Monday, August 10, 2015

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

福建平潭强征打伤30村民 (30 villagers injured protesting forced land requisition in Pingtan, Fujian)
Radio Free Asia, August 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-08082015124107.html

Christian sentiment in Zhejiang against cross removal: three statements
China Change, August 7, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/08/07/christian-sentiment-in-zhejiang-against-cross-removal-three-statements/

Related:
A call to “cry out” against cross removals in China
The New York Times, August 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/a-call-to-cry-out-against-cross-removals-in-china/

Scream out! Don’t be silent anymore!—An Appeal to All Priests and Christians in China—The Catholic Parish of Priests in Wenzhou
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/citizens-square/scream-out-dont-be-silent-anymore-appeal-all-priests-and-christians-china

Freed Chinese prisoner uses cartoons to illustrate torture claims
South China Morning Post, August 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1847995/freed-chinese-prisoner-uses-cartoons-illustrate-torture

Related:
Comics to show how police torture innocent man into confession
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11lE0aCPMJtSRKV5rbr8ri4HHuzt2OK61LIPiYiE7dV0/edit

More than 1,000 people back Chinese women’s call for law change so men considered rape victims
South China Morning Post, August 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1847551/more-1000-people-back-chinese-womens-call-law-change-so

Livelihood clampdown on Tibetans in Diru County
Phayul, August 7, 2015
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=36332&article=Livelihood+clampdown+on+Tibetans+in+Diru+County

Related:
狮子旗热气球飞越欧洲北京干预不果 (Tibetan flag balloon to float across Europe despite China's intervention)
Radio France Internationale, August 7, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150809-狮子旗热气球飞越欧洲北京干预不果