April 28-30, 2007

Top News of the Day

Human Rights Defenders - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
杨建利北京获释　将往山东祭奠亡父 (Political Activist Yang Jianli Freed After 5 Years' Imprisonment for Spying)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/27/
yangjianli/
Political activist Yang Jianli (杨建利), a US permanent resident, was released from a Beijing prison on April 27, 2007 after serving a five-year sentence for spying and illegally entering China. He was detained in April 2002 while entering the mainland on a friend's passport after Beijing refused to renew his own due to his involvement in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. According to his lawyer, Yang is still being deprived of his political rights and has no freedom of speech, so he cannot speak with the press. Yang says that he will visit his father's grave before going back to the US.


News
Government
《行政机关公务员处分条例》保障依法行政 (New Regulation Issued on Punishing Civil Servants for Administrative Wrongdoing)
China Youth Daily, April 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/30/content_
1750146.htm

Human Rights Defenders - Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Canada Tries Diplomacy with China in Row over Jailed Imam
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 29, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070429/wl_asia_afp/
canadachinadiplomacytraderights_070429033022;_ylt=
Aq0dIEXzcRqMQQrUkHzgA2hPzWQA

Labor
我国职业病防治面临四大挑战 (Four Major Challenges to Improving Occupational Health)
China Youth Daily, April 30, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/30/content_
1750156.htm

Slow Killer Takes Thousands of Miners' Lives
South China Morning Post, April 28, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1ZUBU01F.html

Media
Google and MySpace Expanding in China
San Francisco Chronicle, April 28, 2007
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/
28/BUG8TPH0ME1.DTL

《三联生活周刊》副主编苗炜因文革报导被降职 (Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Sanlian Life Weekly Demoted Over Sensitive Cover Story on the 'Gang of Four')
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/27/china_
freedom_speech/

章诒和呼吁中国作家维护自身权益 (Writer Zhang Yihe Urges Chinese Writers to Stand Up for Their Rights)
Voice of America, April 27, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-27-voa45.cfm

Olympics
'Strike Hard' Olympics Policy Hurts Freedom in China - Amnesty
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 30, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070430/wl_asia_afp/
oly2008chnrightsamnesty_070430004021;_ylt=AtK_
17BdkNwF.XRuJ3gQOzNPzWQA

US Activists Detained for Mount Everest Protest Say They Feared for Their Lives
International Herald Tribune, April 28, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/28/asia/AS-
GEN-Nepal-China-Tibet-Protest.php

Police
广西法官定为猝死 死者家属称仍有疑问无法解释 (Investigators Say Guangxi Judge Died a "Sudden Death" in Detention, But Family Suspects Foul Play After Finding Bruises and Stitches on Body)
EastDay.com, April 30, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070430/u1a2803728.html

Politics
Beijing Spring: Democracy Is in the Air
Asia Times Online, April 28, 2007
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/ID28Ad02.html

Appointment of Party Outsider Just a Small Step
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4WHRU01F.html

Protests and Petitions
成都警方警告拆迁户不得接受RFA采访 (Chengdu Police Warn Forced Eviction Petitioners Not to Speak to Radio Free Asia)
Radio Free Asia, April 27, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/27/
china_demolition/

百人签名抗议新疆师范大学开除预防艾滋病活动人士常坤 (Hundreds Join Signature Campaign to Protest Against Xinjiang Normal University’s Expulsion of AIDS Activist Chang Kun)
Radio Free Asia, April 28, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/28/
xinjiang/

Religion
Rebirth of Taoism Fills Spiritual Void in Rush to Consumerism
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ3GYBU01F.html

陕西天主教主教吴钦敬被官方带走一直下落不明 (Shaanxi Bishop Wu Qinjing’s Whereabouts Unclear After Being Taken Away by Police a Month Ago)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/
zhouzhi/

Hong Kong
Beijing 'in Fear of Early Democracy'
South China Morning Post, April 30, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ9HYBU01F.html

April 27, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
画家严正学被送押服刑　不服判决但不屑上诉 (Painter Yan Zhengxue Serves Sentence, Finds Conviction Unconvincing But Declines to Appeal)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/yan/
On April 26, Yan Zhengxue was sent to a Zhejiang reform-through-labor facility to serve his sentence. He still objects his conviction but has decided not to appeal because he has no confidence in China's judicial system. He will finish his sentence on October 17, 2009. Yan was convicted on inciting subversion charges for the critical articles he published on the Internet.

News
Environment
Is China Outdoing US in Curbing Carbon?
Christian Science Monitor, April 27, 2007
http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0427/p02s01-wogi.html

Gender
上海市人大常委会立法界定性骚扰具体形式 (Shanghai's New Measure Gives Concrete Definition to Sexual Harassment)
People's Daily, April 27, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/14562/5672297.html

Human Rights
简要新闻：欧洲议会呼吁欧盟将中国的人权状况与对华贸易谈判相联系 (In Brief: European Parliament Urges EU to Consider Human Rights When Discussing Trade with China)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/26/xinwen
/ - ou

Human Rights Defender – Ching Cheong (程翔)
程翔囚穗兩度入院 (Ching Cheong Serving Sentence in Guangzhou, Admitted to Hospital Twice for Heart and Intestinal Problems)
Ming Pao, April 27, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070427/gdd1.htm

Labor
China Vows Better Security for Workers Abroad
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070426/wl_asia_afp/china
africaenergy_070426132502;_ylt=Akfx3jCfm.x2kAoLto7l4i
FPzWQA

Media Censorship
Courts Reject Author’s Plea on Ban
South China Morning Post, April 27, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZXZ0TPV0F.html

Olympics
China Warns Foreigners After Tibet Protests
Khaleej Times, April 27, 2007
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=d
ata/sports/2007/April/sports_April795.xml§ion=spor
ts&col=

Olympic Torch Route Ignites Dispute
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 26, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070426/ap_on_re_as/oly_b
eijing_torch_relay_6;_ylt=AhW0s8IWpj.8H0gq6jmzDDpP
zWQA

Police
China's Police Chief Declares War on Crime Gangs
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/26/content_
6032713.htm

Politics
“换一届领导换一个规划”？人大常委会立法遏制规划朝令夕改 (NPC Standing Committee Considers Legislating to Prevent Changes to Approved Plans Due to Leadership Changes)
Nanfang Daily, April 26, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/jwxy/20070426
0041.asp

Protests and Petitions
湖南300多工人在省委门前下跪请愿 (300 Workers Hold Kneeling Protest at Hunan Party Office)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/h
unan/

深圳港资厂工人大罢工 (300 Workers of Hong Kong-Funded Factory in Shenzhen Go on Strike)
Radio Free Asia, April 26, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/26/s
trike/

State Security
四日本人新疆未经许可测绘遭处罚 (Four Japanese Fined for Unauthorized Surveying and Mapping Activities in Xinjiang)
BBC, April 27, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_6590000/
newsid_6594500/6594597.stm

April 26, 2007

Top News of the Day
Society - Ethnic Minorities
China Boom 'Threatens Minorities'
BBC, April 25, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6592157.stm
According to a report jointed published by Human Rights in China and Minority Rights Group International, China's rapid economic development has failed to benefit its ethnic minorities, and their indigenous cultures and languages are also threatened. The report argues that China's policies stoke feelings of resentment amongst communities who see their own culture and way of life under growing threat.

