Tuesday, March 28, 2006

March 28, 2006

News

Environment
Latest Import from China: Filthy Air
ABC News, March 28, 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/GlobalWarming/
story?id=1772177&page=1


China Imposing Grazing Ban to Save Pasture
China Daily, March 27, 2006
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2006-03/27
/content_553583.htm


Labor

劳动合同法草案公布一周 收到意见4769(Draft of Labor Contract Law to Be Promulgated on Monday, 4,769 Opinions Already Received)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/28/
content_289162.htm


Land Policy
卫星巡查违法用地 (Satellite Technology Employed to Locate Illegal Land Use)
The Beijing News, March 28, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/china/2006/0328/
014@170350.htm


Law
缓解西部及贫困地区基层检察官短缺问题 最高检提出突破困境八大措施 (Supreme Court Endorses Eight Measures to Relieve Shortage of Procurators in Rural Areas)
Legal Daily, March 28, 2006
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/bm/2006-03/28/
content_289168.htm


Media
哈佛研究员介绍中国的博客和网络审查 (Harvard University Researcher Presents Findings on Blog and Internet Censorship in China)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/blog/


Migrant Workers
受权发布:国务院关于解决农民工问题的若干意见 (State Council Issues Opinion on How to Resolve Problems Related to Migrant Workers)
Xinhuanet, March 28, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2006-03/27/
content_4351076.htm


Migrant Workers Get More Protection
People's Daily, March 28, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/28/eng20060328_253946.html

Protests and Petitions – Wu Hao (吴皓)
China Not Giving Details About Filmmaker
AP( via YahooNews), March 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060327/ap_on_re_as/china_missing_filmmaker_1;_ylt=AozYlty5T9HrwjEMgGaZVqlPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Protests and Petitions
Hopelessness Haunts China's Desperate Petitioners
Reuters (via YahooNews), March 27, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060327/lf_nm/china_petitioners_dc_1;_ylt=AsWLdI6Q4863gVcv8NHNN4lPzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

临沂三村民被正式逮捕 (Three Relatives of Blind Activist Chen Guangcheng Formally Arrested)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/03/27/linyi/

Protests and Petitions - Hu Jia (胡佳)
Wife of Missing Aids Activist Victim of Attack
SCMP, March 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKRTI6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions - Resettlement
Villagers Keep Up Demands for Justice
SCMP, March 28, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZSDII6VKE.html

Protests and Petitions - Shanwei Incident
东洲村民希望诉诸法律救助被捕者 (Dongzhou Villagers Seek Legal Aid to Rescue Detainees)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/dongzhou/


Public Health
中国器官移植新规定禁止买卖人体器官 (China Announces New Law to Ban Trading of Human Organs)
Radio Free Asia, March 27, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/
2006/03/27/organ_trafficking/