Access to Information (信息公开)

中国官媒对驱逐法国记者高洁表示赞同 (Chinese state media outlet expresses approval for expulsion of French journalist Gauthier)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151228-中国官媒对政府驱逐法国记者高洁表示支持

Related:
记者无国界指责北京当局并批评法国政府 (Reporters Without Borders denounces Beijing authorities and criticizes French government’s reaction)
Radio France Internationale, December 29, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151229-记者无国界指责北京当局并批评法国政府

Exclusive Q&A: French reporter responds to China expulsion
Voice of America, December 28, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/exclusive-qa-french-reporter-responds-to-china-expulsion/3122582.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

刘晓波狱中渡60岁寿庆 粤人祝贺辞未被删 (Liu Xiaobo turns 60 behind bars, Guangzhou citizens’ birthday greetings not deleted from the internet)
Radio France Internationale, December 28, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151228-刘晓波狱中渡60岁寿庆-粤人祝贺辞未被删

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former Chinese university president sentenced to life in prison
Xinhua News, December 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/china/p/2015/1228/877114.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China Voice: Drop hypocritical criticism of China's anti-terror law
Xinhua News, December 29, 2015
http://english.sina.com/2015/1228/877110.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Fight for equality in Hong Kong: gay civil servant sues to claim same employee benefits as heterosexual couples
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1895583/gay-hong-kong-civil-servant-legal-challenge-claim-same

HKU students to file for judicial review of Chan decision ahead of Council chair appointment
Hong Kong Free Press, December 29, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/29/hku-students-to-file-for-judicial-review-of-chan-decision-ahead-of-council-chair-appointment/

曾俊华唱反调指“本土”意识具建设力量 (HK Financial Secretary John Tsang deviates from mainstream and says localism mentality has constructive power)
Radio France Internationale, December 27, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151227-曾俊华唱反调指“本土”意识具建设力量

Related:
Mainland academic rings the alarm on the rise of “neo-localism” in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1895903/mainland-academic-rings-alarm-rise-neo-localism-hong-kong

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

European chamber says still has concerns on China anti-terror law
中国欧盟商会称对中国新反恐法仍存关切
Reuters, December 29, 2015
EN: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-security-eu-idUSKBN0UC08U20151229
CH: http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-security-eu-idCNKBS0UC0BS20151229

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China adopts first Anti-Domestic Violence Law
Vice, December 28, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/china-adopts-first-anti-domestic-violence-law

Related:
Domestic Violence Law 2015
反家庭暴力法 2015
China Law Translate, December 27, 2015
EN:http://bit.ly/1YJM4Lj
CH:http://bit.ly/1OhP62E

《反家暴法》：公民社会艰苦努力的结果 (Anti-Domestic Violence Law: The result of Chinese civil society’s hard work)
Voice of America, December 28, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-domestic-violence-20151228/3121979.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

A peek into the mind of China’s internet users
2015年中国网民关注的那些事
The New York Times, December 25, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151225/c25chinabaidu/dual/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Detention of China Telecom boss linked to time at different firm
Caixin, December 28, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-12-28/100893572.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China says tech firms have nothing to fear from anti-terror law
The Telegraph, December 28, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/12068199/China-says-tech-firms-have-nothing-to-fear-from-anti-terror-law.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong journalists group blasts police and education minister over news reporters’ arrest
South China Morning Post, December 28, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1895519/hong-kong-journalists-group-blasts-police-and-education?utm_source=&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=SCMPSocialNewsfeed

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

China passes landmark law to battle terrorism at home and overseas
South China Morning Post, December 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1895436/china-passes-landmark-law-battle-terrorism-home-and

Related:
中国反恐法对媒体公司及个人有何影响？(How will China’s anti-terrorism law affect media companies and individuals?)
Voice of America, December 27, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-anti-terrorism-20151228/3121948.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Courage on trial in China
The New York Times, December 22, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/23/opinion/courage-on-trial-in-china.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Where is legal sector’s conscience and courage, asks Beijing law professor after Pu trial
Hong Kong Free Press, December 24, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/24/where-is-legal-sectors-conscience-and-courage-asks-beijing-law-professor-after-pu-trial/

Access to Information (信息公开)

法女记者被外交部三召仍拒改文 驻京证件至今未获续签 (French journalist summoned 3 times by Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs continues to refuse to modify her article criticizing Chinese treatment of Xinjiang Uyghurs, her visa for Beijing has not yet been extended)
South China Morning Post, December 24, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/151d212ab15bf2a/fa-nv-ji-zhe-bei-wai-jiao-bu-san-zhao-reng-ju-gai-wen-zhu-jing-zheng-jian-zhi-jin-wei-huo-xu-qian

Chinese Rescuers Dig Through Meters-Deep Mud Amid Tight Controls on News
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-rescuers-dig-through-meters-deep-mud-amid-titght-controls-on-news-12232015133231.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Friends fear for Chinese Christian lawyer spending Christmas behind bars
The Guardian, December 24, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/24/chinese-christian-lawyer-christmas-zhang-kai

李碧云强拆诉讼案: 律师遭扣押,李家姐弟被打,案件延期 (Li Biyun forcible demolition case: Lawyer detained, siblings beaten, trial postponed)
Radio Free Asia, December 23, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-12232015110015.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China warns officials against extravagance ahead of major festivals
Xinhua News, December 24, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-12/24/content_22791616.htm

Hong Kong (香港)

Anti-Occupy District Councillor announces departure from pro-Beijing DAB Party
Hong Kong Free Press, December 23, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/12/23/anti-occupy-district-councillor-announces-departure-from-pro-beijing-dab-party/

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

中国外交部称反恐法不会限制企业的合法经营活动 (Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claims counterterrorism law would not restraint legal business operations)
Reuters, December 24, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/china-security-usa-idCNKBS0U708020151224

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Is the Shenzhen landslide the first of many more?
The Guardian, December 23, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/23/shenzhen-landslide-china-the-first-of-many-more