Citizen Participation (公民参与)

辽宁省被下岗民、代、幼教师五百多人到该省教育厅上访维权 (Over 500 dismissed school teachers in Liaoning petition at provincial education authority)
Weiquanwang, May 10, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_88.html

Altercation between LGBT supporters and local guards at Beijing’s 798 art district
What’s On Weibo, May 14, 2018
https://www.whatsonweibo.com/altercation-between-lgbt-supporters-and-local-guards-at-beijings-798-art-district/

China’s last cave dwellers fight to keep their underground homes
The New York Times, May 13, 2018
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/world/asia/zhong-cave-dwellers.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Looking for Rohmer challenges China's cinematic gay taboo
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 10, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-china-blog-44000069

Van drivers across China go on strike protesting Lalamove pay cuts
China Labor Bulletin, May 9, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/van-drivers-across-china-go-strike-protesting-lalamove-pay-cuts

逾百尘肺病患者连日在深圳市政府维权 (Over 100 workers suffering from pneumoconiosis protest in Shenzhen for compensation at city government)
Radio Free Asia, May 9, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05092018100333.html

陕西省原民、代、幼教师一千多人今天在该省信访局上访 (Over 1,000 school teachers in Shaanxi petition at province capital for social insurance payments)
Weiquanwang, May 9, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_57.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

湖南常宁警方：5人联合小区业主拉横幅堵市政府门，被拘5日 (5 people in Hunan are detained 5 days for gathering proprietors to hold banners in front of city government)
Changning Police WeChat Public Account, May 8, 2018
https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2116891

淋汽油守护家园 广西北海再爆强拆冲突 (Villagers in Guangxi fight against forced eviction with Molotov Cocktails)
Radio Free Asia, May 8, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-05082018100028.html

国有四大银行维权军人在北京军人退役事务部抗议 (Dismissed veterans at state-owned banks protest at Ministry of Veterans Affairs in Beijing)
Weiquanwang, May 8, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_85.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

家長申訴京維穩 譚作人：校舍問題爛尾 重建談何成就 (Tan Zuoren and deceased students’ parents continue to demand justice 10 years after Sichuan Earthquake)
Mingpao, May 8, 2018
https://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20180508/s00013/1525716432623

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汶川地震十年系列—公民社会从爆发到沉寂的艰难之路 (From explosive flourishing to dead silence: The hard trail trekked by civil society 10 years after the Sichuan Earthquake)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 7, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/chinese-news-43972586

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积分制要来了 境外NGO日子或将更难过 (Foreign NGOs face tougher days ahead as credit-rating mechanism looms)
Deutsche Welle, May 6, 2018
https://bit.ly/2KH1gEF

湖南省武冈市教师一千多人冒雨在市政府门前游行示威 (Over 1,000 school teachers in Hunan protest at government for fair pay)
Weiquanwang, May 6, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_20.html

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China’s teachers follow their American colleagues out on strike
China Labor Bulletin, May 4, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/china%E2%80%99s-teachers-follow-their-american-colleagues-out-strike

World Press Freedom Day 2018: Xi Jinping, release Tibetan Tashi Wangchuk – charged over a NYTimes report
Hong Kong Free Press, May 3, 2018
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2018/05/03/world-press-freedom-day-xi-jinping-release-tibetan-tashi-wangchuk-charged-nytimes-report/

安徽高岭村民与警冲突 抗议建垃圾焚烧厂 (Villagers in Anhui clash with police in protest against construction of waste incineration plant)
Radio Free Asia, May 3, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yf2-05032018095238.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

黑龙江省失业教师一万多人到该省信访局上访维权 (Over 10,000 jobless teachers in Heilongjiang petition in province capital)
Weiquanwang, May 2, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/05/blog-post_96.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese crane operators stage nationwide strike ahead of Labor Day
全国塔吊工人五一如期罢工 多处工地停工
Radio Free Asia, May 1, 2018
EN: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/strike-05012018121258.html
CH: https://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/labor-05012018093946.html

Translation: Yue Xin “On the Week Since My Open Letter” (Full Text)
木·田：我在公开信后的一周里
China Digital Times, May 1, 2018
EN: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/05/translation-yue-xin-on-the-week-since-my-open-letter-full-text/
CH: https://github.com/DeboutSQ/Xin-Yue/blob/master/mingguini.md

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珠海偉創力罷工遭官方工會破壞 (Zhuhai workers’ strike sabotaged by party-controlled trade union)
Inmediahk, April 30, 2018
https://www.inmediahk.net/node/1056686

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Sim Chi Yin, a patient photographer, wins Chris Hondros award
曾拍摄中国尘肺病患者的摄影师沈绮颖获奖
The New York Times, April 25, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/25/lens/sim-chi-yin-a-patient-photographer-wins-chris-hondros-award.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/lens/20180426/sim-chi-yin-a-patient-photographer-wins-chris-hondros-award/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

维权律师遭停牌 陈家鸿状告南宁司法局 (Rights lawyer sues Justice Bureau in Guangxi for license suspension)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2018
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/gf1-04252018103922.html

