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