hong Kong independence” contents)
Radio Free Asia, August 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-08102016114351.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Notable & quotable: China’s Olympic prisoners
The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/notable-quotable-chinas-olympic-prisoners-1470783346

China’s anti-Western show trials
The Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-anti-western-show-trials-1470848088

Which app is more secure: Telegram or Whatsapp?
Forbes, August 10, 2016
http://www.forbes.com/sites/leonhardweese/2016/08/10/which-app-is-more-secure-telegram-or-whatsapp/#4b9b6bac6d50

Ai Weiwei’s animal heads offer critique of Chinese nationalism
艾未未的十二生肖兽首：反思民族主义
The New York Times, August 8, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/11/world/asia/china-ai-weiwei-zodiac.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160811/china-ai-weiwei-zodiac/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Observers: Tianjin trials of activists reminiscent of Soviet purges
Voice of America, August 8, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/observers-tianjin-trials-of-rights-defenders-reminiscent-of-old-purges/3455274.html

Related:
台湾声援中国人权律师记者会 (Taiwanese group holds press conference in support of Chinese rights defense lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx-08092016095851.html

HRIC Urges Independent Observers at Upcoming Trials of Lawyers and Activists in China
Human Rights in China, August 5, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-independent-observers-upcoming-trials-lawyers-and-activists-china

Tibetan political prisoner who opposed “patriotic reeducation campaign” dies
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-political-prisoner-who-opposed-patriotic-reeducation-campaign-dies-08092016160702.html

China police tell man he was executed 10 years ago
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 8, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-37012966

Access to Information (信息公开)

China is turning its once powerful Communist Youth League into an online campaign machine
Global Voices, August 10, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/10/china-is-turning-its-once-powerful-communist-youth-league-into-an-online-campaign-machine/

Did you catch all the ways Hollywood pandered to China this year?
Vanity Fair, August 5, 2016
http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/08/did-you-catch-the-ways-hollywood-pandered-to-china-this-year

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The grim and mundane reality of work accidents in China
China Labor Bulletin, August 9, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/grim-and-mundane-reality-work-accidents-china

Residents of Chinese city protest for third day over possible plans to build nuclear fuel reprocessing center
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2001467/residents-chinese-city-protest-third-day-over-possible

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China Focus: China asks officials to turn down bribes in bribers' face
Xinhua, August 8, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/08/c_135575867.htm

China’s PLA gets smarter (bigger, faster and stronger)
Tea Leaf Nation, August 9, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/09/china-military-modernization-college-degrees-pla-education/

Allowing Chinese gov’t to appoint bishops would mean “surrender,” says retired cardinal
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/09/allowing-chinese-govt-appoint-bishops-mean-surrender-says-retired-cardinal/

New photos cast doubt on China’s vow not to militarize disputed islands
中国在南海岛礁修建机库，显示军事实力
The New York Times, August 9, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/world/asia/china-spratly-islands-south-china-sea.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160809/china-spratly-islands-south-china-sea/

A look at China’s foreign policy challenges
Washington Post, August 10, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-look-at-chinas-foreign-policy-challenges/2016/08/10/a7bd930c-5eaf-11e6-84c1-6d27287896b5_story.html

Feature: China’s Xi Jinping might try to overstay term
Taipei Times, August 10, 2016
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2016/08/10/2003652844

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

How China is changing your Internet
The New York Times, August 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000004574648/china-internet-wechat.html

Hong Kong (香港)

HKU pres. says reforms not an attempt to “silence” as school considers changes to hiring system
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/09/hku-pres-says-reforms-not-attempt-silence-school-considers-changes-hiring-system/

不愧被叫“香港央视”TVB转播奥运轻香港重中国被投诉 (Hong Kong's free TV broadcaster TVB, dubbed by some as “CCTVB,” receives complaints as their Olympics reporting covered much about China and little about Hong Kong)
Radio France Internationale, August 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160810-不愧被叫“香港央视”tvb转播奥运轻香港重中国被投诉

香港中學生組織稱支持「港獨」　呼籲學生參選學生會表態 (Hong Kong secondary school group Studentlocalism supports Hong Kong independence, encourages students to join student associations and voice opinions)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 10, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/08/160810_hongkong_student_independence

