Access to Justice (司法公正)

新疆夫妇申请国家赔偿多次上访， 被判寻衅滋事罪 (Xinjiang couple who applied for state compensation and petitioned multiple times is sentenced for “picking quarrels and provoking trouble”)
Phoenix Online, August 15, 2016
http://news.cngold.com.cn/20160815d1903n78217684.html

刑事诉讼“合理怀疑”的类型化分析 (Analysis of the classification of “reasonable doubt” in criminal suits)
People's Procuratorate Daily, August 15, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160815/20160815_003/20160815_003_1.htm

China compels gov't officials to attend court in key administrative lawsuits
Xinhua, August 16, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/16/c_135604355.htm

Chinese rights lawyer “tortured” in detention on subversion charges
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/tortured-08162016111242.html

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 16, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Former editors of liberal Chinese magazine sue government after being forced out in takeover
《炎黄春秋》原编委起诉文化部中国艺术研究院侵权
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2005030/former-editors-liberal-chinese-magazine-sue-government
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/hc-08162016101928.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s toad-like 90-year-old former president has become an unlikely idol for the country’s millennials
Quartz, August 16, 2016
http://qz.com/758945/chinas-90-year-old-former-president-is-the-unlikely-idol-of-the-countrys-millennial-generation/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Workers must pledge not to protest nuclear waste plant
China Digital Times, August 16, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/workers-pressed-pledge-nuclear-waste-plant-protest/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

甘肃景泰：对县财政局提起行政公益诉讼 (Procuratorate of Baiyin City, Gansu Province carries out public interest litigation against its Jingtai County financial bureau)
People's Procuratorate Daily, August 15, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160815/20160815_001/20160815_001_2.htm

【青岛市市南区检察院】开展低保救济领域职务犯罪预防 (Procuratorate of Qinghai’s Southern District develops protections against crimes of public office in the areas of emergency and welfare subsidies)
People's Procuratorate Daily, August 15, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160815/20160815_002/20160815_002_10.htm

Blame shifting intensifies in Beijing as economic growth slows
South China Morning Post, August 17, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/2004996/blame-shifting-intensifies-beijing-economic-growth-slows

Tibetans forced from their land in town near Larung Gar
Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/land-08162016141831.html

The forgotten Chinese dream: Winning hearts and minds
The Diplomat, August 17, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-forgotten-chinese-dream-winning-hearts-and-minds/

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

China tries out new hardware in Xinjiang counter-terror exercise
中国在新疆反恐演习中测试新装备
Reuters, August 16, 2016
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-xinjiang-idUSKCN10R0HZ
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/中国在新疆反恐演习中测试新装备/a-19477341

上海机场航站楼今起实施反恐安检， 旅客乘机须提早预留时间 (Shanghai airport terminal begins counter-terrorism security checks today, departing passengers must arrive early and allow extra time)
People’s Daily, August 15, 2016
http://society.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0815/c1008-28637963.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Next two terms crucial for One Country, Two Systems, says LegCo pres. Jasper Tsang
Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/17/next-two-terms-crucial-one-country-two-systems-says-legco-pres-jasper-tsang/

Can Hong Kong’s teachers really be banned from talking independence in class?
香港教师能否被禁止在课堂谈论港独？
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2004812/teachers-seek-clarity-hong-kong-government
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15696dba474ab48/xiang-gang-jiao-shi-neng-fou-bei-jin-zhi-zai-ke-tang-tan-lun-gang-du-

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Op-Ed Contributor: The Umbrella Movement fights back
The New York Times, August 16, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/opinion/the-umbrella-movement-fights-back.html

香港觀察：香港與內地政經關係怎樣走？ (Hong Kong Observations: What is the trend for Hong Kong-mainland political and economic relationship?)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/08/160816_hkreview_hk_mainland_economics

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Inside Chinese prisons: The hellish scene behind hunger-striking activist Guo Feixiong’s protest
Human Rights in China, August 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/15/inside-chinese-prisons-hellish-scene-behind-hunger-striking-activist-guo-feixiongs-protest/

