Access to Justice (司法公正)

Breaking down the courtroom door
NewsChina Magazine, July, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/breaking-down-the-courtroom-door#id:2286#date:16:31

Closer Look: How a child comes to pen the words “death has been my dream”
Caixin, June 14, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-15/100819399.html

Related:
Beijing’s migrant children forced out of the city
Financial Times, Date
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/ffafd8fa-0a9a-11e5-a8e8-00144feabdc0.html

Court to order retrial in case of milk scandal parent activist
Radio Free Asia, June 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/retrial-06152015131952.html

小学生因网聊辱骂同学遭围殴半小时 (Compensation granted to elementary student who was beaten for 30 minutes after insulting classmates online)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2015
http://www.hinews.cn/news/system/2015/06/14/017614594.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

互联网视听节目管理办法 （征求意见稿）
Internet Audiovisual Program Management Measures (Draft for solicitation of comments)
China Law Translate, June 11, 2015
CH: http://chinalawtranslate.com/nettv/
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/nettv/

Local Chinese authorities use internet slang “Ziganwu” in their propaganda recruitment
Global Voices, June 15, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/15/local-chinese-authorities-use-internet-slang-ziganwu-in-their-propaganda-recruitment/

Shanghai film festival axes Japanese anime movie after censors add it to “black list”
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1822540/shanghai-film-festival-axes-japanese-anime-movie-after-censors

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Fears for Chinese NGOs as activists arrested
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1822605/fears-chinese-ngos-activists-arrested

Related:
Refile: China detains two rights activists in widening crackdown
Deutsche Presse-Agentur, June 15, 2015
http://www.dpa-international.com/news/asia/refilechina-detains-two-rights-activists-in-widening-crackdown-a-45614552.html

China asserts more control over foreign and domestic NGOs
The Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/06/16/china-asserts-more-control-over-foreign-and-domestic-ngos/

公告：两反歧视公益人士被抓捕，均曾在益仁平工作 (Notice: two anti-discrimination rights defenders criminally detained by police, both used to work at Yirenping)
Beijing Yirenping Center, June 14, 2015
https://www.evernote.com/shard/s455/sh/000a78a9-718f-4685-bcca-df22f11a85dd/075414c504adcc4a

HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo

Ai Weiwei's RA show to house weighty remnants from Sichuan earthquake
The Guardian, June 16, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jun/15/ai-weiwei-ra-show-sichuan-earthquake-chinese-artist-steel-rods

Government Accountability (政府问责)

周案落幕 打虎告停 纪委削权 内斗方酣
Has Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign been derailed?
China in Perspective, June 13, 2015
CH: http://www.chinainperspective.com/ArtShow.aspx?AID=46666
EN: http://www.slguardian.org/

Chinese military to probe building projects for evidence of corruption
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1822613/chinese-military-probe-building-projects-evidence-corruption

CPC expels two former senior officials
Xinhua, June 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/15/c_134327494.htm

China arrests former senior energy executive after graft probe
Reuters, June 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/16/us-china-corruption-southerngrid-idUSKBN0OW0D020150616

首套领导干部国学教材出版 各级干部将轮训 (First set of leadership cadre’s national education materials published, to be used as training material for various levels of cadres)
Tencent, June 15, 2015
http://news.qq.com/a/20150615/035693.htm

最高检：一年多近3万人因破坏环境资源犯罪被起诉 (Supreme People’s Procuratorate: In over a year, nearly 3000 people charged with destruction of environmental resources)
China News, June 16, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0616/c1001-27163268.html

Expert asks how government spends social welfare money it gets from lotteries
Caixin, June 15, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-15/100819469.html

国家赔偿，不能等同于“补工资”(State Compensation cannot be equal to a “supplementary wage”)
East Morning News, July 14, 2015
http://news.xiancity.cn/readnews.php?id=227885

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong bomb plot a conspiracy to smear us, localists claim, ahead of reform vote
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1822700/hong-kong-bomb-plot-conspiracy-smear-us-localists-claim

Related:
學者指 TATP 炸彈材料容易購買 (Academic says bomb material TATP can easily be purchased)
Cable News, June 15, 2015
http://cablenews.i-cable.com/webapps/news_video/index.php?news_id=460146

西貢炸彈案疑點迥異 四大可能逐一拆解 (Four possible theories behind the Sai Kung bomb-making plot)
Memehk.com, June 16, 2015
http://news.memehk.com/posts/7637

