China's top court stresses referential precedent for justice
China Daily, June 2, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/02/content_20892264.htm
Wednesday, June 03, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
China: Drop draft law aimed at stifling NGOs—Amnesty International criticizes draft Foreign Non-Governmental Organizations Management Law in a submission to Chinese lawmakers.
Amnesty International, June 2, 2015
http://www.amnesty.ca/news/media-advisories/china-drop-draft-law-aimed-at-stifling-ngo-s-amnesty-international-criticizes
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中國律師《關於暫停制訂“境外非政府組織管理法”的法律建議》 (Chinese lawyers: Legal advice on suspending drafting of Overseas NGO Law)
So Jump, June 2, 2015
http://www.sojump.com/jq/5158297.aspxHRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo
Government Accountability (政府问责)
VOA专访: 丁子霖：中共不能回避六四屠杀 (Ding Zilin in VOA interview: CPC cannot evade issue of June Fourth massacre)
Voice of America, June 3, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/voa-special-interveiw-ding-zilin-june-4th-26-years/2804535.html
China detains dissidents, rights activists ahead of June 4 anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 2, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/dissidents-rights-activists-detained-ahead-of-june4-anniversary-06022015102732.html
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Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tuChina: end denial about Tiananmen Massacre
Human Rights Watch, June 2, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/02/china-end-denial-about-tiananmen-massacre巴黎民运团体为六四纪念碑献花悼六四26周年 (Pro-democracy groups in Paris gather at June Fourth monument to commemorate 26th anniversary of Tiananmen massacre)
Radio France Internationale, June 2, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150602-巴黎民运团体为六四纪念碑献花悼六四26周年/
China's graft-busters admit corruption drive has hurt Communist Party
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1815569/chinas-graft-busters-admit-corruption-drive-has-hurt
Relatives of missing passengers in Chinese cruise ship tragedy outraged over official silence
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1815572/relatives-missing-passengers-chinese-cruise-ship-tragedy-outraged
219.72 yuan per day for wrongful jailing? Experts say not enough
Caixin, June 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-06-02/100815614.html
Hong Kong (香港)
Tiananmen leader “hurt and sad” at localist Hongkongers’ hostile stance on mainland China
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1815651/tiananmen-leader-hurt-and-sad-localist-hongkongers-hostile
Hong Kong government accused of exploiting flawed cyberlaw to arrest political activist
South China Morning Post, June 3, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1815414/hong-kong-government-accused-exploiting-flawed-cyberlaw
Police will use “sufficient” force to deal with any June 4 protests
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/1814626/police-will-use-sufficient-force-deal-any-june-4-protests
Hong Kong legislature to take up electoral changes June 17
The Wall Street Journal, June 2, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-legislature-to-take-up-electoral-reforms-june-17-1433258977
Counterterrorism (反恐)
China's counterterrorism campaign goes global [part 4]
The Diplomat, June 2, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/chinas-counterterrorism-campaign-goes-global/
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
How Deng Xiaoping helped create a corrupt China
The New York Times, June 3, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/04/opinion/bao-tong-how-deng-xiaoping-helped-create-a-corrupt-china.html
How the Tiananmen massacre changed China, and the world
China Change, June 2, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/06/02/how-the-tiananmen-massacre-changed-china-and-the-world/
张博树:中国对89六四历史记忆因禁封而产生可怕断层 (Zhang Boshu: China’s suppression of June Fourth history causes horrible gap in memory)
Radio France Internationale, June 2, 2015
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20150602-张博树中国对89六四历史记忆因禁封而产生可怕断层/
巴黎專訪Peter Turnley 那一場空白的腥風血雨 (Interview with Peter Turnley: the empty reign of terror)
Apple Daily, June 3, 2015
http://hk.apple.supplement.nextmedia.com/culture/20150603/20438342
Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
Xi Jinping’s “rule of law” with Chinese characteristics
China Policy Institute, May 28, 2015
http://blogs.nottingham.ac.uk/chinapolicyinstitute/2015/05/28/xi-jinpings-rule-of-law-with-chinese-characteristics/
Access to Information (信息公开)
China’s internet police are coming out of the shadows to purify the web
Quartz, June 1, 2015
http://qz.com/416231/chinas-internet-police-are-coming-out-of-the-shadows-to-purify-the-web/
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
Foreign business groups wary of China’s nonprofit clampdown
The Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/foreign-business-groups-wary-of-chinas-nonprofit-clampdown-1433157818
Foreign governments, non-profits press China to revise draft NGO law
