Access to Justice (司法公正)

Open to negotiation? A review of China’s abridged Criminal Procedures
China Law Translate, December 13, 2016
http://chinalawtranslate.com/open-to-negotiation/?lang=en#_Toc469406025

Access to Information (信息公开)

新疆通过防治网络“虚假”和“有害”信息的条例 (Standing Committee of 12th People's Congress for XUAR adopts regulations on control and punishment of online transmission of “false” information)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/nu-12122016115249.html

Related:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Regulations on Control and Punishment of Online Transmission of False Information
China Law Translate, December 7, 2016
http://bit.ly/2hrybOT

Pageant silences beauty queen, a critic of China, at U.S. contest
The New York Times, December 13, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/13/world/asia/anastasia-lin-miss-world-china-censorship.html

China’s Internet censors crack down on news portal over U.S. election coverage
South China Morning Post, December 13, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2054252/chinas-internet-censors-crack-down-news-portal-over-us

Chengdu authorities clamp down on air pollution reporting following protests
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/13/chengdu-authorities-clamp-down-on-air-pollution-reporting-following-protests/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Don't spread “straight-man cancer,” China feminist warns Trump
The Guardian, December 14, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/14/dont-spread-straight-man-cancer-china-feminist-warns-trump

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China dismisses critics’ Human Rights Day statements
China Digital Times, December 13, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/china-dismisses-critics-human-rights-day-statements/

Self-immolator’s wife, daughters “tortured” in detention
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tortured-12132016135235.html

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

Uyghur farmers sent to school in China “anti-extremism” drive
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/school-12132016172810.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Localist duo “confident” Hong Kong’s highest court will hear their appeal over oath row
Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/14/localist-duo-confident-hong-kongs-highest-court-will-hear-their-appeal-over-oath-row/

Related:
香港立法會宣誓風波：梁頌恆游蕙禎決定上訴終審法院 (Oath-taking row: Leung and Yau to take their case to the Court of Final Appeal)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 14, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-38311691

港媒問：張曉明去了哪？ (Hong Kong media asks: Where is Zhang Xiaoming, the director of the Liaison Office?)
Radio France Internationale, December 14, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161214-港媒問：張曉明去了哪？

政府辦回歸20周年海報設計及短片比賽　加強市民對港歸屬感 (Hong Kong government organizes “Poster design and video competitions in celebration of HKSAR's 20th anniversary” to strengthen citizens’ sense of belonging)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161214/s00001/1481702872957

民陣元旦遊行「反釋法、撤覆核、我要真普選」　盼傘後專業團體參與 (Civil Human Rights Front organizes New Year’s Day march protesting NPC interpretation of Basic Law, calling for withdrawal of legal challenge to lawmakers’ oath-taking and demanding for “genuine universal suffrage,” hoping more post-Umbrella professional groups will join)
Ming Pao, December 14, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161214/s00001/1481704449433

Lesson for Trump in Hong Kong: try to bounce China at your peril
The Financial Times, December 12, 2016
https://www.ft.com/content/901ca766-c038-11e6-9bca-2b93a6856354

Commentary (评论)

Ai Weiwei and the art of activism
Village Voice, December 13, 2016
http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/ai-weiwei-and-the-art-of-activism-9453819

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Heart, brain of Chinese dissident removed amid suspicions over cause of death
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/pengming-organs-12122016134006.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

新書被要求改「中國台灣」　《黑天鵝》作者轟：在美國銷售卻由中國審查 (Author of “The Black Swan” Nassim Nicholas Taleb asked to change “Taiwan” into “China, Taiwan” in new book printed in China, author resists and hits back: book to be sold in the U.S. is not to be censored by China)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161213/s00004/1481601679089

Minitrue: Notice on Chengdu environmental coverage
China Digital Times, December 12, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/minitrue-urgent-notice-chengdu-environmental-coverage/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China riot police seal off city center after smog protesters put masks on statues
The Guardian, December 12, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/12/china-riot-police-seal-off-city-centre-after-smog-protesters-put-masks-on-statues

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Passports taken, more police ... new party boss Chen Quanguo acts to tame Xinjiang with methods used in Tibet
South China Morning Post, December 12, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2053739/party-high-flier-uses-his-tibet-model-bid-tame-xinjiang

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

China cyber: Stepping into the shoes of a “major power”
The Diplomat, December 13, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/china-cyber-stepping-into-the-shoes-of-a-major-power/

Hong Kong (香港)

Breaking: Hong Kong’s ousted lawmakers to take legal battle to Court of Final Appeal
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/13/breaking-hong-kongs-ousted-lawmakers-to-take-legal-battle-to-court-of-final-appeal/

