Access to Justice (司法公正)

China’s legal professionals, under limits at home, note Scalia’s death
在中国，斯卡利亚之死是一面镜子
The New York Times, February 16, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/china-legal-professionals-antonin-scalia.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160216/c16chinascalia/

Access to Information (信息公开)

许多中国大陆记者 因不堪当局控制媒体退出新闻界 (Many Chinese reporters withdraw from journalism, unable to stand authorities’ control over media)
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/nu-02152016170542.html

Ties to Chinese state media raise questions in U.S. election campaign
The New York Times, February 6, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/06/world/asia/phillip-yin-lieutenant-governor-washington-state.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

To purge or not to purge: China’s anti-corruption campaign
The Diplomat, February 15, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/02/to-purge-or-not-to-purge-chinas-anti-corruption-campaign/

China's military sets up anti-corruption hotline
Reuters, February 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-military-corruption-idUSKCN0VO185

Deadly Tianjin warehouse explosion: review leads to China moving 10 chemical plants
South China Morning Post, February 15, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1913250/deadly-tianjin-warehouse-explosion-review-leads-china

China to protect migrant workers' “left-behind” children
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35581716

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing pins Hong Kong riot on “radical separatists”
Agence France-Presse, February 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/15/beijing-pins-hong-kong-riot-on-radical-separatists/

Student activists stage fresh protest against “brainwashing” curriculum changes
Hong Kong Free Press, February 15, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/15/student-activists-stage-fresh-protest-against-brainwashing-curriculum-changes/

Hong Kong government rejects calls for inquiry into “fishball” riots
Radio Free Asia, February 15, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riots-hk-02152016151608.html

谁是黄之锋？(Who is Joshua Wong? A Three-part interview series with Joshua Wong, in Chinse)
South China Morning Post, February 14-16, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152d4df6859a3d4/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152def13cb62544/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-er-
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152def9880488cb/shui-shi-huang-zhi-feng-san-

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

Chinese Uighur was tortured into confessing role in Bangkok bomb: lawyer
Reuters, February 15, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-blast-idUSKCN0VO0ID

Related:
曼谷爆炸案：律师称当事人遭酷刑逼供 (Bangkok bomb: Lawyer says defendant’s confession extorted through torture)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 15, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160215_thailand_blast

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

The rise of rule by fear
The University of Nottingham: China Policy Institute, February 15, 2016
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2016/02/15/rule-of-law-vs-rule-by-fear/

Guo Jianmei, Zhongze, and the empowerment of women in China
China Change, February 14, 2016
http://chinachange.org/2016/02/14/guo-jianmei-zhongze-and-the-empowerment-of-women-in-china/

Access to Information (信息公开)

China's young reporters give up on journalism: “You can't write what you want”
The Guardian, February 12, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/12/china-journalism-reporters-freedom-of-speech

Chinese media in uproar over U.S. move to honor dissident
Associated Press, February 14, 2016
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/chinese-media-in-uproar-over-us-move-to-honour-dissident/article8236775.ece

That time China censored an art summit—in another country
The Washington Post, February 12, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/12/that-time-china-censored-an-art-summit-in-another-country/

Chinese journalist banned from flying to U.S. to accept a prize for his work
The Guardian, February 15, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/15/chinese-journalist-banned-from-flying-to-us-to-accept-a-prize-for-his-work

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

独立民间组织生存环境恶化 维权NGO担忧未来命运 (Environment for independent NGOs worsens, rights defense NGO worries about future fate)
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-02122016104857.html

Two monks detained in Sichuan over Dalai Lama prayers
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/prayers-02112016162509.html

Campaign against China's Christians spreads to Guangdong province
Radio Free Asia, February 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/campaign-against-chinas-christians-spreads-to-guangdong-province-02122016111628.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Portrait of a purge: Who is being investigated for corruption and why?
The Economist, February 13, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21692928-who-being-investigated-corruption-and-why-portrait-purge

Brother of disgraced Chinese presidential aide Ling Jihua is sharing golf secrets in U.S.—not state secrets: lawyer
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912288/brother-disgraced-chinese-presidential-aide-ling-jihua

Steel imports from China investigated by European Commission
欧盟扩大调查中国钢铁“倾销”种类
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 12, 2016
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35559540
CH: http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/2016/02/160212_eu_china_steel_investigation

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Beijing officials tout all-volunteer “internet police”
Voice of America, February 11, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/beijing-officials-all-volunteer-internet-police-online-tipsters/3187858.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kongers’ long-simmering distrust of government boils over in the “fishball riots”
Global Voices, February 12, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/02/12/hong-kongers-long-simmering-distrust-of-government-boils-over-in-the-fishball-riots/

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong calls rioters “radical separatists”
Reuters, February 14, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-riots-beijing-idUSKCN0VO042

Scuffles in court as student activist faces rioting charges
Hong Kong Free Press, February 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/13/scuffles-in-court-as-student-activist-faces-rioting-charges/

Britain accuses China of violating treaty in Hong Kong bookseller’s case
The New York Times, February 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/13/world/asia/britain-china-hong-kong-bookseller.html

