ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Re-defining cyberspace
China Media Project, October 8, 2015
http://cmp.hku.hk/2015/10/08/39309/

Hong Kong (香港)

Hong Kong university purge
Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-university-purge-1444261236

Related:
CY Leung met HKU vice-chancellor Peter Mathieson in weeks leading up to controversial Johannes Chan snub
South China Morning Post, October 9, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1865423/cy-leung-met-hku-vice-chancellor-peter-mathieson

科大學生會向校長發公開信　要求立即研究修例　廢除特首任校監制度 (HKUST students in open letter to President: immediately consider abolishing automatic appointment of HK Chief Executive as University Chancellor)
Radio France Internationale, October 7, 2015
https://thestandnews.com/society/科大學生會向校長發公開信-要求立即研究修例-廢除特首任校監制度/

Related:
【修改大學條例迫在眉睫 杜絕政權黑手侵凌學界】(Amend University Ordinance, Stop Political Inference on the Academic Community)
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students’ Union, October 7, 2015
https://www.facebook.com/HKUSTSU/photos/a.288100644538118.87865.178853615462822/1170457139635793/

Troubled leaders: A former chief executive of Hong Kong is arrested by anti-graft officials
The Economist, October 10, 2015
http://www.economist.com/news/china/21672331-former-chief-executive-hong-kong-arrested-anti-graft-officials-troubled-leaders

Counterterrorism (反恐)

Suspects in Xinjiang mine attack sought explosives: Guard
Radio Free Asia, October 8, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/explosives-10082015180121.html

Access to Justice (司法公正)

Chinese lawyers call for the abolition of their professional body
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/lawyers-10072015110650.html

Related:
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, September 30, 2015
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

Five years on, Liu Xiaobo's wife stays silent, under house arrest
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/silence-10082015111519.html

Access to Information (信息公开)

[Video] Channel 4 presents Unreported World: China’s gay shock therapy
The Guardian, October 8, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/oct/08/channel-4-presents-unreported-world-chinas-gay-shock-therapy-video

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

In Tiananmen Square, the police leap into action
假日天安门广场上反乌托邦的一幕
The New York Times, October 7, 2015
http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20151008/c08sino-tiananmen/dual/

China's prawn scandal sparks consumer rights furore
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 8, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-34461859

Government Accountability (政府问责)

福建省委副书记、省长苏树林涉嫌严重违纪接受组织调查--中纪委 (Governor of China's Fujian province under investigation by anti-corruption watchdog)
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://cn.reuters.com/article/2015/10/08/su-shulin-idCNKCS0S202Z20151008

Former UN General Assembly head charged with taking $1.3 million in bribes from Chinese businessmen
Hong Kong Free Press, October 7, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/07/former-un-general-assembly-head-charged-with-taking-1-3-million-in-bribes-from-chinese-businessmen/

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

Chinese hackers breached LoopPay, whose tech is central to Samsung Pay
The New York Times, October 8, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers-breached-looppay-a-contributor-to-samsung-pay.html

U.S. targets Chinese groups in cyber feud
The Financial Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/4ba9e99a-6d0f-11e5-aca9-d87542bf8673.html

Hong Kong (香港)

60學者結盟 行動護學術自由 (60 academics form alliance to defend academic freedom through action)
Mingpao, October 8, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/pns/dailynews/web_tc/article/20151008/s00002/1444240636849

港大學生擬全民投票要求新校委會主席需全校師生接受 (HKU Student Union considering a referendum to determine whether students believe new Council chairs must be accepted by all teaching staff and students)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 8, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1216108-20151008.htm

屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴 (Tu Youyou receiving Nobel prize a slap in the face to anti-Johannes Chan camp)
Radio France Internationale, October 8, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151008-屠呦呦获奖掴反陈文敏派一巴

Lawyers, nurses, accountants, IT workers to join HKU students in protest over appointment row
South China Morning Post, October 7, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864856/professionals-set-join-university-hong-kong

Pan-democrats to run for chair and deputy chair of all LegCo committees
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/pan-democrats-to-run-for-chair-and-deputy-chair-of-all-legco-committees/

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

What will the TPP mean for China?
China File, October 7, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/conversation/what-will-tpp-mean-china

Related:
US-backed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal 'not intended to exclude China', says Beijing
Reuters, October 8, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/1865428/us-backed-trans-pacific-partnership-trade-deal-not

A year on, mixed views on what Hong Kong protests achieved
Voice of America, October 7, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/ap-a-year-on-mixed-views-on-what-hong-kong-protests-achieved/2994985.html

Hong Kong Letter: A city divided on democracy
Irish Times, October 7, 2015
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/asia-pacific/hong-kong-letter-a-city-divided-on-democracy-1.2381248

【舒立观察】保障律师权利重在践行
Caixin: Protection of China's lawyers needs to be put into practice
Caixin, September 28, 2015
CH: http://opinion.caixin.com/2015-09-28/100857799.html
EN: http://chinascope.org/main/content/view/7464/106/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

