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Human Rights Defenders - Chen Shuqing (陈树庆)
浙江中国民主党党员陈树庆被批捕 (Dissident and China Democracy Party Member Chen Shuqing Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/18/chen/
Cyber-dissident and China Democracy Party member Chen Shuqing (陈树庆) was formally arrested and charged with inciting subversion on October 17 by the Hangzhou People’s Procuratorate. Chen has appointed as his defense attorney Li Jianqiang, who believes that Chen’s arrest is related to his recent internet essays in support of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Another cyber-dissident, Zhang Jianhong (张建红), who uses the internet pen name Li Hong (力虹), has also been formally arrested for a similar reason after being detained in early September.
News
Environment
Bohai Sea Will Be Dead in 10 Years: Report
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZY86R9CRE.html
Gender
反家暴 救助机制何在 (What Is the Remedy for Domestic Violence?)
Legal Daily, October 19, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-10/19/content_
433069.htm
Law
Judges Held in Massive Corruption Inquiry
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0G4R9CRE.html
Money-for-Verdicts Probe Underscores 'Systemic Disease in Courts'
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZP63R9CRE.html
Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
重庆一公务员编写短信针砭时弊获罪 40人受牵连 (Chongqing Government Official Faces Libel Charge for Sending SMS Criticizing Senior Officials)
EastDay.com, October 19, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166707/u1a2385972.html
Reporter Sacked over Exposé on Welfare Housing Swindle
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9GKO9CRE.html
Police
Turf Dispute Ends in Mass Fight Between 200 Officers
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ296R9CRE.html
Politics - CPC
六方面问题影响社会和谐 中共强调不断化解矛盾 (CPC Recognizes Six Major Issues Impacting Social Harmony)
EastDay.com, October 18, 2006
http://news.eastday.com/eastday/node81741/node81762/
node166523/u1a2385545.html
Population
国家人口计生委表示 "奖励少生"至少执行二三十年 (State Population and Family Planning Committee: Population Policy that Rewards Families With Fewer Kids to Continue for at Least 20 Years)
People's Daily, October 18, 2006
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/4933085.html
Protests and Petitions
顺德村民包围镇政府要求释放村民代表 (Villagers Surround Xingtan Township Government Building in Guangdong and Demand Release of Village Representatives)
Radio Free Asia, October 18, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/18/
cunmin/
Public Health
Barred Hepatitis B Students Sue
SCMP, October 19, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHGKO9CRE.html
部分省市率先行动 中国正向“全民医保”迈进 (Certain Localities Take the Lead in Promoting "Health Insurance for All")
Xinhuanet, October 19, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2006-10/19/content_
5222397.htm
Xinjiang
East Turkestan: China Defends Control Over Religion
UNPO, October 18, 2006
http://www.unpo.org/article.php?id=5650