Chinese cyber tool poses risks for Chinese firms
Voice of America, April 22, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/china-great-cannon-great-firewall-digital-censorship/2730340.html
Thursday, April 23, 2015
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Hong Kong (香港)
李卓人：如香港人接受假普選 將來無可能爭取真普選 (Pan-dem Lee Cheuk-yan: If HK people accept “fake universal suffrage,” now, there’s no chance for genuine universal suffrage in the future)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094320.htm
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袁國強：通過政改方案不代表扼殺往後民主發展 (Secretary for Justice Rimsky Yuen: Passing political reform proposal will not eliminate future democratic development)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094303.htmHong Kong activists threaten new protests against “fake democracy”
The Telegraph, April 22, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11554226/Hong-Kong-activists-threaten-new-protests-against-fake-democracy.htmlHong Kong election: Plans to appoint chief executive are in “strict compliance” with instructions from China-and ignore democracy campaigners' demands
The Independent, April 22, 2015
http://ind.pn/1d0H1A9
港府民意戰首站陷混亂 林鄭對是否公佈未來行程有保留 (First engagement in HK government’s battle to win public opinion stirs unrest, Carrie Lam uncertain about announcing the upcoming schedule)
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/hk-macau-tw/14ce40bef325e8f/gang-fu-min-yi-zhan-shou-zhan-xian-hun-luan-lin-zheng-dui-shi-fou-gong-bu-wei-lai-xing-cheng-you-bao-liu
理大生通過退出學聯 (PolyU students pass referendum to withdraw from Federation of Students)
Apple Daily, April 23, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150423/19122642
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浸大學生會退聯公投傍晚結束 (Voting on HKBU referendum to withdraw from Federation of Students open until this evening)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 23, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150423/news_20150423_55_1094392.htm
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Access to Information (信息公开)
China added to list of 10 most censored countries
Aljazeera, April 22, 2015
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/4/21/china-added-to-list-of-10-most-censored-countries.html
Related:
China, Myanmar, North Korea and Vietnam among 10 worst media censors
CPJ公布“十大新闻审查国家名单” 中国监禁记者最多
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/press-freedom-04212015162105.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/meiti/jz-04202015105122.html HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei
高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
This Chinese feminist wants to be the country’s first openly gay lawyer, and police harassment won’t stop her
The Washington Post, April 22, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/chinese-feminist-tells-of-ordeal-in-detention-vows-to-continue-advocacy/2015/04/21/00d0ffc6-ae95-4495-82a1-19e26c0b82a7_story.html
Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shenSupporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 20, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
Hong Kong (香港)
泛民離場抗議 斥政府要港人淪投票工具 (Pan-dems walk out of LegCo, denounce government for reducing HK people to voting tools)
Apple Daily, April 22, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150422/53659559
CE urges HK to seize chance for reforms
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 22, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150422/news_20150422_56_1093927.htm
Noisy protests outside Legislative Council
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 22, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150422/news_20150422_56_1093952.htm
Hong Kong faces election impasse
The Wall Street Journal, April 22, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-faces-election-impasse-1429689542
Hong Kong toes China line with reform package, vows no compromise
Reuters, April 22, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/22/us-hongkong-politics-reform-idUSKBN0ND06L20150422
劉卿稱方案令人心寒齒冷 重申民主黨不接受袋住先(Emily Lau says proposal is horrifying, reiterates Democratic Party’s refusal to compromise)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 22, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150422/news_20150422_55_1094000.htm
黃之鋒：學生及年青人呼籲議員否決8.31框架方案 (Joshua Wong: Students and young people call on lawmakers to reject proposal under “831 framework”)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 22, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150422/news_20150422_55_1094035.htm
官媒緊貼報道 內地網民：香港民主是次要的 (Chinese state media follows HK political reform development closely: Mainland Chinese netizen comments that democracy is of secondary importance to HK compared with protection of China’s political stability)
Apple Daily, April 22, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/china/20150422/53660501
Counterterrorism (反恐)
Chinese president applauds Pakistan's anti-terror efforts
The Hindu, April 21, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/chinese-president-applauds-pakistans-antiterror-efforts/article7125877.ece
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
言论自由与国家安全决不能对立 (Freedom of expression and state security should not work against one another)
The Global Times, April 22, 2015
http://opinion.huanqiu.com/editorial/2015-04/6250826.html
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
法官流失严重 单独薪酬能否留住现代“包公”(China is rapidly losing judges, can a separate pay scale keep fair ones?)
