Access to Justice (司法公正)

再次发出人身安全保护令 (Court in Lanzhou’s Qilihe district issues 2nd personal protection order since March 2016 when national law against domestic violence went into effect)
Lanzhou Daily, September 1, 2016
http://www.kaixian.tv/gd/2016/0901/748046.html

婆婆遭儿媳家暴申请保护令获批， 系滁州首张人身安全保护令 (Chuzhou City approves first personal protection order request by woman suffering violence from daughter-in-law)
Anhua East Morning Paper, September 1, 2016
http://365jia.cn/news/2016-09-01/8F6F4D2F41735C63.html

青浦区发出首份《家庭暴力告诫书》 (Shanghai’s Qingpu district issues first "Domestic Violence Written Warning")
Oriental Daily News, September 1, 2016
http://city.eastday.com/gk/20160901/u1a12043764.html

周强会见国际法院院长亚伯拉罕一行 (SPC Chief Justice Zhou Qiang meets with International Court of Justice President Abraham)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel01006GN.htm

Chinese court refuses medical parole for women's rights activist held for two years
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refuses-09082016154426.html

Group calls on China to release five “disappeared” citizen journalists
Radio Free Asia, September 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/journalists-09082016132429.html

China arrested dozens of reporters and activists for G-20—but did any world leader object?
The Washington Post, September 8, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/09/08/china-arrested-dozens-of-reporters-and-activists-for-g20-but-did-any-world-leader-object/

Access to Information (信息公开)

Who controls our news? Welcome to the era of Russian and Chinese information war
The Age, September 9, 2016
http://www.theage.com.au/world/who-controls-our-news-welcome-to-the-era-of-russian-and-chinese-information-war-20160907-grapkr

Government Accountability (政府问责)

警察为执法道歉是文明的示范 (Police apologies for collateral damage from enforcing law are a sign of a civilized society)
QQ News, September 6, 2016
http://view.qq.com/a/20160906/008752.htm

What can we expect from China at the G20?
ChinaFile, September 6, 2016
https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-can-we-expect-china-g20

五大策略巩固发展反腐新常态 (Five anti-corruption tactics to solidify development of a “new normal”)
Procuratorate Daily, September 6, 2016
http://newspaper.jcrb.com/2016/20160906/20160906_008/20160906_008_1.htm

从“五四宪法”到“杭州计划”， 杭州跻身世界性城市的法治推动力 (From the “1954 Constitution” to the “Hangzhou Plan”: Rule of law as the driving force behind Hangzhou's rise to a cosmopolitan city)
Legal Daily, September 6, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160906/Articel02004GN.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Microsoft to sell MSN China to XiChuang Technology
MarketWatch, September 6, 2016
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-to-sell-msn-china-to-xichuang-technology-2016-08-30

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

邵阳市开展“2016--雷霆行动”反恐实战演习 (Shaoyang City commences live counterterrorism drills in "Operation Thunderbolt 2016")
Sina News, September 1, 2016
http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2016-09-01/doc-ifxvpxua7566293.shtml

探秘广州特警训练基地， 大批高精尖反恐武器曝光 (Exploring Guangzhou’s special operations training base: Pictures reveal large number of sophisticated counterterrorism weapons)
China News, September 1, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/tp/hd2011/2016/09-01/674465.shtml

法国总统奥朗德感谢中国在反恐问题上做出的努力 (French President Hollande thanks China for its counterterrorism efforts)
China News, September 6, 2016
http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2016/09-06/7995250.shtml

Hong Kong (香港)

Police to provide protection for newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu after death threats
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/police-provide-protection-newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-death-threats/

Related:
【朱凱廸被威嚇】26候任議員發起聯署　近5000人響應 ([Eddie Chu receives death threats] 26 newly-elected lawmakers organize petition, 5000 signed)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473428611010

【朱凱廸被威嚇】環保界聯署促當局徹查　獲逾80團體響應([Eddie Chu receives death threats] Conservationists petition for authorities’ investigation, over 80 groups signed in support)
Ming Pao, September 9, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160909/s00001/1473420760811

台湾太阳花学运领袖以及多个团体连署声援朱凯迪 (Taiwan Sunflower Student Movement leaders and various groups issue petition and joint statement in support of Eddie Chu)
Radio Free Asia, September 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hcm-09092016100934.html

「雷動計劃」在2016年立法會選舉的實效分析 (Analysis of the impacts of “Thunder Go” strategy in 2016 LegCo election)
InMedia HK, September 9, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044529a

The city that scares China. A new front opens in China’s struggle against separatism
The Economist, September 10, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21706442-new-front-opens-chinas-struggle-against-separatism-city-scares-china?fsrc=rss

Access to Justice (司法公正)

New challenge for China's human rights lawyers: Defending themselves
National Public Radio, September 6, 2016
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/09/06/492857839/chinese-government-cracks-down-on-human-rights-lawyers

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, August 21, 2016
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

Access to Information (信息公开)

Shanghai censors WeChat “rumors” on new property curbs
Caixin, September 7, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-09-07/100986401.html

China censors critic’s discussion of family planning policies
The New York Times, September 8, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/08/world/asia/china-fuxian-yi-population-one-child-policy.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Senior official stresses unity of all social circles
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667346.htm

Chinese village chief at center of land grab protests to stand trial this week on corruption charges
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2017124/chinese-village-chief-centre-land-grab-protests-stand

Officials who continued to flout austerity rules punished
China Daily, September 8, 2016
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2016-09/08/content_26734978.htm

