Hong Kong (香港)

30 Hong Kong pupils get half a day in Stanley prison, but government denies radical scheme is bid to frighten youth from political activism
South China Morning Post, September 17, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1858876/30-hong-kong-pupils-get-half-day-stanley-prison-government-denies-radical

”The separation of powers is not a necessary condition for democracy”—LegCo president
Hong Kong Free Press, September 17, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/17/the-separation-of-powers-is-not-a-necessary-condition-for-democracy-legco-president/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

覆巢：中国权利NGO生死劫（万字完整版）(The life of death tragedy of China’s rights NGOs)
Initium Media, September 17, 2015
https://www.zine.la/article/532ff3e45d2911e5974252540d79d783/?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0

From China, messages to President Obama before Xi Jinping’s visit (1)
China Change, September 16, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/09/16/from-china-messages-to-president-obama-before-xi-jinpings-visit-1/

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

Corruption, once useful, has no place today in China's aspiring market economy
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1858773/corruption-once-useful-has-no-place-today-chinas-aspiring

Sieren's China: Difficult reforms in store
Deustche Welle, September 17, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/sierens-china-difficult-reforms-in-store/a-18719009?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

浅析反家庭暴力立法中的法理 (Basic analysis of legal principles within the domestic violence legislation)
Legal Daily, September 16, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-09-16/doc-ifxhxzxp4358993.shtml

Tianjin disaster exposes China’s compensation lottery
China Labor Bulletin, September 17, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/tianjin-disaster-exposes-china%E2%80%99s-compensation-lottery

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Despite crackdown, Chinese lawyers vow to press for human rights
The New York Times, September 16, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/china-lawyers-human-rights-crackdown/

中国女性面对家庭暴力为何多容忍 (Why do China's women tolerate domestic violence?)
Phoenix Blog News, September 15, 2015
http://blog.ifeng.com/article/37449081.html

法官检察官将享受特殊政策 (Judges and prosecutors to enjoy special policies)
Xinhua, September 15, 2015
http://view.inews.qq.com/a/NEW2015091505215801?

全国律协举办第一期省级律师协会领导成员培训班, 学习贯彻全国律师工作会议精神大力加强律师协会领导班子建设 (ACLA holds 1st leader training session for provincial-level lawyers' associations)
Legal Daily, September 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150915/Articel02003GN.htm

公安改革驶入快车道群众受益更多获得感 (Public security reforms enter the fast lane, let the masses truly feel they have benefited)
Legal Daily, September 15, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150915/Articel05006GN.htm

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Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activists’ families targeted
China Digital Times, September 15, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/dont-return-sydney-student-told-fathers-disappearance/

Related:
Don't return, a Sydney uni student is told after his father “disappears” in China
Sydney Morning Herald, September 14, 2015
http://www.smh.com.au/world/dont-return-a-sydney-uni-student-is-told-after-his-father-disappears-in-china-20150913-gjlee1.html

A Hong Kong business magnate “runs away”. Chinese netizens ask, why shouldn't he?
Global Voices, September 15, 2015
https://globalvoices.org/2015/09/15/a-hong-kong-business-magnate-runs-away-chinese-netizens-ask-why-shouldnt-he/

Foxconn sacks Shenzhen workers for protest over social insurance payments
China Labor Bulletin, September 15, 2015
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/foxconn-sacks-shenzhen-workers-protest-over-social-insurance-payments

Chinese police say school for homeless petitioner children “illegal”
Radio Free Asia, September 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-09152015113010.html

习近平访美前 中国维权学者郭玉闪获释 (Chinese rights defender and academic Guo Yushan released before Xi Jinping’s visit to the U.S.)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150915_china_guoyushan_release

艾未未：我会少讲一点政治 (Ai Weiwei: I will talk less about politics)
Radio France Internationale, September 15, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150915-艾未未：我會少講一點政治

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China moves diplomat to graft-busting role as Beijing seeks global help in bringing suspects home
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858385/china-moves-diplomat-senior-role-anti-graft-bureau

China's finance minister wants better corruption fighting mechanisms
Reuters, September 16, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/16/us-china-corruption-finmin-idUSKCN0RG07G20150916