China Law Translate, April 20, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefilingissues/
SPC provisions on several questions regarding case registration and filing
China Law Translate, April 20, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefilingissues/
Related:
Opinion on People's Courts implementation of reforms to the case filing registration system
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
EN: http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/casefiling/ CH: http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html
Access to Information (信息公开)
10 Most Censored Countries
Committee to Protect Journalists, April 21, 2015
http://www.cpj.org/2015/04/10-most-censored-countries.php
This chart explains everything you need to know about Chinese internet censorship
Foreign Policy, April 20, 2015
https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/20/this-chart-explains-everything-you-need-to-know-about-chinese-internet-censorship/
Gao Yu's family under surveillance amid security clampdown in Beijing
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-gaoyu-04202015131747.html
Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei
高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396
China national security law to address “harmful moral standards”
Reuters, April 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-china-security-idUSKBN0NB0UU20150420
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“维护国家网络空间主权”拟入法 (New draft legislation includes “protection of national cyber sovereignty”)
The Beijing Times, April 21, 2015
http://epaper.jinghua.cn/html/2015-04/21/content_191728.htm
US teacher deported after sending text messages critical of China’s Tibet policies
The Nanfang, April 21, 2015
https://thenanfang.com/us-teacher-deported-writing-text-message-critical-chinas-tibet-policies/
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
我国拟放宽境外非政府组织在我境内设分支机构限制 (Draft law on Management of Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations gets second reading in legislature)
Xinhua, April 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/20/c_1115025351.htm
武嵘嵘的信：期待它日相聚时，畅谈人生，把酒言欢！ (Wu Rongrong’s letter: Look forward to getting together to chat over drinks)
Boxun, April 21, 2015
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2015/04/201504210018.shtml#.VTYOa9Kqqko
Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shenSupporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 20, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China tightens graft watch ahead of holiday
Xinhua, April 20, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/20/c_134167438.htm
Chinese state-run power company “sold jobs in return for millions of yuan”
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1772743/chinese-state-run-power-company-sold-jobs-return-millions-yuan
Hong Kong (香港)
港大副校改口不強制交流 校長卻稱豁免要原因 (HKU vice president retracts statement on compulsory mainland trips while president says exemptions “will be possible where justified”)
Apple Daily, April 21, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20150421/53655189
Related:
HKU student trips to mainland will not be mandatory, says chief after apologising for “clumsy” remarks
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1772441/university-hong-kong-don-sorry-remarks-mainland University of Hong Kong students say no to compulsory studies in mainland China in union poll
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1772292/university-hong-kong-students-say-no-compulsory-studies-mainland
China vice president says 2017 vote wish of most Hong Kong people
Reuters, April 20, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/20/us-china-hongkong-idUSKBN0NB10020150420
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Government will try to win pan-dems’ support for reform “until last minute”, vows Carrie Lam
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1772698/hong-kong-government-will-try-win-pan-dems-support-reform
Counterterrorism (反恐)
中国军队派特种兵赴吉参加上合组织山地反恐联训 (China sends special forces to Kyrgyzstan to join SCO mountainous region counter-terrorism training)
China News, April 20, 2015
http://www.chinanews.com/mil/2015/04-20/7219490.shtml
Fighting terrorism remains priority
China Daily, April 21, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/21/content_20495354.htm
Monday, April 20, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Lawyers protest assault against female lawyer
China Digital Times, April 20, 2015
https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2015/04/lawyers-protest-assault-female-lawyer/
Access to Information (信息公开)
Ching Cheong blasts arrest of Gao Yu
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 18, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150418/news_20150418_56_1092958.htm
Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei
高瑜案的警示 (Gao Yu’s case as a warning to us)
Human Rights in China Biweekly, April 20, 2015
http://biweekly.hrichina.org/article/27396
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Chinese activist more determined after lockup
Associated Press, April 20, 2015
http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/cae69a7523db45408eeb2b3a98c0c9c5/Article_2015-04-19-AS--China-Woman%20Activist/id-22dc405e7a684052a7b26213bb6b8573
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China's feminist five: “This is the worst crackdown on lawyers, activists and scholars in decades”
The Guardian, April 17, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/apr/17/chinas-feminist-five-this-is-the-worst-crackdown-on-lawyers-activists-and-scholars-in-decades 女权五女之～大兔泪目：这一次，你们比我更坚强勇敢 (“The Feminist Five”’s Datu in tears: This time, you all are stronger, braver than I)
Boxun, April 20, 2015
http://boxun.com/news/gb/china/2015/04/201504201804.shtml HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shenSupporting women's rights in China
声援中国女权人士
Human Rights in China, April 16, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
NGOs stepping up efforts to help migrant workers in China
Channel News Asia, April 20, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/ngos-stepping-up-efforts/1794868.html
Government Accountability, (政府问责)
Top Zhou aide indicted for graft
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 18, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150418/news_20150418_56_1092957.htm
China says using young, educated anti-graft officials as “fox hunters”
Reuters, April 18, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/18/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0N909U20150418
Hong Kong (香港)
Pan-democrats plan rival political reform campaign
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 20, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150420/news_20150420_56_1093250.htm
Related:
Government to promote reform proposal to public
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 19, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150419/news_20150419_56_1093167.htmBeijing will never keep its vow, says Alan Leong
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092856.htm
HK justice department accused of dragging feet on police brutality complaints
Channel News Asia, April 17, 2015
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/hk-justice-department/1790566.html
Scholarism questions motive behind arrests
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092891.htm
Uni review urged over “meddling”
The Standard, April 20, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp
University of Hong Kong plan to enforce student visits to mainland China sends ripples across campus
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1769303/hku-make-mainland-china-experience-compulsory
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China kills 2 alleged terror suspects near Vietnam border
The Hindu, April 17, 2015
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/south-asia/china-kills-2-alleged-terror-suspects-near-vietnam-border/article7113815.ece
