Thursday, June 22, 2006

June 22, 2006

News
Bilateral Ties
中国称不能接受王文怡案撤销起诉 (China Won’t Accept US's Withdrawal of Indictment Against Falun Gong Protestor Wang Wenyi)
Voice of America, June 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-21-voa65.cfm

Death Penalty
3名妇女身上钢针刺字 被告人周景志获死缓/(Man Sentenced to Death with Two-Year Reprieve for Torturing 3 Women)
Xinhuanet, June 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-06/21/
content_4728333.htm


Environment
Burning of Farm Straw Has Capital Choking
SCMP, June 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNVDB67OE.html

Gender
新世纪中国妇女 仍肩负传统重轭 (Modern Chinese Women Still Bearing Traditional Burdens)
BBC, June 20, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid
_5090000/newsid_5098000/5098064.stm


Human Rights
娱乐场所新毒品泛滥 北京将对娱乐场所实施尿检 (Beijing PSB Plans for Urine Testing in Entertainment Venues as Use of New Drugs Increases)
EastDay.com, June 22, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/
node81762/node143031/userobject1ai2124346.html


Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Zeng Jinyan (曾金燕)
胡佳的妻子曾金燕被跟踪 (Activist Zeng Jinyan, Wife of AIDS Activist Hu Jia, Followed)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/06/21/hujia/


Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Fu Xiancai (付先财)
付先财接受德国援助 中国不希望受外界干扰 (Fu Xiancai Accepts Germany's Assistance but China Says it Wants No Foreign Intervention)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin
/shenrubaodao/2006/06/21/fuxiancai/


Human Rights Defender - Petitioner - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
Police Detain Blind Chinese Activist, Put Family Under House Arrest
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/social
/2006/06/21/china_activist/


Human Rights Defender – Journalist - Li Changqing (李长青)
原福州日报记者李长青二审维持原判 (Rights Lawyer Mo Shaoping Discusses Appeal of Journalist Li Changqing)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/
06/21/fuzhou/


Human Rights Defender – Lawyer - Zheng Enchong (郑恩宠)
郑恩宠夫妇发表公开信 再次点名批评黄菊 (Zheng Enchong and Wife Issue Another Open Letter Criticizing CPC Leader Huang Ju)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/06
/21/huangju/


Law
China Moves Against Local Meddling in Court Cases
China Daily, June 21, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200606/21/
eng20060621_276052.html


Media
搜狐新浪搜索引擎重启使用 (Blocked Search Engines of Two Chinese Websites Reopened)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/06/21/sohu/


Poverty
「先富起来」背后的危机 (The Danger of "Letting Some Get Rich First")
Ming Pao, June 22, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060622/msa1.htm

Protests and Petitions
市民抵京抗议后 3名天津高官待查 (Three Senior Tianjin Officials to Be Investigated After Citizens Protest in Beijing)
BBC, June 22, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi
/newsid_5100000/newsid_5104700/5104736.stm


郑州大学骚乱仍未平息 ( Student Protest at Zhengzhou University Still Unresolved)
Radio Free Asia, June 21, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao
/2006/06/21/zhengzhou/


Religion
北京批港法轮功骚扰游客引发关注 (Beijing’s Criticism over Falun Gong Member’s Harassment of Tourists in Hong Kong Raises Concerns for Future of Falun Gong)
Voice of America, June 21, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-21-voa35.cfm

Society
公安部最新普查 內地道友78.5(Ministry of Public Security’s New Figures Show 785,000 Drug Addicts in China in 2005)
Wen Wei Po, June 22, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0606220021&cat=002CH


Three Gorges
Activists Threaten to Sue Watchdog over Dam Project
SCMP, June 22, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1T6IB7OE.html