Friday, April 21, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China to try political refugee forcibly repatriated by Thailand for subversion
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/refugee-04202017120108.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

中国异议漫画家“变态辣椒”获“聚焦审查”国际言论自由奖 (Chinese political cartoonist Rebel Pepper receives International Freedom of Speech Award from Index on Censorship)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 20, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-39650941

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

国际人士致函习近平要求释放台活动人士 (International community writes to Xi Jinping calling for release of Taiwanese activist)
Voice of America, April 20, 2017
http://www.voachinese.com/a/news-latest-development-of-li-ming-zhe-case-fpr-window-20170420/3818153.html

桂民海瑞典获奖 其家人盼关注 (Gui Minhai awarded in Sweden, family urges attention to his case)
Deutsche Welle, April 20, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/桂民海瑞典获奖-其家人盼关注/a-38525702

Chinese Internet users mock county’s “reach us if you can” suggestion box
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2089513/china-local-government-officials-mocked-perching-suggestions-box

Government Accountability (政府问责)

国际红通后,好戏还在后头?!(More to come after Interpol “red notice”?)
Deutsche Welle, April 20, 2017
http://www.dw.com/zh/国际红通后好戏还在后头/a-38509381

Related:
Chinese billionaire accused by former spy chief in video
Guardian, April 21, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/21/chinese-billionaire-guo-wengui-accused-by-former-spy-chief-in-video

內地熱論反貪腐劇《人民的名義》 環時:不應過度引申 中國影視還駕馭不了「真實貪官」 (Global Times on hit anti-graft drama “In the Name of People”: Too much inference should not be drawn, Chinese entertainment media still hasn’t grasped “real” corruption)
Mingpao, April 21, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170421/s00004/1492734623103

最高檢網站可舉報「正國級」官員 (Now possible to report state-level officials on website of Supreme People's Procuratorate)
Mingpao, April 21, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20170421/s00013/1492712108379

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

China bans “extreme” Islamic baby names among Xinjiang's Uyghurs
防新生儿取名涉恐 新疆列名单限制
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2017
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/names-04202017093324.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/xl1-04202017100838.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong history exam probes Communist Party’s changing line on democracy, pre-handover fears
Hong Kong Free Press, April 20, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/04/20/hong-kong-history-exam-probes-communist-partys-changing-line-democracy-pre-handover-fears/

3被告早前提上訴 次被告7月申保釋 (Three defendants in Mong Kok riot case apply for appeal, 2nd defendant applies for bail in July)
Mingpao, April 20, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170420/s00001/1492695772607