Access to Justice (司法公正)

福建刑事速裁程序试点工作成效显著 (Fujian: Good results shown in expedited criminal procedures pilot)
People's Court Daily, July 25, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/25/content_114457.htm

农妇不堪辱骂棒打丈夫致死 (Rural woman sentenced to 14 years after beating abusive husband to death with stick)
People’s Court Daily, July 26, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/26/content_114500.htm

新疆立法预防未成年人犯罪, 对重点青少年群体分类施策和重点预防 (Xinjiang legislates to prevent crimes by minors with policies tailored to targeted groups)
Legal Daily, July 27, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index/content/2016-07/27/content_6737379.htm

Chinese court sentences American publisher to prison
美籍香港媒体人王健民在中国被判监禁
The New York Times, July 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/world/asia/china-hong-kong-magazine-editors.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160728/china-hong-kong-magazine-editors/

Chinese lawyers group investigates member for questioning Communist Party policy
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995730/chinese-lawyers-group-investigates-member-questioning

Access to Information (信息公开)

Playing Pokémon go in China is not easy, but many are still risking it
Global Voices, July 27, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/07/27/playing-pokemon-go-in-china-is-not-easy-but-many-are-still-risking-it/

China detains three for tweeting about Hebei flooding deaths
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-floods-07272016123614.html

Online activist denies public order charges despite police pressure
李婷玉会见律师否认控罪 曝光警方暗示其做“赵威第二”
Radio Free Asia, July 27, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/online-activist-denies-public-order-charges-despite-police-pressure-07272016111139.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07272016101845.html

Drawing the news: Getting over the Wall
China Digital Times, July 27, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/drawing-news-getting-wall/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China’s Walmart workers strengthen organizing after strikes
China Labor Bulletin, July 27, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-walmart-workers-strengthen-organising-after-strikes

Government Accountability (政府问责)

北京首名“红通令”落网者获刑 (Sentence handed down for first corrupt officials snared on Beijing's "Most-Wanted" list)
People’s Court Daily, July 27, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/27/content_114520.htm

决定10月召开十八届六中全会 (18th Central Committee 6th Plenum to be held in October)
People's Court Daily, July 27, 2016
http://rmfyb.chinacourt.org/paper/html/2016-07/27/content_114519.htm

Parents accuse Chinese police of killing their son during interrogation
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1995570/parents-accuse-chinese-police-killing-their-son-during

Niece of Tibetan priest flees China, says he died of torture
The Washington Post, July 28, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/niece-of-leading-tibetan-priest-flees-china/2016/07/28/b82b9e0c-5480-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

A Communist insider turned exile, and the secrets he never shared
天安门事件后，许家屯如何秘密出逃？
The New York Times, July 28, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/28/world/asia/china-communist-party-xu-jiatun-exile.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160728/china-communist-party-xu-jiatun-exile

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China aims to become Internet superpower by 2050
South China Morning Post, July 28, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995936/china-aims-become-internet-cyberpower-2020

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

Tibet, Xinjiang, and China’s strong state complex
The Diplomat, July 28, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/tibet-xinjiang-and-chinas-strong-state-complex/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong officials to resume talks with mainland on detention notification system
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1995691/hong-kong-officials-resume-talks-mainland-detention

A controversial new Hong Kong opera will explore the private life of Mao Zedong
Quartz, July 28, 2016
http://qz.com/742023/a-controversial-new-hong-kong-opera-will-explore-the-private-life-of-mao-zedong/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“广州三君子”被转监狱 家人未收到任何通知 (The “three gentlemen of Guangzhou” are transferred to different detention centers, families not notified)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07262016102841.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Second Tibetan jailed over Dalai Lama WeChat group
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/second-07262016170418.html

Liberal Chinese magazine's VP blocked from entering offices
Voice of America, July 26, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/liberal-chinese-magazine-vice-president-blocked-entering-offices/3435961.html

中国国家网信办对网媒就报道新闻而进行罚款 (Cyberspace Administration of China fines Internet media for reporting news)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/zhengzhi/nu-07262016095935.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Civilians can now film police action to keep China’s law enforcement officers in check
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995447/civilians-can-now-film-police-action-keep-chinas-law

Fleeing activist used Google Maps to escape from China
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/navigate-07262016111712.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s deadly floods reveal failure to manage disasters, says official
South China Morning Post, July 27, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995179/chinas-deadly-floods-reveal-failure-manage-disasters

Related:
China flood victims accuse officials of negligence
Al Jazeera, July 26, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/china-flood-victims-accuse-officials-negligence-160726182553699.html

China’s cadres may face “stricter” rules in revamp of Communist Party’s code of conduct
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1995182/chinas-cadres-may-face-stricter-rules-revamp-communist

Chinese demolitions at Larung Gar Buddhist institute draw fire
Agence France-Presse, July 26, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/26/chinese-demolitions-larung-gar-buddhist-institute-draw-fire/

China criticizes U.S., Japan, Australia for “fanning” tensions
The Washington Post, July 26, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/china-criticizes-us-japan-australia-for-fanning-tensions/2016/07/26/4414fb1a-53a6-11e6-b652-315ae5d4d4dd_story.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Nearly 40 percent of young people favor Hong Kong independence: Survey
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/favor-07262016131744.html

Hong Kong journalists jailed on mainland: Lawyer
Channel NewsAsia, July 26, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hong-kong-journalists/2988436.html