環球時報：西貢爆炸品案令內地人覺得香港像搞文革 (Global Times: Sai Kung bomb incident makes mainland people feel like Hong Kong wants a Cultural Revolution)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 16, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150616/news_20150616_55_1107981.htm

Illegal activities won't be tolerated: CY
The Standard, June 16, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=62918

Lawmakers battle over Hong Kong reform vote schedule as pro-Beijing parties dodge protests
South China Morning Post, June 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1822685/lawmakers-battle-over-hong-kong-reform-vote-schedule-pro

Hong Kong on high alert as new democracy showdown looms
Reuters, June 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/16/us-hongkong-politics-idUSKBN0OW04X20150616

Long Hair appears at ICAC over bribery claim
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 16, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150616/news_20150616_56_1107991.htm

Related:
Emily Lau questions ICAC's quick probe
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 16, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150616/news_20150616_56_1107964.htm

莫乃光：認為「袋住先不等於袋一世」才是誤導 (HK LegCo’s Charles Mok: Thinks the phrase “Taking what you can first doesn’t mean taking forever” is misleading)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 16, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150616/news_20150616_55_1107972.htm

Related:
何俊仁認為王光亞的澄清絕不影響泛民投票意向 (Democratic Party Albert Ho: Dir of the HK and Macau Affairs Office Wang Guangya’s clarification won’t affect pan-democrats voting direction)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 16, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150616/news_20150616_55_1107992.htm

加拿大國會報告建議表態支持港人爭取民主 (Canadian Parliament report proclaims support for Hong Kong people’s fight for democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 16, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/world/2015/06/150616_china_canada_hk_report

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Either way Hong Kong votes this week, democracy loses
Quartz, June 16, 2015
http://qz.com/428901/either-way-hong-kong-votes-this-week-democracy-loses/

Q. and A.: Holden Chow on China, Elections and Hong Kong’s Attitude
The New York Times, June 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/q-and-a-holden-chow-on-china-elections-and-hong-kongs-attitude/

Why should China embrace “universal values”?
The Diplomat, June 16, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/why-should-china-embrace-universal-values/

违背和平与发展的时代潮流: 民主制度不能强制移植（大势所趋） (The trend of our era violates peace and development: the system of democracy cannot be forcefully transplanted)
People's Daily, July 15, 2015
http://opinion.people.com.cn/n/2015/0614/c1003-27150413.html

观点：乔石在89学运的作用应更受肯定 (Perspective: Qiaoshi's role in 1989 student movement needs more recognition)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/06/150615_qiaoshi_dingxueliang

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Zhou handed “lenient” sentence in a bid for party unity: Analysts
Radio Free Asia, June 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/unity-06122015112718.html

Related:
You have a right to an attorney. You have no chance at going free.
Foreign Policy, June 12, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/12/zhou-yongkang-attorney-china-xi-jinping/

Pollution trial offers rare glimpse into a Chinese courtroom
Reuters, June 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/13/us-china-environment-court-idUSKBN0OT07120150613

Related:
中国法院网网上直播 (Streaming broadcasts from China courts online)
China Court
http://www.live.chinacourt.org/chat/chat/2015/06/id/40876.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

China detains nine for spreading rumours about the military
Reuters, June 12, 2015
http://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/idUKKBN0OS08320150612

China exports repression beyond its borders
The Washington Post, June 9, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/tyranny-beyond-borders/2015/06/09/39cb0344-0e96-11e5-adec-e82f8395c032_story.html

Beijing's media damage control
Al Jazeera, June 13, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2015/06/china-media-disaster-management-150613090807798.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The art of dissent [VIDEO]
The New York Times, June 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/video/opinion/100000003729935/the-art-of-dissent.html

Workers in China's Tesco-linked supermarket chain strike for “fair treatment”
Radio Free Asia, June 12,2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-06122015104229.html

Chinese police detain two activists linked to prominent NGO
Reuters, June 15, 2015
http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-police-detain-two-activists-linked-prominent-ngo-091927163.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

赵晋“房产帝国”调查｜保护伞名单：何家成、王敏、武长顺 (Investigation into Zhao Jin’s “Real estate empire”: Those who formed his protective umbrella include He Jiacheng, Wang Min, Wu Changshun)
The Paper, June 12, 2015
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1340749

Six large SOEs criticized for discipline violation
Xinhua, June 13, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-06/13/c_134322183.htm

