Access to Justice (司法公正)

Couple’s lawsuit is first test for same-sex marriage in China
The New York Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/asia/couples-lawsuit-is-first-test-for-same-sex-marriage-in-china.html

Swedish NGO worker expresses concern for colleagues in first interview since repatriation
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/27/swedish-ngo-worker-expresses-concern-for-colleagues-in-first-interview-since-repatriation/

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, January 27, 2016
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国公司购入六四照片版权 传播限制已开始 (Chinese company buys copyrights to June Fourth photos, dissemination restrictions already begun)
Voice of America, January 28, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-dc-visual-china-buy-corbisimages-20160127/3165090.html

China’s economic leaders struggle to explain thinking to world
The Financial Times, January 27, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/71ad991a-c4a9-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e.html#axzz3yO0cWcuZ

State newspaper editorials do not represent official stance on bookseller case—Security Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/27/sec-for-security-state-newspaper-editorials-do-not-represent-official-stance-on-bookseller-case/

China shutters Uyghur websites for “harming ethnic unity”
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-uyghur-01272016122318.html

Missing Chinese editor's wife detained
Voice of America, January 27, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/missing-chinese-editor-wife-detained/3165572.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

“Over a thousand” Tibetans gather in Kardze to pray for Dalai Lama's health
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/health-01272016133213.html

State-approved Tibetan language classes held unhindered in Tawu
Radio Free Asia, January 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/unhindered-01272016163421.html

人权观察指俄中惧怕挑战打压公民社会 (Human Rights Watch: Fearing challenges to authority, Russia and China cracking down on civil society)
British Broadcasting Corporation, January 27, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/01/160127_human_rights_russa_china

Related:
Russia, China cracking down as leaders fear grip may wane - Human Rights Watch
Reuters, January 27, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/global-rights-idUKKCN0V50XS

Government Accountability (政府问责)

人权观察组织：中国人权状况持续恶化 (Human Rights Watch: State of human rights in China continues to worsen)
Voice of America, January 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-human-rights-watch-says-china-reverses-downward-rights-spiral-20160127/3164779.html

Related:
World Report 2016: “Politics of Fear” Threatens Rights
Human Rights Watch, January 27, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/01/27/world-report-2016-politics-fear-threatens-rights

Senior CPC official demands Party loyalty
Xinhua, January 27, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/27/c_135050732.htm

Ex-Changjiang chairman falls to death amid graft probe
Caixin, January 27, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-27/100904485.html

China admits nuclear emergency response “inadequate” as safety concerns halt construction of two Guangdong reactors
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1906287/china-admits-nuclear-emergency-response-inadequate

Studies point to inequalities that could strain Chinese society
The New York Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/28/world/asia/china-wealth-social-gap.html

Hong Kong (香港)

排名四連跌　港廉潔全球18 (Hong Kong ranks 18 in Corruption Perceptions Index, declining for fourth consecutive year since 2012)
Apple Daily, January 28, 2016
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20160128/19469597

Related:
Corruption Perceptions Index 2015
Transparency International, January 2016
https://www.transparency.org/cpi2015

全球自由報告：台灣89分亞太排第二　香港63分部分自由　大陸16分不自由 (World Freedom Report: Taiwan “free” with a score of 89 and ranking 2nd in Asia Pacific, Hong Kong “partially free” at 63, mainland China “not free” at 16)
Mingpao, January 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160128/s00001/1453943451396

Related:
Freedom in the World 2016: Anxious Dictators, Wavering Democracies: Global Freedom under Pressure
Freedom House, January 28, 2016
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2016

人權觀察報告：京侵香港政治參與權及表達自由 (Human Rights Watch report: Beijing encroaches Hong Kong's right to political participation and freedom of expression)
Mingpao, January 28, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160128/s00001/1453940106376

“Mob rule”: HKU vice-chancellor condemns students for surrounding governing Council meeting venue
Hong Kong Free Press, January 27, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/27/mob-rule-hku-vice-chancellor-condemns-students-for-besieging-governing-council-meeting/

Swedish police in Thailand to investigate bookseller Gui Minhai disappearance—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 28, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/28/swedish-police-in-thailand-to-investigate-bookseller-gui-minhai-disappearance-report/

