Wednesday, July 12, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

刘晓波健康状况 医院亲属说法不一 (Contradicting statements from the hospital and his family on the condition of Liu Xiaobo)
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 12, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-40578596

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24名立法會議員提交呈請書促中央讓劉曉波出國治療 (24 LegCo Councillors write to Beijing asking Liu Xiaobo to be allowed to go abroad for treatment)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1341615-20170712.htm

In Liu Xiaobo’s last days, supporters fight China for his legacy
支持者捍衛劉曉波的精神遺產
The New York Times, July 11, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/world/asia/china-liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-cancer.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170712/china-liu-xiaobo-nobel-peace-prize-cancer/zh-hant/

In Pictures: Hong Kong activists hold relay sit-in urging China to release ailing dissident Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/pictures-hong-kong-activists-hold-relay-sit-urging-china-release-ailing-dissident-liu-xiaobo/

香港医护界发起联署 促大陆释放刘晓波出国治疗 (Medical professionals in Hong Kong start joint letter campaign urging the mainland to allow Liu Xiaobo to go abroad for treatment)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/cp-07112017112138.html

Liu Xiaobo: How a dissident's declining health turned into a propaganda battle
Cable News Network, July 11, 2017
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/11/asia/liu-xiaobo-propaganda-war/index.html

Don’t gawk at pictures of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo on his deathbed. Read his words.
The Washington Post, July 11, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/07/11/dont-gawk-at-pictures-of-jailed-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo-on-his-deathbed-read-his-words/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Round-ups of Uyghurs continue as Egypt, China condemned by rights groups
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/egypt-uyghurs-07102017170041.html

李和平妻女车祸受伤 网民质疑与“709案”有关 (Li Heping’s wife and daughter injured in car accident, Internet users wonder if incident related to 709 crackdown)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/8-07102017140925.html

China to establish criminal proceeding system with Chinese characteristics
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhvyie1089126.shtml

看守所法征求意见近尾声:问题的焦点集中在看守所归谁掌管 (Call for inputs on detention center law draws to a close: the focus of the question is where authority over detention centers lies)
The Paper, July 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1730255

Access to Information (信息公开)

China orders carriers to block VPN access
China Digital Times, July 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/07/china-orders-carriers-block-vpn-access-amid-crackdown/

Related:
中国电信商2月前将禁止个人VPN接入 (Chinese telecommunications carriers to prevent personal VPN access by February)
Voice of America, July 11, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/vpn-china-20170710/3936425.html

Chinese people expect further enhancement of government transparency
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhweua4841246.shtml

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Tibetans defy Chinese bans to celebrate Dalai Lama's birthday
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/defy-07102017151031.html

“六四天网”创办人黄琦母亲担忧儿子狱中生死 呼吁当局放人 (Mother of Huang Qi, founder of 64tianwang.com, worries son’s health and urges the authority for release)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-07112017111931.html

“709大抓捕”两周年:王宇包龙军公开声援王全璋 (709 crackdown anniversary: Wang Yu and Bao Longjun publicly support Wang Quanzhang)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-07112017111037.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Chinese senior legislator under investigation
Xinhua, July 11, 2017
http://english.sina.com/news/2017-07-11/detail-ifyhvyie1089151.shtml

原天津中共市委常委、统战部长王宏江被立案审查 (Former Tianjin Municipal Committee secretary and United Front minister Wang Hongjiang placed under investigation)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/10-07102017144514.html

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong seeks HK$45,000 police payout for July 1 protest handcuffing
South China Morning Post, July 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102304/hong-kong-pro-democracy-activist-seeks-compensation-police

“Unfair” to call prosecution decisions political, says Justice Sec. amid cases against pro-democracy figures
Hong Kong Free Press, July 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/11/unfair-call-prosecution-decisions-political-says-justice-sec-amid-pro-democracy-figure-lawsuits/

Commentary (评论)

Time to tear down the “Great Firewall”
South China Morning Post, July 11, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2102079/time-tear-down-great-firewall