Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese dissident Qin Yongmin jailed after “show trial”
The Guardian, July 11, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/11/china-chinese-dissident-qin-yongmin-jailed-democracy-activist

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秦永敏“颠覆国家罪”判刑13年 剥夺政治权利3年 (Veteran rights activist Qin Yongmin sentenced to 13 years for subversion of state power)
Radio Free Asia, July 11, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/Xinwen/XQL-07112018014950.html

【判囚13年】中國人權律師團聲明:秦永敏先生何罪之有?(Statement by China Human Rights Lawyers Group on the conviction of Qin Yongmin)
The Stand News, July 10, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/china/判囚13年-中國人權律師團聲明-秦永敏先生何罪之有/

How Germany won freedom for the widow of China’s most famous dissident
The New York Times, July 11, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/world/asia/germany-china-liu-xia-liu-xiaobo-dissidents.html

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On the eve of freedom, a glimpse inside Liu Xia's flat
Agence France- Presse, July 11, 2018
https://www.afp.com/en/news/23/eve-freedom-glimpse-inside-liu-xias-flat-doc-17g9cs1

EU urges China to free activists on third anniversary of 709 Crackdown
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-eu/eu-urges-china-to-free-activists-on-third-anniversary-of-709-crackdown-idUSKBN1K10AA

微信群辱骂抗洪殉职干部并称“愿做汉奸”,江西男子被拘6日(Netizen detained for 6 days for disparaging deceased official in WeChat group)
Jiangxi CPC Political and Legal Affairs Committee WeChat, July 11, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2257647

China's biggest bank corruption criminal repatriated from U.S.
Reuters, July 11, 2018
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-crime-corruption/chinas-biggest-bank-corruption-criminal-repatriated-from-u-s-idUSKBN1K10RF

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潜逃17年终落网!红通人员许超凡被遣返 追回赃款20多亿(Man on China’s Red Notice repatriated from U.S.)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/video/2018/07/11/494721.html

男子举报企业污染被判损害商誉罪 不满判决称将上诉(Environmental whistleblower to appeal defamation conviction)
Beijing News, July 11, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/wevideo/2018/07/11/494696.html

广东维权人士张五洲被刑拘 家属存钱受阻 (Family trying to deposit money for arrested Guangdong rights activist is turned away by authorities)
Radio Free Asia, July 10, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-07102018100037.html