Hong Kong: Beijing opens a new chapter
The Financial Times, January 27, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/b2160888-c419-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e.html

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

Chinese VPNs Using Outdated Encryption Technology
The Nanfang, Juanuary 27, 2015
https://thenanfang.com/vpn-security-may-be-compromised-suggest-google-expert/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activists, journalists and celebrities: China’s televised confessions
活动家、记者和社会名人的中国式招供
The New York Times, January 21, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/01/21/world/asia/china-televised-confessions.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160122/c22confessions/

Access to Information (信息公开)

As editor-informant Li Xin disappears, journalists share their experiences with China's security services
Committee to Protect Journalists, January 25, 2016
https://cpj.org/blog/2016/01/as-editor-informant-li-xin-disappears-journalists-.php

Police criticized for holding man over “two-wife policy” fake news
Caixin, January 25, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-25/100903674.html

中国网民数量：6.88亿 (Number of Chinese netizens: 688 million)
Deutsche Welle, January 26, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/中国网民数量688亿/a-19005236

中国记者李新泰国失踪后当局封杀其妻声音 (Chinese journalist missing in Thailand, wife muzzled by authorities)
Voice of America, January 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-dc-chinese-reporters-wife-deeply-concerned-20160126/3163076.html

Related:
美国敦促泰国调查中国记者失踪事件 (U.S. urges Thailand to investigate disappearance of Chinese journalist)
Voice of America, January 27, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/us-china-human-rights-20160126/3164342.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Ethnic Mongolians protest missile tests on grasslands, lack of income
Radio Free Asia, January 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-mongols-01262016161304.html

Swedish Radio interview with human rights activist Peter Dahlin
Sverige Radio, January 26, 2016
http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=83&artikel=6353925

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Inquiry in China adds to doubt over reliability of its economic data
中国统计局局长被查，官方经济数据又添疑云
The New York Times, January 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/business/international/china-economy-data-statistics-inquiry.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160127/c27chinaecon/

Pursuing critics, China reaches across borders. And nobody is stopping it.
The Washington Post, January 26, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pursuing-critics-china-reaches-across-borders-and-nobody-is-stopping-it/2016/01/26/cd4959dc-6793-473f-8b74-6cbac3f46422_story.html

U.S. urges Thailand to investigate disappearance of Chinese journalist
Voice of America, January 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-urges-thailand-to-investigate-disappearance-of-chinese-journalist/3164345.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

An expansive, and dangerous, Chinese view on cyber deterrence
Council on Foreign Relations: Net Politics, January 25, 2016
http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/01/25/an-expansive-and-dangerous-chinese-view-on-cyber-deterrence/

China and Indonesia: Joint cyber war simulations
The Diplomat, January 26, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/china-and-indonesia-joint-cyber-war-simulations/

Hong Kong (香港)

Surrounded: University of Hong Kong students besiege governing council meeting, demand talks with Arthur Li
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1905784/surrounded-university-hong-kong-students-besiege-governing

Related:
港大召警入校园惹学生不满 将设小组检讨大学管治 (HKU students discontented with university calling in the police, Council to set up a committee to review university governance)
Radio France Internationale, January 27, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160127-港大召警入校园惹学生不满-将设小组检讨大学管治

Publisher warns of China's campaign to “wipe out” free speech in Hong Kong (+video)
Christian Science Monitor, January 26, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2016/0126/Publisher-warns-of-China-s-campaign-to-wipe-out-free-speech-in-Hong-Kong-video

Hong Kong’s political booksellers face “extermination” threat as China’s Communist Party crackdown and online competition hit sales
South China Morning Post, January 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1905779/hong-kongs-political-booksellers-face-extermination-threat

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

New law reshapes Chinese counterterrorism policy and operations
Jamestown Foundation, January 25, 2016
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=45016&cHash=be8667ec32b79d60f8ffc4d04235f3ae#.Vqg9WPl97IV

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The Peter Dahlin case: Shock, awe and mystery
Jerry’s Blog, January 26, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2016/1/26/the-peter-dahlin-case-shock-awe-and-mysetery

