Civil Society
广东全面清理社会团体 变相组织公费旅游等列为重点 (Guangdong to “Clean up” Social Organizations that Have Violated Operating Procedures)
Nanfang Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy
/200607270017.asp
Death Penalty
迂回三省运毒进京22岁男子被判死缓 (22-year-old Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Death with Two-year Reprieve)
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-07/26/content_
4880996.htm
Education
China, U.S. Cooperate to Train Rural Teachers
People's Daily, July 26, 2006
http://english.people.com.cn/200607/26/eng20060726_
286687.html
Environment
能耗将成政府核准项目的强制性门槛 (New Projects Will Have to Pass Energy Consumption Requirements)
China Youth Daily, July 27, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/27/content_
1459641.htm
国家环保总局:中国饮用水源地环境污染问题突出 (State Environmental Protection Administration Finds Polluted Sources of Drinking Water a Serious Problem)
EastDay.com, July 27, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node150808/u1a2209260.html
Government
中国评论﹕不信群众仅信党﹖ (Commentary: Local Electoral System Reflects Trusts in CPC but Not in Public)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cah1.htm
县乡人大选举禁自我宣传 (Electoral Campaigns Ruled Out for China's Local Elections)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/caa1.htm
两方式选人代 (Two Ways to Elect People's Representatives)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/caa2.htm
Why Hasn't Development Led to Democracy to China?
Indian eNews, July 26, 2006
http://indiaenews.com/2006-07/16199-hasnt-
development-democracy-china.htm
Human Rights Defender – Petitioner
Activist Arrested While Seeking Hubei Election Candidates
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOR27MZPE.html
Human Rights Defender – Petitioner - Liu Beixing (刘北星)
宜宾县官高调走访被指作秀 维权领袖低调回乡仍受欢迎 (Low-profile Rights Defender Liu Beixing Welcomed in Hometown)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
26/weiquan/
Labor
肯德基被指规避中国法律 (Kentucky Fried Chicken Accused of Exploiting Legal Loopholes)
Legal Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2006-07/27/
content_360442.htm
中国劳工权益状况美国政府再拒调查 中国表示欢迎 (Beijing Welcomes Washington's Refusal to Investigate China's Labor Conditions)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07/
26/laogong/
Law
Torture Made a Criminal Offence
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX7J7MZPE.html
- Related Information
最高人民检察院关于渎职侵权犯罪案件立案标准的规定 高检发释字〔2006〕2号 ("Regulation by the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Standards for Prosecuting the Crime of Dereliction of Duty")
Legal Daily, July 27, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-07/27/content
_360274.htm
Wen Wei Po, July 27, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id
=CH0607270007&cat=002CH
Media
Attacking Japan in Cyberspace
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZW2I7MZPE.html
当年瞒预警 今日禁披露 (Book Revealing Official Cover-up of Tangshan Earthquake Is Banned)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cak1.htm
港人导演电视剧被腰斩 (TV Series "Tangshan Earthquake" Banned in Sichuan for Criticizing Official Response to Early Warnings)
Apple Daily, July 27, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?
iss_id=20060727&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=
6164535335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6164535
敢言网站「世紀中国」被关 (Outspoken Website "Century China" Closed Down)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/cac1.htm
There's Hope on the Horizon
SCMP, July 27, 2006
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZS2I7MZPE.html
Migrant Workers
Legal Aid Procedures for Migrant Workers Simplified
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/26/
content_4881778.htm
Police
警察闯省人大是地方权力“苏丹化”的表现 (Arrest in Provincial People's Congress Reflects State of Lawlessness)
China Youth Daily, July 27, 2006
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2006-07/27/content_
1459691.htm
Protests and Petitions
20港人深圳讨徵地赔款 (20 Hong Kong Citizens Seek Compensation for Land Acquisition in Shenzhen)
Ming Pao, July 27, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060727/ccd1.htm
Public Health
Insurance Firms Failing to Support Disabled
Xinhuanet, July 26, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/26/
content_4878313.htm
Rural Issues
为三无农民提供低保为燃眉之急 (Pressing Need to Provide Destitute Farmers with Minimum Social Security Benefits)
Radio Free Asia, July 26, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/07
/26/nongmin/
Tibet
China Accuses Dalai Lama of Links to CIA; Beijing Rejects Tibetan Spiritual Leader’s Overtures
Reuters (via MSNBC.com), July 27, 2006
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14037499/