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Showing posts with label Counter-Terrorism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Counter-Terrorism. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

央视《胡耀邦》出现抹去赵紫阳头像的人民日报 (State broadcaster airs Hu Yaobang program with purged leader Zhao Ziyang’s image erased from the People’s Daily)
Radio France Internationale, November 23, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151123-央视《胡耀邦》出现抹去赵紫阳头像的人民日报

Related:
China’s official amnesia over the legacy of Hu Yaobang, the man whose death inspired the Tiananmen protests
South China Morning Post, November 24, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1882476/chinas-official-amnesia-over-legacy-hu-yaobang-man

China cuts mobile service of Xinjiang residents evading Internet filters
The New York Times, November 24, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/24/business/international/china-cuts-mobile-service-of-xinjiang-residents-evading-internet-filters.html

Twitter tally at People’s Daily does not add up, say researchers
The Financial Times, November 23, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/43319c90-919a-11e5-bd82-c1fb87bef7af.html

China censors online outcry after ISIS execution
China File, November 24, 2015
https://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/media/china-censors-online-outcry-after-isis-execution

Monday, November 23, 2015

Access to Information (信息公开)

Down the memory hole: How China’s state broadcaster rewrites history to erase purged leader Zhao Ziyang
South China Morning Post, November 23, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1881916/chinas-state-broadcaster-rewrites-history-erase-purged

Censorship, double-standards, and China’s hard sell on counterterrorism
China Digital Times, November 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/censorship-double-standards-and-chinas-hard-sell-on-counterterrorism/

Minitrue: Strengthening public opinion in Jinzhong
China Digital Times, November 20, 2015
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/11/minitrue-strengthening-public-opinion-in-jinzhong/

China’s draft Film Industry Promotion Law: What does it mean for U.S. studios?
China Law and Policy, November 22, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/2015/11/22/chinas-draft-film-industry-promotion-law-what-does-it-mean-for-u-s-studios/

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Law (法律)

China narrows definition of terrorism in draft law by deleting “thoughts” from list of liable offences
South China Morning Post, February 26, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1723625/changes-needed-chinas-counter-terrorism-law-avoid-human-rights-abuses-say

Related:
全国人大常委会审议反恐怖主义法(草案)(Standing Committee of NPC reviews draft counter-terrorism law)
Chinacourt.org, February 26, 2015
http://tv.chinacourt.org/5251.html

法院可依法直接认定恐怖活动组织和人员 (Draft counter-terrorism law permits courts to directly identify organizations and individuals involved in terrorism)
People.cn, February 26, 2015
http://politics.people.com.cn/n/2015/0226/c1001-26597846.html