Hong Kong (香港)

港大校友關注組和港大學教師及職員會：對李國章出任港大校委會主席感到極度憤怒 (HKU alumni concern group and staff association express intense anger towards Arthur Li's appointment as governing council chair)
InMedia HK, December 31, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1039777

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Critics, allies line up as Arthur Li appointed Hong Kong University’s governing council chairman
South China Morning Post, December 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1896674/very-poor-choice-howls-protest-arthur-li

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's domestic violence law gets mixed reception
Voice of America, December 29, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-domestic-violence-law-mixed-reception/3123408.html

China Jails activist who supported Hong Kong's Democracy Movement
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-12292015110450.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China says new restrictions to come on terrorism reporting
Associated Press, December 28, 2015
http://missoulian.com/news/world/asia/china-says-new-restrictions-to-come-on-terrorism-reporting/article_548606a3-0ebe-510d-8f16-329d361cc46a.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China jails activist who supported Hong Kong's democracy movement
Radio Free Asia, December 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/activist-12292015110450.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

“念斌案”国家赔偿落定 获赔119万余元 (State compensation for “Nian Bin case” confirmed, paying $183,000)
Legal Daily, December 30, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2015-12/30/content_6425575.htm

Innocent man who spent 11 years on death row gets compensation
China Daily, December 30, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-12/30/content_22862326.htm

Official accused of taking $32m in bribes
China Daily, December 30, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-12/30/content_22862826.htm

China's Xi tells top leaders to watch families amid graft fight
Reuters, December 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-politics-idUSKBN0UD05W20151230

Hong Kong (香港)

"King of judicial review” challenges Small House Policy as student protests airport fees
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/29/king-of-judicial-review-challenges-small-house-policy-as-student-protests-airport-fees/

福田站兩地兩檢設施消失 (Facilities for separate checkpoints at Futian station disappeared)
Apple Daily, December 29, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20151229/19430581

Related:
Futian Station opens on Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Hong Kong Free Press, December 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/30/futian-station-opens-on-guangzhou-shenzhen-hong-kong-express-rail-link/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国反恐法为何西方不买账？ (Why isn’t the Western world buying China’s anti-terror law?)
Voice of America, December 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/west-china-anti-terrorism-law-20151229/3123535.html

Related:
中国依法反恐势在必行 (Implementing counterterrorism according to law is imperative)
Legal Daily, December 29, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/commentary/content/2015-12/29/content_6423984.htm

Attorney’s Conviction Shows Beijing’s Need for Social Control
The Wall Street Journal, December 30, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/12/30/attorneys-conviction-shows-beijings-need-for-social-control/

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国官媒对驱逐法国记者高洁表示赞同 (Chinese state media outlet expresses approval for expulsion of French journalist Gauthier)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151228-中国官媒对政府驱逐法国记者高洁表示支持

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记者无国界指责北京当局并批评法国政府 (Reporters Without Borders denounces Beijing authorities and criticizes French government’s reaction)
Radio France Internationale, December 29, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151229-记者无国界指责北京当局并批评法国政府

Exclusive Q&A: French reporter responds to China expulsion
Voice of America, December 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/exclusive-qa-french-reporter-responds-to-china-expulsion/3122582.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

刘晓波狱中渡60岁寿庆 粤人祝贺辞未被删 (Liu Xiaobo turns 60 behind bars, Guangzhou citizens’ birthday greetings not deleted from the internet)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151228-刘晓波狱中渡60岁寿庆-粤人祝贺辞未被删

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese university president sentenced to life in prison
Xinhua News, December 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2015/1228/877114.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Voice: Drop hypocritical criticism of China's anti-terror law
Xinhua News, December 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/1228/877110.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Fight for equality in Hong Kong: gay civil servant sues to claim same employee benefits as heterosexual couples
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1895583/gay-hong-kong-civil-servant-legal-challenge-claim-same

HKU students to file for judicial review of Chan decision ahead of Council chair appointment
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/29/hku-students-to-file-for-judicial-review-of-chan-decision-ahead-of-council-chair-appointment/

曾俊华唱反调指“本土”意识具建设力量 (HK Financial Secretary John Tsang deviates from mainstream and says localism mentality has constructive power)
Radio France Internationale, December 27, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151227-曾俊华唱反调指“本土”意识具建设力量

Related:
Mainland academic rings the alarm on the rise of “neo-localism” in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1895903/mainland-academic-rings-alarm-rise-neo-localism-hong-kong

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

European chamber says still has concerns on China anti-terror law
中国欧盟商会称对中国新反恐法仍存关切
Reuters, December 29, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-eu-idUSKBN0UC08U20151229
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-security-eu-idCNKBS0UC0BS20151229

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China adopts first Anti-Domestic Violence Law
Vice, December 28, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/china-adopts-first-anti-domestic-violence-law

Related:
Domestic Violence Law 2015
反家庭暴力法 2015
China Law Translate, December 27, 2015
EN:http://bit.ly/1YJM4Lj
CH:http://bit.ly/1OhP62E

《反家暴法》：公民社会艰苦努力的结果 (Anti-Domestic Violence Law: The result of Chinese civil society’s hard work)
Voice of America, December 28, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-domestic-violence-20151228/3121979.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

A peek into the mind of China’s internet users
2015年中国网民关注的那些事
The New York Times, December 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151225/c25chinabaidu/dual/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Detention of China Telecom boss linked to time at different firm
Caixin, December 28, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-28/100893572.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China says tech firms have nothing to fear from anti-terror law
The Telegraph, December 28, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12068199/China-says-tech-firms-have-nothing-to-fear-from-anti-terror-law.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong journalists group blasts police and education minister over news reporters’ arrest
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1895519/hong-kong-journalists-group-blasts-police-and-education?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed

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

China passes landmark law to battle terrorism at home and overseas
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1895436/china-passes-landmark-law-battle-terrorism-home-and

Related:
中国反恐法对媒体公司及个人有何影响？(How will China’s anti-terrorism law affect media companies and individuals?)
Voice of America, December 27, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-anti-terrorism-20151228/3121948.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Courage on trial in China
The New York Times, December 22, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/opinion/courage-on-trial-in-china.html