Wednesday, April 06, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

北京被抓人权律师李和平至今音信杳无 (Still no news about Beijing rights lawyer Li Heping who has been taken away)
Radio France Internationale, April 6, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160406-北京被抓人权律师李和平至今音信杳无

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
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

Access to Information (信息公开)

254家排污单位须公开环境信息 (254 sewage treatment units ordered to release environmental information)
Peninsula Capital Times, April 4, 2016
http://www.dzwww.com/shandong/sdnews/201604/t20160404_14093092.htm

“Powerful force” behind Panama Papers: China media
Hong Kong Free Press, April 5, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/05/powerful-force-behind-panama-papers-china-media/

Digital paper in China covers contentious issues, now in English
澎湃新闻上线英文版,没有“任务”只讲“故事”
The New York Times, April 6, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/business/international/china-media-the-paper-english.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160406/c06chinamedia/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Court in Hubei to hear case against a major chemical producer
Caixin, April 4, 2016
http://english.caixin.com/2016-04-04/100928064.html

China’s factory workers fight to protect basic labor rights
China Labor Bulletin, April 5, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-factory-workers-fight-protect-basic-labour-rights

Thousands strike at specialty distiller in China's Sichuan
Radio Free Asia, April 5, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/thousands-strike-04052016103354.html

Chinese public urges government to crack down on dog meat industry
Channel NewsAsia, April 4, 2016
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/chinese-public-urges/2665086.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former top military official in China took “huge” bribes, inquiry finds
郭伯雄承认受贿,将被移送审查起诉
The New York Times, April 5, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/world/asia/guo-boxiong-china-bribery-inquiry.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160405/cc05guoboxiong/

国际特赦组织:全球死刑数字猛涨 中国“仍属榜首” (Amnesty International: Global executions on the rise, China still “tops the ranking”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/04/160406_amnesty_deaths_china

Related:
Death sentences and executions in 2015
Amnesty International, April 6, 2016
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2016/04/death-sentences-executions-2015/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

团伙利用网络云端比特币发展下线 (Gang uses online cloud computing for Bitcoin for pyramid scheme)
Legal Daily, April 5, 2016
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20160405/Articel08002GN.htm

天津成立反电信网络诈骗犯罪中心 (Tianjin establishes anti- telecommunications and Internet fraud center)
China Police Daily, April 5, 2016
http://epaper.cpd.com.cn/szb/20160405/

Architect of China’s “Great Firewall” bumps into it
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/world/asia/china-internet-great-firewall-fang-binxing.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Wanna reach the Chinese Internet market? Time to register your domain in China
Global Voices, April 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/05/wanna-reach-the-chinese-internet-market-time-to-register-your-domain-in-china/

Hong Kong minister allegedly arrested and tried in mainland China for printing Christian books
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1933891/hong-kong-minister-allegedly-arrested-and-tried-mainland

HKFP Interview: Academic Timothy O’Leary on academic freedom and the “politicization” of campuses
Hong Kong Free Press, April 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/04/hkfp-interview-academic-tim-oleary-on-hku-council-and-the-politicisation-of-campuses/

香港牧師伍華廣州失蹤傳已被捕 疑涉印基督教書籍 (Hong Kong priest Ng Wah who disappeared in Guangzhou allegedly arrested for printing Christian books)
Ming Pao, April 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160405/s00001/1459866764820

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

5 things to know about Hong Kong and the “Panama Papers”
The Wall Street Journal, April 6, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/briefly/2016/04/06/5-things-to-know-about-hong-kong-and-the-panama-papers/