Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

“Picking quarrels”: China court jails pro-democracy activists—lawyer
Agence France-Presse, May 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/05/10/picking-quarrels-china-court-jails-pro-democracy-activists-lawyer/

China transgender case: “Mr C” vows fight on for equality
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-36258905

709事件满10个月 最新数据:受影响者达319人 (10 months after 709 Event: Latest data shows 319 affected)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-05102016110223.html

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://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Access to Information (信息公开)

《律师文摘》停刊 言论空间进一步收缩? (“Lawyer Digest” to cease publication—space for opinions shrinking further?)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/yf1-05102016111805.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Hundreds march in protest against plan for petrochemical plant in eastern China
South China Morning Post, May 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943473/hundreds-march-protest-against-plan-petrochemical-plant

Tibetan monk and writer sentenced to prison term
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-monk-and-writer-05092016160254.html

As China's economy slows, workers' anger soars
The Diplomat, May 11, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/as-chinas-economy-slows-workers-anger-soars/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

A young political prisoner in the grand picture of U.S.-China diplomacy in the wake of June Fourth massacre
China Change, May 11, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/05/11/a-young-political-prisoner-in-the-grand-picture-of-us-china-diplomacy-in-the-wake-of-june-4th-massacre/

Chinese dominate list of people and firms hiding money in tax havens, Panama Papers reveal
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1943463/chinese-dominate-list-people-and-firms-hiding-money-tax-havens-panama

Beijing tipped to ramp up international pressure on Taipei amid Tsai’s silence on cross-strait consensus
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1943085/beijing-tipped-ramp-international-pressure-taipei-amid

瑞士情报局把孔子学院的活动列为观察对象 (Swiss intelligence targets Confucius Institute's activities for observation)
Radio Free Asia, May 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/junshiwaijiao/gr-05102016123043.html

We must confront our dark past of the Cultural Revolution to avoid repeating it, says Chinese novelist Yan Lianke
作家阎连科:必须面对文革黑历史 以免历史重演
South China Morning Post, May 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1942609/we-must-confront-our-dark-past-cultural-revolution
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/1549d7c3e388848/zuo-jia-yan-lian-ke-bi-xu-mian-dui-wen-ge-hei-li-shi-yi-mian-li-shi-chong-yan