Access to Justice (司法公正)

孔杰荣:镇压律师使“依法治国”成笑柄 (Jerome A. Cohen: Crackdown on lawyers makes China’s “rule by the law” claim a point of ridicule before the world)
Voice of America, July 14, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cohen-gao-chinese-lawyers-20150713/2860556.html

People’s Daily details allegations against lawyers detained in China
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/13/peoples-daily-details-allegations-against-detained-lawyers/

公安部揭开“维权”事件黑幕 (Ministry of Public Security cracks “human rights” crime syndicate)
People’s Daily, July 11, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/07-11/7399386.shtml

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截至2015年7月14日1930，共計159名律師/律所人員/人權捍衛者被刑拘/帶走/失聯/約談/傳喚/短期限制人身自由
“As of 19:30 14 July 2015, 159 lawyers/law firm staff/human right activists have been detained/arrested/incommunicado/summoned/ restricted freedom temporarily”
Chinese Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, July 14, 2015
CH:http://chrlawyers.hk/zh-hans/content/【截至2015年7月14日1930，共计159名律师律所人员人权捍卫者被刑拘带走失联约谈传唤短期限制人身自由】
EN: http://chrlawyers.hk/en/content/1930-14-july-2015-159-lawyers-law-firm-staffhuman-right-activists-have-been-detained

China: Halt police operations targeting human rights lawyers as “national security” threat
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 13, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/07/china-halt-police-operations-targeting-human-rights-lawyers-as-national-security-threat/

China: Latest information on crackdown against lawyers and activists
Amnesty International, July 14, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/press-releases/2015/07/china-list-of-lawyers-and-activists-targeted/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shifting reports on China police shooting raise questions over Xinjiang link
The Wall Street Journal, July 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/14/shifting-reports-on-china-police-shooting-raise-questions-over-xinjiang-link/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

港人游行抗议中国政府抓捕维权律师 (Hong Kongers march in protest of China’s detention of human rights lawyers)
Voice of America, July 13, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/china-rights-20150713/2859256.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China needs tougher rules on its cadres, online survey finds
South China Morning Post, July 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1839224/china-needs-tougher-rules-its-cadres-online-survey

Hong Kong (香港)

Student leaders charged over Hong Kong protest
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/14/student-leaders-charged-over-hong-kong-protest/

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

Chinese police say 3 who were killed by officers were "Xinjiang terrorists"
The New York Times, July 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/world/asia/chinese-police-say-men-killed-by-officers-were-xinjiang-terrorists.html

Behind the veil: China’s policies in restive Xinjiang hurt traditional minority businesses
Agence France-Presse, July 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1838613/behind-veil-chinas-policies-restive-xinjiang-hurt

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

张千帆：“法治国家不能没有律师” (Zhang Qianfan: A rule of law state must have lawyers)
China Review, July 14, 2015
http://www.china-review.com/lath.asp?id=34304

江平：“公权力不能动不动就抓律师” (Jiang Ping: Public power cannot arbitrarily imprison lawyers)
China Review, July 14, 2015
http://www.china-review.com/lath.asp?id=36124

Q&A: Chinese lawyer speaks out on arrests
Voice of America, July 14, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/intv-chinese-lawyer-speaks-out-on-arrrests/2859618.html

China’s “rule by law” takes an ugly turn
Foreign Policy, July 14, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/14/chinas-rule-by-law-takes-an-ugly-turn-rights-lawyers-crackdown-xi-jinping/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese authorities detain and denounce rights lawyers
中国拘捕维权律师，面临刑事指控
The New York Times, July 13, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150713/c13lawyers/dual/

Related:

特别说明：不少律师同仁劝阻杨金柱律师担任周世锋律师的辩护人，杨金柱律师回复了八个字：职责所在，万死不辞！杨金柱律师已经为自己委托了辩护人。 杨金柱2010年10月8日遗书重发。 http://t.co/bY2sKKkxNU

— 周锋锁 Fengsuo Zhou (@ZhouFengSuo) July 13, 2015

(From @ZhouFengSuo (1) Special Note: Many lawyers discourage colleague Yang Jinzhu form acting as defense counsel for Zhou Shifeng. Yang Jinzhu’s response: "It's my duty, I'm willing to risk my life to help." Yang himself has also found defense counsel.)