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: China's
Development Strategy Fails to Benefit Critical Ethnic Minorities and Masks Repression
Human Rights in China, April 25, 2007
http://hrichina.org/public/contents/36039/

News
Disasters
5,000 Evacuated After Chlorine Leak
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ1L7TPV0F.html

Environment
Energy Targets Can Be Met, Says Greenpeace
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ0NXSPV0F.html

Leadership Team to Tackle Pollution
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9OYSPV0F.html

China Won't Be Top CO2 Emitter This Year-Official
Reuters, April 25, 2007
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK91020.htm

Environmental Watchdog Orders Local Gov'ts, Enterprises to Release Pollution Figures
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_60
27941.htm

Gender
China to Weed Out Bigamists with Online Marriage Database
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_6
023145.htm

Human Rights Defenders
泛蓝联盟迎连战遭软禁 (10 Pan-Blue Alliance Members Placed Under House Arrest for Trying to Welcome Taiwanese Politician Lian Zhan)
Ming Pao, April 26, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070426/caa2.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
浙江公安正式刑事拘留异见人士朱虞夫父子 (Zhejiang Police Formally Place Dissident Zhu Yufu and Son Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china
_dissident_detain/

Media
Editor and Magazine Disciplined by Party
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ4NXSPV0F.html

中央下令彻查百色强制堕胎　　受害人被警告不得接触传媒 (Central Government Orders Probe into Forced Abortion in Guangxi, Victims Warned Not to Contact Media)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china
_rights_birth/

Migrant Workers
Better Protection for Migrant Workers in Beijing
Xinhuanet, April 26, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/26/content_6
029171.htm

Olympics
China to Force Rain Ahead of Olympics
Washington Post, April 25, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/articl
e/2007/04/25/AR2007042500521.html

IOC Says It Will Not Press China on Darfur, Tibet
Monster and Critics, April 25, 2007
http://sport.monstersandcritics.com/othersport/article_1296
237.php/IOC_says_it_will_not_press_China_on_Darfur_Ti
bet

Police
随州揭发居委会帐目混乱的村民袭击受伤 (Hubei Villager Attacked 3 Days After Revealing Irregularities in Village Committee's Finances)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china_
rights_rural/

Protests and Petitions
Police Tight-Lipped After Riots Close Down Fujian Leather Plants
South China Morning Post, April 26, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZBOXSPV0F.html

安徽滁州出租车司机集会堵路 (500 Anhui Taxi Drivers Assemble to Block Roads over Police Inaction on Beating Complaint)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/25/
anhui/

China Detains Olympic Protesters on Everest
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/04/25/tibetan_o
lympics/

Religion
新疆基督徒和四名美国人聚会均被拘留 (Four Americans Detained with Chinese Christians over Protestant House Church Gathering in Xinjiang)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/25/china_
religion/

Tibet
Tibet Posts Highest Economic Growth in First Quarter for a Decade
Xinhuanet, April 25, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/25/content_
6028305.htm

April 25, 2007

Top News of the Day
Religion
Shaanxi Bishop on 'Study Retreat'
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI94TPV0F.html
Shaanxi bishop Wu Qinjing, 38, was taken from his church by Zhouzhi county authorities on March 17, according to a priest from Zhouzhi diocese. Bishop Wu has been under house arrest ever since. He was taken away under the pretext of a "study retreat," but he is able to administer church affairs where he is staying now. Wu's appointment was approved by the Vatican, but his leadership is regarded as illegal by the government-sanctioned Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.

News
Civil Society
智障机构负责人致信温家宝 中国NGO处境维艰 (NGO for People with Mental Disabilities Sends Open Letter to Wen Jiabao Complaining About Difficult Situation Facing NGOs)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/n
go/

Death Penalty
Horror Harvest
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZSQUSPV0F.html

Economic Development
Urban-Rural Income Gap Predicted to Get Wider
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2HUSPV0F.html

Environment
中国十分之一以上耕地被污染 (One-tenth of China's Farmland Polluted)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/
land/

Government
Party Officials Warned of Crackdown on 'Vanity Projects'
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEA4TPV0F.html

Human Rights
好莱坞明星促中国做国际社会的道德楷模 (Hollywood Star Urges China to Be International Community’s Moral Model)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/2
4/mia_fallow/

Human Rights Defenders
简要新闻：张建平抗议不准他上国际互联网的决定 (In Brief: Zhang Jianping Files for Administrative Review to Protest Police Ban of His Internet Access)
Radio Free Asia, April 25, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/24/xinwe
n/ - zhang

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jiangli (杨建利)
杨建利将刑满获释 强烈拒绝强制遣返 (Yang Jianli to Be Released from Prison on April 27, Strongly Protests Forcible Return to US)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/24/y
ang/

Law
首个告赢省政府的农民维权样板 (First Chinese Farmer to Win Land Grab Lawsuit Against Provincial Government)
The Beijing News, April 25, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0547/2007/0425/018@25
8466.htm

Media
Beijing's Chief Censor Sidelined in Reshuffle
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZUGUSPV0F.html

简要新闻： “法治论坛”删除全部有关法官黎朝阳死亡的消息 (In Brief: Official Court Website Removes News on Judge's Death in Police Custody)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/24/briefing/

Politics
China, Too, Must Heed Lessons of the past
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZTR8TPV0F.html

China to Elect About 360 Deputies to 11th NPC from Ethnic Minority Groups
Xinhuanet, April 24, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/24/content_6
022662.htm

Protests and Petitions
浙江催泪弹徵地 (Tear Gas Used in Land Conscription in Zhejiang)
Ming Pao, April 25, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070425/cac1.htm

广东湛江农民抗拒清拆与武警冲突 (Guangdong Farmers Resist Eviction and Clash with Paramilitary Police, Argue No Compensation Received)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/24/china_
land_clash/

Public Health
Expo to Boost Awareness of Medical Aids
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ9S8TPV0F.html

Tibet - Gendun Cheokyi Nyima
In Brief: Dalai Lama's Chosen One Is 'Living Free Life', Says Beijing
South China Morning Post, April 25, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZEPUSPV0F.html

April 24, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders
China Arrests Environment Activist
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070423/wl_asia_afp/china
environmentrightsarrest_070423140525;_ylt=Akszqpez5Q
bjUioi9.0OdcdPzWQA
Environmental activist Wu Lihong (吴立红) was taken away by police on April 13 on charges of blackmailing, and subsequently arrested. Wu has been campaigning for years against the pollution of Taihu Lake, which is a major source of drinking water for local residents. He has been threatened repeatedly over the years for his work and was arrested in 2002 and held in detention for 10 days.