China’s graft watchdog vows to continue crackdown on corrupt government officials
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1822197/chinas-graft-watchdog-vows-continue-crackdown-corrupt

ICTs and Human Rights, (信息技术与人权)

Officials: Second hack exposed military and intel data
Associated Press, June 12, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/d842d757851b4a59aca2aecf2f31995a/union-says-all-federal-workers-fell-victim-hackers

Chinese hackers circumvent popular web privacy tools
The New York Times, June 12, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/13/technology/chinese-hackers-circumvent-popular-web-privacy-tools.html

Second hack of federal records hit intelligence and military personnel
The Guardian, June 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/12/hacking-personnel-data-4-million-federal-workers

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong protesters march to Legislative Council in protest at “fake” democracy
South China Morning Post, June 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1821643/hong-kong-protesters-march-legislative-council-urge-no-vote

Related:
“Pseudo suffrage” marchers kick off week of protests
The Standard, June 15, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=157951&sid=44664398&con_type=3

香港三千多人參加反政改遊行 人數不及預期 (Around 3,000 HK people march to protest against political reform proposal, less numerous than expected)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 14, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150614_hongkong_protest

反政改方案遊行參加人數遜預期 21基督徒今起立會外禁食 (Fewer participants than expected join march against political reform proposal, 21 Christians begin hunger strike outside LegCo)
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14df4d354845b3b/fan-zheng-gai-fang-an-you-hang-can-jia-ren-shu-xun-yu-qi-21-ji-du-tu-jin-qi-li-hui-wai-jin-shi

Debate on Hong Kong political reform turns many in audience against government's plan
South China Morning Post, June 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1822098/debate-hong-kong-political-reform-turns-many-audience

Legislators, rights advocates urge more US.. action on Hong Kong reforms
Voice of America, June 13, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/hong-kong-prepares-to-vote-on-electoral-reform-package/2820479.html

Related:
Academics urge rejection of reform plan
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 15, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150615/news_20150615_56_1107626.htm

香港政改方案表決前雙方繼續動員 (In run-up to vote on political reform proposal, both sides in Hong Kong continue to mobilize)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150615_hongkong_political_ad

Hong Kong’s activist social media culture under threat
The Diplomat, June 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/hong-kongs-activist-social-media-culture-under-threat/

Hong Kong soccer fans boo Chinese national anthem
The New York Times, June 12, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/06/12/hong-kong-soccer-fans-boo-chinese-national-anthem/

Hong Kong Police detain 9 after finding materials for explosives
The New York Times, June 16, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/world/asia/hong-kong-police-arrest-suspects-after-finding-possible-explosives.html?contentCollection=world&action=click&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article

A motherland’s embrace: the former colony’s economy is bound ever more closely to China’s
The Economist, June 13, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21654107-former-colonys-economy-bound-ever-more-closely-chinas-motherlands-embrace

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中国空降兵赴白俄罗斯参加联合反恐训练 (Chinese paratroopers engage in joint counter-terrorism exercise in Belarus)
People’s Daily Online, June 15, 2015
http://world.people.com.cn/n/2015/0615/c1002-27156869.html

中吉边防部门开展“东方—2015”首次联合执法行动 (China and Kyrgyzstan engage in first joint border exercise for “East-2015”)
Legal Daily, June 15, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-06/15/content_6126891.htm?node=2090

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why I publish in China
China File, June 11, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/viewpoint/peter-hessler-why-i-publish-china

A federation for Hong Kong and China
The New York Times, June 15, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/15/opinion/a-federation-for-hong-kong-and-china.html

何清涟: 反腐方针大调整 北京政治急转弯 (He Qinglian: A drastic change in anti-graft policy, a sudden turnaround for Beijing politics)
Voice of America, June 14, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/heqinglian-blog-china-politics-20150613/2821105.html

分析：中国的选择性反腐 (Analysis: China’s selective anti-graft probe)
Financial Times, June 15, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001062519

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang sentenced to life in prison, will not appeal
South China Morning Post, June 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1820280/life-jail-chinas-disgraced-security-tsar

Related:
Zhou Yongkang trial exposes Chinese officials' links with mystic
The Guardian, June 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/11/zhou-yongkang-trial-exposes-chinese-officials-links-with-mystic

周永康案：備受關注但無法了解的秘密 (Zhou Yongkang case: secrets under spotlight but not to be understood)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150612_china_zhou_yongkang