Reuters, June 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-china-ngos-idUSKBN0OH2I720150601
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China: scrap repressive Foreign Organizations Law
Human Rights Watch, June 1, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/01/china-scrap-repressive-foreign-organizations-lawNGOs in China express alarm over “xenophobic” regulation
中国境外NGO法律引“恐外”争议
The Financial Times, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/0d5a0408-0825-11e5-95f4-00144feabdc0.html CH: http://home.ftchinese.com/story/001062327HRIC Law Note: Draft Law on Foreign NGOs Undermines Chinese Civil Society and China’s International Engagement
中国人权法律评论：境外非政府组织管理法草案损害了中国的民间社会和中国政府的国际参与
Human Rights in China, May 21, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/legal-resources/hric-law-note-draft-law-foreign-ngos-undermines-chinese-civil-society-and-chinas CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/zhong-guo-ren-quan-fa-lu-ping-lun-jing-wai-fei-zheng-fu-zu-zhi-guan-li-fa-cao-sun-hai-liao-zhong-guo
Government Accountability (政府问责)
Yellow umbrellas in Taipei to remember Tiananmen massacre
Focus Taiwan, June 2, 2015
http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201506020009.aspx
Tiananmen Mothers urge China to bear responsibility for 'crimes'
Reuters, June 2, 2015
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/06/02/uk-china-rights-idUKKBN0OI0P420150602
Related:
Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth
CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tu
2022冬奧會評估報告出爐 北京似較具優勢 (Assessment report for 2022 Winter Olympics released, Beijing seems to have relative advantage)
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2015
http://www.nanzao.com/tc/national/14db37b4118bfbf/2022-dong-ao-hui-ping-gu-bao-gao-chu-lu-bei-jing-si-jiao-ju-you-shi
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Olympics Commission says China promises to respect rights as part of 2022 bid
Reuters, June 1, 2015
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/01/china-scrap-repressive-foreign-organizations-law
趙紫陽子稱因規格和選址監控問題 父親安葬無期 (Zhao Ziyang’s son: date of father’s burial cannot be set due to regulations and monitoring of selected grave sites)
Radio Telelvision Hong Kong, June 2, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150602/news_20150602_55_1104309.htm
Chen Wenqing appointed state security minister amid reshuffle
China Want Times, May 29, 2015
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150529000056&cid=1101&MainCatID=0
ICTs and Human Rights (信息技术与人权)
Internet police turn to social media for information on cybercrimes
China Daily, June 2, 2015
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-06/02/content_20884101.htm
China uses drones to monitor pollution problem from above
Caixin, June 2, 2015
http://english.caixin.com/2015-05-29/100814593.html
China's military dream
The Diplomat, June 1, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/chinas-military-dream/
Hong Kong (香港)
Beijing’s reform plan for Hong Kong is final so don’t expect last-minute changes, CY Leung says
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1814743/beijings-reform-plan-hong-kong-final-so-dont-expect-last
Beijing officials get tough with pan-democrats over Hong Kong electoral reform stance
South China Morning Post, June 1, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1814340/beijing-officials-get-tough-pan-democrats-over-electoral
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香港泛民议员再会北京官员，政改难有共识 (HK pan-dems’ meeting with Beijing officials unlikely to achieve consensus on political reform)
Voice of America, June 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/media/video/voaweishi-20150601-voaconnects-Hong-Kong/2802792.html
More than 7,000 officers mobilised as Hong Kong police vow swift crackdown on any protests ahead of reform vote
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1814682/more-7000-officers-mobilised-hong-kong-police-vow-swift
Pessimism deepens over Hong Kong's plan for electoral reform
South China Morning Post, June 2, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1814677/pessimism-deepens-over-hong-kongs-plan-electoral-reform
For now, Hong Kong remains a focus for Tiananmen massacre anniversary
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/remains-06012015135921.html
Counterterrorism (反恐)
Exiled leader criticizes China’s crackdown on “terrorist” gangs in Xinjiang
Radio Free Asia, June 1, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/uyghur/exiled-leader-criticizes-chinas-crackdown-on-terrorist-gangs-in-xinjiang-06012015153335.html
How the Chinese Government fights terrorism
The Diplomat, June 1, 2015
http://thediplomat.com/2015/06/how-the-chinese-government-fights-terrorism/
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
「雨傘運動」後香港年輕一代重新看六四 (Hong Kong youth’s new perspectives on June Fourth after Umbrella Movement)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 2, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150602_hongkong_junefourth_movement
Will China Close Its Doors?
