Access to Justice (司法公正)

Sins of the father: How China targets children of lawyers and activists as crackdown widens
South China Morning Post, October 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1871256/sins-father-how-china-targets-children-lawyers-and

Related:
Authorities widen crackdown on lawyers to include their children
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/authorities-widen-crackdown-lawyers-include-their-children

U.S. concerned by harassment of lawyers in China
Voice of America, October 22, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-concerned-by-harassment-of-lawyers-in-china/3019040.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

HKFP Interview: I will come home one day, says exiled Chinese rights activist Chen Guangcheng
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/23/hkfp-interview-i-will-come-home-one-day-says-exiled-chinese-rights-activist-chen-guangcheng/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

UK accused of doing China's bidding after police raid home of Tiananmen Square survivor over peaceful protest
The Independent, October 23, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-accused-of-doing-chinas-bidding-after-police-raid-home-of-tiananmen-square-survivor-over-peaceful-a6704911.html

An alternative tour of Beijing following Xi's comments on “human rights”
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 22, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34608746

China Focus: New rules separates CPC discipline from law
Xinhua, October 22, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-10/22/c_134737141.htm

Retired general known as “father of China’s body armour industry” suspected of graft, military mouthpiece reports
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1870419/retired-general-known-father-chinas-body-armour

China graft-buster says must learn from ancients to tackle corruption
Reuters, October 23, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/23/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0SH08I20151023

Minister ordered to address Chinese human rights issue in Commons
The Guardian, October 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/oct/22/minister-ordered-address-chinese-human-rights-issue-commons

Related:
英国议员吁请下院就中国人权问题紧急辩论 (British MP presses for urgent debate on China’s human rights issues in House of Commons)
Voice of America, October 23, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/britain-china-human-rights-20151022/3018403.html

Business and corruption. Robber barons, beware
The Economist, October 24, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21676814-crackdown-corruption-has-spread-anxiety-among-chinas-business-elite-robber-barons-beware

Hong Kong (香港)

【短片：佔領一周年】中學調查：九成學校曾有學生要求罷課　校長會主席：相信學生學習沒受影響 ([Occupy anniversary] Secondary school survey: 90% of schools have students demanding a strike, chairperson of Association of Heads of Secondary Schools thinks students’ learning not affected)
Mingpao, October 22, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151022/s00001/1445505388670

Cameron said to have raised issue of Hong Kong autonomy with Xi
Hong Kong Free Press, October 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/23/cameron-raises-hong-kong-freedom-with-xi-reports-say/

Related:
英女皇重提一國兩制 英媒：促習護港地位 (Queen Elizabeth raises “One country, two systems,” some British media consider it a call to Xi Jinping to protect Hong Kong’s position)
Apple Daily, October 22, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151022/54340025

中大學生會要求列席校董會會議的公開信 (CUHK Student Union’s open letter demanding to be present at University Council meeting)
InMedia HK, October 23, 2015
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1038399

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Repatriated Uyghurs forced to make film about fleeing China for Thailand
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/repatriated-uyghurs-forced-to-make-film-about-fleeing-china-for-thailand-10212015165429.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Who gets punished?: Sons and daughters of rights lawyers –Collective punishment in China
Jerry’s Blog, October 20, 2015
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2015/10/20/who-gets-punished-sons-and-daughters-of-rights-lawyers-collective-punishment-in-china

Xi’s visit to Britain highlights broader shift in concerns about China
英德竞相讨好中国，欧洲为经济利益妥协价值观
The New York Times, October 23, 2015
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/world/europe/xis-visit-to-britain-highlights-broader-shift-in-concerns-about-china.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151023/c23britain/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

中国团伙私设检察机关 假借反腐敲诈贪官 (Criminal gang builds fake “procuratorate interrogation room” with aim to extort money from corrupt officials)
Radio Free Asia, October 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/hc-10202015124513.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Chinese President Xi Jinping's call for “socialist arts” sparks fears over creative freedom
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1870191/chinese-president-xi-jinpings-call-socialist-arts

Minitrue: Levin Zhu’s economic warning
China Digital Times, October 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/10/minitrue-levin-zhus-economic-warning/

