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Protests and Petitions - Hu Jia (胡佳)
中国民间艾滋病防治人士胡佳获释 (Detained AIDS Activist Hu Jia Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/28/hujia/
Hu Jia, a 32-year-old AIDS activist, returned to his home in Beijing on Tuesday after having been detained by authorities at an unknown location for about six weeks. He was arrested on February 16 while participating in a hunger strike called by rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng.
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Aids Activist Released but Researcher Still Detained
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC3R8AVKE.html
News
Environment
Polluters May be Taxed, Says Minister
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO3R8AVKE.html
Labor
Chinese President Stresses Safe Production and "Putting People First"
People's Daily, March 29, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/29/
eng20060329_254148.html
Media
中宣部禁止传媒负面报道长征 (Publicity Department Bans Negative Reports on the Long March)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/28/
china_media_freedom/
电子网络成为另一种民主形式 (Internet Becomes Another Form of Democracy in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/wangluo/
Protests and Petitions
上访夫妇岳永进被关月余仍未获释 (Liaoning Couple Still Being Held in Detention for Petitioning in Beijing Last Month)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/shangfang/
广西警民冲突 被抓村民只部分释放 (Four Villagers Detained in Clash With Police in Guangxi Province Still Not Released)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/28/chongtu/
Anti-Graft Activists Detained
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZW3R8AVKE.html
Protests and Petitions – Taishi Incident
New Setback in Taishi's Struggle for Democracy
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGQLI6VKE.html
官方宣布太石村选举结果 公正性遭质疑 (Taishi Local People’s Congress Election Results Announced, but Fairness of Elections Is in Question)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
03/28/taishi/
Public Health
北京废止动员组织公民献血条例 (Beijing Repeals 1998 Municipal Regulation Urging Citizens to Give Blood)
China Youth Daily, March 29, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-03/29/content
_1344941.htm
Gruesome Business of Supply, Demand
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZC2OI6VKE.html
Organs Taken 'With Consent of Prisoners'
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ04R8AVKE.html
青海省甘河滩地区大批儿童铅中毒 (Lead Poisoning Found in Large Number of Children in Qinghai Province)
Radio Free Asia, March 29, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/
03/28/china_pollution/
Religion
Catholic Group Preparing for Mainland Move
SCMP, March 29, 2006
http://hongkong.scmp.com/hknews/ZZZH7XI6VKE.html