香港立法会竞选：多个政党反对特首梁振英连任 (Hong Kong LegCo elections: Various political parties oppose re-election of CY Leung)
Radio Free Asia, August 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-08092016103719.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

【立會選舉】選舉主任的權力（文：陳文敏） ([LegCo election] The power of Electoral Affairs Commission’s Returning Officer)
Ming Pao, August 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160810/s00022/1470793854483

时事大家谈: 不让港独参选，北京怕什么? (Current Affairs Discussion: Banning advocates of Hong Kong independence from LegCo elections—what is Beijing afraid of?)
Voice of America, August 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20160809-china-hong-kong-participation/3457118.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Bailed Chinese human rights lawyers have yet to regain liberty
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-08082016121307.html

Related:
U.S. calls for release of four Chinese human rights activists
Reuters, August 8, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-usa-idUSKCN10J2LM

香港支联会等团体抗议政治审判维权律师 (Hong Kong groups protest China’s political trials of rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-08082016101855.html

HRIC Urges Independent Observers at Upcoming Trials of Lawyers and Activists in China
Human Rights in China, August 5, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-independent-observers-upcoming-trials-lawyers-and-activists-china

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

40 wives protest against their husbands’ overworking in Shanghai
Sina, August 9, 2016
http://english.sina.com/china/s/2016-08-09/detail-ifxutfpc4881644.shtml

Tibetan nun commits suicide at Buddhist complex in China’s Sichuan province
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-nun-commits-suicide-at-buddhist-complex-in-chinas-sichuan-province-08082016130313.html

China protest against nuclear waste plant
中国拟建核废料处理厂遭公众抗议
Financial Times, August 7, 2016
EN: https://www.ft.com/content/dacb775a-5c7f-11e6-bb77-a121aa8abd95
CH: http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001068816

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China to spend 430 billion yuan on cleaning up its water supply
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2001372/china-spend-430-billion-yuan-cleaning-its-water-supply

Chinese nurse compensated millions for wrong murder conviction
Xinhua, August 9, 2016
http://english.sina.com/news/2016-08-09/detail-ifxutfyw0942048.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

LegCo President Jasper Tsang: “No way out” for Hong Kong independence
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/08/legco-president-jasper-tsang-no-way-hong-kong-independence/

Localist Edward Leung claims he was followed for a month by car from “grandpa”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/08/localist-edward-leung-claims-followed-month-car-grandpa/

HK won’t seek Basic Law interpretation on LegCo disqualifications, says justice sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/08/hong-kong-wont-seek-national-legislative-bodys-help-wake-disqualification-row-legco-polls-says-justice-sec/

Related:
Hong Kong legal system can deal with question of independence advocates being barred from Legco elections, says legal scholar
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2001422/hong-kong-legal-system-can-deal-question-independence

Disqualification of candidates must have Beijing’s consent, says former top gov’t advisor
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/09/disqualification-candidates-must-beijings-consent-says-former-top-govt-advisor/

4 more acquitted of charges of rioting in Mong Kok
Hong Kong Free Press, August 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/09/4-acquitted-charges-rioting-mong-kok/

法政匯思就選舉管理委員會就香港獨立事件的近期舉動之「常見問題」（FAQs） (Progressive Lawyers Group: FAQs of the Electoral Affairs Commission’s recent actions regarding Hong Kong independence movements)
InMedia HK, August 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043908

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Can Justice Sec. Rimsky Yuen name the law justifying pro-independence candidate bans?
Hong Kong Free Press, August 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/08/can-justice-sec-rimsky-yuen-name-law-justifying-pro-independence-candidate-bans/

Hong Kong independence calls will die down once confidence in Beijing rises
South China Morning Post, August 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2000747/hong-kong-independence-calls-will-die-down-once-confidence

Show us a plan if you want a revolution in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2001419/show-us-plan-if-you-want-revolution-hong-kong

Why democracy in Hong Kong is the best choice for Beijing
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2001246/why-democracy-hong-kong-best-choice-beijing

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyer Wang Yu given ABA International Human Rights Award in absentia
ABA Journal, August 6, 2016
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chinese_lawyer_wang_yu_given_inaugural_aba_international_human_rights_award/