The New York Times, June 1, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/opinion/will-china-close-its-doors.html
Goodbye to smog, cold noodles and breakneck change: my seven years covering China
The Guardian, June 1, 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/01/smog-noodles-china-pollution-injustices-achievements-tania-branigan
Monday, June 01, 2015
Access to Justice (司法公正)
安徽一民警示意在押人员假自杀假解救立功减刑 (At police’s suggestion, detainees stage rescue of fake suicide to earn penalty reduction)
Zhangjiakou Online, May 28, 2015
http://www.zjkonline.com/News/201505/New1326621.html
Chinese court declares “killer-kidnappers” innocent - 17 years too late
South China Morning Post, May 30, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1813090/chinese-court-declares-killer-kidnappers-innocent-17-years-too
Hundreds of Chinese judges quitting over low pay and “bureaucratic intervention”
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1814291/chinese-judges-quitting-due-low-pay-and-bureaucratic
最高法发布5起性侵未成年人犯罪典型案例 潜入女生宿舍奸淫多名幼女获死刑(Supreme People’s Court issues 5 typical cases of sexual offenses against minors: rapist of multiple young girls in a dormitory receives death penalty)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150529/Articel05003GN.htm
Access to Information (信息公开)
社科院专家：政府借口不太清楚难消公众质疑 (CASS Expert: Government’s common response of “it is not very clear” to OGI requests does not ease people’s doubts)
Legal Evening News, May 28, 2015
http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2015-05-28/143031886908.shtml
China’s shadowy internet police to open social media accounts as internet clampdown intensifies
International Business Times, June 1, 2015
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-shadowy-internet-police-open-social-media-accounts-internet-clampdown-1946140
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公安部：建立网警常态化公开巡查执法机制 (Ministry of Public Security: Establish Internet police to normalize public inspections enforcement mechanism)
The Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China, June 1, 2015
http://www.mps.gov.cn/n16/n1237/n1342/n803715/4452960.html
Chinese security laws elevate the party and stifle dissent. Mao would approve
The New York Times, May 29, 2015
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/30/world/asia/chinese-national-security-law-aims-to-defend-party-grip-on-power.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Editor's suspension highlights rampant graft in China's state media
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/editors-suspension-highlights-rampant-graft-in-state-media-05292015105640.html
Citizen Participation (公民参与)
视觉艺术家协会将表扬古巴与中国人权组织 (Visual Artists Guild to honor Cuban and Chinese human rights organizations)
Voice of America, June 1, 2015
http://www.voachinese.com/content/cuba-china-20150529/2797068.html
China rewards “peaceful” Tibetan monasteries with large payments
Radio Free Asia, May 29, 2015
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/rewards-05292015163604.html
江西一村庄村民阻止企业建设环保工程事件调查 利民环保工程为何难以开工 (Investigation into villagers’ blocking environmental protection construction in Jiangxi: why is it hard to start a project that is good for the villagers and environment?)
