New rules to protect China’s workplace whistle-blowers
South China Morning Post, Saturday 9, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934772/new-rules-protect-chinas-workplace-whistle-blowers
Court to hear China’s first transgender labor discrimination case
Washington Post, April 10, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/04/10/court-to-hear-chinas-first-transgender-labor-discrimination-case/
China blocks “Time,” “Economist” websites
Voice of America, April 9, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-blocks-time-economist-websites/3277926.html
Labor activist He Xiaobo released on bail after four months in detention
China Labor Bulletin, April 8, 2016
http://www.clb.org.hk/content/labour-activist-he-xiaobo-released-bail-after-four-months-detention
Mainland China jails activists who supported Hong Kong democracy protests
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1934765/mainland-china-jails-activists-who-supported-hong-kong
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缅甸释113政治犯之际中国重判6维权人士 引发中国网民热议 (Myanmar releases 113 political prisoners while China heavily sentences 6 rights defenders, sparks heated discussion among Chinese netizens)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl1-04102016102930.html 香港支联会抗议中国“煽颠罪”严判政治犯 (HK Alliance protests at the Liaison Office against heavy sentencing of political prisoners with “inciting subversion of state power”)
Voice of America, April 8, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/hkalliance-protest-activist-sentencing-20160408/3276286.html
Chinese citizens protest state firm’s plan to buy Syngenta, pointing to fears over GMO
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934734/chinese-citizens-protest-state-firms-plan-buy-syngenta
Tibetans protest dismissal from their jobs, are detained
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/dismissal-04082016140116.html
What do the Panama Papers reveal about China?
The Diplomat, April 9, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/what-do-the-panama-papers-reveal-about-china/
“I have nothing to hide”: son of late Chinese leader Hu Yaobang named in leaked “Panama Papers” admits having offshore company
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934671/i-have-nothing-hide-son-late-chinese-leader-hu-yaobang
China investigates former official of Sichuan province over graft
Reuters, April 9, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-corruption-idUSKCN0X701C
U.S. cites Chinese internet filters as trade barrier
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934771/us-cites-chinese-internet-filters-trade-barrier
Britain's Hammond says bookseller removed from Hong Kong under duress
Reuters, April 8, 2016
http://in.reuters.com/article/britain-china-booksellers-idINKCN0X510G
UK Foreign Sec. Philip Hammond to discuss Hong Kong freedoms, autonomy with CY Leung
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/08/uk-foreign-sec-philip-hammond-to-discuss-hong-kong-freedoms-autonomy-with-cy-leung/
Bookseller disappearances raise concerns about “safety and security” of foreigners in Hong Kong, says German consul
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935035/bookseller-disappearances-raise-concerns-about-safety-and
They’re young, vocal and very, very determined...but how do Hong Kong’s newest political parties differ?
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935118/theyre-young-vocal-and-very-very-determined-how-do-hong
HK's Joshua Wong: “Street activism is not enough”
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 11, 2016
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-35994472
環時形容香港眾志「又一個港獨黨」 稱鼓吹港獨即非法組織 未註冊社團募捐亦違法 (Global Times describes Demosisto as “another party for Hong Kong’s independence”, claiming promotion of independence constitutes illegal organization and fundraising of unregistered group is illegal)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160411/s00004/1460350759774
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Hong Kong independence not feasible ... for now, says new pro-democracy group Demosisto
“香港众志”创党推2026自决公投 罗冠聪舒琪拟选立会
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935019/hong-kong-independence-not-feasible-now-says-new-pro CH: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1935019/hong-kong-independence-not-feasible-now-says-new-pro
Hong Kong must reject the paranoid paradox: Dare to exercise your freedoms and you may lose them
Hong Kong Free Press, April 10, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/10/needs-header-kent-ewing-independence/
Is Ten Years the Occupy Central movement of Hong Kong cinema?
