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Children - Trafficking of Children
United in Grief, Farmers Lament Loss of Children 'Stolen' by Officials
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZU0ZH6VKE.html
Parents from Hunan Province are accusing local officials of stealing their unregistered children. A total of 12 children are believed to have been kidnapped for orphanages, which allegedly placed them in adoptive homes overseas.
News
Corruption
不少党政干部迷上打高尔夫球 哪里来的钱？(Cadres Hooked on Golf, but Where Does the Money Come From?)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4325874.htm
Education
教育部: 3年查处乱收费1万9千件处分5931人 (Ministry of Education: 19,000 Cases of Mismanagement of Educational Fees in Past Three Years, 5,931 People Punished)
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://edu.people.com.cn/GB/4221404.html
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Education is Natural Right
The Standard, March 20, 2006
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=5&art_id=14572&sid=7111307&con_type
=1&d_str=20060320
7&con_type=1&d_str=20060320
Hukou
內地戶籍制將漸進取消 (Hukou System to Soon Be Phased Out)
Wen Wei Po, March 21, 2006
http://www.wenweipo.com/news.phtml?news_id=
CH0603210027&cat=002CH
中国官员：户籍制度不能马上取消 (Chinese Official: Household Registration Cannot Be Abolished Immediately)
Voice of America, March 20, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-03-20-
voa40.cfm
Land Policy
莆田上访农民代表黄维忠案审结 (Petitioner Huang Weizhong Awaits Verdict of Second Trial)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/2
0/china_rights_petition/
Farmer Denies Inciting Riots Against Land Seizures
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQI28AVKE.html
莆田千农庭外声援维权领袖 当局每人60元「劝阻费」未奏效 (Over 1,000 Farmers Rally for Rights Activist Huang Weizhong Outside Court, Despite 60 Yuan Per-Person Fine Charged by Authorities)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm
天津西地头镇过千名农民周一再次包围镇政府办公楼 (Over 1,000 Farmers in Tianjin Besiege Government Office Building)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20/chin
a_rights_land/
Human Rights Defenders-Journalists-Ching Cheong
前全国政协常委徐四民呼吁当局尽快解决程翔事件 (Former CPPCC Member Xu Simin Urges Authorities to Quickly Resolve Case of Hong Kong Journalist Ching Cheong)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03
/20/china_journalist_spy/
Labor
中国再度开门立法 公布劳动合同法草案征求意见 (China Seeks Public Views on Revised Labor Law)
Xinhuanet, March 21, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/21/
content_4324570.htm
China's Draft Law on Labor Contract Made Public to Solicit Opinions
People's Daily, March 21, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/21/en
g20060321_252106.html
Firms Say New Labour Law is A Step Backwards
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZGQ9I6VKE.html
Law
人身损害赔偿将出台新规 (New Personal Injury Compensation Law Passed)
The Beijing News, March 21, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0321
/011@168766.htm
Media-Censorship
中共党史月刊「百年潮」主编被劝退 (Editor of China's Party Publication Urged to Resign )
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/20
06/03/20/bailianzhao/
Protests and Petitions
Taishi Residents Block Run-off Poll for Local Delegate
SCMP, March 21, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/cgi-bin/gx.cgi/AppLogic+F
TContentServer?pagename=SCMP/Printacopy&aid=Z
ZZU0ZH6VKEb
in/gx.cgi/AppLogic+FTContentServer?pagename=SCM
P/Printacopy&aid=ZZZU0ZH6VKE
一场大规模绝食行动将展开 (Large-Scale Hunger Strike by Activists to Begin Soon)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/0
3/20/jueshi/
太石村村民指责当局选举舞弊 (Corruption Alleged in Taishi Village Party Chief Elections)
Radio Free Asia, March 20, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2006/03/20
/china_rights_taishi/
Religion-Falun Gong
渖阳否认设法轮功集中营 (Shenyang Denies Claim That It Has a Falun Gong Concentration Camp)
Ming Pao, March 21, 2006
http://www.mingpaonews.com/htm/Print.htm