Legal Daily, May 29, 2015
http://epaper.legaldaily.com.cn/fzrb/content/20150529/Articel04003GN.htm
Government Accountability (政府问责)
June 4th stands for the world’s unfinished business
China Change, May 30, 2015
http://chinachange.org/2015/05/31/26-years-on-the-world-lives-in-the-shadow-of-june-4th-1989/
Remembering undocumented histories
The Nanfang, June 1, 2015
https://thenanfang.com/remembering-undocumented-histories/
Related:
Chinese leaders cannot escape their historical responsibility for the June Fourth massacre—commemorating the 26th anniversary of the June Fourth tragedy
天安门母亲：中国领导人不可能逃避“六四”大屠杀的历史责任——纪念“六四”惨案二十六周年
Human Rights in China, June 1, 2015
EN: http://www.hrichina.org/en/press-work/press-release/chinese-leaders-cannot-escape-their-historical-responsibility-june-fourth CH: http://www.hrichina.org/chs/xin-wen-gong-zuo/xin-wen-fa-bu/tian-men-mu-qin-zhong-guo-ling-dao-ren-bu-ke-neng-tao-bi-liu-si-da-tu
江西每天至少4人因职务犯罪落马 行贿人将被曝光 (Every day at least 4 people in Jiangxi are sacked for crimes committed in the course of official duties: those who engage in bribery will be exposed)
Phoenix News, May 28, 2015
http://jx.ifeng.com/news/jd/detail_2015_05/28/3943527_0.shtml
Chinese official overseeing medical device sector under investigation for corruption
South China Morning Post, May 29, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1812126/chinese-official-overseeing-medical-device-sector-under
China’s antigraft tips fly as hunt for tigers appears to change stripes
Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-antigraft-tips-fly-as-hunt-for-tigers-appears-to-change-stripes-1433076719
Trial of Chinese lawmaker features accusations of prostitution
The New York Times, May 29, 2015
http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/trial-of-chinese-hotelier-features-accusations-of-prostitution/
China charges former senior energy official with graft
Reuters, June 1, 2015
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/01/us-china-corruption-energy-idUSKBN0OH1CH20150601
习近平主持审议《共产党党组工作条例（试行）》 (Xi Jinping presides over deliberations for draft CPC work regulations)
Tencent, May 30, 2015
http://news.qq.com/a/20150530/002712.htm
Hong Kong (香港)
Mainland refuses China permit for Longhair
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 30, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150530/news_20150530_56_1103660.htm
June 4 vigil still delivers powerful message, say young activists
South China Morning Post, May 31, 2015
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/1813325/june-4-vigil-still-delivers-powerful-message-say-young
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“Around 3,000” join June 4 commemoration march
Radio Television Hong Kong, May 31, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews/20150531/news_20150531_56_1103839.htm 六四週年前夕香港支聯會發起紀念遊行 (Hong Kong Alliance organizes memorial march in the lead-up to June Fourth anniversary)
British Broadcasting Corporation, May 31, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/05/150531_hongkong_june_fourth_rally_update Tensions rise ahead of vigil
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=30&art_id=157518&sid=44580059&con_type=1&d_str=20150601 香港政改难有共识 “纪念六四”遭遇夹击 (No consensus for Hong Kong’s political reform, June Fourth memorial march disputed)
Deutsche Welle, May 31, 2015
http://www.dw.de/香港政改难有共识-纪念六四遭遇夹击/a-18488266
Beijing rules out Hong Kong electoral reform concessions
The Wall Street Journal, May 31, 2015
http://www.wsj.com/articles/beijing-rules-out-hong-kong-electoral-reform-concessions-1433072382
陳偉業指現時否決政改方案氣氛是最好 (Legislator Albert Chan Wai-yip thinks it best to vote down political reform proposal now)
Radio Television Hong Kong, June 1, 2015
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/expressnews/20150601/news_20150601_55_1104056.htm
Opinion and Editorial (观点和社论)
”I was motivated by my conscience,” says Tiananmen letter author
The Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2015
http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2015/05/29/i-was-motivated-by-my-conscience-says-tiananmen-letter-author/
專訪張博樹：「六四」是中國政治思潮分水嶺 (Interview with Zhang Boshu: June Fourth marks a watershed in Chinese political thought)
British Broadcasting Corporation, June 1, 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/trad/china/2015/06/150601_tiananmen_zhang_boshu_interview
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