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Detention-Tan Kai(譚凱)/ Environment
Environmental Activists Detained in Hangzhou
Human Rights in China Press Release, 26/10/2005
Human Rights in China has reported that Tan Kai (譚凱), a rights activist for the environmental civil society group “Green Watch” (Lüse Guancha) who was involved in monitoring a chemical factory in Dongyang City, Zhejiang Province, has been placed under criminal detention by the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau. Tan began monitoring the factory when local residents started to make complaints about the serious pollution in April of this year. The other five members in the same group as Tan were released on October 19, 2005 after being summoned for questioning.
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/press?revision%5
fid=25771&item%5fid=25770
News
Death Penalty
Billionaire Donates 49.5 Billion Yuan Hoping to Delay Death Sentence
传亿万富豪捐495亿死刑暂缓
Dajiyuan.com, 26/10/2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/1
0/26/n1098182.htm
Death Penalty/Law-Court system
Courts to be Cautious Over Death Sentence
Xinhuanet.com, 26/10/2005
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-10/
26/content_3684042.htm
Death Penalty/Law-Legal Reform
Supreme People's Court to Reclaim Power to Review Death Sentences
from Provincial Courts
中国死刑核准权将从省级回归最高法院
Chinesenewsnet.com, 26/10/2005
http://www1.chinesenewsnet.com/gb/MainNews/SinoNew
s/Mainland/cna_2005_10_25_09_00_58_214.html09_00_58_214.html
Environment
Air Pollution in Chinese Cities Turns Serious
中国城市空气污染非常严重
Voice of America, 25/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/20
05-10-25-voa60.cfm
Hukou
China Plans to Reform Hukou System to Allow Greater Population Mobility
中国拟取消户口界限 放宽大中城市户口迁移限制
China News Agency, 26/10/2005
http://www.chinanews.com.cn//news/2005/2
005-10-26/8/643231.shtml
Human Rights
See No Evil
In These Times via China Digital News, 24/10/2005
http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/2363/
Law-Legal reform
Supreme People's Court Urges Clarification of Criterion to Take up Appeal Cases
最高法建议明确申请再审条件
The Beijing News, 26/10/2005
http://www.thebeijingnews.com/news/20
05/1026/11@004803.html
Migrant Workers
Medical Insurance Schemes Left Out the Migrant Workers
我国农民工就医进退维谷 医保问题越发突出
People's Daily, 26/10/2005
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1026/3801630.html
China to Include Unemployed Migrant Workers in National Unemployment Statistics
中国将把农民工纳入失业率统计
Radio Free Asia, 25/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/25/shiye/
Politics-Political reforms
Anything But Western Democracy
SCMP, 26/10/2005
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZCOET44FE.html
White Paper on Building Democracy in China Faces Challenges
中国“民主建设”面临严峻挑战
Voice of America, 25/10/2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2005-10-25-voa50.cfm
Protests and Petitions
Shanwei Government Use persuasion as a delaying tactic to avoid compensating
villagers
汕尾政府软硬兼施仍未赔偿村民
Radio Free Asia, 25/10/2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2005/10/25/shanwei/
Public Health-HIV AIDS /STDs
Henan Insurance Company Offer Package for HIV Carriers With Compensation Up to
300,000 Yuan
河南开售艾滋病保险单 最高保额为三十万元
EastDay.com, 26/10/2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/no
de81762/node95159/userobject1ai1579339.html
339.html
Public Health
Neighbours In the Dark on Outbreak in Anhui
SCMP, 26/10/2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZTJDG64FE.html
NPC Representative Says Comprehensive Medical Insurance Coverage is Needed
Before Health Care Reforms are Launched
全国人大代表王维忠：医改应首先解决社会保障问题
China Youth Daily, 26/10/2005
http://zqb.cyol.com/gb/zqb/2005-10/26
/content_81786.htm
Religion-Christianity
Vatican Urges End to Tensions With China
The Guardian, 26/10/2005
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,
1280,-5370090,00.html