How China’s crackdown on lawyers affects media freedom
The Diplomat, August 12, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/08/how-chinas-crackdown-on-lawyers-affects-media-freedom/
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Mass suppression of lawyers reveals true nature of Xi’s “rule by law”
对维权律师的大规模镇压揭示了习近平“依法治国”的真实面目
Human Rights in China, July 16, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi
冰点：无助的眼神 我无法回避 (Freezing Point: When I see the helpless, I can’t ignore them [a profile of rights defense lawyer Pang Kun])
China Youth Online “Freezing Point,” August 12, 2015
http://zqb.cyol.com/html/2015-08/05/nw.D110000zgqnb_20150805_1-10.htm
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Deep Freeze: The authorities silence yet another inconvenient voice
The Economist, February 2, 2006
http://www.economist.com/node/5476223庞琨律师被带走，警察突袭百名律师遭各界抨击 (Lawyer Pang Kun taken away, police surprise attack 100 lawyers from all sides)
Boxun, July 14, 2015
https://www.bnn.co/news/gb/china/2015/07/201507140131.shtml
Ahead of Beijing 2022, the Olympic movement must champion human rights as part of its mandate
South China Morning Post, August 12, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1848843/ahead-beijing-2022-olympic-movement-must-champion-human
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With China, IOC Turns Its Back on Human Rights
Human Rights in China, July 31, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/china-ioc-turns-its-back-human-rightsHRIC Urges IOC to Postpone Host City Election for 2022 Olympics
中国人权敦促国际奥委会推迟选举2022年冬奥会主办城市
Human Rights in China, July 28, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/hric-urges-ioc-postpone-host-city-election-2022-olympics CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-guo-ren-quan-dun-cu-guo-ji-ao-wei-hui-tui-chi-xuan-ju-2022nian
Not such good American friends: The American Bar Association mumbles as Beijing arrests lawyers.
Wall Street Journal, August 10, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/not-such-good-american-friends-1439250937
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ABA President William C. Hubbard statement on Lawyers in China
The American Bar Association, August 3, 2015
http://www.americanbar.org/news/abanews/aba-news-archives/2015/08/aba_president_willia.html
Currency devaluation shows the high cost of China’s soft power
Foreign Policy, August 11, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/08/11/currency-devaluation-shows-the-high-cost-of-chinas-soft-power/
香港觀察：還給港大清淨的校園 (HK observations: Return tranquility to HKU)
British Broadcasting Corporation, August 11, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/hong_kong_review/2015/08/150811_hkreview_hk-style_red_guards
时事大家谈：释永信是否引爆中国道德危机？ (Current affairs talk: Did “Shaolin CEO Monk” Shi Yongxin set off a moral crisis in China?)
Voice of America, August 12, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/io-20150811-china-monks-moral-deparavation/2913527.html
中国计划生育政策或将于2016年寿终正寝 (Chinese family planning policy may end in 2016)
Radio France Internationale, August 11, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150811-中国计划生育政策或将寿终净寝
