Thursday, July 19, 2018

Access to Justice (司法公正)

李文足質疑丈夫王全璋受到嚴重酷刑折磨 (Li Wenzu suspects torture and forced medication on Wang Quanzhang during detention)
Radio Television Hong Kong, July 19, 2018
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1407852-20180719.htm

Related:
刘卫国律师:关于代理王全璋律师涉嫌“颠覆国家政权”案辩护事宜的进展通报 (Wang Quanzhang’s lawyer on progress on his representation of Wang’s “subversion of state power” case)
Chinese Human Rights Defenders, July 18, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2018/07/blog-post_30.html

广州画家因创作“泼墨”画作被刑事拘留 (Guangzhou painter criminally detained for ink splashing)
Voice of America, July 18, 2018
https://www.voachinese.com/a/news-guangzhou-painter-detained-for-its-work-of-spilling-ink-on-leader-portrait-20180718/4487989.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

「怕民眾片面解讀」 廣州禁網上地產信息 改由政府定期發放 (Guangzhou bans online property prices, must rely on official data)
Ming Pao, July 19, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20180719/s00004/1531984499874

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Businessman jailed for privacy violations after helping expose Chinese judges’ illicit activities
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2155943/businessman-jailed-privacy-violations-after-helping-expose

What two films reveal about China
The Economist, July 19, 2018
https://www.economist.com/china/2018/07/21/what-two-films-reveal-about-china

Government Accountability (政府问责)

China’s National Supervisory Commission: Fresh, bigger fears over reach of new anti-corruption super agency
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2155888/fresh-bigger-fears-over-reach-chinas-new-anti-graft

China probes fresh vaccine scandal after revoking company license
Radio Free Asia, July 18, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/scandal-07182018120446.html

China is a climate leader but still isn’t doing enough on emissions, report says
The New York Times, July 19, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/world/asia/china-climate-change-report.html

How has the one-child policy affected China?
Deutsche Welle, July 19, 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/how-has-the-one-child-policy-affected-china/a-44749604

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

China and the lessons of modern surveillance technology
The Diplomat, July 19, 2018
https://thediplomat.com/2018/07/china-and-the-lessons-of-modern-surveillance-technology

广东南沙法院新规试行:微信QQ聊天记录也可作举证关键证据 (New rules in Nansha, Guangdong courts: WeChat, QQ chat records admissible as key evidence)
The Paper, July 19, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2275303

Hong Kong (香港)

Police monitored pro-independence Hong Kong National Party for 18 months before attempt to ban it
South China Morning Post, July 19, 2018
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2156066/police-monitored-pro-independence-hong-kong-national-party

Related:
【民族党公开700页文件】警方:陈浩天曾声援旺角骚乱入狱者 不信已弃暴力手段 (Hong Kong National Party releases 700 pages of documents, police question organization’s non-violence based on presence at event supporting Mong Kok rioters)
The Stand News, July 19, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/民族黨公開700頁文件-警方-陳浩天曾聲援旺角騷亂入獄者-不信已放棄暴力手段-要採取-預防措施

26民间团体联署反对取缔民族党 人民力量快咇:政党结束个人仍可「讲独」 (Twenty six civil organizations sign joint-statement condemning ban on Hong Kong National Party)
The Stand News, July 19, 2018
https://thestandnews.com/politics/ 26民間團體聯署反對取締民族黨-人民力量快咇-政黨結束個人仍可-講獨/

Do not wait until pro-independence party resorts to violence, police say in recommending gov’t ban
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/19/not-wait-pro-independence-party-resorts-violence-police-say-recommending-govt-ban/

社民连、众志到俄领事馆声援 Pussy Riot 指港同迈向威权政府 (In solidarity with Pussy Riot, civil groups protest authoritarianism at Russian embassy)
Inmedia, July 19, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1058423

Commentary (评论)

Explainer: How Hong Kong is seeking to ban a pro-independence party using existing national security laws
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/19/explainer-hong-kong-seeking-ban-pro-independence-party-using-existing-national-security-laws/

Between censorship and self-censorship: Can China Studies academics avoid moral culpability?
Hong Kong Free Press, July 19, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/07/19/censorship-self-censorship-can-china-studies-academics-avoid-moral-culpability/