Students defiant as Chinese university warns #MeToo activist
北大压制性侵案舆论，学生贴大字报反抗
The New York Times, April 24, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/24/world/asia/china-metoo-peking-university.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180425/china-metoo-peking-university/

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李一鸣 (发起人 2016级本科生)：就部分同学因申请信息公开被约谈一事致北大校方的联名信 (Peking University students launch signature campaign in support of Yue Xin who gets intimidated by management for demanding information disclosure)
Weiquanwang, April 25, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/2016.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

呼吁国际救援李明哲 李净瑜：他不是中国人 (Wife of jailed Taiwanese rights activist Lee Ming-che calls for husband's release: He is not Chinese)
Deutsche Welle, April 25, 2018
https://bit.ly/2HpqCJf

许艳：余文生律师情况通报——妻子许艳向徐州市看守所申请政府信息公开 (Xu Yan, wife of rights lawyer Yu Wensheng, demands information disclosure from detention center)
Weiquanwang, April 24, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_36.html

#MeToo activism is compelling a top Chinese college to confront a grave injustice from its past
Quartz, April 24, 2018
https://qz.com/1260189/metoo-activism-is-compelling-a-top-chinese-college-to-confront-a-grave-injustice-from-its-past/

Related:
Peking University senior Yue Xin on education and privilege
北大学生岳昕：一个北大既得利益者的自述
China Digital Times, April 24, 2018
EN: https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/04/translation-peking-university-senior-yue-xin-on-education-and-privilege/
CH: https://bit.ly/2HQlWvt

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China sexist adverts: Tech firms apologize after damning report
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 23, 2018
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-43869992

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

China: Job ads discriminate against women
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2018
https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/china-job-ads-discriminate-against-women

Related:
“Only men need apply”
“限男性”
Human Rights Watch, April 23, 2018
EN: https://www.hrw.org/report/2018/04/23/only-men-need-apply/gender-discrimination-job-advertisements-china
CH: https://www.hrw.org/zh-hans/report/2018/04/23/317205

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

广东省原民代幼教师的诉求书——落实教育部文件，依法解决原民办、代课及幼儿教师补偿与养老金问题 (Guangdong school teachers petition for fair pay and benefits)
Weiquanwang, April 20, 2018
https://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_56.html

Three-week strike at Flex ends after Zhuhai trade union puts stability first
China Labor Bulletin, April 19, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/three-week-strike-flex-ends-after-zhuhai-trade-union-puts-stability-first

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Government cartoon portrays “foreign NGOs” as national security concern
China File, April 18, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo/latest/government-cartoon-portrays-foreign-ngos-national-security-concern

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

#Metoo in China: Fledgling movement in universities fights censorship
The Guardian, April 18, 2018
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/metoo-in-china-fledgling-movement-in-universities-fights-censorship

Bao Zou big news: Privacy in the era of big data
China Digital Times, April 17, 2018
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2018/04/bao-zou-big-news-events-privacy-in-the-era-of-big-data/

“Beep. Beep Beep”: a group emerges in China and a code is born
China Change, April 17, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/04/17/beep-beep-beep-a-group-emerges-in-china-and-a-code-is-born/

First gay-ish film widely released in China
Sixth Tone, April 16, 2018
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1002095/first-gay-ish-film-widely-released-in-china

Related:
It’s still (just about) OK to be gay in China
Foreign Policy, April 17, 2018
http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/04/17/its-still-just-about-ok-to-be-gay-in-china/

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Chinese social media site reverses gay content ban after uproar
批评声浪下，微博取消审查同性恋题材计划
The New York Times, April 16, 2018
EN: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/16/world/asia/china-weibo-gay.html
CH: https://cn.nytimes.com/china/20180417/china-weibo-gay/

民政部集中曝光“中国海军史研究会”等307个涉嫌非法社会组织 (Ministry of Civil Affairs publishes list of 307 allegedly illegal civil society groups)
The Beijing News, April 16, 2018
http://www.bjnews.com.cn/news/2018/04/16/483388.html

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Are China’s university lecturers exploiting their traditional “godfatherly” roles to abuse students?
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2018
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2141772/are-chinas-university-lecturers-exploiting-their-traditional

First foreign NGO de-registers in China
China File, April 13, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo/latest/first-foreign-ngo-de-registers-china

Related:
Guangdong gives awards to foreign NGOs
China File, April 13, 2018
http://www.chinafile.com/ngo/latest/guangdong-gives-awards-foreign-ngos

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

A six-day strike in Shanghai caused by a $110 pay cut – collective action by sanitation workers in China’s “New Era” of stability maintenance
China Change, April 13, 2018
https://chinachange.org/2018/04/13/a-six-day-strike-in-shanghai-caused-by-a-110-pay-cut-collective-action-by-sanitation-workers-in-chinas-new-era-of-stability-maintenance/

Workers at Flex in Zhuhai enter third week of strike over ownership change
China Labor Bulletin, April 12, 2018
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/workers-flex-zhuhai-enter-third-week-strike-over-ownership-change

安徽省芜湖市经开区万春街道办事处张拐社区村民举报基层腐败 (Villagers in Anhui accuse local party officials of corruption)
Weiquanwang, April 12, 2018
http://wqw2010.blogspot.hk/2018/04/blog-post_15.html