Friday, December 16, 2016

Access to Information (信息公开)

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China takes action on thousands of websites for “harmful,” obscene content Reuters, December 15, 2016 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Chinese activist Zheng Churan: “Hey Trump, feminists are watching you” 中国女权活动人士：特朗普，我们在盯着你 British Broadcasting Corporation, December 16...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Chinese official’s wife jailed for taking 1.5 million yuan of bribes in new vaccine scandal South China Morning Post, December 15, 2016 ...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Court postpones judicial review against four pro-democracy lawmakers Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2016 https://www.hongkongfp.com/...

Commentary (评论)

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Yan Xin: Opposition and the legitimacy of state power China Digital Times, December 14, 2016 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/yan-xi...
Thursday, December 15, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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Chinese police admit detaining missing activist Jiang Tianyong Hong Kong Free Press, December 15, 2016 https://www.hongkongfp.com/2016/1...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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凤凰网“严重违法违规” 北京网信办责令整改 (Phoenix website (ifeng) in "serious violation of the law," Beijing Internet Information Office orders recti...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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上海千余名知青上访 要求政府落实养老保障 (Over 1000 “educated youth” who returned to Shanghai after being sent to countryside during the Cultural Revolution, pe...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Communist Party mouthpiece quotes China Daily as “foreign media” to reassure public over slowing economy South China Morning Post, Decembe...

Hong Kong (香港)

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独派香港民族党领袖遭台湾统派围攻 台湾政府与民间团体谴责暴力 (Leaders of separatist Hong Kong National Party assaulted by unificationists in Taiwan—Taiwan government and ...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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Open to negotiation? A review of China’s abridged Criminal Procedures China Law Translate, December 13, 2016 http://chinalawtranslate.co...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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新疆通过防治网络“虚假”和“有害”信息的条例 (Standing Committee of 12th People's Congress for XUAR adopts regulations on control and punishment of online tra...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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Don't spread “straight-man cancer,” China feminist warns Trump The Guardian, December 14, 2016 https://www.theguardian.com/world/201...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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China dismisses critics’ Human Rights Day statements China Digital Times, December 13, 2016 http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/12/china-d...

National Security & Counterterrorism (国家安全和反恐)

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Uyghur farmers sent to school in China “anti-extremism” drive Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2016 http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Localist duo “confident” Hong Kong’s highest court will hear their appeal over oath row Hong Kong Free Press, December 14, 2016 https://...

Commentary (评论)

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Ai Weiwei and the art of activism Village Voice, December 13, 2016 http://www.villagevoice.com/arts/ai-weiwei-and-the-art-of-activism-94...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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Heart, brain of Chinese dissident removed amid suspicions over cause of death Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2016 http://www.rfa.org/engl...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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新書被要求改「中國台灣」　《黑天鵝》作者轟：在美國銷售卻由中國審查 (Author of “The Black Swan” Nassim Nicholas Taleb asked to change “Taiwan” into “China, Taiwan” in new boo...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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China riot police seal off city center after smog protesters put masks on statues The Guardian, December 12, 2016 https://www.theguardia...