Tuesday, September 27, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

3 labor activists in China get suspended prison terms
中国3名工人维权运动领袖获缓刑
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/world/asia/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20160927/china-labor-activists-guangdong-sentenced/

司法部发文禁律师制造舆论压力 引发律界强烈反弹 (Chinese Ministry of Justice’s issue of regulations inhibits lawyers’ generation of force of public opinion, draws backlash from the legal circle)
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09262016102942.html

Related:
单仁平:律所管理新规不是为了“整律师” (New law firm regulations are not meant for “picking on lawyers”)
Legal Daily, September 27, 2016
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2016-09/27/content_6819144.htm
中国庭审公开网开通 将倒逼提升庭审质量、效率和效果 (Launch of Supreme People’s Court website for court hearing public viewing will improve quality, efficiency and effectiveness of hearings)
China National Radio, September 27, 2016
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201609/t20160927_1652026.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

There’s no debate—censorship limits live access in China to Clinton-Trump face-off
South China Morning Post, September 26, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2022660/theres-no-debate-censorship-limits-live-access-china

Related:
Minitrue: No U.S. presidential debate live streams
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/minitrue-no-u-s-presidential-debate-live-streams/

How to watch the first U.S. presidential debate from inside mainland China
Quartz, September 26, 2016
http://qz.com/791069/how-to-watch-the-first-us-presidential-debate-from-inside-mainland-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China plans “very detailed” controls over religious activities
Radio Free Asia, September 26, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-controls-09262016141507.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong and the realities of China’s rise
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/opinion/hong-kong-and-the-realities-of-chinas-rise.html

專訪:港學運領袖周永康擬與英政界交流 (Interview: Hong Kong student leader Alex Chow will take the opportunity in the UK to exchange with politicians)
British Broadcasting Corporation, September 26, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/china/2016/09/160926_hk_alex_chow_interview

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

Translation: Why Xi’s anti-graft campaign bores me
China Digital Times, September 26, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/translation-xis-anti-corruption-campaign-bores/

Ai Weiwei: Xia Lin verdict exposes the unfairness of China's legal system
Cable News Network, September 24, 2016
http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/24/opinions/ai-weiwei-china-justice-xia-lin/index.html

Hong Kong voters sent a message to Beijing, but will China soften its stance or crack down further?
Hong Kong Free Press, September 25, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/09/25/hong-kong-voters-sent-a-message-to-beijing-but-will-china-soften-its-stance-or-crack-down-further/

当私人谈话变成法庭证据 (When private conversations turn into courtroom evidence)
The New York Times, September 27, 2016
http://cn.nytimes.com/opinion/20160927/beijings-disturbing-turn-against-personal-freedoms/

香港終究會出一個夏霖(文:陳帆川) (Sooner or later there will be a Xia Lin from Hong Kong)
Ming Pao, September 27, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160927/s00022/1474939585481

「雨傘運動」兩周年 (Second anniversary of the Umbrella Movement)
InMedia HK, September 26, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1044836