《十年》就像香港影坛的“佔中”
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
EN: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1934650/ten-years-occupy-central-movement-hong-kong-cinema
CH: http://www.nanzao.com/sc/opinion/153faab616fc444/shi-nian-jiu-xiang-xiang-gang-ying-tan-di-zhan-zhong-
China promotes understanding of law among civil servants
Xinhua, April 7, 2016
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-04/07/c_135259120.htm
Jack Ma is paying journalists “cash gifts” to stay at the newspaper he just took over
Quartz, April 8, 2016
http://qz.com/657604/jack-ma-is-paying-journalists-cash-gifts-to-stay-at-the-newspaper-he-just-took-over/
The Economist’s website is now censored in China—and all it took was one satirical cover
Quartz, April 7, 2016
http://qz.com/655995/the-economists-website-is-now-censored-in-china-and-all-it-took-was-one-satirical-cover/
Initium’s ambition: A digital magazine for all Chinese
Foreign Policy, April 6, 2016
http://foreignpolicy.com/2016/04/06/a-magazine-for-every-chinese-hong-kong-media-censorship-china-initium/
China steps up Panama Papers censorship after leaders' relatives named
The Guardian, April 7, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/07/china-ramps-up-panama-papers-censorship-after-leaders-relatives-named
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学者：巴拿马文件或冲击中国民众对中共信心 (Academic: Panama Papers may shock Chinese people's confidence in CPC)
Voice of America, April 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-involvements-panama-papers-faith-crisis-20160407/3274274.html
Underground, overground: Despite harassment by police, China’s house-church movement is growing
The Economist, April 9, 2016
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21696534-despite-harassment-police-chinas-house-church-movement-growing-underground-overground
Pastor of China’s largest Protestant church released: Report
The Washington Post, April 7, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/pastor-of-chinas-largest-protestant-church-released-report/2016/04/08/892793a2-fd57-11e5-813a-90ab563f0dde_story.html
廣州街頭舉橫額聲援佔中 重囚4年半 律師斥判決損一國兩制 (Guandzhou activists who publicly brandished banner supporting Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement sentenced, the longest for 4.5 years, lawyer condemns the judgement as a breach of One Country Two Systems)
Ming Pao, April 8, 2016
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20160408/s00004/1460098148701
Xi Jinping's PLA ambitions: Why Guo Boxiong had to go
The Diplomat, April 7, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/xi-jinpings-pla-ambitions-why-guo-boxiong-had-to-go/
China warns sports establishment must root out corruption after sector hit by graft scandals
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934595/china-warns-sports-establishment-must-root-out
China’s baby milk powder scandal: watchdog admits endorsing safety of suspect infant formula to “hold back public panic”
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934641/chinas-baby-milk-powder-scandal-watchdog-admits
China was largest market for “Panama Papers” law firm: investigation
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934168/china-was-largest-market-panama-papers-law-firm
China was largest market for Panama Papers law firm: ICIJ
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/pin-to-desktop-x-china-was-largest-market-for-panama-papers-law-firm-icij/
China is still top executioner amid global rise in death penalty
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-is-still-top-executioner-amid-global-rise-in-death-penalty-04072016111150.html
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死刑，是打擊犯罪的靈丹？ (Death sentence—is it a magic remedy for combatting crime?)
InMedia HK, April 7, 2016
http://www.inmediahk.net/node/1041672
Mounting criticism on both sides of the Great Firewall
China Digital Times, April 7, 2016
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/04/u-s-government-netizens-voice-concern-great-firewall/
U.S. sdds China’s Internet controls to list of trade barriers
美国把中国“防火长城”首次列为贸易壁垒
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
EN: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/08/business/international/china-internet-controls-us.html
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/business/20160408/c08chinatrade/
University forum on protest methods allegedly banned by school as it “may promote violence”
Hong Kong Free Press, April 8, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/08/university-forum-on-protest-methods-allegedly-banned-by-school-as-it-may-promote-violence/
Mong Kok unrest: Court agrees to request to withdraw riot charges against 10 defendants
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/mong-kok-unrest-court-agrees-to-request-to-withdraw-riot-charges-against-10-defendants/
Britain issues warning over threats to Hong Kong freedoms
The Guardian, April 8, 2016
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/08/britain-issues-warning-over-threats-to-hong-kong-freedoms
Why did Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement fail?