Friday, April 17, 2015
Access to Information (信息公开)
China jails journalist over leaked “state secrets”
高瑜涉「為境外非法提供國家秘密罪」被判七年
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32346382
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150417_china_gaoyu_sentence
Related:
HRIC statement: Heavy Sentence for Gao Yu Exposes Hollowness of “Rule by Law” in China
中国人权声明：重判高瑜暴露中国“依法治国”的虚伪
Human Rights in China, April 17, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/statement/heavy-sentence-gao-yu-exposes-hollowness-rule-law-china CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/sheng-ming/zhong-pan-gao-yu-bao-lu-zhong-guo-yi-fa-zhi-guo-de-xu-wei
外國記者會認為高瑜案判刑無根據 (The Foreign Correspondents' Club HK finds no basis for Gao Yu’s conviction)
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150417/news_20150417_55_1092845.htmHuman Rights Commissioner Strässer on conviction of Chinese journalist Gao Yu
Federal Foreign Office (Germany), April 17, 2015
http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/EN/Infoservice/Presse/Meldungen/2015/150417_MRHH-GaoYu.html
江苏盐城千万富翁拍城管打人遭群殴 照片被删除 (Multimillionaire from Yancheng, Jiangsu beaten by a group of urban management officers for having photographed them attacking citizens, posted photos deleted)
Legal Daily, April 17, 2015
http://www.onmoon.com/chs/2015/04/17/830332.html
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Graft, front and center
News China, May, 2015
http://www.newschinamag.com/magazine/graft-front-and-center#id:2217#date:16:29
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Chinese tech center denies U.S. allegations over supercomputer use
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinese-tech-center-denies-u-s-allegations-over-supercomputer-use-1429195553?tesla=y
Hong Kong (香港)
Scholarism warns pan-dems against wavering
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092680.htm
Scholarism student arrested
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 17, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150417/news_20150417_56_1092685.htm
Hong Kong protester “beaten by police” demands attackers be charged
The Guardian, April 17, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/17/hong-kong-protester-ken-tsang-pro-democracy
Hongkongers rejoice at curbs on mainland visitors
Financial Times, April 17, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/7446b6d6-e4b0-11e4-9039-00144feab7de.html
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Appeals to be heard in more timely manner
China Daily, April 16, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/16/content_20446493.htm
Courts to accept more cases, more quickly
Global Times, April 16, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/917092.shtml
Related:
关于人民法院推行立案登记制改革的意见 (Opinion Concerning People’s Court’s Implementation of Case Filing Registration System Reform)
The Supreme People’s Court, April 15, 2015
http://www.court.gov.cn/fabu-xiangqing-14152.html
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Update–Good or bad? Five Chinese female activists released on “bail”
China Law and Policy, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawandpolicy.com/
Pushing back against the authorities in China “according to the law”
支持者称女权五女应获得国家赔偿
The New York Times, April 16, 2015
EN: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/en-us/
CH: http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150416/c16authorities/
Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8WyMost recent page update: Since being released from detention, Li Tingting has been closely monitored: police drive-by her home every fifteen minutes, and her mobile phone is not functioning normally. A close friend, Xiao La, attempted to visit Li TIngting and has not been heard from since.
据网友在推特上发布的消息，获释后的女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控，15日，李婷婷的密友小辣前去探望李婷婷，此后失去联系。该报道说，李婷婷的家门口每15分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过，而且其手机无法正常使用。
【女权五姐妹受到警方严密监控，密友小辣探望李婷婷后失联】15日 刚被释放的李婷婷目前仍遭到警方严密监控，家门口每十五分钟就会有一辆自行车巡逻经过，而且无法正常使用手机。小辣 今天前往探望李婷婷，至今失去联系。 图左为“小辣”。 pic.twitter.com/2vMAfcgOj6
— 向莉 (@alicedreamss) April 15, 2015Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shen
Police detain “at least 10” in clashes with pollution protesters in China's Guangdong
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/clashes-04152015102825.html
Hong Kong (香港)
Two-thirds of Hong Kong's Chinese history teachers opposed to curriculum revision
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1767160/two-thirds-chinese-history-teachers-opposed
Related:
「中國歷史科問卷調查」結果 (Chinese history curriculum survey: results)
Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union, April 15, 2015
EN: https://www.hkptu.org/11516
Role of Hong Kong judiciary under debate in reform row
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2105
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1767156/role-hong-kong-judiciary-under-debate-reform-row
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
女律师：在北京通州法院遭法官法警连续殴打 (Female lawyer: Suffered repeated beatings by court officials and court police in Tongzhou, Beijing)
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/14/c_127685952.htm
China details judicial, social reform measures to effectively advance rule of law
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/13/c_134147438.htm
China calls on Dalai Lama to “put aside illusions” about talks
Reuters, April 14, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-china-tibet-idUSKBN0N608720150415
Access to Information (信息公开)
China to strengthen ideological education at grassroots
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/916804.shtml
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Despite release, feminists’ case shows China’s hostility toward civic action
The New York Times, April 14, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/15/world/asia/out-of-beijing-jail-chinese-women-activists-still-under-eye-of-the-police.html
Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
中国人权法律备忘录：五位被拘女权活动人士取保候审
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN:http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigation CH:http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-bei-wang-lu-wu-wei-bei-ju-nu-quan-huo-dong-ren-shi-qu-bao-hou-shenSupporting women's rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 14, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy“Beijing Five” feminist activists still face charges after release from prison
Vice News, April 15, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/beijing-five-feminist-activists-still-face-charges-after-release-from-prison
China accuses prominent NGO of “breaking the law”
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/us-china-rights-ngo-idUSKBN0N50MA20150414
Related:
China threatens human rights group linked to detained feminists
The Guardian, April 14, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/14/china-threatens-ngo-which-pushed-for-feminists-releaseChina targets rights group Yirenping after activists' release
Response to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accusation against Yirenping
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 15, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32313650
China Change, April 14, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/04/15/response-to-chinas-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-accusation-against-yirenping/
Public to have more environmental input
China Daily, April 15, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/15/content_20436720.htm
Government Accountability, (政府问责)
Anti-corruption agency welcomes whistleblowing
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/14/c_134150079.htm
Related:
巡视将“剑指问题不讲情面” (Investigators will be “focused on problems, not sentiments)
Legal Daily, April 14, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150414/Articel04003GN.htm Police chief took 2.76m yuan in bribes
