Access to Justice (司法公正)

China Focus: China adopts amendments to Criminal Law
我国对现行刑法作出重要修改
Xinhua, August 29, 2015
EN: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-08/29/c_134568394.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-08/29/c_1116414407.htm

Related:
People's Republic Of China Criminal Law Amendment (9) (English translation)
China Law Translate, August 31, 2015
http://bit.ly/1O3LyOU

China approves prisoner amnesty ahead of military parade to mark end of WWII, state media reports
South China Morning Post, August 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1853687/china-approves-prisoner-amnesty-ahead-military-parade-mark-wwii

Inland Chinese province hailed for passing nation’s first women’s labor law that takes into account effects of menopause
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1853908/inland-chinese-province-hailed-passing-nations-first-womens

佛山维权人士陈启棠获准见律师案件再送检 (Foshan rights activist, Chen Qitang permitted to see lawyer, case again sent to procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, August 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08292015124132.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s Communist Party silences former critic, the liberal Nanfang news group
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1853616/chinas-communist-party-silences-former-critic-liberal

China punishes 197 over stock market and Tianjin “rumors”
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34104114

Related:
公安部部署专项打击整治网络谣言　依法查处编造传播谣言违法犯罪人员197人　关停网络账号165个 (Ministry of Public Security deploys dedicated attack on Internet rumors: 197 offenders investigated and punished for spreading rumors, 165 online accounts shut down in accordance with the law)
Xinhua, August 31, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-08/31/c_128181730.htm

Arrested financial journalist apologizes for causing stock market rout
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/31/arrested-financial-journalist-apologises-for-causing-stock-market-rout/

Beijing battens down, cranks up propaganda ahead of war parade
Reuters, August 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/30/us-ww2-anniversary-china-idUSKCN0QZ00D20150830

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Families of China's “disappeared” say country is a place of “fear and panic”
The Guardian, August 31, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/31/families-of-chinas-disappeared-say-country-is-a-place-of-fear-and-panic

Related:
Relatives of recently disappeared lawyers and activists write a letter to China’s Minister of Public Security
China Change, August 29, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/29/relatives-of-recently-disappeared-lawyers-and-activists-write-a-letter-to-chinas-minister-of-public-security/

失踪维权律师家属致函中国公安部长 (Families of missing rights lawyers write letter to China’s Minister of Public Security)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 30, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150830_china_lawyers

台湾发起“一人一明信片”呼吁释放中国维权律师 (Taiwanese groups launch “one person, one postcard” campaign to urge release of China’s rights lawyers)
Voice of America, August 30, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/photogallery/taiwan-china-right-20150830/2938219.html

As Chinese manufacturing growth cools off, worker protest mounts
International Business Times, August 27, 2015
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-manufacturing-growth-cools-worker-protest-mounts-2071621

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's top securities regulator vows legal action against rogue officials who abuse power to trade stocks
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1853978/chinas-top-securities-regulator-vows-legal-action

China investigates former chairman of Wuhan Iron and Steel
Reuters, August 30, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/30/us-china-corruption-wuhan-steel-idUSKCN0QZ06620150830

Behind deadly Tianjin blast, shortcuts and lax rules
天津瑞海公司，一颗制度造就的定时炸弹
The New York Times, August 30, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150831/c31tianjin/dual/

Market turmoil? To Xi, another battle still comes first
The Wall Street Journal, August 28, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/market-turmoil-to-xi-another-battle-still-comes-first-1440759216

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. government “developing sanctions against Chinese companies for cyber theft of trade secrets”
South China Morning Post, August 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1854013/us-government-developing-sanctions-against-chinese

Hong Kong (香港)

Outgoing Hong Kong Legco chief warns “one country, two systems” will fall apart if Beijing keeps on interfering
South China Morning Post, August 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1853845/exclusive-hong-kong-legco-chief-says-urgent-review-needed

Politician James Tien accuses CY Leung, Beijing of meddling with HKU council appointment
August 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1853543/pro-business-politician-james-tien-accuses-chief-executive

Protests and parades as Hong Kong marks 70th anniversary of Japan’s WWII surrender
Hong Kong Free Press, August 31, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/31/protests-and-parades-as-hong-kong-marks-70th-anniversary-of-japans-wwii-surrender/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

As the Communist Party wages a war on history, it would do well to examine its own
Hong Kong Free Press, August 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/30/as-the-communist-party-wages-a-war-on-history-it-would-do-well-to-examine-its-own/

Does China have a roadmap to eliminate corruption?
The Diplomat, August 29, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/does-china-have-a-roadmap-to-eliminate-corruption/

Rethinking the Obama-Xi Summit
The Diplomat, August 31, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/rethinking-the-obama-xi-summit/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国人权律师与美国官员会面后遭当局软禁 (Chinese human rights lawyer placed under house arrest after meeting with U.S. official)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150827_zhuangdaohe_housearrest

Access to Information (信息公开)

Press freedom watchdog calls for release of Chinese business reporter
The Guardian, August 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/aug/27/press-freedom-watchdog-calls-for-release-of-chinese-business-reporter

Related:
国际组织呼吁中国释放《财经》记者王晓璐 (International organizations urge China to release Wang Xiaolu, reporter for Caijing Magazine)
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-08272015124210.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China arrests Christians who opposed removals of crosses
The Guardian, August 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/china-arrests-christians-opposed-cross-removals-zhejiang/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

President and vice-president of Chinese Communist Party's news website “taken away by investigators”
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1853302/president-and-vice-president-chinese-communist-partys

Related:
中国媒体指人民网两名高管被带走调查 (Chinese media: 2 top executives for People’s Daily Online taken away and investigated)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150827_china_media_arrest

