Thursday, March 26, 2015

Civil Society (民间社会)

Chinese police raid office of prominent NGO: co-founder
Reuters, March 26, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0MM0CD20150326

Corruption (腐败)

China's environment watchdog to exit from evaluation services
Xinhua News, March 25, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-03/25/c_134096838.htm

Freedom of Expression (言论自由)

Freed Tibetan monk's welcoming ceremony blocked by police
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/blocked-03252015121602.html

Another monk is detained in Tibet's Sog county
Radio Free Asia, March 25, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/another-03252015150315.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Universal suffrage is “genuine” if it fits within the law, CY Leung argues in Legco Q&A
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1747561/cy-leung-condemns-anti-parallel-goods-protests-legco-qa-session

Internet (互联网)

Chinese have no need for websites blocked by Great Firewall, says Beijing official
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics-policy/article/1747592/olympics-beijing-official-says-chinese-have-no-need

反审查网站:中国政府参与攻击谷歌等公司 (Anti-censorship website: Chinese government participated in attacks on Google and other companies)
Voice of America, March 26, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-google-cyberspace-20150323/2694433.html

Population (人口)

”Secret” children could cost State workers their jobs
China Daily, March 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/26/content_19918610.htm

Rule of Law (法治)

Environmental NGO sues polluter
China Daily, March 26, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-03/26/content_19912406.htm

China's Xi says miscarriages of justice must be tackled properly
Reuters, March 25, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/26/us-china-politics-court-idUSKBN0MM04L20150326

习近平:司法体制改革成效人民来评判 (Xi Jinping: people are to judge the effectiveness of judicial reform)
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c53a3a1ef7d36/xi-jin-ping-si-fa-ti-zhi-gai-ge-cheng-xiao-ren-min-lai-ping-pan

Lawyers demand more autonomy for bar associations as country pushes for rule of law
Global Times, March 25, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/913965.shtml

China's Inner Mongolia police chief held for murder
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 26, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32062296

Women (妇女)

China rejects international pleas to release five feminists from jail
The Guardian, March 25, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/25/china-rejects-release-five-detained-feminist-activists-international-womens-day

Related:
China rejects calls to free women's rights activists
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 25, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32046346

In China, supporters of detained feminists come under pressure
The New York Times, March 25, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/25/in-china-supporters-of-detained-feminists-come-under-pressure/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Detention of women activists makes a mockery of China's rule of law aspirations
South China Morning Post, March 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1747586/detention-women-activists-makes-mockery-chinas-rule-law