February 2, 2007

Top News of the Day
Media
出版署：一本都无禁 (GAPP Official Denies Having Ordered the Ban on 8 Books)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070202/caa2.htm

出版社证实被罚 (Publishers Confirm Being Punished for Printing Controversial Books)
Ming Pao, February 02, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070202/caa4.htm
An official of the General Administration of Press and Publication denies having ordered the ban on eight books. However, one publisher says that it was ordered not to further publish the books in dispute, while another publisher's editors reportedly had their bonus salaries deducted. The ban has led to severe domestic and international criticisms.

News
Bilateral Ties
U.N. Hopes China Pushes for Darfur End
Associated Press (via YahooNews), February 02, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_re_af/sudan_chin
a_1;_ylt=ApaWt8AlEy0iTYOHATkJzC9PzWQA;_ylu=X3oDMTBi
MW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUlYOHATkJzC9PzWQA;_ylu=X3oD
MTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

Death Penalty
Web Critics Attack Court over Lenient Sentences
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNVSLJKXE.html

崔英杰案判决在即学界呼吁慎用死刑 (Scholars Urge Careful Use of the Death Penalty Ahead of Murder Verdict)
Nanfang Weekend, January 31, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200701310628
.asp

Gender
Beijing Police Smash Another Well-Organized Prostitution Ring
Xinhuanet, February 02, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/01/content_568505
2.htm

Government
Local Cadres Named and Shamed for Fixing Polls
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSTKXEKXE.html

河南独立候选人谈人代选举　会场冷清投票率竟达九成？ (High Voting Rate of Henan's Local Election Indicates Fraud, Says Independent Candidate)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/01/henan/

Human Rights
Religious Freedoms and Rights in Sharp Decline, Say US Advisers
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBWSLJKXE.html

Human Rights Defenders - Guo Feixiong (郭飞雄)
郭飞雄的律师向检察院递交意见书 (Guo Feixiong's Lawyer Sends Letter to Procuratorate)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/01/china_rights_gu
ofeixiong/

Law
赴外执行遭拒 湖南法官上访 (Hunan Court Seeks Judicial Cooperation from Another Province's Letters and Complaints Bureau)
Nanfang City News, February 02, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200701310627.asp

一桩小案何以迫使最高检亲自抗诉 (Hunan Provincial Procuratorate Intervenes in Civil Claim over Death Due to Pollution)
Legal Daily, February 02, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-02/02/content_531908.htm

Judiciary Told to Take Note of Reactions
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZLYJXEKXE.html

Media
“无国界记者” 发表新闻自由年度报告 (Reporters Without Borders Issues Annual Report on World's Media Freedom)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/01/china_medi
a_freedom/

Poverty
Wealth Gap Continues to Rise: Report
People's Daily, February 02, 2007
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200702/02/eng20070202_34
6973.html

Protests and Petitions
罗干:有人参与群体事件只是借机宣泄 (Luo Gan: Some Participants in Mass Incidents Only Want to Release Past Grievances)
Nanfang City News, February 02, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/djjz/200702020015.
asp

Workers Protest After Disney Toy Factory Closes)
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZU0SEJKXE.html

Public Health
Renewed Allegations over Organ Harvesting Rejected
South China Morning Post, February 02, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZKTKXEKXE.html

State Security
国安以国家安全为由拒绝异见人士的出境申请 (Dissident's Application to Travel to Hong Kong Rejected on National Security Grounds)
Radio Free Asia, February 01, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/01/china_dissident/

Tibet
China Calls Escaping Tibetans Law-Breakers
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 01, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070201/wl_nm/china_tibet_refu
gees_dc_1;_ylt=Arx1Op