China military says senior officer probed
China Daily, September 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/15/content_21885775.htm

Mooncakes under spotlight after Chinese government crackdown
Channel NewsAsia, September 15, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/mooncakes-under-spotlight/2127918.html

Villager in Shandong burns to death in row over forced demolition
Hong Kong Free Press, September 16, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/16/villager-in-shandong-burns-to-death-in-row-over-forced-demolition/

Chinese state dinner now a date: Sept. 25
USA Today, September 15, 2015
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/09/15/chinese-state-dinner-now-date-sept-25/72334032/

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

Speakers from U.S., Cuba, China, Russia, Iran line up for 70th UN General Assembly
Deutsche Welle, September 15, 2015
http://www.dw.com/en/speakers-from-us-cuba-china-russia-iran-line-up-for-70th-un-general-assembly/a-18716650

美国百名企业家致函奥巴马和习近平 (100 American entrepreneurs send open letter to Obama and Xi Jinping)
Radio France Internationale, September 16, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150915-美国百名企业家致函奥巴马和习近平

美调查：中国人对反腐满意度创新高 对基层政府满意度创新低 (Harvard survey: Chinese satisfaction with central government’s anti-graft work reaches a new high, but an all-time 11-year low in satisfaction with local governments)
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/14fd4299287d1b1/mei-diao-cha-zhong-fan-fu-man-yi-du-chuang-xin-gao-dui-ji-ceng-zheng-fu-man-yi-du-chuang-xin-di

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Cyberthreat posed by China and Iran confounds White House
The New York Times, September 15, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/16/world/asia/cyberthreat-posed-by-china-and-iran-confounds-white-house.html

Hong Kong (香港)

No one is above the law, says Hong Kong’s top judge in surprise rebuke to leader CY Leung's defense of his “transcendent” position
South China Morning Post, September 16, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1858653/hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-makes-fresh-defence-beijing

Related:
香港特首梁振英：特首地位“确实是超然” (CY Leung: Chief executive’s position “truly has overriding power”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 16, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/09/150916_hongkong_zhang_xiaoming_responses

Counterterrorism (反恐)

阅兵后无人机再现身“雄鹰-2015”警方反恐演练 (After troop reviews, drones reappear in “Operation Eagle 2015" police counterterrorism exercises)
Chinabyte.com, September 15, 2015
http://news.chinabyte.com/256/13549256.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Above the law: China official undermines Hong Kong’s core values
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/16/above-the-law-china-official-undermines-hong-kongs-core-values/

Market misdirection in Hong Kong
The Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/market-misdirection-in-hong-kong-1442359715

Ai Weiwei: a changed man
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-34258880

China’s state-owned enterprise reform plans face compromise
Financial Times, September 16, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5eeeb84a-5aaa-11e5-97e9-7f0bf5e7177b.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

346 days in jail
China Media Project, September 14, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/09/14/39233/

Detained scholar released ahead of Chinese president’s visit to the United States
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858341/detained-scholar-released-ahead-chinese-presidents

沈阳妇女权益保护条例获批准, 政府应设立家暴受害妇女庇护场所 (Shenyang regulations for protecting the rights and interests of women approved, government should establish domestic violence shelters)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150914/Articel03003GN.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

Liberal media group forced onto “correct road”
China Digital Times, September 12, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/09/liberal-media-group-forced-onto-correct-road/

What do U.S. economists think of official China statistics? “Only a fool would believe them”
Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/15/what-do-u-s-economists-think-of-official-china-statistics-only-a-fool-would-believe-them/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

3千陸豐村民抗議核電站 遭逾2千警鎮壓 (3,000 Lufeng, Guangdong villagers protesting nuclear plant are suppressed by over 2,000 policemen)
Apple Daily, September 13, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20150913/54199899

A joke about refrigerators mocks China's trend toward extreme patriotism
Global Voices, September 14, 2015
http://globalvoicesonline.org/2015/09/14/a-joke-about-refrigerators-mocks-chinas-trend-toward-extreme-patriotism/

Nanjing police hold 23 evictees who used social media to organize
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-evictees-09142015120853.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Opening Statement by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein at the 30th session of the Human Rights Council
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, September 20, 1993
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true&LangID=E

