Access to Justice (司法公正)

云南修订人口与计划生育条例, 夫妻双方或者一方为农村居民可生育第二个子女 (Yunnan amends population and family planning regulations: couples in which 1 or both are an only child, ethnic minority, or from a rural household are permitted to have second child)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel03004GN.htm

将公民钉在刑拘簿上 并非法治目标 (Keeping citizens linked with their criminal detention records also violates rule of law objectives)
Dongguan Times, September 29, 2015
http://news.timedg.com/2015-09/29/20243577.shtml

Access to Information (信息公开)

裁判文书公开率百分之百 (Online publication of trial judgments at 100%)
People's Court Paper Online, September 29, 2015
http://law.southcn.com/c/2015-09/28/content_133702676.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Communist party theme park sparks ridicule among Chinese internet users
The Guardian, October 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/01/communist-party-theme-park-sparks-ridicule-among-chinese-internet-users

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Xi and the blue helmets: After decades of ignoring the UN, China now embraces it—at least, beyond the country’s backyard
The Economist, October 3, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21670049-after-decades-ignoring-un-china-now-embraces-itat-least-beyond-countrys-backyard-xi

China punishes 249 officials for laziness during corruption crackdown
The Guardian, September 29, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/29/china-punishes-249-officials-laziness-corruption-crackdown

Justice for all: Chinese father's grief over Tiananmen crackdown fired campaign for victims
South China Morning Post, October 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1863170/justice-all-chinese-fathers-grief-over-tiananmen

最高法原副院长奚晓明被开除党籍, 最高检决定对奚晓明立案侦查 (Former SPC Vice-President Xi Xiaoming expelled from Party, SPP Launches investigation against him)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel01012GN.htm

广西设青年律师志愿服务岗 (Guangxi establishes young lawyers' volunteer services post)
Legal Daily, September 30, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150930/Articel02011GN.htm

Xi Jinping adviser has long pushed for powerful leadership
中共智囊王沪宁的集权政治见解
The New York Times, September 30, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150930/c30sino-adviser/dual/

Two share a boat
Radio Free Asia, October 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-plans-for-a-digital-id-card-to-track-internet-users-10012015102925.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Two share a boat
China Media Project, September 29, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/09/29/39256/

China mulls plans for a digital ID card to track Internet users
Radio Free Asia, September 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mulls-plans-for-a-digital-id-card-to-track-internet-users-10012015102925.html

Counterterrorism (反恐)

50 dead in Xinjiang coal mine attack as China marks 60th anniversary of region's founding
South China Morning Post, October 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1863401/50-dead-xinjiang-coal-mine-attack-china-marks-60th

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

In China’s “other Tibet,” Xi Jinping is using human rights rhetoric to oppress an entire people
Quartz, October 1, 2015
http://qz.com/514655/in-chinas-other-tibet-xi-jinping-is-using-human-rights-rhetoric-to-oppress-an-entire-people/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

浙江异议人士涉嫌“颠覆国家政权”案庭审结束 (2 Zhejiang democracy activists’ subversion trials end )
Boxun, September 30, 2015
http://www.boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/09/201509301832.shtml

Related:
Subversion trials of two democracy activists end without verdicts
陈树庆、吕耿松案开庭，审结未宣判
Human Rights in China, September 29, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/subversion-trials-two-democracy-activists-end-without-verdicts
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/chen-shu-qing-lu-geng-song-kai-ting-shen-jie-wei-xuan-pan

China’s secret detention of lawyers threatens the rule of law
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/chinas-secret-detention-of-lawyers-threatens-the-rule-of-law/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese writers should focus on ordinary lives: official
Xinhua English, September 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/0929/851760.html

国家新闻出版广电总局公开通报违法违规案件查处情况, 十五家媒体刊发虚假失实报道被查办 (SARFT publishes status of cases in violation of law, 15 media outlets investigated for false or untrue reporting)
Legal Daily, September 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150929/Articel02003GN.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

The gay marriage proposal that's the talk of China
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-34392333

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China set to achieve 2015 climate goals, study says
The Wall Street Journal, September 30, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/09/30/china-set-to-achieve-2015-climate-goals-study-says/

珠海男子质疑强拆起诉法院 索赔730多万被驳 (Zhuhai man sues over forced demolition, compensation request for RBM 7.3m rejected)
Southern Metropolis Daily, September 29, 2015
http://zh.southcn.com/content/2015-09/28/content_133703335.htm

男子经4次庭审被判无罪 刑拘记录致其长期失业 (Man found not-guilty after 4 trials, but his criminal detention record causes long-term unemployment)
Beijing Youth Paper, September 29, 2015
http://news.youth.cn/sh/201509/t20150928_7160293.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

港大建制派校委不负北京使命否决陈文敏任副校长 (HKU pro-establishment Council members fulfill Beijing’s mission to vote against Johannes Chan)
Radio France Internationale, September 30, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150930-港大建制派校委不负北京使命否决陈文敏任副校长

Related:
Student leader reveals HKU Council members’ reasons for blocking Johannes Chan appointment
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/30/student-leader-reveals-hku-council-members-reasons-for-blocking-johannes-chan-appointment/