China Daily, April 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/14/content_20434350.htm
China imposes greater fines for environmental violations in 2014
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/national/China-imposes-greater-fines-for-environmental-violations-in-2014/shdaily.shtml
ICTs and Human Rights, (信息技术与人权)
Chinese hackers “have been spying on Asian governments for a decade”
The Telegraph, April 13, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/internet-security/11532477/China-accused-of-decade-long-cyber-espionage-campaign-in-Asia.html
Blog post on new public security document by CCCPC and State Council
China Law Translate, April 14, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/blog-post-on-new-public-security-document/
Hong Kong (香港)
Basic Law clear on universal suffrage, says top Beijing official in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1766844/basic-law-clear-universal-suffrage-says-top-beijing-official
Upbeat CY Leung “confident” Hongkongers and Legco will back political reform proposal
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1766097/cy-leung-confident-hongkongers-will-back-political-reform
Hong Kong police commissioner sued for HK$2m over protest assault claims
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1766539/hong-kong-police-commissioner-sued-hk2m-over-protest-assault-claims
China urges U.S. not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs
Xinhua, April 14, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/14/c_134150419.htm
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China ready for SCO cooperation on law enforcement security
Xinhua, April 15, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/15/c_134150903.htm
China orders authorities to strengthen security in the wake of attacks blamed on Uygur militants
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1766100/china-orders-authorities-strengthen-security-wake-attacks-blamed
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Access to Information (信息公开)
Chinese journalist to receive verdict Friday on charges of revealing state secrets
The New York Times, April 13, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/14/world/asia/chinese-journalist-to-receive-verdict-friday-on-charges-of-revealing-state-secrets.html
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
释放女权五姐妹：维护大国声誉与形象？(Will the release of the 5 feminists help to restore China’s reputation and image?)
Deutsche Welle, April 14, 2015
http://www.dw.de/释放女权五姐妹维护大国声誉与形象/a-18379907
Chinese police release feminist activists
The Guardian, April 13, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/13/chinese-police-free-three-of-five-feminist-activists
Related:
HRIC Law Note: Five detained women released on “guarantee pending further investigation”
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/hric-law-note-five-detained-women-released-guarantee-pending-further-investigationSupporting women's rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8WyFive Chinese feminists released, conditions attached: Lawyer
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/feminists-04132015120909.htmlReleased Chinese feminists: Out of jail but not free
CNN, April 14, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/14/asia/china-feminists-release-jiang/
Tibetan monk detained, released pending trial
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/pending-04132015163314.html
Government Accountability, (政府问责)
Polluting regions summoned for talks
China Daily, April 14, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-04/14/content_20427409.htm
Related:
China to surpass U.S. as top cause of modern global warming
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-climatechange-china-idUSKBN0N411H20150413
Hong Kong (香港)
Shenzhen cap of weekly cross-border trips greeted with caution in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1765843/shenzhen-cap-weekly-cross-border-trips-greeted-caution-hong-kong
Related:
中国限制深圳居民赴香港频次
China Limits neighbors’ visits to Hong Kong after smuggling complaint
The New York Times, April 14, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150414/c14visas/dual/
What are China's Shenzhen shoppers buying in Hong Kong?
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32283440
Dissident Hong Kong Democrat Nelson Wong quitting central committee “to protect the party”
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1765880/dissident-hong-kong-democrat-nelson-wong-quitting-central
Call for Xi Jinping to abide by Deng Xiaoping's blueprint for “one country, two systems”
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1765730/call-xi-jinping-abide-deng-xiaopings-blueprint-one-country-two
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China to intensify terror fight, enhance video security monitoring
Xinhua, April 13, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/13/c_134147748.htm
Related:
China to strengthen surveillance, security in anti-terror push
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/14/us-china-security-idUSKBN0N507C20150414
Monday, April 13, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China unveils roadmap to judicial, social reform
进一步深化司法体制和社会体制改革
Beijing Review, April 10, 2015
EN: http://www.bjreview.com.cn/se/txt/2015-04/10/content_682505.htm
CH: http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150410/Articel01004GN.htm
Access to Information (信息公开)
Wanted: Ten million Chinese students to “civilize” the Internet
The Washington Post, April 10, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2015/04/10/wanted-ten-million-chinese-students-to-civilize-the-internet/
China orders news website to “improve censorship”
The Telegraph, April 12, 2015
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11530633/China-orders-news-website-to-improve-censorship.html
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
RT Lawyer @liangxiaojun: Lawyer Jiang Tianyong called Wu Rongrong’s husband, heard in background WRR going through “release” process
— HRIC 中国人权 (@hrichina) April 13, 2015江天勇律师给武嵘嵘丈夫打电话，在电话里听到武嵘嵘正在办理取保候审手续。
— 梁小军 (@liangxiaojun) April 13, 2015中国5名被拘女权人士其中3人已获释 (China releases five of the women's rights activists on bail)
Voice of America, April 11, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/women-rights-activists-await-formal-arrest-in-china/2715368.html
Related:
China releases three detained feminist activists
Agence France-Presse, April 11, 2015
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/china-releases-three-detained-feminist-activists-115329644.html"女权五女"中三人获释 (Lawyer Liang Xiaojun explains conditions of released for the three women’s rights activists)
Deutshe Welle, April 13, 2015
http://dw.de/p/1F73Z“Support them, not silence them,” Kerry tells China over 5 detained feminists
Cable News Network, April 11, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/11/china/china-kerry-women-activists/Parents of detained Chinese feminists make last-minute plea for release
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1765009/parents-detained-chinese-feminists-make-last-minute-plea-release香港多个团体促大陆释放五女权人士 (Multiple Hong Kong groups call for release of five Chinese women’s rights activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/news/hk-feminism-04112015102454.htmlThe Beijing Five: Calls grow for release of Chinese feminists held without charge
Vice News, April 10, 2015
https://news.vice.com/article/the-beijing-five-calls-grow-for-release-of-chinese-feminists-held-without-chargeSupporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 13, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
Police in China's Guangdong widen crackdown on activists, netizens
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/guangdong-police-widen-crackdown-on-netizens-04102015112959.html
Hundreds protest against pollution from south China coal plant
