Thursday, June 30, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Guo Feixiong update: Hunger strike enters 52nd day; Lawyers allowed visit
China Change, June 30, 2016
https://chinachange.org/2016/06/30/guo-feixiong-update-hunger-strike-enters-52nd-day-lawyers-allowed-visit/

Related:
Sister Says Guo Feixiong Will Not Stop Hunger Strike
杨茂平: 郭飞雄会活着走出监狱吗?
Human Rights in China, June 15, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/case-update/sister-says-guo-feixiong-will-not-stop-hunger-strike
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/ge-gen-zong/yang-mao-ping-guo-fei-xiong-hui-huo-zhao-zou-chu-jian-yu-ma

Access to Information (信息公开)

A tale of two writers
China Media Project, June 28, 2016
http://cmp.hku.hk/2016/06/28/39792/

Minitrue: Don’t hype, speculate, or comment on Brexit
China Digital Times, June 29 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/06/minitrue-dont-hype-speculate-comment-brexit/

五毛党有可能被正式收编成军 (Wumaos might formally be drafted as soldiers)
Radio France Internationale, June 28, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160628-五毛党有可能被正式收编成军

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Women's rights activists face hope, challenges in China
Voice of America, June 30, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/womens-rights-activists-face-hope-challenges-in-china/3398330.html

Police detain dozens of petitioners during “Summer Davos” in China's Tianjin
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tianjin-06292016125657.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Tibetan film director held in detention after Chinese airport scuffle faced “brutal and violent treatment” from police
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1983538/tibetan-film-director-held-detention-after-chinese

Related:
德格一藏人被殴致死 专家:藏人名导遭不公待遇背后疑有政治阴谋 (Tibetan in Dege beaten to death by officials; expert suspects political scheme behind unfair treatment to famed Tibetan film director)
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-06292016113529.html

Organ harvesting in China
The Diplomat, June 29, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/06/organ-harvesting-in-china/

VOA连线:“六四”的亲历者陈云飞被控“寻衅滋事”案明日开庭 (June Fourth witness Chen Yunfei to stand trial tomorrow for alleged “picking quarrels and provoking troubles”)
Voice of America, June 29, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/3397016.html

China defiant after international tribunal sets date to announce its ruling on nation’s claims in South China Sea
海牙法庭下月公布南海仲裁案结果 中国外交部:仲裁庭无管辖权
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1983247/china-defiant-after-international-tribunal-sets-date
CH: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1983247/china-defiant-after-international-tribunal-sets-date

Hong Kong (香港)

Watch your back, Lam Wing-kee: Hong Kong police discuss safety with bookseller as protection considered
South China Morning Post, June 29, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1983145/watch-your-back-lam-wing-kee-hong-kong-police-discuss

Use international treaty to improve Hong Kong-mainland China notification mechanism, experts say
South China Morning Post, June 30, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1983178/use-international-treaty-improve-hong-kong-mainland-china

Beijing human rights activist sought by police after allegedly killing security officers
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/30/beijing-human-rights-activist-sought-by-police-after-allegedly-killing-security-officers/

New crowd control measures and 2,000 police to be deployed at July 1 democracy rally
Hong Kong Free Press, June 30, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/06/30/new-crowd-control-measures-and-2000-police-to-be-deployed-at-july-1-democracy-rally/

British rights report on China, Hong Kong “too little, too late”
Radio Free Asia, June 29, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-tories-06292016134723.html

“Brexit” may lead to diminished British voice on Hong Kong
The New York Times, June 30, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/asia/brexit-hong-kong-china.html

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

July 1: Plenty for Hong Kong to celebrate… and plenty to worry about too
The Washington Post, June 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-nuclear-06232016125814.html