Detention- Xu Wanping (許萬平)
Dissident Nears Trial Without Legal Representation
Human Rights in China Press Release, 21/10/2005
Human Rights in China (HRIC) has learned that the Chongqing dissident Xu Wanping, who has been detained since March 30 on the charge of "incitement to subvert state power," will soon go to trial with no lawyer to represent him.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press
?revision%5fid=25291&item%5fid=25290
Religion-Christianity
Chinese Police Detain Protestant Leaders
AP via YahooNews.com, 21/10/2005
China Aid Association has reported that more than 50 church leaders from some 20 provinces have been arrested by public security police during a gathering in the village of Gougezhuang in Hebei Province, where they were discussing outreach for the independent Protestant church movement. Spokesmen at the police headquarters refused to give information on the arrest.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051021/ap_on_re_as/
china_banned_church;_ylt=Ah5RgwPTE5GNi1SVsYJc1kQBxg8F;
_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
News
Corporate Social Responsibility
Govt Honors 21 Enterprises for Environmental Protection
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/
20/content_3656509.htm
Death Penalty
Feted Killer of Triad Head Sentenced to Death
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10
/21/content_486773.htm
Internet Bar Arsonists Sentenced
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/
21/content_3660685.htm
Migrant Who Killed Four Over Wages Executed
SCMP, 21/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ5D9381FE.html
Detention- Ching Cheong(程翔)
State Council: Ching Cheong's Health in Good Condition
國 務 院 ： 程 翔 身 體 良 好
Apple Daily, 21/10/2005
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple
/art_main.cfm?sec_id=4104&iss_id=200510
21&art_id=5328610
Labor-Work safety / conditions
Mining Ban Ignored by Hard-up Owners
Xinhuanet.com, 21/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10
/21/content_3659677.htm
Law
Beijing Local Court Rules Out First Criminal Case to Agree on an Out-of-Court
Settlement
刑事案件首次应用庭外和解
China Youth Daily, 21/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/21/content_79686.htm
Migrant Workers-Migrant children
Left-Behind Children Should Not be Forgotten
China Daily, 21/10/2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-10
/21/content_486767.htm
Politics
Chinese Communists Dash Hopes of Democratic Reform
The Guardian, 21/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0
,7369,1597425,00.html
Protests and Petitions
Bold Opportunity Goes Begging
The Standard, 21/10/2005
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?w
e_cat=9&art_id=3708&sid=5052732
&con_type=1&d_str=20051019
Rights Activist: Looking at Human Rights Protection in Light of the Taishi Village Incident
李银河：从太石村事件看人权保护
Peacehall, 21/10/2005
http://www.peacehall.com/news/gb/china/2005
/10/200510211307.shtml
China's revolution for everyone and no one
Asia Times Online, 20/10/2005
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_B
usiness/GJ21Cb01.html
Villagers in Shunde, Guangdong Report Being Threatened After Protesting Land Grab by Party Officials
广东顺德村干部违法征地新发展 村民代表受恐吓
Radio Free Asia, 20/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005
/10/20/shunde/
Society-Drug
Expert Warns the Number of Drug Users in China Is Rising
中国吸毒人数增加 禁毒形势严峻
Voice of America, 21/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-20-voa27.cfm
Hong Kong
Newspapers Criticise Government’s Proposed Democratic Reforms
SCMP, 20/10/2005
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZT5G9ETEE.html
- related news:
- The Fifth Report of the Constitutional Development Task Force
- Hong Kong SAR Government Information Center, 21/10/2005
- http://www.info.gov.hk/cab/cab-review/eng/report5/index.htm
