Access to Justice (司法公正)

The Chinese rights lawyer denied right to see his lawyer
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1842320/chinese-rights-lawyer-denied-right-see-his-lawyer

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律师会见浦志强受到限制 (Lawyer prevented from meeting with Pu Zhiqiang)
Deutsche Welle, July 20, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/律师会见浦志强受到限制/a-18596025"

At least six missing after clampdown on human rights lawyers in China
The Guardian, July 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/21/human-rights-lawyers-china-missing-clampdown

Related:
China: secretly detained lawyers at risk of torture
Human Rights Watch, July 20, 2015
https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/07/20/china-secretly-detained-lawyers-risk-torture

人权观察指律师被捕反映北京“极度厌恶”法治 (Human Rights Watch says crackdown on lawyers demonstrates Beijing’s “extraordinary disdain for rule of law”)
Radio France Internationale, July 21, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150721-人权观察指律师被捕反映北京“极度厌恶”法治/

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015

EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

Accusations fly as China crackdown pits former official against top lawyer friend
Hong Kong Free Press, July 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/21/accusations-fly-as-china-crackdown-pits-former-official-against-top-lawyer-friend/

China human-rights lawyers targeted [VIDEO]
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/video/china-human-rights-lawyers-targeted/1E429246-4A5B-4931-828A-74C2DA31C101.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Rumours, politics and corruption most likely topics to be censored on Chinese messaging app WeChat
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/tech/apps-gaming/article/1840933/rumours-politics-and-corruption-most-likely-topics-be-censored

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“Cancer-causing bras” and North Korea’s “downfall”: WeChat censors actual rumors
Wall Street Journal, July 21, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/21/cancer-causing-bras-and-north-koreas-downfall-wechat-censors-actual-rumors/

China blocks Telegram messenger for “aiding rights advocates”
Global Voices, July 20, 2015
https://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/07/20/china-blocks-telegram-messenger-for-aiding-rights-advocates/

北京独立制片人杨伟东被以“寻衅滋事”罪名刑拘 (Beijing independent filmmaker Yang Weidong criminally detained for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Radio France Internationale, July 20, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr//中国/20150720-北京独立制片人杨伟东被以“寻衅滋事”罪名刑拘

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Xi turns back the clock on women’s rights in China
The Wall Street Journal, July 20, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-turns-back-the-clock-on-womens-rights-in-china-1437454619

Mixed verdict on Chinese environmental public interest lawsuits
The Diplomat, July 20, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/mixed-verdict-on-chinese-environmental-public-interest-lawsuits/

Related:
Measures on public participation in environmental protection
环境保护公众参与办法
Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People’s Republic of China, July 13, 2015
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/环境保护公众参与办法/?lang=en
CH: http://www.zhb.gov.cn/gkml/hbb/bl/201507/t20150720_306928.htm

中国维稳管制严上加严 (China’s stability maintenance measures get harsher and harsher)
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/cyl-07202015141530.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

With days to go, human rights groups question whether China should be awarded another Olympic Games
The Speaker, July 20, 2015
http://thespeaker.co/sports/with-days-to-go-human-rights-groups-question-whether-china-should-be-awarded-another-olympic-games/

Related:
IOC: Don’t reward China’s worsening oppression with another Olympic Games
Change.org, July 20, 2015
https://www.change.org/p/international-olympic-committee-ioc-don-t-reward-china-s-worsening-oppression-with-another-olympic-games

A woman scorned: Retired Chinese official’s ex-wife exposes his “three mistresses, bribe-taking”
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1841250/retired-chinese-officials-ex-wife-exposes-his-corrupt

Top Chinese official is ousted from Communist Party
The New York Times, July 21, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/world/asia/top-chinese-official-is-ousted-from-communist-party.html

Related:
China to prosecute former aide to retired president
Reuters, July 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/20/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0PU1IT20150720

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong barristers campaign over China's “arbitrary” detention of rights lawyers
Radio Free Asia, July 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-07202015144633.html

港台媒体指周世锋可能是被认罪 (Hong Kong and Taiwan media suspect Zhou Shifeng’s confession was forced)
Radio France Internationale, July 19, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150719-港台媒体指周世锋可能是被认罪/

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

China airs “bomb attack confession” from Xinjiang man
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-33591437

中国新国安法的泛国家安全观风险 (The risks posed by the broad concept of state security of the new State Security Law)
Financial Times, July 20, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063071?full=y

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is Beijing’s decision on democracy in Hong Kong written in stone?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/20/is-beijings-decision-on-democracy-in-hong-kong-written-in-stone/

周永康案的启示：宪法还是暴力？ (Lesson from Zhou Yongkang case: Constitutionalsim or violence?)
Financial Times, July 21, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001063065

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China carries out crackdown on lawyers and activists
Al Jazeera, July 19, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/07/china-crackdown-lawyers-activists-150719112829794.html