News
Death Penalty
撞死民警主犯一审判死刑 (Driver Sentenced to Death for Killing Policeman by Vehicular Manslaughter in Beijing)
The Beijing News, April 24, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/04-24/015@25
8122.htm

Environment
Beijing Defers Release of Plan on Warming
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ70ZUTQ0F.html

Government
China Sets Rules for Greater Government Transparency
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 23, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070423/wl_nm/china_tra
nsparency_dc_1;_ylt=AiAa4jKkeqkov8xUR27NJxpPzWQA

Hukou
律师告公安挑战户籍制 (Lawyer Sues Public Security Authorities over Hukou System in Beijing)
Ming Pao, April 24, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070424/caa1h.htm

Human Rights Defender - Yang Jianli (杨建利)
异议人士杨建利即将刑满出狱 (Dissident Yang Jianli to Be Released from Prison on April 27)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/

Human Rights Defenders
湖北维权教师受打压 (Hubei Teacher to Be Dismissed If Rights Defense Activities Continue)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_r
ights_hubei/

四川环保人士曾建余诈骗案二审维持原判 (Sichuan Court Turns Down Environmentalist Zeng Jianyu's Appeal Against Fraud Conviction)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/23/china_
rights_court/

June 4th
中国政府查缴<六四诗集>范围扩大 (China Intensifies Efforts to Confiscate Copies of June 4th Poetry Book)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
6.4/

香港支联会将举行六四悼念活动 (Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movement of China to Hold June 4th Memorial Activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/h
ongkong/

Media
Party Push to Clean Up Net
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ7KVUTQ0F.html

王小宁妻子俞陵向美联邦法院提起诉讼控告雅虎公司 (Wang Xiaoning's Wife Sues Yahoo! In US Federal Court)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
wang/

Police
Guangxi Judge Dies Mysteriously While in Detention Centre
South China Morning Post, April 24, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ3KVUTQ0F.html

Population
Guangxi Officials Carry Out Mass Forced Abortions
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/china/2007/04/22/china_aborti
ons/

Protests and Petitions
随州市华润公司一百多名职工封堵政府大门 (100 Hubei Workers Block Local Government Building in Labor Protest)
Radio Free Asia, April 23, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/23/
sui/

Society - Ethnic Minorities
简要新闻：人权组织指中国发展战略使少数民族被边缘化 (In Brief: Rights Groups Argue China's Development Strategies Marginalize Ethnic Minorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 24, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/23/

April 21 – 23, 2007

Top News of the Day
Protests and Petitions
广西村民抗议电镀厂污染与警方发生冲突 (2,000 Guangxi Villagers Clash with Police in Protest over Pollution from Electroplating Plant)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/20/china_r
ights_clash/
On April 16, 2,000 Guangxi villagers clashed with police in a violent protest over serious pollution caused by an electroplating plant. The authorities used tear gas to disperse the crowd. Six protestors were severely injured and more than 10 arrested. According to the villagers, the amount of manganese in their river water is 30,000 times higher than acceptable standards.

News
Death Penalty
Chinese Seek Answers in Organ Scandal
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 21, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070421/ap_on_re_as/china
_death_harvest_2;_ylt=AryQfUkNUJZ92BI6rtkiaSxPzWQA

Economic Development
Economic Growth in Rural Areas Still Slower Than Urban Regions
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZL0TUTQ0F.html

Education
高校政治课正大幅调整 (Political Courses for College Students Being Revamped)
China Youth Daily, April 23, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/23/content_174163
6.htm

Environment
Beijing Admits Climate Change Will Be Harmful
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZWMSUTQ0F.html

Human Rights Defenders
环保人士被拘10日无音信 (Environmentalist Detained for 10 Days, Whereabouts Unknown)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/cab2.htm

五名中国维权律师无法到港参加研讨会 (Five Human Rights Lawyers Not Allowed to Participate in Hong Kong Conference Organized by "Reactionary Organization")
Radio Free Asia, April 22, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/22/w
eiquan/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Yaojie (高耀洁)
Aids Activist 'Harassed' in China
BBC, April 20, 2007
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6577157.stm

Human Rights Defenders - Zou Tao (邹涛)
不买楼发起人受压返乡种田 (Initiator of "Don’t Buy Apartments" Campaign Gives Up Rights Defense Work Under Government Pressure)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/cab1.htm

Land Policy
Developer's 'Soldiers' Demolish Beijing Family's Longtime Home
South China Morning Post, April 21, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZX1ZUTQ0F.html

上海又强拆民宅 (300 More Households to Be Evicted in Shanghai)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20
/shanghai/

Media
China's Chief Censor Likely to Be Demoted
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ5ZVUTQ0F.html

中国称让媒体说话 学者称待验证 (Academic Cautions Against PSB Spokesman's Call for Media Supervision on Government)
Voice of America, April 20, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-20-voa33.cfm

网上杂志须经出版审查 (Magazines Must Apply for Permission Before Publishing on Internet)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/caindex.htm

Olympics
驻京周记﹕一切由奥运而生 未必以奥运而終 (Commentary: Reforms and Campaigns Have Begun Due to Olympics, But May Not End with It)
Ming Pao, April 23, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070423/caf1.htm

Politics
In China, Talk of Democracy Is Simply That
New York Times, April 20, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/20/world/asia/20china
.html

Population
Landmark Hearing for Forced Abortion
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZJPUTQ0F.html

百色强迫妇女堕胎新情况 (After Forced Abortions Revealed, Guangxi Hospital Secretly Sends Pregnant Women Away, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20/
abortion/

Protests and Petitions
Survivors Will Not Go Quietly
South China Morning Post, April 23, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ402VTQ0F.html

安徽纺织工人罢工 卧轨抗议遭殴打 (Textile Factory Workers in Anhui Beaten for Protesting Substandard Wages)
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/20
/anhui/

Three Gorges
陕西三门峡库区移民被政府暴力阻拦不许扫墓 (Three Gorges Migrants Forcibly Prevented from Paying Respects at Tomb of Right Defender's Mother)
Radio Free Asia, April 21, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/21/sh
anxia/

Tibet
Former Tibetan Protest Monk Details Torture in Jail
Radio Free Asia, April 20, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/english/tibetan/2007/04/20/tibetan_p
risoner/

April 20, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Huseyin Celil (塞利尔)
Uygur-Canadian Gets Life Sentence for 'Terror Activities'
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZYWVXLO0F.html
On April 19, Huseyin Celil (塞利尔) was sentenced to life in prison on separatism and terrorism charges by the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court. He was also deprived of his political rights for life. The court held that he had been active in a terrorist organization called the East Turkestan Liberation Organization. Originally from Xinjiang, Celil was recognized as a refugee; he obtained Canadian citizenship in 2005, but Beijing still considers him to be a Chinese citizen. He was detained in Uzbekistan in March 2006 while visiting relatives and was sent to China three months later.