【视频】香港立法会参选人抗议当局政治打压 ([Video] Hong Kong LegCo election candidates protest authorities’ political oppression)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07262016150548.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“Censorship breeds prejudice in the long run”
Foreign Policy, June 3, 2016
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/06/03/china-censorship-murong-literature-power-struggles/

A cafe chat With Li Tingting
China Change, July 27, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/27/a-cafe-chat-with-li-tingting/

吳志森：香港電台將死於「平庸之惡」 (Ng Chi Sum: Radio Television Hong Kong will die of “the banality of evil”)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20160727/s00012/1469555698991

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese dissidents in Thailand: Living in constant fear
Al Jazeera, July 25, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/2016/07/chinese-dissidents-thailand-living-constant-fear-160724112802313.html

中国环保组织首次提起“毒跑道”诉讼案 (Chinese environmental NGO first brings lawsuit regarding “toxic running tracks”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/07/160726_china_running_tracks_lawsuit

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京市网信办责令新浪搜狐网易凤凰限期改正违规行为 (Cyberspace Administration of China orders Internet news agents to correct irregular behaviors within given period)
The Paper, July 24, 2016
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1503393

Related:
China bans Internet news reporting as media crackdown widens
Bloomberg, July 25, 2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-25/china-slaps-ban-on-internet-news-reporting-as-crackdown-tightens

Chinese court rejects lawsuit from purged political magazine
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-magazine-07252016122723.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Police detain hundreds of protesting former teachers in Beijing
逾千全国民办代课教师北京上访 遭截访稳控
Radio Free Asia, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-teachers-07252016150940.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/kejiaowen/xl2-07252016101025.html

公民联署声援炎黄春秋与艺研院抗争 (Civilians jointly petition to support Yanhuang Chunqiu’s combat against the Academy of Arts)
Voice of America, July 25, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-open-letter-by-chinese-citizens-supporting-seized-liberal-magazine-20160725/3433481.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Badiucao (巴丢草): Outrage over official flood handling
China Digital Times, July 25, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/07/badiucao-%e5%b7%b4%e4%b8%a2%e8%8d%89-outrage-official-flood-handling/

Guo Boxiong, ex-top military official in China, gets life sentence for graft
The New York Times, July 26, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/26/world/asia/china-guo-boxiong-sentence.html

Confessions of a corrupt Chinese cadre: jailed former city boss dies of cancer after setting off graft investigation storm
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1994544/confessions-corrupt-chinese-cadre-jailed-former-city

China denies demolitions at center for Tibetan Buddhist learning
Reuters, July 26, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-tibet-idUSKCN1060GP?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews

Hong Kong (香港)

In echo of missing booksellers case, Shenzhen court jails two Hong Kong journalists for running illegal business
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1994931/echo-missing-booksellers-case-shenzhen-court-jails-two-hong

Cultural revolution, Zhao Ziyang and Mao Zedong: Hongkongers and mainlanders buying politically sensitive books at Hong Kong Book Fair
South China Morning Post, July 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1994626/cultural-revolution-zhao-ziyang-and-mao-zedong-hongkongers

Video: “Basic Dafa is good” says localists’ musical tribute to Basic Law
Hong Kong Free Press, July 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/07/25/basic-dafa-is-good-says-localists-musical-tribute-to-basic-law/

New Hong Kong election China pledge rule faces first legal challenge
Reuters, July 25, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-election-judicialreview-idUSKCN1051AA

Related:
【立會選舉】斥確認書做法含糊不清　林大輝：政府若有理據應理直氣壯 ([LegCo election] Lawmaker Lam Tai-fai criticizes unclear loyalty pledge, says arrangements should be made clear and firm if well-grounded)
Ming Pao, July 26, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160726/s00001/1469491983627

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

“Crooked Beam” Xie Yanyi
China Change, July 25, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/07/25/crooked-beam-xie-yanyi/

Official inertia is fast becoming the culture within bureaucracy
社论：部门卸责情况普遍 官场文化须彻底改变
South China Morning Post, July 25, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1994243/official-inertia-fast-becoming-culture-within-bureaucracy
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/1562140d6ecfcd6/she-lun-bu-men-xie-ze-qing-kuang-pu-bian-guan-chang-wen-hua-xu-che-di-gai-bian

Access to Justice (司法公正)

柳江县一男子违反人身保护令对妻子实施家暴被拘留 (Guangxi man detained after violating personal protection order and committing domestic violence against his wife)
Xinhua, July 21, 2016
http://www.gx.xinhuanet.com/liuzhou/liujiang/20160721/3293773_c.html

男子醉打妻子 德州发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Dezhou, Shandong issues first “Domestic Violence Written Warning” after drunken man hits wife)
Xinhua, July 18, 2016
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/2016-07/18/c_1119237944.htm

辽宁：拒不监护留守儿童的可撤销监护人资格 (Liaoning: Guardians of left-behind children who fail to fulfill their duties risk revocation of guardianship status)
Shenyang Net, July 17, 2016
http://news.syd.com.cn/system/2016/07/17/011122073.shtml

Forcibly hospitalized petitioner deemed “mentally ill” finally declared well enough for jail
South China Morning Post, July 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1993473/forcibly-hospitalised-petitioner-deemed-mentally-ill

Jailed Chinese activist “considers” ending hunger strike, requests transfer
【视频】郭飞雄愿考虑停止绝食 但须转监狱
Radio Free Asia, July 22, 2016
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-guofeixiong-07222016143125.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql3-07222016102148.html

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗？
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma