News
Death Penalty
Gang leaders sentenced to death for shooting 3 innocent people in Chengdu
成都一菜霸團夥持槍濫殺無辜 3人被判死刑
CRI Online, July 4, 2005
http://big5.chinabroadcast.cn/gate/big5/gb.chinabroadcast.cn/
3821/2005/07/04/1566@607862.htm
Gender – Sexual harassment
Survey shows over 70% dare to sue superior for sexual harassment
调查显示近七成女性敢于揭发上司性骚扰
EastDay.com, July 4, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/news/node37955/node37957/
node37979/node71637/userobject1ai1229302.html
Human rights – Bilateral ties
U.S. Protests American Detained in China
AP via YahooNews.com, July 4, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050704/ap_on_re_as/china_hu
man_rights/nc:731;_ylt=ArWfaEm6oEDG5t3.OgtMlsIBxg8F;_ylu
=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Migrant Workers
150,000 cases against rights population filed by migrant population last year, statistics show
中国去年查处侵害流动人口合法权益案件15万余起
China News Agency, July 5, 2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-05/26/5
94975.shtml
Police - Abuse
The death of an Anhui peasant reveals officials’ power abuse in land grab incidents
新华视点：一位青年农民之死
Xinhuanet, July 5, 2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/newscenter/2005-07/05/content_
3176841.htm
Police – Crime / Migrant workers
Crime rate amongst floating population remain high
流动人口违法犯罪居高不下
Legal Daily, July 5, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-07/05/content_16
3393.htm
Religion-Christianity
China, at odds with Vatican, arrests bishop –group
YahooNews, July 5, 2005
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050705/wl_nm/religion_china_
dc/nc:731;_ylt=ApEKJ9LIiRf3LMMZOAv555gBxg8F;_ylu=X3oD
MTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
Resettlement - Forceful eviction
10 villagers injured in violent clashes over land dispute in Henan
河南百汉刀棍袭居民血腥徵地十人受伤
Chinesenewsnet, July 5, 2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNews/
Mainland/2005_7_4_20_36_40_106.html#
Poverty – Rural poverty
26.1 million people live in absolute poverty, official statistics show
民政部：中国农村目前还有2610多万绝对贫困人口
China News Agency, July 5, 2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn/news/2005/2005-07-05/26/
594919.shtml
Hong Kong
March no longer popular, says Beijing
SCMP, July 5, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZSBC1WQAE.html