Thursday, October 26, 2006

October 26, 2006

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Li Jianping (李建平)
李建平网上撰文被判两年 家属将上诉 (Li Jianping Given 2 Years’ Imprisonment for Illegal Articles on Internet, Will Appeal)
RFA, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/li/
On October 25, dissident Li Jianping (李建平) was sentenced to two years' imprisonment on charges of “inciting subversion” for publishing critical essays on overseas websites, according to his wife. She says an appeal will be filed, contending that the court has not established how the articles involved any incitement of subversion.
News
Bilateral Ties
Chirac in China Highlights Human Rights Issue
AFP (via YahooNews), October 25, 2006
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061025/wl_asia_afp/olychn2
006china_061025134206

Corruption
Anti-Corruption Authorities Forge First Int'l Body for Graft Fighting
People's Daily, October 26, 2006
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200610/26/eng20061026_31
5134.html

Education
西安邮院劝退300多学生引起争议 (Dispute Grows as College in Xi'an Asks 300 Students to Leave)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/xian/

Gender
上海审议妇保实施办法草案 性骚扰有细化界定 (Shanghai Specifies Forms of Sexual Harassment to Implement Law for Protection of Women and Children)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2006
http://xwcb.eastday.com/c/20061026/u1a200851.html

Woman Jailed for Immigration Fraud
Hong Kong Government, October 24, 2006
http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/lawandorder/061024/html/
061024en08003.htm

Human Rights Defender
民主党成员池建伟被刑事拘留 (Democracy Party Member Chi Jianwei Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/minzhu/

Human Rights Defender - Gao Yu (高瑜)
中国记者高瑜再获国际媒体勇气奖 (Journalist Gao Yu Receives International Women’s Media Award Again)
Voice of America, October 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2006-10-25-voa39.cfm

Human Rights Defender
中国家庭教会成员徐永海被警察传讯 (Protestant House Church Member Xu Yonghai Summoned by Police)
Radio Free Asia, October 25, 2006
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2006/10/25/jiaohui/

Labor
买断工龄 国企裁员绝招 ("Buying Off Workers' Seniority" Is Common Dismissal Tactic for SOEs)
Apple Daily, October 26, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_i
d=20061026&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=64445873
35&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6444587

Law - Legal Aid
怀柔法律援助降低门槛 (District in Beijing to Reduce Threshold for Legal Aid Application)
The Beijing News, October 26, 2006
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2006/10-26/021@21755
0.htm

Media
Media Explosion Tests China's Control
BBC, October 26, 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6066568.stm

学校也要建新闻发布制 (Schools to Establish Spokesperson System)
Nanfang City News, October 26, 2006
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200610260541.
asp

Shanghai Bans Ads Promoting 'Corruption Tourism'
SignonSandiego.com, October 24, 2006
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/world/20061024-0238-chin
a-advertisement.html

Migrant Workers
农民工调查：农民工子女城里年均学费2450元 (Migrant Workers Survey: Annual School Fees for Migrant Children Cost 2,450 Yuan)
People's Daily, October 26, 2006
http://pic.people.com.cn/GB/42589/4957074.html

为女工维权律师遭暴打 律师协会将承担其住院费用 (Shanghai Lawyer Beaten for Aiding Female Migrant Worker)
EastDay.com, October 26, 2006
http://xwwb.eastday.com/x/20061025/u1a200602.html

Survey: More than Half Migrant Workers Hope to Settle in Cities
Xinhuanet, October 25, 2006
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/25/content_524872
6.htm

Poverty
听众：中国执行扶贫政策弊端严重 (Audience: Serious Problems in Implementation of Anti-Poverty Policies)
Voice of America, October 25, 2006
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/m2006-10-25-voa59.cfm

Protests and Petitions - Labor
百名前员工示威赠兴 工行上市在即 北京总行遇抗议 (100 Former Employees Protest Forced Early Retirement at Beijing’s Industrial and Commercial Bank of China)
Apple Daily, October 26, 2006
http://appledaily.atnext.com/template/apple/art_main.cfm?iss_i
d=20061026&sec_id=15335&subsec_id=15336&art_id=644458633
5&subsec_id=15336&art_id=6444586

Protests and Petitions - Olympics
Songs of Resistance
Channel4, October 24, 2006
http://www.channel4.com/news/special-reports/special-reports-st
orypage.jsp?id=3696

Public Health
Shenzhen Woman Wins Partial Victory in Toxic Gel Appeal
SCMP, October 26, 2006
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZHYGW3PTE.html

Repression Under China: Murder in the Mountains
The Independent, October 25, 2006
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article1927123.ece