Related:
秘密審訊 周永康免死 (In secret trial, Zhou Yongkang escapes death sentence)
Mingpao, June 12, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/秘密審訊%20%20周永康免死-收賄1.6億3罪成立囚終身不上訴/web_tc/article/20150612/s00001/1434044910470

程翔：周永康判刑輕　沒提薄熙來避重就輕 (Commentator Ching Cheong: Zhou Yongkang’s sentence lighter than expected, crucial point avoided by not mentioning Bo Xilai)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106845.htm

湖南司法行政戒毒系统发挥“三大帮教”效用--“攻心”戒治助力战胜毒魔 (Hunan Justice Administration Drug Treatment System rolls out “3 mentors” program to help overcome drug addiction)
Legal Daily, June 11, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150611/Articel02008GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

鄂尔多斯市政府信息公开暂行办法 (Ordos government, Inner Mongolia, issues temporary OGI measures)
Ordos News, June 11, 2015
http://health.gmw.cn/newspaper/2015-06/11/content_107221615.htm

网络电视须配备节目审查人员
China to require Internet video providers to have program censors on staff
Jinghua Times, June 11, 2015
CH: http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2015-06/11/content_206133.htm
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7199/108/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Calls grow for Aung San Suu Kyi to “talk democracy” to Beijing
Radio Free Asia, June 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/calls-06112015133050.html

Travel ban on China's power queen
The Standard, June 12, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=21&art_id=157910&sid=44649531&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

China orders inquiry into deaths of children who swallowed pesticide
The Guardian, June 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/12/china-inquiry-deaths-children-swallowed-pesticide

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong social media activists under fire as key electoral policy vote approaches
Global Voices, June 11, 2015
http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org/2015/06/12/hong-kong-social-media-activists-under-fire-as-key-electoral-policy-vote-approaches/

Elderly couple keep spirit of Hong Kong’s Occupy movement alive at former protest site
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1820481/elderly-couple-keep-spirit-hong-kongs-occupy-movement-alive

We won't repeat Occupy blockades, say anti-poll reform package protesters ahead of Hong Kong rally
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1820331/protesters-against-hong-kong-poll-reform-package-vow-no

Related:
Protest groups unhappy as cops get ready
The Standard, June 12, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=11&art_id=157929&sid=44648460&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

CY denies $300m bribes war chest claim
The Standard, June 11, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=15&art_id=157930&sid=44648977&con_type=1&d_str=20150612

Related:
中間人開價3億買票 誘議員袋住先 (Middleman asks HK$3 million for lawmaker’s yes-vote for political reform package)
Apple Daily, June 11, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/first/20150611/19180384

法律界選委聯署對政改方案極度失望 (Legal group in Election Committee expresses extreme disappointment with proposed political reform)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150611/news_20150611_55_1106855.htm

Related:
港政改表決倒數5天：林鄭指否決是退步 公務員公開籲否決 (5 days until HK political reform vote: public servants openly urge proposal’s rejection while Carrie Lam says doing so is regression)
South China Morning Post, June 12, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14de5fe6abd14d8/gang-zheng-gai-biao-jue-dao-shu-5-tian-lin-zheng-zhi-fou-jue-shi-tui-bu-gong-wu-yuan-gong-kai-yu-fou-jue

左報圍攻三大民調　斥鍾庭耀造假、入魔、販子 (Pro-Beijing leftwing newspapers attack 3 universities’ rolling poll, say director of HKU Public Opinion Program Robert Chung is a “fabricator, infatuator, monger”)
The Stand News, June 12, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/politics/左報圍攻三大民調-斥鍾庭耀瘋狂-民調販子/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

专访笑蜀：公民运动与中国转型（下） (Interview with Xiao Shu: civil movements and China’s transition (Part 2))
Financial Times, June 12, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001062482

Access to Justice (司法公正)

最高法：符合条件的拆迁纠纷案件一律登记立案 (Supreme Court: all eligible demolition and relocation disputes will be filed)
The Beijing News, June 9, 2015
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2015/06/09/366504.html

Loosened “hukou” restrictions in Xinjiang benefit Hans, not Uyghurs
Radio Free Asia, June 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/hukou-06102015163757.html

Four “left-behind” children in China die of poisoning after being abandoned
The Guardian, June 11, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/11/four-left-behind-children-in-china-die-of-poisoning-after-being-abandoned-by-parents

China corruption: Life term for ex-security chief Zhou
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33095453