國際權威學者撰文撐陳文敏 (Internationally renowned scholars write in support of Johannes Chan)
Apple Daily, September 30, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150930/19315061

Related:
Johannes Chan: A scholar of real repute and integrity
Hong Kong Economic Journal, September 30, 2015
http://www.ejinsight.com/20150929-johannes-chan-scholar-real-repute-integrity/

Six ways pro-government forces went after Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/six-ways-pro-government-forces-went-after-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement/

Related:
Hongkongers' trust in CY Leung and Beijing at a lower point now than during Occupy Central
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1862534/hongkongers-trust-cy-leung-and-beijing-lower-point-now

Hong Kong’s democracy movement and Beijing’s fear of foreign influence
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, September 22, 2015
https://www.asiapacific.ca/canada-asia-agenda/hong-kongs-democracy-movement-and-beijings-fear-foreign

Counterterrorism (反恐)

刑法修正案(九)：法益保护前置织密反恐法网 (“Criminal Law Amendment (9): Early Protection of Legal Interests Requires Tightening the “Net” of China’s Counter-Terrorism Laws”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 28, 2015
http://www.chinacourt.org/article/detail/2015/09/id/1718738.shtml

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

律师的面子不是小事 (Saving “face” is no small thing for lawyers)
Legal Daily, September 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150929/Articel07002GN.htm

Delay in HKU appointment of Johannes Chan makes a mockery of Beijing's pledged support for rule of law
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1861280/delay-hku-appointment-johannes-chan-makes-mockery-beijings

University of Hong Kong's decision not to appoint Johannes Chan as pro-vice-chancellor smacks of political interference
South China Morning Post, September 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1862631/university-hong-kongs-decision-not-appoint-johannes-chan-pro

Hong Kong’s century-old “zombie” laws are to blame for HKU’s problems
Hong Kong Free Press, September 30, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/30/the-hku-ordinance-and-other-zombie-laws-threaten-hong-kongs-competitiveness/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

25家单位公布中央专项巡视整改结果, 19家央企存在“利益输送”问题 (25 work units report on results of special inspection by Central authorities, 19 SOEs have problems with “transfers of benefits [to family members]")
Legal Daily, September 25, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150925/Articel04001GN.htm

新疆监狱搭建综合帮教平台 (Xinjiang prison establishes mentoring platforms integrating input from prison, family, and society)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150926/Articel02008GN.htm

发帖曝虐童“不侵权”具有样本意义 (Court finds person who exposes child abuse on social media “not in violation” of child or parents’ rights, has model significance)
Beijing News, September 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/comments/2015-09/27/c_1116688446.htm

Access to Information (信息公开)

信息公开不全考生诉高校胜诉 (Woman not admitted to Beijing Languages University makes OGI request for list of admitted persons, suspecting that someone took her place through identity theft, after University releases only family names she takes them to court and wins)
Legal Daily, September 26, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2015-09-27/doc-ifxieynu2450639.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中共中央办公厅印发《关于加强社会组织党的建设工作的意见（试行）》 (CPC Central Office publishes (Trial) Opinion Concerning The Strengthening of Party Construction Work in Social Organizations)
Xinhua, September 28, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2015-09/28/c_1116702753.htm

Government Accountability (政府问责)

调查：省级政府仅三成公开“三公”经费 县市级更低 (Survey: provincial-level governments are only 30% successful in publishing accounts of their “3 public expenditures,” county- and city-level governments have even lower success rates)
CNR, September 28, 2015
http://china.cnr.cn/gdgg/20150926/t20150926_519986106.shtml

50 countries pledge extra 40,000 troops as part of UN peacekeeping upgrade at summit
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1862327/50-countries-pledge-extra-40000-troops-part-un

China senior judge ousted over corruption allegations
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 29, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34387918

Asia's richest man Li voices support for China's leadership
Reuters, September 29, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/29/us-likashing-china-idUSKCN0RT17420150929

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China-US Cyber agreements: Has Beijing outmaneuvered Washington?
The Diplomat, September 28, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/09/china-us-cyber-agreements-has-beijing-outmaneuvered-washington/

Related:
国家主席习近平访美谈网络安全引关注专家称, 中国力推建立国际网络空间治理新体系 (Xi Jinping's discussion of cybersecurity during U.S. visit attracts attention from experts, who say, China could achieve more in international governance of cyberspace)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2015-09/28/content_6288413.htm

建立大数据公共安全理念, 认真学习贯彻落实全国社会治安防控体系建设工作会议系列评论 (Establish a big data public safety concept, conscientiously study and practically implement discussions from the National Social Security Protection System Construction Work Conference)
Legal Daily, September 28, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150928/Articel01007GN.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong's ICAC steps up publicity drive against election fraud following 1,500 complaints about electoral roll
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1862167/hong-kongs-icac-steps-publicity-drive-against-election-fraud

Ex-law dean Johannes Chan 'up against Beijing loyalists' at university council vote tonight
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1862242/ex-law-dean-johannes-chan-against-beijing

Related:
What’s up with Hong Kong legal academia?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/29/whats-up-with-hong-kong-legal-academia/

Ex-law dean Johannes Chan 'up against Beijing loyalists' at university council vote tonight
South China Morning Post, September 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1862242/ex-law-dean-johannes-chan-against-beijing