Access to Justice (司法公正)

China's rights struggle is no longer an “internal affair”
The Diplomat, February 1, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/chinas-rights-struggle-is-no-longer-an-internal-affair/

China accused of skirting international law in cross-border apprehensions
The Wall Street Journal, February 1 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-cross-border-moves-on-foes-raises-legal-doubts-1454385982

Related:
For more information on China and the United Nations, see:
更多关于联合国与中国的资料，请参阅：
Human Rights in China
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-and-united-nations
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-yu-lian-he-guo

Access to Information (信息公开)

China detains three journalists amid growing calls for their release
三记者被捕事件惊动北京 甘肃省工作组抵武威市调查
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-02012016105657.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/ql1-02012016102525.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

150 resident doctors stage pay protest in Shenzhen
Caixin, February 1, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-02-01/100905986.html

Deadline nears in county in China's Sichuan for surrender of Dalai Lama photos
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/deadline-02012016171612.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

入狱22年死囚被浙江高院判无罪 (Inmate on death row for 22 years pronounced innocent by Zhejiang Higher People’s Court)
Radio France Internationale, February 1, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160201-入狱22年死囚被浙江高院判无罪

China's anti-corruption dragnet catches more than financial criminals
Radio Free Asia, February 1, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/China-fugatives-02012016124112.html

“Kid, leave China with your dad,” Tianjin anti-graft official writes “will” before apparent suicide
Hong Kong Free Press, February 1, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/01/kid-leave-china-with-your-dad-tianjin-anti-graft-official-writes-will-before-apparent-suicide/

“Superstitious” Chinese vice mayor to be prosecuted for graft
Channel NewsAsia, February 2, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/superstitious-chinese-v/2480180.html

Hong Kong (香港)

美国：严重质疑北京对港高度自治承诺 (U.S. seriously questions China’s commitment to Hong Kong’s autonomy)
Radio France Internationale, February 2, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160202-美国：严重质疑北京对港高度自治承诺

Related:
China defends law enforcers as U.S. calls for clarity on booksellers
Reuters, February 1, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-booksellers-usa-idUSKCN0VA3SM

Causeway Bay Books remains closed despite claim by Lee Po’s wife: four booksellers still missing, presumed detained
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1908069/causeway-bay-books-remains-closed-despite-claim-lee-pos-wife

Arthur Li’s rhetoric proves that opposition to his HKU Council appointment was right
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/arthur-lis-rhetoric-proves-that-opposition-to-his-hku-council-appointment-was-right/

中共驻香港报章文汇大公落实合并 (CPC’s newspapers in Hong Kong Wen Wei Po and Ta Kung Pao to merge)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 2, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160202_hongkong_beijing_media_merge

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

Islam, ethnicity, and state control in China
China Digital Times, February 1, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/islam-ethnicity-and-state-control-in-china/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Why critics of China aren’t safe anywhere
The Washington Post, January 30, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/why-no-critic-of-china-is-safe/2016/01/31/14921bd4-c6c5-11e5-a4aa-f25866ba0dc6_story.html

Watching Big Brother: A Q&A with Chinese political cartoonist Badiucao
Los Angeles Review of Books, February 1, 2016
http://blog.lareviewofbooks.org/chinablog/watching-big-brother-qa-chinese-political-cartoonist-badiucao/

On eve of Iowa, Hillary Clinton chides China on women’s rights. Here’s why.
Washington Post, February 1, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/01/on-eve-of-iowa-hillary-clinton-chides-china-on-womens-rights-heres-why/

Related:
Supporting Women’s Rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/supporting-womens-rights-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/sheng-yuan-zhong-guo-nu-quan-ren-shi

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China jails three activists for trying to start civil disobedience movement
The Guardian, January 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/china-jails-three-activists-for-trying-to-start-civil-disobedience-movement

Related:
唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉 (Tang Jingling sentenced to five years for civil disobedience movement, refuses to appeal to authorities which don’t uphold law)
Radio France Internationale, January 29, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160129-唐荆凌推不合作运动判监5年拒向不讲法者上诉

人权观察谴责中国对广州维权人士判刑 (Human Rights Watch condemns China’s sentencing of the Guangzhou rights defenders)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/human-rights-watch-20160129/3168504.html

