Access to Justice (司法公正)

The rot at the top exposing deep flaws in China’s legislative system
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019452/rot-top-exposing-deep-flaws-chinas-legislative-system

《中国司法领域人权保障的新进展》白皮书发布 (“New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China” White Paper published)
Procuratorate Daily, September 13, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160913/20160913_001/20160913_001_5.htm

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese censors are blocking all information about a bloody crackdown in a fishing village in Guangdong
Quartz, September 14, 2016
http://qz.com/781276/chinese-censors-have-a-lockdown-on-information-about-a-bloody-crackdown-in-wukan-village/

Related:
Hong Kong journalists among those detained in China's Wukan crackdown
The Straits Times, September 15, 2016
http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/hong-kong-journalists-among-those-detained-in-chinas-wukan-crackdown

宁夏：扶贫信息要向检察机关及时报备 (Ningxia: Poverty alleviation information shall be promptly provided to procuratorial organs)
Xinhua, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/HE97-58ZR

北京首夺冠，120城市污染源监管信息公开排名发布 (Beijing ranks first among 120 cities in disclosure of information on pollution sources and supervision)
Southern Weekend, September 14, 2016
https://perma.cc/Y2EN-RUBH

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police crackdown on Chinese village shows how swiftly reform can be crushed
Time, September 14, 2016
http://time.com/4492681/china-wukan-village-crackdown-protests/

Related:
The Chinese democratic experiment that never was
Foreign Policy, September 13, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/13/the-chinese-democratic-experiment-that-never-was-fear-and-loathing-in-wukan-lin-zulian-sentenced/

香港支联会抗议乌坎镇压 促释放村民过中秋 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China protests Wukan crackdown, urges release of villagers at Mid-Autumn Festival)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-09142016103823.html

民政部：个人在公募平台上发布救助信息不违法 (Ministry of Civil Affairs: Charity Law does not make individual appeals for aid on public donation platforms unlawful)
Beijing Youth Daily, September 8, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160908/n467896279.shtml

Government Accountability (政府问责)

SPC Judge Zhou Fan–another fallen tiger?
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, September 8, 2016
https://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2016/09/08/spc-judge-zhou-fan-another-fallen-tiger/

男子被多羁押292天, 申请11万元国家赔偿被拒 (Man is denied request for RMB 110,000 in state compensation for 292 days of excessive detention)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/S6XN-3PJX

China's crackdown on “vote-buying” likely the result of factional warfare: Analysts
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-votebuying-09142016125327.html

女大学生因教材污名同性恋状告教育部 (Female university student sues Ministry of Education for defaming LGBT people)
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shehui/yl-09122016104204.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Government to boost integration with Internet
China Daily, September 15, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/15/content_26802239.htm

大数据时代：信息公开与公众参与 (“The era of big data: Open Government Information and public participation” discussed at the 2016 Internet and Environment Conference in Xiamen)
Water.hc360.com, September 13, 2016
https://perma.cc/ZC3K-FFC2

Hong Kong (香港)

TVB to stop airing City Forum political debate program
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/tvb-to-stop-airing-city-forum-political-debate-programme/

Hong Kong student fears UK visa may be denied over protest conviction
The Guardian, September 14, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/14/hong-kong-student-alex-chow-fears-uk-visa-denied-umbrella-protest

China Liaison Office asked me to dissuade Ken Chow from running for election, Liberal Party’s James Tien says
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/liberal-partys-james-tien-says-liaison-office-asked-him-to-dissuade-candidate-ken-chow-from-running/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Interview: Security fears on both sides block solution for Tibet
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/security-09132016161939.html

【立會選舉評論】各大政黨不同階層得票率剖析（文：蔡子強、陳雋文） ([LegCo election commentaries] Analysis on political parties’ votes from different social classes)
Ming Pao, September 15, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160915/s00022/1473903467134

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Supreme court procedure reduces death sentences by 60%
Caixin, September 13, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-13/100988191.html

Guangdong labor activists to face trial by end of September
China Labor Bulletin, September 13, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangdong-labour-activists-face-trial-end-september

China's rights lawyers say judicial white paper “full of lies”
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-judicial-09132016135020.html

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

A Chinese Internet entrepreneur was sentenced to three years in prison for running a porn site
Quartz, September 14, 2016
http://qz.com/780254/a-chinese-internet-entrepreneur-was-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison-for-running-a-porn-site/

Citing eroding standards of taste, China says all live-streaming providers must obtain licenses
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019089/citing-eroding-standards-taste-china-says-all-live

Video: Clampdown on reporting from Wukan “rebel village” as protesters are detained
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/14/clampdown-on-reporting-from-wukan-rebel-village-as-protesters-are-detained/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China cracks down on “rebel” fishing village of Wukan
乌坎13名村民涉嫌聚众扰乱公共秩序被逮捕
Deustche Welle, September 13, 2016
EN: http://www.dw.com/en/china-cracks-down-on-rebel-fishing-village-of-wukan/a-19546739
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/乌坎13名村民涉嫌聚众扰乱公共秩序被逮捕/a-19546600

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s legal foundation shaken as 45 lawmakers expelled in unprecedented vote-rigging scandal
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019087/dozens-chinese-lawmakers-expelled-vote-rigging-scandal

Related:
辽宁45名全国人大代表因贿选被褫夺资格 (45 legal representatives from Liaoning province disqualified for electoral fraud)
Radio France Internationale, September 13, 2016
http://rfi.my/2cDU6mv

Status, power, connections ... what’s behind the unprecedented voting fraud in electing China’s most powerful organ?
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2019295/status-power-connections-whats-behind-unprecedented

China charges former senior PetroChina, FAW Group officials with graft: Xinhua
Reuters, September 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-petrochina-idUSKCN11K0AI

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. spies think China wants to read your e-mail
Bloomberg, September 13, 2016
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-09-13/u-s-spies-think-china-wants-to-read-your-e-mail

