Monday, July 17, 2017

Liu Xiaobo (刘晓波)

“Monitored and controlled”: Fate of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo’s widow worries friends
Agence France-Presse, July 17, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/17/monitored-controlled-fate-chinese-dissident-liu-xiaobos-widow-worries-friends/

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劉曉波—— 一黨專政下的悲劇人物 (Liu Xiaobo—a tragic figure under one-party dictatorship)
Mingpao, July 17, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170717/s00022/1500252773352

Liu Xiaobo, Chinese dissident and Nobel laureate, is cremated
劉曉波被海葬,遺孀劉霞仍遭嚴密控制
The New York Times, July 15, 2017
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/15/world/asia/liu-xiaobo-cremation-china.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20170717/liu-xiaobo-cremation-china/zh-hant/

Hong Kong vigil for Liu Xiaobo sends powerful message to Beijing
The Guardian, July 16, 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/16/hong-kong-vigil-for-liu-xiaobo-sends-powerful-message-to-beijing

In Pictures: Over 1,000 Hongkongers march through city center in memory of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
Hong Kong Free Press, July 16, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/16/pictures-1000-hongkongers-march-city-centre-memory-nobel-laureate-liu-xiaobo/

Remembering Liu Xiaobo
Citizen Lab, July 16, 2017
https://citizenlab.ca/2017/07/analyzing-censorship-of-the-death-of-liu-xiaobo-on-wechat-and-weibo/

How China made Liu Xiaobo’s wife suffer too
South China Morning Post, July 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102692/how-china-made-liu-xiaobos-wife-suffer-too

Liu Xiaobo: Chinese dissident's ashes scattered at sea
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 15, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40616840

The path forward in the wake of Liu Xiaobo’s passing
China Change, July 16, 2017
https://chinachange.org/2017/07/16/the-path-forward-in-the-wake-of-liu-xiaobos-passing/

Death of Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo is a reminder that the road to democracy is a long one
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/14/death-peace-prize-winner-liu-xiaobo-reminder-road-democracy-long-one/

How scared is China's government of political dissent?
Al Jazeera, July 15, 2017
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2017/07/scared-china-government-political-dissent-170715173228422.html

In Full: Charter 08—Liu Xiaobo’s pro-democracy manifesto for China that led to his jailing
Hong Kong Free Press, July 14, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/07/14/full-charter-08-liu-xiaobos-pro-democracy-manifesto-china-led-jailing/

Liu Xiaobo’s Death is a Stain on the CPC, International Community Must Press for Liu Xia’s Freedom
刘晓波之死是中共污点,国际社会必须施压让刘霞获得自由
Human Rights in China, July 13, 2017
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/liu-xiaobos-death-stain-cpc-international-community-must-press-liu-xias-freedom
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/liu-xiao-bo-zhi-si-shi-zhong-gong-wu-dian-guo-ji-she-hui-bi-xu-shi-ya

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China frees activist, founder of New Citizens Movement
Associated Press, July 15, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2102788/prominent-chinese-rights-activist-xu-zhiyong-released

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“新公民运动”许志永刑满出狱 数十人盾牌围小区阻声援 (“New Citizens Movement” advocate Xu Zhiyong released after four years in prison, police with shields stop supporters from paying tribute)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-07162017083812.html

“结石宝宝”父亲:我没做错 让我投降不可能 (Father of “kidney stones baby”: I did nothing wrong, and it’s impossible to ask me to surrender)
The Beijing News, July 17, 2017
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/inside/2017/07/17/450650.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

Winnie the Pooh blacklisted by China’s online censors
Financial Times, July 16, 2017
https://www.ft.com/content/cf7fd22e-69d5-11e7-bfeb-33fe0c5b7eaa

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese gay video ban sparks online backlash
British Broadcasting Corporation, July 17, 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-40610679

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China's top graft buster attacks "unhealthy" political culture
Reuters, July 17, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN1A203N

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

China orders Xinjiang's Android users to install app that deletes “terrorist” content
Radio Free Asia, July 14, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-orders-xinjiangs-android-users-to-install-app-that-deletes-terrorist-content-07142017102032.html

又一流亡藏生为西藏自由自焚抗议 (Another Tibetan student in exile self-immolates for freedom of Tibet)
Radio Free Asia, July 16, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz1-07162017172258.html

Hong Kong (香港)

香港可以走出黑暗嗎? (Can Hong Kong walk out of darkness?)
Inmediahk, July 17, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050777

Hong Kong's voice of discontent
The Diplomat, July 14, 2017
http://thediplomat.com/2017/07/hong-kongs-voice-of-discontent/

Daunted by legal costs, unseated Hong Kong lawmakers may focus on by-elections instead of appeals
South China Morning Post, July 17, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2102908/daunted-legal-costs-unseated-hong-kong-lawmakers-may-focus

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守護公義基金再度發起籌款行動 支援DQ案被告 (Justice Defense Fund raise money in support of disqualified legislators)
Inmediahk, July 17, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050793

DQ一案 輸了制度輸了民主 (The disqualifying case fails the system and democracy)
Mingpao, July 17, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170717/s00022/1500252851695

問題超越DQ ——釋法傷害了人權? 香港法院無力答 (The question beyond disqualification—does the interpretation of the Basic Law violate human rights? Court in Hong Kong fails to answer)
Mingpao, July 16, 2017
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1050778