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's latest crackdown on lawyers is unprecedented, human rights monitors say
ABA Journal, February 1, 2016
http://www.abajournal.com/magazine/article/chinas_latest_crackdown_on_lawyers_is_unprecedented_human_rights_monitors

Swedish NGO worker Peter Dahlin released from detention, deported from China after TV “confession”
Hong Kong Free Press, January 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/25/breaking-swedish-ngo-worker-peter-dahlin-forced-to-leave-china-after-being-paraded-on-state-tv-report/

Related:
在华被拘瑞典NGO工作者“被逐出境” 瑞外交部：对桂敏海深表关注 (Swedish NGO worker detained in China “deported,” Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses deep concern for another national Gui Minhai)
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1527b8e92923f59/zai-hua-bei-ju-rui-dian-ngo-gong-zuo-zhe-huo-shi-rui-wai-jiao-bu-dui-gui-min-hai-shen-biao-guan-zhu

TV confessions go prime time in China
CNN, January 26, 2016
http://www.wptz.com/national/tv-confessions-go-prime-time-in-china/37638424

Chinese labor group vows to sue over state media report on detained activists
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-labor-01252016142709.html

China’s prosecutors vow to focus on economic crimes
South China Morning Post, January 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1904736/chinas-prosecutors-vow-focus-economic-crimes

Access to Information (信息公开)

The hidden cracks in China’s employment figures
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/economy/article/1904879/hidden-cracks-chinas-employment-figures

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China vows to keep up anti-corruption efforts in 2016
The Diplomat, January 26, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/china-vows-to-keep-up-anti-corruption-efforts-in-2016/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Hacker group targeting Tibetan, Uyghur activists
China Digital Times, January 25, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/hacker-group-targeting-tibetan-uyghur-activists/

More than half of China’s population is online—and most use smartphones
The Wall Street Journal, January 26, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/01/26/more-than-half-of-chinas-population-is-online-and-most-use-smartphones/

Hong Kong (香港)

Concerns grow for Hong Kong's publishing industry amid report Beijing ordered crackdown
Radio Free Asia, January 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-hongkong-01252016145116.html

Guangdong governor says he believes case of Hong Kong bookseller Lee Po will have “practical and fair judgment”
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1904852/guangdong-governor-says-he-believes-case-hong-kong

Related:
【書店5人失蹤】李波太太回港後現身北角　拒談丈夫情況：不用關心 ([Disappearance of 5 booksellers] Back in Hong Kong, Lee Bo’s wife spotted in North Point, refuses to talk about husband, says “no need for concern”)
Mingpao, January 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160126/s00001/1453807297294

University of Hong Kong students threaten to escalate action if council rejects their call for governance reform
港大罢课学生：若校委会拒诉求 或升级行动
South China Morning Post, January 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1904911/university-hong-kong-students-threaten-escalate
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1527c1e78ee2594/gang-da-ba-ke-xue-sheng-ruo-xiao-wei-hui-ju-su-qiu-huo-sheng-ji-hang-dong

调查指港人开心指数续跌 研究员：因政治争拗 (Survey shows Hong Kongers’ happiness index continues to drop, researcher says political disputes are part of the cause)
South China Morning Post, January 26, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/1527cf18773445f/diao-cha-zhi-gang-ren-kai-xin-zhi-shu-xu-die-yan-jiu-yuan-yin-zheng-zhi-zheng-ao

張曉明：要向任性耽誤香港經濟發展的現象說「不」 (Zhang Xiaoming, chief of Chinese government’s Liaison Office in HK: Say “No” to all unruly attempts to hinder Hong Kong’s economic development)
Mingpao, January 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160126/s00001/1453807298979

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

【書店5人失蹤】國家安全法或首次應用在禁書案（文：呂秉權） (Bruce Lui on disappearance of 5 booksellers: Their case might be the first application of National security law on banned books)
Mingpao, January 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160126/s00022/1453790643048

Project Exile: Dissident blogger flees china after detentions
GJ Global Journalist, January 26, 2016
http://globaljournalist.org/2016/01/project-exile-dissident-blogger-flees-china-after-detentions/