Access to Justice (司法公正)

Party turns to a failed approach to fixing judicial system
Caixin, September 14, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-14/100849472.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

艾未未: 中国仍独裁但当局态度有改善 (Ai Weiwei: China is still a dictatorship but authorities’ attitude has improved)
Voice of America, September 14, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/aiweiwei-20150911/2960551.html

Jailed Chinese activist Guo Feixiong wins international rights award
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-09112015112310.html

Retired teachers in China protest lack of benefits on day intended to honor them
Radio Free Asia, September 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-teachers-09112015120209.html

Two more Tibetans are detained following solo protests in Ngaba
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/solo-09112015164530.html

”God’s united front” and the battle over China’ crosses
Foreign Policy, September 11, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/11/china-church-christianity-cross-persecution-oppression-law/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

被羁押十数月后判无罪 他们称要讨回公道 (Detained for over 10 months before being found not guilty, they say they want justice returned to them)
Yangcheng Evening News, September 11, 2015
http://yj.southcn.com/content/2015-09/11/content_132663755.htm

女子被非法拘禁4天索赔5亿 维权24年获赔2千 (Woman unlawfully taken into custody for 4 days seeks RMB 500 million, but 24 years spent standing up for her rights gets her RMB 2,000 in compensation)
Xinhua, September 11, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/s/wh/2015-09-11/doc-ifxhupik6732818.shtml

记者刘虎不获起诉 将申请国家赔偿 (Journalist Liu Hu will not be prosecuted, says will apply for state compensation)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/reporter-09102015095646.html?encoding=simplified

After Tianjin blast, homeowners tell of pressure to accept compensation
China Digital Times, September 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/tianjin-blast-homeowners-tell-of-pressure-to-accept-compensation/

中央党校原副校长:中央酝酿高级领导人行为准则 (Former VP of Central Party School: Central government considering a code of conduct for senior party leaders)
Bejing Daily, September 9, 2015
http://www.bjd.com.cn/jryw/gnxw/201509/09/t20150909_10035863.html

China's top graft-buster breaks taboo by discussing Communist Party's “legitimacy”
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857441/chinas-top-graft-buster-breaks-taboo-discussing

China unveils details to fix state-owned enterprises
Al Jazeera, September 13, 2015
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/china-unveils-details-fix-state-owned-enterprises-150913135602561.html

Company had 24 “naked officials”, authorities say
China Daily, September 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/14/content_21850026.htm

China's energy giant Sinopec to sell off hotels and ditch cars in graft crackdown
The Guardian, September 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/14/chinas-energy-giant-sinopec-to-sell-off-hotels-and-ditch-cars-in-graft-crackdown

Forcing a woman to have an abortion at eight months: Welcome to 21st century China
The Telegraph, September 11, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11858723/China-Forced-abortion-late-term-to-avoid-one-child-policy.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Partnership boosts users over China’s Great Firewall
The New York Times, September 13, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/business/partnership-boosts-users-over-chinas-great-firewall.html

Cyberattacks are “not acceptable”, Obama warns ahead of Xi Jinping's state visit
South China Morning Post, September 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857956/china-restructure-zombie-state-owned-companies-and

Related:
习近平出访前美中“坦率”讨论网络安全 (China and U.S. to “honestly” discuss cybersecurity prior to Xi Jinping’s visit)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150913_us_china_cyber_security

Seattle is nearly as important as the White House during Xi Jinping’s upcoming US trip
Quartz, September 11, 2015
http://qz.com/500248/xi-jinpings-upcoming-seattle-tour-tech-tech-and-more-tech/

China’s new economic strategies require an overhaul of its telecommunications industry
NewsChina Magazine, September, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/chinas-new-economic-strategies-require-an-overhaul-of-its-telecommunication#id:2403#date:17:08

Hong Kong (香港)

Is HK an unsafe harbor for academic freedom?
China Digital Times, September 11, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/unsafe-harbour-academic-freedom-hong-kong/

One year on, students who led Hong Kong's Occupy Central movement to gather again for protests' anniversary
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1857885/one-year-students-who-led-hong-kongs-occupy-central-movement

香港中联办张晓明：特首地位超然于三权 (Zhang Xiaoming, top Beijing official in HK: Chief executive’s powers surpass those of the traditional practice of separation of 3 powers)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150912_hongkong_zhangxiaoming_powers

Related:
Beijing’s liaison chief under fire after saying separation of powers “does not suit Hong Kong”
Hong Kong Free Press, September 14, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/14/beijings-liaison-chief-under-fire-after-saying-separation-of-powers-does-not-suit-hong-kong/

