Wednesday, June 07, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

美国呼吁中国当局立即释放华海峰等3名中国劳工权利活动人士 (U.S. calls on Chinese authorities to immediately release 3 labor rights activists, including Hua Haifeng)
Radio Free Asia, June 6, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yl-06062017100509.html

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China won't release men investigating supplier producing Ivanka Trump items
Associated Press, June 6, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/06/ivanka-trump-china-shoes-factory-investigation

China police say activists investigating Ivanka Trump brand used illegal devices, passed info to foreign groups
Hong Kong Free Press, June 7, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/07/china-police-say-activists-investigating-ivanka-trump-brand-used-illegal-devices-passed-info-foreign-groups/

被失踪6个月后江天勇被正式批捕 (Jiang Tianyong, missing for six months, formally arrested)
Deutsche Welle, June 6, 2017
http://bit.ly/2rAFrzk

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VOA连线:王全璋家人到最高院控告 要求展开调查 (VOA Connects: Wang Quanzhang’s family takes case to SPC, to demand they carry out investigation)
Voice of America, June 6, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/voaweishi-connect-20170606-709-lawyer-case/3888907.html

Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers, Defenders and International Reactions: A Brief Chronology
Human Rights in China, June 6, 2017
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-defenders-and-international-reactions-brief-chronology

江西赣州破获一起非法使用窃听窃照专用器材犯罪案,刑拘三人 (Ganzhou City, Jiangxi cracks case involving illegal use of wiretaps and covert photo devices, 3 people detained)
The Paper, June 6, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1702397

周强:增强司法话语权和国际规则制定权 (Zhou Qiang, Chief Justice and President of SPC: enhance Chinese rights to have judicial discourse and to make international rules)
Legal Daily, June 6, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-06/06/content_7194464.htm?node=5955

Access to Information (信息公开)

Media round-up: Pro-Beijing newspapers bury or ignore Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong Free Press, June 5, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/05/media-round-pro-beijing-newspapers-bury-ignore-hong-kongs-tiananmen-vigil/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Mourners blocked from visiting grave of Tiananmen activist Li Wangyang in China, sister says
Hong Kong Free Press, June 6, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/06/mourners-blocked-visiting-grave-tiananmen-activist-li-wangyang-china-sister-says/

Government Accountability (政府问责)

揭阳市委原书记陈弘平受贿13991.678万元被判死缓 (Former Jieyang Municipal Committee Secretary sentenced to death with 2-year reprieve for accepting bribes of RMB 139million)
Southcn.Com, June 6, 2017
http://kb.southcn.com/content/2017-06/06/content_172075877.htm

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

微博起死回生:用户恢复增长 市值超160亿美元 (Weibo’s Revival: user-growth restored and market value over $16 billion)
Phoenix News, June 6, 2017
http://tech.ifeng.com/a/20170606/44635099_0.shtml

A key question is at the heart of China’s new cybersecurity law: Where should data live?
Quartz, June 6, 2017
https://qz.com/999613/a-key-question-at-the-heart-of-chinas-cybersecurity-law-where-should-data-live/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong leader CY Leung tells young people to “reflect” on their Chinese identity amid June 4 controversy
South China Morning Post, June 6, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2097049/hong-kong-leader-cy-leung-tells-young-people-reflect-their

Commentary (评论)

Tiananmen survivor Rose Tang: Be separatists, be proud, and let the revolution begin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Free Press, June 4, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/06/04/tiananmen-survivor-rose-tang-separatists-proud-let-revolution-begin-hong-kong/