Tianjin official jumps to his death as 23 others are held over deadly blasts
Hong Kong Free Press, August 27, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/27/tianjin-official-jumps-to-his-death-as-23-others-are-held-over-deadly-blasts/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong “Umbrella Movement” students charged
香港“雨伞运动”学生领袖被正式检控
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 27, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34071195
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150827_hongkong_student_leaders_charges

Related:
Hong Kong student pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong decries “political prosecution”
The Independent, August 27, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/hong-kong-student-prodemocracy-leader-joshua-wong-decries-political-prosecution-10475643.html

Signs of a thaw? Hong Kong Democratic Party members hold behind-closed-doors talks with top Beijing official
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1853150/signs-thaw-hong-kong-democratic-party-officials-hold-behind

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

China jails 45 in unrest-hit Xinjiang
新疆大抓捕 批评人士说高压严打全国化
Voice of America, August 27, 2015
EN: http://www.voanews.com/content/china-jails-45-in-unrest-hit-xinjiang/2934424.html
CH: http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-china-jails-45-on-terror-related-charge-20150827/2934733.html

China's Uyghur university students are closely watched for their political views
Radio Free Asia, August 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/watched-08272015154440.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is this China’s Chernobyl moment?
Open Democracy, August 26, 2015
https://www.opendemocracy.net/maria-repnikova/is-this-china-chernobyl-moment

How long before Macau’s “Article 23” security law makes it to Hong Kong?
Hong Kong Free Press, August 28, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/26/how-long-before-macaus-article-23-security-law-makes-it-to-hong-kong/

After “Black Monday,” structural reform in China?
The Diplomat, August 26, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/after-black-monday-structural-reform-in-china/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China detains lawyer in Zhejiang amid ongoing cross demolition program
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyer-08262015111356.html

包龙军涉“煽颠”律师会见被拒 包蒙蒙已开学户口本被没收 (Bao Longjun suspected of “subversion” and is denied meeting with lawyer, son’s Hukou certificate confiscated and he is prevented from leaving country to study abroad)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-08262015120846.html

Related:
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

[CHRB] What Happened to the Detained Lawyers: 18 Held in Secret & Several Accused of “Endangering National Security” (8/12-20/2015)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, August 12-20, 2015
http://chrdnet.com/2015/08/chrb-what-happened-to-the-detained-lawyers-18-held-in-secret-several-accused-of-endangering-national-security-812-202015/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Great Firewall reinforced for WWII anniversary parade
China Digital Times, August 26, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/08/great-firewall-reinforced-ahead-of-ww2-anniversary-parade/

Related:
China won't tolerate anything but praise for its showy World War II parade
Global Voices, August 27, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/08/27/china-wont-tolerate-anything-but-praise-for-its-showy-world-war-ii-parade/

国际记者联合会批评中国继续控制媒体 (The International Federation of Journalists criticizes China's continued control of the media)
Voice of America, August 26, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-chinese-authorities-continue-attempts-20150826/2932759.html

Financial journalist detained as China ramps up censorship and cracks down on “market rumors”
Hong Kong Free Press, August 26, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/08/26/financial-journalist-detained-as-china-cracks-down-on-market-rumours/

Related:
中国财经记者被指散布“虚假信息”遭传唤 (Chinese financial journalist accused of spreading “false information” summonsed by police)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150826_china_finance_journalist

Chinese people want to know “How was China’s economy destroyed?”
Quartz, August 27, 2015
http://qz.com/488191/chinese-people-want-to-know-how-was-chinas-economy-destroyed/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

River crabbed: Tianjin blast victims seek brave lawyers
China Digital Times, August 26, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/08/river-crabbed-tianjin-blast-victims-seek-brave-lawyers/

广东省茂名村民抗议强征土地八人被拘留 (Villagers protest land-grabs in Maoming city, Guangdong province, 8 people detained)
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-08262015105058.html

Ten are detained in Tibetan protest march in Nangchen
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/march-08262015152430.html

Chinese Tiananmen Square dissident says seeking asylum in Taiwan
Reuters, August 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/26/us-taiwan-china-asylum-idUSKCN0QV12Y20150826

Related:
Taiwan turns down asylum request by 1989 Chinese democracy activist
Radio Free Asia, August 26, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/taiwan-turns-down-asylum-request-by-1989-chinese-democracy-activist-08262015111923.html

China's migrant workers head home as Beijing faces an economic storm
The Guardian, August 27, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/27/china-small-time-recyclers-down-on-their-luck-amid-stock-market-turmoil

Human rights groups face global crackdown “not seen in a generation”
The Guardian, August 26, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/aug/26/ngos-face-restrictions-laws-human-rights-generation

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China detains 12 over Tianjin blasts, accuses officials of dereliction
Reuters, August 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/27/us-china-blast-idUSKCN0QW02U20150827

Related:
天津港爆炸有关责任人被采取刑事强制措施--新华 (Xinhua: Those responsible for Tianjin explosion will be subjected to criminal compulsory measures)
Reuters, August 27, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/08/27/tianjin-idCNKCS0QW03T20150827

Chinese work safety regulator Yang Dongliang is sacked
安监总局局长杨栋梁涉“严重违纪”被免职
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 26, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34059948
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/08/150826_china_sacking

The story of China's left-behind children
The Telegraph, August 26, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11824563/The-story-of-Chinas-left-behind-children.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China shuts down 300 websites for online extortion and paid post deletions
China Daily, August 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-08/27/content_21720084.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Trio of Occupy Central student leaders arrive at Hong Kong police HQ facing unlawful assembly charges
South China Morning Post, August 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1852958/trio-occupy-central-student-leaders-arrive-hong-kong-police

Hong Kong Christian groups feel new scrutiny from mainland
New York Times, August 27, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/27/world/asia/hong-kong-christian-groups-feel-new-scrutiny-from-mainland.html