Access to Information (信息公开)

股民连续数日买不到“中国神车” 起诉上交所 (Investor sues Shanghai Stock Exchange, seeking disclosure of prices given to brokers, argues attemptto purchase China Southern rail stocks was blocked for days on end)
The Paper, November 2, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20151102/n425007558.shtml

Beijing’s covert radio network airs China-friendly news across Washington, and the world
Reuters, November 2, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-radio/

China censors richest man Wang Jianlin’s Harvard speech over Xi Jinping corruption comment
Hong Kong Free Press, November 2, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/11/02/china-censors-richest-man-wang-jianlins-harvard-speech-over-xi-jinping-corruption-comment/

China newspaper editor fired in crackdown on dissent
The Wall Street Journal, November 3, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/11/03/china-newspaper-editor-fired-in-crackdown-on-dissent/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

全国人大常委会委员建议扩大慈善法覆盖范围, 制定一部慈善领域根本性法律 (NPC Standing Committee issues draft Charities Law, expanding scope of what constitute charity)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151102/Articel03001GN.htm

Vietnamese activists, NGOs protest visit by China’s president
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/vietnam/vietnamese-activists-ngos-protest-visit-by-chinas-president-11022015155250.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京公安对触犯党纪问题“零容忍” (Beijing public security has “zero tolerance” for breaches of Party discipline)
Legal Daily, November 2, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151102/Articel02007GN.htm

China corruption crackdown: President of AgBank— one of the mainland's top four lenders – “relieved of his duties”
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1875134/corruption-crackdown-agbank-president-relieved-his

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

间谍行为或线索全国统一举报电话 12339开通 (National hotline for reporting espionage activity launched: 12339)
People’s Daily, November 1, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1101/c1001-27762495.html

Related:
Hotline launched for Chinese spy-spotters
China Digital Times, November 2, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/hotline-launched-for-chinese-spy-spotters/

Google services set for “return” to China
British Broadcasting Corporation, November 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-34698642

Hong Kong (香港)

【港大泄密風波】張達明：港大禁令涵蓋範圍闊到離譜 (Law academic Eric Cheung on HKU leaks controversy: Coverage of gag order obtained by HKU is unreasonably wide)
Mingpao, November 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151103/s00001/1446526238442

Related:
【港大泄密風波】羅燦指不能以保密協議作擋箭牌：怕人知你們處理不公平? (President of HK News Executives’ Assoc. Stephen Loh on HKU leaks controversy: Confidentiality agreement cannot be the shield, unless you’re afraid people will know the unfairness of your operation)
Mingpao, November 3, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151103/s00001/1446514116659

Hong Kong pan-democrats fear election clashes with “umbrella activists” will split pro-democracy vote
South China Morning Post, November 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1875054/hong-kong-pan-democrats-fear-election-clashes-umbrella

HKFP Interview: “Umbrella soldier” group Youngspiration vows to find new path to democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/31/hkfp-interview-umbrella-soldier-group-youngspiration-vows-to-find-new-path-to-democracy/

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Xinjiang cotton production falls as Uyghur farmers are diverted from their work
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/cotton-11022015150508.html

A new law in China may make it illegal for men to force women to wear a burqa
Quartz, November 2, 2015
http://qz.com/538599/a-new-law-in-china-may-make-it-illegal-for-men-to-force-women-to-wear-a-burqa/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Q. and A.: David Bandurski on the villages within China’s cities
The New York Times, November 3, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/11/03/china-bandurski-guangzhou-urban-village/

陈光诚：放开二孩政策只是从杀第二孩变成杀第三孩 (Chen Guangcheng: Two-child policy is just a switch from murder of the second child to murder of the third child)
Radio Free Asia, November 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/duomeiti/tebiejiemu/cgc-11022015152156.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

强制医疗执行检察监督需破解四难题 (Procuratorial supervision over the enforcement of compulsory medical treatment must resolve 4 problems)
Procuratorate Daily, October 19, 2015
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/html/2015-10/18/content_197741.htm