After refusing to allow activist home, China now bans him from leaving
上海维权人士冯正虎出境被拦截
Radio Free Asia, October 6, 2015
EN: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/leaving-10062015124004.html
CH: http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/renquanfazhi/ql1-10062015110902.html

Judge Xi Xiaoming and his vanishing assets
Supreme People’s Court Monitor, October 6, 2015
http://supremepeoplescourtmonitor.com/2015/10/07/judge-xi-xiaoming-and-his-vanishing-assets/

Access to Information (信息公开)

The Chinese government is cranking up the nationalism after its Nobel win
Quartz, October 7, 2015
http://qz.com/518337/the-chinese-government-is-cranking-up-the-nationalism-after-its-nobel-win/

李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账 (Chinese media attack Li Ka Shing again for buying Portuguese wind farm development company)
Radio France Internationale, October 4, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20151004-李嘉诚收购葡萄牙风电再遭中国传媒算账

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

Five Tibetan land protesters are freed in Sichuan, with five others held back
Radio Free Asia, October 7, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/freed-10062015172522.html

Chinese street artist finds perfect canvas to show city's rapid development – Beijing’s abandoned buildings
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1864614/chinese-street-artist-finds-perfect-canvas-show-citys-rapid

【短片】艾未未工作室發現竊聽器　放炮仗問：聽到了嗎？ (Ai Weiwei discovers wiretapping device at atelier, sets off fireworks and asks “did you hear that?”)
Mingpao, October 5, 2015
http://news.mingpao.com/ins/instantnews/web_tc/article/20151005/s00004/1444052378010

Government Accountability (政府问责)

Former U.N. President and Chinese billionaire are accused in graft scheme
The New York Times, October 6, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/07/nyregion/john-ashe-top-united-nations-official-is-accused-in-bribery-scheme.html

白宫：TPP协议达成，压力在中国 (White House: Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement reached, pressure is on China)
Voice of America, October 7, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/white-house-china-tpp-20151006/2994251.html

ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)

HP and Dell suspend use of interns in Chinese factories
The Guardian, October 6, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/oct/06/hp-and-dell-suspend-use-of-interns-in-chinese-factories

U.S., China have dueling definitions of cybersecurity
Voice of America, October 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/us-china-cyber-agreeement-finds-little-to-agree-upon/2993431.html

Hong Kong (香港)

2,000 HKU students and staff joined silent march to protest liberal scholar’s rejection from key post
South China Morning Post, October 6, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864546/hku-staff-and-students-hold-silent-march-demand

Hong Kong Soccer Association fined after its fans boo Chinese anthem
The New York Times, October 6, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/06/hong-kong-fifa-china-anthem/

Anti-parallel trading teenagers acquitted after police testimony questioned
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/anti-parallel-trading-teenagers-acquitted-after-police-testimony-questioned/

Hong Kong to cover British insignia on postboxes to “avoid confusion”
The Guardian, October 7, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/07/hong-kong-to-cover-british-insignia-on-postboxes-to-avoid-confusion

“占中”一周年：争取民主的“后雨伞”新兴专业团体 (“Occupy Central” anniversary: the rise of professional groups amid the “post-Umbrella movement” struggle for democracy)
British Broadcasting Corporation, October 6, 2015
http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/china/2015/10/151006_hk_occupy_central_anniversary_umbrella_movement_professional

Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)

”Harmonious demolition” and Chinese legal reform
The Wall Street Journal, October 7, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/10/07/harmonious-demolition-and-chinese-legal-reform/

Authorities should do more to protect China’s lawyers
China File, October 6, 2015
http://www.chinafile.com/reporting-opinion/caixin-media/authorities-should-do-more-protect-chinas-lawyers

Video: “The students are innocent!”—dramatic new documentary charts the birth of Occupy
Hong Kong Free Press, October 6, 2015
https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/10/06/video-the-students-are-innocent-dramatic-new-documentary-charts-the-birth-of-occupy/

Access to Justice (司法公正)

[Video] 709律師抓捕 (“709 Crackdown”)
China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group, October 1, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxkiAcRh0_k

Related:
Mass Crackdown on Chinese Lawyers and Defenders
Human Rights in China, September 30, 2015
http://www.hrichina.org/en/mass-crackdown-chinese-lawyers-and-defenders

Access to Information (信息公开)

台灣大選前1個月起赴台陸客數目將減9成半 (Mainland Chinese tourists to be reduced by 95% 1 month before Taiwan general election)
Radio Television Hong Kong, October 6, 2015
http://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/component/k2/1215699-20151006.htm

Citizen Participation (公民参与)

TPP Agreement Fuels Debate Online in China
Voice of America, October 6, 2015
http://www.voanews.com/content/tpp-agreement-fuels-debate-online-in-china/2993468.html

Tibetan monk, 15, is detained in Ngaba following solo protest
Radio Free Asia, October 5, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/monk-10052015172035.html