维权即“死磕”？中国维权律师处境恶化 (Human rights diehards? The deteriorating environment for China’s human rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, July 13, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1FxlO

How support for a Chinese rights lawyer could have led to crackdown
Reuters, July 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/13/us-china-rights-idUSKCN0PN1FE20150713

全国官媒围攻维权律师 80多人被约谈威胁噤声 法律界痛斥 (Eighty people silenced and threatened in new crackdown, legal profession censures official media’s attack on human rights lawyers)
Ming Pao, July 13, 2015
https://www.e123.hk/ElderlyPro/details/413056/72/sc/

中国近百律师遭打压、威胁 官媒火力全开抨击维权律师 (Nearly 100 lawyers suppressed and threatened in China, state media openly attacks human rights lawyers)
Radio Free Asia, July 12, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-07122015112404.html

China: Latest information on crackdown against lawyers and activists
Amnesty International, July 13, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/press-releases/2015/07/china-list-of-lawyers-and-activists-targeted/

U.S. Calls on China to Free Detained Human Rights Advocates
Bloomberg Business, July 13, 2015
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-13/u-s-calls-on-china-to-release-detained-human-rights-advocates

Calling for the U.S. government to cancel Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.
We the People, July 11, 2015
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/calling-us-government-cancel-chinese-president-xi-jinpings-visit-us

为了5万元钱两男拐卖他人宝贝儿子 (Two men traffic baby boys for RMB 50,000)
Zhejiang Legal News, July 10, 2015
http://zjfzb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-07/10/content_126807.htm

超过请求时效 申请国家赔偿败诉 (Application for state compensation in rape case fails after exceeding statute of limitations)
Sichuan Legal News, July 14, 2015
http://dzb.scfzbs.com/shtml/scfzb/20150714/28594.shtml

China: End two-tier travel system for Tibetans, others
Human Rights Watch, July 13, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/13/china-end-two-tier-travel-system-tibetans-others

Access to Information (信息公开)

香港去年逾30记者遇袭 记协年度报告指新闻自由遭威胁之最 (Thirty journalists attacked last year in HK, Hong Kong Journalist Association’s annual report says press freedom facing unprecedented threat)
Radio Free Asia, July 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-07132015101052.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Top court official under inquiry for graft
China Daily, July 13, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-07/13/content_21255333.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

台湾香港关注中国大规模拘捕维权律师 (Taiwan, Hong Kong concerned about China’s large-scale crackdown on human rights lawyer)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150713_taiwan_hongkong_china_lawyers

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

扰庭罪拟修改业界有争议, 立法应给予控辩审同等保护 (Proposed crime of “disrupting court” causes controversy in professional circles, legislation should provide equal protection for prosecution and defense)
Zhejiang Legal News, July 10, 2015
http://zjfzb.zjol.com.cn/html/2015-07/10/content_126820.htm

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京大扫荡：至少二十名维权律师被抓捕或失联 (Crackdown in Beijing: At least 20 rights-defense lawyers picked up or dropped out of contact)
Boxun News, July 10, 2015
https://boxun1.azurewebsites.net/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507101830.shtml

Chinese authorities appear to detain 4 human rights lawyers
New York Times, July 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/11/world/asia/china-detains-rights-lawyers-prompting-talk-of-a-crackdown.html

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China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group calls urgent attention to the disappearance of rights lawyer Ms. Wang Yu and her family and the subsequent disappearances of her colleagues
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, July 10, 2015
http://www.chrlawyers.hk/en/content/china-human-rights-lawyers-concern-group-calls-urgent-attention-disappearance-rights-lawyer

@chrlcg 聽說王全璋也失聯了？

— Hang Tung Chow (@zouxingtong) July 10, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

美国总统竞选期间重提中国黑客话题 (U.S. 2016 presidential election will put great emphasis the cyberattacks from China)
Radio Free Asia, July 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yl-07082015163733.html

《南早》專欄停 長平稱遺憾 (South China Morning Post suspends column, Chang Ping says it is regrettable)
Ming Pao Daily, July 10, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/《南早》專欄停 長平稱遺憾/web_tc/article/20150710/s00002/1436464105853

The Big Bang Theory bounces back as Chinese censors repeal streaming ban for first foreign show
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/social-gadgets/article/1835676/big-bang-theory-bounces-back-chinese-censors-undo-ban-and

China’s war against one American journalist
Slate, July 10, 2015
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/foreigners/2015/07/shohret_hoshur_s_brothers_are_being_disappeared_by_the_chinese_government.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