Related:
To American Bar Association with regard to ABA Human Rights Award to Wang Yu
China Change, August 6, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/06/to-american-bar-association-with-regard-to-aba-human-rights-award-to-wang-yu/

U.S. criticizes China's “political” trials as fourth activist punished for subversion
The Guardian, August 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/05/us-criticises-chinas-political-trials-as-fourth-activist-punished-for-subversion

Related:
China rejects Western criticism of crackdown on rights defenders
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2000072/china-rejects-western-criticism-crackdown-rights

Week of TV trials in China signals new phase in attack on rights
审判维权律师彰显中国打压人权进入新阶段
The New York Times, August 6, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/world/asia/china-trial-activists-lawyers.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160808/china-trial-activists-lawyers/

Related:
HRIC Urges Independent Observers at Upcoming Trials of Lawyers and Activists in China
Human Rights in China, August 5, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-independent-observers-upcoming-trials-lawyers-and-activists-china

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Risqué business: first Mr Gay China shows new, more public face of LGBT
The Guardian, August 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/06/risque-business-first-mr-gay-china-shows-new-more-public-face-of-lgbt

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Two more of China’s former top commanders taken away for corruption investigation: military sources
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1999535/two-more-chinas-former-top-commanders-taken-away

China to revamp party's youth league
The Hindu, August 5, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/in-battle-for-heartsandminds-china-orders-revamp-of-communist-youth-league/article8948390.ece

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s tech firms flip “copycat” image
China Digital Times, August 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/chinas-tech-trailblazers-innovators/

China launches first mobile telecoms satellite from Beijing
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37001773

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

Xinjiang regional government passes new counterterrorism law
Radio Free Asia, August 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/xinjiang-regional-government-passes-new-counterterrorism-law-08052016160441.html

What to make of China's latest meeting with the Taliban
The Diplomat, August 5, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/what-to-make-of-chinas-latest-meeting-with-the-taliban/

Hong Kong (香港)

Thousands attend “first pro-independence rally” amid calls to infiltrate gov’t and police force
Hong Kong Free Press, August 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/06/thousands-attend-first-pro-independence-rally-amid-calls-infiltrate-govt-police-force/

Hong Kong election officials disqualify six legislative candidates for not being “loyal” enough to China
Global Voices, August 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/05/hong-kong-election-officials-disqualify-six-legislative-candidates-for-not-being-loyal-enough-to-china/

Related:
【撤銷參選權】環時：港府着眼長遠所作決定　否認港獨因北京高壓 ([Disqualifying candidacies] Global Times: Hong Kong government makes the decisions basing on long-term consideration, Hong Kong independence mood did not rise out of Beijing’s high pressure)
Ming Pao, August 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160806/s00001/1470441087269

“I was to be their eyes and ears”: Hong Kong bookseller claims mainland agent told him to report on customers
South China Morning Post, August 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2000041/i-was-be-their-eyes-and-ears-hong-kong-bookseller-claims

【政治審查】「可怕」的香港Tee是我設計的（文：余若薇） ([Political censorship] Civic Party Audrey Eu: The horrifying Hong Kong Tee-shirt is my design)
Ming Pao, August 7, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160807/s00022/1470534843949

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China show trials: Victory for politics of fear in Tianjin?
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36983521

How to understand China’s confession videos
Washington Post, August 5, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/how-to-understand-chinas-confession-videos/2016/08/05/1bc7a1a0-5a75-11e6-831d-0324760ca856_story.html

香港本土和大中華根本非水火不容 (Hong Kong “localism” and “greater China-ism” are actually not mutually exclusive)
InMedia HK, August 6, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043879

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese Christian activist in rights crackdown gets suspended jail term for subverting state power
维权人士勾洪国颠覆国家政权罪成 被判囚3年缓刑3年
South China Morning Post, August 5, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1999498/chinese-christian-activist-rights-crackdown-gets
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1565983047d9ec7/wei-quan-ren-shi-gou-hong-guo-dian-fu-guo-jia-zui-cheng-bei-pan-qiu-3-huan-xing-3-

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 4, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

China’s crackdown raises familiar specter of foreign forces
The Washington Post, August 5, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinas-crackdown-raises-familiar-specter-of-foreign-forces/2016/08/05/8c89ba42-5ac8-11e6-8b48-0cb344221131_story.html

