Two Sichuan monks arrested for holding prayer ceremony for Dalai Lama—report
Hong Kong Free Press, February 11, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/11/two-sichuan-monks-arrested-for-holding-prayer-ceremony-for-dalai-lama-report/
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Access to Information (信息公开)
What is the Chinese media doing right for LGBT people?
The Guardian, February 11, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2016/feb/11/china-lgbt-media-xiaogang-wei-rainbow-media-awards
Government Accountability (政府问责)
中国知识产权环境改善 假货问题仍严重 (China’s environment for intellectual property improves but problem of fake goods prevails)
Voice of America, February 11, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/international-ip-index-20160210/3185634.html
As China and Russia rise, West losing its edge in military tech, says London-based think tank
报告：中国去年军费全球第二 西方技术优势受中俄侵蚀
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/tech/science-research/article/1911461/china-and-russia-rise-west-losing-its-edge-military-tech-says
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/152cf07c251736f/bao-gao-zhong-guo-qu-nian-jun-fei-quan-qiu-di-er-xi-fang-ji-shu-you-shi-shou-zhong-e-qin-shi
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong clashes: Protesters in court charged with rioting
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547206
Related:
港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者 显续强硬对港人 (Hong Kong police first charges protestors with “rioting”, showing pursuit of hardline against Hong Kong people)
Radio France Internationale, February 10, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160210-港警首次以「暴动罪」控示威者-显续强硬对港人 Video: In full—the dramatic “Fishball Revolution” clashes as they unfolded
Hong Kong Free Press, February 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/10/video-in-full-and-uncut-the-dramatic-fishball-revolution-clashes-as-they-unfolded/ 【旺角暴力衝突】學聯：政權是「暴力始作俑者」 站在對抗暴政一方 (Federation of Students on Mongkok violent clashes: The regime is the initiator of violence, we stand on the side protesting the tyranny)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455170947846 【旺角暴力衝突】多名被告投訴警使用不必要武力 招認不合程序 (Several defendants in Mongkok violent clashes complain about police’s abuse of force and improper measures for seeking confessions)
Ming Pao, February 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160211/s00001/1455168901357
Hong Kong journalist claims police attacked him while he reported on Mong Kok riot
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1911477/hong-kong-journalist-claims-police-attacked-him-while-he
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致警務處處長的公開信：促警方刑事調查警員打記者 (Ming Pao Staff Association’s open letter to head of police: We urge the police to carry out criminal investigation about police violence against journalist)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040556
中大崇基學院神學院要求警方立即釋放林淳軒同學 (CUHK Chung Chi College calls on police to immediately release student Lam Shun Hin)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040549
What are Hong Kong's localists angry about?
British Boardcasting Corporation, February 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35547186
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
不要等到六四在香港出現，你才哭訴誰槍殺了你孩子 (Don’t wait until June Fourth to happen in Hong Kong and cry about who shot your children dead)
InMedia HK, February 11, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1040550
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Access to Information (信息公开)
No news is bad news: How the Communist Party creates the world’s most-watched TV news show
The Economist, February 6, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21690099-how-communist-party-creates-worlds-most-watched-tv-news-show-no-news-bad-news
Class ideology: China’s education chiefs order schools to roll out patriotic campaign on new media
South China Morning Post, February 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1911336/class-ideology-chinas-education-chiefs-order-schools
China Says Its Students, Even Those Abroad, Need More ‘Patriotic Education’
The New York Times, February 10, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/11/world/asia/china-patriotic-education.html
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese activists send cards to political prisoners at New Year
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-activists-send-cards-to-political-prisoners-at-new-year-02102016112344.html/
CCTV’s New Year Gala draws critique: More monkey, less propaganda
The Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/02/08/cctvs-new-year-gala-draws-critique-more-monkey-less-propaganda/?mod=WSJBlog
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong's business community is “freaked out” over China's crackdown
The Guardian, February 9, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/10/hong-kongs-business-community-freaking-out-over-chinas-crackdown
中国教育部要求加大对港澳台爱国主义教育 被批强把“爱党”作“爱国”(Chinese Education Ministry’s call for more “patriotic” education in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan criticized as enforced “love of the Party” as “patriotism”)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/yf2-02102016103012.html
香港教育局提倡学生认读简体字引发争议 (Hong Kong Education Bureau’s suggestion to promote reading of simplified characters stirs controversy)
Radio Free Asia, February 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/gangtai/xl2-02102016102827.html
China/Hong Kong: Free “disappeared” booksellers
Human Rights Watch, February 10, 2016
https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/02/10/china/hong-kong-free-disappeared-booksellers
Localist group in Mong Kok violence unlikely to make headway in Hong Kong political arena
South China Morning Post, February 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1911866/localist-group-mong-kok-violence-unlikely-make-headway-hong
Tuesday, February 09, 2016
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China: Pastor released from “black jail” after opposing cross demolitions
Christian Today, February 9, 2016
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/china.pastor.released.from.black.jail.after.opposing.cross.demolitions/79129.htm
Tibetan man who refused to fly Chinese flag dies in prison