Reuters, April 12, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/12/us-china-environment-protest-idUSKBN0N30BK20150412
Government Accountability, (政府问责)
Beijing’s Olympic bid tests whether IOC is serious about reform
Washington Post, April 10, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/beijings-olympic-bid-tests-whether-ioc-is-serious-about-reform/2015/04/09/5e21930e-dc85-11e4-b6d7-b9bc8acf16f7_story.html
Inner Mongolian herders feel force of China’s hunger for minerals
The Guardian, April 10, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/10/inner-mongolia-pollution-grasslands-herders
Exploring the fun side of China’s war on corruption
The New York Times, April 10, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/exploring-the-fun-side-of-chinas-war-on-corruption/
Graft trial opens for former head of China's top energy group
Reuters, April 13, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/13/us-china-corruption-trial-idUSKBN0N403C20150413
Related:
Jiang Jiemin: China former energy chief on trial
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 13, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32245967
China says U.S. backs its campaign to hunt down “economic fugitives”
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-china-usa-corruption-idUSKBN0N20AI20150411
ICTs and Human Rights, (信息技术与人权)
China is said to use powerful new weapon to censor Internet
The New York Times, April 10, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/11/technology/china-is-said-to-use-powerful-new-weapon-to-censor-internet.html
Related:
China may have broader web traffic tampering capabilities, group says
The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-may-have-broader-web-traffic-tampering-capabilities-group-says-1428673447
China’s hackers run 10-year spy campaign in Asia, report finds
The Wall Street Journal, April 8, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-hackers-run-10-year-spy-campaign-in-asia-report-finds-1428854482
Will Google’s certificate change hurt China’s e-economy?
IDG Connect, April 8, 2015
http://www.idgconnect.com/blog-abstract/9733/will-google-certificate-change-hurt-china-economy
Hong Kong (香港)
China to restrict visits by Shenzhen residents to Hong Kong: NPC deputy
Reuters, April 11, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/11/us-china-hongkong-visas-idUSKBN0N20H820150411
Activists in warning to parallel traders
The Standard, April 10, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?sid=44232483
Mong Kok protest found guilty of assault
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 10, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150410/news_20150410_56_1091070.htm
Andy Tsang defends water cannon purchase
Radio Television Hong Kong, April 11, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150411/news_20150411_56_1091291.htm
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
Face civil activists with courage
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1765024/china-must-face-civil-activists-courage-rather-heavy-hand
Friday, April 10, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
China takes another step in improving rule of law
Caixin, April 8, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-04-08/100798366.html
Access to Information (信息公开)
共青團招攬千萬網絡大軍 中大浸大須交人九百 (Communist Youth League recruiting 10 million volunteers to guide public opinion online on behalf of CPC and rebut, rebuke, and report “wrong speech”)
Apple Daily, April 7, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150407/19103663
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕 (Beijing police submit official application for 5 Chinese feminists’formal arrest)
Radio France Internationale, April 10, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150410-中国五位女权活动人士被北京警方正式申请批捕/
Related:
Chinese police seeking charges against detained women’s activists, lawyer says
The New York Times, April 9, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/10/world/asia/china-detained-womens-rights-activists.htmlFighting for their rights landed these young Chinese feminists in jail
Cable News Network, April 10, 2015
http://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/10/asia/china-five-women-activists/index.html
Labor strikes surge in China
Voice of America, April 9, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/labor-strikes-surge-in-china/2712442.html
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China school abuse: Search for justice after son raped
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32193584
Former Chinese Central Bank Chief “helping graft probe”: Report
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-daixianglong-04092015144806.html
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Zombies in the cloud: The government tries to spruce up its online presence
The Economist, April 11, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21648052-government-tries-spruce-up-its-online-presence-zombies-cloud
Pentagon says it is moving to protect its cyber flanks
Foreign Policy, April 9, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/09/pentagon-says-it-is-moving-to-protect-its-cyber-flanks/
China’s Great Cannon
Citizen Lab, April 10, 2015
https://citizenlab.org/2015/04/chinas-great-cannon/
Hong Kong (香港)
Fears for Hong Kong's independent publishers after China book chain takeover
Radio Free Asia, April 9, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/china-book-chain-takeover-04092015121452.html
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
言论自由是弥合社会分裂的基础 (Freedom of expression is key to bridging social divide)
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://cn.wsj.com/gb/20150410/ZQF171740.asp
Detained female activists illustrate contradiction in Chinese law reforms
Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/04/09/detained-female-activists-illustrate-contradiction-in-chinese-law-reforms/
女權五姊妹 代表草根與太子黨的衝突 (“The five feminists” case represents the conflict between grassroots and official movements)
Apple Daily, April 10, 2015
http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/news/art/20150410/19107408
Thursday, April 09, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
人权律师浦志强案再次移送检察院 (Human rights lawyer Pu Zhiqiang’s case sent to procuratorate again)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04082015102356.html
Access to Information (信息公开)
司法部出台进一步深化狱务公开的意见(全文) (Ministry of Justice Opinion On Deepening Transparency In Prison Work)
Xinhua, April 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2015-04/07/c_127663423.htm
China Law Translate (English translation), April 7, 2015
http://chinalawtranslate.com/en/prisontransparency/?edit=1
Related
22项监狱执法重点内容要向社会公开(MOJ representative responds to journalists’ questions on prison work transparency opinion)
Ministry of Justice, April 7, 2015
http://www.moj.gov.cn/index/content/2015-04/07/content_6027570_2.htm
Chinese citizens sue government over transparency on Monsanto herbicide
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/china-monsanto-court-idUSL4N0X604K20150409
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
5 women’s rights activists in China are being held illegally, lawyers say
The New York Times, April 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/09/world/asia/5-womens-rights-activists-in-china-are-being-held-illegally-lawyers-say.html
Related:
中国5名在押女权人士被正式批捕 (5 Chinese women rights activists formally arrested)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150409_china_women_activists_arrest声援“女权五姐妹”行动此起披伏 广州女孩街头上演“面具快闪” (Support for “The Five Feminists” continues: Guangzhou girls hold masked flash mob)
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04082015102247.htmlSupporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 9, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8WyMost recent page update: Wei Tingting’s lawyer Wang Quishi reports that the five women are facing the charge of “gathering crowds to disrupt order in public places.”