北京推广社区矫正综合管理平台, 社区矫正有了“互联网+”新模式 (Beijing rolls out new “Internet +” model for an integrated management platform for community corrections )
Legal Daily, October 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151030/Articel02006GN.htm

最高人民法院关于《中华人民共和国刑法修正案（九）》时间效力问题的解释 (Supreme People's Court issues explanation on the period of applicability of Criminal Law Amendment (9))
People's Court Paper Online, October 30, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-10/30/content_104180.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

A new taboo in Chinese politics
The Diplomat, October 30, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/a-new-taboo-in-chinese-politics/

联合国呼吁制止“加害记者有罪不罚” (UN urges to end “Impunity for Crimes against Journalists” (IDEI))
Deutsche Welle, November 2, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/联合国呼吁制止加害记者有罪不罚/a-18820921

兰州破获一起非法获取国家机密案 (Lanzhou detains 9 individuals suspected of illegally obtaining state secrets)
Legal Daily, October 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20151030/Articel03008GN.htm

派出所长与一女子裸死车内 家属状告海口琼山公安分局 (Still looking for answers, family of police substation head found dead in car with naked woman 20 years ago, sues Haikou Qiangshan public security sub-bureau)
Hndnews.com, October 27, 2015
http://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2015/10/30/017900405.shtml

Author of “A history of brainwashing” is tried in Jiangxi
China Change, October 31, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/10/31/author-of-a-history-of-brainwashing-is-tried-in-jiangxi/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Suntory brewery workers in China force their trade union to take a stand
China Labor Bulletin, October 30, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/suntory-brewery-workers-china-force-their-trade-union-take-stand

Human rights being trampled on under Xi, activists tell Germany's Merkel in Beijing meeting
South China Morning Post, October 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1874230/human-rights-worse-xis-reign-activists-tell-merkel

Claws out over China cat meat scandal
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34682858

Tibetan father of four is detained after solo protest in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, October 30, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ngaba-10302015142228.html

上海数名访民被关押8月后获刑 (5 Shanghai petitioners sentenced after 8-month detention)
Radio Free Asia, November 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-11012015111544.html

專訪維權律師滕彪對中國法治人權的解讀 (Interview with Teng Biao: Understanding justice and human rights in China)
InMedia HK, November 2, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1038621

China NGOs win landmark environmental lawsuit
Xinhua, October 29, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/29/c_134763719.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's graft watchdog sends inspection teams to review financial authorities
South China Morning Post, November 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1874791/chinas-graft-watchdog-sends-inspection-teams-review

High-profile Chinese investor Xu Xiang detained
Washington Post, November 1, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/high-profile-chinese-investor-xu-xiang-detained/2015/11/01/afe45c74-8114-11e5-8bd2-680fff868306_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Court grants HKU gagging order over leaked tapes of Council meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/31/court-grants-hku-gagging-order-over-leaked-tapes-of-council-meeting/

Hong Kong’s Basic Law includes “no provision” stating that it will expire in 2047—Justice Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, October 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/31/hong-kongs-basic-law-includes-no-provision-stating-that-it-will-expire-in-2047-justice-sec/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

裁判文书说理应坚持“三原则”及“三向度” (Reasoning in judicial decisions must uphold the “three principles”: obligation, impartiality, and functionality, and the “three directions”: logic, coherence, and interaction)
People's Court Paper Online, October 30, 2015
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2015-10/30/content_104199.htm

Q. and A.: Mei Fong on the impact of China’s “one child” policy
The New York Times, October 30, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/30/chinese-lawyer-casts-skeptical-eye-on-family-planning-changes/

China’s brutal one-child policy shaped how millions lived, loved and died
The Guardian, November 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/01/china-one-child-policy

Chinese officials should stop trying to limit family size
The New York Times, November 1, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/opinion/sunday/chinese-officials-should-stop-trying-to-limit-family-size.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese criminal law amendments to take effect November 1 as death penalty scaled back
Hong Kong Free Press, October 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/29/chinese-criminal-law-amendments-to-take-effect-november-1-as-death-penalty-scaled-back/