Microsoft, Huawei join in cybersecurity message
The Wall Street Journal, September 13, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-huawei-join-in-cybersecurity-message-1473757469

Hong Kong (香港)

「六四紀念館」的發展前景 (Development prospects for "June Fourth museum")
InMedia HK, September 13, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044618a

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Can China’s best newspaper survive?
ChinaFile, September 13, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-chinas-best-newspaper-survive

Letters from Inside: Ai Weiwei
British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 4, September 2016
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07v0fv8

Statement upon the third anniversary of the Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Group
China Change, September 13, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/13/statement-upon-the-third-anniversary-of-the-chinese-human-rights-lawyers-group/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan self-immolator Tabey moved to punishment cell
Radio Free Asia, September 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/moved-09122016153037.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

The South China Morning Post has suddenly shut down its Chinese-language website
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/777906/the-south-china-morning-post-has-suddenly-shut-down-its-chinese-language-website/

Related:
马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门 (“First drop of blood” since Jack Ma’s acquisition of SCMP: Chinese website closes down)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-马云收购南早第一滴血：中文网关门

阿里巴巴旗下香港南华早报中文网停运 引发猜疑 (Closing down of Hong Kong’s SCMP Chinese website under Alibaba raises suspicions)
Radio France Internationale, September 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160910-阿里巴巴旗下的香港南华早报中文网停运-引发猜疑

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese gay activist challenges homosexuality “disorder” textbooks
Reuters, September 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-textbook-idUSKCN11I174

It’s actually OK to be gay in China online—just don’t ask for equal rights IRL
Quartz, September 9, 2016
http://qz.com/776263/gay-lgbt-and-marriage-rights-in-china-its-actually-ok-to-be-gay-in-china-online-just-dont-ask-for-equal-rights-irl/

Chinese police fight running battles with villagers in restive Wukan
The Guardian, September 13, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/13/wukan-village-china-police-battles-protest

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Shock waves from Lin Biao plane crash still echo in lead-up to Chinese Communist Party leadership reshuffle
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2017634/shock-waves-lin-biao-plane-crash-still-echo-lead-chinese-communist-party

Top official at China’s central bank disciplined for paying for banquets, holiday with public money
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2018570/top-official-chinas-central-bank-disciplined-paying

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

129名电信网络诈骗犯罪嫌疑人从亚美尼亚被带回中国大陆 (129 suspected of telecom network fraud are returned to China from Armenia)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_001/20160908_001_11.htm

街头视频“紧急查看权”还需细化 (Draft regulations on crime victims’ rights to view street camera footage in cases of emergency still need refinement to ensure proper implementation)
Procuratorate Daily, September 8, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160908/20160908_005/20160908_005_4.htm

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

俄想限制中国影响, 卡里莫夫去世等到机会 (Russia awaits opportunity to limit China's influence following death of Uzbek President Karimov)
Voice of America, September 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-uzbekistan-may-become-the-stage-for-fighting-influence-between-russia-and-china-20160907/3497227.html

中老首次联合反恐演练在云南举行 (China and Laos conduct joint counterterrorism exercises for first time in Yunnan)
China News, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-08/676505.shtml

印媒：中印两国拟携手演练打击跨境恐怖主义 (Indian Media: China and India plan collaborative drills to combat cross-border terrorism)
Xinhua, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/CSJ5-9Z3H

南通开首张“反恐罚单” 警方：警惕身边恐怖主义 (Nantong issues first list of “counterterrorism fines,” urges vigilance against “nearby” terrorism)
Dasuwang, September 8, 2016
https://perma.cc/NZD7-WNCA

Hong Kong (香港)

How Beijing manipulates legislative elections in Hong Kong
Global Voices, September 13, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/13/how-beijing-manipulates-legislative-elections-in-hong-kong/

“Hong Kong Independence” graffiti spotted on school wall in Sheung Shui
Hong Kong Free Press, September 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/13/hong-kong-independence-graffiti-spotted-on-school-wall-in-sheung-shui/

黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注 (Another newly elected lawmaker threatened by gang forces and not able to go home, U.S. Congress expresses concern)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160911-黑勢力橫行又一立會當選人遭恐嚇不敢回家美國會表關注

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The people in retreat: An interview with Ai Xiaoming
The New York Review of Books, September 8, 2016
http://www.nybooks.com/daily/2016/09/08/people-in-retreat-chinese-filmmaker-ai-xiaoming/

毛泽东逝世40周年纪念日在沉默中度过 (40th anniversary of Mao Zedong’s death passed in silence)
Financial Times, September 13, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069358

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese police detain a second Tibetan monk at Thangkor Socktsang monastery
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/second-09092016172606.html

Tibetan protest monk released early from five-year prison term
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/released-09092016163542.html

China says has tightened judicial procedures to protect rights
Reuters, September 12, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-criminalprocedure-idUSKCN11I0BZ

Related:
Full text: New Progress in the Judicial Protection of Human Rights in China
中国司法领域人权保障的新进展
The State Council Information Office, September 12, 2016
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2016-09/12/c_135681609.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-09/12/c_1119549617.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

上海慈善捐赠总额五年超过120亿， 慈善捐赠的流程是什么 (Shanghai's charitable donations top RMB 12 billion over 5 years, what is the process for charitable giving?)
Cngold.com, September 6, 2016
https://perma.cc/5TKH-RQ6R

China's Wukan protests continue after village chief found guilty of graft
Voice of America, September 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/china-wukan-protests/3500363.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Top Tianjin official’s exit “may trigger Politburo power plays”
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2018440/top-tianjin-officials-exit-may-trigger-politburo-power

国办推动设立“全国残疾预防日”， 贫困严重精神障碍患者纳入救助 (State Council General Office establishes "National Disability Prevention Day," impoverished sufferers of serious mental disabilities now eligible for medical aid)
Legal Daily, September 7, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160907/Articel01005GN.htm

