Top News of the Day
Religion / Tibet
甘肃法庭判五名藏传佛教僧人徒刑 (Five Tibetan Monks and Nuns Sentenced to One to Three Years’ Imprisonment by a Guansu Court)
Voice of America, February 08, 2006
Three Tibetan monks and two nuns have been sentenced to jail for one to three years by a local court in Gansu Province for passing out flyers that called for Tibetan independence last May, according to the London-based Free Tibet Campaign.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-07-voa44.cfm
News
Civil Society
中国活动人士受压从民间组织辞职 (Founder of an AIDS Concern Group Allegedly Pressured to Quit)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-02-07-voa46.cfm
Corruption
讨论：美国不再是中国金融腐败分子的“安全港” (Discussion: US No Longer a Safe Haven for China's Fleeing Corrupt Officials)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/fubai/
Education
中国城乡教师收入相差悬殊 致山区教师纷纷流失 (The Huge Income Gap Between Teachers in Cities and Villages Has Led to a Shortage in the Hill Areas)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/08/content_
4150071.htm
Environment - Pollution
Green Watchdog to Sink Teeth into Factory Pollution
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLH7SH8JE.html
Gender
China Issues First Report on Gay Groups
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-02/08/content_
4150264.htm
Government
官员不罚污染企业可能被撤职 (Officials Who Fail to Sanction Companies for Pollution May Be Dismissed)
The Beijing News, February 08, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0208/
013@159375.htm
环保总局掀「水污染问责风暴」(State Environmental Protection Administration Investigates Officials Responsible for Harbin Toxic Spill)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602080008&cat=002CH
Human Rights Defenders - Chen Guangcheng (陈光诚)
长期软禁维权志更坚 陈光诚接力绝食反迫害 (Detained Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Stages Hunger Strike)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/chen/
Human Rights Defenders - Gao Feixiong (郭飞雄)
Sister's Fears for Missing Activist
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ468SH8JE.html
Law - Criminal Law and Procedure
建议立法用决定形式宣告缓刑 (Courts Should Announce Suspended Sentences by Legislative Ruling, Not as Part of Verdict)
Legal Daily, February 08, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/08/content_
261305.htm
Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
医学专家：《台州晚报》副总编吴湘湖死於乙肝复发(Medical Expert: Former Editor of Taizhou Evening Post Died of Hepatitis B Relapse)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602080041&cat=002CH
Silencing the Hounds
The Standard, February 08, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat
=5&art_id=11452&sid=6547507&con_type=
1&d_str=200602077&con_type=1&d_str=20060207
Police
公安部召开新闻发布会通报2006年工作重点 (Ministry of Public Security Calls Press Conference to Announce Working Plan for 2006)
Xinhuanet, February 08, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2006-02/07/content_
4147190.htm
公安部：基层警力要达总警力85%以上 (Ministry of Public Security: Frontline Police Officers Should Account for over 85 Percent of the Force)
China Youth Daily, February 08, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/08/content_1311701.htm
Poverty
大学求财若渴 贫困生钱途多艰 (Low-Income University Students Face Many Financial Difficulties)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/
Protests and Petitions / Police
Social Unrest Just a Phase, Police Say
SCMP, February 08, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZDH7SH8JE.html
Public Health - HIV-AIDS/STDs
中国艾滋病救助活动人士胡佳辞去民间组织工作 (AIDS Relief Advocate Hu Jia Steps Down from NGO Post)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/07/hujia/
Religion
中国加强对基督教家庭教会领袖的监控 (Chinese Government Steps Up Monitoring of House Church Leaders)
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/02/07/zongjiao/
China Bans Officials, State Employees, Children from Mosques
Radio Free Asia, February 08, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/2006/02/06/uyghur_religion/
Society
内地十大暴利行业曝光 (Ten Most Profitable Industries in China Revealed)
Dajiyuan.com, February 08, 2006
http://www.epochtimes.com/gb/6/2/8/n1215530.htm