反水货团体：上水石湖墟水货店年半翻倍 要求取消一周一行 (Anti-parallel trading group: Parallel goods shops in Sheung Shui Shek Wu Hui doubled in 6 months, demand cancellation of exit-entry permit that allows 1 trip a week)
South China Morning Post, September 14, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14fca4d2577b3e4/fan-shui-huo-tuan-ti-shang-shui-shi-hu-xu-shui-huo-dian-nian-ban-fan-bei-yao-qiu-qu-xiao-yi-zhou-yi-xing

Counterterrorism (反恐)

中蒙边境地区警方首次举行联合反恐演习 (Sino-Mongolian border police hold 1st joint counterterrorism exercises)
Xinhua, September 11, 2015
http://military.china.com.cn/2015-09/11/content_36558204_3.htm

China vows to “intensify” fight against Tibetan separatists
The Diplomat, September 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/china-vows-to-intensify-fight-against-tibetan-separatists/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Q. and A.: Tony Saich on what Chinese want from their leaders
The New York Times, September 11, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/11/anthony-saich-china-communist-party/

Ai Weiwei—from criminal to art-world superstar
The Guardian, September 12, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/sep/12/ai-weiwei-exhibition-royal-academy-from-criminal-to-art-world-superstar

Photos: Chinese leaders visit the U.S.
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/14/photos-chinese-leaders-visit-the-u-s/

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

Access to Justice (司法公正)

刑法修正案(九)新增条款重拳打击诚信失范, 网络造谣医闹替考入刑可遏歪风陋习 (Criminal Law Amendment (9) new amendments strike hard at loss of social trust—online rumor mongering, harassment of medical staff, and getting others to sit one's exams all criminalized)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150910/Articel05006GN.htm

我国24.7%家庭存家庭暴力 平均遭35次家暴才报警 (24.7% of Chinese experience domestic violence, on average there are 35 instances of violence before reporting to police)
PLA Online, September 10, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150910/n420773557.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

Wang Xiaolu’s confession and the future of Chinese media
China Digital Times, September 8, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/what-does-wang-xiaolus-detention-mean-for-chinese-media/

Minitrue: Keep reporting on bright economic future
China Digital Times, September 10, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/minitrue-keep-reporting-on-bright-economic-future/

Whistle-blowing Chinese journalist vows to continue exposing corruption as Beijing prosecutors drop charges of defamation
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1857147/whistle-blowing-chinese-journalist-vows-continue

Censored: A young survivor decries handling of Tianjin explosion
Foreign Policy, September 10, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/10/censored-china-young-survivor-tianjin-explosion-viral-post/

China’s boisterous social media: When Beijing’s online propaganda goes awry
Wall Street Journal, September 11, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/11/chinas-boisterous-social-media-when-beijings-online-propaganda-goes-awry/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Rights groups up pressure on White House ahead of Chinese presidential visit
九国际人权团体呼吁奥巴马会见中国维权人士 为习近平访美施压
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/rights-groups-up-pressure-on-white-house-ahead-of-chinese-presidential-visit-09102015105928.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl3-09102015103504.html

Related:
Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖 (Guo Feixiong receives 2015 Frontline Defenders award for human rights work)
Radio France Internationale, September 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150910-郭飞雄获爱尔兰2015年前线人权卫士奖

Government Accountability (政府问责)

法院或法官，究竟谁该道歉？(Courts or judges, who should actually apologize?)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 10, 2015
http://news.ifeng.com/a/20150910/44621678_0.shtml

公安局长遭举报称多数不实 网友：说说属实的部分 (Public Security Bureau chief who was denounced: much of his reported malfeasance not true, Netizens: So tell us the true part)
Modern Bulletin, September 10, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150910/n420776180.shtml

China to prosecute former China Resources chairman for graft
Reuters, September 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/11/us-china-corruption-china-resources-idUSKCN0RB0BA20150911

China sends graft inspectors into restive Xinjiang
Taipei Times, September 11, 2015
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2015/09/11/2003627476

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

广州警方设83个网安警务室 (Guangzhou police set up 83 online cybersecurity police units)
Legal Daily, September 10, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150910/Articel02011GN.htm

China, U.S. can cooperate on cyber security: Chinese official
Channel NewsAsia, September 11, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-us-can-cooperate-on/2119074.html

中国呼吁美国停止无根据的网络攻击指控 (China asks U.S. to stop unfounded accusations about cyber-attacks)
Reuters, September 11, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/09/11/cn-us-idCNKCS0RB0R120150911

Hong Kong (香港)

New director of Hong Kong’s ATV lives in mainland China, records reveal, as station denies receiving “red” investment
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1857208/new-director-hong-kongs-atv-lives-mainland-china-records