News
Corruption
防腐局提前本月成立 (CPC to Set Up Corruption Prevention Bureau This Month)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070420/caa1.htm

Environment
Social Impact Reviews Urged to Prevent Uproar over Key Developments
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ6ATULO0F.html

Hukou
北京放宽未成年子女落户条件 均可以随父进京 (New, More Lenient Policy Allows Children to Stay in Beijing with Fathers Who Only Have "Collective Hukou")
Xinhuanet, April 20, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/society/2007-04/20/content_
6001273.htm

Human Rights Defender - Zhu Yufu (朱虞夫)
中国民主党人朱虞夫再度被拘留 (China Democracy Party Member Zhu Yufu and Son Placed Under Criminal Detention)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/19/China_A
rrest/

Human Rights Defenders
赣榆维权人士石福奎遭村干部殴打 (Jiangsu Rights Defender Beaten by Village Cadres for Revealing Excessive Fines for Violating One-Child Policy)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/19
/weiquan/

中国泛蓝联盟各地成员遭全面打压 (Pan-Blue Alliance Members Across China Harassed by Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/19/Ch
ina_PanBlue/

Law
刑事诉讼法修改能改变什么？ (How Much Improvement Will Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law Bring?)
Nanfang Weekend, April 17, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/200
704170798.asp

Media
Tests for Entertainers
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ2ATULO0F.html

拉萨网吧安装电子监视器杜绝未成年人进入 (Lhasa Internet Cafes Install Electronic Surveillance Equipment to Bar Minors' Use)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/19
/wang/

Olympics
Olympics Progress 'Considerable' But Pollution and Traffic an Issue
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZCATULO0F.html

Beijing to Ban 1 Mln Vehicles During Olympic Games
Xinhuanet, April 19, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/19/content_
5998547.htm

Politics
China’s Elite Talk of Democracy in One-Party State
New York Times, April 19, 2007
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/19/world/asia/20ch
inacnd.html?_r=2&n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20T
opics%2fPeople%2fK%2fKahn%2c%20Joseph&oref=slog
in&oref=s

Population
广西百色是否强制堕胎 官员否认 (Guangxi Cadres Deny Compulsory Abortion)
Voice of America, April 19, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-19-voa28.cfm

Protests and Petitions
工人抗议扣薪挟持副市长 (Anhui Workers Keep Vice-Mayor in Factory over Wage Protest)
Ming Pao, April 20, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070420/cca1h.htm

重庆居民因拆迁问题欲跳桥自杀而获赔偿 (Chongqing Woman Receives Compensation for Eviction and Beating Following Suicide Threat)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/19/ch
ongqing/

Petitioning China
Wall Street Journal, April 19, 2007
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117693180947874613.html
?mod=googlenews_wsj

Public Health
Shanghai Company Denies Singling Man Out for Hepatitis B
South China Morning Post, April 20, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZGATULO0F.html

April 19, 2007

News

Civil Society
中国非政府组织改吃皇粮被疑变质 (Public Questions Legitimacy of NGOs Funded by the Government)
Voice of America, April 18, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-18-voa62.cfm

Death Penalty
全国律协:最高法复核死刑案件应有辩护律师 (All-China Lawyers Association: Defense Lawyers Required for All Death Penalty Cases Reviewed by the Supreme People's Court)
EastDay.com, April 19, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070419/u1a2777223.html

Economic Development
UN Warns of Tensions as China Props Asia's Growth
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNA018K0F.html

Environment
Dammed If You Do, Damned If You Don't
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZRA018K0F.html

Tiger Leaping Gorge Unlikely to Be Dammed
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZI1KIBK0F.html

450 Sick in China from Chemical Pollution
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 18, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070418/wl_asia_afp/
chinapollutionaccident_070418060720;_ylt=AgwJ8QWd
AbtrHCVQXFVCi_9PzWQA

Human Rights Defenders
高耀洁返回河南郑州家中后一直被当局监视 (Gao Yaojie Closely Monitored by Local Authorities After Returning from Washington)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/18/china_rights_aids/

Labor
30吨钢水砸向会议室 致死32人 (30 Tons of Molten Metal Spills in Liaoning Steel Plant, 32 Killed)
EastDay.com, April 19, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0566/2007/04-19/011@
257072.htm

Media
章诒和入禀控出版总署 打定输数 仍坚持兴讼反对禁书 (Writer Seeks to File Lawsuit to Overturn Book Ban, Despite Little Hope of Winning)
Ming Pao, April 19, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070419/cca1h.htm

China Official Blames Internet for Youth Crime
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/wr_nm/china_
internet_crime_dc_1

Group Targets Yahoo Inc. Over China Cases
National Public Radio (NPR), April 18, 2007
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=
9658200

Olympics
Beijing to Cabbies: Mind Your Manners
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 19, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070418/ap_on_re_as/oly_
beijing_taxis_3;_ylt=Aih8fIG7vWkC9bEbBlUOHmBPzWQA

北京道路流量将削减２０％至３０％ (Beijing to Cut Road Traffic by 20-30% During Olympics)
People's Daily, April 19, 2007
http://olympic.people.com.cn/GB/22180/5634143.html

Darfur: On Steven Spielberg and the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Sudan Tribune, April 18, 2007
http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article21428

China's Security Officials Urge Stability for Upcoming CPC Congress, Olympics
Xinhuanet, April 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/18/content_
5993737.htm

Police
Guangzhou Camera Surveillance Cut in Private, Added in Public
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZMXIIBK0F.html

胡俊雄因协助异见人士安装破网软件被软禁 (Hangzhou Dissident Hu Junxiong Placed Under House Arrest After Assisting Dissident Zhu Yufu to Bypass Government Block of Internet; Zhu Yufu and Son Taken Away by Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 19, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/18/china_dissident/