Related:
China smears foreign diplomats in another 4-minute video, as trials of rights lawyers and activists continue in Tianjin
China Change, August 4, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/04/china-smears-foreign-diplomats-in-another-4-minute-video-as-trials-of-rights-lawyers-and-activists-continue-in-tianjin/

Tibetan monk given three-year term in secret trial
Radio Free Asia, August 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/secret-08042016124241.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Guangdong provincial trade union federation gets its hands dirty
China Labor Bulletin, August 4, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangdong-provincial-trade-union-federation-gets-its-hands-dirty

Government Accountability (政府问责)

And the policemen danced. In Tibetan areas the government mixes control with tolerance
The Economist, August 4, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21703366-tibetan-areas-government-mixes-control-tolerance-and-policemen-danced

Chinese military vows to protect its maritime rights
The Hindu, August 1, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinese-military-vows-to-protect-its-maritime-rights/article8927576.ece

女权无疆界向联合国正式投诉中国二胎政策 (Women’s Rights Without Frontiers files complaint with the U.N. about China’s two-child policy)
Voice of America, August 5, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/wrwf-china-child-policy-20160804/3451052.html

China battles conflicts in health sector as WHO raises concerns
世卫组织：当心“一带一路”传播疾病
Voice of America, August 5, 2016
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/china-battles-conflicts-health-sector-world-health-organization-raises-concerns/3451059.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/a/china-health-20160804/3450600.html

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

China joins Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan in security alliance
Reuters, August 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-idUSKCN10F1A6

China's Uyghurs face added scrutiny ahead of G20 summit in Hangzhou
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/scrutiny-08032016170815.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong localist leader could have been elected if allowed to run, survey shows
港大调查：本土派梁天琦若获准参选　有望赢得议席
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1999297/hong-kong-localist-leader-could-have-been-elected-if-allowed
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15658a47f6da2e6/gang-da-diao-cha-ben-tu-pai-liang-tian-qi-ruo-huo-zhun-can-xuan-you-wang-ying-de-yi-xi

專訪：石永泰談法治——國際特赦組織香港分會《人權》雜誌夏季號2016　(Amnesty International Hong Kong Human Rights magazine issue summer 2016: Interview with former Hong Kong Bar Association president Paul Shieh Wing-tai on rule of law)
InMedia HK, August 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043858

Public rating for freedom in Hong Kong at new low since 1997—HKU study
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/03/public-rating-freedom-hong-kong-new-low-since-1997-hku-study/

What Hong Kong's loyalty pledge says about its future
Voice of America, August 4, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-loyalty-pledge/3448823.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Zhou Shifeng: Chinese law firm founder jailed for subversion
中国维权律师抓捕：锋锐律师周世锋判囚七年
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 4, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36972206
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160804_china_activist_lawyers

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 3, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Man held in China “does not know he has baby”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36961908

Most prominent cases in China by lawyers now in custody
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1998703/most-prominent-cases-china-lawyers-now-custody

China claims rights lawyers and dissidents are part of vast American conspiracy in 4-minute video
China Change, August 3, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/03/china-claims-rights-lawyers-and-dissidents-are-part-of-vast-american-conspiracy-in-4-minute-video/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese authorities block reporting from Larung Gar as demolition proceeds
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/proceeds-08032016134518.html

Purged Chinese political magazine to fight back “all the way”
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-magazine-08032016133115.html

Scrutinizing China’s official statistics: The puzzling case of unemployment data
The Diplomat, August 4, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/scrutinizing-chinas-official-statistics-the-puzzling-case-of-unemployment-data/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Worker unrest spreads to the luxury goods and services sector
China Labor Bulletin, August 3, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/worker-unrest-spreads-luxury-goods-and-services-sector

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Four staff punished over cover-up at Guangdong nuclear plant after guideline breach
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1999064/four-staff-punished-breaching-guidelines-nuclear

Former Nanjing Party chief stands trial for bribery
Xinhua News, August 3, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/03/c_135560857.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Internet use in China on the rise
Deutsche Welle, August 3, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/internet-use-in-china-on-the-rise/a-19445291

Hong Kong (香港)

Undue caution? Joshua Wong blasts Hong Kong officials over hold-ups in Demosisto party registration and mailings
South China Morning Post, August 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1999067/undue-caution-joshua-wong-blasts-hong-kong-officials-over

