Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

China trial of Taiwanese activist highlights discrepancy in democratization, rule of law
Voice of America, September 11, 2017
https://www.voanews.com/a/china-trial-of-taiwanese-rights-activist-democracy/4023580.html

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李明哲庭上认罪悔罪 李妻双臂刺青力挺捍卫尊严 (Wife demonstrates tattoos in support of Lee Ming-che after he confesses to crimes in a mainland courtroom)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/hx1-09112017130745.html

陕西原民办教师陈彦华“因煽动非法集会”被行政拘留十五日 (Former teacher at private school in Shaanxi detained for 15 days for “inciting illegal assembly”)
Weiquanwang, September 11, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_42.html

涉高智晟失踪案 山西三维权人士被刑拘 (Three rights defenders in Shanxi detained for raising money online for Gao Zhisheng after his disappearance)
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-09112017102239.html

国际刑警组织主席孟宏伟:开启国际司法合作新篇章 (Interpol Chairman Meng Hongwei: start a new chapter of international judicial cooperation)
JCRB.com, September 11, 2017
http://news.jcrb.com/jxsw/201709/t20170911_1796113.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

北京市教委:中小学幼儿园教师将必修中华优秀传统文化 (Beijing education authority: teachers from middle schools, primary schools, and kindergartens will study traditional Chinese culture)
People.com.cn, September 11, 2017
http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1791075

Minitrue: Do not spread images of Tangshan riot
China Digital Times, September 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/09/minitrue-not-spread-photos-video-tangshan-riot/

Minitrue: Rules for 19th Congress media coverage
China Digital Times, September 10, 2017
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/09/minitrue-rules-19th-congress-media-coverage/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Weeks after row over academic articles, China says imported publications must be legal
Reuters, September 8, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-censorship-journal/weeks-after-row-over-academic-articles-china-says-imported-publications-must-be-legal-idUSKCN1BJ1DA

辽宁姜立军、金宇、赵野等举报控告辽宁关山子监狱监狱长胡文明、监区长吴占军、教导员隋长青、中队长李鹏等人索贿受贿、滥用职权、虐待被监管人等系列反人类反文明犯罪的公开信 (Citizens in Liaoning lodge torture and bribery complaints against prison officials and write open letter)
Weiquanwang, September 12, 2017
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2017/09/blog-post_65.html

Government Accountability (政府问责)

The stealth mission that brought down a Chinese police chief
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2110717/stealth-mission-brought-down-chinese-police-chief

深前副市長涉受賄被查 (Former mayor of Shenzhen under investigation for suspicion of taking bribes)
Xinhua News Agency, September 12, 2017
http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=1663284&target=2

广西平南多名女童遭猥亵 教育局长等11人被问责 (11 officials including local education chief held accountable, as child molestation scandal involving many girls breaks out in Guangxi)
Btime.com, September 11, 2017
http://item.btime.com/07i7pno2m7rhfsbksptlqnmqk07

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

“刷脸”应用呈爆发式增长,身份证将被取代? (Will ID cards be replaced, as the use of facial recognition apps explodes?)
Xinhua News Agency, September 11, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/11/content_7313269.htm

公安紧急提醒:多名群主已被拘留处分!9种消息千万别发! (Public security’s emergency warning: several chat group leaders detained and published! Nine types of message should not be sent)
Ce.cn, September 11, 2017
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/index_article/content/2017-09/11/content_7312550.htm

2017年国家网络安全宣传周将于9月16日至24日举行 (2017 National Cybersecurity Propaganda Week to take place from Sep 16 to 24)
Cac.gov.cn, September 8, 2017
http://www.cac.gov.cn/2017-09/08/c_1121632958.htm

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

China runs region-wide re-education camps in Xinjiang for Uyghurs and other Muslims
Radio Free Asia, September 11, 2017
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/training-camps-09112017154343.html

China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Reuters, September 12, 2017
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-religion/china-facing-intensified-threat-of-religious-infiltration-extremism-official-idUSKCN1BN09Y

Hong Kong (香港)

“Not question of freedom of speech”: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam takes aim at independence banners and malicious posters
South China Morning Post, September 12, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110774/not-question-freedom-speech-hong-kong-leader-carrie-lam

Related:
林鄭月娥:校園內出現港獨標語 非言論自由問題 (Carrie Lam: the appearance of pro-HK independence banners at universities is not a question of freedom of speech)
Radio Television Hong Kong, September 12, 2017
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1353584-20170912.htm

香港變成火藥庫 (As Democracy Wall dispute continues, Hong Kong is becoming an arsenal)
Mingpao, September 12, 2017
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20170912/s00022/1505133002536

香港民主派团体示威声援李明哲 (HK pro-democracy groups march in support of Lee Ming-che)
Voice of America, September 11, 2017
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-china-taiwan-rights-hongkong-20170911/4023696.html

4 vacant legislative seats should be filled as soon as possible, but details up to election body, says Carrie Lam
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/4-vacant-legislative-seats-filled-soon-possible-details-election-body-says-carrie-lam/

Related:
Despite Legco ouster, Hong Kong politician “Long Hair” Leung keeps faith in city’s social activism
South China Morning Post, September 10, 2017
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2110536/despite-legco-ouster-hong-kong-politician-long-hair-leung

Democracy activist and ex-lawmaker Nathan Law will not appeal disqualification
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/democracy-activist-ex-lawmaker-nathan-law-will-not-appeal-disqualification/

Scholars condemn pro-Beijing lawmaker’s calls to remove Occupy leader Benny Tai from HKU
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/scholars-condemn-pro-beijing-lawmakers-calls-remove-occupy-leader-benny-tai-hku/

Commentary (评论)

从榆林孕妇事件看中国医改歧路 (Incident of woman committing suicide while giving labor shows that Chinese health sector reform has gone astray)
Financial Times, September 12, 2017
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001074226?full=y

Beyond the profanities: Mainland students share mixed views on the Hong Kong independence campus row
Hong Kong Free Press, September 12, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/12/beyond-the-profanities-mainland-students-share-mixed-views-on-the-hong-kong-independence-campus-row/

Hong Kong’s Basic Law does not ban ideas, and universities are not for one-way learning
Hong Kong Free Press, September 11, 2017
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/11/hong-kongs-basic-law-not-ban-ideas-universities-not-one-way-learning/