今天前往检察院准备控告，但经查询告知韦婷婷已报捕，与承办检察官当面沟通了意见，主要向她介绍了占领男厕所、染血的新娘以及公交反性骚扰活动的意义，希望顶住压力不予批捕，结束时我问昨天查没报捕，怎么今天就被告知是6号报的呢，答可能系统昨天没有录入。现罪名变更为聚众扰乱公共场所秩序罪。
Chinese children ditch school amid Guangdong incinerator protest
Radio Free Asia, April 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/school-04082015105046.html
Related:
China incinerator plan cancelled after protests
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 9, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32229589
2000 police used to quell pollution protest in China which left one dead
The Guardian, April 7, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/07/2000-police-used-to-quell-pollution-protest-in-china-which-left-one-dead
Government Accountability (政府问责)
China prosecutors need up to two months to prepare Zhou trial: paper
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/09/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0N006E20150409
Senior provincial official sentenced to 16 years for bribery
The Standard, April 9, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=59534&icid=2&d_str=
Hong Kong (香港)
Charges dropped against eight people arrested at Hong Kong anti-parallel trade protest
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1761658/charges-dropped-against-8-people-arrested-hong-kong-anti-parallel
Pan-democrat split deepens as lawmaker Ronny Tong forms new platform for moderates
South China Morning Post, April 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1761670/pan-democrat-split-deepens-lawmaker-ronny-tong-forms-new-platform
Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
Ex-mayor of Nanjing given 15 years behind bars for corruption
Global Times, April 8, 2015
http://globaltimes.cn/content/915714.shtml
Information Control (信息控制)
How the New York Times is eluding censors in China
Quartz, April 5, 2105
http://qz.com/374299/how-the-new-york-times-is-eluding-chinas-censors/
Internet (互联网)
Prisons to open websites for transparency
Xinhua News, April 7, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/07/c_134131105.htm
Foreign tech firms cast wary eye on proposed anti-terror law
Caixin, April 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-04-02/100797049.html
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong post-Occupy young bloods eye up district council elections
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1759627/hong-kong-post-occupy-young-bloods-eye-district-council-elections
Hong Kong's Democratic Party set to probe Nelson Wong over his backing for government reform package
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1759632/hong-kongs-democratic-party-set-probe-nelson-wong-over-his-backing
港媒称中央有意借反港独法使基本法23条“借尸还魂” (HK media: Chinese government intends to use anti-HK independence regulation to “resurrect Article 23”)
Radio France Internationale, April 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150408-港媒称中央有意借反港独法使基本法23条“借尸还魂”/
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
China formally detains Sichuan activist for “subversion” after Tiananmen memorial visit
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/sichuan-activist-detained-for-subversion-04072015112254.html
Tibet (西藏)
A tussle for control of the Dalai Lama institution
South China Morning Post, April 8 , 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1760094/tussle-control-dalai-lama-institution
China to test Tibetan monks and nuns for patriotism
The Guardian, April 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/08/china-to-test-tibetan-monks-and-nuns-for-patriotism
Women (妇女)
Police ask Chinese prosecutors to endorse formal arrest of women’s rights activists
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/police-ask-prosecutors-to-endorse-formal-arrest-of-activists-04072015160508.html
China police shift focus of women activists' probe: lawyers
Reuters, April 8, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/08/us-china-rights-idUSKBN0MZ08T20150408
XUAR (新疆维吾尔自治区)
Chinese authorities kill three, jail two members of Uyghur family in “anti-terror” raids
Radio Free Asia, April 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/family-04072015151139.html
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
Arthur Li using hardball tactics at the University of Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, April 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1759687/arthur-li-using-hardball-tactics-university-hong-kong
专家：中国背负镇压女权运动的罪名 (Experts: China shoulders the charge of “repression of women rights activities”)
Voice of America, April 8, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-woman-rights-20150407/2709860.html
Tuesday, April 07, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
Official dubbed “Bulldozer Mayor” over infamous demolition policy jailed for corruption
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1758697/chinas-bulldozer-mayor-jailed-corruption
外媒：反腐败中国公务员跳槽人数大增 (Foreign media: more civil servants jump ship amid anti-corruption drive)
Guangming Daily, April 7, 2015
http://legal.gmw.cn/2015-04/07/content_15305938.htm
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
秦永敏夫妇遭“强迫失踪”再陷“罗生门” (Dissident Qin Yongmin and wife’s “enforced disappearance” remains a mystery)
Radio Free Asia, April 6, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/xl2-04062015101211.html?searchterm:utf8:ustring=秦永敏
Internet (互联网)
共青团招过千万青年网络义工 (China’s Communist Youth League recruits 10 million young volunteers for Internet propaganda)
South China Morning Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c91fbb9f433f1/gong-qing-tuan-zhao-guo-qian-wan-qing-nian-wang-luo-yi-gong
Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)
In China’s Inner Mongolia, mining spells misery for traditional herders
The Washington Post, April 7, 2015