Video: China propaganda video bashing him “laughable,” says Occupy leader Joshua Wong
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/03/video-china-propaganda-video-bashing-laughable-says-occupy-leader-joshua-wong/

Hong Kong restricts election candidates, renewing fears of lost rights
The New York Times, August 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/04/world/asia/hong-kong-independence-elections.html

【短片：選舉論壇】人大釋法？超區候選人逐個表態 ([Video: Forum on LegCo election] Should there be an NPC interpretation of the Basic Law? District Council functional constituency candidates express their opinions)
Ming Pao, August 4, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160804/s00001/1470274615165

港法律界選委發聲明　反對立會選舉政治審查 (Hong Kong’s Election Committee Legal Subsector issues statement disapproving political censorship in LegCo election procedure)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/08/160803_hongkong_election_lawyers

陳文敏：我看不到香港法律有賦予選舉主任這權力去決定候選人簽署的聲明是否真確 (Johannes Chan: I cannot see that Hong Kong’s laws endow the power to Electoral Affairs Commission Returning Officer to determine whether candidate’s declaration is truthful)
InMedia HK, August 3, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1043810

香港立法会选举7人资格遭取消 被指反加深青年港独情绪 (7 disqualified from Hong Kong’s LegCo election, some think that may intensify young people’s sentiments for Hong Kong independence)
Radio Free Asia, August 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf2-08032016110626.html

Author demands payment from Lee Po after Causeway Bay Books "trashed" 20,000 works
与铜锣湾书店合作作家指李波丢弃其书　要求赔偿
South China Morning Post, August 4, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1998846/causeway-bay-books-accused-mass-purge-wake
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/156539d9c1c71e4/tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-huo-ban-zuo-jia-zhi-li-bo-diu-qi-qi-shu-yao-qiu-pei-chang

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is China cracking down on dissent?
Al Jazeera, August 4, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/08/china-cracking-dissent-160804050715119.html

Why the Hong Kong independence debate is vital for the city’s democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, August 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/03/hong-kong-independence-debate-vital-citys-democracy/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Rights groups denounce court ruling against Chinese activist
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/rights-groups-denounce-court-ruling-against-chinese-activist/3445329.html

Chinese activist Hu Shigen jailed for subversion
中国维权律师抓捕：家庭教会长老胡石根颠覆罪囚七年半
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 3, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36961431
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160803_china_activist_lawyers_trial

Related:
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

709大案首人被判 网友三不王宇“认罪” (First person sentenced from 709 Crackdown, netizens organize “three negations” campaign in response to Wang Yu’s “confession”)
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-first-person-of-709-case-went-trial-and-sentenced-20160802/3445343.html

Related:
时事大家谈: 赵威王宇“认错”，当局镇压下的维权律师 (Current Affairs Discussion: Zhao Wei and Wang Yu’s “confessions”—rights defenders under the authorities repression)
Voice of America, August 2, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/io-20160802-china-rights-lawyers-submissions/3445458.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

海淀区公开85部门决算 (Haidian district makes public final accounts for 85 departments)
Beijing Morning Post, July 29, 2016
http://www.morningpost.com.cn/2016/0730/1460323.shtml

云南千余亩橡胶林被铲, 村民诉政府信息公开胜诉 (Villager wins suit to compel government to make public legal basis for forcible removal of 1000 mu of rubber plantation)
Beijing Times, July 31, 2016
http://china.huanqiu.com/article/2016-07/9245139.html

南通政府信息公开案件大幅增长， 去年受理此类一审案件437件 (Nantong, Jiangsu OGI cases increase substantially, with 437 last year)
Jiangsu Online, August 1, 2016
http://jsnews.jschina.com.cn/system/2016/07/31/029299748.shtml

China is using Hong Kong’s media to broadcast its smear campaigns
Quartz, August 1, 2016
http://qz.com/747918/hong-kong-media-has-become-beijings-new-go-to-spot-for-forced-confessions-and-fake-interviews/

The tussle over China’s history and the “Five Heroes of Langya Mountain”
The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/08/02/the-tussle-over-chinas-history-and-the-five-heroes-of-langya-mountain/

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/