媒体：又有一名藏族僧人自焚 (Media: Another Tibetan self-immolates in protest)
Deutsche Welle, July 10, 2015
http://dw.com/p/1FwWY

Government Accountability (政府问责)

安徽省政府上半年被告71次 仅一次被判违法 (Only one conviction of unlawful activities has resulted from 71 complaints against Anhui provincial government in first half of 2015)
South China Morning Post, July 10, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14e772fc0ad682a/an-hui-sheng-zheng-fu-shang-ban-nian-bei-gao-71-jin-yi-ci-bei-pan-wei-fa

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

China's sweeping national security law sparks uncertainty for foreign firms
South China Morning Post, July 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1835567/chinas-sweeping-national-security-law-sparks

上海合作组织峰会在乌法举行 习近平出席会议 (Xi Jinping attends SCO summit in Ufa, Russia)
Xinhua, July 10, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2015-07/10/c_1115885842.htm

After over a decade, SCO decides to include India as full-time member
Indian Express, July 10, 2015
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/after-over-a-decade-sco-decides-to-include-india-as-full-time-member/

Press briefing note on Burundi, Thailand, Guinea and Ethiopia
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, July 10, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16224&LangID=E

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Thailand, under fire, says rejected China request to deport all Uighur Muslims
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.trust.org/item/20150710083204-aquwh/?source=jtOtherNews1

China's Xi pledges security equipment, training for Afghanistan
Reuters, July 10, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/10/us-china-afghanistan-security-idUSKCN0PK0Q020150710

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Are July 1 marches still relevant?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/10/are-july-1-marches-still-relevant/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京维权女律师王宇遭人带走而“失踪” (Wang Yu, Beijing rights defense lawyer, “disappeared” after being taken away)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150709_cn_lawyer_wangyu_missing

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关注！人权律师王宇一家三口失联 (Human rights lawyer Wang Yu taken away, contact lost with 2 other family members)
Lawyer Li Fangping WeChat post available in Boxun, July 9, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507092228.shtml

Related Twitter post:

快讯：维权女律师王宇9号凌晨在北京被人带走，至今失联。王宇律师曾于本周二，7号参加VOA卫视《时事大家谈》有关刑法修正草案有关条款或令人权律师如履薄冰的话题讨论。 pic.twitter.com/LEUs7ITyz0

— 美国之音中文网 (@VOAChinese) July 9, 2015

(VOA: Lawyer Wang Yu was taken away July 9 after having participated in a July 7 VOA TV program on the impact on lawyers of the revised Criminal Law draft. )

最高法再审公开开庭审理马乐利用未公开信息交易案 (SPC hears retrial of insider trading case against Ma Le in open court)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel01008GN.htm

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Supreme court reopens insider trading case in China
Want China Times, July 09, 2015
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150709000165&cid=1103

全国人大代表何健忠建议, 完善犯罪所得财物处理规定(NPC Standing Committee deputy He Jianzhong: Improve regulations for handling seized criminal assets)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel03003GN.htm

【郭飞雄不能放风，已700天】郭飞雄先生于2013年8月8日被关进广州市天河看守所，迄今没有得到一天放风，此状况已经持续700天，律师多次控告无果。呼吁關注郭飛雄（楊荗東）。@dlunnews @davidakaye #酷刑迫害 pic.twitter.com/QN5iLk8CRS

— 王荔蕻 (@wlh8964) July 9, 2015

[Since entering Guangzhou Tianhe Detention Center on August 8, 2013, GuoFeixiong has not been allowed outside; it’s already been 700 days. Lawyers have sued repeatedly to no avail.]

屠夫吳淦妻子今天收到吳淦逮捕通知書。#釋放屠夫吳淦 #freetufuwugan pic.twitter.com/tzkn3Ky9PR

— 王荔蕻 (@wlh8964) July 9, 2015

[Today Tu Fu’s wife received his arrest notice.]

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国网安法草案规定遇重大事件可断网 (China’s draft National Security Law can shut down Internet access during major event)
Voice of America, July 9, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-cyber-security-20150709/2854705.html

Chinese journalist for Die Zeit to be freed without charge
Associated Press, July 9, 2015
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/e1ea5715990e4467a5cf189f9718a7fc/chinese-journalist-die-zeit-be-freed-without-charge

深化司法行政改革取得新进展 全国监狱系统普遍实行狱务公开制度 (New progress in deepening reform of the administration of justice, national prison system implements prison-work disclosure policy)
Legal Daily, July 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150709/Articel01007GN.htm