Related:
联合国人权专员担忧中国被拘禁律师处境 (UN human rights chief Zeid Raad al-Hussein expresses concern about detained Chinese rights lawyers)
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/联合国人权专员担忧中国被拘禁律师处境/a-18713047

习近平访美 纽约时报欢迎广告引起质疑 (Xi Jinping’s US Visit, Full Page Welcome Ad in New York Times raises questions)
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xql-09142015111717.html

Related:
New York Times carries full-page ad for new Xi Jinping book
Want China Times, September 14, 2015
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx

Senior official at China's labor ministry investigated for alleged corruption
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858255/senior-official-chinas-labour-ministry-investigated

China begins nationwide nuclear safety checks after deadly Tianjin explosions
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1858284/china-begins-nationwide-nuclear-safety-checks-after

SOEs take measures to reduce graft
China Daily, September 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-09/15/content_21853284.htm

Citic Securities draws Beijing’s ire after meltdown
Wall Street Journal, September 14, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/citic-securities-draws-beijings-ire-after-meltdown-1442272270

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

U.S. will not impose sanctions on Chinese firms before state visit by President Xi Jinping
美媒：习访美前不制裁中国黑客 上周五通宵开会达协议
South China Morning Post, September 15, 2015
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1858319/us-will-not-impose-sanctions-chinese-firms-state-visit
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/international/14fcfe8ec8b7e37/mei-mei-xi-fang-mei-qian-bu-zhi-cai-zhong-guo-hei-ke-shang-zhou-wu-tong-xiao-kai-hui-da-xie-yi

社交媒体网络直播自杀行为渐多专家呼吁, 网络运营商不应对直播自杀“放任自流”(Experts urge online business operators to stop allowing suicides to be broadcasted live online)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150914/Articel04002GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

C.Y. defends Zhang’s comments about separation of powers amid protest
Hong Kong Free Press, September 15, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/15/cy-defends-zhangs-comments-about-separation-of-powers-amid-protest/

中联办主任语出惊人 香港律师界深表遗憾 (Hong Kong legal circles expresses deep regret over Liaison chief’s shocking comment on the supremacy of the powers of the Chief Executive) British Broadcasting Corporation, September 12, 2015 )
Deutsche Welle, September 14, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/中联办主任语出惊人-香港律师界深表遗憾/a-18714300

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Authorities in Xinjiang require special permits to buy kitchen knives
Radio Free Asia, September 14, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/knives-09142015143756.html

大数据、钱袋子、摄像头 ——来自中东反恐前沿的宝贵经验 (Big data, cash, and surveillance cameras: Valuable experiences in counterterrorism from the Middle East)
Legal Daily, September 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/herald/2015-09/14/c_134622841.htm

反恐专家：中国和东盟应合作打击网络恐怖主义 (Counterterrorism expert: China and ASEAN should cooperate to combat cyber terrorism)
Beijing News, September 14, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150914/n421094916.shtml

揭秘北京“丰台劝导队”：已提供反恐信息60件 (Unmasking Beijing's “Fengtai Advisor Clique”: Group has already provided 60 pieces of counterterrorism information)
Beijing Times, September 14, 2015
http://news.sohu.com/20150914/n421025575.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

时事大家谈：王岐山谈中共“合法性”，显现中共危机意识？ (“Let’s Talk Current Affairs”: Does Wang Qishan’s talk of CPC “legitimacy” reflect the Party’s awareness of a crisis?)
Voice of America, September 15, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/VOAWeishi-IssuesandOpinions-20150914-why-wang-qishan-talks-about-CPCs-legitimacy/2963097.html

Assessing the Chinese government’s role in the stock markets

分析：中国政府在股市动荡中发挥了什么作用
The New York Times, September 15,2 015
EN: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/14/china-stock-market-government-intervention/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20150915/c15sino-stock/

Blaming a business journalist for market turmoil is misguided
Caixin, September 14, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-09-14/100849615.html

Is China serious about its new state-owned enterprise reforms?
The Diplomat, September 14, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/is-china-serious-about-its-new-state-owned-enterprise-reforms/

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