Hong Kong (香港)

梁振英律師信警告蘋果日報不得阻礙他連任 (CY Leung issues legal letter threatening to sue Apple Daily, warning to not harm his chances of re-election)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160930-梁振英律師信警告蘋果日報不得阻礙他連任

Related:
Journalism watchdog “shocked” as CY Leung accuses Apple Daily of defamation
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/30/journalism-watchdog-shocked-as-cy-leung-accuses-apple-daily-of-defamation/

雨伞运动两周年 香港团体办纪念活动 (Hong Kong groups commemorate the 2nd anniversary of Umbrella Movement)
Deutsche Welle, September 28, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/雨伞运动两周年香港团体办纪念活动/a-35914399

South China Morning Post confirms closure of HK Magazine after 25 years in print—website to be deleted
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/28/south-china-morning-post-confirms-closure-of-hk-magazine-after-25-years-last-issue-next-friday/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The return of Mao: a new threat to China’s politics
The Financial Times, September 30, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/63a5a9b2-85cd-11e6-8897-2359a58ac7a5

文革：极权制下的群众运动 (The Cultural Revolution: Mass movement under totalitarianism)
The Financial Times, September 30, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001069584?full=y

A sad end: HK Magazine was the canary in the coal mine
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/30/a-sad-end-hk-magazine-was-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine/

香港與內地融合進程的反思（文：鄭宏泰、尹寶珊） (Reflections on the course of Hong Kong-mainland integration)
Ming Pao, September 30, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160930/s00022/1475199011378

雨傘運動，是香港人的大勝！ (Umbrella Movement is a great victory for Hongkongers)
InMedia HK, September 30, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044904

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Catch it all on video”: China’s police urged to record law enforcement process
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2023336/chinese-police-urged-record-professional-activities-bid

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese police press father in effort to silence exiled Wukan activist son
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wukan-zhuang-09272016164719.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China promises cooperation with United Nations on human rights
Reuters, September 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-idUSKCN11Z0DG

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

孟建柱会见首次中印反恐安全对话印方代表团 (Head of CPC Political and Legal Affairs Commission meets with Indian delegation in first Sino-Indian counterterrorism dialogue)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 28, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160928/20160928_001/20160928_001_4.htm

Cyber warfare: Who is China hacking now?
Cable News Network, September 29, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/29/asia/china-cyber-spies-hacking/index.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong marks protest anniversary as pro-democracy camp feels “hope”
Radio Free Asia, September 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hongkong-occupy-09282016171327.html

Related:
HKFP Live: Hong Kong marks two year anniversary of the Umbrella Movement Occupy protests
Hong Kong Free Press, September 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/28/hkfp-live-hong-kong-marks-two-year-anniversary-umbrella-movement-occupy-protests/

Revised history curriculum has greater focus on Hong Kong’s development and past roles as part of China
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2023594/breathing-life-chinese-history-hong-kong-begins

Related:
初中中史計畫增添港史但疑迴避六四民運及六七暴動 (Junior secondary school Chinese History curriculum revision: Consultation for including more Hong Kong history but without mentioning June Fourth and 1967 Leftist Riots)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160929-初中中史計畫增添港史但疑迴避六四民運及六七暴動

港媒：張德江政改一役犯錯致雨傘運動無法收拾 (Hong Kong media: Zhang Dejiang’s political reform blunder sets off the unstoppable Umbrella Movement)
Radio France Internationale, September 29, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160929-港媒：張德江政改一役犯錯致雨傘運動無法收拾

【佔領兩周年】羅冠聰：有很多價值留下　失敗不一定是手法問題 ([Occupy 2nd anniversary] Nathan Law: A lot of values remain; failure isn’t necessarily due to the methods)
Ming Pao, September 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160929/s00001/1475115083184

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

In China, repression buries rule of law
The Washington Post, September 27, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/in-china-repression-buries-rule-of-law/2016/09/27/1226a594-841c-11e6-92c2-14b64f3d453f_story.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

减掉的刑期怎么又回来了 (Committing another crime while on parole: How a reduced sentence can be reinstated)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_002/20160926_002_2.htm

曾飞洋汤欢兴朱小梅聚众扰乱社会秩序案一审当庭宣判　三被告表示认罪悔罪 (Guangdong labor activists Zeng Feiyang, Tang Huanxing, and Zhu Xiaomei sentenced for “gathering a crowd to disrupt order in a public place,” all 3 pled guilty)
Xinhua, September 26, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2016-09/26/c_1119627490.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

克林顿-川普辩论：中国民间初步反应 (Clinton-Trump Debate: Chinese civil society’s initial reactions)
Voice of America, September 28, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-us-presidential-debate-chinese-20160927/3526737.html

Related:
Donald Trump talked a lot about China at the debate. Here’s what China thought about that
Time, September 28, 2016
http://time.com/4509121/china-presidential-debate-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/

Licenses required for live streamers as China clamps down on online content
Hong Kong Free Press, September 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/27/licenses-required-live-streamers-china-clamps-online-content/

China gives police powers to monitor social media friends, chat groups
Radio Free Asia, September 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-socialmedia-09272016124538.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s first state awards for poverty reduction questioned after “abnormalities” in online public vote
South China Morning Post, September 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2022930/chinas-first-state-awards-poverty-reduction-questioned

Government Accountability (政府问责)

准确把握超标排放污染犯罪中“重金属”范围 (We must have clear grasp of the scope of heavy metals excessive emissions violations)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_003/20160926_003_4.htm