Chinese court upholds ruling against historian who questioned tale of wartime heroes
质疑“狼牙山五壮士，”历史学者终审败诉
The New York Times, August 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/world/asia/china-hong-zhenkuai-langya.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160816/china-hong-zhenkuai-langya/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Mail Online teams up with Chinese newspaper the People's Daily
观察：《人民日报》和《每日邮报》内容共享？中国鲜有问津
The Guardian, August 12, 2016
EN: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/aug/12/mail-online-teams-up-chinese-newspaper-peoples-daily
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/08/160816_china_peoples-daily_uk_daily-mail

“Leftist takeover” at Chinese liberal leading light Yanhuang Chunqiu
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2004292/leftist-takeover-chinese-liberal-leading-light-yanhuang

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Groups call for human rights pressure on China ahead of Hangzhou G20
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-g20-08152016142426.html

What could China’s “social credit system” mean for its citizens?
Foreign Policy, August 15, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/08/15/what-could-chinas-social-credit-system-mean-for-its-citizens/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China’s Internet users are increasingly jumping the Great Firewall—to launch epic trolling campaigns
Quartz, August 16, 2016
http://qz.com/757996/chinas-internet-users-are-increasingly-jumping-the-great-firewall-to-launch-epic-trolling-campaigns/

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

Chinese authorities question students in Xinjiang about religious habits
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/chinese-authorities-question-students-08152016161405.html

China's armed police hold anti-terror exercise in Xinjiang
Xinhua, August 15, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-08/15/c_135600732.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Teachers should guide discussion of HK independence in the correct direction, says CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, August 16, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/16/teachers-guide-discussion-hk-independence-correct-direction-says-cy-leung/

Related:
梁振英：「港獨」非言論自由而是「是非」問題 (CY Leung: Discussion on “Hong Kong independence” does not involve freedom of speech, it is matter of “right and wrong”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 16, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/08/160816_hong_kong_independence

【港獨爭拗】吳克儉上周晤八大校長談港獨 ([Hong Kong independence debate] Education Sec. Eddie Ng met the vice-chancellors of the eight universities last week over the issue of Hong Kong independence)
Ming Pao, August 16,2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160816/s00001/1471322727654

Related:
白色恐怖：教師討論港獨可被註銷教學資格 (White terror: Teachers might lose professional qualifications for talking about Hong Kong independence)
Radio France Internationale, August 15, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160815-白色恐怖：教師討論港獨可被註銷教學資格

【短片】梁振英指基本法條文「輕重有別」　袁國強：不會說有輕重之分 ([Video] CY Leung says some articles in the Basic Law “are more important than the others,” Justice Sec.: No such differentiation)
Ming Pao, August 16, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160816/s00001/1471313504481

陈方安生指廉政公署已经腐化 (Former Chief Sec. Anson Chan says Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption has become corrupted)
Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-08152016120119.html

Hong Kong protest leader pledges to fight on after escaping jail sentence
Radio France Internationale, August 15, 2016
http://en.rfi.fr/asia-pacific/20160815-hong-kong-protests-leaders-wont-go-jail

Related:
UK visa decision after conviction good indicator of how Hong Kong protesters are viewed abroad, Occupy activist claims
South China Morning Post, August 16, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2004511/uk-visa-decision-after-conviction-good-indicator-how-hong

Access to Justice (司法公正)

In international spotlight, China convicts human right lawyers and activists on “subversion” charges
Global Voices, August 12, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/08/12/in-international-spotlight-china-convicts-human-right-lawyers-and-activists-on-subversion-charges/

Related:
Chinese activists' families face house arrest, travel bans: Lawyers
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-families-face-house-arrest-travel-bans-lawyers-08122016113741.html

Wife and relatives issue statement over torture of rights lawyer Xie Yang in Changsha
China Change, August 14, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/08/14/wife-and-relatives-issue-statement-over-torture-of-rights-lawyer-xie-yang-in-changsha/

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 11, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Champion of human rights in China leaves a tarnished legacy
The New York Times, August 14, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/us/champion-of-human-rights-in-china-leaves-a-tarnished-legacy.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

A year after the Tianjin blast, public mourning and discussion about it are still censored in China
Quartz, August 12, 2016
http://qz.com/756872/a-year-after-the-tianjin-blast-public-mourning-and-discussion-about-it-are-still-censored-in-china/