China is “criminalising basic reporting”: International response to journalist, police officer held over case of corrupt qigong master
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1869973/journalist-police-officer-held-over-case-chinese

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国著名电器厂数百工人游行维权 半年抗议无果遭政府推诿 (Hundreds of workers from China’s largest electrical appliance factory march to defend their legal rights after 6 months of protests went unanswered by government)
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-10212015104305.html

Xi Jinping’s carriage ride up London’s Mall runs the gauntlet of Falun Gong, Tibet and China supporters
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1870077/xi-jinpengs-carriage-ride-londons-mall-runs-gauntlet

Related:
Anti-China demonstrators protest outside Buckingham Palace –video
The Guardian, October 20, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/oct/20/anti-china-demonstrators-protest-outside-buckingham-palace-video

Mainland netizens confused by Hong Kong’s decision to cover postbox royal cyphers
Hong Kong Free Press, October 20, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/20/mainland-netizens-confused-by-hong-kongs-decision-to-cover-postbox-cyphers/

Ai Weiwei accuses David Cameron of “putting human rights aside” during Chinese President's state visit
The Independent, October 20, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ai-weiwei-accuses-david-cameron-of-putting-human-rights-aside-during-chinese-presidents-state-visit-a6703131.html

Chinese government would collapse without “Berlin Wall” surveillance system, says blind dissident Chen Guangcheng
The Independent, October 22, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-government-would-collapse-without-berlin-wall-surveillance-system-says-blind-dissident-chen-a6703086.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China investigates senior military logistics officer
Reuters, October 21, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/us-china-corruption-military-idUSKCN0SF0BV20151021

No golf, “extravagant eating” or extra-marital sex: China's Communist Party lays down the law to its members on “corrupt practices”
South China Morning Post, October 22, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1870770/no-golf-or-extra-marital-sex-chinas-communist-party

Time to end China's one-child policy urgently: government advisers warn of demographic crisis ahead
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1870195/its-time-allow-more-babies-china-urged-government

Human rights: What is China accused of?
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 21, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34592336

Xi Jinping: World has “room for improvement” on human rights—video
The Guardian, October 22, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/oct/21/xi-jinping-china-has-room-for-improvement-on-human-rights-video

Related:
【習近平訪英】英記者尖銳問人權　習：人權保障沒有最好　只有更好 (Xi Jinping’s visit to UK: BBC journalist asks pointed question about human rights, Xi says, globally, there’s no “best human rights protection,” only “better”)
Mingpao, October 21, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151021/s00005/1445440893664

Critics slam U.K. government for “selling out” to China on rights
Radio Free Asia, October 21, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-britain-10212015122638.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Xi Jinping state visit: UK and China sign cybersecurity pact
The Guardian, October 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/oct/21/uk-china-cybersecurity-pact-xi-jinping-david-cameron

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student activist Joshua Wong joins London protests against President Xi Jinping's visit
South China Morning Post, October 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1870204/hong-kong-student-activist-joins-london-protests

Hong Kong's pro-establishment candidates face battle for share of vote in district council elections
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1870681/hong-kongs-pro-establishment-candidates-face-battle-share

District Council elections: battle renewed in a shifting political landscape
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1870684/district-council-elections-battle-renewed-shifting-political

Counterterrorism (反恐)

China says Tibet officials must be “fortress” against separatism
Reuters, October 22, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/22/us-china-tibet-idUSKCN0SG07Q20151022

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Hong Kong’s distinct advantage is freedom, but for how long?
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/21/hong-kongs-distinct-advantage-is-freedom-but-for-how-long/

Britain “sucking up” to China is a national humiliation, says PM's former adviser
The Guardian, October 21, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/21/britain-sucking-up-china-national-humiliation-former-adviser-steve-hilton

Related:
Since when does Xi rule Britannia?
Foreign Policy, October 20, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/20/china_xi_jinping_david_cameron_visit_london_queen_kowtow/

HKFP Interview: Hong Kong student leader Joshua Wong on Xi’s UK visit, human rights and democracy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 21, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/21/hkfp-interview-hong-kong-student-leader-joshua-wong-on-xis-uk-visit-human-rights-and-democracy/