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

China’s terrorist problem goes global
The Diplomat, September 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-terrorist-problem-goes-global/

Related:
China vows to strike back over embassy attack in neighboring Kyrgyzstan
The Wall Street Journal, September 7, 2016
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-vows-to-strike-back-over-embassy-attack-in-neighboring-kyrgyzstan-1473255416

Hong Kong (香港)

Newly-elected lawmaker Eddie Chu reports “credible death threats” to police
Hong Kong Free Press, September 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/08/newly-elected-lawmaker-eddie-chu-reports-credible-death-threats-police/

Related:
朱凱廸受死亡威脅 公民黨促警方提供保護 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—Civic Party urges police to provide protection)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044508

朱凱廸受死亡威脅 發言全文 (Eddie Chu receives death threats—full speech)
InMedia HK, September 8, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044506

Liberal Party’s Ken Chow reports alleged intimidation case to Hong Kong anti-graft body
South China Morning Post, September 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2015986/liberal-partys-ken-chow-reports-alleged-intimidation-case

Tactical voting convenor Benny Tai says he “underestimated” the situation after misses in LegCo
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/tactical-voting-convenor-benny-tai-says-underestimated-situation-misses-legco/

香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止 (Hong Kong secondary school students stopped from distributing pro-Hong Kong independence flyers)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr//港澳台/20160907-香港中學生四處發傳單鼓動2047年香港獨立遭阻止

梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面 (CY Leung invites ridicule—numerous new lawmakers decline meeting)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20160908-梁振英自討沒趣新一屆立法會多個議員拒邀見面

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

China’s latest crackdown is not its worst
The Diplomat, September 8, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/chinas-latest-crackdown-is-not-its-worst/

The Hong Kong election: What message does it send Beijing?
ChinaFile, September 7, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/hong-kong-election-what-message-does-it-send-beijing

從香港立法會選舉再看「今日香港明日台灣」 (Looking at “today Hong Kong tomorrow Taiwan” from Hong Kong’s LegCo election)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 7, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160906_ana_hongkong_taiwan_politics

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China ready to enhance exchanges with International Court of Justice
Xinhua, September 6, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-09/06/c_135667323.htm

专利维权诉讼费用可获政府资助 (Litigation costs for copyright defense can be subsidized by government)
People’s Daily, September 7, 2016
http://politics.people.com.cn/n1/2016/0907/c1001-28696114.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

China’s G-20: The most censored day of the year
Foreign Policy, September 6, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/09/06/chinas-g20-the-most-censored-time-of-the-year-hangzhou-weibo-empty-streets/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Independent candidate vows to fight local election in China's Jiangxi
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/election-09062016122823.html

Protests continue in China's rebel village ahead of leader's trial
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/protests-09062016133847.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Canada was “frank” about human rights despite China trade deals, says PM Justin Trudeau at HK luncheon
Hong Kong Free Press, September 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/06/canada-will-be-frank-about-human-rights-despite-china-trade-deals-says-pm-justin-trudeau-at-hk-luncheon/

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

Syria-based Uighur militants linked to Chinese embassy bombing
The Financial Times, September 7, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/81adb1e4-74ab-11e6-bf48-b372cdb1043a

Hong Kong (香港)

Is China nervous about Hong Kong's recent election?
Al Jazeera, September 7, 2016
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2016/09/china-nervous-hong-kong-election-160906180743929.html

Related:
China warns new Hong Kong politicians not to back independence
Agence France-Presse, September 6, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/china-hong-kong-beijing-threatening-freedoms-independence

Two localists barred from running in election to challenge disqualifications
Hong Kong Free Press, September 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/two-localists-barred-running-election-challenge-disqualifications/

Related:
分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持 (Analyses show that winning localist and separatist candidates have broad support from the middle class)
Radio France Internationale, September 7, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160907-分析發現本土港獨派當選者得到中產階層廣泛支持

Struggle over HK’s identity to continue after election
China Digital Times, September 6, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/hk-election-shows-fight-independence-far/

Hongkongers eat luncheon meat to celebrate ousting of pro-Beijing lawmaker Wong Kwok-hing
Hong Kong Free Press, September 9, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/07/hongkongers-eat-luncheon-meat-to-celebrate-ousting-of-pro-beijing-lawmaker-wong-kwok-hing/

羅冠聰：選舉結果反映港人求變心態以及公民社會的反撲 (Nathan Law Kwun-chung: The election results reflect Hongkongers’ quest for change and the civil society’s fightback)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044475

朱凱廸：我相信選民的訊息是，大家很想香港重新找到希望，很想香港的民主運動找到組織的動力 (Eddie Chu Hoi-dick: I believe voters’ message is that they really want to find new hope in Hong Kong, and really want to find organizational power in Hong Kong’s democratization movement)
InMedia HK, September 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/20160907a

Hong Kong students threaten protest if schools keep up “suppression” of their pro-independence advocacy
South China Morning Post, September 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2016883/hong-kong-students-threaten-protest-if-schools

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Interview: Connie Chan, Hong Kong Human Rights Documentary Film Festival curator
Time Out, September 6, 2016
https://www.timeout.com/hong-kong/film/interview-connie-chan-hong-kong-human-rights-documentary-film-festival-curator

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Activist detained en route to rebel village as G20 summit ends
Radio Free Asia, September 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-wukan-09052016124541.html

律师为苏昌兰申请取保遭拒 (Lawyer’s application for Su Changlan’s bail rejected)
Radio Free Asia, September 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf2-09052016113418.html