Politics
'I Dare to Express Different Views'
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZQXIIBK0F.html

分析：中共调整藏疆小组恩威并重 (Analysis: CPC's 'Carrot and Stick' Approach to Tibet and Xinjiang)
Voice of America, April 18, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-18-voa28.cfm

Population
广西山东计生部门对孕妇强制堕胎 (Forced Abortion by Family Planning Units Reported in Guangxi and Shandong)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/18/
abortion/

Protests and Petitions
多名访民在天安门被抓 (More Petitioners Taken Away by Police at Tiananmen)
Radio Free Asia, April 18, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/18/
fangmin/

April 18, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender – Rebiya Kadeer (热比娅)
China Activist's Son Sentenced to Prison
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070417/ap_on_re_as/china
_activist_s_family_3;_ylt=AkgcbwlbOH0NHZUdlB9sDkpP
zWQA
On April 17, Ablikim Abdureyim (阿布德里伊姆) was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment by a Urumqi court after confessing to charges of "instigating and engaging in secessionist activities.” His mother Rebiya Kadeer denounced the trial process and the conviction, arguing that the family was not allowed to appoint a lawyer for Abdureyim, he was not allowed to defend himself and the hearing was held in secret.

News
Death Penalty
邀人打死外地司机 湖北阳新原交警一审被判死刑 (Hubei Traffic Policeman Sentenced to Death for Ordering Beating Death of Driver)
Xinhuanet, April 18, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2007-04/18/content_599
2028.htm

Environment
北京六里屯居民反对在小区建设垃圾发电厂 (Beijing Residents File for Administrative Review by Environmental Protection Bureau over Construction of Refuse-Burning Plant)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/17/china_
rights_residents/

Government
深化平安建设推进社会治安综合治理 为党的十七大胜利召开创造良好环境 (Improving Social Order Will Create a Good Environment for CPC's 17th Central Committee)
Legal Daily, April 18, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/18/content_594
379.htm

Human Rights Defenders – Mao Hengfeng (毛恒风)
In Brief: Activist's Sentence Is Upheld
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ84X08K0F.html

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Mao Hengfeng Held in Abusive
Conditions, Appeal Denied
Human Rights in China, April 16, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_id
=35941

Human Rights Defenders
Chinese Environmental Activist Arrested, Friend Says
Earth Times.org, April 17, 2007
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/52767.html

孙爱玲受威胁不准再参加艾滋病会议 (Drugs to Stop for Henan HIV/AIDS Activist Sun Ailing If She Continues to Speak at Conferences)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/su
n/

简要新闻： 陈子明:中国至08后奥运放宽对异议人士的政策 (In Brief: Dissident Chen Ziming Believes China's Lenient Policy Towards Dissidents Will Continue After Olympics)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/xinwen/2007/04/17/ - chen

常州访民张建平被禁止上网 (Jiangsu Petitioner Zhang Jianping Barred from Accessing Internet)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/
zhang/

四川宜宾农民领袖徐元正将被提前释放 (Sichuan Rights Defender Xu Yuanzheng Released 3 Months Early)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/
yibin/

Land Policy
佛山待拆区居民再遭哄抢 (Guangdong Residents Suspect Evictors Hired Robbers to Force Them to Leave)
The Beijing News, April 18, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0567/2007/04-18/011@25
6845.htm

长沙市政府强拆房屋引不满 (Forced Eviction by Changsha City Government Angers Residents)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/h
unan/

Protests and Petitions
Riot Police Told to Curb Use of Force
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZOSFIBK0F.html

China Suicide Bombing over Land Dispute
Agence France-Presse (via YahooNews), April 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070417/wl_afp/chinafarml
andblast_070417041402;_ylt=AstacnGuAJxf0zB8dEtow4N
PzWQA

全国数百名经租房主到建设部上访 (Hundreds Protest in Beijing for Compensation over Confiscation of Apartments in 1950s)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/fa
ng/

安徽颍上县大规模征地拆迁强占农用地 (Villagers Allege Anhui Authorities Conscribed 4 Times More Land Than They Claimed)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/tudi/

汕尾东洲村民再与黑社会爆冲突　征地问题不解决如定时炸弹 (Villagers Clash with Thugs Again over Power Plant Construction in Shanwei, Guangdong)
Radio Free Asia, April 17, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/17/z
hengdi/

Public Health
Guangdong Finds More Cases of Blood Trading
South China Morning Post, April 18, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZVHWIBK0F.html

China Hoarding H5N1 Samples for Over a Year: WHO
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 17, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070417/wl_nm/birdflu_chi
na_who_dc_3;_ylt=AvKab3asqNkhymqVB7iudUlPzWQA

April 17, 2007

News
Environment
Emission Cuts But No Caps, Review Suggests
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ8UEIBK0F.html

China: Yangtze Is Irreversibly Polluted
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 16, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070416/ap_on_re_as/china
_yangtze_pollution_1;_ylt=AsP7rx6_fGytoRnHmdLPRWxPz
WQA

Gender
Plan to Ban Sexual Harassment in the Workplace on the Agenda
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ78TIBK0F.html

Human Rights
中国电讯用户发起万人维权诉讼运动 (Cell Phone Users Launch Rights Defense Campaign Against Telecommunications Companies)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/16/china_
rights_consumer/

Human Rights Defender - Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
维权人士探访高智晟家扑空 (Gao Zhisheng and Family Disappeared from Beijing Home, Whereabouts Unknown)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/16/
gao/

Human Rights Defenders
公益诉讼代理人当庭辩护被押 (Representative in Lawsuit Detained in Hubei During Trial for Not Seeking Approval to Go to Bathroom)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/16
/laywer/

Labor
大学生下井写矿工血淚史 (10 Hunan University Students Go to Coal Mines to Write on Workers' Lives)
Ming Pao, April 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070417/cca1.htm

中国评论﹕解决矿工困境 实干最重要 (Commentary: To Solve Problems of Coal Miners, Government Should Take Effective Action
Ming Pao, April 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070417/caz1.htm

Law
缺少强制性规定 证人出庭新规陷入尴尬 (Without Legislative Support, Opinion of Beijing Intermediate People's Court Concerning Witnesses' Presence at Trials Remains Ineffective)
Legal Daily, April 17, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/17/content_5
93277.htm

Police
Law and Disorder
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZJQDIBK0F.html

Murder Trial Puts Spotlight on Vigilantes
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZ38TIBK0F.html

Politics
中共转型執政党 胡总文胆谈民主： (After Promoting Democracy, Cadre Argues CPC Is Transforming from "Permanent Party" into "Ruling Party")
Ming Pao, April 17, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070417/caa1.htm