明星企业何以暗管排污十余年 (How a famous business was able to use illegal pipes to discharge pollution for over 10 years: 9 government agents cumulatively accepted RMB 2.75M in bribes)
Procuratorate Daily, September 7, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160907/20160907_004/20160907_004_2.htm

What if China’s leaders were as keen on reform as they are on fighting graft?
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2017670/what-if-chinas-leaders-were-keen-reform-they-are-fighting-graft

研究：中国逾半基建项目导致重大浪费 (Studies: Over half of China’s infrastructure projects generate enormous wastage)
Financial Times, September 12, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069326

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

大数据新政出炉倒计时，10股即将爆发 (Big gains expected in 10 stocks as government policy on big data is imminent)
Cnstock.com, September 7, 2016
http://stock.cnstock.com/stock/smk_qlgg/201609/3894739.htm?page=1

Related:
China to unveil 13th Five-Year Plan on big data industry in 2016
Xinhua Finance, September 7, 2016
http://en.xfafinance.com/html/13th_Five-year_Plan/Development_Policy/2016/258047.shtml

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

Uighurs, wary of China’s response to Kyrgyzstan attack, trying to stop militancy
Voice of America, September 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/a/uighurs-wary-of-china-response-to-kyrgyzstan-attack-try-to-stop-militancy/3500032.html

AP EXPLAINS: How Uighur militants are affecting China
The Associated Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/ap-explains-how-uighur-militants-are-affecting-china/2016/09/09/d8abfbce-76fc-11e6-9781-49e591781754_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Apparently, being pro-China in Hong Kong is no guarantee against political threats from Beijing
Global Voices, September 10, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/09/10/apparently-being-pro-china-in-hong-kong-is-no-guarantee-against-political-threats-from-beijing/

The three from Beijing who forced me to drop out of election were from a “secret department,” says Ken Chow
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/three-beijing-forced-drop-election-secret-department-says-ken-chow/

New politics, new journalism in Hong Kong
The Listening Post, September 10, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6im--nJmng

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What is Hu Shigen thought and the “topple-the-wall” movement anyway?
China Change, September 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/11/what-is-hu-shigen-thought-and-the-topple-the-wall-movement-anyway/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

The kids are alright: Hong Kong’s latest elections are proof the Umbrella Movement did not fail
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/the-kids-are-alright-hong-kongs-latest-elections-are-proof-the-umbrella-movement-did-not-fail/

Sieren's China: Umbrella voters win small in Hong Kong
Deutsche Welle, September 11, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-umbrella-voters-win-small-in-hong-kong/a-19543153

The Missing Bookseller: Lam Wing-kee’s ordeal, in full and in his own words
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/11/missing-bookseller-lam-wing-kees-ordeal-full-words/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

再次发出人身安全保护令 (Court in Lanzhou’s Qilihe district issues 2nd personal protection order since March 2016 when national law against domestic violence went into effect)
Lanzhou Daily, September 1, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0901/748046.html

婆婆遭儿媳家暴申请保护令获批， 系滁州首张人身安全保护令 (Chuzhou City approves first personal protection order request by woman suffering violence from daughter-in-law)
Anhua East Morning Paper, September 1, 2016
http://365jia.cn/news/2016-09-01/8F6F4D2F41735C63.html

青浦区发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Shanghai’s Qingpu district issues first "Domestic Violence Written Warning")
Oriental Daily News, September 1, 2016
http://city.eastday.com/gk/20160901/u1a12043764.html

周强会见国际法院院长亚伯拉罕一行 (SPC Chief Justice Zhou Qiang meets with International Court of Justice President Abraham)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel01006GN.htm

Chinese court refuses medical parole for women's rights activist held for two years
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refuses-09082016154426.html

Group calls on China to release five “disappeared” citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-09082016132429.html

China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20—but did any world leader object?
The Washington Post, September 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/08/china-arrested-dozens-of-reporters-and-activists-for-g20-but-did-any-world-leader-object/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who controls our news? Welcome to the era of Russian and Chinese information war
The Age, September 9, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/world/who-controls-our-news-welcome-to-the-era-of-russian-and-chinese-information-war-20160907-grapkr

Government Accountability (政府问责)

警察为执法道歉是文明的示范 (Police apologies for collateral damage from enforcing law are a sign of a civilized society)
QQ News, September 6, 2016
http://view.qq.com/a/20160906/008752.htm

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 6, 2016
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20

五大策略巩固发展反腐新常态 (Five anti-corruption tactics to solidify development of a “new normal”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 6, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160906/20160906_008/20160906_008_1.htm

从“五四宪法”到“杭州计划”， 杭州跻身世界性城市的法治推动力 (From the “1954 Constitution” to the “Hangzhou Plan”: Rule of law as the driving force behind Hangzhou's rise to a cosmopolitan city)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel02004GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft to sell MSN China to XiChuang Technology
MarketWatch, September 6, 2016
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-sell-msn-china-to-xichuang-technology-2016-08-30

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

邵阳市开展“2016--雷霆行动”反恐实战演习 (Shaoyang City commences live counterterrorism drills in "Operation Thunderbolt 2016")
Sina News, September 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-01/doc-ifxvpxua7566293.shtml

探秘广州特警训练基地， 大批高精尖反恐武器曝光 (Exploring Guangzhou’s special operations training base: Pictures reveal large number of sophisticated counterterrorism weapons)
China News, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-01/674465.shtml

法国总统奥朗德感谢中国在反恐问题上做出的努力 (French President Hollande thanks China for its counterterrorism efforts)
China News, September 6, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/09-06/7995250.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Police to provide protection for newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu after death threats
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/police-provide-protection-newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-death-threats/

Related:
【朱凱廸被威嚇】26候任議員發起聯署　近5000人響應 ([Eddie Chu receives death threats] 26 newly-elected lawmakers organize petition, 5000 signed)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473428611010

【朱凱廸被威嚇】環保界聯署促當局徹查　獲逾80團體響應([Eddie Chu receives death threats] Conservationists petition for authorities’ investigation, over 80 groups signed in support)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473420760811