中国镇压维权律师受影响人数继续增加 (Number of people affected by China’s mass crackdown of rights defenders continues to rise)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168498.html

For more information on Tang Jingling, see:
更多关于唐荆陵的资料，请参阅：
Human Rights in China
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/defenders/tang-jingling
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/defenders/tang-jingling

Leader of government-sanctioned mega church in Hangzhou held in secret detention for opposing cross removal campaign
China Change, January 30, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/01/30/leader-of-government-sanctioned-mega-church-in-hangzhou-held-in-secret-detention/

Access to Information (信息公开)

国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压 (International Federation of Journalists criticizes China’s ever-growing media suppression which affects China’s mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau)
Radio France Internationale, January 30, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160130-国际记联指中国不断加强打压新闻自由两岸四地同受压

Related:
Hong Kong press freedoms decline in 2015—report
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/hong-kong-press-freedoms-decline-in-2015-report/

NW China province probes arrests of reporters
Xinhua, January 31, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-01/31/c_135061732.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China is said to force closing of women’s legal aid center
北京著名妇女法律援助中心被迫关闭
The New York Times, January 30, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/asia/beijing-women-legal-aid-guo-jianmei.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160201/c01chinawomen/

香港团体写新年祝福赠中国维权人士 (Hong Kong groups write lunar new year blessings for rights defenders in mainland China)
Voice of America, January 30, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hk-activists-20160130/3169676.html

China's Xinjiang wants more mingling of ethnic groups
Reuters, January 31, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-xinjiang-idUSKCN0VA1BD

Government Accountability (政府问责)

欧盟强烈批评中国的人权纪录 (The EU strongly criticizes human rights records in China)
Voice of America, February 1, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-rights-20160129/3168023.html

Related:
EU Concerns about the Human Rights situation in China
Delegation of the EU to China, January 29, 2016
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160129_en.htm

China punishes 27 officials over teen's wrongful execution
Channel NewsAsia, February 1, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-punishes-27/2476404.html

Another official tied to Zhou Yongkang is handed jail term
Caixin, January 28, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-28/100904867.html

The 2015 numbers for China’s war against corruption: The tigers
The Diplomat, January 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/the-2015-numbers-for-chinas-war-against-corruption-the-tigers/

好消息！户籍制度改革来了，这4类人将受益 (Good news! Reform of hukou system has come—four categories of people will be benefited)
People’s Daily, January 31, 2016
http://rmrbimg2.people.cn/data/rmrbwap/2016/01/31/cms_1515250392581120.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Are you scanning me, or am I scanning you? The power dynamics of China's WeChat
Global Voices, January 25, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/01/25/are-you-scanning-me-or-am-i-scanning-you-the-power-dynamics-of-chinas-wechat/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong student activist “surprised” after her impassioned speech over missing Causeway Bay booksellers goes viral
South China Morning Post, February 1, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1908090/hong-kong-student-activist-surprised-after-her-impassioned-speech

Chinese police break silence on missing Hong Kong bookseller
Reuters, January 29, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-bookseller-idUSKCN0V803C

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

新年前夕各地维族人被遣返 乌市提升安保措施反恐 (Uyghurs in different areas forcibly returned to hometowns before Chinese new year, counter-terrorist measures tightened in Urumqi)
Radio Free Asia, January 30, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/ql2-01302016115222.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“I don't want to think about activating change”: NYT's David Barboza on reporting in China
Asia Society, January 28, 2016
http://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/i-dont-want-think-about-activating-change-nyts-david-barboza-reporting-china

China’s social media war: a political miscalculation?
Hong Kong Free Press, January 31, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/31/chinas-social-media-war-a-political-miscalculation/

What happens when the boss actually abides by the law during a factory closure in China?
China Labor Bulletin, February 1, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/what-happens-when-boss-actually-abides-law-during-factory-closure-china

Orwell revisited: The Party wants Hongkongers to learn to love Big Brother
Hong Kong Free Press, January 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/30/orwell-revisited-the-party-wants-hongkongers-to-learn-to-love-big-brother/