Protests and Petitions
Security Boost Successful in Cutting Unrest, Provinces Say
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ2SDIBK0F.html

Social Harmony Can't Be Created by Brute Force
South China Morning Post, April 17, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZ4RCIBK0F.html

广州开发商强行驱赶拆迁户 (Guangzhou Developers Forcibly Evict 10 Households)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/16/china_d
emolition/

成都温江农民反对强行征地 警民冲突持续 (Victims of Land Grabs in Sichuan Continue Clash with Police)
Radio Free Asia, April 16, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/16/
wenjiang/

April 14-16, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defender - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学被浙江法院以煽动颠覆罪判刑三年 (Yan Zhengxue Sentenced to 3 Years' Imprisonment for Inciting Subversion)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_dissident_trial/
On April 13, Yan Zhengxue (严正学) was sentenced to three years' imprisonment on charges of "inciting subversion" by a local court in Zhejiang and deprived of political rights for a year. Yan's lawyer will discuss with him whether or not to appeal the decision.

News
Death Penalty
八旬妇运毒判死缓 (80-Year-Old Woman from Guizhou Sentenced to Death with 2-Year Reprieve over Opium Trafficking)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/ccf1.htm

凶手因故意杀人一审被判死刑 (Hebei Man Sentenced to Death for Vehicular Manslaughter)
Legal Daily, April 16, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/16/content_59
1847.htm

Education
个子矮就不能当老师吗 (Letter to Editor: Why Can't Short Men Be Teachers Under Sichuan Measures?)
China Youth Daily, April 16, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/16/content_1734221.
htm

Human Rights Defenders
右派人士在京举行座谈纪念 会后组织者铁流被监控 ("Rightist" Tie Liu Monitored After Holding Seminar in Beijing)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/13/
you/

Land Policy
江苏徐州拒绝迫迁的村民受到暴力威胁 (Thugs with Kitchen Knives Threaten Jiangsu Villagers for Ignoring Government Eviction Order)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_demolition/

Law
四川自贡法院终于受理维权村民控告公安案 (Sichuan Local Court to Try Land Dispute After 10 Months of Delay)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china_ri
ghts_rural/

Media
钉户事件：媒体网络促维权开民智 (Media and Internet Facilitate Rights Defense Campaign in "Nail House" Incident)
Voice of America, April 13, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-13-voa41.cfm

Olympics
中国评论﹕京奥运门票涉侵私隐宜三思 (Commentary: Method of Selling Olympics Tickets Infringes on Privacy)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/caz1.htm

Politics
Impromptu Remarks Reveal the Party's Pressure for Reforms
South China Morning Post, April 16, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNNORUG0F.html

Social Justice 'Most Important Reform'
South China Morning Post, April 14, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZZ9MSRG0F.html

Protests and Petitions
官员指八成上访有理 (Xinjiang Official Says 80 Percent of Petitions Are Reasonable)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/cag1.htm

上海200多访民抗议官方歪曲报道遭拘留 (200 Shanghai Petitioners Detained for Protesting Report on Success of Petitioning System in Official Newspaper)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/13/
shangfang/

Related Information
HRIC Press Release: Shanghai Petitioners Detained Following Protests
Human Rights in China, April 12, 2007
http://www.hrichina.org/public/contents/item?item_i
d=35890

上海370名冤民上书新任市委书记习近平 (370 Petitioners Write Open Letter to New Party Secretary of Shanghai Seeking Justice)
Radio Free Asia, April 15, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/15/x
ijinping/

重庆工人游行当局被迫释放领头者 (As Laid-off Workers Protest, Chongqing Authorities Release Labor Activist)
Voice of America, April 15, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-15-voa29.cfm

Hundreds of Ex-Soldiers Petition Beijing for Jobs
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZO8MRUG0F.html

青岛企图自焚抗议拆迁的夫妇被正式逮捕 (Qingdao Couple Formally Arrested over Self-Immolation in Land Dispute)
Radio Free Asia, April 13, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/13/china
_demolition_clash/

Religion
构建和谐社会 借力神佛 (Support from Religions Needed to Build Harmonious Society)
Ming Pao, April 16, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070416/cha1.htm

April 13, 2007

News
Disasters
成都小区垮塌 家属揭露面子工程内幕 (More than 10 Dead After Collapse of Eaves Constructed by Chengdu Authorities)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/c
hengdu/

Education
高校可拒收高血压或慢性肝炎考生 (Ministry of Education Says High Schools Can Refuse Students with High Blood Pressure, Chronic Hepatitis and Other Diseases)
Wen Wei Po, April 13, 2007
http://news.wenweipo.com/2007/04/13/IN0704130007.htm

Environment
China's Arable Land Shrinks to 121.8 Mln Hectares
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/12/content_59
68972.htm

Human Rights Defenders
中国民主党成员参与维权受到公安监视 (China Democracy Party Member Hu Junxiong Suddenly Dismissed from Job, Fears Arrest over Rights Defense Activities)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china
_dissident/

河南当局警告艾滋患者孙爱玲不得与外界接触 (Henan Authorities Ask HIV/AIDS Patient Sun Ailing to Stop Contact with Activists, Media)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china_
rights_aids/

异议者生态日益严酷　浙江民主党人山雨欲来 (Members of China Democracy Party in Zhejiang Face Tightened Harassment)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/1
2/minzhu/

Land Policy
HK Man Behind Shenzhen's 'Nail House' Holdout
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZ7VRONB0F.html

山西吕梁政府变卖土地 村民不满补偿 (Family Links Rights Defender's Death to Land Protest in Shanxi)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/l
uqiang/

Law
中荷“刑事诉讼中的人权保护”讲座在重庆举行 (China and the Netherlands Hold Seminar on Criminal Procedures and Human Rights Protection in Chongqing)
Xinhuanet, April 13, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/13/content_59
71132.htm

Media
Ministries Launch Bid to Purify Online Content
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZELTONB0F.html

Olympics – Media
In Brief: Beijing Urged to Loosen Grip on Media Beyond Olympics
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZFURONB0F.html

Olympics – Security
北京奥运会全面运用人脸识别系统辨认恐怖分子 (Beijing to Use Face Recognition System to Identify Terrorists During Olympics)
Legal Daily, April 12, 2007
http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/misc/2007-04/12/content_5
88722.htm

Protests and Petitions
Police Sent in as Thugs Target City's Hospitals
South China Morning Post, April 13, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ0ZIXMB0F.html

安徽天长发生征地暴力冲突 (Anhui Villagers Clash with Police over Land Grabs, 3 Detained)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/12/china_
demolition_clash/

大陆退役军人上访日益严重 (More Petitions Organized by Retired Soldiers in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 12, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/12/s
hangfang/

State Security
Book Published to Promote Anti-Terrorism Knowledge
Xinhuanet, April 12, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/12/content_
5967951.htm

April 12, 2007

Top News of the Day

Protests and Petitions
河南柘城县300多艾滋病人到郑州上访 (300 Henan HIV/AIDS Carriers Petition Zhengzhou Government for Treatment and Medicine)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/aids/
Over 300 people infected with HIV/AIDS from Checheng County, Henan reportedly petitioned the Chengzhou government yesterday over insufficient supply of medicine they are receiving from the government. They also complained about the poor quality of the medicine. Most of the petitioners were infected with the HIV virus after they donated blood in government-backed blood collecting stations in the 1990s.


