Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China moves ahead with trial of Guizhou church members
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/trial-02232016110056.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Tibetan blogger jailed for “endangering social stability”
The Guardian, February 23, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2016/feb/23/tibetan-blogger-jailed-for-endangering-social-stability

Chinese gay drama pulled from internet, sparking backlash
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1915975/chinese-gay-drama-pulled-internet-sparking-backlash

Minitrue: Suspend broadcast of HK, Taiwan film awards
China Digital Times, February 22, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/minitrue-broadcast-of-hk-taiwan-film-awards-suspended/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese security presence “heavy” at Tibetan religious festival
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/presence-02232016163502.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda departments targeted in graft review
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1916034/chinese-communist-partys-propaganda-departments

China's Xi urges implementation of reforms
Xinhua, February 24, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-02/24/c_135124372.htm

China’s government tries to quell furor over order to allow public access to private residential communities
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1916069/chinas-government-tries-quell-furore-over-order-allow

China tackles pollution crisis by changing the level of what it says is unsafe in Beijing
The Independent, February 23, 2016
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/china-is-tackling-its-pollution-crisis-by-changing-the-level-of-what-it-says-is-unsafe-a6890786.html

大赦国际公布最新全球人权评估报告 (Amnesty International announces latest world human rights report)
Deutsche Welle, February 24, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/大赦国际公布最新全球人权评估报告/a-19069627

Related:
Amnesty International Report 2015/2016
Amnesty International, February 24, 2016
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/02/annual-report-201516/

Hong Kong (香港)

Beijing studying causes of Mong Kok riot, reveals Hong Kong Legislative Council president
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1916015/beijing-studying-causes-mong-kok-riot-reveals-hong-kong

University of Hong Kong governing council meeting gets under way amid security and secrecy
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1915956/university-hong-kong-governing-council-meeting

Leader of localist group HK Indigenous charged with rioting, may face 10 years in prison
Hong Kong Free Press, February 23, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/23/leader-of-localist-group-hk-indigenous-charged-with-rioting-may-face-10-years-in-prison/

Politically charged Chinese art show opens in Hong Kong
The Guardian, February 23, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/23/chinese-art-hong-kong-politically-charged-show-opens

半数大学公投通过撤特首为必然校监 (In poll, half of Hong Kong’s universities favor abolishing “chief executive as university chancellor” system)
Radio France Internationale, February 24, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/政治/20160224-半数大学公投通过撤特首为必然校监

進師盟強烈譴責港大校委會暴力驅趕馮敬恩的聲明 (Statement of Progressive Teachers’ Alliance denouncing HKU Council’s violent expulsion of student leader Billy Fung at Council meeting)
InMedia HK, February 24, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040853

效法台湾时代力量 香港学民思潮筹党参选立法会 (Following example of Taiwan’s New Power Party, Hong Kong’s Scholarism to form party for LegCo election)
Radio Free Asia, February 23, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl1-02232016121251.html

TVB普通话新闻转简体字幕 通讯局收近万宗投诉 (TVB Putonghua news switched to simplified characters subtitles, Communications Authority receives almost 10,000 complaints)
South China Morning Post, February 24, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/15311c686574136/tvb-pu-tong-hua-xin-wen-zhuan-jian-ti-zi-mu-tong-xun-ju-shou-jin-wan-zong-tou-su

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Translation: Love, a decisive moment
China Digital Times, February 23, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/02/translation-love-a-decisive-moment/

How long can China’s Internet thrive if the rest of the world gets shut out?
ChinaFile, February 23, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/how-long-can-chinas-internet-thrive-if-rest-world-gets-shut-out

Why Xi Jinping made the state media rounds
Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/23/why-xi-jinping-made-the-state-media-rounds/