February 8, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
简要新闻-严正学辩护律师李建强拿到起诉书 (Yan Zhengxue's Demand to Postpone Trial to Collect Further Evidence Rejected, Trial Date Set for February 14)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/02/07/xinwen/
Despite an appeal by Yan Zhengxue’s lawyer to rescind the indictment for prosecution and postpone Yan’s trial, the court has decided that Yan will stand trial in Zhejiang Province on subversion charges on February 14. His lawyer, Li Jianqiang, received the notice of indictment on February 7. Li had applied to postpone the trial for one month so that he or the judge could gather evidence from witnesses based in the United States.

News
Corruption
273 Prosecutors Disciplined for Misconduct in 2006
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_57100
70.htm

Freedom of Association
莆田失地农民游行申请被拒 征地纠纷持续 (Application to Hold Demonstration Rejected in Fuzhou, Land Grabs Continue)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/putian/

Freedom of Speech
党报轰三大导影片嗜血 (CPC Newspaper Finds the Movies of 3 Main Chinese Directors Too Violent and Sexual)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070208/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Canadian Imprisoned in China Says He Was Tortured
Canadian Television (CTV.ca), February 08, 2007
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/200702
07/celil_torture_070207/20070207?hub=TopStories&s_name=

Human Rights Defenders
9异见作家获人权奖 (Nine Chinese Dissident Writers Given International Human Rights Award)
Ming Pao, February 08, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070208/cad1.htm

Law
'Ugly' Trainee Teacher Sues over Dismissal
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZDVL6ESXE.html

Chinese Prosecutor Challenges "Too Lenient" Penalties for Official Crimes
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_571139
2.htm

Media
Censor Visits Author to Explain Book Ban
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZIJE7ESXE.html

Chinese Film Cleared for Berlin Fest
Expatica.com, February 08, 2007
http://www.expatica.com/actual/article.asp?subchannel_id=52&
story_id=36263

朱小丹：广州舆论不护短 (CPC Cadre Encourages Media to Not Hide Faults of Government's Work)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/02/08/CH0702080018.htm

Daughter Sentenced over Dad's 'Mistress'
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZQIE7ESXE.html

Visit over Book Ban 'No Victory'
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZT8Y7ESXE.html

Migrant Workers
China's Left-Behind Kids Struggle as Parents Migrate
Reuters (via YahooNews), February 08, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070207/lf_nm/china_children_l
eftbehind_dc_1;_ylt=Ak3TY8qmhr.tqTGFztgnEmxPzWQA

Olympics
奥运礼仪教育：北京训练市民排队 (Preparing for the Olympics: Beijing Residents Taught How to Politely Stand in Line to Buy Tickets)
BBC, February 08, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/trad/hi/newsid_6340000/newsid
_6340100/6340121.stm

Beijing Spitters Face Heavy Fines as Olympics Approach
Xinhuanet, February 07, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-02/07/content_57114
52.htm

北京警方在奥运之前加强管理吸毒者 (Beijing to Take Harsher Action Against Drug Addicts Ahead of Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_drug/

Police
中国法学界呼吁立法监管滥用精神病鉴定禁锢正常人 (Chinese Jurists Call for an End to Locking Up Healthy People Based on Trumped-up Psychiatric Certification)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_hum
anrights_law/

Politics
湖南衡阳县地税局长动用上百人打伤医护人员 (Cadre Sends Hundreds to Block Hospital and Beat Medical Officers in Hunan After Wife Dies in Surgery)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_hospital/

Protests and Petitions
要求释放维权代表潮州失地农镇政府内被暴打 (100 Protestors of Land Grabs in Guangdong Beaten by Thugs Inside Government Building)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/weiqu
an/

湖北随州村民包围政府大楼要求释放维权代表 (200 Victims of Land Grab in Hubei Surround Government Building, Demand Release of Arrested Representative)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_rights_r
ural/

四川自贡当局使用警力阻止村民在两会期间上访 (In Sichuan , Hundreds of Police Officers Deployed to Prevent Petitioners from Approaching People's Delegates)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/02/07/china_rights
_petition/

北京上访近况 (The Recent Petitioning Situation in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, February 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/02/07/beijing/

Public Health
中纪委驻海南查「新瓶旧药」 (Central Commission for Discipline Inspection Looks Into Low-Quality Drugs in Hainan)
Wen Wei Po, February 08, 2007
http://paper.wenweipo.com/2007/02/08/CH0702080015.htm

Man Accused of Defaming Drug Firm Released on Bail
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ55Z7ESXE.html

Religion
300 Million Faithful on Mainland: Poll
South China Morning Post, February 08, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZMIE7ESXE.html