台湾太阳花学运领袖以及多个团体连署声援朱凯迪 (Taiwan Sunflower Student Movement leaders and various groups issue petition and joint statement in support of Eddie Chu)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-09092016100934.html

「雷動計劃」在2016年立法會選舉的實效分析 (Analysis of the impacts of “Thunder Go” strategy in 2016 LegCo election)
InMedia HK, September 9, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044529a

The city that scares China. A new front opens in China’s struggle against separatism
The Economist, September 10, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706442-new-front-opens-chinas-struggle-against-separatism-city-scares-china?fsrc=rss

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New challenge for China's human rights lawyers: Defending themselves
National Public Radio, September 6, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/06/492857839/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-human-rights-lawyers

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai censors WeChat “rumors” on new property curbs
Caixin, September 7, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-07/100986401.html

China censors critic’s discussion of family planning policies
The New York Times, September 8, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/asia/china-fuxian-yi-population-one-child-policy.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior official stresses unity of all social circles
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667346.htm

Chinese village chief at center of land grab protests to stand trial this week on corruption charges
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2017124/chinese-village-chief-centre-land-grab-protests-stand

Officials who continued to flout austerity rules punished
China Daily, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/08/content_26734978.htm

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

China’s terrorist problem goes global
The Diplomat, September 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-terrorist-problem-goes-global/

Related:
China vows to strike back over embassy attack in neighboring Kyrgyzstan
The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-vows-to-strike-back-over-embassy-attack-in-neighboring-kyrgyzstan-1473255416

Hong Kong (香港)

Newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu reports “credible death threats” to police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-reports-credible-death-threats-police/

Related:
朱凱廸受死亡威脅 公民黨促警方提供保護 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—Civic Party urges police to provide protection)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044508

朱凱廸受死亡威脅 發言全文 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—full speech)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044506

Liberal Party’s Ken Chow reports alleged intimidation case to Hong Kong anti-graft body
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015986/liberal-partys-ken-chow-reports-alleged-intimidation-case

Tactical voting convenor Benny Tai says he “underestimated” the situation after misses in LegCo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/tactical-voting-convenor-benny-tai-says-underestimated-situation-misses-legco/

香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止 (Hong Kong secondary school students stopped from distributing pro-Hong Kong independence flyers)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr//港澳台/20160907-香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止

梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面 (CY Leung invites ridicule—numerous new lawmakers decline meeting)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160908-梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s latest crackdown is not its worst
The Diplomat, September 8, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-latest-crackdown-is-not-its-worst/

The Hong Kong election: What message does it send Beijing?
ChinaFile, September 7, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-election-what-message-does-it-send-beijing

從香港立法會選舉再看「今日香港明日台灣」 (Looking at “today Hong Kong tomorrow Taiwan” from Hong Kong’s LegCo election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160906_ana_hongkong_taiwan_politics

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China ready to enhance exchanges with International Court of Justice
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667323.htm

专利维权诉讼费用可获政府资助 (Litigation costs for copyright defense can be subsidized by government)
People’s Daily, September 7, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0907/c1001-28696114.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s G-20: The most censored day of the year
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/06/chinas-g20-the-most-censored-time-of-the-year-hangzhou-weibo-empty-streets/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Independent candidate vows to fight local election in China's Jiangxi
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09062016122823.html

Protests continue in China's rebel village ahead of leader's trial
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-09062016133847.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada was “frank” about human rights despite China trade deals, says PM Justin Trudeau at HK luncheon
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/canada-will-be-frank-about-human-rights-despite-china-trade-deals-says-pm-justin-trudeau-at-hk-luncheon/

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

Syria-based Uighur militants linked to Chinese embassy bombing
The Financial Times, September 7, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/81adb1e4-74ab-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a

Hong Kong (香港)

Is China nervous about Hong Kong's recent election?
Al Jazeera, September 7, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/09/china-nervous-hong-kong-election-160906180743929.html

Related:
China warns new Hong Kong politicians not to back independence
Agence France-Presse, September 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/china-hong-kong-beijing-threatening-freedoms-independence

Two localists barred from running in election to challenge disqualifications
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/two-localists-barred-running-election-challenge-disqualifications/

Related:
分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持 (Analyses show that winning localist and separatist candidates have broad support from the middle class)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160907-分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持

Struggle over HK’s identity to continue after election
China Digital Times, September 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/hk-election-shows-fight-independence-far/

Hongkongers eat luncheon meat to celebrate ousting of pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-hing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/hongkongers-eat-luncheon-meat-to-celebrate-ousting-of-pro-beijing-lawmaker-wong-kwok-hing/

羅冠聰：選舉結果反映港人求變心態以及公民社會的反撲 (Nathan Law Kwun-chung: The election results reflect Hongkongers’ quest for change and the civil society’s fightback)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044475

朱凱廸：我相信選民的訊息是，大家很想香港重新找到希望，很想香港的民主運動找到組織的動力 (Eddie Chu Hoi-dick: I believe voters’ message is that they really want to find new hope in Hong Kong, and really want to find organizational power in Hong Kong’s democratization movement)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20160907a

Hong Kong students threaten protest if schools keep up “suppression” of their pro-independence advocacy
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2016883/hong-kong-students-threaten-protest-if-schools

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Interview: Connie Chan, Hong Kong Human Rights Documentary Film Festival curator
Time Out, September 6, 2016
https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/film/interview-connie-chan-hong-kong-human-rights-documentary-film-festival-curator

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist detained en route to rebel village as G20 summit ends
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-wukan-09052016124541.html

律师为苏昌兰申请取保遭拒 (Lawyer’s application for Su Changlan’s bail rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09052016113418.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Tight control on Xi’s “loose clothing” slip at G20
China Digital Times, September 5, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-tight-control-xis-loose-clothing-slip-g20/