Radio Free Asia, February 9, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/tibetan-man-who-refused-to-fly-chinese-flag-dies-02082016154201.html
Related:
China and the CAT
中国和《禁止酷刑公约》
Human Rights in China, November 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/china-and-cat
CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-he-jin-zhi-ku-xing-gong-yue
Access to Information (信息公开)
China has censored artwork about Tibet—at a fair in Bangladesh
Quartz, February 09, 2016
http://qz.com/612968/china-has-censored-artwork-about-tibet-at-a-fair-in-bangladesh/
Related:
自焚藏人遗书展出 中国大使发威 (Gallery in Bangladesh displays suicide notes from Tibetan self-immolators, Chinese ambassador’s disapproval results in notes being covered)
Voice of America, February 10, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/tibetan-art-china-complaints-20160208/3182302.html
“My personal vendetta”: An Interview with Hong Kong Publisher Bao Pu
China File, January 22, 2016
http://www.chinafile.com/library/nyrb-china-archive/my-personal-vendetta
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China: WHRDIC condemns closure of women’s legal aid center in China
World Organization Against Torture, February 9, 2016
http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/china/2016/02/d23604/
Chinese petitioners ring in year of the monkey with protests
Radio Free Asia, February 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-petitioners-ring-in-year-of-the-monkey-with-protests-02082016104052.html/
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Retired officials urged to follow party's disciplinary regulations
中共中央办公厅、国务院办公厅印发《关于进一步加强和改进离退休干部工作的意见》
Xinhua, February 4, 2016
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7698/106/
CH: http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-02/04/c_1117995803.htm
Hong Kong (香港)
香港旺角大年初二发生激烈冲突 警察鸣枪 (Clashes break out over New Year’s celebrations in Mong Kok, police fire warning shots)
British Broadcasting Corporation, February 9, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2016/02/160208_hk_police_stall_clash
Related:
Hong Kong riot police fire warning shots in bloody street clashes
South China Morning Post, February 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-idUSKCN0VH28E
National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)
China to give rewards for online “terrorist” tip-offs
China Business News, February 8, 2016
http://www.chinabusinessnews.com/2301-china-to-give-rewards-for-online-terrorist-tipoffs/
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
A world of hurt: Poor China: so vast and so sensitive
The Economist, February 6, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21690097-poor-china-so-vast-and-so-sensitive-world-hurt
The return of fear-based governance in China
The Japan Times, February 9, 2016
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/09/commentary/world-commentary/return-fear-based-governance-china/#.VroQ1dIrKih
Lawyer-client meeting in “national security” cases in China
Jerry’s Blog, February 8, 2016
http://www.jeromecohen.net/jerrys-blog/2016/2/8/lawyer-client-meeting-in-national-security-cases-in-china
Friday, February 05, 2016
Access to Justice (司法公正)
中国人权观察秘书长徐秦被“取保候审” 人权观察呼吁释放秦永敏
China releases Guangdong labor activist “on bail,” three still held
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2016
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-02042016103623.html
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-zhuxiaomei-02042016125717.html
高瑜赴德就医受阻 (Gao Yu obstructed from going to Germany to seek medical treatment)
Deutsche Welle, February 5, 2016
http://www.dw.com/zh/高瑜赴德就医受阻/a-19028010
Related:
高瑜律师呼吁当局履行诺言批准高到海外就医 (Gao Yu’s lawyer urges the authorities to keep the promise and let Gao go overseas for medical treatment)
Radio Free Asia, February 4, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/hc-02042016104308.html
Access to Information (信息公开)
【書店5人失蹤】旅美作家自稱《習近平與他的情人們》作者 指賣書人無辜 稱該書已網上出版 ([Disappearance of 5 booksellers] Writer residing in U.S. who claims to be author of “Xi Jinping and His Lovers” says the booksellers are innocent and the book has already been published online)
Ming Pao, February 5, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160205/s00001/1454644904875
Amnesty Int’l calls for urgent action over missing journalist who “voluntarily” returned to China
Hong Kong Free Press, February 4, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/02/04/amnesty-intl-calls-for-urgent-action-over-missing-journalist-who-voluntarily-returned-to-china/
Related:
China: Establish whereabouts of Li Xin (UA 24/16)
Amnesty International, February 3, 2015
http://www.amnestyusa.org/get-involved/take-action-now/china-establish-whereabouts-of-li-xin-ua-2416
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Women's rights crackdown exposes deepening crisis in Chinese society
The Guardian, February 5, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/feb/05/china-womens-rights-crackdown-exposes-deepening-crisis-in-chinese-society
China's hip-hop stars feel the heat of Xi Jinping's battle to control culture
The Guardian, February 5, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/05/chinas-hip-hop-stars-feel-the-heat-of-xi-jinpings-battle-to-control-culture
Unpaid and angry, some Chinese workers ditch holidays to protest
Reuters, February 4, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-lunar-newyear-china-insight-idUSKCN0VD2ZJ
Government Accountability (政府问责)
共产党通过支付宝和腾讯 春节期间分发红包 (The Communist Party distributes “red envelopes” via Alipay and Tencent during Chinese New Year)
Radio France Internationale, February 5, 2016
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20160205-共产党通过支付宝和腾讯-春节期间分发红包
Corruption found across China’s financial industry
South China Morning Post, February 5, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1909672/corruption-found-across-chinas-financial-industry
Another prominent Chinese official has been sacked as Xi Jinping tightens his grip on power
Quartz, February 5, 2016
http://qz.com/610785/another-prominent-chinese-official-has-been-sacked-as-xi-jinping-tightens-his-grip-on-power/
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Report: China bolsters state hacking powers
Christian Science Monitor, February 4, 2016
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Passcode/2016/0204/Report-China-bolsters-state-hacking-powers
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