Two pro-Beijing lawmakers go head to head for LegCo house committee chairmanship
Hong Kong Free Press, September 10, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/11/two-pro-beijing-lawmakers-go-head-to-head-for-legco-house-committee-chairmanship/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Diplomacy in the time of repression
The Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/diplomacy-in-the-time-of-repression-1441905164

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two months on, lawyers for China's detained attorneys still don't know where they are
Radio Free Asia, September 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-lawyers-09092015103329.html

Related:
Wang Qiaoling's battle to find missing lawyer husband, Li Heping
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 10, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-34199455

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

Letter to President Obama. Re: Xi Jinping Visit
Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International USA et. al., September 9, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/joint-statement/letter-president-obama

习访美前舆论关注高瑜取保候审案 (International concern about Gao Yu’s pending trial in the run-up to Xi’s visit to US)
Voice of America, September 9, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/prior-xi-jinping-usa-visit-gao-yu-case-spotlight/2953619.html

反家暴离不开德法共治 (Anti-domestic violence inseparable from good laws and public governance)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel07006GN.htm

Anhui court apologizes to 19 wrongfully convicted in scam case
Caixin, September 9, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-09/100847976.html

司法部部署在监狱罪犯中开展专题教育活动, 用爱国主义和法治精神熏陶罪犯 (Ministry of Justice launches educational activities for inmates—uses patriotism, nationalism, and the spirit of rule of law to train criminals)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel01007GN.htm

第二届中欧法律援助研讨会在京召开, 赵大程出席开幕式并致辞 (Second Sino-European Seminar on Legal Aid opens, Zhao Dacheng convenes and delivers speech)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel02002GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

推进计生信息公开 (Promoting openness for family planning information)
Anhui Online, September 8, 2015
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2015/0908/820684.html

刑事执法要遵从公开透明原则 (Criminal law enforcement must comply with the principle of public transparency)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel07008GN.htm

Minitrue: All’s well on Tibet anniversary
China Digital Times, September 9, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/minitrue-alls-well-on-tibet-anniversary/

Beijing urged to be transparent with its financial decisions in light of market turmoil
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1856819/beijing-urged-take-transparent-approach-financial

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

反家暴法草案首设人身安全保护令制度专家建议, 公安机关也应参与保护令执行 (Anti domestic violence draft law creates personal protection orders, experts suggest Public Security authorities be involved in enforcement)
Legal Daily, September 9, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150909/Articel03002GN.htm

环保组织状告污染腾格里三企业请求法院判令三家污染企业恢复生态环境 (Environmental organization sues 3 businesses that polluted Tengger Desert, requests court to order them to restore ecology of environment)
Legal Daily, September 8, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150908/Articel06005GN.htm

Chinese authorities detain some 20 herders amid Inner Mongolia drought protests
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/herders-09092015135109.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

天津受灾业主：赔偿协议无排程无价钱 国企上司“劝说”签署 (Property owners afflicted by Tianjin explosion: No dates or price on compensation agreements, “coerced” to sign by seniors at SOEs)
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14fb50bd75e7033/tian-jin-shou-zai-ye-zhu-pei-chang-xie-yi-wu-pai-cheng-wu-jia-qian-guo-qi-shang-si-quan-shuo-qian-shu

Tianjin announces compensations for martyred firefighters' families
China Daily, September 10, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/10/content_21837429.htm

China’s Communist Party considers code of conduct for senior cadres after purge of high-level officials
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1856692/chinas-communist-party-considers-code-conduct-senior

China says senior official visited Interpol to push graft fight
Reuters, September 9, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/10/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0RA0AX20150910

上海将关闭超过150家工厂确保“迪士尼蓝” (Shanghai to close over 150 factories to ensure “Disneyland blue sky”)
Radio France Internationale, September 9, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150909-上海将关闭超过150家工厂确保“迪士尼蓝”

2014年8万多人得到国家司法救助 (80,000 people received State legal aid in 2014)
China Youth Daily, September 8, 2015
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-09/08/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150908_6-03.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China assisted Pakistan on armed drone, say experts
Financial Times, September 9, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/6df963c4-576e-11e5-a28b-50226830d644.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Occupy Central founder Benny Tai “not ruling out” legal challenge to HKU's decision to punish him over handling of donations
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1856805/occupy-central-founder-benny-tai-not-ruling-out-legal

Pan-democrats team up at district level to push for Hong Kong reform as consensus agreed on talking to Beijing
South China Morning Post, September 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1856654/pan-democrats-team-district-level-push-hong-kong-reform

Soccer fans' booing of Chinese national anthem sparks furor in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/soccer-fans-booing-of-chinese-national-anthem-sparks-furor-in-hong-kong-09092015102309.html