Britain: “China’s best partner in the West”?
China File, October 20, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/britain-chinas-best-partner-west

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's public security ministry steps in to handle investigation into detained journalist
South China Morning Post, October 20,2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1869844/chinas-public-security-ministry-steps-handle

No way out for Bao: U.S. chides China detention of lawyer's son
Christian Science Monitor, October 18, 2015
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2015/1018/No-way-out-for-Bao-US-chides-China-detention-of-lawyer-s-son

Related:
Authorities widen crackdown on lawyers to include their children
Human Rights in China, October 16, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/hric-bulletin/authorities-widen-crackdown-lawyers-include-their-children

Access to Information (信息公开)

Hong Kong bookstores display Beijing’s clout
The New York Times, October 20, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/world/asia/hong-kong-bookstores-display-beijings-clout.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Feminism with Chinese characteristics
The Diplomat, October 19, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/10/feminism-with-chinese-characteristics/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's human rights record—in 60 seconds
The Telegraph, October 20, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11940577/Chinas-human-rights-record-in-60-seconds.html

诺奖得主呼吁卡梅伦敦促中国释放刘晓波 (12 Nobel Peace Prize winners call on Cameron to urge China to release Liu Xiaobo)
Deutsche Welle, October 20, 2015
http://www.dw.com/zh/诺奖得主呼吁卡梅伦敦促中国释放刘晓波/a-18792903

Related:
人权活动人士在习近平访英期间举行抗议 (Human rights activists protest during Xi Jinping’s visit to the UK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2015/10/151020_uk_china_xi_protesters

黄之锋：英首相卡梅伦双眼被资本蒙住 (Joshua Wong: UK Prime Minister Cameron’s eyes are blinded by economic capital)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 20, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/10/151020_uk_hk_rights_wong

China's Xi to be feted on British trip despite criticism
News Outlet, Date
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/us-china-britain-idUSKCN0SD1OR20151019

China state visit: NGOs and campaigners tell David Cameron to address human rights issue in open letter
The Independent, October 19, 2015
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/china-state-visit-ngos-and-campaigners-tell-david-cameron-to-address-human-rights-issue-a6700416.html

China’s antigraft drive hits Communist Party media
The Wall Street Journal, October 19, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/19/chinas-antigraft-drive-hits-communist-party-media/

Family of late ousted Premier denied permission for Beijing burial
Radio Free Asia, October 19, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/burial-10192015105621.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China still trying to hack U.S. firms despite Xi’s vow to refrain, analysts say
The Washington Post, October 18, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/china-still-trying-to-hack-us-firms-despite-xis-vow-to-refrain-analysts-say/2015/10/18/d9a923fe-75a8-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html

Related:
有中国政府背景的黑客近期试图入侵至少7家美国公司--CrowdStrike（更新版） (Update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike: Chinese government-backed hackers recently tried to invade at least seven U.S. companies)
Reuters, October 20, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/usa-china-cybersecurity-idCNKCS0SE05J20151020

Hong Kong (香港)

【短片】中大校董會今開會　或討論下屆主席人選安排　學生會要求列席 ([Video] CUHK Council’s meeting today may discuss selection of next chairperson, students demand to be present at meeting)
Mingpao, October 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151020/s00001/1445324953511

Related:
數百中大師生聯署　促校董會新主席承諾保衛學術自由、院校自主　拒政治干預 (Hundreds of CUHK teaching staff and students sign joint letter to call on new Council chair to promise to defend academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and to fight against political interference)
Mingpao, October 20, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151020/s00001/1445304079239

【嶺大淪陷】包圍校董會 學生與主席對質 (Lingnan University’s “takeover”: students surround Council meeting venue and confront council chair directly)
Apple Daily, October 19, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20151019/54330479

Related:
Protest at Lingnan University as students demand answers on appointments, call for end to chief executive as chancellor of Hong Kong's universities
South China Morning Post, October 19, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1869452/lingnan-university-students-protest-recent

As it happened: Occupy protester Ken Tsang and seven police officers accused of beating him bailed by Hong Kong court in separate cases
South China Morning Post, October 20, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1869302/occupy-protester-ken-tsang-and-seven-police-officers