No to election coverage on Weibo
China Media Project, September 5, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/05/39906/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Striking sanitation workers make demands heard in summer heat
China Labor Bulletin, September 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/striking-sanitation-workers-make-demands-heard-summer-heat

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China blames United States, journalists for Obama airport fiasco
Reuters, September 5, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-g20-china-usa-obama-row-idUSKCN11B138

China says has netted one-third of top overseas graft suspects
Reuters, September 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN11C0BT

Hong Kong (香港)

Vote in Hong Kong deepens a thorn in China’s side
The New York Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/06/world/asia/hong-kong-election-china-basic-law.html

Related:
Rise of localists in Hong Kong polls set to bring headaches for Beijing, analysts say
本土派得票近兩成　勢必令中央更加煩惱
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015349/rise-localists-hong-kong-polls-set-bring-headaches-beijing
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156fd54814140fe/ben-tu-pai-de-piao-jin-liang-cheng-shi-bi-ling-zhong-yang-geng-jia-fan-nao

LegCo Election 2016: Photocopied IDs, sample ballots, free rides, and 186 complaints
Hong Kong Free Press, September 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/04/legco-election-2016-photocopied-ids-sample-ballots-free-rides-and-186-complaints/

Profiles in victory and defeat: a look at a few notable Legco winners and losers
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014997/profiles-victory-and-defeat-look-few-notable-legco-winners

Hong Kong election: who are the young activists elected to the council?
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/hong-kong-election-who-are-the-young-activists-elected-to-the-council

九西非建制候選人最高票數 劉小麗：不會令港人失望 (Lau Siu-lai the non pro-establishment candidate with most votes in Kowloon West: I won’t disappoint Hong Kong people)
InMedia HK, September 5, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044445

Eddie Chu Hoi-dick, environmentalist and animal rights activist, is the surprise winner in Hong Kong’s election
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773932/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-environmentalist-and-animal-rights-activist-is-the-surprise-winner-in-hong-kongs-election/

Govt says no to any form of independence after HK vote
Global Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1004875.shtml

G20 handshake: did Xi Jinping just give John Tsang the nod to run for Hong Kong’s top job?
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015359/exchange-chinas-president-fuels-speculation-about-possible

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong election: a victory for the Umbrella Movement
Sebastian Veg, September 5, 2016
https://vegsebastian.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/hong-kong-election-a-victory-for-the-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Poll marks start of a new era in Hong Kong’s political life
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2015493/poll-marks-start-new-era-hong-kongs-political-life

Q&A with Hong Kong's youngest legislator Nathan Law
Al Jazeera, September 6, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/201609/qa-hong-kong-youngest-legislator-160905181029829.html

What Hong Kong election?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/hong-kong-election/

【立會選後】如何向北京交代這選舉結果？（文：呂秉權） ([After LegCo elections] How to report to Beijing about the results?)
Ming Pao, September 6, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473128672731

【港獨論爭】從歷史看香港國族主義之興起（文：徐承恩） ([Hong Kong independence debate] Looking at the rise of Hong Kong nationalism from historical contexts)
Ming Pao, September 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160906/s00022/1473129122573

Related:
FT社评：香港分离运动根源在北京 (FT Commentary: Hong Kong separatism movement originates from Beijing)
Financial Times, September 6, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069258

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China passes pilot program for plea bargains
Reuters, September 3, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-courts-plea-bargains-idUSKCN11904W

China “disappears” dozens of dissidents as G20 summit opens in Hangzhou
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-g20-09042016180655.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

What election? Information about Hong Kong’s historic vote is blocked or censored in China
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773802/what-election-information-about-hong-kongs-historic-vote-is-blocked-or-censored-in-china/

Innovation, so the Party can shine
China Media Project, September 2, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/09/02/39893/

Chinese newspaper claims western media “hyped up” Obama G20 snub
The Guardian, September 5, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/05/g20-chinese-newspaper-claims-western-media-hyped-up-obama-snub

Deutsche Welle: China refuses accreditations for G20 Summit
Deustche Welle, September 3, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/deutsche-welle-china-refuses-accreditations-for-g20-summit/a-19524892

Silence of the fans: China’s G20 censorship blocks social media praise of first lady Peng Liyuan’s stunning banquet dress
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2014887/silence-fans-chinas-g20-censorship-blocks-social-media

Rocket silence: No news after China’s satellite launch irks some
The Wall Street Journal, September 2, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/09/02/rocket-silence-no-news-after-chinas-satellite-launch-irks-some/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Paris climate deal: U.S. and China formally join pact
G20峰會：中美聯合批准巴黎氣候變化協定
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 3, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37265541

http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160903_us_china_climate_agreement

China's hosting of G20 proves controversial ahead of opening
Deutsche Welle, September 3, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/chinas-hosting-of-g20-proves-controversial-ahead-of-opening/a-19525013

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hong Kong government “attacked by Chinese hackers”
Agence France-Presse, September 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/02/hong-kong-authorities-attacked-chinese-hackers/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong Election 2016: Triumph for pro-democracy newcomers as opposition camp maintains veto power
Hong Kong Free Press, September 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/05/legislative-legco-hong-kong-election-2016-triumph-for-pro-democracy-newcomers-as-opposition-camp-maintains-veto-power/

Related:
In Hong Kong, young protest leaders win seats in local elections
The New York Times, September 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/05/world/asia/hong-kong-election.html

Hong Kong election: Who are the new faces in politics?
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37274159

He’s the king of votes, but Eddie Chu warns of “storm of political violence” after landslide Legco election win
朱凱迪成新界西票王　籲港人反對政治暴力
South China Morning Post, September 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014841/eddie-chu-hoi-dick-predicts-storm-political-violence
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/156f8b350a3fca8/zhu-kai-di-cheng-xin-jie-xi-piao-wang-yu-gang-ren-fan-dui-zheng-zhi-bao-li

Hong Kong election: Youth protest leaders win LegCo seats
視頻：羅冠聰——香港史上最年輕立法會議員
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 5, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37273238
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/multimedia/2016/09/160905_video_nathan_law