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/in-chinas-inner-mongolia-mining-spells-misery-for-traditional-herders/2015/04/07/16b3a252-d643-11e4-bf0b-f648b95a6488_story.html?wprss=rss_world
Women (妇女)
中国反驳克林顿释放女权人士呼吁 (China rebukes Hillary Clinton for calling for release of the five women’s rights activists)
Voice of America, April 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-woman-detention-hillary-clinton-20150407/2709623.html
律师：中国当局很可能正式逮捕五位女权人士 (Lawyer: Chinese authorities likely to formally arrest the five women’s rights activists)
Voice of America, April 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/china-usa-rights-20150407/2709799.html
China fires back at Hillary Clinton tweet
Politico, April 7, 2015
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/04/hillary-clinton-women-rights-china-response-116729.html
被拘押中国女权五女，推动可观变化 (Chinese women’s rights activists land in jail)
The New York Times, April 7, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150407/c07women/dual/
Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 3, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
Monday, April 06, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
Zhou Yongkang, former Security Chief in China, faces corruption trial
周永康被控三宗罪，泄密罪引关注
The New York Times, April 30, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20150403/c03zhouyongkang/dual/
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
四川维权人士陈云飞“失踪”10天后遭刑拘 (Sichuan rights defender Chen Yunfei criminally detained after 10-day “disappearance”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150406_human_right_defender_china
June Fourth (六四)
赵紫阳家人表示有望为他在民间公墓下葬 (There’s hope for Zhao Ziyang’s burial in a civil cemetery, family says)
Late Chinese leader Zhao Ziyang can be laid to rest—a decade after death
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 6, 2015
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/04/150406_zhao_ziyang_burial
EN: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1757115/late-chinese-leader-zhao-ziyang-can-be-laid-rest-decade-after-death
Protests and Petitions (抗议和请愿)
2000 police mobilized, 100 people injured, 50 arrested, 1 killed, Internet cut off, highways shutdown in Naiman Banner of Southern Mongolia
Southern Mongolian Human Rights Information Center, April 6, 2015
http://www.smhric.org/news_562.htm
Women (妇女)
女权人士遭疲劳审讯突发心脏病 警方扩大调查反性歧视范围 (Women’s rights defender suffers heart complications after grueling interrogation, police expand investigation of anti-sexual discrimination activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 4 ,2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-04052015135740.html
Taking feminist battle to China’s streets, and landing in jail
The New York Times, April 4 ,2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/06/world/asia/chinese-womens-rights-activists-fall-afoul-of-officials.html
Related:
Supporting Women's Rights in China
Human Rights in China, April 3, 2015
EN: http://bit.ly/1Hd5v5D
CH: http://bit.ly/1DTr8Wy
Friday, April 03, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
天津检察机关公诉周永康：受贿、滥权、泄密 (Zhou Yongkang charged with bribery, abuse of power, leaking state secrets)
South China Morning Post, April 3, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c7ce0b926c6af/tian-jin-jian-cha-ji-guan-gong-su-zhou-yong-kang-shou-hui-lan-quan-xie-mi
China charges Zhou Yongkang with bribery
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/china-charges-former-senior-leader-zhou-yongkang-with-bribery-1428024711
Environment (环境)
中国将开展专项检查严防空气质量监测数据“造假” (China to develop special inspection to prevent “fake” air quality monitoring data)
Radio Free Asia, April 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/yl-04022015100852.html
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong student leaders' “fatigue” hindered fight against HKU disaffiliation vote
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1755615/hong-kong-student-leaders-fatigue-hindered-fight-against-hku
Hong Kong student federation may quit pro-democracy alliance
South China Morning Post, April 4, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1755617/hong-kong-student-federation-may-quit-pro-democracy-alliance
Internet (互联网)
Great walls of fire: a wave of internet attacks points to an attempt to hobble foreign websites
Economist, April 4, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21647656-wave-internet-attacks-points-attempt-hobble-foreign-websites-great-walls-fire
China protests google security certificate decision
Wall Street Journal, April 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/mistrust-between-china-and-foreign-technology-firms-simmers-1427958302
Related:
谷歌撤消信任证书 网信办：难以接受 (China’s Internet agency says Google’s decision to reject its website security certificates is unacceptable)
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/谷歌撤消信任证书-网信办难以接受/a-18359034
Women (妇女)
China's detained “guerrilla feminists”
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32166443
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
观点：周永康被控即将受审的政治意义 (Opinion: political significance behind Zhou Yongkang’s upcoming trial)
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 3, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/indepth/2015/04/150403_china_anticorruption_zhou
Xi Jinping Forever
Foreign Policy, April 1, 2015
http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/04/01/xi-jinping-forever-china-president-term-limits/
Related:
Xi Jinping’s sayings now available in “little red app”
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/03/xi-jinpings-sayings-now-available-in-little-red-app/
Thursday, April 02, 2015
Corruption (腐败)
Probe ongoing over $383-million bribery claim against former official: prosecutor
Global Times, April 2, 2015
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/915074.shtml