HK becoming China, veteran mainland journalist laments
Hong Kong Economic Journal, December 9, 2016
http://www.ejinsight.com/20161209-hk-becoming-china-veteran-mainland-journalist-laments/

Hong Kong's pro-Beijing Chief Executive is leaving. But there are plenty more where he came from
Global Voices, December 12, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/12/12/hong-kongs-pro-beijing-chief-executive-is-leaving-but-there-are-plenty-more-where-he-came-from/

Hong Kong pro-democracy groups make record gains
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 12, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38286355

Video: Localist lawmaker and pro-Beijing lawmaker share a moment at LegCo meeting
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/13/video-localist-lawmaker-pro-beijing-lawmaker-share-moment-legco-meeting/

鼓吹港獨香港民族黨黨員在台灣遇襲 (Members of separatist Hong Kong National Party assaulted in Taiwan)
Radio France Internationale, December 13, 2016
http://trad.cn.rfi.fr/中國/20161213-鼓吹港獨香港民族黨黨員在台灣遇襲

Avoid using “mainland mentality” to tackle Hong Kong problems, Chinese scholar urges Beijing
Hong Kong Free Press, December 13, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/13/avoid-using-mainland-mentality-to-tackle-hong-kong-problems-chinese-scholar-urges-beijing/

港大民調：梁振英袁國強評分跌至上任最低 (HKU Public Opinion Programme: Chief Executive CY Leung and Justice Sec Rimsky Yuen ratings lowest since taking office)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161213/s00001/1481616141547

Commentary (评论)

How Xi Jinping can avoid becoming a dictator
The New York Times, December 12, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/12/opinion/how-xi-jinping-can-avoid-becoming-a-dictator.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Tibetan father of three self-immolates in Gansu
China Digital Times, December 9, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/tibetan-father-three-self-immolates-gansu/

Wives of detained Chinese rights lawyers demand answers
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 9, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-38259063

China puts dissidents under house arrest for Human Rights Day
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-detain-12092016141330.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Translation: Game developers lament censors’ demands
China Digital Times, December 11, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/translation-game-developers-lament-censors-demands/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader says he will not seek re-election
The New York Times, December 9, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/09/world/asia/hong-kong-cy-leung-reelection.html

China slaps ban on new students at Larung Gar Tibetan Academy
Radio Free Asia, December 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/ban-12092016104543.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Human Rights Day: U.S. and E.U. call on China to release political prisoners
The Guardian, December 10, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/dec/10/human-rights-day-us-and-eu-call-on-china-to-release-political-prisoners

Related:
欧盟对中国人权恶化感到“极端困扰” (E.U.: “Extremely troubled” about the deterioration of the China’s human rights situation)
Voice of America, December 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-rights-eu-20161208/3629955.html

國際筆會百餘作家簽聯名信呼籲中國停止打壓人權 (PEN International groups over 100 writers to sign joint petition urging China to stop clamping down on human rights)
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 10, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/chinese-news-38273841

In graft fight, China makes it harder to move capital, people overseas
Reuters, December 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN13Y16F

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China riot police seal off city center after smog protesters put masks on statues
The Guardian, December 12, 2016
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/12/china-riot-police-seal-offcity-centre-after-smog-protesters-put-masks-on-statues

Xinjiang, tense Chinese region, adopts strict Internet controls
新疆网络管控新规严惩“虚假信息”
The New York Times, December 10, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/10/world/asia/xinjiang-china-uighur-internet-controls.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20161212/xinjiang-china-uighur-internet-controls/

Hong Kong (香港)

傳真社：WeChat、淘寶支付程式記錄手機敏感資料　可傳到內地伺服器 (FactWire: Mainland China developed payment applications such as WeChat and Taobao can record sensitive information from phones and can transmit to mainland servers)
Ming Pao, December 10, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20161210/s00001/1481342038164

First int’l human rights film festival run by mainland NGO launches in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/10/first-intl-human-rights-film-festival-run-by-mainland-ngo-launches-in-hong-kong/

Is this proof Hong Kong’s “Umbrella Protests” failed?
British Broadcasting Corporation, December 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-38251592

“One country, two systems” and a vicious circle in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, December 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/2053388/one-country-two-systems-and-vicious-circle-hong-kong

Hong Kong’s fears for its freedoms can inspire an arts and culture boom
South China Morning Post, December 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2053230/hong-kongs-fears-its-freedoms-can-inspire-arts-and-culture

In Pictures: Around 1000 protest crackdown on pro-democracy lawmakers as election race hots up
Hong Kong Free Press, December 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/12/10/pictures-around-1000-protest-crackdown-pro-democracy-lawmakers-election-race-hots/