A record number of voters turned out for Hong Kong’s most important election since the Occupy protests
Quartz, September 5, 2016
http://qz.com/773772/a-record-number-of-voters-turned-out-for-hong-kongs-most-important-election-since-the-occupy-protests/

Vote this way: Chinese state-owned firms reportedly hand out instructions to staff on how to vote in Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2014207/vote-way-chinese-state-owned-firms-reportedly-hand-out

The plea from a 15-year-old Hongkonger that went viral: “I really want to vote but…”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/03/the-plea-from-a-15-year-old-hongkonger-that-went-viral-i-really-want-to-vote-but/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why political apathy is a bigger threat to Hong Kong’s future than independence calls
South China Morning Post, September 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2012139/why-political-apathy-bigger-threat-hong-kongs-future

Hong Kong: Rooftopping for freedom and disobedience
Al Jazeera, September 4, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/08/hong-kong-rooftopping-freedom-disobedience-160828134036855.html

The West and the new, tech-savvy China
The Diplomat, September 1, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/the-west-and-the-new-tech-savvy-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Christian rights lawyer disappears after retracting “forced” statement
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/disappears-09012016110508.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Behind China’s Anbang: Empty offices and obscure names
起底安邦股东：空办公室里的壳公司
The New York Times, September 2, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/02/world/asia/china-anbang-insurance.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160902/china-anbang-insurance/

Posers for the party. How an online forum catches censors unawares
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706331-how-online-forum-catches-censors-unawares-posers-party

China hoping to avoid sensitive topics as G-20 summit host
The Washington Post, September 2, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/china-hoping-to-avoid-sensitive-topics-as-g-20-summit-host/2016/09/02/8abf012e-70d8-11e6-993f-73c693a89820_story.html

China’s censors are powerful: Part 2 of the first CFI guide
China Film Insider, September 2, 2016
http://chinafilminsider.com/chinas-censors-powerful-part-2-first-cfi-guide/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights activist “takes refuge” in U.S. embassy in Beijing: Relatives
Radio Free Asia, September 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-libiyun-09012016142825.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese journalist held on “picking quarrels” charge beaten by prison guards, says lawyer
Hong Kong Free Press, September 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/02/citizen-journalist-beaten-chinese-prison-guards-says-lawyer/

Mystery deepens over Chinese activist’s alleged suicide try
EJ Insight, September 1, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160901-mystery-deepens-over-chinese-activist-alleged-suicide-try/

China to tighten watch on discipline violations during holidays
Xinhua, August 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/31/c_135648955.htm

China promises humane, lawful treatment of detained Canadian
Reuters, August 31, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-promises-humane-la/3088102.html

人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动 (Human rights groups call on Chinese government to stop crackdown)
Deustche Welle, August 31, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/人权组织呼吁中国政府停止打压行动/a-19516681

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

The race card. The leader of a troubled western province has been replaced. He will not be missed by its ethnic Uighurs
The Economist, September 3, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706327-leader-troubled-western-province-has-been-replaced-he-will-not-be-missed-its-ethnic

Hong Kong (香港)

As Hong Kong goes to the polls, why isn’t the Communist Party on the ballot?
Quartz, September 1, 2016
http://qz.com/770620/as-hong-kong-prepares-to-go-to-the-polls-why-isnt-the-communist-party-on-the-ballot/

China pressures Hong Kong to squash independence calls ahead of poll: sources
Reuters, September 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-china-idUSKCN1175AO

Hong Kong youth feel powerless in politics
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/2012375/hong-kong-youth-feel-powerless-politics

香港星期天立法会选举 港独自决呼声高 (Hong Kong voice for independence high for LegCo election on Sunday)
Voice of America, September 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/3489447.html

Daughter of missing Hong Kong bookseller told not to travel to Asia
The Guardian, September 1, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/sep/01/daughter-of-missing-hong-kong-bookseller-told-not-to-travel-to-asia

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20

Access to Justice (司法公正)

七类情形检察机关应当予以救助 (7 circumstances where procuratorial organs shall provide legal aid)
Procuratorate Daily, August 31, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160831/20160831_001/20160831_001_1.htm

人民检察院国家司法救助工作细则（试行） (Detailed Rules for People's Procuratorates’ Engagement in National Legal Aid Work (for trial implementation))
Procuratorate Daily, August 31, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160831/20160831_003/20160831_003_2.htm

周世锋家属申请会见被拒 张凯公开忏悔后国保登门 (Family of Zhou Shifeng request to meet him but is refused; Zhang Kai’s home visited by public security after he openly repents)
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08312016103208.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Guangdong labor activists detained without trial for nine months
China Labor Bulletin, September 1, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/guangdong-labour-activists-detained-without-trial-nine-months

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese school with mass illness is deemed safe, but many doubt findings
常州学校“毒地”调查：官方结论遭质疑
The New York Times, September 1, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/asia/china-changzhou-school-toxins.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160901/china-changzhou-school-toxins/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Beijing student takes on sexual harassment with “awareness map”
Global Times, August 31, 2016
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1003949.shtml

China's Charity Law to take effect Thursday
Xinhua, August 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/31/c_135648481.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

冒名顶罪行不通, 兄弟之名归本位 (Impersonating someone else to commit a crime will get you nowhere: A younger brother, incorrectly sentenced for his elder brother’s crime, has his name “returned” and is released)
Procuratorate Daily, August 31, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160831/20160831_004/20160831_004_4.htm

刑事错案的定义标准及防范制度的完善 (Defining standards and perfecting prevention systems for miscarriages of justice in criminal cases)
Legal Daily, August 31, 2016
https://perma.cc/729J-R5DM

U.S. woman held by China for “spying” was tortured: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/us-woman-held-by-china-for-spying-was-tortured-lawyer-08312016111307.html