华企涉肯尼亚官员贪腐案？中：不了解 (China says it is unware of alleged involvement of Chinese corporations in reported corruption of Kenyan officials)
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/national/14c784bad07a16d/hua-qi-she-ken-ni-ya-guan-yuan-tan-fu-an-zhong-bu-liao-jie
Cyber security (网络安全)
Following GitHub attack, Obama declares US cybersecurity a “national emergency”
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/technology/article/1753969/following-github-attack-obama-declares-us-cybersecurity
Death penalty (死刑)
德国人权专员：中国长期目标应废除死刑 (German Commissioner for Human Rights Christoph Strässer says China should aim to abolish death penalty in the long run)
Deutsche Welle, April 1, 2015
http://www.dw.de/德国人权专员中国长期目标应废除死刑/a-18353432?maca=chi-rss-chi-ca-1044-rdf
Hong Kong (香港)
Petition plan to pressure pan-democrats to back down over 2017 Hong Kong chief executive vote
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/article/1753806/pan-democrats-plan-petition-2017-election-chief-executive
Veteran Hong Kong teacher expresses surprise that Occupy did not feature in liberal studies exam
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1753664/veteran-hong-kong-teacher-expresses-surprise-occupy-did-not-feature
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
逾千人致函当局吁释放五女权人士 (Over a thousand people petition for release of the five women’s rights activists)
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql2-04012015100357.html
”I was framed”: Chinese anti-corruption activist denies soliciting prostitute
South China Morning Post, April 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1754006/chinese-anti-corruption-activist-denies-soliciting-prostitute-was-victim
Information Control (信息控制)
China cracks down on violent anime online cartoons
中國多家網站因暴力色情動漫被查
British Broadcasting Corporation, April 1, 2015
EN: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32149754
CH: http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/04/150401_china_anime
Rule of Law (法治)
China pledges education, hospital, juror system reforms
Xinhua News, April 1, 2015
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-04/01/c_134117348.htm
Tibet (西藏)
Chinese authorities release one Tibetan monk, detain others
Radio Free Asia, April 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/release-04012015151647.html
Wednesday, April 01, 2015
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
女权人士案考验中国依法治国决心 (Detention of women activists makes a mockery of China's rule of law aspirations)
Financial Times, April 1, 2015
http://www.ftchinese.com/story/001061334
Corruption (腐败)
China investigates diplomat suspected of taking bribes
Reuters, March 31, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-china-corruption-idUSKBN0MS31920150401
China detains, fines person for military graft rumors
Reuters, April 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/01/us-china-internet-defence-idUSKBN0MS3BH20150401
Cyber security (网络安全)
China accused of "weaponizing" global internet users
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/accused-03312015115729.html
Evidence links China to GitHub cyber-attack
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32138088
Death penalty (死刑)
Rise in death sentences worldwide blamed on security crackdowns
The Guardian, April 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/01/rise-death-sentences-worldwide-security-amnesty-international-nigeria-egypt
Related:
Report: Death sentences and executions 2014
Amnesty International, March 31, 2015
http://www.amnestyusa.org/research/reports/death-sentences-and-executions-2014
Hong Kong (香港)
Hong Kong Occupy leader Benny Tai allowed to respond to charge that he mishandled donations
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1753038/hong-kong-occupy-leader-benny-tai-allowed-respond-charge-he
港亲建制法律界人士访京 倡拟全国性反港独法 (HK pro-establishment lawyer visits Beijing to propose national anti-HK independence regulations)
South China Morning Post, April 1, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/sc/hk-macau-tw/14c731575691ed3/gang-qin-jian-zhi-fa-lv-jie-ren-shi-fang-jing-chang-ni-quan-guo-xing-fan-gang-du-fa
Human Rights Defenders (人权卫士)
深圳维权人士汪龙寻衅滋事案户籍将被注销 (Shenzhen rights defender’s hukou canceled for “picking quarrels and provoking troubles” after supporting HK Umbrella Movement)
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-03312015103119.html
Taiwan (台湾)
台湾抗议者冲撞总统府“拒绝主权矮化” (Taiwan protesters storm president’s office chanting “reject dwarfing of sovereignty”)
British Broadcasting Corporation, March 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/03/150331_tw_protestors_aiib
Taiwan applies to join AIIB under “One China,” sparking protests
The Diplomat, March 31, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/04/taiwan-applies-to-join-aiib-under-one-china-sparking-protests/
Tibet (西藏)
Tibetan protester is freed after serving three years at hard labor
青海同德县一示威藏人刑满出狱
Radio Free Asia, March 31, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/labor-03312015173520.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/shaoshuminzu/dz-03312015103552.html
Women (妇女)
Supporters of detained feminists in China petition for their release
The New York Times, April 1, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/04/01/supporters-of-detained-feminists-in-china-petition-for-their-release
11 girls rescued from child prostitution ring
Shanghai Daily, April 1, 2015
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/metro/society/11-girls-rescued-from-child-prostitution-ring/shdaily.shtml
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Civil Society (民间社会)
NGOs in China fear clampdown as Xi Jinping plans new security controls
The Guardian, March 30, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/30/ngos-china-fear-security-clampdown
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