Friday, August 18, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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709案代理律师因被软禁提控告 王全璋家人遭恐吓 (709 defense lawyer accuses authorities of placing him under house arrest, Wang Quanzhang’s family suffers intimida...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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China targets Alibaba's Taobao, other e-commerce sites, in VPN crackdown Reuters, August 17, 2017 https://www.reuters.com/article/us...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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河北廊坊市民办和代课教师200余人穿文化衫在市政府上访维权 (Over 200 teachers in Langfang, Hebei, protest at local gov’t demanding compensation and official status after...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Deputy county head fired for lax environmental oversight Sixth Tone, August 17, 2017 http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000694/deputy-county...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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苹果之后轮到淘宝，中国再出手打压VPN (Taobao follows suit of Apple and removes VPN from online stores) Voice of America, August 18, 2017 https://www.voa...

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

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新疆加速汉化 招聘内地3万余人 (Assimilation accelerated in Xinjiang, mainland recruitment exceeds 30,000) Radio Free Asia, August 17, 2017 http://www....

Hong Kong (香港)

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Joshua Wong & Nathan Law’s political party faces wipe-out, as it decries “abuse of judicial procedures” Hong Kong Free Press, August 1...

Commentary (评论)

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Political prisoners in Hong Kong ChinaFile, August 18, 2017 http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/political-prisoners-hong-kong 嶺大學生會會...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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刘飞跃被加控“为境外非法提供国家秘密罪” (“Illegally leaking state secrets abroad” added to website founder Liu Feiyue’s charges) Radio Free Asia, August 16,...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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福州新店镇强拆 居民割脉抗争 (Resident cuts veins to protest demolitions in Xindian, Fuzhou) Radio Free Asia, August 16, 2017 http://www.rfa.org/manda...

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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Official fired after cover-up of fatal mining accident Sixth Tone, August 15, 2017 http://www.sixthtone.com/news/1000690/official-fired-...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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Apple's iCloud facility in China to be overseen by Guizhou province Reuters, August 16, 2017 http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/a...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Hong Kong jails Joshua Wong and democracy activists over 2014 Umbrella Movement protests Hong Kong Free Press, August 17, 2017 https://w...

Commentary (评论)

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China exercises jurisdiction within Hong Kong borders The Liberty Web, August 16, 2017 http://eng.the-liberty.com/2017/6878/ China sho...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Access to Justice (司法公正)

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湖南维权律师谢阳继续遭当局严密看管 (Hunan rights lawyer Xie Yang continues to face severe surveillance from authorities) Radio Free Asia, August 14, 2017 ...

Access to Information (信息公开)

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山西晋中煤矿滑坡埋人 政府一度隐瞒 (Government conceals coal mine landslide that buried people in Jinzhong, Shanxi) Radio Free Asia, August 15, 2017 http...

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

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New normal? Strike Map shows steady trends in worker actions in first half of 2017 China Labor Bulletin, August 15, 2017 http://www.clb....

Government Accountability (政府问责)

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山西和顺矿难瞒报事件:煤管局长就地免职 (Director of coal mine authority in Shaanxi removed from duty after trying to conceal information about deadly mining ac...

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

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China’s new cybersecurity law lacks detail, says Tencent VP South China Morning Post, August 15, 2017 http://www.scmp.com/tech/enterpris...

Hong Kong (香港)

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Protesters who stormed Hong Kong’s Legislative Council given jail terms after prosecutors pushed for tougher sentences South China Morning...