Related:
Published “confessions” stoke fair trial fears for lawyers held in Chinese crackdown
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1841387/published-confessions-stoke-fears-lawyers-held-chinese

China publishes "confession" of law firm director, arrests continue
中国官方媒体称维权律师"认罪忏悔"
Deutsche Presse-Agentur International, July 19, 2015
EN: http://www.dpa-international.com/news/asia/china-publishes-confession-of-law-firm-director-arrests-continue-a-45917177.html
CH: http://www.dw.com/zh/中国官方媒体称维权律师认罪忏悔/a-18594153

北京锋锐律所案追踪：向法院施压企图“有罪判无罪” (Beijing Fengrui law firm case update: Pressuring the court in attempt to change “guilty” verdict to “not guilty”)
Legal Daily, July 18, 2015
http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2015/0718/c42510-27324947.html

HK legal heavyweights urge China to “uphold rule of law” as justice dept refuses to sign petition
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/19/hong-kongs-legal-heavyweights-urge-china-to-uphold-rule-of-law-as-pressure-mounts-on-justice-chief/

河北老民：向黄庆畅邹伟两位记者讨教 (Elder citizen from Hebei seeks “advice” from 2 official media journalists who reported on the “rights defense lawyers crime syndicate”)
The New Citizens’ Movement, July 20, 2015
http://xgmyd.com/archives/20105

【直擊】中國維權律師失蹤　同業奔走救人 (Chinese rights defense lawyers disappear, colleagues rush about to save them)
Apple Daily, July 19, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYD5Gy2oyaA

Statement of the Hong Kong Bar Association on reports of multiple arrests made of Mainland legal professionals
香港大律師公會就近期有關多名中國內地律師被拘留的報導的聲明
Hong Kong Bar Association, July 18, 2015
EN: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/press-release/Press_Statement_on_Jul_18_(Eng).pdf
CH: http://www.hkba.org/whatsnew/press-release/Press_Statement_on_Jul_18_(Chi).pdf

Open letter: Arrest and detention of lawyers and human rights activists in China
Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales, July 17, 2015
http://barhumanrights.org.uk/sites/default/files/documents/biblio/open_letter_to_president_of_peoples_republic_of_china.pdf

Access to Information (信息公开)

China state media’s Ramadan rally
Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/17/china-state-medias-ramadan-rally/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's Xi tells army to learn from uncorrupt past
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-hongkong-idUSKCN0PR0VT20150717

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

Making Sense of China’s New National Security Law
Sri Lanka Guardian, July 20, 2015
http://www.slguardian.org/?p=28882

內蒙：9外國客認涉恐被逐 遊客：只看了成吉思汗紀錄片 (Inner Mongolia: 9 tourists deported after watching Genghis Khan documentary mistaken for a “terror video”)
South China Morning Post, July 20, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/national/14ea97701946e33/nei-meng-9-wai-guo-ke-ren-she-kong-bei-zhu-you-ke-zhi-kan-liao-cheng-ji-si-han-ji-lu-pian

「中國抓獲恐怖分子欲炸石家莊商場」 (“China arrests Uyghurs suspected of planning bomb attack on Shijiazhuang shopping mall”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/07/150720_china_terror_suspect

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Lack of due process mars China’s war on drugs
East Asia Forum, July 20, 2015
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/07/20/lack-of-due-process-mars-chinas-war-on-drugs/

China’s irrepressible lawyers
Washington Post, July 19, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/chinas-irrepressible-lawyers/2015/07/19/81d0a04e-2a7b-11e5-a250-42bd812efc09_story.html

She was a quiet commercial lawyer. Then China turned against her.
The Washington Post, July 18, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/she-was-a-quiet-commercial-lawyer-then-china-turned-against-her/2015/07/18/fe45876c-2b3d-11e5-960f-22c4ba982ed4_story.html

Breaking the law: China rounds up its lawyers
The Huffington Post, July 18, 2015
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/harriet-garland/china-laywers_b_7819004.html

China’s young people have spoken. And what they want is sex
The Guardian, July 16, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jul/16/china-sex-viral-video-uniqlo

Related:
Uniqlo sex video couple arrested, say Chinese authorities
The Guardian, July 19, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/19/uniqlo-sex-video-couple-arrested-say-chinese-authorities

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains 100 lawyers, activists
Voice of America, July 17, 2015
http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/china-detains-100-lawyers-activists/2860545.html

Related:
Canada gravely concerned by detention and disappearance of lawyers and activists in China
Government of Canada, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/china-chine/highlights-faits/2015/CanadaGravelyConcernedbyDetentionandDisappearanceofLawyersandActivistsinChina.aspx?lang=en

Recent human rights developments in China
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, July 17, 2015
http://dfat.gov.au/news/media-releases/Pages/recent-human-rights-developments-in-china.aspx

