Thursday, June 29, 2006

June 29, 2006

News
Environment
Worldwatch Institute: 16 of World's 20 Most-Polluted Cities in China
Voice of America, June 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-06-28-voa36.cfm

Gender
Women in China Falling Victim to Gender Violence
The Japan Times, June 28, 2006
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20060628a2.html

Government
审计报告为啥不点名? 审计署:有审计结果公告制度没必要一一列举 (National Audit Office Says No Need to List Individual Results of Audit Report)
Nanfang Daily, June 29, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200606290534.asp


Transparency Is the Key to Containing Bird Flu
SCMP, June 29, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZYPAKB7OE.html

权力变现正在成为一种流行病 (When Abuse of Power Becomes Commonplace)
China Youth Daily, June 29, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-06/29/content
_1431706.htm


Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
律师临沂冒险录像 揭官警迫害陈光诚 (Video of Lawyer Being Beaten Shows Police Persecution of Chen Guangcheng)
Radio Free Asia, June 28, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006
/06/28/chen/


Human Rights Defender – Tibet - Nyima Choedron (尼玛曲珍)
中国证实尼玛曲珍2月已提前获释 (China Confirms Release of Tibetan Activist Nyima Choedron in February)
Voice of America, June 28, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-06-28-voa46.cfm

Labor
Fifty-six Confirmed Dead in China Mine Accident as New Tragedy Kills 22
AFP (via YahooNews), June 29, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060628/wl_asia_afp/
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Getting Tough on Work Safety
SCMP, June 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZCDSIB7OE.html

Media
广州:网络警察巡逻”BBS和博客 (Guangzhou Internet Police to "Patrol" Bulletin Board System and Blogs)
Nanfang Daily, June 29, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/
200606290294.asp


热点快评:笼统设限有害监督 相应赋权才是急所 (Commentary: Proposed Draft Law Would Punish Media for Reporting on “Suddenly Occurring Mass Incidents” Without Authorization)
Yang Cheng Wan Bao, June 27, 2006
http://www.ycwb.com/gb/content/2006-
06/27/content_1153510.htm


Olympics
Hebei to Help Avoid Olympic Drought
SCMP, June 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWCYB67OE.html

Letter from China: Minding Their Manners, Looking to the Olympics
International Herald Tribune, June 28, 2006
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/06/28/news/letter.php

Protests and Petitions
Mass Protest over Ban on Motorised Tricycles
SCMP, June 29, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZS3OS67OE.html

Public Health
China to Promote Local AIDS Awareness
Xinhua (via China Economic Net), June 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-06/28/content_
4763170.htm