Related:
在中国被拘一年 美籍华商涉间谍罪被起诉 (U.S. businesswoman detained for one year on espionage charges is prosecuted)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 30, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160830_china_us_sandy_phan

Why Chinese President Xi Jinping is reshuffling party members
Deutsche Welle, August 30, 2016
http://www.dw.com/en/why-chinese-president-xi-jinping-is-reshuffling-party-members/a-19513602

China's new Tibet party chief urges stronger criticism of Dalai Lama
Reuters, September 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tibet-idUSKCN1173IQ

Crackdown on PLA corruption targets former regional commander
South China Morning Post, September 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2011910/crackdown-pla-corruption-targets-former-regional

Put human rights first, Canadian groups urge PM during G20 China trip
Hong Kong Free Press, September 1, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/01/put-human-rights-first-canadian-groups-urge-pm-during-g20-china-trip/

G20前夕美国家安全顾问会晤中国人权人士 (On the eve of G20 summit U.S. National Security Advisor meets with Chinese human rights defenders)
Voice of America, September 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/rice-chinese-human-rights-20160831/3488700.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China sets new tone in drafting cybersecurity rules: Allows Microsoft, Cisco, other foreign tech companies join influential Technical Committee 260
The Wall Street Journal, August 31, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-moves-to-ease-foreign-concerns-on-cybersecurity-controls-1472132575

China: The new world leader in mobile technology
The Diplomat, August 31, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/china-the-new-world-leader-in-mobile-technology/

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

中国进军中亚时谁袭击了吉尔吉斯中国使馆 (At a time when China is advancing into Central Asia, who attacked the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan?)
Voice of America, August 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/chinese-embassy-blast-2016-0829/3487180.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Two years after the Occupy protests, Hong Kong’s divided democracy movement challenges Beijing in the polls
Quartz, September 1, 2016
http://qz.com/768855/two-years-after-occupy-hong-kongs-divided-democracy-movement-challenges-beijing-in-the-polls/

War of words over independence heats up ahead of Hong Kong election
Radio Free Asia, August 31, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/words-08312016114140.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Obama goes to Hangzhou
China Change, September 1, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/09/01/obama-goes-to-hangzhou/

Interview: Jerome Cohen
The Diplomat, September 1, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/interview-jerome-cohen/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Police in China push for trial of Tibetan education advocate
接受时报采访惹怒当局，藏语教育倡导者或受审
The New York Times, August 31, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/31/world/asia/china-tibet-tashi-wangchuk.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160831/china-tibet-tashi-wangchuk/

延安派出所妥善化解一起家庭暴力 (Yan'an police substation properly resolves a domestic violence case)
Bengbu Government, August 29, 2016
https://perma.cc/7UYR-FEY6

Rights lawyer says he was forced to smear fellow activists caught in China crackdown
维权律师张凯：批评周世锋等维权人士 是恐惧下被迫表达
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2011418/rights-lawyer-says-he-was-forced-smear-fellow-activists
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/156de8da6e3a6ce/wei-quan-lv-shi-zhang-kai-pi-ping-zhou-shi-feng-deng-wei-quan-ren-shi-shi-kong-ju-xia-bei-po-biao-da

Related:
Concerns mount for detained Chinese lawyers on “disappearance day”
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-08302016152248.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

陕西律协成立维稳小组 专门监管维权律师 (Shaanxi lawyers’ association establishes social stability maintenance team, specializing in supervising rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, August 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-08302016101318.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Banned on Chinese TV: “Western lifestyles,” cleavage and time travel
Cable News Network, August 31, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/31/asia/china-banned-on-tv-censorship/index.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

国家社会组织管理局成立, 非法社会组织将被取缔 (State Social Organizations Management Bureau established, unlawful social organizations will be shut down)
Sina News, August 30, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2016-08-30/doc-ifxvixsh6944871.shtml

More suicides reported in protest of destruction at Sichuan's Larung Gar
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/suicides-08292016143614.html

维权人士胡佳为“颠覆犯”胡石根募捐 (Rights defender Hu Jia collects donations for Hu Shigen, convicted of “subverting state power”)
Voice of America, August 31, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-chinese-activists-raise-fund-in-support-of-imprisoned-dissident-household-church-leader-20160830/3486562.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese dissidents urge Obama to press Xi Jinping on human rights at G20
The Guardian, August 31, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/31/chinese-dissidents-urge-obama-press-xi-jinping-human-rights-g20

A woman’s gruesome hanging shocked Tibet—but police have silenced all questions
Washington Post, August 25, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/a-young-womans-death-in-tibet-provokes-anger-and-a-brutal-crackdown/2016/08/25/239b628a-63bd-11e6-b4d8-33e931b5a26d_story.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

虚商渠道混乱, 网上身份信息公开售, 开卡软件“无限开卡” (Channels for virtual operators are chaotic, but identity information is being openly sold online, SIM activation software offers “unlimited card activation”)
Beijing Times, August 30, 2016
https://perma.cc/68K9-65CW

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

Suicide attack targets Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Al Jazeera, August 30, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/explosion-reported-chinese-embassy-kyrgyzstan-160830050134580.html

Related:
中国驻吉尔吉斯使馆被撞爆炸, 事件疑策划许久 (Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan rocked by explosions, incident suspected to have been planned over a long period of time)
Phoenix News, August 30, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160830/49862826_0.shtml

旅馆未对顾客实名登记, 领到长沙首张反恐罚单 (Hotel fails to perform real-name registration of guests, leads to Changsha's first ever counter-terrorism fine)
China News, August 30, 2016
https://perma.cc/GQJ9-KKLD

Hong Kong (香港)

“Abducted” bookseller Lam Wing-kee urges public to vote for pro-democracy candidates
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/31/abducted-bookseller-lam-wing-kee-urges-public-to-vote-for-pro-democracy-candidates/

Young activists take on China in Hong Kong’s legislative election
Agence France-Presse, August 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/31/young-activists-take-china-hong-kongs-legislative-election/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Constitutional hostility
China Media Project, August 31, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/08/31/39877/