News
Children
官方审计揭示丽江孤儿学校百万捐款去向不明 (National Audit Exposes Corruption Scandal at Yunnan Orphanage)
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2760061.html

China's Biggest SOS Children's Village Takes Shape in Beijing
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5963411.htm

Corporate Social Accountability
胡润榜单显示:中国企业逐渐承担社会责任 (Report Shows Chinese Enterprises Have Gradually Become More Socially Responsible
EastDay.com, April 12, 2007
http://news.eastday.com/c/20070412/u1a2759257.html

Environment
China Imposes Nationwide Grazing Ban to Restore Grassland
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5962137.htm

June 4th
资深民运人士陈子明访港 (June 4th Activist Chen Ziming Visits Hong Kong)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/
11/chen/

Labor
肯德基麦当劳到底是否违法用工 (Did KFC and McDonald's Violate Employment Rules?)
China Youth Daily, April 12, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/12/content_
1730796.htm

广东对教师外表诸多要求被批歧视 (Guangdong Government Criticized for Appearance-based Discrimination in Hiring Teachers)
Voice of America, April 12, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-11-voa29.cfm

Law
最高人民法院要求：疑难复杂案件法院院长要亲自审理 (Supreme People's Court Issues Opinion Requiring Senior Judges to Handle Complex Cases)
People's Daily, April 12, 2007
http://politics.people.com.cn/GB/1027/5602637.html

Media
中国政府近日封锁多个法国网站 (Chinese Government Blocks Several French Websites)
Radio Free Asia, April 11, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/11/china
_internet_freedom/

China Cracks Down on Online IDs
Financial Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f9f7060-e6bf-11db-9034-000
b5df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779
e2340,_i_rssPage=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-

Olympics
Fixing Beijing's Signs an Olympic-sized Task
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://www.scmp.com/topnews/ZZZDPDXMB0F.html

Politics
Why Fast-changing China Is Turning Back to Confucius
Financial Times, April 12, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/f9d40450-e84e-11db-b2c3-000
b5df10621.html

Public Health
Death Toll of Infectious Diseases Rises 42% in March
Xinhuanet, April 11, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/11/content_
5959899.htm

Scholar Says Bad Policies at Root of HIV Problems
South China Morning Post, April 12, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZAMFXMB0F.html

April 11, 2007

News
Bilateral Ties
Austrian Human Rights Delegates Find Progress, Room for Improvement in China
People's Daily, April 10, 2007
http://english.people.com.cn/200704/10/eng20070410_365
295.html

Death Penalty
Suspended Death Sentence for Killing Street Inspector
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZBVLONB0F.html

放审讯录像驳疑犯翻供 (Video Shown in Beijing Courtroom to Prove Torture Not Used During Interrogation)
The Beijing News, April 11, 2007
http://news.thebeijingnews.com/0558/2007/04-11/021@2
55122.htm

Hukou
Study Raises Questions About Hukou System
Xinhuanet, April 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/10/content
_5955938.htm

Human Rights
加拿大人士呼吁阻止中国政府继续人权迫害 (Authors of Organ Harvesting Report Call for End to Human Rights Violations in China)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
canada/

Human Rights Defenders – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
Activist: China Lawyer Forced to Confess
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_re_as/chin
a_outspoken_lawyer_3;_ylt=AkPJ9i.Jvmq35kqhzb7PwixP
zWQA

声援高智晟胡佳再遭软禁 民间打破封锁“寻找”高智晟 (Hu Jia Placed Under House Arrest After Discussing Gao Zhisheng's Situation)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
gao/

Human Rights Defenders
China Allows Veteran Activist to Visit Hong Kong
The Guardian, April 10, 2007
http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-654
5307,00.html

June 4th - EU Arms Ban
Spain Supports Lifting EU Ban on Arms Sales to China
IndianMuslims.info, April 07, 2007
http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/april/07/interna
tional/spain_supports_lifting_eu_ban_on_arms_sales_to_ch
ina.html

Labor
Fast-Food Giants Break Labour Laws: Authorities
South China Morning Post, April 11, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZNALONB0F.html

Land Policy
湖南长沙开发商强拆居民房子 (Developer in Hunan Forcibly Demolishes Houses)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10/
changsha/

南海七村民被判两年半至四年 民指官构陷掩盖非法征地 (Seven Guangdong Protestors Sentenced for Extortion, Villagers Argue Developer's Money Is Compensation for Illegal Land Grabs)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10
/nanhai/

Media
中国三令五申要影视节目抵制低俗 (China Has Issued More Than 10 Regulations Since 2006 Banning Vulgar TV Shows)
Voice of America, April 10, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-10-voa61.cfm

Police
深圳民间反扒队持械被捕 ("Civil Anti-Pickpocketing Coalition" in Shenzhen Detained for Possessing Weapons)
Ming Pao, April 11, 2007
http://www.mingpaonews.com/20070411/cca1.htm

Protests and Petitions
信访大厅里有"坐堂律师" (Lawyers Provide Pro Bono Service in Shanghai's Municipal Petitioning Department)
EastDay.com, April 11, 2007
http://xmwb.eastday.com/eastday/xmgz/x/20070407/u1a
281071.html

北京山东河北等地军转干部上访被截访 (Retired Soldiers Barred from Petitioning over Retirement Treatment)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/10
/retired_service_man/

社科院报告直面信访严峻形势 (CASS Warns of Intense Petitioning Ahead of Olympics)
Nanfang Weekend, April 05, 2007
http://www.nanfangdaily.com.cn/southnews/zmzg/20070
4050620.asp

April 10, 2007

Top News of the Day
Human Rights Defenders - Yan Zhengxue (严正学)
严正学案一审未当庭宣判 (Yan Zhengxue Tried, Verdict Yet to Be Delivered)
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/05/y
an/
Yan Zhengxue stood trial in the Taizhou Intermediate People's Court on April 5 on "subversion of state power" charges. The trial lasted for three hours. The court adjourned without giving a verdict and no date has been set for delivering the verdict. The bases of the charge were that Yan was a member of the China Democracy Party and that he published "subversive" articles on overseas Web sites. The four witnesses who had planned to testify for him were barred from attending the trial. Yan pleaded not guilty.