Minitrue: Delete article on nuclear project suspension
China Digital Times, August 11, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/minitrue-delete-article-lianyungang-nuclear-suspension/

Why do China’s leaders holiday in secret?
中国领导人为何从不公开度假消息
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2003023/why-do-chinas-leaders-holiday-secret
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1568c7ed5a170c3/zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-wei-he-cong-bu-gong-kai-du-jia-xiao-xi

“炎黄春秋”新版被指冒牌货 (New version of “Yanhuang Chunqiu” criticized as “counterfeit”)
Voice of America, August 15, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-outspoken-magazine-complained-beijing-forcefully-taken-over-abd-faked-by-authorities-20160815/3464829.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

民间人权报告: 7月363人受到维稳和打压 (Civil society human rights report: 363 people silenced or repressed in July)
Radio Free Asia, August 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08122016100808.html

More openly gay Olympians than ever, but no Chinese among them
奥运会“出柜”选手创纪录，无一来自中国
The New York Times, August 13, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/13/world/asia/olympics-china-gay-athletes.html
CH: http://cn.nytstyle.com/culture/20160815/olympics-china-gay-athletes/

China cracks down on “toadies” celebrating former president Jiang
Financial Times, August 15, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/273fce40-61dc-11e6-a08a-c7ac04ef00aa

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tianjin chemical blast: Deadly disaster marked one year on
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37019025

Related:
Has China failed to learn the lessons of deadly Tianjin explosions?
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/2002987/has-china-failed-learn-lessons-deadly-tianjin-explosions

One year after Tianjin, power plant explosion kills at least 21
China Labor Bulletin, August 12, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/one-year-after-tianjin-power-plant-explosion-kills-least-21

Chief of staff to Chinese president reveals details surrounding purge in secretariat
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2003042/chief-staff-chinese-president-reveals-details

Authorities in Chinese cities try to reassure public over nuclear fuel reprocessing plant
South China Morning Post, August 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2003415/authorities-chinese-cities-try-reassure-public-over-nuclear-fuel

人权组织呼吁G20峰会关注中国人权 (Human rights organization urges leaders to pay attention to China’s human rights situation at G20 summit)
Voice of America, August 15, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/g20-china-rights-20160815/3464533.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

7 years of “China’s Twitter”
Tech in Asia, August 14, 2016
https://www.techinasia.com/7-years-of-weibo-china-social-media

Internet or splinternet?
Al Jazeera, August 12, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/internet-splinternet-160810110930364.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student Joshua Wong avoids jail over pro-democracy protest
The Guardian, August 15, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/aug/15/hong-kong-student-joshua-wong-avoids-jail-over-pro-democracy-protest

Surge in Hong Kong students applying to mainland universities contrasts sharply with anti-China sentiment
香港学生申请内地大学比例10年升10倍
South China Morning Post, August 14, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2003819/number-hong-kong-students-applying-mainland-china
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1568d197dc9979d/xiang-gang-xue-sheng-shen-qing-nei-di-da-xue-bi-li-10-sheng-10-bei

Teachers warned they could lose qualifications for advocating independence in schools
Hong Kong Free Press, August 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/08/15/teachers-warned-lose-qualifications-advocating-independence-schools/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Mo Zhixu on the “great subversion case”
China Digital Times, August 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/08/mo-zhixu-great-subversion-case/

Tianjin firefighter: “The blast that killed my team”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-37046940

Pushing politics: Why China is supercharging dissident trials
The Wall Street Journal, August 12, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/08/12/subversion-sells-why-china-is-playing-up-dissident-trials/

The Communist Party of China's recipe for success
The Diplomat, August 12, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/the-communist-party-of-chinas-recipe-for-success/

A writer’s quest to unearth the roots of Tibet’s unrest
The New York Times, August 15, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/world/asia/china-tibet-lhasa-jianglin-li.html

何清涟：一封写错收信人的联名信 (He Qinglian: A joint letter with a wrong addressee)
Voice of America, August 14, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/heqinglian-blog-20160813/3463232.html