Don’t let China’s outdated cybersecurity laws block cooperation on the digital economy
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2010768/dont-let-chinas-outdated-cybersecurity-laws-block

Access to Justice (司法公正)

妇联：常州市召开“中澳家暴危机干预中心试点项目”总结交流暨反家暴工作推进会 (Women's federation: Changzhou city convenes trial program for “Sino-Australian domestic violence emergency intervention center”)
Municipal All-China Women's Federation, August 26, 2016
https://perma.cc/UZ5X-DMY6

律师详解如何申请人身安全保护令 (Lawyer explains how to apply for a personal protection order)
Workercn.cn, August 26, 2016
https://perma.cc/RHS4-DSLW

民政部通报1135家山寨社团 大部分仍在活动 (Ministry of Civil Affairs circulates notice of 1,135 “nonprofits hiding in the hills”, the majority of whom are still active)
Sina News, August 29, 2016
https://perma.cc/2NLZ-XVFT

敢向扶贫资金伸“黑手”我们不答应 (They dared to extend their “black hands” into poverty relief funds, we disagreed)
Procuratorate Daily, August 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160829/20160829_002/20160829_002_1.htm#

构建合适成年人释法说理机制 (Construct a mechanism for adults to explain laws [to minors])
Procuratorate Daily, August 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160829/20160829_003/20160829_003_2.htm#

Environmental Law blunted by crippling court costs
ChinaFile, August 29, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/environment/environmental-law-blunted-crippling-court-costs

Access to Information (信息公开)

妻子:遭家暴 要离婚 法院:证据不足 判不离 (Wife: I was domestically abused, and I wanted a divorce: but the evidence was insufficient, and the court did not grant it)
Shenyang.net, August 29, 2016
http://ln.ifeng.com/a/20160829/4915048_0.shtml

福清市妇联举办反家庭暴力法律讲座 (Fuqing City women's federation holds lectures on anti-domestic violence law)
Fuqing Qiaoxiang Newspaper Agency, August 29, 2016
https://perma.cc/BM4X-WZKP

China's new film law to tighten censorship
Press Trust of India, August 29, 2016
http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-s-new-film-law-to-tighten-censorship-116082900135_1.html

China regulator to curb news that promotes “Western lifestyles”
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2011150/beijing-bans-entertainment-news-promotes-western

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Human rights activists in Jiangsu arrested and detained ahead of G20 summit—report
Hong Kong Free Press, August 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/29/human-rights-activists-in-jiangsu-arrested-and-detained-ahead-of-g20-summit-report/

Ai Weiwei hits back after being dropped from art show in China's Ningxia
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/ai-weiwei-hits-back-after-being-dropped-from-art-show-in-chinas-ningxia-08292016120500.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Prosperity, stability, control: Beijing’s clashing priorities
China Digital Times, August 29, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/prosperity-stability-control-beijings-conflicting-priorities/

Xinjiang Communist Party chief “on his way out” as Beijing reshuffles top provincial jobs
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2010366/xinjiang-communist-party-chief-his-way-out-beijing

China to exclude negligent officials from promotion
Xinhua, August 29, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/29/c_135643016.htm

“Every minute counts” –UN experts raise alarm over short-term enforced disappearances International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
“分秒必争”——多名联合国专家对短期强迫失踪提出警告
UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, August 30, 2016
EN: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20416&LangID=E
CH: http://www.ohchr.org/CH/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=20416&LangID=C

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

我们怎么就成了“透明人” (How did we become “transparent people”?)
Procuratorate Daily, August 29, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160829/20160829_001/20160829_001_5.htm

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

沪反恐怖综合演练：直升机、装甲突击车、防弹运兵车轮番登场 (Shanghai comprehensive counter-terrorism drill: helicopters, armored assault vehicles, bullet-proof troop carriers make their appearance one after another)
Xinhua, August 26, 2016
https://perma.cc/J6DY-PNFJ

南京依反恐法开罚单：宾馆未实名登记旅客被罚10万 (Nanjing issues fines pursuant to counter-terrorism law: hotel which did not register guests' real names fined 100,000 RMB)
The Paper, August 29, 2016
http://news.sohu.com/20160829/n466497350.shtml

张春贤反恐语录 (Record of Zhang Chunying's counter-terrorism speech)
Phoenix News, August 29, 2016
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20160829/49857586_0.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Prosecutors seek tougher punishment for youth leaders of Occupy protests Joshua Wong and Nathan Law
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/2010892/prosecutors-seek-tougher-punishment-youth-leaders-occupy-protests-joshua-wong

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

A prisoner’s human rights report
China Change, August 29, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/29/a-prisoners-human-rights-report/

An open letter to G20 leaders attending the 2016 Hangzhou summit
Initiatives for China, August 29, 2016
http://www.initiativesforchina.org/?p=2500

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China wants to stop domestic violence, but the legal system still treats it as a lesser crime
The Independent, August 28, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-domestic-violence-legal-system-li-hongxia-zhang-yazhou-a7213941.html

Related:
Supporting Women’s Rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi

Access to Information (信息公开)

Q&A forum Fenda shuttered amid media crackdown
China Digital Times, August 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/popular-qa-forum-fenda-shuttered-amid-media-crackdown/

China school pollution reports “wrong”—investigation
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37204986

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ai Weiwei planned to sculpt a “redline.” Chinese censors say he crossed one.
艾未未被取消银川双年展参展资格
The New York Times, August 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/27/world/asia/china-ai-weiwei-yinchuan.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160829/china-ai-weiwei-yinchuan/

Striking miners in China’s Shanxi demand “equal pay, benefits” as strike rumbles on
Radio Free Asia, August 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/striking-miners-in-chinas-shanxi-demand-equal-pay-benefits-as-strike-rumbles-on-08262016112446.html

河南维权人士邢望力被判刑4年6个月 (Henan rights defender Xing Wangli sentenced to four years six months)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08262016104107.html