Dragons in diamond village
Caixin, January 31, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-31/100905355.html

公共律师在转型社会中的角色 (Role of public interest lawyers in transforming societies)
Financial Times, February 1, 2016
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001066016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

3 rights advocates are sentenced to prison in China
The New York Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/29/world/asia/china-sentences-civil-rights-advocates.html

Related:
广州三君子案周五宣判 声援者被限制自由 (Guangzhou’s three rights advocates to be sentenced on Friday, supporters’ freedom restricted)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-01282016093332.html

China charges Canadian national with espionage—state media
Hong Kong Free Press, January 29, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/01/29/china-charges-canadian-national-with-espionage-state-media/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Bureau of the week: Dicking around
China Digital Times, January 28, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/01/bureau-of-the-week-dicking-around/

Grossly deceptive plans: China’s obsession with GDP targets threatens its economy
The Economist, January 30, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21689628-chinas-obsession-gdp-targets-threatens-its-economy-grossly-deceptive-plans

A Chinese company buys Corbis. What happens to Tiananmen Square photos?
Christian Science Monitor, January 28, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-News/2016/0128/A-Chinese-company-buys-Corbis.-What-happens-to-Tiananmen-Square-photos

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

中国第一家妇女法律援助NGO遭强迫解散？(China’s first women’s legal aid NGO forced to dissolve?)
NGOCN原创 GiveNGOA5, January 29, 2016
http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwMDc5MDUxNA==&mid=402192580&idx=2&sn=10002e171f1fa840d55cc68e7f5d34aa&scene=5&srcid=0129hINs96Ea1p4ildVgTuRt#rd

Tibetan, Muslim students join in protest for equal education
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/join-01282016171530.html

Railroad retirees protest in Harbin over pension payments
Caixin, January 28, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-01-28/100904838.html

藏族僧人在伦敦开启世界之旅 抗议中国压迫 (Tibetan monk commences world tour in London, protesting China’s repression)
Vocie of America, January 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibetan-monk-world-tour-20160128/3167856.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

EU Concerns about the Human Rights situation in China (29/01/2016)
Delegation of European Union to China, January 29, 2016
http://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/press_corner/all_news/news/2016/20160129_en.htm

China steps up “fox hunt” campaign
The Financial Times, January 28, 2016
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/f6a1c75c-c573-11e5-808f-8231cd71622e.html

中国清廉指数微升 权力斗争仍广泛 (China’s Corruption Perceptions Index slightly rises, power struggle still prevails)
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/xl2-01282016093729.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Swedish police join Thai search for missing Hong Kong bookseller
The Guardian, January 29, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jan/29/swedish-police-join-thai-search-for-missing-hong-kong-bookseller

Hong Kong's establishment strikes back at protesting students
Radio Free Asia, January 28, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strikes-01282016110933.html

Related:
【回應李國章】梁家傑：李言論無事實基礎　與梁麗幗僅FB朋友 (Alan Leong in response to Arthur Li: Li’s statements not based on facts, he himself is only Facebook friend with Yvonne Leung, committee member for HKU strike)
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454034204010

環時社評：港大嚴重政治化致國際排名跌損學生就業
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454033809064

《十年：自焚者》導演周冠威：電影講中社會難以言喻的荒謬引共鳴 (Director of film “Ten Years|Self-immolator” Chow Kwun Wai: The nondescribable ridiculousness evoked in the film inspires resonance)
Mingpao, January 29, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160129/s00001/1454037916208

Related:
回應《環時》狠批《十年》　總導演周冠威：不恐懼　更無懼 (General director of Hong Kong film “Ten Years” Chow Kwun Wai responds to Global Times’s acute criticisms: Not afraid, even more fearless)
HK01, January 22, 2016
http://www.hk01.com/新聞/3759/回應-環時-狠批-十年-總導演周冠威-不恐懼-更無懼

Imagining Hong Kong’s future, under China’s tightening grasp
The New York Times, January 29, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/30/world/asia/hong-kong-ten-years.html

Dark vision of Hong Kong’s future proves surprise box office hit
Hong Kong Economic Journal, January 22, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20160122-dark-vision-hong-kong-s-future-proves-surprise-box-office-hit/