Chinese authorities free Tibetan writer after eight years in jail
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/writer-10292015142414.html

China court: Rape risk higher for women with “bad habits” like smoking, drinking
Washington Post, October 29, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/10/29/women-with-bad-habits-like-smoking-drinking-face-rape-risk-china-court/

Access to Information (信息公开)

The most egregious examples from the Chinese government’s long, sordid history of data-doctoring
Quartz, October 30, 2015
http://qz.com/530096/china-data-tricks/

Three jailed for tweeting “rumors” of Chemical Blast in China's Shandong
Radio Free Asia, October 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tweets-10292015173046.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“This country should compensate me”: With China's one-child policy finally ending, those who suffered under the old rules are lashing out in anger.
Foreign Policy, October 29, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/29/china-one-child-policy-ending-social-media-outrage-compensation/

劉霞據稱被帶走下落未明　外界相信跟默克爾訪華有關 (Liu Xia reportedly taken away with whereabouts unknown, believed to be related to Merkel’s visit to China)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 30, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1220572-20151030.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Kids are alright: China allows two children for all couples, ending decades-old policy
South China Morning Post, October 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1873990/thats-great-chinese-residents-respond-long-awaited

Related:
End of one-child policy “not enough” to protect human rights, rebalance population—experts
Hong Kong Free Press, October 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/30/end-of-one-child-policy-not-enough-to-protect-human-rights-rebalance-population-experts/

人口学家：二胎政策深远意义胜过短期经济影响 (Demographer: long-term significance of two-child policy more important than short-term economic impact)
Voice of America, October 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/what-expect-from-abolition-one-child-policy-china-20151029/3028759.html

法律专家：“二孩政策”或减少中国人在美申请庇护 (Legal experts: “two-child policy” may reduce number of Chinese people seeking asylum in the U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/10/151030_china_us_asylum

China to prosecute former top Tibet security official for graft
Reuters, October 30, 2015
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/uk-china-corruption-tibet-idUKKCN0SO08M20151030

Related:
西藏人大常委会原副主任乐大克、吉林原副省长谷春立被"双开" (Former senior legislator of Tibet Autonomous Region Le Dake and former vice governor of Jilin province “doubly expelled”)
People.cn, October 30, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/1030/c1001-27757941.html

Bunkers, banquets and bribes: Why banning golf won’t curb corruption
The Economist, October 31, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21677264-why-banning-golf-wont-curb-corruption-bunkers-banquets-and-bribes

默克尔访华首日会晤中国维权人士及社会公民代表 (Merkel meets with Chinese human rights defenders and representatives from civic groups on first day in China)
Radio France Internationale, October 29, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151029-默克尔访华首日会晤中国维权人士及公民社会代表

Related:
德国不“磕头” 照样很重要 (Germany can remain an important partner of China without “kowtow-ing” )
Deutsche Welle, October 29, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/德国不磕头-照样很重要/a-18815874

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Can the U.S. and China cooperate on the first (and last) line of cyber defense?
The Diplomat, October 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/can-the-us-and-china-cooperate-on-the-first-and-last-line-of-cyber-defense/

Hong Kong (香港)

黃之鋒羅冠聰及周永康涉煽惑他人及非法集會案明年開審 (Umbrella Movement student leaders including Joshua Wong, Nathan Law, Alex Chow charged with “unlawful assembly” and “incitement,” to be taken to court next February)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 30, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1220580-20151030.htm

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China ends one-child policy, but it may be too late
McClatchy DC, October 29, 2015
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/world/article41816415.html

Related:
Why critics are not satisfied with the end of China’s one-child policy
Washington Post, October 29, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/10/29/why-critics-are-not-satisfied-with-the-end-of-chinas-one-child-policy/

BBC记者博客：中国独生子女政策转向未必能解决问题 (BBC correspondent’s blog: Shift of China’s one-child policy may not help solve problems)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 30, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/30/china-population-idCNKCS0SO0A320151030