China: Massive crackdown of human rights lawyers continues
Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights, China Labor Bulletin, and Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
https://www.fidh.org/International-Federation-for-Human-Rights/asia/china/china-massive-crackdown-of-human-rights-lawyers-continues

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH:http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

UN, EU, nations speak out against China’s crackdown on lawyers
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2015, July 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/07/17/un-eu-nations-speak-out-against-chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers/

Statement issued by the [Hong Kong] Legal ECs in relation to the mass arrest, detention and disappearance of lawyers in China
法律界選委就被大規模拘捕、羈留及失蹤的中國律師發出的聲明
Hong Kong Lawyers, July 16, 2015
http://bit.ly/1I8MZen

Statement on the detention of human rights lawyers in China
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, July 17, 2015
http://fcchk.org/article/fcchk-statement-detention-human-rights-lawyers-china

Access to Information (信息公开)

Minitrue: Don’t hype story on Leiyang’s angry poet
China Digital Times, July 16, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/google-maps-changes-name-on-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal/

Google maps changes name on disputed South China Sea shoal
New York Times, July 15, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/15/google-maps-changes-name-on-disputed-south-china-sea-shoal/

Rise of Guangdong propaganda chief a sign of further media controls to come
Radio Free Asia, July 17, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rise-of-guangdong-propaganda-chief-a-sign-of-further-media-controls-to-come-07172015102050.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Gov't gives think tanks food for thought with supporting policies
Caixin, July 17, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-07-17/100830006.html

首个“中国劳工受难日”各地举行纪念活动 (Various regions hold commemorative events for first “China Labor Victims Day”)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07162015100743.html

甘肃广河逾百回民抬尸体县政府抗议警察不作为 (Over a hundred Chinese Hui ethnic minorities carry corpse and protest police inaction in Gansu)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07162015100933.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国又一名高官被情人举报遭调查 (Another top official is exposed by lover and undergoing investigation)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/07/150717_china_investigation

China destroyed its stock market in order to save it
Foreign Policy, July 16, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/16/china-destroyed-its-stock-market-in-order-to-save-it/

Hong Kong (香港)

Top China leader tells HK youth to “promote stability”
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-hongkong-idUSKCN0PR0VT20150717

Hong Kong protester convicted of assaulting police officer with her breast
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1840630/hong-kong-protester-convicted-assaulting-police-officer-her

Overview of legal cases related to the HK Umbrella Revolution
Medium.com, July 16, 2015
https://medium.com/@KongTsungGan/overview-of-legal-cases-related-to-the-hk-umbrella-revolution-7734adecdb0

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

中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注 (China's use of “anti-terrorism” label to detain humanitarian assistance workers at foreign NGO draws scrutiny)
Radio France Internationale, July 17, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150716-中国以反恐名义拘捕人道援助服务的外国非政府组织成员引关注/

Related:
China to deport foreign tourists after “terror” video case
Reuters, July 17, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/17/us-china-tourists-idUSKCN0PR18N20150717

Pakistan Hopes to Benefit from Iran Deal, With Chinese Help
Voice of America, July 16, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/pakistan-hopes-to-benefit-from-iran-nuclear-deal-with-chinese-help/2864001.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Exiled Chinese lawyer says the country is moving toward a new totalitarianism
Public Radio International, July 16, 2015
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-07-16/exiled-chinese-lawyer-says-country-moving-toward-new-totalitarianism

Lu Jun: “one more law won’t make us helpless”
China Digital Times, July 17, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/07/lu-jun-one-more-law-wont-make-us-helpless/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China is using televised confessions to shame detained lawyers, journalists, and activists1
Quartz, July 15, 2015
http://qz.com/453477/china-is-using-televised-confessions-to-shame-detained-lawyers-journalists-and-activists/

Uncivil: China says that by locking up lawyers it is defending the rule of law
Economist, July 16, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21657828-china-says-locking-up-lawyers-it-defending-rule-law-uncivil

Heavy hands vs the power of words: China cracks down on fast-growing civil society
South China Morning Post, July 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1840611/heavy-hands-vs-power-words-china-cracks-down-fast

Related:
“Lawyers need to be protected not harassed” – UN experts urge China to halt detentions
United Nations Human Rights, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, July 16, 2015
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16241&LangID=E

Statement by the Spokesperson on recent developments in the human rights situation in China
European Union External Action, July 15, 2015
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2015/150715_03_en.htm

Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 14, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders
CH:http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi

China: Lawyers face 15 years in jail on ‘chilling’ state security charges
Amnesty International, July 16, 2015
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/07/china-lawyers-16-july/

Law Society urges China to release lawyers arrested in “crackdown”
The Law Society of England and Wales, July 16, 2015
http://communities.lawsociety.org.uk/human-rights/news-and-events/law-society-urges-china-to-release-lawyers-arrested-in-crackdown/5050047.article