China takes another step in improving rule of law
Caixin, April 8, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-04-08/100798366.html
Friday, April 10, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Access to Information (信息公开)
共青團招攬千萬網絡大軍 中大浸大須交人九百 (Communist Youth League recruiting 10 million volunteers to guide public opinion online on behalf of CPC and rebut, rebuke, and report “wrong speech”)
Apple Daily, April 7, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150407/19103663
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕 (Beijing police submit official application for 5 Chinese feminists’formal arrest)
Radio France Internationale, April 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150410-中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕/
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Chinese police seeking charges against detained women’s activists, lawyer says
The New York Times, April 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/world/asia/china-detained-womens-rights-activists.htmlFighting for their rights landed these young Chinese feminists in jail
Cable News Network, April 10, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/10/asia/china-five-women-activists/index.html
Labor strikes surge in China
Voice of America, April 9, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/labor-strikes-surge-in-china/2712442.html
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China school abuse: Search for justice after son raped
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32193584
Former Chinese Central Bank Chief “helping graft probe”: Report
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-daixianglong-04092015144806.html
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Zombies in the cloud: The government tries to spruce up its online presence
The Economist, April 11, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21648052-government-tries-spruce-up-its-online-presence-zombies-cloud
Pentagon says it is moving to protect its cyber flanks
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/09/pentagon-says-it-is-moving-to-protect-its-cyber-flanks/
China’s Great Cannon
Citizen Lab, April 10, 2015
https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/
Hong Kong (香港)
Fears for Hong Kong's independent publishers after China book chain takeover
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-book-chain-takeover-04092015121452.html
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
言论自由是弥合社会分裂的基础 (Freedom of expression is key to bridging social divide)
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20150410/ZQF171740.asp
Detained female activists illustrate contradiction in Chinese law reforms
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/04/09/detained-female-activists-illustrate-contradiction-in-chinese-law-reforms/
女權五姊妹 代表草根與太子黨的衝突 (“The five feminists” case represents the conflict between grassroots and official movements)
Apple Daily, April 10, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150410/19107408