Over troubled water: Cross-border transport links are overshadowed by political fears
The Economist, February 11, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21692935-cross-border-transport-links-are-overshadowed-political-fears-over-troubled-water

Hong Kong has probably lost HSBC’s headquarters for good—and Beijing is to blame
Quartz, February 15, 2016
http://qz.com/616791/hong-kong-has-probably-lost-hsbcs-headquarters-for-good-and-beijing-is-to-blame/

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

China’s prosecutors make terror fight a top priority
2016检察工作首重政治安全 分析：公民自由或再受限
South China Morning Post, February 13, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912464/chinas-prosecutors-make-terror-fight-top-priority
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152d60bb4384baf/2016-jian-cha-gong-zuo-shou-zhong-zheng-zhi-an-quan-fen-xi-gong-min-zi-you-huo-zai-shou-xian

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China continues to use psychiatric “treatment” on its critics: Report
上海一访民在北京被送精神病院 无锡以精神病院代替黑监狱囚访民
Radio Free Asia, February 11, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/treatment-02112016133837.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-02112016101548.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

US urges talks between mainland China and Taiwan amid uncertainty after election
South China Morning Post, February 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1912280/us-urges-talks-between-mainland-china-and-taiwan-amid

Hong Kong (香港)

Mong Kok riot plotted by “radical separatist organization”, says Chinese Foreign Ministry
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/12/mong-kok-riot-plotted-by-radical-separatist-organisation-says-chinese-foreign-ministry/

Related:
Chinese central government supports HKSAR in safeguarding social security: FM spokesperson
Xinhua News, February 11, 2016
http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/2016/0211/889611.html

“No political considerations” in Mong Kok unrest arrests, charges—Justice Sec.
Hong Kong Free Press, February 12, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/12/no-political-considerations-in-mong-kok-unrest-arrests-charges-justice-sec/

Britain says missing Hong Kong bookseller “involuntarily removed” to China
Reuters, February 11, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-hongkong-booksellers-idUSKCN0VL08L

Related:
英外交部：李波失踪“严重违反”中英联合声明 (British Foreign Secretary on Lee Bo’s disappearance: “Serious breach” of Sino-British Joint Declaration on HK)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160212_hongkong_uk_report

联合国将跟进书店人员失踪事件 (UN will follow up on disappearance of the booksellers)
Radio France Internationale, February 12, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160212-联合国将跟进书店人员失踪事件"

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

粵語正體皆筍盤 教局氹你落返車 (Cantonese and traditional characters are good for Chinese language acquisition, but Education Bureau coaxes you to give them up)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040562

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Two Sichuan monks arrested for holding prayer ceremony for Dalai Lama—report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/11/two-sichuan-monks-arrested-for-holding-prayer-ceremony-for-dalai-lama-report/

Access to Information (信息公开)

What is the Chinese media doing right for LGBT people?
The Guardian, February 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/11/china-lgbt-media-xiaogang-wei-rainbow-media-awards

Government Accountability (政府问责)

中国知识产权环境改善 假货问题仍严重 (China’s environment for intellectual property improves but problem of fake goods prevails)
Voice of America, February 11, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/international-ip-index-20160210/3185634.html

As China and Russia rise, West losing its edge in military tech, says London-based think tank
报告：中国去年军费全球第二 西方技术优势受中俄侵蚀
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/1911461/china-and-russia-rise-west-losing-its-edge-military-tech-says
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152cf07c251736f/bao-gao-zhong-guo-qu-nian-jun-fei-quan-qiu-di-er-xi-fang-ji-shu-you-shi-shou-zhong-e-qin-shi

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong clashes: Protesters in court charged with rioting
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547206

Related:
港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者 显续强硬对港人 (Hong Kong police first charges protestors with “rioting”, showing pursuit of hardline against Hong Kong people)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160210-港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者-显续强硬对港人

Video: In full—the dramatic “Fishball Revolution” clashes as they unfolded
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/10/video-in-full-and-uncut-the-dramatic-fishball-revolution-clashes-as-they-unfolded/

【旺角暴力衝突】學聯：政權是「暴力始作俑者」　站在對抗暴政一方 (Federation of Students on Mongkok violent clashes: The regime is the initiator of violence, we stand on the side protesting the tyranny)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455170947846

【旺角暴力衝突】多名被告投訴警使用不必要武力　招認不合程序 (Several defendants in Mongkok violent clashes complain about police’s abuse of force and improper measures for seeking confessions)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455168901357

Hong Kong journalist claims police attacked him while he reported on Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1911477/hong-kong-journalist-claims-police-attacked-him-while-he

Related:
致警務處處長的公開信：促警方刑事調查警員打記者 (Ming Pao Staff Association’s open letter to head of police: We urge the police to carry out criminal investigation about police violence against journalist)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040556

中大崇基學院神學院要求警方立即釋放林淳軒同學 (CUHK Chung Chi College calls on police to immediately release student Lam Shun Hin)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040549

What are Hong Kong's localists angry about?
British Boardcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547186