Thursday, May 28, 2015

Government Accountability (政府问责)

監控升級 丁子霖遭竊聽家中對話 (Heightened surveillance: Ding Zilin’s home phone tapped)
Mingpao, May 28, 2015
http://bit.ly/1G0xk1B

Related:
June Fourth Overview
六四概述
Human Rights in China
EN: http://hrichina.org/en/june-fourth-overview
CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/liu-si-gai-shu

China's lonely voice of dissent refuses to forget the victims of Tiananmen Square
The Guardian, May 28, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/may/28/chinas-lonely-voice-of-dissent-refuses-to-forget-the-victims-of-tiananmen-square

Related:
China deletes editorial hitting back at students' Tiananmen letter
Radio Free Asia, May 27, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/editorial-05272015120808.html

China in 1989 and 2015: Tiananmen, Human Rights, and Democracy (hearing)
Congressional Executive Commission on China, June 3, 2015
http://www.cecc.gov/events/hearings/china-in-1989-and-2015-tiananmen-human-rights-and-democracy

China increases state compensation standard
国家赔偿标准提升 侵犯人身自由日赔近220元
Beijing Times, May 27, 2015
EN: http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-05/27/content_20838212.htm
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-05/28/c_127850137.htm

Related:
一市民因羁押申请国家赔偿 市检察院负责人回应:将依法给予合理赔偿
(Shenzhen procuratorate pledges fair compensation to resident applying for RMB 100,000 in state compensation for psychological harm from detention)
Shenzhen News, May 28, 2015
http://sztqb.sznews.com/html/2015-05/28/content_3236961.htm

U.S. seeks details on top china official amid bank-hiring probe
the Wall Street Journal, May 27, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/top-china-official-subject-of-u-s-bank-hiring-subpoena-1432743394?tesla=y

Communist Party boss in southern China under investigation for alleged graft
South China Morning Post, May 27, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1810096/communist-party-boss-southern-chinese-city-under

China investigates former top healthcare official for bribery
Reuters, May 28, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/27/us-china-corruption-healthcare-idUSKBN0OC0QH20150527