Thursday, July 30, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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记者无国界呼吁欧盟外长为高瑜向中国施压 (Reporters Without Borders calls on EU foreign minister to put pressure on China over Gao Yu’s case) Voice of America,...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Ai Weiwei denied six-month UK visa 艾未未：英国政府拒发6个月商务签证 BBC, July 30, 2015 EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-33714740 CH: ht...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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China’s Communist Party sets out criteria for demoting incompetent officials South China Morning Post, July 29, 2015 http://www.scmp.com...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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FireChat, darling of Occupy Central protesters, throws down gauntlet to WhatsApp with off-the-grid texting South China Morning Post, July ...

Hong Kong (香港)

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HKU struggles to contain fallout over delayed appointment of Johannes Chan Man-mun as pro-vice-chancellor South China Morning Post, July 3...

Counterterrorism (反恐)

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中国和土耳其将共同合作打击恐怖主义 (China & Turkey agree to closer joint counterterrorism efforts) Deutsche Welle, July 29, 2015 http://www.dw.com/zh...

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

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China's crackdown on lawyers and rights The New York Times, July 30, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/opinion/chinas-crackdown-o...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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Jailed journalist Gao Yu’s health deteriorates, brother quotes her as saying “I don’t want to die here” South China Morning Post, July 29,...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Videogame industry’s next battle: Chinese censors Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2015 http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/07/28/video...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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声援“屠夫”人士遭警告失联 独立中文笔会诗人野火被失踪 (Citizens in Wuhan dropped out of communication after voicing support for “Butcher,” Independent Chinese PEN poe...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Beijing must not win 2022 Winter Olympics bid, say human rights activists The Guardian, July 29, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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China pushes to rewrite rules of global Internet Wall Street Journal, July 28, 2015 http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-pushes-to-rewrite-...

Hong Kong (香港)

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港大校委堅持延後任命副校 學生衝入會場 兩委員送院 (HKU Council continues to postpone Pro-VC appointment, two members hospitalized after students’ charged into meeti...

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

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觀點：香港傳媒來去何從？ (View point: What will the Hong Kong media be like in the future?) British Broadcasting Corporation, July 28, 2015 http://w...
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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China versus the lawyers The Diplomat, July 28, 2015 http://thediplomat.com/2015/07/china-versus-the-lawyers/ A thorn in the side of W...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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Escalator death in China sets off furor online The New York Times, July 28, 2015 http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/29/world/asia/escalator-...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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广东揭阳村民数月抗议土地被强占 警方凌晨入村暴力抓捕维权代表 (Jieyang (Guangdong) villagers protest for months over forcibly occupied land, police detain 2 rights defende...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Biggest number of Chinese provincial-level corruption suspects “caught in Guangdong” South China Morning Post, July 27, 2015 http://www....

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Michael Chertoff makes the case against back doors Emptywheel, July 26, 2015 https://www.emptywheel.net/2015/07/26/michael-chertoff-make...

Hong Kong (香港)

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港大校友請願促推翻先揀選副校長的決定 (HKU alumni petition to revoke pre-selection of pro-vice-chancellor) Radio Television Hong Kong, July 28, 2015 http:/...