News
Bilateral Ties
China Urges Sudan to Accept U.N. Troops
Associated Press (via YahooNews), April 10, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070410/ap_on_re_af/sudan
_china_4;_ylt=ArGKmQLxlL_zgKvUn52Z2JhPzWQA

Civil Society
NGOs Gain Currency in Rural Areas as Beijing Aims to Share Wealth
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://focus.scmp.com/focusnews/ZZZWL6DE50F.html

Corruption
Anti-Graft Drive Targets Rent-Seeking
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZO43DE50F.html

Second Senior Beijing Official Said to Be Held for Graft
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZ9ML7E50F.html

Human Rights Defenders
任畹町获准前往香港检查身体 (Beijing-Based Dissident Ren Wanding Allowed to Go to Hong Kong for Medical Exam)
Radio Free Asia, April 10, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/09/china_dis
sident/

维权人士杨在新被暴打留医 (Rights Defender Yang Zaixin Hospitalized After Being Beaten)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/09/w
eiquan/

三名赤壁三峡移民维权代表被判刑 (Three Sentenced for Protesting Three Gorges Construction at Tiananmen Square)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/09/china_ri
ghts_rural_gorges/

中国泛蓝联盟各省成员被国保骚扰 (Pan-Blue Alliance Members Harassed by Domestic Security Protection Section)
Radio Free Asia, April 07, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/07/fan
lan/

Human Rights Defender – Gao Zhisheng (高智晟)
高智晟家中坐牢 致电外界打开黑箱内幕 (Gao Zhisheng "Jailed at Home," Reveals Inside Story in Phone Call to Hu Jia)
Radio Free Asia, April 06, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/06/gao/

Labor
“开除是打击报复”京被开除工会主席一审胜诉 (Dismissal of Union Chairperson of a Sino-Japanese Joint Venture Held to Be Unlawful Retaliation)
Xinhuanet, April 10, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/local/2007-04/10/content_595
4968.htm

Land Policy
两百多名成都警察偷拆教师家宅 (200 Chengdu Police Officers Demolish Teacher's House While She Is Away)
Radio Free Asia, April 08, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/08/ji
aoshi/

Media
China Cracks Down on Online IDs
Financial Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2f9f7060-e6bf-11db-9034-000b5
df10621,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e23
40.html

Population
Father-of-Five Expelled from Party
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZK1M7E50F.html

Protests and Petitions
Couple Face Eviction After Fiery Threat
South China Morning Post, April 10, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZC1M7E50F.html

中国实施上访条例上访者依然无助 (Petitioners Still Helpless Despite Implementation of Petitioning Regulation)
Voice of America, April 09, 2007
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/w2007-04-09-voa24.cfm

武汉花楼街居民再次被拆迁办人员暴力围殴 (Wuhan Residents Beaten by Eviction Officers Again)
Radio Free Asia, April 09, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/mandarin/shenrubaodao/2007/04/09/
caiqian/

河南艾滋女病人上访遭十多人殴伤 (AIDS Patient Beaten for Trying to Petition at Henan Bureau of Letters and Calls)
Radio Free Asia, April 05, 2007
http://www.rfa.org/cantonese/xinwen/2007/04/05/China_P
etitioner/

Public Health
健康歧视影响教育公平 (Health-Based Discrimination Affects Access to Education)
China Youth Daily, April 10, 2007
http://zqb.cyol.com/content/2007-04/10/content_1727906
.htm

April 9, 2007

News

Bilateral Ties
China delegation visits Darfur camps: report
Reuters (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070408/wl_nm/china_sudan_darfur
_dc_1;_ylt=AvmyG4tXmVr1BcR7eeq0cURPzWQA

China optimistic Sudan will accept U.N. peacekeepers in Darfur
International Herald Tribune, April 09, 2007
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/09/africa/AF-GEN-Sudan-
China.php

Japanese travel agencies offer more China tours
EastDay.com, April 09, 2007
http://english.eastday.com/eastday/englishedition/features/userobject
1ai2751391.html

US sizes up WTO clash with China over copyright piracy
AFP (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070409/wl_asia_afp/uschinawtotra
decopyrightpiracy_070409155619;_ylt=AhgYLSBw3WVQRFElrsfpSrN
PzWQA

Corruption
Former senior police officer jailed for life in east China
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5954588.htm

Leaders call for intensified battle against corruption
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5953938.htm

Economic Development
Development of West China more important
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/program/bizchina/20070409/104378.shtml

Environment
U.N. report raises pressure on China to cut pollution
Los Angeles Times, April 09, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-green
8apr08,1,1672111.story?coll=la-headlines-world

Gender
Chinese Slough Off Old Barriers to Divorce
Washington Post, April 09, 2007
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article
/2007/04/06/AR2007040602220.html?hpid=topnews

Hong Kong
China officially reappoints Hong Kong leader
AFP (via YahooNews), April 09, 2007
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070409/wl_asia_afp/hongkongchina
politics_070409154912;_ylt=Al3fKWYfEDKA2bmbz93eCflPzWQA

Human Rights
China slams U.S. human rights report as slanderous
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/english/20070409/100938.shtml

Human Rights Defenders
’I want justice’ — Celil’s wife
Journal Chretien, April 09, 2007
http://www.spcm.org/Journal/spip.php?article8579

Human Rights Defenders
Gao Zhisheng: 'I Will Fight for My Family's Living Rights'
Epoch Times, April 09, 2007
http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-4-8/53882.html

Labor
Coal mine accident kills nine in northwest China
CCTV International, April 09, 2007
http://www.cctv.com/english/20070409/100704.shtml

Media
Google apologizes to China's Sohu.com
Reuters (via news.com), April 09, 2007
http://news.com.com/Google+apologizes+to+Chinas+Sohu.com/
2100-1032_3-6174367.html

Politics
Senior official stresses China's need for developing "soft power"
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/08/content_594999
6.htm

Public Health
Blood sales crackdown extended to 21 cities
SCMP, April 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chimain/ZZZAO1DE50F.html

Experts warn of lower fertility in China
Xinhuanet, April 09, 2007
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-04/09/content_5952830.htm

Religion
'I don't tell people around me I'm Catholic. I am afraid it will get me into trouble'
SCMP, April 09, 2007
http://china.scmp.com/chitoday/ZZZSU1DE50F.html