February 21, 2006

News

Corruption / Environment - Pollution
Corrupt Officials Targeted in War on Pollution
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAL0TH8JE.html

Education
期待对教育乱收费问责 (Hopes for the Elimination of Arbitrary Educational Fees)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268728.htm

Environment
Green Regulation Punishes Misconduct
People's Daily, February 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200602/21/eng20060221
_244495.html

首个环境问责制度出台 官员瞒报污染事故可开除 (New Environmental Regulation Issued, Officials Responsible for Environmental Degradation to Be Punished)
People's Daily, February 21, 2006
http://env.people.com.cn/GB/1072/4124949.html

Green Technology Pact Made with EU
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9GBTH8JE.html

Human Rights Defenders
高智晟被跟踪报道属造谣 (Reports About Activist Lawyer Gao Zhisheng Being Followed Unfounded)
Wen Wei Po, February 21, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0602210008&cat=002CH

Land Policy
Proposal to Pay Farmers Directly for Seized Land
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4CATH8JE.html

Law
人民监督员监督“五种情形" (Public to Monitor Police in Abuse of Power During Investigations and Detention)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268722.htm

冤案虽昭雪赔偿路仍长 (Wrongfully Convicted Case Redressed, but Compensation Still Not Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/20/pingfan/

Media - Censorship / Press Freedom
申请采访「两会」8非法媒体曝光 (Eight Unlicensed Media Organizations Exposed While Applying to Cover Upcoming Political Consultative Conference and National People's Congress)
Ming Pao, February 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20060221/caf1.htm

外国记者在中国的一举一动都受到中国政府的监控 (Foreign Journalists Closely Monitored by Authorities in China)
Radio Free Asia, February 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/02/20/jizhe/

Media - Internet Censorship
Google Has No License for China Service: Newspaper
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 21, 2006
http://today.reuters.com/business/newsarticle.aspx?
type=ousiv&storyID=2006-02-21T014119Z_01_PEK
146281_RTRIDST_0_BUSINESSPRO-INTERNET-CHINA-
GOOGLE-DC.XML21T014119Z_01_PEK146281_RTRIDST
_0_BUSINESSPRO-INTERNET-CHINA-

Google.cn涉嫌无照经营 (Google.cn Suspected of Operating Without a License)
The Beijing News, February 21, 2006
http://economy.thebeijingnews.com/0392/2006/0221/
005@161910.htm

Migrant Workers
加大对农民工社会责任和职业责任意识的培育 (More Education on Social and Employment Issues Needed for Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/21/content_
4206915.htm

Police - Prisons
我司法部明令严禁监狱警察体罚犯人 (Ministry of Justice Lays Out Rules Prohibiting Physical Punishment of Inmates)
China Youth Daily, February 21, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/21/content_1319439.htm

Police - Abuses (Case)
Shenzhen Police Jailed for Detention Centre Beatings
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZUT6UH8JE.html

Population – Urbanization /
Migrant Workers
我国将创新流动人口计生管理机制 (New Family Planning System for Migrants to Be Launched)
Xinhuanet, February 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-02/21/content_
4206853.htm

Poverty
Wealth Gap Erodes Sense of Security
SCMP, February 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZFGBTH8JE.html

Public Health
北京大学96名乙肝新生获入学资格 (Peking University Admits 96 Students Who Are Hepatitis-B Carriers)
China Youth Daily, February 21, 2006
http://news.cyol.com/content/2006-02/21/content_
1319446.htm

Rural Issues - Rural Development
统筹城乡发展 加大对三农支持力度 扎实推进社会主义新农村建设 (Senior Provincial-level Officials Called on to Push for Rural Reforms)
Legal Daily, February 21, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-02/21/content_
268729.htm