The Diplomat, April 6, 2016
http://thediplomat.com/2016/04/why-did-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-fail/
China asking for terror suspects list ahead of G20 summit
Reuters, April 7, 2016
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-g20-china-security-idUKKCN0X40B9
China state security trials fell 40 percent in 2015, official data suggest
Dui Hua Human Rights Journal, April 6, 2016
http://www.duihuahrjournal.org/2016/04/hrj20160406-china-state-security-trials.html
Chinese journalist Gao Yu in hospital after demolition raid on home
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/chinese-journalist-gao-04062016124742.html
Waking up to the threat of domestic violence
Sixth Tone, April 3, 2016
http://www.sixthtone.com/news/waking-threat-domestic-violence
李和平音讯全无 代理律师控告天津市公安局 (No news about Li Heping, representative lawyers charge Tianjin Public Security Bureau)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/yf1-04062016095947.html
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陈光诚吁美律师协会关注中国被捕同业 (Chen Guangcheng urges the American Bar Association to pay attention to the arrested fellow Chinese lawyers)
Voice of America, April 7, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/content/chenguangcheng-20160406/3273162.html Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
中国大规模镇压维权律师和活跃人士
Human Rights in China, February 5, 2016
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders CH: http://hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-da-gui-mo-zhen-ya-wei-quan-lu-shi-he-huo-yue-ren-shi
Chinese censors erase #PanamaPapers evidence from web
Global Voices, April 5, 2016
https://globalvoices.org/2016/04/05/chinese-censors-erase-panamapapers-evidence-from-web/
China downloaders seeking Hong Kong-set Ten Years get 10 Years, Hollywood rom-com, instead
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/film-tv/article/1934107/china-downloaders-seeking-hong-kong-set-ten-years-get-10-years
Chinese voice frustration over “Great Firewall”
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2016
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/04/07/chinese-voice-frustration-over-great-firewall/
Panama Papers reveal offshore secrets of China’s red nobility
The Guardian, April 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/apr/06/panama-papers-reveal-offshore-secrets-china-red-nobility-big-business
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Panama Papers tie more of China’s elite to secret accounts
The New York Times, April 7, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/world/asia/china-panama-papers.html
Mayor of major eastern Chinese city placed under investigation for graft month after being named in Hong Kong lawsuit
South China Morning Post, April 6, 2016
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1934006/mayor-major-eastern-chinese-city-placed-under
China pushes Marxism for party members to root out wrongdoing
Reuters, April 6, 2016
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-politics-idUSKCN0X405O
国际特赦：中国或为全球头号刽子手 外交部：无兴趣评论 (Amnesty International alleges China to be the global no.1 executioner, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says there is no interest in commenting)
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2016
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/153eea30f81c305/guo-ji-te-she-zhong-guo-huo-wei-quan-qiu-tou-hao-gui-zi-shou-wai-jiao-bu-wu-xing-qu-ping-lun
WhatsApp’s encryption could make it a target of the Chinese government
Quartz, April 6, 2016
http://qz.com/655778/whatsapps-encryption-could-make-it-a-target-of-the-chinese-government/
U.S. military cyber head questions Beijing's spying activities
Phys.org, April 5, 2016
http://phys.org/news/2016-04-military-cyber-beijing-spying.html
China domain name rules could hurt business, competition
Voice of America, April 6, 2016
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-domain-name-rules-could-hurt-business-competition/3271581.html
Activist arrested after calling on public to “resist” library books in simplified Chinese
Hong Kong Free Press, April 7, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/07/activist-arrested-after-calling-on-public-to-resist-library-books-in-simplified-chinese/
HK gov’t turning “blind eye” as Beijing “chips away” at rights and freedoms, says ex-chief sec. Anson Chan
Hong Kong Free Press, April 6, 2016
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/04/06/hk-govt-turning-blind-eye-as-beijing-chips-away-at-rights-and-freedoms-says-ex-chief-sec-anson-chan/
HSBC denies bank accounts for Hong Kong democracy activist
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2016
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hsbc-denies-hong-kong-04062016151842.html