Access to Justice (司法公正)

One for all, and all for one: lawsuit of Chinese wheelchair users banned from flight “is for rights of all mainland’s 85 million disabled”
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1909277/one-all-and-all-one-lawsuit-chinese-wheelchair-users-banned

China resists harshly punishing those responsible for wrongful convictions
The New York Times, February 4, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/world/asia/china-wrongful-execution-huugjilt.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

“Censors have gone too far”: Influential voice of Deng Xiaoping era accuses China’s propaganda chiefs of too much intervention
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909204/censors-have-gone-too-far-influential-voice-deng

中国四川炉霍县强制收缴达赖喇嘛画像 (Portraits of Dalai Lama confiscated in China’s Luhuo County, Sichuan)
Radio France Internationale, February 3, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160203-中国四川炉霍县强制收缴达赖喇嘛画像

中国官媒推出政治口号歌《四个全面》 被讽“洗脑神曲” (Chinese state media launches political slogan song “The Four Comprehensives,” ridiculed as “the divine brainwashing song”)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/xl2-02032016105238.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Activist who vanished in Thailand is being held in China, says wife
The Guardian, February 3, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/03/activist-li-xin-vanished-in-thailand--held-in-china-says-wife

Related:
南都前编辑泰国上月失踪据称又“自愿回国”助查 (Former Southern Metropolis Daily editor disappeared in Thailand last month reportedly “returned to China on his own will” to assist investigation, similar to Lee Bo’s case)
Radio France Internationale, February 4, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160204-南都前编辑泰国上月失踪据称又“自愿回国”助查

Government Accountability (政府问责)

世维会谴责中国政府利用减刑继续欺骗国际社会 (World Uyghur Congress denounces Chinese government for using sentence reduction to continue to deceive international community)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/gr-02032016110906.html

Related:
新疆11名涉危害国安罪犯获减刑 引发民间两极评价 (11 in Xinjiang jailed for threatening state security receive sentence reductions, touches off polarized public debate)
Radio Free Asia, February 3, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/yf1-02032016105847.html

China jails 14 over factory blast that killed 146
Channel NewsAsia, February 3, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-jails-14-over/2484572.html

China's Inner Mongolia police chief charged with murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 4, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35489837

Telling tales: brother of disgraced Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua defects to US and reveals state secrets, says report
South China Morning Post, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909266/telling-tales-brother-disgraced-chinese-presidential

When gov't officials misunderstand their role vis-à-vis the market
Caixin, February 3, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-02-03/100906789.html

Urgent need for full-scale two-child policy in China, experts warn
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/04/urgent-need-for-full-scale-two-child-policy-in-china-experts-warn/

Hong Kong (香港)

Checking them out: Banned books pique interest of visitors to Hong Kong Lunar New Year fair
South China Morning, February 4, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1909205/checking-them-out-banned-books-pique-interest-visitors-hong

“Fanning the flames”: Johannes Chan slams Council chair Arthur Li’s comments on HKU students
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/03/fanning-the-flames-johannes-chan-slams-council-chair-arthur-lis-comments-on-hku-students/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Case of Chinese free speech activist “The Butcher” moved to Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/wu-gan-moved-02022016121145.html

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

Seeking justice for China’s “underage prostitutes”
Foreign Policy, February 2, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/02/seeking-justice-for-china-underage-prostitutes-sex-crimes-law-rights-crackdown/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Dalai Lama likened to Saddam Hussein, paintings confiscated in China—report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 3, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/03/dalai-lama-likened-to-saddam-hussein-paintings-confiscated-in-china-report/

“Only truth can calm the public”: What prompted the arrest of three investigative journalists in China?
South China Morning Post, February 3, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1908764/only-truth-can-calm-public-what-prompted-arrest-three

Mainland police claim typo in “crackdown on media” banner displayed at forum
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/mainland-police-claim-typo-in-crackdown-on-media-banner-displayed-at-forum/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Nurses in several Chinese cities strike over low pay and benefits
China Labor Bulletin, February 3, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/en/content/nurses-several-chinese-cities-strike-over-low-pay-and-benefits

He Xiaobo: latest victim of China's crackdown on labor activists
The Guardian, February 2, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/02/he-xiaobo-the-latest-victim-of-chinas-crackdown-on-labour-activists

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s antigraft campaign isn’t “House of Cards,” People’s Daily says
The Wall Street Journal, February 3, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/03/chinas-antigraft-campaign-isnt-house-of-cards-peoples-daily-says/

Hong Kong (香港)

警片段證警先襲擊再拘捕　設計師獲撤襲擊罪　警曾稱「沒案發片段」 (Video, that police denied existence of, shows them beating protester prior to arrest, assault charges against protester withdrawn)
Mingpao, February 3, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160203/s00001/1454474543949

Hong Kong still “top” for economic freedom, but Beijing could “undermine rule of law”
Hong Kong Free Press, February 2, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/02/hong-kong-still-top-for-economic-freedom-but-beijing-could-undermine-rule-of-law/

Banned books on offer at Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fair as mystery over shop owner Lee Po continues
港维园年宵开市 铜锣湾书店过千书籍有售
South China Morning Post, February 2, 2016
EN : http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1908713/banned-books-offer-hong-kongs-lunar-new-year-fair-mystery
CH : http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/152a54e582014f2/gang-wei-yuan-nian-xiao-kai-shi-tong-luo-wan-shu-dian-guo-qian-shu-ji-you-shou

Related:
支联会年宵花市主打“六四” 公民党“龙虾钳”吁梁振英下台 (HK Alliance sets “June Fourth” as theme for Lunar New Year market, Civic Party sells “lobster claws” to urge CY Leung to step down)
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-02022016104922.html

China dismisses U.S. criticism over missing booksellers
Irish Times, February 2, 2016
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/china-dismisses-us-criticism-over-missing-booksellers-1.2519415

China merges two Communist Party-backed newspapers in Hong Kong
Radio Free Asia, February 2, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/merges-02022016111235.html

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

Declaring de-radicalization success, China reduces 11 sentences
Channel NewsAsia, February 3, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/declaring-de-radicalisati/2483630.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

中国军改：政治意义大于军事意义 (China’s military reform: Political implications more important than military implications)
Voice of America, February 3, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-news-exclusive-interview-with-yu-maochun-20160202/3173520.html

评论：对英文中国资讯的需求仍然只多不少 (Commentary: Demand for English-language information on China continues to increase)
China Daily, February 3, 2016
http://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/2016-02/03/content_23367963.htm

電影中的中港關係 (Sino-Hong Kong relations in films)
InMedia HK, February 3, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/104040454

Can China be deterred in cyber space?
The Diplomat, February 3, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/can-china-be-deterred-in-cyber-space/

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/