多年关注基层检察人才流失问题 (NPC member laments dearth of talent in entry level positions in procuratorate)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 26, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160926/20160926_006/20160926_006_6.htm

大连市人大常委会原副主任张军被双开 (Former Vice-Chairman of the Dalian City NPC Standing Committee stripped of party membership, political office)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 27, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160927/20160927_001/20160927_001_11.htm

虚建村道，乡村四官员私吞36万 (4 village officials sentenced on corruption charges after embezzling RMB 360,000 by pretending to build a road)
People’s Procuratorate Daily, September 27, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160927/20160927_006/20160927_006_4.htm

China ruling party to focus on graft at key October meet
Reuters, September 27, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN11X0OR

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Canada, China to discuss accord on cybersecurity
The Globe and Mail, September 27, 2016
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-china-to-discuss-accord-on-cybersecurity/article32068707/

Hong Kong (香港)

Silence after the storm: Beijing ponders next move after game-changing Hong Kong elections
South China Morning Post, September 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2022427/silence-after-storm-beijing-ponders-next-move-after-game

“Independence is not an option”: meet the star of Hong Kong's pro-Beijing party
The Guardian, September 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/hong-kong-pro-beijing-party-holden-chow

Giant pro-democracy banner draped on Hong Kong hillside to mark second anniversary of Occupy movement
South China Morning Post, September 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2023271/giant-pro-democracy-banner-draped-hong-kong-hillside-mark

法新社說雨傘運動兩年後香港進入不無爆炸可能的政治陣地 (Agence France Presse: Hong Kong enters uncharted explosive political territory two years after the Umbrella Movement)
Radio France Internationale, September 28, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160928-法新社說雨傘運動兩年後香港進入不無爆炸可能的政治陣地

雨傘運動兩周年當局故意折騰逾200人被捕至今仍未起訴 (Umbrella Movement two years on: The authorities intend to hassle—over 200 arrested still have not been charged)
Radio France Internationale, September 28, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160928-雨傘運動兩周年當局故意折騰逾200人被捕至今仍未起訴

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s “face of protest” Joshua Wong considers a future away from politics
The Guardian, September 28, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/28/hong-kongs-face-of-protest-joshua-wong-considers-a-future-away-from-politics

另一個香港是可能的——左翼不要誤判形勢 (Another Hong Kong is possible—Left-wingers shouldn’t misjudge the situation)
InMedia HK, September 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044874

“We'll be Back” ，我們都回來了！ (Dorothy from Parents Under the Umbrellas: We said “we’ll be back,” so here we are)
InMedia HK, September 28, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044847

【傘運兩周年】兩年後的今日，我不能忘記（文：任建峰） ([Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary] Kevin Yam, Progressive Lawyers Group: Today after 2 years, I cannot forget)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160928/s00022/1475029466489

傘運兩周年：雨散，心不散（文：呂秉權） (HKBU Journalism senior lecturer Bruce Lui on Umbrella Movement 2nd anniversary: The rains have been dispersed, but our will should not be)
Ming Pao, September 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160928/s00022/1475029099514

Access to Justice (司法公正)

3 labor activists in China get suspended prison terms
中国3名工人维权运动领袖获缓刑
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/asia/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160927/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced/

司法部发文禁律师制造舆论压力 引发律界强烈反弹 (Chinese Ministry of Justice’s issue of regulations inhibits lawyers’ generation of force of public opinion, draws backlash from the legal circle)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09262016102942.html

Related:
单仁平：律所管理新规不是为了“整律师” (New law firm regulations are not meant for “picking on lawyers”)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-09/27/content_6819144.htm

中国庭审公开网开通 将倒逼提升庭审质量、效率和效果 (Launch of Supreme People’s Court website for court hearing public viewing will improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of hearings)
China National Radio, September 27, 2016
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201609/t20160927_1652026.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

There’s no debate—censorship limits live access in China to Clinton-Trump face-off
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2022660/theres-no-debate-censorship-limits-live-access-china

Related:
Minitrue: No U.S. presidential debate live streams
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-no-u-s-presidential-debate-live-streams/

How to watch the first U.S. presidential debate from inside mainland China
Quartz, September 26, 2016
http://qz.com/791069/how-to-watch-the-first-us-presidential-debate-from-inside-mainland-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China plans “very detailed” controls over religious activities
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-controls-09262016141507.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong and the realities of China’s rise
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/opinion/hong-kong-and-the-realities-of-chinas-rise.html

專訪：港學運領袖周永康擬與英政界交流 (Interview: Hong Kong student leader Alex Chow will take the opportunity in the UK to exchange with politicians)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160926_hk_alex_chow_interview

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Translation: Why Xi’s anti-graft campaign bores me
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/translation-xis-anti-corruption-campaign-bores/

Ai Weiwei: Xia Lin verdict exposes the unfairness of China's legal system
Cable News Network, September 24, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/24/opinions/ai-weiwei-china-justice-xia-lin/index.html

Hong Kong voters sent a message to Beijing, but will China soften its stance or crack down further?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/25/hong-kong-voters-sent-a-message-to-beijing-but-will-china-soften-its-stance-or-crack-down-further/

当私人谈话变成法庭证据 (When private conversations turn into courtroom evidence)
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160927/beijings-disturbing-turn-against-personal-freedoms/

香港終究會出一個夏霖（文：陳帆川） (Sooner or later there will be a Xia Lin from Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160927/s00022/1474939585481

「雨傘運動」兩周年 (Second anniversary of the Umbrella Movement)
InMedia HK, September 26, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044836