Law

China Approves Detention System Reforms
Al Jazeera, March 14, 2012
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2012/03/20123145268387804.html

Human Rights Underlined in Procedure Law Revision
Xinhua News Agency, March 14, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/14/content_14833037.htm

Related information:
Upcoming Vote on Revised Criminal Procedure Law Raises Procedural and Censorship Concerns
Human Rights in China, March 13, 2012
http://www.hrichina.org/content/5917

Media

无国界记者：中国压制网络自由 (RSF: China Suppresses Online Freedoms)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 13, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120313_rsf_internet_china.shtml

Politics

温家宝：没有政治体制改革的成功 文革可能重新发生 (Wen: Another Cultural Revolution Could Occur without Political Reform)
Xinhua News Agency, March 14, 2012
http://news.ifeng.com/mainland/special/2012lianghui/content-3/detail_2012_03/14/13189068_0.shtml

A transcript of Wen's press conference is available at:
Premier Wen Meets the Press
Xinhua News Agency/China Daily, March 14, 2012
CH: http://www.xinhuanet.com/politics/2012lh/zhibo/zongli/zfw_wz.htm
EN: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012npc/2012-03/14/content_14832399.htm

Public Health

卫生专家指中国防艾计划缺乏保护隐私权内容 (Health Expert: China's HIV/AIDS Prevention Policy Lack Privacy Protections)
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/aw-03132012094056.html

Taiwan

民進黨發言人赴大陸破冰 (Mainland Visit of DPP Spokesperson Hailed as Breakthrough in Relations)
Ming Pao, March 14, 2012
http://inews.mingpao.com/htm/INews/20120314/ca30804a.htm

Tibet

Tibetan Deaths 'Deeply Distress' Beijing
Radio Television Hong Kong, March 14, 2012
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20120314/news_20120314_56_825698.htm

XUAR

Slain Uyghurs Not Linked to Bomb
Radio Free Asia, March 13, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/korla-03132012182221.html

Death Penalty

Death Penalty Idea for Corruption Draws Criticism
China Daily, March 13, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/13/content_14822113.htm

Law

Leaders Pave Way for Passing of Law That May Allow Secret Detentions
South China Morning Post, March 13, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=6d402a1c69706310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

中国刑事诉讼法修正草案引起争议 (Revisions to Criminal Procedure Law Causing a Stir)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 12, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120312_china_draft_law.shtml

“秘密拘捕”会使“国家安全”？ (Can Secret Detentions Make China Secure?)
Deutsche Welle, March 12, 2012
http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15803618,00.html

North Korea

Protesters Demand China Stop Repatriating N. Korean Defectors
Voice of America, March 12, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/east-pacific/Protesters-Demand-China-Stop-Repatriating-N-Korean-Defectors--142318235.html

Protests and Petitions

维权者王忠祥拟申请游行被阻 残疾访民被抓儿被恐吓 (Tianjin Activist's Application for Demonstration Turned Down)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/fy-03122012102822.html

Tibet

Teenage Monk Sets himself on Fire on 53rd Anniversary of Failed Tibetan Uprising
The Daily Telegraph, March 13, 2012
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/tibet/9139760/Teenage-monk-sets-himself-on-fire-on-53rd-anniversary-of-failed-Tibetan-uprising.html

北京影响力的增强让尼泊尔的西藏难民感到窒息 (Tibetan Refugees in Nepal Feeling Choked by Beijing's Influence)
Radio Free Asia, March 12, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/sd-03122012161249.html

XUAR

Xinjiang Security Based on Ethnic Unity
China Daily, March 13, 2012
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2012-03/13/content_14818072.htm

習近平：新疆穩定壓倒一切 (Xi Jinping: Stability in Xinjiang of Utmost Import)
Sing Tao Daily, March 12, 2012
http://news.singtao.ca/toronto/2012-03-12/china1331541099d3747987.html

Death Penalty

China's Death Row TV Hit, Interviews Before Execution
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 11, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17303746

Hong Kong

吳亮星促京增規管特首 稱特首款待「出格」 (HK NPC Rep Ng: Beijing Should Draft Regs on Chief Executive due to Too Much "Excess")
Ming Pao, March 12, 2012
http://news.hk.msn.com/local/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5919696

Human Rights

China Rights Situation Deteriorating, Say Activists
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 09, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-17314551

Law

刑诉法草案再修改8处 拟2013年起施行 (8 Changes in Criminal Procedure Law Draft, Which Could Take Effect in 2013)
The Beijing News, March 12, 2012
http://china.nfdaily.cn/content/2012-03/12/content_40209782.htm

Related news:
Pressure Builds for Vote against Secret Detentions
South China Morning Post, March 12, 2012
http://www.scmp.com/portal/site/SCMP/menuitem.2af62ecb329d3d7733492d9253a0a0a0/?vgnextoid=96023d9542206310VgnVCM100000360a0a0aRCRD

最高人民法院：上访者降26% (Supreme People's Court Work Report: Decrease in Petitions by 26%)
Southern Metropolis Daily, March 12, 2012
http://gcontent.oeeee.com/b/bb/bbb96d7adad8c94d/Blog/4e8/3dd2fc.html

Tibet

Tibetans on Hunger Strike Demand UN Action
Voice of America, March 09, 2012
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Near-UN-a-Hunger-Strike-for-Tibet-142096603.html

青海警方向藏人开枪造成一死两伤 (Qinghai: Police Shoot Tibetans - 1 Dead, 2 Injured)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 10, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120310_qinghai_tibet_death.shtml

XUAR

Four Killed in Xinjiang Raid
Radio Free Asia, March 09, 2012
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/korla-03092012182915.html

Hong Kong

习近平呼吁香港顾全大局维护稳定 (Heir Apparent Xi Calls for Hong Kong to Look at the Big Picture and Consider Everyone's Interests to Maintain Stability)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 08, 2012
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/chinese_news/2012/03/120308_xijinping_hongkong.shtml