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Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
汕尾拘9示威村民 (Nine Villagers Arrested over Shanwei Incident)
Ming Pao, December 13, 2005
Nine villagers in Dongzhou Village, Shanwei in Guangdong Province have been arrested in connection with an armed police crackdown of a protest over the construction of a power plant. On December 6, local officials said three had been killed in the incident, but reports have cited a higher death toll ranging from eight to over 20. Intellectuals in China, including Ding Zilin, leader of the Tiananmen Mothers Campaign, have issued an open letter to condemn the brutal suppression.
http://www.mingpaonews.com/
Religion
Twenty Nine Chinese House Church Leaders Arrested; Christian Beaten Businessman Files Civil Claim with Xinjiang Court
China Aid, December 13, 2005
Chinese authorities have rounded up 29 Christians during a raid on an underground church in Henan Province, a move not seen as unusual around Christmas time, Texas-based China Aid Association said. The 29 are church leaders from Anhui and Henan provinces, who are gathering to discuss how to help peasants infected with AIDS.
http://www.chinaaid.org/english_site/press_release_detail.
php?id=93
News
Death Penalty
潮州特大杀人案一审判决 (Death Sentence Handed Down for Chaozhou Murder Case)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_23
4531.htm
Economic Development
China Understated GDP by US$300b
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZPQ1BKRGE.html
Human Rights
本台首发：著名维权律师高智晟再次致信中国领导人 (Renowned Human Rights Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Writes Another Open Letter to Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/gao
zhisheng/
为农民进京告状的黄维忠被刑事拘留 (Activist Lawyer Huang Weizhong Detained)
Radio Free Asia, December 12, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/
huangweizhong/
Labor
China to Shut Down 4,000 Mines by Dec. 31
China Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2005-12/13/content
_502870.htm
广东张榜公布“血汗工厂” (Guangdong Issues Blacklist of "Sweatshops")
The Beijing News, December 13, 2005
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2005/1213/014@14757
2.htm
Law
法院是否有权 查询电信客户资料引发争议 (Do Courts Have the Right to Inquire Into Account Information of Phone Users?)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_23455
2.htm
审判程序透明 让公正看得见 (Trial Procedures More Transparent; Public Allowed to Attend)
Legal Daily, December 13, 2005
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2005-12/13/content_2345
48.htm
Police
大陆提供死囚器官供外国人器官移植 (Executed Inmates' Organs Used in Transplants for Foreigners in China)
Dajiyuan.com, December 13, 2005
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/5/12/12/n1151575.htm
Protests and Petitions – Shanwei Incident
听众评论汕尾镇压事件(1) (Callers' Comments on Shanwei Incident -1)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-12-12-voa68.cfm
听众评论汕尾镇压事件(2) (Callers' Comments on Shanwei Incident-2)
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2005-12-12-voa67.cfm
Chinese Township Under News Clampdown Following Clashes
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/politics/2005/12/09/china_
shanwei_official/
Intellectuals Register Their Opposition in Open Letter
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZJPMPJRGE.html
汕尾枪杀事件官方版本受各方质疑
Official Line on Shanwei Incident Challenged by Various Parties
Radio Free Asia, December 13, 2005
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2005/12/12/shan
wei/
Public Health
深圳天价医药费案患者家属担心医院修改病历 (Families That Complained About Being Overcharged for Medicine in Shenzhen Now Worried About Medical Records Being Tampered With)
EastDay.com, December 13, 2005
http://china.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node106001/userobject1ai1716533.html6533.html
罗氏集团正式授权在中国生产达菲 (Roche Grants License for China to Produce Tamiflu)
China Youth Daily, December 13, 2005
http://news.cyol.com/gb/news/2005-12/13/content_105441.htm
Resettlement
Exodus Forced by Dam Under Way
SCMP, December 13, 2005
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZKSCV6SGE.html